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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.
BRATTLEBORO-Residents are angry about what is going on in their town, with drugs and crime heading the list. And Hank Poitras, 42, otherwise known as Planet Hank, knows how to rev them up. On Friday night, he filled American Legion Post 5 to overflowing with people who wanted to express their outrage at open drug dealing, needles on the ground, people defecating and urinating on Flat Street, and their extremely high taxes. At least 200 residents, including police in uniform,
-With the start of the 2025-26 legislative biennium at the State House in Montpelier came the reshuffling of committee assignments in the House and Senate. Windham County's two incumbent Democratic senators, Wendy Harrison of Brattleboro and Nader Hashim of Dummerston, will be in charge of committees in that chamber this biennium. Harrison will lead the Institutions Committee, replacing Russ Ingalls, R-Essex, who led the committee in the last biennium. Ingalls will now lead the Agriculture Committee. Hashim will chair the...
15 years ago January 2010 issue If you think you're cold, consider the frigid conditions on a 121.9-mile walk from Brattleboro to Montpelier with daily distances between 6.2 miles and 15 miles. From Jan. 2 to 13, participants in the "Step It Up to Shut It Down: A Winter's Walk" will do just that on a pilgrimage to persuade the state Legislature not to renew the license of the Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon, set to expire in...
BRATTLEBORO-While most residents sought refuge indoors during the icy grip of the polar vortex, a dedicated team of volunteers braved the cold to bring snow to a barren hillside. Todd Fahey, vice president of the board of the Brattleboro Ski Hill, spearheaded the efforts on Jan. 3, turning an already-long week into a marathon. As a self-proclaimed "diehard skier," he chargeD into the frigid air despite having spent most of the past 24 hours on his feet at Brattleboro Memorial...
BRATTLEBORO-Yes, the holiday season has been celebrated, and now it's time for the season's next big event: the opening of the Vermont Legislature today, Wednesday, Jan. 8. It is no secret that things will be different this year. For one thing, the Democratic-Progressive supermajorities have been voted out of office, meaning that Republicans can uphold a veto from Gov. Phil Scott. The GOP has nearly doubled its representation in the 30-member Senate, from seven seats last session to 13. A...
BRATTLEBORO-As described by the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts club, the automobile "was a rare phenomenon in Vermont in the early 1900s. However, there were a few Vermonters who thought the Automobile was a viable means of transport and they set out to formalize their belief." One of those men was Andrew Chapin Wright, who lived with his widowed mother, Emily Harriet Wright, and younger brother Sherman on the corner of Greenleaf Street and Abbott Road. Their three-storied white clapboard farmhouse with...
15 years ago January 2010 issue Gordon Bristol, of Newfane, one of 15 members of his family who worked in the printing, typesetting, and prepress industry in Brattleboro in the past century, says printing has been "a good salt-of-the-earth industry for the town." "If you needed a job, you knew that you could find one there," he said. Not anymore. Due to its strategic geographical position as a river valley town and tri-state gateway, and its proximity to New York...
JAMAICA-The town will soon hold a vote to determine whether to permanently close Jamaica Village School - a potential first step in making NewBrook Elementary in Newfane into a regional elementary school hub. The Selectboard has warned an article to be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, Jan. 14, asking voters to authorize the board to close the school, "such that the Jamaica Village School would not be used for an elementary school or provision of direct educational service...
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...
