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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 trained recovery coach at Turning Point of Windham County and an emergency coach at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Vanessa Santana is a person in long-term recovery who works with folks whose lives are affected by addiction. During this pandemic, she also created a new outdoor program - Adventures in Recovery - for Turning Point. We talked about her personal journey, and also her collaborative work with local police and other community members who are bringing help and hope to those...
Vermont passed a significant milestone in the battle against COVID-19 on Feb. 5, as more than 10 percent of Vermonters age 16 and over received at least one dose of the vaccine. At a Feb. 5 news briefing, Gov. Phil Scott said that he expects to see the state quickly get to 20 percent as more vaccines receive federal approval. According to Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith, that 10 percent figure included nearly 34,000 people who have received...
Later this year, the parking area along Depot Street will gain more elbow room. The town has moved forward with its plan for additional parking spaces in the area sandwiched between the train tracks and the Connecticut River. At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Selectboard approved a $25,300 design contract, plus out-of-pocket expenses, with Stevens & Associates, PC, an engineering and architecture firm based in town. “[Depot Street] doesn't look much like a street,” Town Manager Peter Elwell said. “Most...
Town Meeting members and members of the public have two opportunities for a deep dive into questions, including funding for a $12.5 million Water Treatment Facilities Project, that will be decided at Annual Representative Town Meeting (ARTM) on Saturday, March 20. Meeting members, new and returning, will also have a chance to practice the technical and logistical procedures for conducting the ARTM on Zoom. “March will be busy,” Town Manager Peter Elwell said. First on the calendar is the ARTM...
The Scott administration and the Legislature are busy building the state budget, helped by an injection of federal COVID-19 relief funds that has staved off the pandemic's more-bitter economic consequences. But while that $210 million boost is new, most of Vermont's economic problems are not. The stakes are high for many Vermont households. How lawmakers and the administration decide to invest this new funding could change how individual Vermonters recover economically - or whether they continue to struggle as many...
Like many people who ran for election in Vermont after Donald J. Trump became president, Brandie Starr ran for Selectboard because, she said, remaining a bystander was no longer tenable. Starr, who has decided to step down from the Selectboard when her term ends after Annual Representative Town Meeting, has served as chair and vice-chair of the board during her four years on the board. The experience has refined her view of authority, as well as her own approach. “I'm...
Vermont electoral officials agree: The COVID-19 pandemic will significantly upend this year's traditional Town Meeting season. They just can't sum up how yet. “We know of a few towns that have said they're going to change their date or move to Australian ballot,” said Secretary of State Jim Condos. “But everybody at this point is kind of playing it by ear.” In a typical year, Vermont's municipalities would now be posting notices for town meetings and votes on or around...
Usually, every year on Town Meeting Day, Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) asks voters in the Windham County region to approve funding for the economic development nonprofit. This year, the conversations with voters about the organization, its accomplishments, and its activities are taking place not on the floor, but online, in anticipation of Town Meetings taking place by Australian ballot as a pandemic-related public-safety measure. Normally, SeVEDS staff members attend local Selectboard meetings or Annual Town Meetings to explain...
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...
