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Voices

Case: Not just a talker - a listener, a thinker, and an answerer

By
Whetstone Brands
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 — Issue 754

I appreciate and endorse Peter Case for reelection to the Selectboard for a three-year term.

Peter isn't your typical Selectboard member - he's not a typical anything, frankly, and we need more of that in this town.

Peter is not afraid to say the things many of us are thinking, and he's been saying them for over 30 years now. He's not just a talker, either - he's a listener, a thinker, and an answerer. If you don't believe me, just ask him!

I encourage you to cast your vote for Fish. He loves being a part of this town, and he goes to bat for all of us!

Whetstone Brands

Brattleboro

David Hiler

This letter to the editor was submitted to The Commons.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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What’s next for beer in Brattleboro?

By
Tom Bedell
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 — Issue 761

BRATTLEBORO-When I wrote in the Dec. 10, 2014, edition of The Commons that "Brattleboro, Vermont, now has three operating breweries," it was with an excitement that bordered on effusive. The then-recent opening of Hermit Thrush Brewery on High Street really put the town on an enviable map of craft beer brewing locations. Three breweries in a relatively small town? What could be better? Now there are none. Luckily, this is true only for the moment. The Whetstone Beer Company was...

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Voices

VJC concert raises $6,000 for Heat Fund

By
Windham County Heat Fund
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 — Issue 810

BRATTLEBORO-On behalf of the Windham County Heat Fund and your friends and neighbors who benefit from our work, we would like to thank all of the people who donated to our fundraiser on March 29. Eugene Uman and Sarah Ozga from the Vermont Jazz Center did all of the heavy lifting to make this event such a success as well as baker Roberta Levy. They helped us raise over $6,000 which will immediately help some of the more vulnerable people...

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Arts

Circus Festival features performances, activities

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 — Issue 789

BRATTLEBORO-On Nov. 8, 9, and 10, more than 100 circus artists, students, a traveling circus company, performing alumni, guest coaches, and circus enthusiasts will travel from across the country to Circus Workshop Weekend (CWW), hosted by the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA). This festival of circus classes, performances, and community gatherings celebrates coming together around this noncompetitive art form. Circus enthusiasts can purchase tickets to three shows over the weekend at NECCA's Trapezium on Putney Road. Guest company...

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