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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.
BELLOWS FALLS-The Village Trustees opened the board’s Jan. 13 meeting with a moment of silence to honor the memory of Trustee Susan MacNeil, who died suddenly on Jan. 10 [story, A1]. With no comments or objections from remaining board members or members of the public, the board will follow the same process previously used to fill the term of former Trustee Conor Floyd. “We have not started a budget process in the village, and I think it would be advisable...
BRATTLEBORO-Christine Scypinski, an organizer for Indivsible Brattleboro, says she has a simple yardstick for determining how many people will show up for a protest: “Take the number of people who sign up, and multiply that by 10.” She wasn’t far off the mark. Scypinski said approximately 80 people signed up online to attend the Jan. 11 protest at Pliny Park to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
BRATTLEBORO-Opportunities for available "workforce" housing seem to have taken a positive turn in town. But there's a problem. Not many are applying to rent them. "It's an interesting dynamic because a few months ago - four to six months ago - that was not the case," says Susan Bellville, principal at Bellville Realty. "There were no available units. I wasn't putting anything out because I would have been inundated [with calls from potential renters]." Bellville, who also manages five properties...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brooks House has experienced multiple phases over its more than 150 years, including as a hotel rumored to have hosted Rudyard Kipling, a mixed-use residential and commercial rental property, a fire-ravaged shell, and a successful example of community-led investing. In December, the iconic downtown building entered a new, albeit quiet, phase: new ownership. Harry May, LLC, purchased the building from Mesabi, Inc. for $8.5 million on Dec. 30. Tenants and community members can expect the building to operate as...
BURLINGTON-Molly Gray, the former Vermont lieutenant governor who also ran, unsuccessfully, for a seat in Congress, wants her old job back. Gray announced her campaign for the state’s second-highest office Monday morning at a coffee shop in the South End of Burlington. Gray is running as a Democrat; if she wins the party’s primary in August, she’ll likely face current Lt. Gov. John Rodgers , a Republican first elected to the post in 2024, in the general election in November.
BURLINGTON-((test)) This News item by Shaun Robinson originally appeared in VTDigger and was republished in The Commons with permission.
BURLINGTON-((test)) This News item by Shaun Robinson originally appeared in VTDigger and was republished in The Commons with permission.
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...
