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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 consultant from a Virginia-based marketing and advertising firm has presented a new branding strategy for the Deerfield Valley region - “the Foothold of the Green Mountains” - as part of a five-year strategic marketing plan. “A foothold suggests that it's a secure position from which progress can be made,” Julie Garel, chief curiosity officer with Charrette Agency, told members of the Dover and Wilmington selectboards as the firm recommended the tagline at least as a “placeholder.” “It is, in...
When Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency on March 13, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every sector of the state's economy was affected. For many businesses, the restrictions on their operations were painful to their bottom lines. For some, the safety measures proved fatal as shops and inns and restaurants closed and unemployment soared throughout Vermont. Now, 10 months later, still nervous about the future and concerned about when the pandemic will be brought under...
Consent of Candidate forms for municipal elections on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 2, are now available from town clerks around Windham County. Because of a one-year change in Vermont state law due to the COVID-19 pandemic, petition requirements have been waived for candidates to have their names placed on the ballots for this election. Instead, a Consent of Candidate form (bit.ly/595-consent-of-candidate) must be filed by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25. Forms can be mailed or emailed to your...
When an email signed by Northeast Antifa arrived at The Commons a couple of weeks ago, I agreed to look into it. I knew everyone else would be going on break for a week, and it was not clear in any case if there was a real story there or not. It seemed interesting and something to follow up. I didn't realize that I would spend the next two weeks thinking about this story - first, by reporting the piece...
Facilitators of the Community Safety Review Committee and its members have released their recommendations to improve safety in town, especially for historically marginalized communities that, according to the report, are disproportionately and negatively affected by policing, state, and mental health systems. Committee member Lana Dever told the Selectboard that the work that went into the report “fills me with sadness and hope at the same time.” Still, Dever added, the town could have saved time and money if it had...
Vermont officials are hopeful that more of the state's population will be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming weeks. According to the Vermont Department of Health's data dashboard at healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-dashboard, about 26,600 Vermonters had received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as of Jan. 12, with 1,430 doses administered in Windham County as of Jan. 7. In a Jan. 8 news briefing in Montpelier, Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said Vermont is the second fastest state...
Elections for town offices and the Windham Southeast School District will take place on Tuesday, March 2. The three-year Selectboard seat now held by Brandie Starr will be on the ballot, as will the two one-year seats currently held by Ian Goodnow and Daniel Quipp. Starr, who has served since 2018, told The Commons on Monday that she has not yet decided about whether to seek another term. Quipp, a board member since 2019, announced his intent to seek reelection...
This story was written and reported by MacLean Gander, with reporting and research assistance from Lucas Sillers. It was edited by Jeff Potter. Our report is based heavily on information provided by three individuals involved in the antifa movement, initially in response to an email received by The Commons in December. Two of the sources who replied to our response to their overture identified themselves as associated with Northeast Antifa; one says he is from Massachusetts and the other from...
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...
