Stories by Randolph T. Holhut and Jeff Potter

Issue of Sep 25, 2019 (#529)


• Hundreds march in Brattleboro as part of Global Climate Strike : Weekday walkout seeks to ‘amplify youth voices’ in urging full and immediate focus on global climate change and its consequences

Issue of May 1, 2019 (#508)


• Stroll hires new director for parade, programs: For Erin O’Connor, local food and farming resonates on several personal levels
• Colonel softballers bounce back with 2 wins

Issue of Jan 2, 2019 (#491)


• BUHS salutes John Dimick for 42 years of coaching
• Voters name their top concerns: At a forum in Rockingham, state lawmakers hear about top priorities: climate, health care, Act 46

Issue of Aug 8, 2018 (#471)


• Vermont wins third straight Shrine game

Issue of Mar 28, 2018 (#452)


• Local lawmakers offer legislative update: Guns, education funding, and the economy top current session’s agenda

Issue of Jan 17, 2018 (#442)


• Terriers off to great start in girls’ hoops

Issue of Jan 10, 2018 (#441)


• Colonels heat up rink with doubleheader victories
• SIT to cut 30 staff positions in Brattleboro: Declining enrollments will shift full-time graduate programs from flagship campus to foreign sites

Issue of Jan 3, 2018 (#440)


• Colonel boys enter the new year winless
• It’s your newspaper, too: Media Mentoring Project seeks to get more people involved in telling the stories of their communities

Issue of Dec 20, 2017 (#439)


• Winter sports season now in full swing
• Driving out hunger: With help from local students, Project Feed the Thousands fills the bus again

Issue of Dec 13, 2017 (#438)


• Area options dwindle for long-distance transportation: Limited options frustrate inter-city travelers
• Colonels win, Rebels lose in girls’ hoops opener

Issue of Dec 6, 2017 (#437)


• Always room for one more bowler in Senior League
• State Chamber head describes ‘workforce gap’: Bishop tells BACC members more needs to be done to attract new workers to Vermont
• WWHT gets $125,000 grant for new ‘supportive housing’ project: Initiative provides living space and access to social services

Issue of Nov 29, 2017 (#436)


• A defunct Vermont ski area gets a second life
• GunSense Vt. founder’s departure triggers political aspirations: Braden contemplates a run for State Senate

Issue of Nov 22, 2017 (#435)


• Vermont ski areas gear up for another big year
• A Vermont beyond the postcards: ‘We Are Vermont,’ a new calendar, shows the independent spirit of a brave little state

Issue of Nov 15, 2017 (#434)


• Mightier than the sword: With a practiced pen, longtime syndicated cartoonist Jeff Danziger skewers the current administration
• Bigelow accepts UConn scholarship offer

Issue of Nov 8, 2017 (#433)


• A legacy of service: A Guilford veteran loved horses and helping others, but the injuries she brought home from combat proved too much for her to bear
• Terriers win third straight field hockey title

Issue of Nov 1, 2017 (#432)


• Three local teams still standing after first week of playoffs

Issue of Oct 25, 2017 (#431)


• Terrier teams to begin title defenses at home
• Former ambassador looks at ‘Axis of Evil’ 15 years later: At Windham World Affairs Council, Galbraith assesses U.S. foreign policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea

Issue of Oct 18, 2017 (#430)


• Colonels stop Pats, 28-14, for first win of season

Issue of Oct 11, 2017 (#429)


• Colonels, Terriers tune up for state cross-country meet
• New building of note: Brattleboro Music Center celebrates grand opening of its new school, performance space
• Looking for company: Last AARP chapter in Vermont hopes to set example for other towns in state

Issue of Oct 4, 2017 (#428)


• 31 wins (and counting) for BF field hockey

Issue of Sep 27, 2017 (#427)


• Rebel girls tame Wildcats, 4-1
• Rural policing: How much, and who pays?: Senate committee takes up that question at public hearings around the state before legislative session
• 50 years of bringing the town together: Memories of the creation of today’s Brooks Library, from the man who oversaw its construction in 1967

Issue of Sep 20, 2017 (#426)


• Colonels cross-country teams off to a good start
• A welcome change: After years of delays, police department moves to ‘safe and workable’ headquarters

Issue of Sep 13, 2017 (#425)


• Clark, Cota lead BF past Colonels

Issue of Aug 30, 2017 (#423)


• Act 46 starts to transform high school sports in Vermont

Issue of Aug 23, 2017 (#422)


• A piece of Brattleboro baseball history is threatened: Efforts to save grandstand at Tenney Field now underway

Issue of Aug 16, 2017 (#421)


• A small fix with a big payoff: Advocates say removing unused dams from waterways can improve water quality, fish habitats
• BF native chases a baseball dream in Alaska
• Village trustees trim full-time fire dept. staff: After voters approve property tax reduction, board is forced to make staffing cuts

Issue of Aug 9, 2017 (#420)


• Vermont blanks New Hampshire for Shrine win

Issue of Aug 2, 2017 (#419)


• Vermont seeks another win in annual Shrine game

Issue of Jul 26, 2017 (#418)


• Post 5 knocked out of Legion tourney
• The velvet evolution: NEYT founder Stephen Stearns discusses the process of founding an arts organization, and then letting go
• For NECCA, an end to an expensive stalemate — and a new beginning: After a two-week protest that threatened the circus arts school, its founders are back at work, and a new board and management team begin the process of healing

Issue of Jul 19, 2017 (#417)


• Brattleboro 12s sweep Bennington for District 2 title

Issue of Jul 12, 2017 (#416)


• A glorious Fourth for Brattleboro Post 5

Issue of Jul 5, 2017 (#415)


• Post 37 has a roller-coaster week in Legion ball
• Wherever she goes, it's poetry and prose: BUHS student's skillful writing opens doors far and wide

Issue of Jun 28, 2017 (#414)


• Post 5 falls to Rutland, 2-1, in duel of aces

Issue of Jun 21, 2017 (#413)


• Local athletes named to MVL all-star teams
• Heavy rains pelt Windham County: Road crews get to work after a series of storms dump upwards of 4 inches of rain, causing flooding, mudslides, and washouts

Issue of Jun 14, 2017 (#412)


• Rebels fall to Oxbow in Division III final
• Lawmakers set to return to Statehouse for veto session: Senate president raps governor for last-minute teacher insurance plan

Issue of Jun 7, 2017 (#411)


• Terriers sweep Division III state track championships

Issue of May 31, 2017 (#410)


• Colonels, Raiders brawl after 5-4 loss : Rebels clinch No. 2 seed in softball; long playoff road trips for other local teams
• As the Heifers keep Strolling along...: Brattleboro parade and festival highlight local farmers and local food
• Keeping faith: At Memorial Day service, remembering the men and women who ‘wrote a blank check’ to their country

Issue of May 24, 2017 (#409)


• Colonels try to keep focused as softball season hits climax

Issue of May 17, 2017 (#408)


• Colonels win Unified state title

Issue of May 10, 2017 (#407)


• Colonels reach semifinals of Unified tourney
• Political aides see opportunities in a Trump administration: Representatives of Vermont’s Congressional delegation say the state still has bargaining power

Issue of May 3, 2017 (#406)


• Track and field relays mark midseason
• For church members, a new era: First Baptist Church congregation adjusts to being tenants in the building they once owned
• Better safe than sorry: Pizza-oven fire at Echo prompts three-alarm response; no injuries and little damage are reported

Issue of Apr 26, 2017 (#405)


• Colonel girls rout Rutland, Otter Valley

Issue of Apr 19, 2017 (#404)


• Spring season revs up for area teams
• Lighting a candle for democracy: Vigil will oppose 'rise of fascism and hate'

Issue of Apr 12, 2017 (#403)


• Spring is slow to arrive for area high school teams

Issue of Apr 5, 2017 (#402)


• Unified basketball expands to Leland & Gray
• Serene makeover: Renovations at Brooks are complete, with a brighter and more spacious library emerging
• Under pressure: In Brattleboro, Welch offers hope to worried constituents

Issue of Mar 22, 2017 (#400)


• Rebels fall to Thetford in Division III semifinal

Issue of Mar 15, 2017 (#399)


• Rebel girls reach Division III semifinals

Issue of Mar 8, 2017 (#398)


• Colonel boys fall to Burlington in hoop playoffs
• Crossing over: Hundreds stroll across the new I-91 West River Bridge on the eve of its being open to northbound traffic

Issue of Mar 1, 2017 (#397)


• Lots of jobs, if you have the skills: New list details thousands of positions in Vermont in dozens of fields, most not needing a four-year degree
• Basketball, hockey playoffs begin for BUHS, Twin Valley
• Putting military families first: Candidate for National Commander of the American Legion visits Brattleboro
• Three arrested during TD Bank protest: Peaceful demonstration called attention to bank’s fossil fuel investments
• Candidates look beyond local issues: In Brattleboro, activist groups challenge prospective Selectboard members at forum

Issue of Feb 22, 2017 (#396)


• A star is born on Harris Hill: Blaz Pavlic, 18, of Slovena sweeps weekend events, breaks distance records
• Vermont farmers worried about immigration policy changes: At Brattleboro meeting, state Ag boss tries to ease concerns

Issue of Feb 15, 2017 (#395)


• Colonel boys finish strong to beat MAU

Issue of Feb 8, 2017 (#394)


• Up and down season for Colonels girls’ hoops
• West Brattleboro fire station project nears completion: Work continues on time, under budget on remainder of new $14M police and fire facility project
• Three overdose in Brattleboro within one day: Fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opiate painkiller, could be responsible for 3 deaths on Monday

Issue of Feb 1, 2017 (#393)


• Chamber honors Brattleboro’s ‘unofficial greeter’: James Banslaben posthumously named BACC’s 2016 Person of the Year
• Colonel bowlers finish third in first home match

Issue of Jan 25, 2017 (#392)


• Jacks jump Terrier boys, 70-59
• Marchers stand firm on values as Trump takes hard-right turns: In a state that handed a crushing defeat to the new Republican president, the Women’s March draws peaceful but resolute crowds in Brattleboro, Montpelier

Issue of Jan 18, 2017 (#391)


• Planned Parenthood sees post-election surge in donations: Clinics in Vermont, including in Brattleboro, also see increase in number of volunteers
• Terrier teams trample Long Trail in doubleheader

Issue of Jan 11, 2017 (#390)


• Gartenstein, DeGray won’t seek re-election to Selectboard: Schoales plans another run
• After long layoff, Colonel girls try to shake off the rust
• Affordable Care Act, we hardly knew ye: A baby-step in providing access to health care is about to die at the hands of Republicans in Congress
• Rockin’ for a free world: Three local bands headline ACLU benefit show at 118 Elliot

Issue of Dec 28, 2016 (#389)


• Wildcats struggle at GM Holiday Tournament

Issue of Dec 21, 2016 (#388)


• Colonel boys off to a 3-0 start
• Carrying on a holiday tradition: Slate family again serves up a free breakfast to the community on Christmas Day
• ‘Jewmongous!’ makes its Putney debut: Sean Altman brings his irreverent comedy show to Next Stage
• A new housing model for Brattleboro: Proposal seeks to turn motel into supportive apartments for those in need of shelter, social services

Issue of Dec 14, 2016 (#387)


• Colonel girls show skill, grit in 4-2 win over Bulldogs
• Comfort in the darkness: ‘Longest Night’ service at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church helps people cope with pain that can come with the holidays
• A publishing debut at 99: Holton Home resident gets a children’s book into print

Issue of Dec 7, 2016 (#386)


• New owners try again to revive Magic Mountain
• ‘We have come a long way’: World AIDS Day vigil honors those lost, celebrates progress made toward ending infections
• About those bootstraps: In ‘Born on Third Base,’ author Chuck Collins offers a new way to look at inequality in the U.S.

