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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-Volunteers at this town’s Estey Organ Museum are used to a symphony of sounds at the former home of the world’s largest manufacturer of pump and pipe instruments. “In its heyday, the Estey Organ Company factory was the beating, bleating heart of Brattleboro,” the online travel guide Atlas Obscura begins its review of the current attraction. But everybody went silent when peers at the local historical society, having recently banked several general bequests, arrived to announce they wanted to pay...
BRATTLEBORO-No to Afghans. No to Haitians. No to Somalis. But yes to white South Africans. Brattleboro will be resettling 50 of them in the coming months. This is in line with a controversial refugee program initiated by the Trump administration. While the U.S.’s refugee admissions program remains suspended, leaving thousands of previously approved refugees in limbo, that is not true for white South Africans. “The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the...
BRATTLEBORO-On July 7, family, friends, and strangers gathered in memory of Scott Garvey, who was shot and killed by a Vermont State Police (VSP) officer in his home on that day one year earlier. At the beginning of the vigil, church bells rang for seven minutes — each minute for each of the shots fired on the day Garvey was killed. Attendees showed support to the family throughout the evening, with several of Garvey’s friends and acquaintances sharing stories, special...
BELLOWS FALLS-The Windham County Democratic Committee hosted a debate of the three Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor on July 9 at the Masonic Temple in Bellows Falls. Moderated by Amy Howlett and Denny Harty, the 90-minute debate featured candidates Esther Charlestin, Molly Gray, and Ryan McLaren. The candidates were given prepared questions for the first half hour of the debate, then the majority of the time was spent answering questions from the 35 to 40 members of the audience. The...
BRATTLEBORO-When it comes to Vermont’s immediate economic future, here’s the good news: State revenues are rising. The not-so-good news? State expenditures are rising faster. Storm clouds could form over Vermont’s economic horizon in the coming year, State Treasurer Michael Pieciak told approximately 50 business, nonprofit, and municipal leaders from across the region. The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) CEO Roundtable — “Over the Horizon: State Revenue Pressures, Macro Risks and Regional Executive Strategy” — on July 7 at the SIT...
BRATTLEBORO-About 100 people showed up in front of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) Tuesday morning in a continuation of community actions in support of keeping its Birthing Center open. After about 45 minutes of speeches from supporters and healthcare workers, many went into the hospital to attend a meeting of the BMH Board of Directors. In a news release on Monday, organizers called on Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center Providers, patients and families, Brattleboro Federation of Nurses (BFN) members, Brattleboro Healthcare...
WILLIAMSVILLE-After several years of gestation, Higher Ground Conservation Burial will finally be celebrated this weekend when its natural, aka “green,” burial offering is introduced to the public. The public benefit nonprofit organization, which is focused exclusively on natural burial, will offer this burial alternative on conserved land at the Manitou Project in Williamsville. Brattleboro Area Interfaith Leadership Alliance, natural burial advocates, Higher Ground, and Latchis Arts have come together to create a weekend, “Celebrating Community with Nature: the First Conservation...
BRATTLEBORO-ReNew Salvage is back. A new incarnation of the used and surplus building material resource will host a grand opening on Saturday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its new storefront at 234 Elliot St. The official ribbon cutting is at 10 a.m., followed by brief remarks. In this endeavor, two entities — Deconstruction Works (DW) and Reclaimed Materials Resource Management (RMRM) — are jointly operating ReNew Building Materials & Salvage, a business that was launched in...
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...
