Stories by Randolph T. Holhut
Issue of Jun 29, 2022 (#670)

- Post 5 opens Legion season with a 3-1 record
- In Brattleboro, a backlash to a seismic Supreme Court ruling: More than 100 turn out for rapid response rally after Roe repeal
Issue of Jun 22, 2022 (#669)

- Are you ready for some summer football?: Vermont All-Star coaches come to Brattleboro to offer off-season training to local gridders
- Attorney honored for legal work on behalf of veterans: Thomas M. French, a longtime Brattleboro attorney, named 2022 Legionnaire of the Year
Issue of Jun 15, 2022 (#668)

- Legion baseball season begins this week
- Blooming where you’re planted: Coffey, Kornheiser forego moving up for the chance to win another term in the Vermont House
Issue of Jun 8, 2022 (#667)

- Colonels reach baseball finals with two close wins
- Candidate wants Vermont to maintain fiscal fitness: Mike Pieciak, the state’s former financial watchdog, begins campaign for treasurer
Issue of Jun 1, 2022 (#666)

- Field now set for party primaries: Most Windham County incumbents seek re-election; GOP puts up candidates in four House races
- A mixed Senior day for Rebels as softballers are upset by Wildcats
- The courage to do what’s necessary: At Brattleboro’s Memorial Day service, speakers reflect on bravery in many situations
Issue of May 25, 2022 (#665)

- Colonel lacrosse teams focus on the positive through a rough season
Issue of May 18, 2022 (#664)

- Terriers use ‘small ball’ to beat Rutland
Issue of May 11, 2022 (#663)

- Colonels get revenge with 5-4 win over CVU
Issue of May 4, 2022 (#662)

- Colonel softballers seek consistency in an up-and-down season
- Green Up Day set for Saturday, May 7: Annual statewide volunteer effort will clean up more than 13,000 miles of town roads in Vermont
- Local activist kicks off run for U.S. Senate: Isaac Evans-Frantz, of Brattleboro, says it’s time for new leadership in Washington from a new generation
- Redistricting prompts big decisions for local lawmakers: Partridge won’t seek 13th term; Bos-Lun to run for seat in new district
- Groundworks’ buildings make its long-term vision real: With two building projects completed on South Main Street, the nonprofit meets its goal of creating a integrated source of help for those in need
Issue of Apr 27, 2022 (#661)

- Colonels nip Blackbirds for rare win on diamond
Issue of Apr 20, 2022 (#660)

- Colonels baseball, softball open season with wins: Colonels baseball, softball open season with wins
- Brattleboro breaks ties with Rescue: Selectboard, by 5–0 vote, authorize town manager to contract with N.H. firm as stepping stone to EMS service from the Brattleboro Fire Department; residents question cost, quality of care, and the abruptness of the change
Issue of Apr 13, 2022 (#659)

- For nearby countries, Russian invasion comes too close: Lithuanian diplomat provides online briefing on the conflict and world diplomatic efforts in a conversation with Windham World Affairs Council
- Unified basketball returns to BUHS after two years
Issue of Apr 6, 2022 (#658)

- Trout fishing season begins April 9
Issue of Mar 30, 2022 (#657)

- Vermont’s spring sports season begins next week
- Bellows Falls candidate for Congress takes a different approach: Liam Madden enters race as an independent, with a focus on sustainability and healing a broken democracy
- Lawmakers discuss a fluke: money to spend : Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce members hear from state legislators about a panoply of issues, from infrastructure funding to redistricting
Issue of Mar 23, 2022 (#656)

- All-star honors abound for local athletes
Issue of Mar 16, 2022 (#655)

- Harris Hill Junior Jumpers finish a great season
Issue of Mar 9, 2022 (#654)

- Bellows Falls boys lose in quarterfinals
Issue of Mar 2, 2022 (#653)

- Colonel girls advance in hockey playoffs: Bellows Falls, Brattleboro boys host first-round hoops
- Towns decide budgets, cannabis sales: Most towns deciding marijuana sales per new state law approve the measure
Issue of Feb 23, 2022 (#652)

- Colonels, Rebels, Terriers get set for girls’ hoop playoffs
- Candidates enter Selectboard race from the right: At a gathering in Brattleboro, two newcomers share a desire to be ‘a dissenting voice in the room,’ advocating for an abruptly different vision of government
Issue of Feb 16, 2022 (#651)

- Colonels girls’ hockey works through COVID disruptions
Issue of Feb 9, 2022 (#650)

- Former rep. announces run for state Senate seat: A former state trooper who served as a member of the House in 2019–2020, Nader Hashim seeks a return to Montpelier
- Vermont jumper to be honored at Harris Hill
Issue of Feb 2, 2022 (#649)

- Rebels play catch-up as pandemic wave scrambles the season
Issue of Jan 26, 2022 (#648)

- Colonels win one, lose one in up-and-down girls’ hoop season
Issue of Jan 19, 2022 (#647)

- BF boys slam shorthanded Wildcats
- College offers a landing spot for Afghan refugees: SIT/World Learning campus becomes a temporary home for evacuees as they begin resettlement process in U.S.
Issue of Jan 12, 2022 (#646)

