BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
During the monthly meeting of the Hunger Council of the Windham Region, a group that includes representatives from several dozen area food, fuel, and shelter resources, what strikes one about the people involved is their passion for the work and commitment to overcome its challenges. One big challenge is to get people to use the services that are available for them. Senior Solutions Outreach Specialist Thom Simmons brims with enthusiasm about his determination to increase the number of Windham County...
Compressor Free Franklin (CFF), a grassroots group in Franklin, N.Y., has been working for two years to raise public awareness of the two pipelines, the Cabot-Williams Constitution and Kinder-Morgan NED, as well as a 30,000-hp compressor station that are proposed for our town. We can understand the concerns, and are delighted to hear that Massachusetts public officials have taken a stand. Our town Board of Selectmen has sidestepped the issue by taking no action. CFF has repeatedly asked for a...
On Friday, June 15, from 5 to 10 p.m., join local visual, musical, and lyrical artists to celebrate where “creative meets political” in a community art event, “The Arts of Resistance.” The events open during the Bellows Falls 3rd Friday festivities with art work and performances at Project Space 9 Gallery in the Exner Block and Canal St. Art Gallery, both on Canal Street, and will continue at 33 Bridge St. in Bellows Falls. Organizers describe The Arts of Resistance...
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