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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.
WESTMINSTER-"Vermont is what America should be," said U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, speaking on Aug. 30 in Westminster in a rolling green meadow under sunlit skies and towering elms and black maples. Approximately 75 Windham County Democrats met with the senator to eat barbecue and hear about the state of American democracy. The report was not good. But then, the Democrats expected that. "We all are sharing a horror that there's state-sponsored discrimination," Welch said. "We all are horrified that...
BRATTLEBORO-Eighty years ago this week, World War II was officially declared over with the formal signing of documents of surrender by Japan on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945. The ranks of those in uniform that day - and who remember the sense of relief that came with the end of the most destructive conflict in human history - are dwindling by the day. Two such veterans were honored on Aug. 25 at...
Trees precariously balanced on power lines, dragging them down to the ground, surrounded by darkened streetlights and homes. Road-closed signs warning of downed electrical cables ahead. The sound of chainsaws wielded by line workers trying to safely remove felled trees and restore electricity to homes, schools, doctors' offices, and businesses. The smell of gasoline-powered generators for those intrepid enough to keep them filled. These year-round scenes are becoming more common in Windham County, as harder, heavier, more destructive weather events...
BRATTLEBORO-Bus drivers and monitors for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union schools are picketing in Brattleboro as tense negotiations continue with their private employer. The student transportation workers, represented by the Vermont Teamsters Local 597 union, have been locked out of their place of employment since Wednesday by Travel Kuz, which has offices in Brattleboro and in Gill, Massachusetts. According to its website, the company became affiliated in 2023 with Beacon Mobility, a firm with school bus companies nationwide. "The employer is...
BRATTLEBORO-It's all about home grown and home cooking for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) school meals this year. The change to an independent, in-house school nutrition program came after decades of working with commercial food service management program Fresh Picks of Manchester, New Hampshire. "The shift allows us to build a program that is rooted in our community values - prioritizing scratch cooking, using more local foods, and creating menus that are nourishing, appealing, and accessible to all of our...
WESTMINSTER-Students returning to Bellows Falls Union High School for the new school year will find not only updated athletic facilities, but also a new director of athletics. A class of 1990 BFUHS grad, Rob Weltz was hired in May to serve students at both his alma mater and Bellows Falls Middle School. The summer was a very busy one on the BFUHS campus. The long-anticipated resurfacing of the school's four tennis courts was completed. The BFUHS tennis team has not...
WHITINGHAM-Mosquitoes in Whitingham have tested positive for mosquito-borne Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV). Vermont began testing for the virus this summer. In light of the presence of the virus, officials urge residents throughout the valley to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites. JCV can be contracted by people when they are bitten by an infected mosquito. To date, no human cases have been reported in Vermont. However, Vermont Public Health Veterinarian Natalie Kwit has told The Deerfield Valley News this week...
PUTNEY-As public safety officials around Windham County continue to assess their ability to respond to police, fire, and medical-emergency calls with limited staff and tight budgets, some towns are questioning whether the status quo is working. In a bumpy journey this summer, the Putney Selectboard warned and approved, but then rescinded, an ordinance. After considerable discussion over a number of board meetings, the board has established a working group to address the issue anew and involve the emergency responders who...
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...