Issue of Nov 30, 2016 (#385)


• Vermont schools prepare for football realignment
• An unexpected gift for the holidays: In a national magazine, Robb Farm’s maple syrup gets a plug from Brooke Shields, and the orders are pouring in
• Nonprofits fear chill from changing political winds: Lawmakers, service providers concerned about funding for anti-hunger programs

Issue of Nov 23, 2016 (#384)


• BPD-BUHS benefit game raises nearly $500 for Home at Last
• Quaint and curious: An expert appraiser brings secrets and stories from the antiquarian book trade to Brooks Memorial Library

Issue of Nov 16, 2016 (#383)


• Terriers win state football title
• More trains, more often?: Transportation Board outlines rail plans at public forum
• The triumph of the stupid: ‘I see no reason to extend my understanding to the 59 million people who voted for Trump’

Issue of Nov 9, 2016 (#382)


• Terriers win second-straight state field hockey title
• Scott defeats Minter for governor: Zuckerman narrowly wins over Brock in Lt. Gov. race

Issue of Nov 2, 2016 (#381)


• Terriers, Rebels reach semifinals

Issue of Oct 26, 2016 (#380)


• Colonels overcome injuries to beat MAU

Issue of Oct 19, 2016 (#379)


• Climbing peaks, and rediscovering lost dreams: In new book, former sports editor tells the story of how he reclaimed his life, one summit at a time

Issue of Oct 12, 2016 (#378)


• Rebel boys struggle to repeat last year’s success
• Film family: In ‘Greek Epic,’ Gordon Hayward tells the story of the Latchis family, the rise and fall of its theater empire, and the monument that remains
• An intimate look at an iconic family: Photos of John F. Kennedy and his family by Mark Shaw on display at Dianich Gallery

Issue of Oct 5, 2016 (#377)


• Daily bus to Boston now available: Federal grant funds new Brattleboro route
• Terriers stay undefeated in field hockey

Issue of Sep 28, 2016 (#376)


• Rebel girls rolling toward top soccer seed
• Building a team: Emerge Vermont seeks to get more women elected to public office

Issue of Sep 21, 2016 (#375)


• Colonel girls roll over Cosmos, 8-0
• ‘At war every day’: After 9/11 anniversary, former commander of the Third Fleet reflects on U.S. military engagement around the world
• Megabus begins service in Brattleboro

Issue of Sep 14, 2016 (#374)


• Hilltoppers spoil Colonels’ football opener, 28-12
• Getting into print: John and Marion Hooper’s Stephen Daye Press was a pioneering Brattleboro publisher

Issue of Sep 7, 2016 (#373)


• Terriers open field hockey season with a 4-0 win
• Assessing our longest war: Legion Post begins lecture series to look at the war on terror, 15 years after 9/11

Issue of Aug 31, 2016 (#372)


• Colonels, Terriers ready for football openers
• ‘Red-hot topicality’: Brattleboro publisher to reissue unauthorized Trump biography

Issue of Aug 24, 2016 (#371)


• Zelenakas inducted into ski-jumping Hall of Fame

Issue of Aug 17, 2016 (#370)


• Brattleboro Swim Team wins state meet
• Vermonter dies while battling Nevada wildfire: Westminster native Justin Beebe, 26, killed after being struck by tree

Issue of Aug 10, 2016 (#369)


• Vermont wins Shrine game, ends 15-year losing streak
• It’s Minter, Scott for governor

Issue of Aug 3, 2016 (#368)


• Little League, Legion teams win state titles
• Attack of the wild parsnip: State agencies warn of skin rashes, blistering from sap of invasive plant

Issue of Jul 27, 2016 (#367)


• Little Leaguers reach state 11-12 finals

Issue of Jul 20, 2016 (#366)


• Brattleboro Little League wins district title

Issue of Jul 13, 2016 (#365)


• Brattleboro 15-year-old Babe Ruth team wins another state championship

Issue of Jul 6, 2016 (#364)


• Lind, Marlier are Firecracker 4-Miler winners

Issue of Jun 29, 2016 (#363)


• Roots in STEM: Putney School’s summer program draws on its rich heritage in science
• Legion season begins with local teams off to a good start

Issue of Jun 22, 2016 (#362)


• DJ Snide is latest Terrier to win state decathlon

Issue of Jun 15, 2016 (#361)


• Terriers, Rebels both fall short in baseball title runs

Issue of Jun 8, 2016 (#360)


• Terriers sweep Division III track championships

Issue of Jun 1, 2016 (#359)


• Rebels earn top seed in baseball; Brattleboro, BF open at home

Issue of May 25, 2016 (#358)


• American Legion Post 5 plans two events for Memorial Day
• Spring sports season heads into final days before postseason

Issue of May 18, 2016 (#357)


• Area schools scramble to make up missed games

Issue of May 11, 2016 (#356)


• MAU snaps Colonels’ softball win streak

Issue of May 4, 2016 (#355)


• BF, Brattleboro track teams do well at Fenn Relays

Issue of Apr 27, 2016 (#354)


• Terriers topple Colonels, 4-3, in baseball thriller

Issue of Apr 20, 2016 (#353)


• Terriers rally to beat Twin Valley, 15-5

Issue of Apr 13, 2016 (#352)


• Unified Basketball debuts at BUHS this spring

Issue of Mar 30, 2016 (#350)


• Miracles

Issue of Mar 23, 2016 (#349)


• Rueter, Perkins play in Vermont All-Star hockey games

Issue of Mar 16, 2016 (#348)


• Hicks, DeJordy steal the show in North-South games

Issue of Mar 9, 2016 (#347)


• A memorable playoff run for Colonels girls’ basketball

Issue of Mar 2, 2016 (#346)


• Colonel girls upset Essex, St. J to reach semifinals
• Sheriff drops site for proposed Justice Center: Chemco building would need bracing; Clark moves focus to other unknown sites
• Voters assemble throughout county: A roundup of decisions from around the towns

Issue of Feb 24, 2016 (#345)


• Slovenian jumpers sweep top spots at Harris Hill

Issue of Feb 17, 2016 (#344)


• Colonels, Terriers, Rebels open boys’ playoffs

Issue of Feb 10, 2016 (#343)


• Colonel girls reach playoffs with comeback win over MAU

Issue of Feb 3, 2016 (#342)


• Colonel hockey teams struggle for playoff spots

Issue of Jan 27, 2016 (#341)


• Rebel girls top GM for fourth straight win

Issue of Jan 20, 2016 (#340)


• Colonel girls earn tie in ‘Pink at the Rink’ game

Issue of Jan 13, 2016 (#339)


• Terrier boys even up record with win over Black River

Issue of Jan 6, 2016 (#338)


• Presidential candidates play the fear card: We should fear many things that kill more Americans than ISIS, and all can be easily remedied
• Firefighters contain machinery fire at paper mill: Multiple departments respond to call at Southview Paper
• Colonels girls’ hockey enters new year on the upswing

Issue of Dec 23, 2015 (#337)


• Twin Valley’s Buddy Hayford picks up 400th win as girls’ basketball coach

Issue of Dec 16, 2015 (#336)


• Colonel girls open hoops season with a win and a loss
• One from the heart: County Democrats honor Michael Obuchowski with their inaugural Obie Awards
• 70 gather to mark anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting: Gun Sense Vermont founder: ‘We can’t let ourselves go numb’
• Highest honor: At 91, Jay Karpin is awarded France’s Legion of Honor for his World War II service

Issue of Dec 9, 2015 (#335)


• Next Stage ready to show off its $1.6 million renovation: Weekend concerts with The GrooveBarbers, River Singers christen revamped theater
• Colonel boys open hockey season with a pair of losses

Issue of Dec 2, 2015 (#334)


• Seven Colonels named to all-State football team

Issue of Nov 25, 2015 (#333)


• Local teams prepare for winter sports season

Issue of Nov 18, 2015 (#332)


• South cruises to big win in Vermont Senior Bowl
• Longtime radio news director to sign off: WTSA’s Tim Johnson Arsenault anticipates seeking new elected office in Vernon

Issue of Nov 11, 2015 (#331)


• Investigators seek cause of apartment building fire: 11 families displaced, no injuries reported after four-alarm blaze
• Terriers fall to Bulldogs in Division II football final
• Legion post plans tribute for Vietnam War veterans: Event to honor memory of 11 area men killed in action in the military action that escalated 50 years ago

Issue of Nov 4, 2015 (#330)


• Terriers are champions in Division III field hockey

Issue of Oct 28, 2015 (#329)


• Colonels upset by CVU in Division I playoffs

Issue of Oct 21, 2015 (#328)


• Twin Valley secures top seed for boys’ soccer playoffs

Issue of Oct 14, 2015 (#327)


• BF girls keep the faith through a losing soccer season

Issue of Oct 7, 2015 (#326)


• Raiders spoil Senior Night for Colonels with 40-15 win

Issue of Sep 30, 2015 (#325)


• Reformer Christmas Stocking seeks to regroup: After decision to end the seasonal clothing drive, organizers looks for the community to step up to help
• Colonels honor 1965 champs, then beat Lakers

Issue of Sep 23, 2015 (#324)


• Colonel cross-country teams keep improving

Issue of Sep 16, 2015 (#323)


• Colonels fall to Middlebury; BF stays undefeated
• Work continues on Next Stage renovations: Old Putney church about to be transformed into modern arts venue
• National American Legion Commander visits Post 5: Urges local Legionnaires to get out and tell the story about their veterans’ organizations

Issue of Sep 9, 2015 (#322)


• Terriers roll over Eagles in home opener: Victory follows honors from Patriots after team wins contest

Issue of Sep 2, 2015 (#321)


• Colonels lose football opener; BF blanks Cosmos

Issue of Aug 26, 2015 (#320)


• Vermont’s bear hunting season begins Sept. 1
• VTel wireless Internet now available

Issue of Aug 19, 2015 (#319)


