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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.
BROOKLINE-In Vermont, it seems that every generation is concerned about the future of the working land. And with good reason. The original settlers grew their own food, yet profited from the making and selling of potash. Merino sheep owners flooded the state when potash was no longer a usable commodity. Dairy farmers produced milk - sometimes too much milk - along with butter and cheese. Organic farming came about in the 20th century. From today's makers of award-winning bespoke products...
BRATTLEBORO-The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) will hold its Annual District Meeting on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at the Brattleboro Union High School gymnasium, 131 Fairground Road. Residents of WSESD member-towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney are encouraged to attend in-person. Child care will be provided. To secure child care with WSESD staff members, call 802-254-3730 by noon on March 19. The warrant includes five articles, including election of district officers, what to pay school board members,
BRATTLEBORO-The public is invited to a special informational meeting hosted by the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) and the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) boards of directors to discuss Gov. Phil Scott's proposed education reform plan. The meeting takes place Monday, Feb. 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Brattleboro Union High School auditorium. Attendees will be board members, school administrators, district staff members, and community members. The following legislators have been invited to participate: • State Sen. Nader...
BRATTLEBORO-Ashlyn and Abraham McClurg of Rebop Farm on Sunset Lake Road are reeling but resilient, trying to recover from the collapse of their barn under a load of ice and snow on Sunday, Feb. 16. "We're exhausted and in shock, but there's no other way but through, and the animals need taken care of so, that's what we'll do," Abraham McClurg said Monday. "The weather certainly isn't making it any easier today and tonight, though." When the four-year-old, 40-ft.-by-100-ft. hoop...
BRATTLEBORO-The Annual Town Election takes place for all town voters on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 4, and eight candidates are competing for three seats on the Selectboard. The following overviews have been compiled with the help of information and responses from candidates gathered from the League of Women Voters. The Commons and the Brattleboro Reformer are both media partners in the nonpartisan organization's civic engagement efforts. Two candidates vie for three-year seat Oscar Heller is a Representative Town Meeting...
BRATTLEBORO-Upon the advent of the airplane at the turn of the 20th century, locals with an eye on the sky didn't need a 1919 front-page headline to see that Evelyn Harris was the "First Woman to Fly Over Brattleboro." But unbeknownst to many, the late pioneer also made history by repeating the feat on skis. Harris had just turned 25 in the winter of 1922 when her brother, Fred, turned a hometown hill into what's now the sole Olympic-size ski...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-As I walk into the Brooks Memorial Library director's office, the first thing I notice is a framed silhouette of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. There's the charismatic leader playing a sweet tune and watching all the kids from town dance behind her. Starr LaTronica - who if you haven't noticed has the name of a superhero - is classically self-effacing. She describes her leadership style as "getting out of the way and letting my incredible staff do their...
BRATTLEBORO-On Feb. 15 and 16, the Harris Hill Ski Jump kicks off its 103rd year, with some 40 world-class athletes to compete in the U.S. Cup event and the Fred Harris Memorial Tournament. For one special weekend each year, a hayfield at the end of Cedar Street transforms into a pop-up Olympic-style village, with thousands of onlookers gathering to witness a remarkable display of courage. But the spectacle that awaits didn't just happen overnight. In fact, you could say it...
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...
