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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.
A three-pronged program aimed at feeding people, keeping restaurants in business, and financially supporting farmers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic entered a third phase this week as its funding was extended through September. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will fund the Everyone Eats! program, said Stephanie Bonin, director of the Brattleboro Hub. Beginning on July 13, the food distribution hubs across Vermont - such the one on Flat Street - will ramp down from public distribution sites as it looks...
The Brattleboro Community Justice Center and the Restorative Justice programs at Youth Services are joining forces. By creating one program under one roof, both organizations say they are creating more streamlined and intuitive approaches to a variety of programs that have one common thread: resolving conflicts small and large, from resolving neighborhood disputes to finding real justice for victims while helping perpetrators avoid the criminal justice system. “We think it's the sensible choice to have all the restorative justice programs...
The Selectboard meeting room on the second floor of the Municipal Center had a celebratory atmosphere last week. Board members, BCTV staff, and members of the public greeted one another with smiles and surprise as they assembled for the first in-person and online hybrid board meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started last year. They conducted their July 6 regular meeting seated behind their table in the meeting room while also beaming the meeting through the Zoom videoconference platform with the...
The St. Michael's Episcopal Church Tag Sale Team is planning the Sharing for Meals Project - described as an outdoor, by-donation “un-tag sale” - on Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (The rain or excessive heat date is Saturday, July 24.) The event was hatched to meet two perceived needs in the region exacerbated by the pandemic over the past year: meeting Loaves and Fishes' needs, and distributing a surplus of donations of goods. A mission of...
With a closing scheduled for July 14, the River Garden, at 157 Main St., is poised to have new ownership. The team behind the Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery plans to purchase the approximately-6,000-square-foot building and patio from the nonprofit Strolling of the Heifers. Co-owner Tim Brady said the restaurant and brewery, at 36 Bridge St., has needed a space for larger events for some time since it is not configured to host celebrations such as wedding receptions. Turning the...
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced on July 7 the planned reopening of its satellite office at 870 U.S. Route 5. That office, along with ones in St. Johnsbury and St. Albans, will reopen in early August. No plans have yet been announced to reopen satellite offices in Middlebury and White River Junction. The DMV says it is developing a reopening plan. All five satellite offices have been closed since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local...
Amtrak passenger service to and from Vermont resumes on Monday, July 19, and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) says celebrations at all Amtrak stations in the state - including Brattleboro and Bellows Falls - will welcome the trains' return. Each event will begin 45 minutes before the train is scheduled to arrive at the station that day. Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint, D-Brattleboro, state Rep. Carolyn Partridge, D-Windham, and Norma Jean Griffiths of the Federal Rail Administration will speak...
July 11 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Lucy Terry Prince. A group of dedicated individuals - public intellectuals, scholars, historians, and other key stakeholders - have been working to ensure that Lucy and her husband, Abijah Prince, are recognized and seen within a state that has not often recognized the depth of the diverse history within its landscape. Abijah Prince (c.1706–1794) and Lucy Terry Prince (c.1730–1821), formerly enslaved in Deerfield, Mass., established a homestead in Guilford and...
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...
