This year, we celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday — its semiquincentennial. On July 4, 1776, delegates from the original 13 colonies officially declared themselves as a new, independent nation ...

BRATTLEBORO-Town Meeting season has wrapped up, and communities across Windham County continue to demonstrate strong, collective commitment to regional economic development through municipal ...

BELLOWS FALLS-Four new candidates, two Republicans and two Democrats, are in the running for the two Windham-3 House seats in the Aug. 11 party primaries, as is one of the two incumbent state ...

Following a successful opening weekend, Actors Theatre Playhouse announces that its annual 10-Minute Play Festival continues with performances scheduled for the second and third weekends of June.

BRATTLEBORO-Property taxes are really high in Vermont, anda lot of folks struggle to pay them, either directly or in rising rents. One solution is to shift the cost of government to income taxes, ...

RANDOLPH-The Board of Directors of the Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ was deeply saddened and concerned over recent, widely publicized remarks about gender identity made during a ...

BRATTLEBORO-Vermont Independent Media (VIM), the publisher ofThe Commons and The Deerfield Valley News, Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV), and WVEW-LP will collectively welcome Democracy Now!

PUTNEY-Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project continue the 23rd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world, jazz, zydeco, bluegrass, pop, and Americana music summer concerts Sunday, June 14 ...

DUMMERSTON — Putney Library and Scott Farm partner for a Crêpe Night fundraiser Wednesday, June 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Scott Farm, 707 Kipling Rd. Crêpe Nights are family-friendly gatherings ...

The Vermont Women’s Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation announced the organization has awarded $411,650 to 46 nonprofit organizations across Vermont this year. Foundation representatives say ...

-Last week was the final week of the regular season for Vermont’s high school athletes, as teams jockeyed for position in their respective playoffs in baseball, softball, and lacrosse. • Perhaps the ...

BRATTLEBORO-After less than a month on the job, Brooks Memorial Library Director Julie Perrin has resigned. "It is clear to me that Brooks is not a good match for me," Perrin wrote in her May 28 ...