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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.
The percentage of Vermont homes bought by investors more than doubled in 2021, according to data from a company that analyzes property information. “We saw mortgage rates hit historical lows,” said Selma Hepp, deputy chief economist at California-based CoreLogic. “As a result of that, we saw much more activity from investors.” Hepp said investors were also attracted by the fact that rents soared by 12 percent nationwide in 2021. She pointed out that while Vermont had the most dramatic increase...
Many types of molds exist, and all of them have the potential to affect your health. Molds can trigger allergic reactions or asthma attacks, or they can produce potent toxins and/or irritants. You'll commonly find mold in buildings and homes, where it will grow in places with a lot of moisture, such as around leaks in roofs, windows, or pipes, or where there has been flooding. Mold grows on paper products, cardboard, ceiling tiles, and wood products. You can find...
The Inclusion Center has undergone a post-pandemic reorganization to online presentations with new programming, and the nonprofit has seen some interesting results. The empowerment network for adults with disabilities or health conditions formerly met in person at St. Michael's Episcopal Church twice a week, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, things changed. Many participants learned how to use the website Meetup, says Julie Tamler, a group member and sometime facilitator, while others weren't comfortable meeting online. In the past, the group...
On the Sunday before Labor Day, Guilford Town Clerk Penny Marine traded her desk at the town offices for blue jeans and a raspberry-colored “Staff” T-shirt. “It's been a great day today, been nonstop folks coming through,” said Marine, sporting a great big grin while selling tickets to the two-day Guilford Fair for her 13th year in a row. At the entrance, where hundreds of cars parked where hay once grew, crowds of people, old and young made their way...
While it looks like something out of a fairy tale, beneath its charming exterior Linda and Don Marcille's Old Ledge Road home contains a mold problem - a problem that they believe has rendered it a toxic trap. “It's a bad situation,” says Linda, a fine arts painter. “We shouldn't be living in the house.” Brain fog, stress, trauma, and grief are the hallmarks that mold is leaving on the Marcilles, who have just about exhausted all the avenues they...
Michelle Frehsee is missing Emmy Bascom. “There is a rawness within the Guilford community,” says Frehsee, one of many town residents who are reeling from the sudden and brutal loss of their friend and neighbor. The 42-year-old Bascom was killed violently in Wardsboro on Aug. 8. An acquaintance has been charged in her murder. The information released about Bascom's last hours in the company of her accused murderer, Cara Rodrigues, 31, makes it apparent that drugs were involved quite recently...
The way family and friends describe Emmy Bascom belies the narrative of her last hours of life described in court filings - a path of drugs and alcohol that came as a shock to many people in her orbit. “Drugs change you into somebody completely different,” says a Brattleboro resident, “Lynn.” (At the request of one of the family members involved in this story, The Commons is withholding all their names out of respect for their privacy.) “You do things...
A Brattleboro native has become the newest member of the Vermont Superior Court. Gov. Phil Scott announced on Aug. 30 his appointment of Jennifer Barrett of Newport to the state's second-highest court. “Jennifer has demonstrated her legal expertise, as well as her commitment to justice and public service, in her role as state's attorney and I'm confident she will continue to set a strong example on the bench,” Scott said in a news release. Barrett has served as the state's...
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...
