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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.
A local legend and iconic landmark are gone following a Dec. 2 fire at 90 Elliot St. that destroyed McNeill's Brewery and took the life of its owner, C. Reagin “Ray” McNeill. The shock in the community, where the local institution was home away from home to many for more than three decades has been palpable as folks grappled to understand the tragedy. At the scene, confusion reigned among onlookers as they watched the fire with growing concern that firefighters...
In mid-January, the closing of the Massucco & Stern law firm will bring an end to one chapter of a half century of legal service in southern Vermont. Following the unexpected death of his law partner, Ray Massucco, on Sept. 27, Attorney Josh Stern had some decisions to make about proceeding. “I am in the process of closing down my current firm, Massucco & Stern, P.C.,” Stern sent to the firm's clients last week, “and following closure will be practicing...
A Colorado government employee with a long resume of municipal management will begin work on Dec. 30 as the new town manager. In a news release from the Selectboard, which announced the hiring on Tuesday, John R. Potter said that he looks forward “to earning the trust of the town.” As deputy director of the Open Space and Mountain Parks Department in Boulder since 2016, Potter oversees a division of 50 staff members and managing a budget of between $4...
Petition forms are available from the office of Town Clerk Hilary Francis for those who wish to run for town offices, the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board, and Representative Town Meeting. All positions will be decided on the ballot for the Annual Town Election, which will take place Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at American Legion Post 5, at 32 Linden St. Petitions for all new office seekers are due to the Town Clerk's office by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan.
The Bellows Falls Garage Housing Project is ready for winter and on schedule to be completed in 2023. The wood-and-concrete block structure just north of The Square at 115 Rockingham St., is fully framed. The roof is finished, the exterior is sheathed, and the windows have been installed. Buttoned up and ready for the cold and snow, the winter months will be used to finish the building's interior. “Work is going as scheduled,” said Elizabeth Bridgewater, executive director of the...
When Mark Ebenhoch heard the news of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he knew what he had to do. The retired Marine and part-time Brattleboro area resident began working the phones and social media from his winter home in Key West, Florida, connecting with his network of friends and associates who by and large are LGBTQ people - who Ebenhoch simply calls “the community.” Within a day, Ebenhoch had made arrangements for Section 93...
After months of closure, the Arch Bridge is now open to traffic. The $4.6 million replacement for the historic concrete bridge on Depot Road that spans the Rock River was officially opened on Nov. 23 with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by town officials. According to a news release from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT), while the reopened bridge has been paved and striped, and guardrails have been installed, “drivers are advised to travel with caution while crews clean...
Money and opportunity have the Marlboro School community weighing whether to retain the present configuration of pre-K through grade 8 or to send the 13 seventh- and eighth-graders at the school to classes elsewhere. Currently, 85 students attend the school, which is part of the Windham Central Supervisory Union. High- school-age students have been attending various schools through school choice and, if it's decided to eliminate the seventh and eighth grades, those students will as well. The next community meeting...
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...