• Practices begin for fall sports season in Vermont
• Dummerston at war’s end: A poster inspires thoughts of what was going on, 70 years ago, as World War II came to a close

Issue of Aug 12, 2015 (#318)


• Historical Society breaks ground on addition to schoolhouse: Proceeds from Bunker memorabilia donation to fund the expansion

Issue of Aug 5, 2015 (#317)


• So. Burlington beats Brattleboro for state Little League title
• Putney winemakers keep pressing on: Putney Mountain Winery keeps expanding as demand for fruit wines keeps growing
• Comment period extended on state’s rail plan

Issue of Jul 29, 2015 (#316)


• Little Leaguers split opening games in state 11-12 tourney
• Regional vets get timely care, VA asserts: VA makes progress in reducing wait times for health care, director of White River Junction facility says
• ‘A beneficial deal for both sides’: Speaking to Windham World Affairs Council, Galbraith says nuclear agreement between U.S., Iran is better than the alternatives

Issue of Jul 22, 2015 (#315)


• Brattleboro wins District 2 Little League championship

Issue of Jul 15, 2015 (#314)


• Brattleboro Little League, Babe Ruth teams begin playoffs

Issue of Jul 8, 2015 (#313)


• 16 businesses share $64,000 in prizes at Stroll/BDCC Business Plan Competition
• Post 5’s Atkins just misses no-hitter against Post 37

Issue of Jul 1, 2015 (#312)


• Post 5 off to fast start as Legion season begins
• A newspaperman who instilled love and fear: In memory of Norm Runnion, who gave me my life in Vermont
• Reformer abruptly sheds staff: Daily newspaper’s parent company lays off two employees, including 40-year newsroom veteran

Issue of Jun 17, 2015 (#310)


• BF boys, Rebel girls both fall in state finals
• Road to the past: Fans show off their restored vintage campers at Dummerston campground

Issue of Jun 10, 2015 (#309)


• Rebels teams both reach semifinals; BF boys win track title
• Bernie strolls, and Brattleboro shows the love: Thousands cheer as Sanders makes his first appearance in town as a presidential candidate

Issue of May 27, 2015 (#307)


• Colonels rip Mill River, close in on softball playoffs
• The gun that ended the Civil War?: Historian Howard Coffin has it, and the story behind the man who carried it
• Brattleboro honors contributions of Civil War dead: Service pays tribute to 46 ‘simple countrymen changed into heroes’ on 150th anniversary of war’s end

Issue of May 20, 2015 (#306)


• Terriers win first-ever night game at Hadley Field

Issue of May 13, 2015 (#305)


• Rebels pound Wildcats, 22-4, for third straight win

Issue of May 6, 2015 (#304)


• BF alums Walsh, Coffey Torney inducted into VPA Hall of Fame
• Amtrak tweaks fares, schedules for Vermonter
• Why does white America act surprised by Baltimore?: Police violence directed at people of color has become an epidemic in the United States — and so has the grim arithmetic of opportunity for people of color

Issue of Apr 29, 2015 (#303)


• Simpson to step down as Retreat's president and CEO: Tenure marked by innovation and rough patches
• Bigelow shuts out Slaters as Colonels win, 6-0

Issue of Apr 22, 2015 (#302)


• A rough start for Colonels softball this season
• Honoring those who gave all to save the Union: Brattleboro plans special commemoration to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War

Issue of Apr 15, 2015 (#301)


• Colonel girls open tennis season with win over BF

Issue of Apr 8, 2015 (#300)


• Bowl for Kids’ Sake raises more than $55,000
• Teacher takes a look back on Brattleboro of Vietnam era: A brawny manufacturing town experienced cultural shifts during a turbulent time in U.S. history

Issue of Apr 1, 2015 (#299)


• With NCAA win, Patrick Caldwell carries on family’s nordic ski legacy
• Medicare reimbursement levels for hospitals in limbo

Issue of Mar 25, 2015 (#298)


• Brattleboro Little League gets ready for 2015 season
• Family offers $10,000 reward for information on fatal hit-and-run

Issue of Mar 18, 2015 (#297)


• Coming together for a friend: Colleagues, neighbors, and family remember the life of Susan Keese
• Economic development issues dominate at Chamber's Legislative Breakfast
• Agreement brings rail travel to Montreal closer to reality

Issue of Mar 11, 2015 (#296)


• Spring skiing awaits at Living Memorial Park

Issue of Mar 4, 2015 (#295)


• Twin Valley boys fall in Division IV semifinals
• Brattleboro: No to charter changes, 1 percent tax

Issue of Feb 25, 2015 (#294)


• Colonel girls top Stowe in OT in hockey playoffs
• Man accused of burglary arrested inside school building: Suspect captured by police without incident, thanks to quick thinking by staff

Issue of Feb 18, 2015 (#293)


• Girls’ basketball playoffs begin this week
• Knickerbocker leads U.S. jumpers at Harris Hill: Brattleboro native finishes first in Pepsi Challenge, second in Open Class of Harris Memorial

Issue of Feb 11, 2015 (#292)


• Colonel hockey teams pick up key home wins
• Snow piling up in southern Vermont: Latest storm leaves about a foot more on snow-weary county

Issue of Feb 4, 2015 (#291)


• ‘Hoops for Hope’ games at Leland & Gray raise $2,000
• On the books: Brooks Memorial Library receives $1.2 million bequest
• Groundhog Day storm leaves about a foot of snow across Windham County

Issue of Jan 28, 2015 (#290)


• Bulldogs chomp on Rebel girls, 54-20
• Windham County spared worst of major winter storm: More snow still expected later in the week

Issue of Jan 21, 2015 (#289)


• Jacks jump Terrier boys, 56-39
• Residents asked to weigh in on proposed zoning changes: Town plans series of forums, open houses to explain what's new, gather feedback
• Sudden icing of roads leads to dozens of accidents around region

Issue of Jan 14, 2015 (#288)


• Colonel girls come up big against MAU

Issue of Jan 7, 2015 (#287)


• Rebel boys begin to recover from shaky start

Issue of Dec 24, 2014 (#286)


• Wasps sting Colonel boys in wild 7-6 hockey game
• State Chamber president outlines legislative priorities

Issue of Dec 17, 2014 (#285)


• Rutland roughs up Colonel girls in home hockey opener
• Galbraith offers bleak assessment of Iraq, Syria situation: In talk to Windham World Affairs Council, former U.S. diplomat outlines what is achievable in battle against ISIS
• CoreArts Project faces leadership shuffle as NEA grant nears end

Issue of Dec 10, 2014 (#284)


• Colonels boys’ hockey opens season with wins

Issue of Dec 3, 2014 (#283)


• Football realignment plan drops Colonels into Division II
• Thanksgiving eve storm leaves lots of snow, power outages in its wake
• The ‘Great War’ remembered: Historical Society display marks 100th anniversary of World War I
• A close call: A life saved after sudden cardiac arrest inspires Rescue Inc. fundraising campaign

Issue of Nov 26, 2014 (#282)


• Ski and ride season beckons in southern Vermont
• Former Brattleboro Police Chief Richard Guthrie dies at 75

Issue of Nov 19, 2014 (#281)


• Get ready for the Jingle Bell jog
• Ernest Kinoy, Emmy-winning writer, dies at 89: Longtime Williamsville resident wrote more than 500 scripts for radio, TV, Broadway, and the big screen

Issue of Nov 12, 2014 (#280)


• Local athletes, coaches earn Marble Valley League honors
• Amtrak’s Vermonter returns to Connecticut River route to Springfield, Mass., starting Dec. 29: All aboard … for Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke
• Saluting those who served: VA clinic honors its clients with annual Veterans Day lunch

Issue of Nov 5, 2014 (#279)


• Andy Natowich: A football legend remembered: From schoolboy superstar in Connecticut to championship coach in Brattleboro, his career was long and storied
• Sibilia topples Moran, while county incumbents cruise: Shumlin narrowly defeats Milne to win third term

Issue of Oct 29, 2014 (#278)


• Dramatic wins mark opening week of playoffs
• An election without buzz?: Low-key campaigns are the rule on a ballot dominated by incumbents

Issue of Oct 22, 2014 (#277)


• Undefeated Terriers get top seed in field hockey playoffs
• Fresh and healthy: One decade and 400,000 plates served, Brattleboro Senior Meals celebrates a milestone
• History buffs celebrate a history of trouble: Historical Society of Windham County, the new owner of the Newfane train station, explores history of the West River Railroad

Issue of Oct 15, 2014 (#276)


• Rebel teams are tops in Division III soccer

Issue of Oct 8, 2014 (#275)


• Ernie Johnson named to Vermont Sports Hall of Fame
• Happy birthday, Vera!: Longtime Newfane resident turns 103

Issue of Oct 1, 2014 (#274)


• Three losses and a tie for Colonels on homecoming weekend
• Welcome back, Brooks House: A eyewitness to the fall and rise of a downtown landmark celebrates its return

Issue of Sep 24, 2014 (#273)


• Colonel boys hang on to beat Mill River, 3-2

Issue of Sep 17, 2014 (#272)


• Terriers fall to Rice, 26-6, in Div. II showdown
• West Townshend Community Project receives $50,000 USDA grant

Issue of Sep 10, 2014 (#271)


• Colonels rally to 14-0 win over Burlington
• Buildings saved, buildings lost: Author and urban planner Anne Satterthwaite considers the opera house in American history, and why Brattleboro tore its building down
• Dummerston man arrested in connection with church fire

Issue of Sep 3, 2014 (#270)


• Terriers bite Colonels in football opener, 25-7
• Arson causes $25,000 of damage to church: State police seek information about blaze in Dummerston Congregational Church Monday night

Issue of Aug 27, 2014 (#269)


• We won’t see his like again: As a moderate Republican, Jim Jeffords put his personal principles and his state’s well-being ahead of party
• Fall high school sports season begins this weekend
• A Saturday at the farms: Inaugural Dummerston Farm Tour shows diversity, creativity of town’s agricultural sector
• White keeps Senate seat; Balint edges past Allbee: Few contested races statewide, but Senate race perks up country primaries

Issue of Aug 20, 2014 (#268)


• Putney Fossils win CRVBL championship
• Documentary photographer Rebecca Lepkoff dies at 98: From the Lower East Side to Pikes Falls, her camera captured the ordinary in an extraordinary way

Issue of Aug 13, 2014 (#267)


• Students get some leadership advice from a Bruin
• Local downtowns share in $2.4 million in state tax incentives

Issue of Aug 6, 2014 (#266)


• Moving day: CCV, Vermont Tech looks forward to a new era in Brooks House
• Brattleboro Swim Team wins SVSL District title for third straight year
• Contract expires for FairPoint workers: No deal reached, talks will continue for now

Issue of Jul 30, 2014 (#265)


• Brattleboro, BF reach Legion quarterfinals
• Scabby the Rat comes to town: With negotiations stalled and a strike date looming, FairPoint workers hold a rally in Brattleboro
• An ageless love: John and Arlene Rec celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary
• Tragic stalemate: Israel will never be able to wipe out Hamas. Hamas will never be able to destroy Israel. And the cycle of violence spins on.

