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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.
Back then, it was like watching an old friend die slowly. Painfully and slowly. For decades, the Newfane Flea Market was a deeply woven part of the fabric of my Vermont existence. Every Sunday from spring to fall, I would fall out of bed at dawn and run up Route 30 to the market, getting there when the vendors were still dusting and putting out their wares, and a hardy tribe of buyers like myself were rooting through the merchandise...
After just two weeks on the market, the South Newfane Baptist Church at 380 Dover Rd. is seeing interest by potential buyers. Community members have come together to facilitate the next phase for the 180-year-old church in the village center with the Board of Trustees of the South Newfane Baptist Church having transferred its assets, including the historic church, to the South Newfane Community Association (SNCA) in March. The transfer is the result of the dissolution of the South Newfane...
Prior to the revote regarding the Guilford Free Library renovation project, the Selectboard will host a public informational meeting as required by law on Monday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Polls will be open at the Town Office on May 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The question will be handled via Australian ballot. At this point, the informational meeting will be held virtually via Zoom, as was the meeting prior to the first vote on March 1. Chair...
Why residents would be charged legal fees ranging from $800 to $7,000 for information requests - without getting the requested information - has recently been a hot topic for the Selectboard. At the board's March 28 meeting, former Selectboard member Richard Clark started the chat, saying he had made a public records request regarding the Planning Commission in early February, asking for emails from Town Administrator Peder Rude. Clark said two days later he received a letter with “a proposal...
At almost 90 years old, Verne Bristol's heart and his memories are still very much with Rescue Inc., the organization he and 13 other men founded in Brattleboro in 1966. What does Bristol, a former president of the nonprofit and a town resident, think of the town's desire to allow the Brattleboro Fire Department to ultimately take over Rescue Inc.'s responsibilities? “I'm sure our new town manager is a smart man and was hired with good reason,” Bristol says, referencing...
With 10 percent of the town's registered voters having signed a petition asking for a revote, voters will reconsider the March 1 Annual Town Meeting decision to renovate and expand the Guilford Free Library. The project, at an anticipated cost of $1,013,300 will be reconsidered at a Special Town Meeting Tuesday, May 24. Polls will be open at the town office from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The question will be handled via Australian ballot, as was the original. The...
With a unanimous vote of the Selectboard and after a week of often-emotional discussion and debate, the town has ended a 56-year relationship with Rescue Inc. when its contract expires at the end of June. After nearly three hours of discussion and debate, the Selectboard voted 5-0 on April 19 to authorize Town Manager Yoshi Manale to enter into a one-year contract for $75,000 with Golden Cross Ambulance of Claremont, N.H. The plan calls for Golden Cross to assist the...
Students do not want a school resource officer (SRO) at Brattleboro Union High School, a student-led survey team reports, saying that having one caused them to make “a prison analogy.” Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board members heard the report of students' feelings and recommendations at their April 12 meeting, where emotion ran the gamut. At least 75 people attended the meeting via Zoom, with a dozen or so more in the room in person. WSESD Diversity Coordinator Mikaela Simms,
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...
