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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.
To combat the lingering effects of this summer's devastating flooding, Green Up Vermont is organizing a statewide clean up day on Saturday, Aug. 26. Operating very similarly to the annual May Green Up Day, this new event will use orange bags instead of the iconic green bags. Two Windham County towns - Londonderry and Grafton - are among those around the state that are asking volunteers to help with specific projects. In Grafton, volunteers can pick up bags and gloves...
It's all hands on deck for returning students to Bellows Falls Union High School next week. In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS) Board of Directors granted Windham Northeast Supervisory Union (WNESU) Superintendent Andy Haas and BFUHS Principal Kelly O'Ryan operational authority to reopen the high school next week for the 2023-24 academic year after elevated PCB levels were found in the building earlier this month [story, page A1]. The motion, originally presented by...
As the Selectboard continues to unpack and scrutinize the myriad details involved in deciding upon a new emergency services (EMS) delivery plan, the next big date is Aug. 29. That's when requests for proposals (RFPs) from potential interested third-party providers are due. "We have been moving through a process over many months," said board Chair Ian Goodnow during a fire/EMS transition update at the Aug. 15 board meeting. "I see the discussion tonight as an opportunity for us to set...
Most people don't get six weeks of summer vacation, but as a member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, does. Unfortunately for Balint, of Brattleboro, her time away from the Capitol coincided with a major natural disaster in Vermont, four big indictments in four major cities for former president Donald Trump, and a looming budget crisis when she returns to Washington. It was keeping her busy almost around the clock, but she managed to find time last week for...
If plans come to fruition, more than 600 mixed-income units would be added to the area's housing stock, which comes as welcome news to those working to address the urgent need for more housing in Windham County and throughout the state. With the end of the state's pandemic-era temporary shelter program, 113 households living in local motels have until April 1, 2024 to find housing or face eviction. An unknown number of households are sheltering in tents in the area.
A mandatory test for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) revealed the presence of the toxic carcinogen at Bellows Falls Union High School. The building's gym and auditorium tested highest for contamination and have limited use at this point. The state law enacted in 2021 - the first in the nation - requires indoor air quality tests for PCBs for all schools built or renovated in the decades prior to 1980 in Vermont. PCBs - a group of organic compounds made from carbon,
Windham Elementary School ended the 2022-23 school year this spring with three staff members resigning. With high turnover rates for educators nationwide, the departure of three employees might not be cause for concern at most schools. But at the tiny Windham Elementary, those three employees - a principal, a teacher, and an administrative assistant - represented 100% of the school's staff. The school has since hired a principal and teacher, and it has made an offer to an administrative assistant...
Kellie D'Elia-Laskin is a shining example of what true mettle really looks like. The widowed, single mom and entrepreneur was on the cusp of opening her new cannabis shop at 2022 North Main St., when a state of emergency was declared in Vermont as epic flooding engulfed Londonderry on July 10. All D'Elia-Laskin's hard work since she signed a lease on April 20 with Center Merrill for the old service station, where she planned to open Green Mountain Therapeutics, was...
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...
