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 — The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) School Board continues to respond to sexual misconduct claims against former Brattleboro Union High School English teacher Robert “Zeke” ...

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 ...

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.

BELLOWS FALLS-Former Friends of Music at Guilford (FOMAG) conductor, co-founder with his wife of Southern Vermont Lyric Theatre, and music minister at Grafton Community Church Kenneth J. Olsson, 54, ...

On Town Meeting Day, the first Tuesday in March, citizens across Vermont come together in their communities to discuss the business of their towns. For over 200 years, Town Meeting Day has been an ...

GUILFORD-It’s the time of year when our dreams of a better tomorrow get poured into our gardens. It all starts with the seeds. “One of the secrets of being a successful gardener is knowing where to ...

PUTNEY-Emma Paris is a creative force. The 19-year-old from Putney has been named Youth Poet Laureate of Vermont. This position was established in 2024 by Sundog Poetry (sundogpoetry.org), a nonprofit ...

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

BRATTLEBORO-Windham is no county for old men. Or for old women, either. Windham County’s birth rate is the lowest in Vermont, while its median age is still a relatively young 48. But while data on ...

Route 5 construction project resumes this week DUMMERSTON — Construction is scheduled to resume this week on U.S. Route 5 from Brattleboro to Putney during daytime hours. Crews will mobilize, ...

BRATTLEBORO-The Commons goes to great lengths to a question how the Charter Revision Commission can manage to deal with two apparently contradictory votes that were cast in Brattleboro's last election ...