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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.
BRATTLEBORO-Starr LaTronica became a librarian for the connections it allows her to make with other people. “It’s serving people,” she recently told The Commons. “That’s what I’m about. And that’s what I’ll always be about. I know my strength is a passion for community engagement. I know that I have a lot of other weaknesses. And so I’m grateful for my staff for picking up the pieces and making this place keep going.” LaTronica, 72, became head librarian at Brooks...
BRATTLEBORO-Vermont lawmakers and community members gathered April 25 at Brattleboro Union High School to discuss a sweeping education reform proposal that could significantly reshape how schools are funded and governed across the state. The discussion took place during an informational meeting hosted by the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) and Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) that drew an audience seeking clarity on what could become one of the most consequential education reforms in Vermont in recent years. The bill under...
HINSDALE, N.H.-An April 20 joint session of Brattleboro Selectboard members and their counterparts from Hinsdale, New Hampshire, resulted in consensus to form a working group, including board members and police chiefs, to explore solutions and review existing proposals. But jurisdiction and resource allocation for policing the Anna Hunt Marsh and Charles Dana bridge area remain a critical unresolved issue. “I believe the goal here is for us to have some nice discussion about the bridges,” said Hinsdale Selectman Chair Steve...
BELLOWS FALLS-Tim Fontaine, a well-known and much-loved Bellows Falls athlete and business owner, died in 2004, just a few days after he turned 47, following a 10-month struggle with cancer. Now, more than 20 years later, his brother, Thomas E. “Tommy” Fontaine, has just released a book, My Journey: Brother to Brother, a very personal memoir of a very difficult period based on the journal he kept while he watched his brother fade and die. Fontaine, now of Perkinsville, has...
BELLOWS FALLS-After a four-month search, Rockingham and Bellows Falls officials hired Aaron Patt as the new municipal manager. Previously the town administrator for Greenfield, New Hampshire, a role he has had since 2011, Patt will start May 26. He replaces Scott Pickup, who left after serving five years to take a similar position with the town of Springfield. Alex Torpey served as interim municipal manager after Pickup left in January. At an April 21 meeting, the Selectboard and the Bellows...
DUMMERSTON-Standing on the banks of the West River and looking up at Black Mountain, it’s hard today to imagine the industrial landscape that once dominated this quiet corner of Dummerston. Where forest now covers the slopes, there were once derricks, donkey engines, boarding houses, slag piles, and teams of men cutting some of the hardest granite in New England. George Kohout brings this lost world vividly back to life through stories, photos, and firsthand recollections. Kohout’s talk, “Quarries of Black...
BELLOWS FALLS-On Friday, May 1, from noon to 1 p.m., Indivisible Greater Falls and Grafton Supporters of Democracy will host a May Day rally in The Square in Bellows Falls in honor of International Workers’ Day. All are welcome to join the event in solidarity with workers and for democracy. Materials will be available at a voter information and registration table in the Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bellows Falls area groups join more than 1,000 other...
-Green Up Day on Saturday, May 2, marks the 56th year of a treasured Vermont tradition launched in 1970 by then-Gov. Deane Davis. Thousands of Vermonters are expected to come together in communities throughout the state to clean up roadside litter and tidy up public spaces to refresh Vermont’s naturally beautiful landscape. Brattleboro will host four locations on Green Up Day. The traditional bright green-heavy duty trash bags will be available beforehand at the Brattleboro Regional Chamber of Commerce (180...
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...
