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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.
Sugaring in Vermont is a springtime gig. The sap won't run until a series of cold nights and warm days, and the sweet, clear liquid from the sugar maples needs to be stored colder than 38 degrees and boiled down to syrup within two to three days. In Vermont, keeping a sugarbush has always been a way to supplement a farmer's income. That's certainly true for Don Hazelton, who used to raise strawberries on his hillside farm in June and...
Early Education Services (EES) in Brattleboro and Westminster has earned renewed accreditation for its Canal Street and Westminster Head Start programs from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children. “We're proud to have earned this mark of quality from NAEYC once again and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said EES Executive Director Deb Gass. Early Education Services serves as the...
The Windham Southeast School District's sexual abuse investigation is in process of “moving […] into the next phase,” School Board Chair Kelly Young told participants on March 20. Young did not, however, explain what that means. Or when it might happen. Noting the investigation remains ongoing, Young said attorney Aimee Goddard of Annis & Goddard/Southern Vermont Law, “continues to gather information and interview individuals” and is “in process of moving the investigation into the next phase” and, “at some point,
Three central areas of focus are taking shape as a result of community participation in Our Future Putney, a three-part process of facilitated discussions about the future of the town. Visioning meetings were held in November, December, and January, facilitated by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), to engage community members, brainstorm ideas for the future, and identify top priorities for Putney. Three areas for action emerged: revitalizing the downtown, developing a community center, and developing housing solutions. Task...
It was the biggest March snowstorms in Vermont in many years and, after leaving anywhere from a few inches in downtown Brattleboro to a few feet in the higher elevations of Windham County, it took days for life to return to normal. Elevation had a great deal to do with how much snow that Windham County towns received in the nor'easter that hit the area from March 13-15, which left many people without power for days. According to the National...
Does the United States still believe in the separation between church and state? This is one of the big questions making big waves in Vermont right now. In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's Carson v. Makin decision required states with voucher systems to offer them to religious schools as well as to secular ones. Vermont education often depends on vouchers because this small state has a limited number of schools. Some towns do not have a high school. Some of...
Hours after the snow stopped falling, Windham County continued to dig out from a late-winter nor'easter that dumped 3 feet of snow - or more - in many spots in higher elevations. The storm knocked out power, telephone, cable, and internet for thousands. In the process, residents found themselves stranded in cold, dark homes as their roads were rendered impassible by downed trees, live wires, disabled vehicles, accidents, and - everywhere - thick, heavy snow. With his southern Vermont readers...
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) will hold a public hearing about the proposed fiscal year 2024 school operating/capital budgets on Tuesday, March 21 in the Brattleboro Union High School gymnasium. A public informational hearing was to have taken place on March 14 but was cancelled due to the nor'easter. Meetings are rescheduled to Monday, March 20 at 6 p.m. Business Manager Frank Rucker says he believes the board “supports this budget as a fiscally responsible plan to respond to...
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...
