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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.
The State Board of Libraries in charge of naming geographic features such as mountains and streams will revisit a petition to rename a local brook this month. So far, the conversation around renaming Negro Brook has touched on a multitude of issues: racism, uplifting the stories of Black women, local control, community belonging (or not), language, and reconciling history. The people having this conversation come from a myriad of life experiences. The renaming of Negro Brook represents only one of...
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the main focus on terrorism in the United States has been on radical Islamic groups like Al-Qaida and ISIS. For national security experts concerned with terrorism within the U.S., that focus has changed in the past few years: the most significant terror threat now comes from white nationalist and white supremacist groups. In a report released in October, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said that “racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists - specifically white supremacist...
The COVID-19 global pandemic hit many Vermont households hard and without warning. The public health crisis spurred an economic crisis when people lost their jobs and businesses closed. Despite billions in federal assistance that have helped many households and businesses weather the pandemic storm, for many in the state, this economic crisis represented a continuation of struggle that started before COVID-19 highlighted the gaps in the state's economy and social safety nets. People of color and women have been disproportionately...
In observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the town has announced the following closures: • Town offices will close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 24, and will be closed all day on Friday, Dec. 25. All town offices will be open for normal business hours on Thursday, Dec. 31 but will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1. Emergency services during both holidays will operate as usual. • Brooks Memorial Library remains closed to the public. Curbside service will...
The Commons will go on holiday break and suspend publication of next week's issue. The next issue of the newspaper will be published and appear online on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Deadline for submissions of news and advertising is Saturday, Jan. 2. The staff of The Commons and the board of directors of Vermont Independent Media wish readers a safe and happy holiday season.
After months of public input, staff investigation, and legal advice, the Selectboard has approved an ordinance that will limit the amount of money that landlords can require tenants to pay upfront. The ordinance, approved on Dec. 15, limits advance costs to rent housing to the equivalent of first month's rent and a security deposit. The security deposit must total no more than the amount of one month's rent. Proponents of the ordinance say it will increase access to rental housing...
The town is poised to become the site of Vermont's first train station to offer a level-boarding platform in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Members of the Development Review Board have unanimously approved preliminary plans for Amtrak's new station on Depot Street behind the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). A level-boarding platform means that the passenger landing is level with the train's door. The design makes boarding and disembarking easier for travelers, specifically those with mobility needs,
Jadi Flynn recalls the Christmas morning four decades ago when her late grandfather Charlie Slate changed the course of family history by chauffeuring his wife to work. “He dropped my grandmother off,” Flynn says, “and then drove around and realized there was no place open to eat.” So began what's now the annual Charlie Slate Memorial Christmas Breakfast, whose third- and fourth-generation organizers - although canceling this year's event due to COVID-19 - vow to continue to serve up pancakes...
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...