Issue of Jul 23, 2014 (#264)


• Brattleboro, BF clinch spots in state Legion tourney
• A love that’s still farm fresh: Helen and Charlie Robb celebrate 50 years of marriage with an ice cream social
• Not long now...: Brooks House renovations are in the final stages; first tenants set to arrive in August

Issue of Jul 16, 2014 (#263)


• Brattleboro falls to Bennington in Little League District 2 finals
• ‘A great town to dance in’: Bigger and even more varied, the Southern Vermont Dance Festival keeps growing in Brattleboro, and beyond
• Brattleboro downtown shops to close: Owners of Verde, At the Oasis cite personal reasons, not business climate, for stepping away
• Off the verandah and into the swing: Brattleboro Country Club Women’s Association takes an active role in supporting their sport, and the community

Issue of Jul 9, 2014 (#262)


• Pallardy, Gilligan win Firecracker 4-miler
• A big responsibility: Head of White River Junction VA hospital visits Brattleboro clinic, reassures veterans
• A little rain didn’t stop Brattleboro from Going Fourth

Issue of Jul 2, 2014 (#261)


• Good pitching gives Post 5 wins over Bennington, Hartford
• A celebration of summer: Each in its own way, three local towns enjoy a lovely Saturday in Vermont

Issue of Jun 25, 2014 (#260)


• Post 5 splits with Bellows Falls in Legion openers
• Turning Point’s USDA grant will let it return to downtown
• ‘Last-mile’ broadband Internet service projects move forward

Issue of Jun 18, 2014 (#259)


• Twin Valley teams fall in semifinals
• They fly through the air with the greatest of ease...: NECCA celebrates its future home with a free taste of flying trapeze training

Issue of Jun 11, 2014 (#258)


• Rebels lose a heartbreaker to GM in Division III softball playoffs

Issue of Jun 4, 2014 (#257)


• The real scandal: Congress refuses to fully fund the VA at a time when the number of veterans needing care has skyrocketed
• Remembering when ‘the skies were never still’: Former World War II POW Richard Hamilton honored at Memorial Day service

Issue of May 28, 2014 (#256)


• Colonel laxwomen try to break out of slump
• Brave men: Brattleboro doctor recalls the deeds of two heroes, separated by a century, at Memorial Day service
• Merchants vent at BaBB meeting, but action still elusive: Plenty of concerns raised, and problems indentified; Brooks House set for August opening
• Marek won’t seek seventh term in House: Long announces candidacy to succeed longtime Newfane rep

Issue of May 21, 2014 (#255)


• Making connections is good business: BMH’s Steve Gordon receives national honors for community engagement
• Thanks, Shirley!: AIDS Project honors Squires for raising more than $250,000 over two decades
• One more time: ReNew’s former founder tasked with disposing of the defunct salvage business’ remains
• Playing in the band: After 24 years on the podium, Brattleboro American Legion Band director Bruce Corwin hands off his baton, and picks up his trombone
• Colonel laxmen close in on top seed in playoffs

Issue of May 14, 2014 (#254)


• Colonel softballers struggle to find consistency

Issue of May 7, 2014 (#253)


• Fenn Relays draws a record number of schools
• Remembering Vermont’s bloodiest day of the Civil War: Bells toll across the state to honor the Union dead at the Battle of the Wilderness, 150 years later.
• Vernon voters stand by decision to close police department: Decide to contract with Sheriff’s Department for fiscal 2015

Issue of Apr 30, 2014 (#252)


• BUHS boys’ tennis struggles to end slump
• Area still in flux from effects of Irene: BDCC outlines post-Irene efforts to rebuild, revitalize local economies

Issue of Apr 23, 2014 (#251)


• Small post offices face service cuts: USPS seeks to reduce service hours of five more post offices in county as part of nationwide cost-cutting operation
• Terriers eke out 5-4 win over Bulldogs
• Stepping aside: May Day organizer reflects on 30 years of telling the story

Issue of Apr 16, 2014 (#250)


• Colonels begin their defense of state softball title
• Laying out a vision for a stronger county economy: BDCC, SeVEDS make case for their approach at Chamber breakfast
• State police identify officer involved in drug raid shooting
• Room to grow: Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market gets USDA grant for land purchase
• Moulton to depart BDCC to return to state government: Will take over as Commerce Secretary in June

Issue of Apr 9, 2014 (#249)


• Vermont’s work on health-care far from done: Sterling visits Guilford, Brattleboro to discuss Green Mountain Care, the state’s single payer system
• Muddy ball fields postpone high school seasons
• Second building fire in four months on Green Street damages apartments

Issue of Apr 2, 2014 (#248)


• Area residents lobby for more passenger rail: Upgrades in region are complete or pending, but ‘it all depends on funding’
• Eating better for less: A new collaboration teaches people most in need of good kitchen skills for cooking nutritious food
• A busy day at the food shelf: As the month draws to a close, the demand for food increases
• Bowl for Kids’ Sake salutes Massucco family with tie-dye honors
• The long road home: Combat veterans confront their inner turmoil through Dummerston’s nonprofit’s innovative programs

Issue of Mar 26, 2014 (#247)


• After mixed outcome in mediation, Selectboard set to weigh in on park-and-ride project
• Susan Dunklee earns her first World Cup biathlon medal

Issue of Mar 19, 2014 (#246)


• Mediation session may decide fate of park-and-ride project

Issue of Mar 12, 2014 (#245)


• Wildcat boys fall in Division IV final to Danville
• Direct bus service between Brattleboro, Boston returns
• WOOL Radio extends its reach: Bellows Falls community station gets FCC go-ahead to shift frequency, boost its power

Issue of Mar 5, 2014 (#244)


• Wildcat boys reach Div. IV finals
• The Gathering Place turns 25: Program gives adults a safe and stimulating environment during the day: ‘It was exactly the place that was needed,’ first executive director recalls

Issue of Feb 26, 2014 (#243)


• Colonel girls fall in quarterfinals to MAU
• Film and Food Festival to benefit Lakota people: Rotary fundraiser seeks to ‘educate people through film, through food, through stories’
• Brooks House team honored with O’Connor Award: Project on track for August opening

Issue of Feb 19, 2014 (#242)


• Slovenians sweep at Harris Hill ski jump
• West Dover’s Kelly Clark wins third Olympic medal: Halfpipe legend takes bronze at Sochi
• Planning ahead: Workshop series theme: Talking about death helps improve quality of life
• County’s population holds steady: New census data shows slightly more people leaving than moving in

Issue of Feb 12, 2014 (#241)


• Rebel girls hang on to defeat Terriers
• Trophy goes from garage to Historical Society: Piece of BHS/BUHS Alumni Association history preserved
• West Dover native wins silver : Devin Logan makes history in her Olympic debut with honors in slopestyle

Issue of Feb 5, 2014 (#240)


• Olympic dreams on hold, Lamb instead will try for third Harris Hill victory
• Farmers’ market gets DRB approval to expand: NECCA moves forward on plan for new campus
• Climate activists hold vigil to oppose Keystone XL pipeline

Issue of Jan 29, 2014 (#239)


• BF boys sting Wasps, snap long losing streak
• Swimming upstream: VTA touts successes with broadband as those without grow increasingly impatient

Issue of Jan 22, 2014 (#238)


• Fire destroys Winhall’s town garage: Puts plows out of commission, town seeks snow removal help from neighbors
• Colonel boys find their scoring groove against Essex
• Hunger advocates plan ahead: Agencies discuss the challenge of keeping Windham County’s children nourished during summer vacation

Issue of Jan 15, 2014 (#237)


• Warm, rainy weather increases threat of ice jams: Route 9 closed briefly after Whetstone Brook overflows
• Colonel girls struggle through a difficult hockey season
• State police say cause of fatal Dummerston fire was accidental

Issue of Jan 8, 2014 (#236)


• Fire destroys apartment house at Basin Farm
• Harris Hill ski jumpers are headed to the Olympics
• Can smarter journalism save democracy?: A new book makes the case for journalists as essential to an informed public in an increasingly complex world
• Pumped for expansion: Brattleboro Farmers’ Market wants to turn current gas station into parking area, possible year-round market
• Early morning house fire in Dummerston kills father, son

Issue of Jan 1, 2014 (#235)


• Twin Valley boys win GM Holiday Tourney

Issue of Dec 25, 2013 (#234)


• Colonel girls edge Mill River in hoops opener
• Tearing down, building up: I-91 bridge project going full speed ahead
• Vigil honors Sandy Hook victims: Gun reform advocate urges community conversation on the one-year anniversary of school shooting

Issue of Dec 11, 2013 (#233)


• Colonel boys lose hockey opener to Rutland
• Democrats build the numbers for women in office: New party group seeks to prepare women to run for, and win, political office
• Feeding the need: Vermont Foodbank copes with rising rates of hunger in state

Issue of Dec 4, 2013 (#232)


• Rescued dogs come north for a second chance: Canines from high-kill shelters in the South find new homes in New England
• With help of big grant, Front Porch Forum seeks to expand to every town in Vermont
• Brattleboro takes stock on 25th World AIDS Day: Group celebrates successes, and remembers the struggles with a disease — and the fear — that scarred a generation

Issue of Nov 27, 2013 (#231)


• Demolition crews raze last vestiges of Hinsdale Raceway
• State misses goal for broadband, but gets closer to full coverage: Shumlin: 99 percent of Vermont now has high-speed Internet access

Issue of Nov 20, 2013 (#230)


• WSWMD to suspend its recycling of some plastics: Member towns expected to see a 9 percent increase in their assessments
• Strolling on Main Street: Announces plans for farm/food education center, other programs at downtown landmark
• VBSR to honor Carolyn Partridge as its ‘Legislator of the Year’: State representative from Windham praised for her efforts to pass GMO labeling bill

Issue of Nov 13, 2013 (#229)


• Local soccer stars named to all-state team
• A nurse’s courage remembered anew: Putney’s Maxine C. Loomis honored at town’s Veterans’ Day service
• Striving to fill the need: Group serving homeless veterans closes in on sixth home

Issue of Nov 6, 2013 (#228)


• Preparations begin for annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner
• Twin Valley wins boys’ soccer title, BF falls to Stowe in field hockey final
• Valley Cares wing dedicated to memory of Grafton couple: Barretts were instrumental in building affordable senior housing; new wing provides assisted living
• After 32 years, Putney man retires from local medical office

Issue of Oct 30, 2013 (#227)


• BF stickers, Twin Valley booters reach semis

Issue of Oct 23, 2013 (#226)


