DUMMERSTON — Many thanks to Ian Diamondstone and The Commons for the fine article on Mrs. Dalem and Dalem's Chalet. Very well done!
BRATTLEBORO-I want to express my support for those of my neighbors, the children at my...
BRATTLEBORO-It's good to see the American flag flying at half-staff again after the exoneration of...
BRATTLEBORO-The incoming president has now signed pardons for the violent treasonous folks who stormed the...
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney, where she is a member of the...
On a sunny late May morning on the Common, three men sat on a bench in the shade of a maple tree. These three local residents shared a common bond of being among the last living witnesses to the greatest conflict the world had ever known. This trio of World War II veterans didn't have to speak, or stand, in front of the crowd gathered there for the annual Memorial Day service on May 29. Just their presence spoke volumes.
I met Ray McNeill in my early 20s. We had mutual friends and we often found our selves sitting at one of the long tables at McNeill's Brewery talking about music, history, literature, or one of the many other topics we enjoyed. For years, I only knew him as Ray, the guy who was always at the bar. It wasn't until one day during a casual conversation that I realized that Ray was the owner of the brewery and pub...
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) invites creators of all ages to design and build original Lego sculptures and display them at the Museum in BMAC's 14th Annual Lego Contest & Exhibit in November. Entries must be delivered to BMAC on Monday, Nov. 8, 4 to 6 p.m. An online entry form must be submitted before dropping off sculptures, along with a $5 entry fee. Contest guidelines and entry forms are available at brattleboromuseum.org. Participants may call BMAC at...
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