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Common interests, or us-versus-them?
Landlords respond to a proposal to prohibit advance collection of last month's rent
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
This would normally be the week when the basement of the Dummerston Congregational Church would be buzzing with volunteers in the home stretch of finishing the annual task of baking 1,400 pies for the annual Apple Pie Festival. This year, the second Sunday of October will be a lot quieter. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Pie Festival, the nearby Newfane Heritage Festival, the Putney School Harvest Festival, and a host of other autumn events. The pie...
The Vermont Theatre Company would like to thank Mindy Haskins Rogers and The Commons editor, Jeff Potter, for bringing such a difficult community topic to our attention. We at Vermont Theatre Company stand with the survivors of sexual abuse and assault and encourage them to bring their stories forward when they feel comfortable doing so. We acknowledge that our 2009 production of The Lift caused mixed feelings and was triggering for some. We are truly sorry for any pain that...
For the month of June, Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., is showing oil paintings by Bobby DiTrani, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., as part of Gallery Walk. As described by the gallery, DiTrani's work “focuses on themes of mythology, archetype, and implied narrative, often with an environmental undertone. Beautifully rendered figures full of energy and light in devastated landscapes. Drawing from past and contemporary influences, new myths are transcribed for...
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