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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.
Selectboard members have not been unanimous in agreeing to attend a voluntary, three-part anti-bias training hosted by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) or ask others involved in town government to do so. After a 90-minute discussion, board members concluded at their June 7 meeting that those who agreed to take the training - Chair Angela Sanborn, Ann Golob, and Katy Johnson-Aplin - will report back in July how they feel about the course. Board member Shelley Huber...
A new Downtown Plan proposes more public spaces and to upgrade many existing sites, with a goal of making downtown a calm lagoon where people and businesses rest, mingle, and engage, rather than slide through carried on a crisscrossing road network to somewhere else. Establishing a public restroom. Developing Harmony Parking Lot into a people-centered space. Updating the Preston Lot to take advantage of the green space around the Whetstone Brook. These are just three of the priorities outlined in...
Positive attitudes, well-informed care, and a passel of patience have earned Matt Dove and John Lindenthal each Employee of the Year status at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. “BMH has been recognizing employees with the Employee of the Year award since 1980,” says Gina Pattison, the hospital's director of marketing and development. “Employees receive a parking space, their name added to the 'Employee of the Year' plaque in the main hallway, and a monetary gift.” Since 2018, BMH has honored two employees...
Gov. Phil Scott has signed the state's $7.315 billion budget, authorizing state spending on small business pandemic relief, career and technical education programs, housing, and tourism and marketing. Included in the FY22 budget, which goes into effect July 1, is an initiative to support the development of businesses operated by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). “This piece of legislation really addresses the BIPOC business community and entrepreneurs in a way that will contribute to expanding our economy,” said...
After 458 days, victory has been declared in Vermont's battle against COVID-19. Flanked by members of his cabinet, Gov. Phil Scott announced on June 14 that 81.8 percent of Vermont's eligible population - those age 18 and older - has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, making the state the first in the nation to reach this milestone. As a result, all state COVID-19 restrictions have been rescinded, and the state of emergency that Vermont has been...
What has really happened regarding pet adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic is complicated, but silver linings have abounded for the Windham County Humane Society (WCHS) - many because the organization took steps early to look at the bigger picture and fill an immediate need. One much-appreciated windfall came recently with the delivery of 33,000 pounds of pet food and supplies from the online pet supply retailer Chewy.com and the Humane Society of the United States, says WCHS Executive Director Annie...
After sheltering in local motels during the COVID-19 pandemic, many folks will soon have to find another place to sleep as the state's emergency policies change and expire. With policy changes taking effect in Vermont's General Assistance (GA) emergency motel voucher program, Groundworks Collaborative is putting the final details in place to open its new Drop-In Center on July 1. On June 1, the voucher program started to reintroduce eligibility requirements for new participants seeking shelter in motels. “Eligibility requirements...
After a year of mostly virtual learning from home and being without daily contact with friends and other social engagement, Vermont students will return to in-person schooling this fall. But first, the state wants to make the summer count by funding enrichment programs to help ease that year-long isolation. To that end, Gov. Phil Scott, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and a South Burlington–based nonprofit, Vermont Afterschool, have announced the recipients of the Summer Matters for All grant program. 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...
