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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.
On April 7, Brattleboro's beloved Chelsea Royal Diner, having already been closed for three months, made a post on its Facebook page. “Don't worry,” the announcement said, “we will announce when we are back in action[.] I know it's hard to wait [heart emoji] we appreciate your patience.” But this past weekend, owners Todd Darrah and Janet Picard announced that the popular restaurant will not reopen again - at least not under their management. “With heavy hearts, we unfortunately will...
Henry Bailly came to the Bellows Falls Middle School at the beginning of the current school year as assistant principal. He will end it as interim principal, a role he had served in since this past fall, and will start the 2023-24 school year as the school's new permanent principal. “It's going to be an adjustment,” Bailly said. “But I like to feel that I was chosen principal because of the work I was able to do this year.” Just...
Utilities Division crews from the Department of Public Works will start spring flushing of the town water mains on Friday, April 21, at 10 p.m., and continue work through Friday, May 5. Some daytime flushing will continue throughout the week of May 5 through May 12. Customers are asked to check the flushing schedule closely, as flushing causes water discoloration, low water pressure, and, in some areas, periods of no water. Water main flushing will occur during both night (10...
After a nightmarish week for Groundworks Collaborative, friends, clients, and co-workers came together on April 7 for a candlelight vigil to honor the memory of Leah Rosin-Pritchard as the agency announced a three-week pause in operations to allow staff “time and space for our healing to begin.” The community was shocked by the April 3 death of Rosin-Pritchard, shelter coordinator at Morningside House, at the hands of a shelter resident who has since been arraigned on charges of first-degree murder.
The Flat Iron Cooperative at 51 The Square has just created a new program to help provide food, coffee, and a welcoming space to members of the community who might need a little help. The new Table 7 fund will accept contributions that will fund food and drink for customers who might not be able to pay. They can come into the coffeehouse and ask for “Table 7.” They can then order what they want, and as long as funds...
Mud season has begun in Vermont, but soil isn't the only thing that's thawing. So, too, are the amphibians. As species wake from their winter sleep - and, in some cases, soften from a fully frozen state - wood frogs, peepers, a variety of salamanders and other critters begin moving toward ponds or vernal pools to breed. Often, their journey becomes dangerous as they cross roads in search of wetter climes. To guard against calamity, environmental groups around the state...
Our state legislators. We elect them, they disappear into rented Montpelier apartments, they get assigned to committees, they have meetings in the State House, they write - or help write - legislation, they send out newsletters. And meanwhile, the rest of us go about our daily lives and wonder: What exactly are they doing up there? Now that they are in the final weeks of the 2023 session, The Commons thought it would be interesting to see what Windham County...
Ousted Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) Principal Steven Perrin alleges that the board used him as a “scapegoat” and “sacrificial lamb” after learning of abuse by past teachers in the district, specifically Robert “Zeke” Hecker. In his lawsuit against the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) and Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) boards, Perrin, who is represented by Theodore Kramer, claims that his “termination can only be explained as the Board's decision to scapegoat Plaintiff in light of vocal public pressure...
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...
