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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 Windham Southeast District School Board has approved a consulting contract with Dr. Christopher Overtree, who teaches at the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Also an independent consultant, he has been a specialist in school climate assessment since 2002. At the close of their Oct. 26 meeting, board members voted to authorize Chair David Schoales to approve a contract once details are worked out. Rep. Shaun Murphy of Guilford was the sole dissenting vote. “I've...
With its unveiling on Oct. 19, a new historical marker at the Southeastern Vermont Welcome Center on Interstate 91 now commemorates a multifaceted legacy of an 18th-century African American couple. Abijah and Lucy Terry Prince were pioneers of African American land ownership in Vermont during the late 1700s, and Lucy Terry Prince's ballad poem, “Bars Fight,” is considered the oldest known work of literature by an African American, its 28 stanzas preserving an account of a 1746 conflict. The marker...
For Rich Holschuh, the inclusion of technology to let people hear his pronunciation of indigenous words on interpretive signs along the Sibosen Trail “deepens and expands the story.” As director of the Atowi Project at the Retreat Farm on Route 30, Holschuh now works full time helping people see and understand the Native community and its proud heritage here, in the place that was Wantastegok (“At the River Where Something Is Lost”) long before anyone ever called the same land...
The town has become just the third community in the country to be certified as a Quality Youth Development (QYD) Community, and adults and young people alike are enjoying a newfound bond. A steering committee, made up of mostly local youth, spearheaded the project through Building a Positive Community (BAPC) to improve their community and make it more accessible and welcoming for kids and teens of all backgrounds. Businesses deemed welcoming to young people receive special signs that read “Youth...
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union School District (WSESUSD) school board is ready to hire a consultant to assess the school climate vis-a-vis evidence of former sexual abuse by a teacher and a current “climate of abuse” on the Brattleboro Union High School campus. However, legal counsel has advised against taking “investigative action” at this time. “We have identified an investigator we want to retain,” said WSESUSD Board Chair David Schoales on Oct. 18. “I cannot say when, because we have...
Octavian “Yoshi” Manale has been named the new town manager. He will succeed Peter Elwell, who is retiring after six years in the post. Selectboard Chair Elizabeth “Liz” McLoughlin said at the Oct. 12 special meeting when the board unanimously approved Manale's contract that Elwell will leave big shoes to fill. “We really approached this selection process with trepidation because of the existing town manager,” she said. “What we found when we tried to list all the qualities we were...
Another piece of Abenaki history has been reclaimed with the creation of the Sibosen Trail. Pronounced SEE-boo-sehn, which is Abenaki for “river stone,” the trail runs along the West River in what's known as the Riverstone Preserve, 21 acres of land owned by the Friends of the West River Trail that also includes 2,240 feet of shoreline. The new trail takes a short loop off the main West River Trail and skirts the river's edge. With the installation of 21...
A local construction consultant firm has received a big honor from Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). HELM Construction Solutions was presented with VBSR's 2021 Innovation & Inspiration Award on Oct. 12 at the organization's annual awards ceremony at the Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes. VBSR says it gives the award annually to a Vermont business “who has recently accomplished an innovative and/or inspirational achievement with not only economic impact but social or environmental impact.” With its primary office in...
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...
