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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-The town's first-ever weekend Annual Town Meeting on March 1 brought an unusually large crowd to consider two hot-button articles - consolidating the Rockingham, Bellows Falls, and Saxtons River fire departments, and providing additional funding to renovate the Bellows Falls train station. While the two articles were debated at length, and some amendments to them were offered and discussed, in the end both articles passed as written. The lines of voters waiting to get into the Bellows Falls Middle...
BRATTLEBORO-Three new members will join the Selectboard following an election that, fueled by a surge of new local political activism, became a pointed referendum on crime and punishment, on drugs and recovery, and on high property taxes and humanitarian spending. According to unofficial results posted by Town Clerk Hilary Francis, Oscar Heller defeated Jill Stahl Tyler, 1,412-961, for the open three-year seat on the board that was vacated by the current chair, Daniel Quipp. In a crowded field for two...
WHITINGHAM-"Today is bittersweet," said outgoing Town Moderator Leon Corse. "I've ... mostly ... enjoyed my time as moderator," he joked in his farewell statement on March 4. Anyone who witnessed Corse moderating would see a meticulous follower of Robert's Rules of Order who also oversaw meetings with an understated sense of humor while wearing a big smile. An organic farmer, Corse thanked his wife Linda for "her unwavering support and assistance" and for keeping the farm running while he presided...
->Guilford approves all articles in speedy Saturday meeting GUILFORD - All went well at the town's first-ever Saturday morning Annual Town Meeting on March 1. According to Town Clerk Erika Elder, "Town Meeting wrapped up before lunch yesterday. It was a civil meeting with good turnout and discussion. All the articles passed with no amendments." For fiscal year 2026, voters approved spending $1,149,557 for the town's Highway Fund, $805,776 for the town's general fund, $286,550 for the Guilford Volunteer Fire...
Newcomer Jocelyn Fritts and former board member Kelly Young are vying for a three-year term on the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board representing Guilford in the Tuesday, March 4, election. The seat has come available following longtime representative Shaun Murphy's retirement from the board. This is the only contested race for a seat at the WSESD table. Running unopposed are Matthew J. Schibley, for a three-year term representing Brattleboro; Jessica L. Everlith, who was appointed in January, for her...
Most voters throughout the county will assemble on Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 4. Voters in Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Rockingham, Vernon, Windham, and Westminster will convene on their own respective timetables, and Marlboro voters won't meet at all, with voters making all decisions by Australian ballot. According to the Vermont Secretary of State's office, "Vermont law makes Town Meeting a holiday for employees of the state government." State law "also gives an employee the right to take unpaid leave...
BRATTLEBORO-It was a brutally cold day, just after a snowstorm and very windy under cloudy skies. With sidewalks barely cleared in Brattleboro, one might've wondered why anyone would go to town that day. No matter: We're Vermonters. In groups of two or three - sometimes more - people gathered up and down the sidewalk in front of Centre Congregational Church at noon on Monday, Feb. 17, for the National Day of Protest March. The march through downtown - part of...
BRATTLEBORO-Following is a collection of national and local actions, initiatives, and resources aimed at preserving democracy and upholding the Constitution of the United States for readers across the political spectrum who are concerned about the federal government. Nationwide • Build Resistance describes itself as "a resource hub and movement megaphone - amplifying actions, resources, and victories that protect democracy, equality, and human rights." The organization is closely aligned with 50501, which launched nationwide protests on Feb. 5 and 17. The...
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...
