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Author Archives: The Commons News

A sign that reads 'declaration of inclusion'.
Posted inLife & Culture

Vermont Declaration of Inclusion initiative reaches new milestone

by The Commons News June 20, 2024, 7:10 pmJune 20, 2024, 7:10 pm
Sign informing anglers that Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon are protected by law. Possession is illegal and hooks should be removed or the line cut if caught. Release immediately.
Posted inEnvironment

After more than a century, sturgeon return to Bellows Falls

by The Commons News June 12, 2024, 6:39 pmSeptember 11, 2024, 10:49 pm
A sign for the putney fire department in vermont with the number 38 and placeholders for additional information.
Posted inWindham County

Putney fire services return after turmoil, two-month hiatus

by The Commons News May 30, 2024, 6:01 am
A rendering of a building.
Posted inWindham County

Nonprofit seeks to restore, reopen historic Miss Bellows Falls Diner

by The Commons News March 17, 2024, 6:44 am
Large stones in a snowy field.
Posted inWindham County

Bellows Falls project envisions a riverfront oasis

by The Commons News February 11, 2024, 6:15 am
A building with purple flags in the snow.
Posted inWindham County

In Brattleboro, advocates speak out against homelessness

by The Commons News January 25, 2024, 9:26 pmJanuary 25, 2024, 9:26 pm
A building with a car parked in front of it.
Posted inWindham County

Putney paper mill shuts down, eliminating jobs for 127 workers

by The Commons News January 17, 2024, 9:24 amJanuary 17, 2024, 9:24 am
An electric car charging station in a parking lot.
Posted inEconomy

Construction on new Brattleboro Amtrak station set to start in March

by The Commons News January 15, 2024, 5:48 pmJanuary 15, 2024, 5:48 pm
Posted inEducation

Windham school district tries to reach unhoused students

by The Commons News December 17, 2023, 10:14 amNovember 5, 2024, 10:09 am
An excavator is working on a pile of rubble.
Posted inWindham County

Brattleboro to take McNeill’s Brewery land

by The Commons News December 13, 2023, 7:50 pmDecember 13, 2023, 9:42 pm
A man and woman standing in front of the mocha joes coffee shop.
Posted inLife & Culture

New owners of Mocha Joe’s see themselves as part of Brattleboro’s ‘transition to new generation’

by The Commons News December 7, 2023, 6:02 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Bellows Falls remembers a ‘Rosie the Riveter’

by The Commons News November 9, 2023, 9:17 pmDecember 26, 2023, 12:52 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

State senator becomes lawyer by taking road less traveled

by The Commons News October 5, 2023, 8:02 amOctober 5, 2023, 4:58 pm
A blue pharmacy building.
Posted inWindham County

Judge’s ruling clears closing of pharmacy

by The Commons News September 28, 2023, 2:20 pmSeptember 28, 2023, 2:20 pm

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