• Powers wins MVL cross country race
• Nuclear panel, VY at odds over decommissioning schedule: Initial VSNAP vote fails; second vote expected on Oct. 23

Issue of Oct 16, 2013 (#225)


• Lakers knock Colonels out of football playoff hunt
• 2014 edition of Windham County Railroads calendar shows more historic scenes: ‘People love trains, and train nuts are everywhere,’ historian says

Issue of Oct 9, 2013 (#224)


• Twin Valley boys working on a historic soccer season
• BMAC curator picked for national arts panel: Leahy names Mara Williams to U.S. Senate Curatorial Advisory Board
• Dummerston Apple Pie Fest remembers its late founder: For the first time since 1969, Gladys Miller is not at the helm

Issue of Oct 2, 2013 (#223)


• A favorite local brew comes with a kick: Saxtons River Distillery uses Mocha Joe’s coffee to create Perc, a new coffee liqueur
• Scoring drought continues for Colonels’ field hockey
• New England Coalition shifts its focus from closure to decommissioning of Vermont Yankee: In PSB hearings, group presses Entergy to commit to an immediate clean-up of the site
• Moving from activism into politics: ‘Peace Mom’ Cindy Sheehan visits Vermont, prepares to run for governor of California

Issue of Sep 25, 2013 (#222)


• Colonel soccer teams split weekend series with Burr & Burton
• Getting words into people’s hearts: Brattleboro Area Jewish Community to install Kate Judd as spiritual leader on Sunday
• Flocking together?: CoreArts Project begins discussions about the idea of an arts district for Brattleboro

Issue of Sep 18, 2013 (#221)


• Terrier soccer teams traveling down different paths
• Heavy rain, thunderstorms lead to flooding in Brattleboro area

Issue of Sep 11, 2013 (#220)


• Terriers sting Milton, 24-6; Colonels lose on the road

Issue of Sep 4, 2013 (#219)


• Skatepark proposal at a crossroads: BASIC to meet on Sept. 5 to discuss options for smaller, less costly proposal
• Colonels outlast Terriers to win season opener
• Stroll begins process of taking over River Garden mortgage

Issue of Aug 28, 2013 (#218)


• A day for fun and gratitude: South Newfane and Williamsville celebrate at Rock River Revival
• Community solar farm powers up in Putney
• ReNew closes doors to building recycling store: Founder looks to salvage the concept, this time as a cooperative instead of a nonprofit
• Librarian retires — again!: Former Brooks Library Meris Morrison steps down after a second career as a professional librarian in Newfane
• Successor has huge shoes to fill
• Once a slam dunk, VY saw its fortunes reverse over last 7 years: In 2006, when Entergy began relicensing process with NRC, the plant’s future seemed secure

Issue of Aug 21, 2013 (#217)


• Will new coach, offense bring football success for Colonels?

Issue of Aug 14, 2013 (#216)


• Top four teams advance in CRVBL playoffs
• Only 5 schools in Windham County attain federal standard : 73 percent of Vermont schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind Act targets
• NRC agrees to investigate Entergy’s finances: Federal agency accepts petition from anti-nuclear groups, which charge that the company’s financial woes could affect safety

Issue of Aug 7, 2013 (#215)


• New Hampshire routs Vermont in Shrine game
• Seeing the forest, and the trees: Report offers a fresh look at forestry in Windham County
• Harmony Lot tunnel closed as Brooks House renovations begin: One of many construction projects around Brattleboro
• An investment in BMH’s future: Shumlin, Welch laud completion of first phase of Emergency Department expansion

Issue of Jul 31, 2013 (#214)


• Brattleboro 11-year-olds lose to South Burlington in state tourney

Issue of Jul 24, 2013 (#213)


• Brattleboro 13-year-olds win state Babe Ruth title

Issue of Jul 17, 2013 (#212)


• Bennington defeats Brattleboro Little League All-Stars in District 2 tournament
• Beaver dam breach blamed for flood damage in Brookline

Issue of Jul 10, 2013 (#211)


• It’s official: Brooks House sold: Construction to begin in late-July
• Brattleboro Little League teams open playoffs with losses

Issue of Jul 3, 2013 (#210)


• Pedalling for a cause : Young adults bike through New England to raise awareness for global climate change
• ‘The last real communal space’: Thanks to volunteers’ efforts, South Newfane Schoolhouse get improvements, upgrades for year-round use
• A new job for ‘Father Rich’: Pastor of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church bids Brattleboro flock adieu as he leaves for Burlington
• BUHS athletes honored at graduation

Issue of Jun 26, 2013 (#209)


• Colonels win third state softball title in four years: Rebels routed in Division III title game
• Red, ripe, and delicious: Favorable weather produces a bumper crop of strawberries
• Celebrating a milestone: On fourth annual Go Skateboarding Day, skatepark supporters look forward to the end of a long process
• Priced to move: A ‘sale’ on older cats spurs an adoption boom at WCHS

Issue of Jun 19, 2013 (#208)


• Colonels, Rebels to play for state softball titles
• New group brings post-Newtown debate to Vermont: GunSenseVT hopes to create dialogue on reforming state’s firearms laws
• Annual bike ride raises money for Boys & Girls Club: Going the Distance ride on Saturday, June 29

Issue of Jun 12, 2013 (#207)


• Colonels reach Division I softball semifinals
• Strolling of the Heifers parade photos

Issue of Jun 5, 2013 (#206)


• Colonels finish strong as they head into softball playoffs
• Beyond the ‘Toy Department’: NPR’s Bill Littlefield to talk about sports and the art of storytelling at NextStage June 15
• Looking back at 25 years of ‘smart growth’: Gus Seelig, founding executive director of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, takes stock of a generation of work

Issue of May 29, 2013 (#205)


• Perfect game bid spoiled as Terriers stun Colonels
• Lawmakers from Windham County sum up session: Legislators review their work this year at Chamber breakfast
• History lesson: BUHS teacher Bill Holiday delivers the keynote at Memorial Day services

Issue of May 22, 2013 (#204)


• New softball diamond honors ‘Brownie’ Towle
• Atlas shrugged: Arts organizations give new atlas mixed reviews, praising document for its design but pan it for a perceived lack of depth
• Helping area youth consider future options: 30 students from three county high schools participate in mentoring program

Issue of May 15, 2013 (#203)


• Brattleboro Small Fry league honors Weaver, Underhill with new dugouts
• Not just good policy: Former governor: We have a way to go before a true balance between work, family is achieved

Issue of May 8, 2013 (#202)


• Rebels off to a good start in softball, baseball
• Joining forces for health care efficiency: BMH, Grace Cottage, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock to conduct joint study to find ways to maximize access while controlling costs
• Work continues on BMH’s expanded Emergency Department
• A catalog of creativity: New atlas of the arts scene in Brattleboro is result of first phase of NEA-funded project
• National Train Day to be celebrated in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls

Issue of May 1, 2013 (#201)


• Colonels stumble to 1-7 start on the diamond
• Dry start to spring means increased brush fire risk
• Carbon Harvest files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy: After less than three years, a cutting edge renewable energy and agriculture project goes bust
• Protestors disrupt annual NRC meeting: Group invokes warnings of former chairman; regulators give VY high marks

Issue of Apr 24, 2013 (#200)


• Wood, Colonel softballers off to a great start
• The city too tough to scare: The futility of terrorism in the face of a tough, strong-willed city backs down to no one
• Making the rounds: New leader of Vermont National Guard visits Windham County

Issue of Apr 17, 2013 (#199)


• Park, or parking?: Graduate student project examines options for Harmony Lot
• Terriers top Rebels to open baseball season
• Farmers’ Market gets ready for another season on Western Avenue: But a potential real estate deal could threaten their long-time home

Issue of Apr 10, 2013 (#198)


• Track upgrade leads to faster train service in Vermont

Issue of Apr 3, 2013 (#197)


• Sheriff’s Department nominated for Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
• Get ready for spring: Opening Day is April 8
• VTA terminates pair of broadband grants to VTel: Action could delay plans to bring high-speed Internet to 10 Windham County towns
• One year later, a resolve to keep up the fight: Anti-nuclear activists say they will prevail in effort to shut down VY

Issue of Mar 27, 2013 (#196)


• Three local players named to Vermont Shrine team
• Flushed with pride: Brattleboro celebrates its new wastewater treatment plant
• Raising money, awareness for area’s homeless: Drop In Center, Morningside Shelter team up on fundraiser

Issue of Mar 13, 2013 (#194)


• Colonel boys fall short in quest for state hockey title

Issue of Mar 6, 2013 (#193)


• Rebel boys upset by Bullets in Division III playoffs
• The Reformer turns 100: Against the backdrop of a changing industry, Windham County’s daily newspaper presses on
• Brattleboro voters choose O'Connor, Schoales, Allen for Selectboard

Issue of Feb 27, 2013 (#192)


• Colonels end regular season with big win over MAU
• Celebrating Native culture, benefiting Native needs: Rotary’s International Film and Food Festival comes stateside to raise funds for radio station at Pine Ridge Reservation
• Forward motion: With more than 60 percent of building leased, Mascoma Savings Bank agrees to be lead funder for Brooks House

Issue of Feb 20, 2013 (#191)


• Chris Lamb wins his second Harris Hill title
• Mapping a town’s art infrastructure: New project seeks to quantify what makes Brattleboro a vibrant and creative place

Issue of Feb 13, 2013 (#190)


• Excitement builds for a big weekend at Harris Hill
• No problems in Windham County after big snowstorm: Vermont spared worst of epic Nor’easter

Issue of Feb 6, 2013 (#189)


• Colonels are No. 2 in boys’ hockey standings

Issue of Jan 30, 2013 (#188)


• Colonels' ice hockey teams enjoy a winning week
• Saying goodbye to ‘Pete the Postman’: Longtime North Brattleboro clerk retires, and his customers throw him a party

Issue of Jan 23, 2013 (#187)


• From hidden history to tourist draw: New self-guided tour highlights role and contributions of African American Vermonters
• Wildcat girls get back into form with wins over BF, Green Mtn.

Issue of Jan 16, 2013 (#186)


• Rebels sit atop the basketball standings
• Rural post offices in county face reduced hours

Issue of Jan 9, 2013 (#185)


• Terrier girls hang on to beat Richford, 38-30
• Putney Paper has new owner

Issue of Jan 2, 2013 (#184)


• An early New Year’s Eve party
• Rebels win second straight BF Holiday Tournament
• New England Central Railroad has new owner: Vermont’s largest freight line purchased by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.
• Lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you...

