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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-Rockingham for Progress (RFP), the citizens group that owns and is working to restore the Miss Bellows Falls Diner, reports that the project is proceeding slowly and now with a scaled-down renovation plans and a smaller budget. Andrew Dey of Walpole, New Hampshire, continues to serve as project manager, with Banwell Architects of Lebanon, New Hampshire, handling the design. Those attending a July 19 fundraising dinner got to discuss the project's progress and see the latest architectural plans. RFP,
ROCKINGHAM-After months of discussion starting this past January, the Rockingham Selectboard voted 4–1 at its July 22 meeting to ratify the final draft of a town flag policy without changes. The complete flag policy is available on the town of Rockingham website. It is based on an already established policy created by the city of Montpelier. The policy was discussed and modified at the Board's June 10 meeting, where it passed 4–0. At the July 22 meeting, after some discussion...
-Invasive plants, new housing development, and climate change are boosting tick populations in Vermont, officials say, prompting new concerns about diseases the tiny arachnids carry. Although ticks have been present for a long time in Vermont, the population has grown substantially, said Patti Casey, environmental surveillance program director for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. The blacklegged tick, or deer tick, is the type most frequently spotted in the state and responsible for 99% of the tick bite...
-The Windham County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) invites the public to a series of public meetings about the Windham County Sheriff's Regional Policing Initiative, its effort to improve access to rural law enforcement through shared services across municipalities. According a WCSO news release, the initiative was launched in 2023 and is focused "on addressing the needs of the many Windham County towns that do not have their own municipal police departments." By fostering collaboration and sharing resources among towns, the goal...
BRATTLEBORO-Selectboard members heard from the Hinsdale, New Hampshire, town administrator that that town's Selectboard would consider only two options regarding the defunct Anna Hunt Marsh and Charles Dana bridges: that Brattleboro buy the Dana bridge and the island it's located on, or that the town support Hinsdale's petition to the state to raze both bridges. Instead, about two hours after Katherine Lynch visited in person and conveyed that message, the Selectboard voted 3–2 to support keeping the bridges open for...
BRATTLEBORO-Plans to create a downtown restroom/police sub-station in the town-owned Brattleboro Transportation Center on Flat Street will move forward now that the Selectboard has voted 3-2 to do so. At the board's July 8 meeting, board members Elizabeth McLoughlin, Amanda Ellis-Thurber, and Peter Case voted to award the contract to All Seasons Construction of Springfield. Members Isaac Evans-Frantz and Oscar Heller voted against awarding the contract. The project, aimed to keep police eyes on the street where rising public safety...
SAXTONS RIVER-Ethan Tapper grew up here. On Friday, July 25, the forester, best-selling author, and educator returns to his hometown to present a workshop on his book How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. Tapper will give his 7 p.m. presentation at the Community Center at 24 Main St. Following the publication of his book, Tapper used the opportunity to greatly expand his role as a leading voice in what he calls Deep Environmentalism.
Much has been written about the effort expended on changing the way Vermont's education is provided. So what else of interest happened this session? Windham County's lawmakers, all Democrats except for one independent, passed laws that may help prevent children from becoming addicted to the internet. They discussed bills that curb the cost of health insurance and also ones that protect affordable meals and farmers markets. They discussed how to prevent violence in hospitals. They passed a bill that prevented...
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...
