BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
A planned display of the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall in September at Moore Field on Putney Road has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The wall will instead come to town beginning Sept. 16, 2021. In a letter to The Commons, Len Derby, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 843, said he was making the announcement “with great sadness.” The local VVA chapter started doing its planning and fundraising last fall to bring the wall to...
One week ago, we stood in our driveway and waited hopefully for news from the Vermont State Police as they coordinated the search for our missing son with New England K-9 Search and Rescue, Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, Vermont Fish and Game, Vermont State Police K-9 Unit, a Vermont National Guard helicopter, and the Westminster Fire Department. We thank them all for their tireless efforts. We are grateful for the compassionate and professional journalism of Josh Stilts of the...
Twilight Music continues its 12th annual Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, rock, jazz, zydeco, Celtic, swing, blues, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, June 15 (Father's Day), with Kat Wright and Brett Hughes' Americana music quartet. Kat and Brett's Burlington-based band features the pair's soaring vocal harmonies and Brett's acoustic and electric guitar playing. Their harmonies evoke mountain traditions and bluesy soul, all lonesome and heartfelt, whether they're singing their own songs or inspired covers.
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