Issue of Dec 19, 2012 (#183)


• Bulldogs show bite with wins over Colonels, Rebels
• Sean Altman brings ‘Jewmongous’ back to Brattleboro: Raunchy, irreverent comedy turns stereotypes into humor
• Five area towns receive state money to aid planning efforts

Issue of Dec 12, 2012 (#182)


• Colonel girls open hockey season with a 4-0 loss to Burr & Burton
• Kitties from the city: WCHS takes New York, New Jersey refugees from Hurricane Sandy

Issue of Dec 5, 2012 (#181)


• Seeking Harmony: Grad student’s design project seeks to re-imagine the Harmony Lot
• Santa comes to town

Issue of Nov 28, 2012 (#180)


• Elliott-Knaggs, Richards win annual Turkey Trot race
• A new community store for Marlboro?: Residents look at what it would take to buy former Sweetie’s and open for business
• New calendar celebrates Windham County’s railroad history

Issue of Nov 21, 2012 (#179)


• Co-op employees approve union by a 74-45 vote
• Project Feed the Thousands kicks off annual campaign
• Broke bread: Hostess shutdown claims Brattleboro thrift store, shoppers flock to get last of iconic snack cakes

Issue of Nov 14, 2012 (#178)


• Making the grade: Vermont eyes change in maple syrup standards
• Terriers fall to Rice in state championship game
• Work begins on BMH Emergency Department expansion project

Issue of Nov 7, 2012 (#177)


• Terriers advance to football final: Wildcats lose in Div. IV boys’ soccer title match
• Home at Last keeps growing, as needs for homeless veterans keep growing
• Can a bicycle replace the family car?: Dave Cohen says yes, and is trying to convince other Vermonters
• Voters turn out in force for election: County decisively gives Obama a thumbs up; Goodwin bests Dunbar

Issue of Oct 31, 2012 (#176)


• Terriers upset by North Country in field hockey playoffs
• A bullet dodged: Windham County avoids worst from Hurricane Sandy
• Wildcats are last local team standing: Twin Valley remains two games away from Division IV boys’ soccer title after wins over Twinfield, Arlington
• Education Commissioner lauds Academy School for academic success

Issue of Oct 24, 2012 (#175)


• Birth of the blue: Fifty years ago, Phil Hoff made history as Vermont’s first Democratic governor
• Rebels, Wildcats get home games in boys’ soccer playoffs
• Outpatient outreach: New director wants to make VA clinic more visible to veterans
• Rebuilding a party from the ashes: Amid the loss of his home and the history of the Liberty Union Party, Diamondstone again challenges Sanders for U.S. Senate
• Co-op union vote date set: NLRB-supervised election to be held on Nov. 14

Issue of Oct 17, 2012 (#174)


• Windsor ends BF field hockey winning streak
• Back in the saddle again: Lt. Gov. Scott campaigns around Vermont with an eight-day bike tour
• On the bus: Georgia woman visits Vermont as part of nationwide tour campaigning for health care reform
• Co-op, union look toward November vote

Issue of Oct 10, 2012 (#173)


• Wildcats are tops in boys’ soccer in Division IV
• Faster and faster: Vermont celebrates completion of high-speed rail project
• Co-op seeks formal election through NLRB

Issue of Oct 3, 2012 (#172)


• Colonels try to regroup for playoff run in boys’ soccer
• Co-op Board takes no action on union vote: Declines to recognize ‘card check’ by employees
• Meeting gathers ideas for skatepark design: Park moves forward, despite continued opposition, with skateboarder/architect’s input

Issue of Sep 26, 2012 (#171)


• No place like home for Colonels’ girls soccer
• Two dreams, one winner: Artisans compete to make their visions a reality in former Archery Building

Issue of Sep 19, 2012 (#170)


• Terriers’ field hockey team off to best start ever

Issue of Sep 12, 2012 (#169)


• Workers unionize at|Brattleboro Food Co-op : Organizers say a ‘substantial’ majority of staff supports efforts
• Colonels, Terriers both lose home football openers
• A fresh start for Brattleboro Area Drop In Center: Six months after Melinda Bussino’s death, it gets ready for remodeling and refocuses its services
• Fanfare for a modest man: At his memorial, friends and family remember Bob Gannett, his humility, and his character

Issue of Sep 5, 2012 (#168)


• A year after Irene, soccer returns to Wilmington’s Baker Field

Issue of Aug 29, 2012 (#167)


• Colonels, Terriers prepare for opening night of football season
• Coming together with joy: Williamsville, South Newfane celebrates surviving Irene with a parade, barbecue
• Friends, colleagues remember ‘the conscience of the Senate’: Robert T. Gannett, 94, leaves legacy in politics, public service, and civic engagement

Issue of Aug 22, 2012 (#166)


• Claremont Cardinals win CRVBL championship
• Halifax Community Hall needs urgent roof repairs: Community Club asks Selectboard for help, appeals for new members
• Vermont borrows heavily to pay for Irene repairs: As state waits for FEMA funds, it issues nearly $500 million in municipal bonds
• Latchis Theatre restores marquee: A visible piece of theater’s recovery from a turbulent year

Issue of Aug 15, 2012 (#165)


• Vernon girl helps her AAU basketball team win a national championship
• ‘All we’re trying to do is plant some seeds’: Young cyclists pass though Windham County on a multistate mission: to promote alternative energy

Issue of Aug 8, 2012 (#164)


• Second-half surge leads New Hampshire to Shrine game win
• Dummerston cancels Special Town Meeting on bridge repairs: AOT comes through with $36,000 to make up project shortfall
• State: Three-quarters of schools fail to meet NCLB standards: All of county’s high schools, many of its elementary school, ranked as ‘failing’

Issue of Aug 1, 2012 (#163)


• Shrine game returns to Dartmouth’s Alumni Field
• Union Station: Past, present, and future: A downtown anchor undergoes a rebirth, along with the rest of its neighbors

Issue of Jul 25, 2012 (#162)


• Brattleboro Little Leaguers fall in finals of state tournament
• Dummerston sets special town meeting on covered bridge repairs
• Broadband milestones reached in county: First 100 miles of fiber network installed, FairPoint to expand coverage in several towns

Issue of Jul 18, 2012 (#161)


• A baby boom in July at BMH
• Hospital reacts to Consumer Reports survey: Magazine gives good marks to BMH for patient safety
• Peering into a time capsule of change in Vermont: Trove of photos showing the building of Interstate 91 comes to Dummerston

Issue of Jul 11, 2012 (#160)


• Porter, Conarroe defend Firecracker 4-Miler titles
• The sisterhood of Green Mountain Camp: One camp alumna helps outs another with a big donation for its scholarship fund
• Commercial wind energy project proposed: Timber company seeks to install three temporary towers in Windham, Grafton

Issue of Jul 4, 2012 (#159)


• Dummerston covered bridge repairs delayed: Contractor must receive nod from the state to do the work
• First phase of West River Park project complete: Committee still needs more than $200,000 to finish new town recreation area

Issue of Jun 27, 2012 (#158)


• Post 5 gets off to a fast start as Legion season begins
• A night of hope and memories: Relay for Life celebrates the fight, and the fallen, in the battle against cancer

Issue of Jun 20, 2012 (#157)


• Groeger, Markol are named MVL coaches of the year
• Blazing the trail: Volunteers turn ‘36 miles of trouble’ into a trail for bikers, pedestrians

Issue of Jun 13, 2012 (#156)


• Colonels, Rebels fall in semifinals
• New VPR station for Brattleboro to begin broadcasting soon

Issue of Jun 6, 2012 (#155)


• Colonel tennis, softball teams reach semifinals

Issue of May 30, 2012 (#154)


• Envisioning the ‘Brattleboro Quad’: Property owner touts former Sanel Auto Parts building touted as site for proposed CCV/VTC campus

Issue of May 23, 2012 (#153)


• Lights are coming this fall to BF’s Hadley Field
• Slow Living summit: beyond agriculture
• Still slow for some: State broadband chief updates area residents on progress, challenges to the goal of fast Internet everywhere by the end of 2013
• Colleges begin the journey to a downtown academic center

Issue of May 16, 2012 (#152)


• Colonels, Terriers are top baseball teams in the South
• AIDS Project mourns longtime volunteers: As annual Walk for Life approaches, lives of Robert Torrey, Peggy Longueil are remembered
• After 40 years on Putney Road, Steak Out closes abruptly

Issue of May 9, 2012 (#151)


• Cash crunch threatens Legion baseball in Brattleboro
• Remembering ‘Miss Peggy’: Friends work to raise money to pay for the funeral of longtime Clark/Canal volunteer Peggy Longueil
• A neighborhood institution is gone, but the memories remain: After decades of patrons, Emil%u2019s Pub closes
• Department of Public Service Commissioner Miller tells federal appeals court that VY license renewal by NRC was improper

Issue of May 2, 2012 (#150)


• Rebels, Colonels putting together great softball seasons
• Welcoming a more diverse population: Conference this week to ask: How can Vermont, no longer the whitest state in the nation, benefit from more inclusion?
• Dummerston bridge: Repairs done at long last: Town officials past and present hail reopening of historic iron bridge

Issue of Apr 25, 2012 (#149)


• Colonel laxmen open season with a 4-0 record

Issue of Apr 18, 2012 (#148)


• Colonels open defense of their softball title with two wins
• Annual Plunge for Charity returns to the Marina
• Supporting the state: Elected officials join Vermont Yankee foes in public rebuke of the plant’s owner

Issue of Apr 11, 2012 (#147)


• Beyond the car: Movement begins to boost efforts to make town more pedestrian, cyclist friendly
• Pitching gets Colonels, Rebels off to a good start

Issue of Apr 4, 2012 (#146)


• Brooks House project seeks more investors: Citing financial concerns, Chase turns project over to new corporation
• BMH plans expansion to ‘vital lifeline’: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital plans to enlarge, renovate emergency department
• After 20 years, Union Station project finally under way: Brattleboro looks at site as a gateway to town, anticipating economic boost

Issue of Mar 28, 2012 (#145)


• Local athletes honored for winter sports achievements
• Putting the ‘civil’ in civil disobedience: Cooperation between police and activists helped make VY protests peaceful

Issue of Mar 21, 2012 (#144)


• Vernon fears disruption: Residents concerned about possible activity at VY on anniversary of license renewal
• Judge: VY can operate without state permit: State also cannot enforce rules on storing spent fuel; PSB still believes it has a say
• Allies gather at gates to support VY and its workers

Issue of Mar 14, 2012 (#143)


• Colonel boys fall in semis in OT thriller, while girls lose playoff opener
• Sidewalk grant error costs town $23,750

Issue of Mar 7, 2012 (#142)


• Truce reached in battle over skatepark: Appeal of Brattleboro DRB permit dropped in exchange for changes to project
• Colonel boys reach Division I semis after back-to-back home wins
• Carrying on: Friends, volunteers, co-workers try to pick up the slack in wake of Bussino’s death
• Welch: Crackdown on Super PACs: Wants IRS to investigate nonprofits, Obama to make recess appointments to FEC
• ‘She gave her all’: Melinda Bussino, tireless advocate for the homeless, dies at 65

Issue of Feb 29, 2012 (#141)


