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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.
It's OK for the Selectboard to suggest that people wear facial coverings in indoor public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but it is not OK for the Selectboard to require it. That was the verdict rendered last week by the Scott administration, which explicitly told the town that it cannot impose an indoor masking mandate and that only the governor has that power. While saying that the virus in Brattleboro doesn't warrant such a response, Brittney Wilson, deputy...
With an increased number of COVID-19 cases linked to the delta variant, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital said this week that there has been increased demand for testing and vaccines. In a news release, BMH President and CEO Steve Gordon announced new policies and procedures in place “to keep our staff, patients, and entire community safe.” BMH has moved its testing clinic to the parking lot in front of Brattleboro Family Medicine (behind Brattleboro House of Pizza on 417 Canal St.) and...
Over the past few years, the Retreat Farm has been gradually assuming a larger role in the regional food system in Windham County. Now, the nonprofit is poised to take a bigger step with its proposal to repurpose the former Grafton Village Cheese Company's production plant on the farm's Route 30 campus into a regional food center. The Retreat Farm has a powerful ally in U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who is in the process of securing $3 million of...
Refugee resettlement here continues to receive support on both state and local levels after Selectboard members met with representatives of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), two agencies that have been working in tandem on a resettlement initiative. Gov. Phil Scott also expressed his offer of asylum following the recent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. At his Aug. 17 press conference, Scott said his office had again reached out to a senior member of...
The Guilford Country Store doesn't normally play host to international diplomats. So it was a bit of a change on Aug. 19 when the newly appointed Lithuanian ambassador to the United States, Audra PlepytÄ—, spoke to reporters at a table in the café area at the rear of the store. She was accompanied by her attaché, RytÄ— KukulskytÄ—, and by the honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont, Kerry E. Secrest of Brattleboro. PlepytÄ—, 49, was appointed to the post in...
A second public discussion addressing an area-wide plan for the Island and Under the Hill districts on Aug. 12 presented four potential redevelopment scenarios for about 24 attendees, half in person at the Waypoint Center and half on Zoom. The region includes “perceived, suspect, or known environmental impacts, including both petroleum and hazardous substances,” according to a preliminary synopsis from the Nobis Group, the environmental engineering firm working with Stevens & Associates of Brattleboro to develop a final plan, which...
After 12 years, United Way of Windham County Executive Director Carmen Derby will move on to serve as business director at Windham County Dental Center, a United Way program. “One of the most rewarding aspects of the executive director position is the individuals that I have connected with in this community,” Derby says. “Engaging in conversations with small and large business owners, town officials, donors, local and statewide nonprofits, and all community members gave me the perspective that was necessary...
When the Scott administration ended Vermont's COVID-19 state of emergency on June 14, it seemed like a moment of triumph against a deadly virus that had killed hundreds of thousands of Americans since March 2020. Vermonters rejoiced at the prospect of a return to normal summer activities and of living life unmasked and un-distanced. However, the Delta variant of COVID-19, which accounted for about 1 percent of all cases in the United States when the state lifted its restrictions, now...
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...
