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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.
Sitting at tables under a large tent that provides cover from a strong sun on this summer Saturday, a group of young artists excitedly but quietly work with markers, paint, and other art supplies. Several teens paint on three sturdy wood panels where the stark outlines of large, plain swaths of warm, bright colors have just begun coming into focus. Under the creative guidance of Juniper Creative Arts, a Black- and Dominican-based family arts collective based in Brandon, the young...
In-person voting for the Vermont statewide primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 9, with voters casting ballots in their party primaries to decide on general election candidates for many key races. There is still time to apply for your early vote-by-mail ballot on the secretary of state's website, or you can call or visit your local Town Clerk to request a ballot. According to the secretary of state's office, “Requests for an early voter/absentee ballot can be made...
This summer, Vermont has shut down state-sponsored Covid testing sites and scaled back its vaccination clinics, but state officials and local emergency medical services providers say that the infrastructure is there to ramp back up should infections once again soar. In the meantime, while many might feel as though the pandemic is over - after all, maskless people are enjoying summer gatherings and the state's response to COVID-19 has quieted - nothing could be further from the truth. In fact,
First came the man waving a knife. Then came the police wielding guns. Parishioners of this town's All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church read last week's reports of a “person of interest” - wanted after the death and discovery of a missing woman - fleeing on foot to their property, where authorities shot and killed him after seeing his weapon. The event was breaking news throughout New England. But for the spiritual congregation, it also was a page out of history,
To report information regarding sexual abuse of students and/or harassment, or abuse of power by current or former faculty, administration, or staff of the Windham Southeast Supervisory District, please do so at southernvermontlaw.com/wsesd. If you would like to speak with an investigator, please provide your name and contact information. Information provided, including names and contact information of those reporting information, will remain confidential unless disclosure is required by mandatory reporting laws in Vermont. If you prefer to report anonymously, please...
Five months into an active sexual abuse investigation involving Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS), the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board of Directors wants Superintendent Mark Speno to draft a comprehensive outreach plan. But some felt the Aug. 9 deadline the board wanted to include would be too soon for Speno, who had been apprised of the request just days prior to the July 19 meeting, to provide a solid and thoughtful answer, and in the end, the board took...
Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board members say they don't have any information regarding the status of Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) Principal Steve Perrin, who has been on paid leave at an annual salary of about $120,000 since spring break. At the July 19 board meeting, parents Lisa Ford and Melany Kahn peppered the board with questions about the lack of public information about Perrin's status. Ford, chair of the BUHS Leadership Council, brought up what she called the...
This town's initial protest against the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling to overturn abortion rights was simple: 100 people congregating downtown to chant, “My body, my choice.” Ten days later, a local demonstrator, saying “forced birth is appallingly cruel and morally grotesque,” marched naked down Main Street, doused in fake blood, just before the start of the Fourth of July parade. Now the Selectboard is considering making its own statement with “A Resolution to Protect Pregnant People's Access to Abortion,”
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...
