Thanks for thorough account on Marlboro

Hal Lier

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 — Issue 545

BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for the in-depth, well-researched, and insightful reporting on how Marlboro College has ended up just a few months away from permanently closing.

Kudos to MacLean Gander on his reporting excellence and to The Commons staff as well for publishing such a thorough article.

Voices

'I needed that'

Constance Cline

BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...

Trump and Texas redistricting

Cathi Wilken

BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...

Gov. Scott: The damage is done

Meg Lucas

SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...

Calling it what it is

Paula Marks

GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...

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Bellows Falls project envisions a riverfront oasis

What was the bustling industrial center of Bellows Falls a hundred years ago has slowly been converted over the past two decades into an exceptional public park. An area polluted, abandoned, and neglected for most of the past century has been the focus of volunteer citizens working to convert the 8-acre former industrial site into an inviting, environmentally safe outdoor space for the community. But somewhat hidden away and accessed from the village only through the alley-like, narrow Mill Street,

Roberts: weighs issues with equal measures of compassion, and duty

Patrick McAllister

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — Issue 681

I serve with Tristan Roberts on the Selectboard in Halifax. In a town of about 800 residents, participation is important. I see at every meeting how Tristan steps up to get things done and encourages others to get involved. To give just one example, several residents attended a Selectboard meeting this spring to raise concerns about deferred maintenance in our cemeteries. Tristan worked with the Cemetery Commission to schedule an informational tour of four key cemeteries so that Selectboard members...

Technically impressive, emotionally resonant

Annie Landenberger

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 — Issue 777

SOUTH NEWFANE-For two years, Willow Vermont Retreat has been under the stewardship of Tom Concannon and Ravi Shimpi, who turned to Vermont in search of a better quality of life. In the spacious, appropriately lit downstairs parlors of the 1899 inn, Concannon, a longtime art collector, and Shimpi, with whom he's been collecting for several years, will host "Passage: The Future of Contemporary Realism." The late-August show - another step on the couple's "joint path to find and support artists...

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Thanks for thorough account on Marlboro

Hal Lier

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 — Issue 545

Voices

'I needed that'

Trump and Texas redistricting

Gov. Scott: The damage is done

Calling it what it is

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News

Bellows Falls project envisions a riverfront oasis

Robert F. Smith

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 — Issue 751

Voices

Roberts: weighs issues with equal measures of compassion, and duty

Patrick McAllister

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — Issue 681

Arts

Technically impressive, emotionally resonant

Annie Landenberger

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 — Issue 777

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