• Lange wins state freestyle title; Colonel hockey teams start playoffs at home

Issue of Feb 22, 2012 (#140)


• American ski jumpers take top three spots at Harris Hill
• Appeal: Sorrell cites ‘chill’ of Murtha’s ruling in decision to challenge Entergy v. Vermont ruling
• Station races the clock to resume broadcasting: WVEW hopeful that it will return to the air by April

Issue of Feb 15, 2012 (#139)


• Townshend farm receives federal money to expand: Goat milk caramel business moves to the next level with USDA value-added grant
• No deal yet in sight for Windham Northeast teachers, district: Talks scheduled to resume on March 29
• Colonel girls rock the ice with wins over Middlebury, Rice

Issue of Feb 8, 2012 (#138)


• Colonel boys lose lead, game to Mount Anthony

Issue of Feb 1, 2012 (#137)


• ReNew launches fundraising effort: Construction slump, and a drop in donations, leaves nonprofit in a financial jam
• Wilson scores 6 goals as Colonels rout Solons
• West River Park nears completion: Fundraising enters final stretch for new Brattleboro recreational area
• Dummerston DRB rejects drive-through: Approves Dunkin’ Donuts shop at Exit 4 gas station
• Incumbents seek return to Selectboard: Gartenstein seeks three-year seat; Chapman, DeGray vie for one-year terms

Issue of Jan 25, 2012 (#136)


• Colonels struggle to improve on ice
• Brattleboro Area Hospice to close home furnishings store on Elliot Street: Executive director says drop-off in donations makes high-end store no longer economically feasible
• Local lawmakers say VY case is far from over

Issue of Jan 18, 2012 (#135)


• Colonel boys off to 7-1 start
• Mediation process for proposed skatepark breaks down
• Governor pitches academic center for downtown Brattleboro: Would CCV/Vermont Tech campus could provide a big boost for local economy?
• Irene, recession put extra strain on SEVCA: Officials explain plight to Sanders during southern Vermont tour

Issue of Jan 11, 2012 (#134)


• Rebel boys beat up on Twin Valley
• Is Vermont putting people first?: Advocacy group begins campaign to press state leaders to do more for working Vermonters

Issue of Jan 4, 2012 (#133)


• Rebel girls win second straight BF Holiday Tournament
• A coach’s farewell: BUHS, sports community honors memory of Darrell Sawyer

Issue of Dec 21, 2011 (#132)


• Colonel girls show toughness with wins against Conant, Monument Mtn.
• A new year, a new name: Latchis Arts reflects the main project of the nonprofit that has purchased and preserved the historic theater
• Unoccupied: Police dismantle Occupy Brattleboro tents on Common as ‘abandoned property’

Issue of Dec 14, 2011 (#131)


• Working for beans: Mocha Joe’s celebrates 20 years in a changing business
• Colonel boys lose hockey opener to St. Johnsbury
• Mediation set to begin on Brattleboro skatepark dispute: First step in the state appeal process of DRB vote

Issue of Dec 7, 2011 (#130)


• Winter sports season begins, except for the nordic skiers
• ‘We can't stop now’: World AIDS Day ceremony celebrates breakthroughs while recognizing the path ahead

Issue of Nov 30, 2011 (#129)


• Ellis wins his first Turkey Trot road race
• Time to make the doughnuts?: Concerns arise over expansion plans for gas station on Dummerston/Putney town line

Issue of Nov 23, 2011 (#128)


• Putney sugar makers open retail store after online business success
• Occupy anniversary marked in Brattleboro with candlelight vigil

Issue of Nov 16, 2011 (#127)


• A cool night of ‘hot stove’ baseball talk in Vermont
• Baseball icons go to bat for state flood aid: Benefit for state Farm Disaster Relief Fund draws attention to Vermont

Issue of Nov 9, 2011 (#126)


• NeighborWorks charter ‘will strengthen an already strong organization’: After merger and rough year for affordable housing, housing trust celebrates new designation and opportunities
• Guilford nurse dedicated life to help those in need: Guilford Cares founder Susan Davis remembered for a legacy of caring

Issue of Nov 2, 2011 (#125)


• Terrier girls, Wildcat boys advance to state soccer semifinals: Both teams pull off shocking upsets in quarterfinal round
• Move your money? Many in area see no need: Local institutions see no uptick in depositors on eve of ‘Bank Transfer Day’
• ‘I had to do something’: World War II veteran’s experiences inspire him to reach out to homeless service members
• One man’s homecoming

Issue of Oct 26, 2011 (#124)


• Terriers set school record for girls’ soccer wins, earn No. 6 seed in tourney: Rebel boys upset in Division III; Colonels, BF boys also lose playdown games
• Pro-VY rally shows support for plant, workers

Issue of Oct 19, 2011 (#123)


• Colonels, Terriers battle for football playoff spots
• Occupying Brattleboro: First protest draws diverse crowd to Wells Fountain
• Get off whose lawn?: Protestor says Brattleboro doesn't actually own its town common and can’t force him to leave

Issue of Oct 12, 2011 (#122)


• Left without a home field, Wildcats go on the road

Issue of Oct 5, 2011 (#121)


• Colonel girls struggle through a tough soccer season
• Amtrak’s Vermonter is back on the rails: Train service between Springfield, Mass., and St. Albans resumes with completion of track upgrades
• Latchis to reopen next weekend: Theater, hotel bounce back after Irene caused more than $500,000 of damage

Issue of Sep 28, 2011 (#120)


• BF beats Windsor in a football game that almost didn’t happen
• Remembering Vermont’s Civil War legacy: At the site where many of the state’s soldiers assembled for battle, BUHS students honor the men who served

Issue of Sep 21, 2011 (#119)


• Merchants want shoppers back after fire, flood: Chamber, BaBB step up efforts to bring shoppers back to Brattleboro
• Colonel girls win home soccer opener
• Proposed skatepark trapped in legal limbo
• Hsiao: Better health care access helps economy grow: Architect of Vermont’s new health care system outlines findings
• Jacksonville woman appointed to Green Mountain Care Board

Issue of Sep 14, 2011 (#118)


• Dummerston’s green iron bridge reopens
• Colonel boys open soccer season with a win over Mill River
• A decade of missed opportunities: Wrong and fateful decisions shaped the post-9/11 world

Issue of Sep 7, 2011 (#117)


• Colonels break 10-game losing streak, Terriers lose opener
• FEMA hits the ground running in Brattleboro: Disaster center opens at Living Memorial Park, residents urged to apply for aid
• ‘It’s time for me to return the favor’: Former county resident organizes food drive for region

Issue of Aug 31, 2011 (#116)


• Irene causes worst flooding in decades in southern Vermont: Damage widespread, federal aid is coming soon
• Brattleboro assesses damage from Whetstone flash flood: DeGray: Lessons learned from Brooks House fire being applied to cope with ongoing disaster

Issue of Aug 24, 2011 (#115)


• Food pantry in a pickle with concert delayed: Drop In Center shelves ‘very, very bare’ this time of year, director says
• How climate change is breeding violence and unrest around the globe: Christian Parenti makes the connections in Brattleboro talk
• Saxtons River Pirates take home CRVBL championship
• Sacred steel: World Trade Center joist comes to Brattleboro for 10th anniversary of 9/11
• Share, and share alike: Marlboro Graduate Center offers freelancers an alternative to working from home with new coworking space

Issue of Aug 17, 2011 (#114)


• Ernie Johnson, Brattleboro’s greatest baseball player, dies at age 87

Issue of Aug 10, 2011 (#113)


• Parade, barbecue top a big weekend of fun in Guilford: Highlight of town's yearlong 250th anniversary celebration
• Vermont routed in Shrine game for 11th straight year
• VTel to expand wireless 4G service to Windham County by Nov. 2012
• Store manager shot, killed at Brattleboro Food Co-op

Issue of Aug 3, 2011 (#112)


• Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl weathers uncertain economic times
• Greece is the word: A eyewitness to this spring%u2019s protest outlines the economic rot that inspired them

Issue of Jul 27, 2011 (#111)


• Local baseball teams fall short in playoffs
• Skate park supporters hope DRB approval will boost fundraising efforts
• WVEW inches closer to getting back on the air

Issue of Jul 20, 2011 (#110)


• Former Twin Valley hoop star Candon Rusin transfers to UVM
• Feast on the Farm returns to Sweet Tree Farm on July 27
• Judge denies Entergy's injunction request; trial set to begin on Sept. 12

Issue of Jul 13, 2011 (#109)


• Marking two milestones at BMAC: Photo exhibit celebrates Marlboro Music’s 60th season, photographer Clemens Kalischer’s 90th birthday

Issue of Jul 6, 2011 (#108)


• Porter, Conarroe win Firecracker 4-Miler road race
• Preserving the right to privacy in the digital age: Welch co-sponsors bill to protect public from warrantless GPS tracking

Issue of Jun 29, 2011 (#107)


• Local baseball, softball players selected to MVL All-Star teams

Issue of Jun 22, 2011 (#106)


• Despite rainy spring, growing season is on schedule
• Finding common ground on post-oil planning
• The road to the Stanley Cup began in Brattleboro for Bruins

Issue of Jun 15, 2011 (#105)


• Colonels are champs again, defeat BFA-St. Albans for second straight softball title
• Proposed House redistricting plan means big changes for Windham County : Incumbents Deen, Moran, Partridge would lose their current districts in 2012 elections
• Is a college degree still worth the cost to get one?

