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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.
For U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont,“every day we’re fighting the fight,” she told The Commons last week. “Everything is about abuse of power.” Balint, 58, who used “scrappy little dyke” as the catchphrase that launched her into the House of Representatives in 2024, recently announced that she will be running for a third term in the upcoming elections. In Congress, Balint sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Budget Committee. In Judiciary, Balint serves on the Constitution and...
If you want to vote in the August party primaries in Vermont or the general election in November, democracy advocates suggest this action plan to be sure of your access to the voting booth: • Ahead of time, make sure to check your voter registration, confirm your polling place, know your voting hours, and make a plan to vote early if you can — voting by mail is also available to all Vermonters. • Encourage your friends and family to...
BRATTLEBORO-Like so many community organizations, Brattleboro Little League is an all-volunteer enterprise and has been that way for all its 74 years. A newly renamed concession stand and operations building at South Main Street Field now recognizes one of those volunteers, David Cyr, who has been involved in nearly every facet in his 42 years of service. The renaming was to have taken place at the field, but heavy rain cancelled a scheduled May 9 doubleheader, forcing the party to...
VERNON-A Special Town Meeting will reconsider a decision by voters this year that changed the town treasurer position from elected to appointed. In response to a petition signed by 58 voters, voters will weigh two articles to reconsider the issue and specify that such an appointee to the office “have the professional qualifications to serve as finance director.” Vernon postal customers received a flyer with the meeting warning and a message from the Selectboard urging voters to “come out and...
BELLOWS FALLS-Three contested races will appear on the ballot in the annual Bellows Falls Village Corporation election on Tuesday, May 19. Voting takes place at the Masonic Temple on Westminster Street from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For the one-year seat for village president, political newcomer Wendy M. Levy will face Deborah Wright. The position became open when longtime village president Paul Obuchowski chose to not seek re-election. Three candidates are running for two two-year seats for village trustee: incumbents...
GUILFORD-In January, Vermont's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the awarding of just over $1 million in municipal planning grants across 47 cities, towns, and villages. Intended to "support local planning and community revitalization initiatives," these grants provide state funding for updating zoning bylaws and town plans, conducting feasibility studies, and planning for infrastructure and development. The recipients included the town of Guilford, which was awarded $30,000 to explore and develop its first land-use bylaws, and the DHCD...
BRATTLEBORO-Daniel Quipp, a former chair of the Brattleboro Selectboard, has announced his candidacy for the Vermont House of Representatives seat representing Windham-8, following Rep. Mollie Burke's decision not to seek re-election. Quipp, who works as a program coordinator in the family services department at Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), says he is running to bring practical, collaborative leadership to Montpelier - and to keep the lines of communication open with the people he would represent. "Brattleboro deserves a representative who...
BRATTLEBORO-With a new executive director at the helm and a recently relocated office, the United Way of Windham County is embarking on what administrators describes as a period of listening, learning, and renewal - with community connection at the heart of its refreshed mission. Rebecca Baruzzi, who stepped into the executive director role Jan. 5, came to the organization from Green Mountain United Way in Central Vermont, where she was director of community impact. She has spent her first months...
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...
