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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.
Energy, innovation, and deep experience in city governance brought Yoshi Manale to the position of town manager last fall, replacing Peter Elwell, who had served in the role for many years. For a small town with city problems - crime, substance use, homelessness, and poverty - it seemed that Manale would bring new vision and direction to town administration. It did not work out that way. Last week, Manale and the town Selectboard reached a “mutual agreement” that he would...
In February of this year, Gov. Phil Scott nominated Nancy Waples to a seat on Vermont's Supreme Court, and she was unanimously confirmed by the Vermont Senate in late March. Judge Waples' ascendance could never have happened if ethnic quotas that limited the number of Asian people who could enter this country were not lifted when she was a child. Her Chinese parents fled Communist China, but her father was the only member of her family allowed to immigrate to...
Closure of the Arch Bridge over the Rock River is anticipated to continue through the fall. As of this week, Renaud Brothers Inc. of Vernon, the contractors for the project, poured the last section of the bridge's south abutment footing. Next week, pre-cast pieces of the arch for the new bridge will be set. The bridge on Depot Road, which is being completely reconstructed, has been closed since March 14, and work is expected to be completed in mid-October. “We've...
Wendy Harrison has announced her candidacy for one of two soon-to-be vacant Windham County state Senate seats. She is running as a Democrat in the Aug. 9 primary. Harrison has more than 30 years of local government experience and “a passion for working together with everyone in the community to address challenges and seize opportunities.” “We can solve our problems from the ground up, as long as the process is inclusive,” she says. “I am committed to identifying barriers and...
Five-year-old Nolan Goodnow just received a national Youth Hero Award for waking his sleeping family last December during this town's largest fire of the year. Now all the preschooler needs is a place to put it. Nolan was supposed to be in bed on Dec. 9, 2021 when he bounded out at 3:30 a.m., alerting everyone to the sound of beeping. His mother, Allison Gleason, first thought it was a plow truck in the parking lot, only to look outside...
While the current shortage of infant formula has been a source of concern for families across the nation, providers at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's Birthing Center say the situation need not become a threat to the safety and well-being of new parents and their little ones. “The state of Vermont and the federal government are working hard to help families affected by the baby formula shortage,” Leah Nussbaum, perinatal supervisor and lactation consultant at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's Birthing Center, said in...
On May 17, the Selectboard approved a nearly $40,000 feasibility study of a proposal to have the municipal fire department take over local emergency medical services. The final report, however, could bring as many questions as answers. The town government is signing a contract with a Wyoming-based consulting firm, AP Triton, to research the costs, staffing needs, and related challenges of assuming the work of the town's nearly 60-year EMS provider, the private, nonprofit Rescue Inc. Local leaders surprised residents...
Svetlana Karpenko, 50, and her 12-year-old son, Artem, live in an apartment on the 10th floor of a 12-story building in a part of Kyiv, Ukraine that has not been heavily bombed - yet. But the sirens warning of incoming bombs are still regularly going off. They do not feel safe. They are not safe. Another son, Andrey, 32, now a soldier fighting against the Russians, was able to bring his girlfriend, daughter, and a stepson to Poland, one week...
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...