Issue of Jun 8, 2011 (#104)


• Colonels to face BFA-St. Albans for state softball championship
• Sovernet clears key regulatory hurdle for broadband expansion project: VTel awaits approval on environmental agreement with USDA Rural Development
• NRC plans safety assessment hearing in Brattleboro

Issue of Jun 1, 2011 (#103)


• A milestone season for Brattleboro’s lacrosse program
• The Stroll at 10: Wider horizons, new ideas
• Service runs in the family for Hodgdons

Issue of May 25, 2011 (#102)


• Local track teams get ready for state championships

Issue of May 18, 2011 (#101)


• One bridge almost done, another one awaits repair: Iron bridge restoration nearly complete, while covered bridge needs $280,000 of work
• Colonel boys close in on a historic lacrosse season
• Bringing solar to the Brattleboro Food Co-op: Nonprofit energy cooperative to install 38kW system on roof of new store

Issue of May 11, 2011 (#100)


• Colonels stay undefeated, roll toward back-to-back softball titles
• Next Stage sets up shop in historic Putney church: Goal is to create a performing arts center for the community

Issue of May 4, 2011 (#99)


• Colonel teams finish third in Fenn Relays
• A peaceful place
• In search of quiet: Recording studio leaves Cotton Mill after 10 years
• Arts remain in Brooks House’s future: Committee discusses role of arts community in building’s rebirth

Issue of Apr 27, 2011 (#98)


• Colonels snap BF’s winning streak with 9-2 victory
• Entergy rewrites history
• Windham Housing Trust, Rockingham Area Community Land Trust join forces to form new organization: Windham & Windsor Housing Trust will have 714 units under its stewardship

Issue of Apr 20, 2011 (#97)


• Colonels open baseball season with mixed results
• Longtime lawyer scales back his work: Colleagues celebrate the life and times of Tim O’Connor, who is retiring after 50 years — well, sort of
• Fire rages in Brooks House, leaving 60 needing shelter; 10 businesses disrupted: Staple through electric wires causes blaze to smoulder between floors for 24-48 hours; owner vows to restore the massive 1871 former hotel
• State offers help, resources, in the aftermath of the blaze

Issue of Apr 13, 2011 (#96)


• Colonels start softball season with 32-0 rout of Bellows Falls
• Showing the nation how health care reform can be done
• How does the salamander cross the road?: With the help of the BEEC Salamander Crossing Brigade
• A tempting target: Thieves make off with 22 Apple laptop computers from local business

Issue of Apr 6, 2011 (#95)


• People power
• Beating the ‘big boxes’ at their own game: Manager of BF hardware store receives national award for his innovation
• Thinking small: Brattleboro couple wants to replace garage with ‘tiny house’
• Twin Valley teams take Best in Show awards at annual Jr. Iron Chef VT competition

Issue of Mar 30, 2011 (#94)


• With 1 in 7 Vermonters hungry, food program cuts are a disgrace
• Brattleboro’s girls’ Nordic skiers honored for a great season

Issue of Mar 23, 2011 (#93)


• Rebels fall in Division III semifinals to Winooski
• Never say never when it comes to nuclear safety
• Advocates say renewable energy can easily replace VY
• Fighting hunger in Windham County: New group seeks to share ideas, solutions to ease effects of poverty

Issue of Mar 16, 2011 (#92)


• Rebel boys are Barre bound; Colonels knocked out by Mount Anthony
• A Salmon run : But can he reel in Sanders?
• The ‘Green Wave’: How Vermont became a destination for thousands of Irish in the 19th century
• BDCC Business Plan Contest returns, adds new Farm/Food division
• Lawmakers offer mid-term update at Chamber breakfast

Issue of Mar 9, 2011 (#91)


• Brattleboro wins first-ever girls� nordic skiing state championship
• BCTV, Southern Vermont Cable reach agreement on public access programming
• U.S. Civil Rights Commission appoints members of Vermont State Advisory Committee: Former chairman Reed is snubbed by panel
• Strolling of the Heifers to present �slow living� summit: June event to focus on sustainable agriculture, building local economies

Issue of Mar 2, 2011 (#90)


• By the numbers: UVM�s Center for Rural Studies tries to make sense of an avalanche of Census data
• Postseason begins for girls� basketball, hockey, nordic skiers
• Dave Shapiro, jazz bassist and educator, dies at 58
• Voters reject BFMS renovation project, 474-471: Town, school budgets approved; Golec, DiBernardo return to Selectboard

Issue of Feb 23, 2011 (#89)


• Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council selects Post Oil Solutions for annual award
• Glasder wins in his Harris Hill ski jumping debut
• End of an era at Leland & Gray: After 42 years of coaching, Tom Connor steps down
• Westminster West School: How small is too small?

Issue of Feb 16, 2011 (#88)


• Harris Hill Ski Jumping competition attracts biggest field in years
• We�re bigger, but not by that much: 2010 Census figures show only a 1 percent growth rate for Windham County

Issue of Feb 9, 2011 (#87)


• Rebel girls keep winning; boys move into championship picture
• Turning shame into a learning experience: Salmon wants fellow DUI offenders to open up about how it affected their lives

Issue of Feb 2, 2011 (#86)


• Rebel girls off to best start in five years, stand atop Division III rankings
• A growing program: Windham Regional Career Center builds an agricultural curriculum
• Valente elected to VDP�s executive committee: Brattleboro man part of new Democratic Party leadership slate

Issue of Jan 26, 2011 (#85)


• The saddest words: It might have been
• No shortage of Selectboard candidates in Brattleboro, Rockingham

Issue of Jan 19, 2011 (#84)


• Putney remains the heart of nordic skiing in Vermont
• Snow job: Barrett: Planning, experience are keys to a quick response to major storms

Issue of Jan 12, 2011 (#83)


• Colonel girls fall in North-South Classic

Issue of Jan 5, 2011 (#82)


• Rebel boys win GM tourney; Colonel boys keep rolling

Issue of Dec 29, 2010 (#81)


• Taking stock of Vermont�s nonprofit sector: New report looks at challenges, opportunities among Vermont�s charitable organizations
• Colonel girls blank Rutland for first win over Raiders in five years
• BCTV, Southern Vermont Cable locked in dispute over public access programming

Issue of Dec 15, 2010 (#80)


• Booth�s hat trick spoils Colonels� home opener
• Skaters, ice fishermen should be wary on ponds and lakes
• Burst water pipe floods Rockingham Free Public Library: Local history collection bears brunt of damage

Issue of Dec 8, 2010 (#79)


• New traffic lights for Main Street: Computerized system means changes for pedestrians, motorists
• Mountain greenery for the season: Elysian Hills Tree Farm is a busy place during the holidays

Issue of Dec 1, 2010 (#78)


• Mount Snow, Stratton get early start to season
• Giving thanks: Behind the scenes on a Thanksgiving tour around Brattleboro

Issue of Nov 24, 2010 (#77)


• Ellis cracks Top 50 at New England cross country meet
• Creating a downtown junction for the arts: Brooks House may soon become �incubator� space for creative economy

Issue of Nov 17, 2010 (#76)


• Rebels win first-ever Division III boys soccer title
• Terriers beat Windsor to win Division III football title, 39-22

Issue of Nov 10, 2010 (#75)


• Help for homeless vets: Local nonprofit Home at Last seeks funding to buy fourth home
• Landlord takes the long view: Forty years after his father bought the Brooks House, Jonathan Chase eyes improvements, at his own pace
• Landlord selective about tenants, denies
• The rise, fall and rise of Brooks House
• An inside look at a unique place: Judson Hale�s �Inside New England� is back in print, and offers an affectionate look at who we are
• Terriers to face Windsor for Division III state football title

Issue of Nov 3, 2010 (#74)


• Terriers clinch top seed in Division III football playoffs
• Colonel girls lose to Lakers on penalty kicks, 3-2
• Colonel boys stop Colchester, 3-1
• Hebert, Stuart win House seats, incumbents cruise to victory
• White, Galbraith win state senate race over Corum, Cooke
• Shumlin defeats Dubie in close gubernatorial race
• Rebels advance, Colonels fall in boys soccer semifinals

Issue of Oct 27, 2010 (#73)


• Rebel boys get top seed in Division III; Colonels, Wildcats earn No. 2 spots
• Harris makes fourth run for State�s Attorney post; first electoral test for incumbent Shriver
• Cooke, Corum are GOP�s tag team in state senate race
• White, Galbraith are not afraid of GOP challenge
• Windham-1 race between Davis, Hebert is a study in contrasts
• Three vie for county�s two assistant judge posts
• Lights on for a new generator in Brattleboro: Project to turn waste into energy, and fuel a greenhouse and aquaculture facility in the process

Issue of Oct 20, 2010 (#72)


• Colonels have an undefeated week on the road
• Newcomers face off for District 1 House seat
• Clark, in absentia, faces Manch in sheriff�s race
• Moore challenges Obuchowski, Partridge in Windham-4
• Hoffer, Salmon offer different approaches to auditor post

Issue of Oct 13, 2010 (#71)


• Should 17-year-olds get the vote?: Referendum on November ballot sparks some controversy
• Twin Valley girls top Leland & Gray in double OT thriller
• Russian nuclear power officials visit Vermont for ideas, expertise in decommissioning process

Issue of Oct 6, 2010 (#70)


• Colonels roll toward boys soccer playoffs

Issue of Sep 29, 2010 (#69)


• Twin Valley hands Leland & Gray its first loss of the season

Issue of Sep 22, 2010 (#68)


• Colonel boys win John James Tournament, improve to 4-0
• WOOL Radio, VPR both get FCC approval for new broadcasting frequencies in county
• The numbers game: Londonderry area�s wireless broadband woes show the gap between service, profitability
• Welch touts remedies for local businesses during downtown tour

Issue of Sep 15, 2010 (#67)


• Colonels fall to 0-2; Terriers clobber MSJ
• Dueling campaign stops contrast candidates� positions
• Voters approve purchase of former regional library building, will be resold to Southeast Vermont Educational Collaborative
• Mischief makers disrupt Main Street construction work

Issue of Sep 8, 2010 (#66)


• Colonels, Terriers open high school football season with losses
• Lessons learned the hard way: Former Vermont Bread CEO Lisa Lorimer speaks about small business issues at Brattleboro event

Issue of Sep 1, 2010 (#65)


• River Valley Credit Union prepares for move to new Putney branch office

Issue of Aug 25, 2010 (#64)


• Mike Hatt takes the helm of BUHS football program
• Change of command: After 12 years, Clements say farewell to Brattleboro�s bus station
• Shumlin is unofficial winner in Democratic gubernatorial primary; Racine wants recount: White, Galbraith prevail in Senate race; Stuart edges Cartwright in Brattleboro

Issue of Aug 18, 2010 (#63)


• Galbraith, Young, White vie for Democratic Senate nomination
• Mount Snow replaces Dew Tour with Tough Mudder
• Cartwright, Stuart face off in only contested House race in county

Issue of Aug 11, 2010 (#62)


• A need for speed: Planned track upgrades mean faster travel times for Amtrak�s Vermonter
• Shumlin: Proud to be a politician: Stands on his record in crowded Democratic race for governor
• Ten and counting: Vermont loses again in Shine Maple Sugar Bowl
• Turning grease into energy: Biodiesel plant in Greenfield to provide new source of fuel for western New England

Issue of Aug 4, 2010 (#61)


• Bartlett courts the political middle in her campaign
• Shrine teams ready to battle in Maple Sugar Bowl
• Financial troubles at ReNew prompt termination of its executive director
• Broadband to the backwoods: New VTA program seeks to bring high speed Internet to unserved areas of county

Issue of Jul 28, 2010 (#60)


• Brattleboro 9-10 All Stars lose in finals of state Little League tournament
• Tomatoes, potatoes safe from late blight � for now: Farmers, gardeners warned to vigilant to prevent outbreak of fungal disease
• Marlboro College helps lead effort to develop plans for downtown land along Connecticut River

Issue of Jul 14, 2010 (#58)


• Skunk attack raises rabies concerns

Issue of Jun 30, 2010 (#56)


• Care closer to home: New VA outpatient clinic in Brattleboro opens,will cut down on vets� long trips to White River Junction
• Selectboard votes 4-1 to end town management of BeeLine bus service