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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.
BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the fiscal year 2027 budget process on Thursday, Sept. 11, starting at 6:15 p.m. at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. This in-person event is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas about priorities for spending for the next financial year, which begins on July 1, 2026, directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format. There will be no Zoom or livestream option for this meeting, but...
JACKSONVILLE-After overseeing the senior meals program for 10 years, Terrie Dumaine is stepping down from her post as director, where she oversaw the distribution of delivered meals as well as the serving of in-person lunches two days a week. The position, which is a volunteer post, was a labor of love for Dumaine. She told The Deerfield Valley News that the decision to leave was a difficult one. "It was devastating," said Dumaine. "These people are like family to me,
BRATTLEBORO-The Windham County Heat Fund, with the help of a $20,000 matching grant, is kicking off a major fundraising campaign and a benefit concert to support people who have relied on federal fuel assistance that will no longer be available. The Heat Fund - founded by Richard Davis and Daryl Pillsbury, both Brattleboro residents, in 2005 - was intended to help county residents who fell between the cracks of this social safety net, and the two friends have prided themselves...
EAST DUMMERSTON-Read and Malah Miller have been running the Dwight Miller Orchard for more than three decades, and they planned to start passing the operation on to his children this apple season. "This was going be a transition year for us," said Malah Miller. "We didn't expect it to be this way." A three-alarm fire on Aug. 16 destroyed the orchard's packing house building that was home to their cold storage and produce coolers, their cider press and apple packing...
BRATTLEBORO-With so much music happening in recent decades at 22 High St., one could argue it may be Brattleboro's version of Manhattan's Brill Building. Unlike the storied New York City office tower, this four-story brick structure is not where Carole King, Burt Bacharach, and scores of other hit makers arguably defined the sound of 1960s popular music. But its current and recent tenants certainly have contributed to decades of song and dance in and around town. Practice space for bands.
BRATTLEBORO-Actions taken by the town of Brattleboro to remove encampments of homeless individuals in recent weeks have left observers expressing urgency about finding shelter for the community's unhoused population. In August, camps were dismantled in the Prospect Hill and Morningside cemeteries and under the new General John Stark bridge to Hinsdale, New Hampshire, according to town Health Officer Charles Keir III. A notice to evict was also given to a man camped on the abandoned rail right-of-way off Riverside Drive,
BRATTLEBORO-Busing issues in the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) caused real mayhem last week on the first day of school after TravelKuz, the district's bus contractor, locked out regular drivers. While the drivers, whose contract with the transportation vendor expired in June, returned to work on Sept. 2, it seems clear that a rift remains. On Sept. 1, TravelKuz issued a press release saying, "We are heartened to hear that Teamsters Local 597 is ready to come back to the...
BELLOWS FALLS-WOOL-FM 91.5 Black Sheep Radio in Bellows Falls is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and looking to the future with fundraising plans to replace the station's aging transmitter and get more volunteers involved in broadcasting. As one of only two full-power FM noncommercial community radio stations in the state - and with fewer than a dozen in New England - WOOL transmits diverse programming, much of it locally created. From polka, Celtic, bluegrass, the Great American Songbook, alt-country,
Emma Rose Sheldon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor. BRATTLEBORO-I feel compelled to speak...
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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...
