DUMMERSTON-Vermont Theatre Company will present its annual “Play in a Day” festival Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Evening Star Grange at the junction of East-West and Middle roads. Auditions ...

BELLOWS FALLS-Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) once again hosts the “Wild & Scenic Film Festival” at the Bellows Falls Opera House Thursday, April 30. The tour event will feature a range of ...

BRATTLEBORO-Former Brattleboro Selectboard Chair Daniel Quipp has announced his candidacy in the Democratic Party primary for the Vermont House of Representatives seat in Windham-8, following Rep.

Chip Carter, a retired television anchor, moved in 2016 to Guilford, where he volunteers with a number of community organizations and serves on the Selectboard. GUILFORD-As Vermonters rally and speak ...

C.B. Hall is a freelance writer whose work has appeared numerous times in The Commons. This piece was originally published in the current edition of the annual Vermont Almanac (vermontalmanac.org), ...

When I was a student at Brattleboro Union High School in the 1980s, Robert (Zeke) Hecker did not sexually abuse me. I have come to feel fortunate. On several occasions between 1985 and 2018, local ...

BRATTLEBORO-Brooks Memorial Library has received a $1.47 million grant to increase accessibility, energy efficiency, and internet connectivity. "Expansion and enhancement of the exterior space around ...

BRATTLEBORO-The Annual Town Election takes place for all town voters on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 4, and eight candidates are competing for three seats on the Selectboard. Oscar Heller is a ...

Prospects for a second Amtrak train calling in Brattleboro look slightly better than in past years in light of the upcoming state rail plan, published in draft form in June. The document lists, as a ...

BELLOWS FALLS-The improvisational collective Sunburned Hand of the Man will play Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. Sunburned Hand of the Man has a large discography and ...

BRATTLEBORO-I am writing to clarify some misconceptions regarding the Australian ballot system. Contrary to recent claims, this system does not limit or disallow discussion or amendments. In fact, ...

-“No Kings 3.0,” which organizers hope will be the biggest mass protest in U.S. history, is set to take place Saturday, March 28, throughout the country, including events in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls ...