BRATTLEBORO — Shut off air conditioning in all government offices in the 10 most offending countries*.
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...
Eight students from Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School are back after trips to New York City and New Orleans to collect oral histories from people affected by climate catastrophes. In late March, the students traveled to New York City, where they learned about United Nations' environmental policy and sustainability goals and sat in on a U.N. General Assembly session. They then traveled more than 30 hours by train to New Orleans to watch climate mitigation strategies in...
I love Brattleboro and have always thought of it as a big-hearted community. I'm sure many of you have as well. We've thought it, we've said it, but we have more work to do on it. When I first joined the Selectboard, a previous member told me, “it takes too long to get anything done. I didn't have the patience.” But I'm patient. Before my time on the Selectboard, I served on the Brattleboro Planning Commission, where we worked on...
Downtown Brattleboro Alliance presents the seventh annual Brattleboro Luv Crawl on Thursday, Feb. 8, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. All are invited to get in the spirit of Valentine's Day and join Brattleboro's version of a community pub crawl. Participants can check out 14 downtown shops for the special idea, gift, or experience for the sweet ones in their lives. Fourteen different samples of spirits, beer, cider, and wine will be available, as well as snacks to nibble. A nonalcoholic...
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