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BRATTLEBORO-Sebastian Alvarez knows firsthand that not every student learns the same way.
Now the 16-year-old Brattleboro sophomore will get to make that case to the people who set education policy for the entire state.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). (1)The CCC was a public works program that operated from 1933 to 1942 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. It targeted single men, 18–25 years old, and World War I veterans in relief of families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression. The program provided unskilled manual labor in environmental conservation and the development of natural resources in rural lands.
Through her local nonprofit, Inshuti of Rwanda Incorporated, Rosa Marino continues to connect people in Rwanda with the “socially conscious and giving” community here, hoping to build 25 new houses in 2023. “Inshuti” means “friends” in the Kinyarwanda language, Marino says, adding that if successful in achieving the goal, the number of families sheltered since she founded the nonprofit in 2015 will rise to 100. “Our mission is to construct sustainable houses in Rwanda to build wellness, stability, and a...
Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) will end March 31 after a hugely successful two-and-a-half-year run. The federally funded, short-term pandemic recovery initiative was created to help restaurants, farmers, and those who needed a meal navigate the acute economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We don’t get to eat out very often, and the foods you have prepared for us have been absolutely delicious,” one Brattleboro meal recipient told program organizers, likening the program’s offerings to “a catered meal.” “You should know...
An assistant judge in Windham County has been criminally cited for allegedly falsifying her work schedule and collecting $8,518 to which she wasn’t entitled, according to a Vermont State Police press release. Patricia Duff, 60, was cited on Jan. 26 on charges of false pretense and grand larceny, according to state police. She is scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 28 at Windham Superior Court in Brattleboro. Duff, who had been a side judge since 2006, resigned last summer after...
As Michael “Mike” Mrowicki, D-Putney, begins his ninth term as a state legislator, he suddenly finds himself flying solo. Last year’s redistricting separated Westminster from Putney and Dummerston in the Windham-4 district. His last term co-representative, Michele Bos-Lun, now finds herself representing turf that’s farther north — Westminster and Rockingham. That left Putney and Dummerston to Mrowicki. But he doesn’t feel alone. “The immediate benefit of a one-member district is I can focus more time on a smaller number of...
Town-funded consultants and the region’s main emergency medical provider concur on a key finding in a $39,000 review of local ambulance options: All provide quality care. If only they could agree on everything else. A new feasibility study by Wyoming’s AP Triton consulting firm concludes that Rescue Inc. — Windham County’s largest and longest-serving ambulance service — is the most economical choice for maintaining current local coverage. In comparison, a proposed Brattleboro Fire Department takeover of EMS duties would increase...
This year, State Rep. Emilie Kornheiser has hit the ground running. The Windham-7 district representative, a Democrat and one of three House members from Brattleboro, opened the legislative session when she was chosen to nominate the current speaker of the House, Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington). It was a high honor, she said. “We in the building tend to talk about people working tirelessly, rather than skillfully or compassionately,” said Kornheiser. “So when I was offered the honor, it was really important...
The closing of the 83-year-old Hotel Pharmacy on Elliot Street on Jan. 17 marked the end of so many eras like a Shakespearian tragedy without the poetry. Much sadness. Many tears. Emptying shelves. Emptying space. A sense of emptying lives. The end of family-run pharmacies in Brattleboro. The end of owner Mary Giamartino’s long-held desire to help people. The end of 20 important, well-paying jobs. The end of a small community of people who depended on the staff of the...
Emma Rose Sheldon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor. BRATTLEBORO-I feel compelled to speak...
KATE TRZASKOS is executive director of the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. BRATTLEBORO- What does the future...
The writer represents Windham-1 (Guilford and Vernon) in the Vermont Legislature. GUILFORD-Thank you to the...
Chloe Learey is executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development.
BRATTLEBORO-For the first time since 2015, the Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) Annual Galbraith Lecture...
BRATTLEBORO-Sarasa Ensemble performs “Nordic Circle” at the Brattleboro Music Center on Friday, Nov. 13, at...
VERNON-Regional nonprofit Jazzhers will host a jazz clinic for female and nonbinary students in grades...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Gould’s new novel, Part for the Hole, is about a guy who decides to...
-The Bellows Falls Terriers are now one victory away from winning the Division III state...
-There will be more soccer at Hayford Field in Wilmington this week as both of...
-It has been a great autumn of soccer in the Deerfield Valley so far this...
-The Twin Valley-Leland & Gray soccer rivalry is one of the best in Vermont as...
