Marta Gossage engages on issues surrounding communities, both in Brattleboro and online. BRATTLEBORO-In a Jan. 8 article in the Reformer ["Planet Hank's charge to change downtown"], Hank Poitras says ...

The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) school board has approved a proposed $65,846,891 budget for fiscal year 2025. That represents a 3%, or $1,927,036, increase over this year's budget. A ...

BROOKLINE-In Vermont, it seems that every generation is concerned about the future of the working land. And with good reason. The original settlers grew their own food, yet profited from the making ...

PUTNEY - Putney Farmers Market, located on Carol Brown Way, is seeking vendors of all kinds. Summer 2024 applications are available at putneyfarmersmarket.org, or contact the market manager at [email ...

BRATTLEBORO-Regular readers will notice the thinness of this week's Commons, the odd placement of usual features like the Sports page and the crossword puzzle, and the disturbing lack of the Voices ...

BRATTLEBORO-Two attorneys at vastly different points in their careers are vying for the open seat in District 9 vacated by Rep. Tristan Toleno, who will retire at the end of his term after serving for ...

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 ...

Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) is proud to announce its 2024 season, its 40th year of providing the Brattleboro area with quality theater made by and for the community. This year, say VTC organizers, ...

WESTMINSTER-Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) is recruiting volunteers to join its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, offering free tax preparation services - as well as ...

BELLOWS FALLS-The River Artisans Cooperative (RAC) is one of the oldest cooperative shops in Vermont, showcasing a variety of locally created art and crafts items. This past season, RAC has seen ...

BRATTLEBORO - There's a new tool to help people escape abuse. Available at bit.ly/746-help, it's an online guided interview that helps Vermonters prepare forms to ask for protection from abuse.

BRATTLEBORO-World Learning Inc. is in the first stages of developing a creative answer to the region's housing shortage - a problem that is hitting close to home. In 2018, when its School for ...