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No paper July 1

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 — Issue 871

BRATTLEBORO-A reminder to readers that, as has been the case since 2023, The Commons will not publish an issue on Wednesday, July 1.

Any urgent news and updates will be published on the newspaper’s website.

The newspaper will resume regular publication on Wednesday, July 8, with the deadline for submissions of news and advertising on Friday, July 3.

The Commons’ sister newspaper, The Deerfield Valley News,based in Wilmington, will publish its usual edition on Thursday, July 2.

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Vernon, state grapple with potential VY site redevelopment

By
Greta Solssa

VERNON-After 40 years in operation, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon shuttered in...

Serious play

By
Joyce Marcel

BRATTLEBORO-A clown is someone who pretends they have just been born, says Brattleboro’s Peter Gould.

Correction

Owing to a production error, each of two political news releases ran in last week’s...

Celebrating independence, striving for unity

This year, we celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday — its semiquincentennial. On July 4,

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Brattleboro voters will decide fate of Representative Town Meeting

By
Virginia Ray
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 — Issue 844

BRATTLEBORO-Voters will weigh in next March at the polls on whether to continue the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) model or change to an open Town Meeting model. At the Selectboard’s Dec. 2 meeting, board members agreed unanimously to take the initiative to direct town staff to prepare the article for the Tuesday, March 3, 2026, town election. A draft article is expected at the end of January for their review. “Because it will be the will of the people immediately,

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Voices

Act 181 needs to work with people — not against them

By
Katherine Partington
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Issue 863

Katherine Partington is co-owner of Weatherhead Hollow, a 1792 Vermont Farmstead that hosts artist residencies, country getaways, events and weddings. GUILFORD-We went through an eight-year Act 250 review process in Vermont. We ultimately received the permit, but the process itself felt punitive the entire time. That experience is why we’re paying close attention to how Act 181 is being rolled out. Because once again, it feels ... unclear. And that’s a problem. How a law is implemented matters just as...

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Arts

Crys Matthews, Sam Robbins perform at Next Stage on July 11

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 — Issue 822

PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer-songwriters Crys Matthews and Sam Robbins at Next Stage on Friday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. Nashville-based Matthews is part of the new generation of social justice music makers. An award-winning, lyricist and composer, Matthews blends country, Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into a performance steeped in traditional melodies. She says he's on a mission to "amplify the voices of the unheard, to shed light on the unseen, and to...

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