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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.
MANCHESTER-The Vermont-based fly-fishing company Orvis is now facing pressures "at a pace that we haven't faced in our 170-year career," company president Simon Perkins said at a May 28 roundtable on tariffs hosted by U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont. At Orvis's flagship rod shop and factory, Perkins said the Trump administration's shifting policies have not given businesses enough time to adapt their sourcing and manufacturing models to absorb the shock of tariffs. "It's really hard for a business to respond...
BRATTLEBORO-Representative Town Meeting members met in a special session on May 27 and approved a fiscal year 2026 budget of $24,971,305. Approval came on a roll call vote of 110–4 near the end of a two-hour meeting in the Brattleboro Union High School gymnasium, the site of the annual Representative Town Meeting on March 22 which rejected the first version of the FY26 budget, 76–57, and sent it back to the Selectboard. The newly reconstituted board, with three new members,
BRATTLEBORO-Great-great-grandmother Shirley Squires is also a great, great fundraiser. The 94-year-old Guilford resident arrived at the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont charity walk on May 31 with four generations of family, including the newest member born just two weeks ago. Though rain forced organizers to cancel the annual outdoor stroll, Squires still shined, raising $22,291 in contributions this year to reach a lifetime fundraising milestone of $500,298. "Your unwavering commitment is nothing short of extraordinary," U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont,
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is seeking $4 million in expense reductions and new revenue in the next four months to balance its $119 million annual budget. "Like rural hospitals here in Vermont and across the nation, BMH faces significant financial challenges that have been imposed on us in large measure by both the state and federal governments," President Christopher Dougherty wrote to the hospital's 150 community corporators in an email over the Memorial Day weekend. The hospital is exploring 40 "strategies"
BRATTLEBORO-For 25 years, Westgate Housing in West Brattleboro has been a rare example of resident-controlled affordable housing, where tenants are not just residents but active decision-makers. On May 13, the community celebrated this anniversary by dedicating its community center to Julie Maloof, a beloved board president and community activist who transformed the community through her leadership and compassion. Maloof died on Jan. 1. The dedication ceremony honored Julie's remarkable contributions, with speakers highlighting her profound impact on the lives of...
BELLOWS FALLS-Founded in 1995, Parks Place Community Resource Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary still focused on its original mission - "to create opportunities by connecting people and resources in the Greater Falls area." The nonprofit is marking its 30th anniversary with a celebration at its 44 School St. location at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. The event will include pizza, birthday cake, games, and music, with special guests Troy Wunderle and Wade Garrett, a.k.a. DJ Wade the Great.
BRATTLEBORO-Vermont's non-commercial low-power community radio stations, including WVEW-LP 107.7 FM in Brattleboro, got a big boost from the state Legislature with the inclusion of a one-time $150,000 grant in the fiscal 2026 state budget. The grant will be divided between the state's seven current community radio stations and three more stations that are under construction and will be on the air in the coming months. The funds will be used to help these volunteer-run broadcasters to upgrade equipment such as...
NEWFANE-There was a time when the 1825 jail house in Newfane would house up to a few dozen prisoners, according to conjecture - from hardened criminals to petty thieves, mostly men, with some women. The jail, situated on the green across from Newfane's picturesque Common where the 1825 Windham County Courthouse stands, was shut down in 1971. In 1986, the Windham County Sheriff's Department repurposed the clapboard structure to serve as its headquarters until 2022, when it moved to Old...
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...
