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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.
-Despite a cold and rainy Saturday, thousands of Vermonters poured into the streets to protest the Trump administration and its policies at "Hands Off!" rallies in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Chester, and Wilmington on April 5. More than 150 activist groups were involved in organizing 1,200 such marches and rallies across all 50 states, and southern Vermont turned out in force. Organizers estimated that more than 1,500 people showed up in Brattleboro, more than 500 turned out in Chester, and a...
-On a Sunday night, Kelsey Rice found her abuser at her home again, out on bail after an arrest hours earlier. The courts had ordered him to stay away. He didn't. He assaulted her that March 2019 night, she said, threatening to kill them both - and not for the first time. Authorities should've told Rice, who lives in the Brattleboro area, that the man was getting out. She didn't get a call until days later, she told state lawmakers...
BRATTLEBORO-The cause of the March 26 fire that temporarily displaced 126 at the School of International Training (SIT) on Kipling Road has not yet been determined, but Brattleboro Assistant Fire Chief Charles Keir III has said it is not suspicious. According to the fire department, Brattleboro emergency personnel received an alarm call from SIT at 11:11 a.m. Units arrived at 11:19 a.m. and first-arriving crews located a fire in Gamble Residence, a building on the north end of the campus.
BRATTLEBORO-Caz Clark is the safety and outreach manager at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, a position that was created in 2022. There, he interacts with folks in need and finds ways to help connect them to many local organizations. He also serves on the board at Groundworks Collaborative, and he's a member of the town of Brattleboro Situation Table. Caz fills a place in our town we didn't even know we needed. He has a view of Brattleboro that's gritty, real,
BRATTLEBORO-George Stone Sr., closing in on his 101st birthday, is one of the last members of a dwindling fellowship - veterans of World War II. Stone served in the Army's 623rd Engineer Light Equipment Company as a combat engineer. His unit, assigned to the 1103rd Engineer Combat Group, landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 23, 1944, just 17 days after D-Day. Driving a Caterpillar D7 armored bulldozer across Europe through some of the toughest battles in the European...
BRATTLEBORO-Local activists are gearing up for a downtown march and rally on April 5, part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration. "This mass mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies," organizers wrote in a news release. "Alongside Americans across the country, we are marching, rallying, and protesting to demand a stop the chaos and...
BRATTLEBORO-Lana Dever has spent her life fighting for others. Now she's in the fight of her life for her own physical and mental well-being, and that of her family, with the help of friends who have set up a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign. Not only has Dever been facing severely debilitating health challenges that have already cost her her job, her pursuit of a higher education degree, and, at times, the frightening loss of her mobility. She's also losing her health...
BRATTLEBORO-In a marathon 10-hour session (not counting lunch and a few short breaks), Representative Town Meeting (RTM) members sent a proposed $24.7 million budget back to the drawing board in a vote of 76–57. That budget included about $19 million in property taxes and was expected to cause tax bills to rise by about $320 annually for those with median household incomes. More than 130 members started the meeting on Saturday, March 22, many newly elected. So did three new...
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...
