Read Issue #828 of the Commons newspaper, published on August 20, 2025. Brattleboro's award winning, independent, nonprofit source of news and views.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 — Issue 827 Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from Brattleboro Union High School in 2024 and will ...

Read Issue #827 of the Commons newspaper, published on August 13, 2025. Brattleboro's award winning, independent, nonprofit source of news and views.

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 ...

In a post-lockdown economy with rising prices, wealth hoarding, and dissipated government support, how can performance spaces - especially in rural regions, far from big cities - get people in the ...

FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of essays/articles about the newly opened Route 119 bridge over the Connecticut River and discussions about the ...

BRATTLEBORO-I have driven down Canal Street in Brattleboro and had a bicycle come flying by on the right-hand side as I was about to turn onto Oak Street. I'm just supposed to see them when they come ...

The Northwest Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) is a coalition of 14 Quaker congregations in Vermont and New Hampshire. PUTNEY-As Quakers, we seek to abolish all wars and the causes of wars. We ...

BRATTLEBORO-I happily signed a petition for "One Person, One Voice." Every Brattleboro voter should be able to vote on important issues for the town - especially the town budget! If you would like to ...

BRATTLEBORO-As I watched our Independence Day celebration this year I was struck by the contrast between our local accessible government and the ever-devolving and deeply divisive national situation.

BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons: tightly composed and packed with fascinating vignettes that leave me wanting more. I hope the author will ...