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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.
TOWNSHEND-The Vermont School Redistricting Task Force broke the folks assembled at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School into small groups to take testimony regarding their thoughts on redistricting on Oct. 16, forcing about 80 people online to have their own chat. And not everyone was pleased with the setup, although state officials offered reassurance that comments can still be accepted at ADM.Redistricting@vermont.gov. Following a presentation of about 15 minutes, those present were split into individual feedback stations in...
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is hiring two outside advisers to help address an operating budget shortfall and related questions from state regulators. The not-for-profit will work with Ovation Healthcare, a national support organization, and David Sanville, a former chief financial officer at Windsor's Mt. Ascutney Hospital, according to a social media announcement. "Let me say this very clearly: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is not closing," acting co-CEO Elizabeth McLarney, an orthopedic surgeon, said in a Facebook video posted on Oct. 17. "We...
ROCKINGHAM-Over the past couple of weeks, several important projects in Rockingham have taken significant steps forward. At the same time, the federal government shutdown, combined with ongoing massive cuts in federal funding and staffing, have added elements of uncertainty to the process for some of the work. The federal chaos has led to many questions on what approved federal grants will be fully funded and when or if the money will be received. But locally, on Oct. 14, two bond...
BRATTLEBORO-"Honk for Decency," said the sign, and, oh, honk they did. It was a beautiful fall afternoon on Brattleboro's Town Common, where a joyous No Kings 2.0 protest on Oct. 18 pushed against the presidency of Donald Trump. More than 3,000 people came out and filled the Town Common in Brattleboro. They were among nearly 2,700 other marches, vigils, and protests that spanned the U.S. from coast to coast, and drew an estimated 7 million people. Similar events were held...
DUMMERSTON-It was a time after World War II, when the men who came back from the battlefronts around the globe wanted to build things up instead of destroy them. So, in 1949, four men from Dummerston got together and decided the town needed a fire department. A year later, the West Dummerston Volunteer Fire Department was born. Thanks to them, the Dummerston Fire Department - known until July as the West Dummerston Volunteer Fire Department - is celebrating its 75th...
DOVER-Mount Snow Child Care will transition to an "employee-first" enrollment model in five weeks, prioritizing its services for children of Mount Snow employees and "adjusting" its staff as necessary, according to Mount Snow General Manager Lea Gabrielle Potts. Sixteen non-employee families are left to find alternative care in an area where "no alternatives lie," according to non-employee parent Eamon Duane. Mount Snow Child Care Manager Katelyn Roske announced the enrollment model shift in an email sent to families earlier this...
WILLIAMSVILLE-Deep in the Williamsville woods, a few participants sat with their guide, Amanda Kenyon, to meditate before venturing to seek nuances of color in the forest, then to share, to dial into the forest's rich scents and then share again. The 90 minutes of this uniquely refreshing Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku - "forest bathing" - floated by, and the outcome promised on Kenyon's website (landkindguide.com) - to "slow down, breathe, and let the forest work its quiet magic" - was...
BRATTLEBORO-Around the country and throughout Vermont, citizens will take to the streets Saturday, Oct. 18, to protest actions of the Trump administration and to share concerns regarding ramifications thereof. In our region alone, one can join rallies and marches in Bellows Falls, Bennington, Chester, Manchester, and Wilmington, as well as Brattleboro, the previous site of several such demonstrations. According to a press release from Brattleboro Area Action, Brattleboro's event, "Be the Change: No Kings 2.0" will urge participants to "stand...
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...