- Colonel girls snap Windsor’s win streak
- ‘Our democracy is in jeopardy’: Vigil marks a year since the U.S. Capitol insurrection and shines light on need for federal voting reforms
- Vermont launches Tests for Tots program, providing rapid Covid tests for child-care providers
Issue of Jan 5, 2022 (#645)

- Brattleboro boys off to slow start on the ice
- Vermont sets new highs for COVID-19 cases: State still has adequate space in its hospitals for patients; nearly half of 5-to-11-year-olds fully vaxxed
Issue of Dec 22, 2021 (#644)

- Twin Valley boys lose twice in GM Tourney
Issue of Dec 15, 2021 (#643)

- Colonel girls top Rebels at Tip-Off tourney
- Writing from experience: Brattleboro Police Capt. Mark Carignan draws upon his 25 years in law enforcement to debut as a crime novelist
Issue of Dec 8, 2021 (#642)

- In Dummerston, big plans for an old ski area: A brewery and distillery may be the next use for the former Maple Valley Ski Area — but not skiing
- High school winter sports start Dec. 10 in Vermont
Issue of Dec 1, 2021 (#641)

- BF players lead South squad to win in North-South all-star game, 39-35
- Brattleboro reinstates mandate for masks indoors: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and a new Omicron variant looms on horizon, the town becomes first in Vermont to adopt mask requirements as now permitted by a new state law
Issue of Nov 24, 2021 (#640)

- SVL names soccer, field hockey all-star teams
- Housing in Brattleboro: Not enough, and too expensive: Town’s housing needs assessment process seeks solutions to a longstanding problem
Issue of Nov 17, 2021 (#639)

- For one nonprofit, decision to leave Facebook is not complicated: Retreat Farm walks away from the social media platform to ‘prioritize authentic relationships’
- Terriers complete unbeaten season with a state football championship: Bellows Falls wins 12th title since 1971 with 57-35 defeat of Mount Anthony
Issue of Nov 10, 2021 (#638)

- Terriers play for state football title: BF field hockey, Leland & Gray girls’ soccer fall short in their championship games
Issue of Nov 3, 2021 (#637)

- Vikings pillage Colonels, 44-26: BF football, field hockey both reach semifinals
- Welcoming the newest Vermonters: Ahead of the arrival of Afghan families, community celebrates opening of refugee resettlement center in Brattleboro
Issue of Oct 27, 2021 (#636)

- A centennial celebration: Harris Hill Ski Jump turns 100 in 2022, and three who know the hill well tell why it is such a special event
- Wildcat boys edge Rebels in wild overtime finale: BF football, field hockey finish regular season undefeated as playoffs begin
Issue of Oct 20, 2021 (#635)

- Construction management firm wins VBSR award: HELM Construction Solutions follows ‘triple bottom line’ of planet, people, and prosperity while helping to break gender barriers in the trades
- GM’s Everett Mosher joins the 100-goal club
- A history told by nature: New trail offers hikers a guided tour of the ecology of the West River, told through the eyes of the Abenaki people
Issue of Oct 13, 2021 (#634)

- ‘There’s a good vibe here’: Outgoing Brattleboro Memorial Hospital president and CEO Steve Gordon reflects on a decade of change
- Who can stop Terriers as they soar through the season?
Issue of Oct 6, 2021 (#633)

- Lt. governor, legislative leaders look beyond Montpelier: As part of a statewide listening tour, Gray, Krowinski, and Balint seek the view from on the ground — and to get ideas for how the state might use a $2.7 billion surge of federal funding
- Colonels’ field hockey picks up its first two wins
- Serving his hometown: Steve Barrett, who will retire in December as DPW director, reflects on 47 years of working for Brattleboro
Issue of Sep 29, 2021 (#632)

- Vermont Yankee: Going, going...: ...but not quite gone yet, as NorthStar describes decommissioning project as on schedule and on budget
- Colonels reliquish Elwell Trophy to MAU
Issue of Sep 22, 2021 (#631)

- For 60 years, Vermonters look beyond Vermont: Windham World Affairs Council celebrates a six-decade legacy of global engagement and Vermonters on the international stage bringing ‘the truth of the world’ back home to Windham County
- BF girls win Pickering Invitational meet
- The power of a name: Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial draws thousands to Brattleboro for remembrance and closure
Issue of Sep 15, 2021 (#630)

- Major work begins on Route 9: East-west highway between West Brattleboro and Wilmington will get improved drainage, pavement in $28M project
- Windham votes to close school: Revote likely as concerns grow about whether students will have a place to go in 2022-23
- Colonels lose a close one to Lyndon, 21-20
Issue of Sep 8, 2021 (#629)

- Terriers run over Colonels in football opener
- Sanders pushes progressive priorities during speech in Brattleboro: Outdoor ‘town meeting’ draws 500 to hear U.S. senator on statewide tour to advocate for $3.5 trillion budget plan
Issue of Sep 1, 2021 (#628)

- Vermont schools deal with shortage of sports officials
- Brattleboro’s mask mandate nixed by state: Citing high vaccination rate and low Covid caseload, Scott administration declines approval of ordinance; mask requirement stands in municipal buildings
- ‘Moving Wall’ coming soon to Brattleboro: Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial arrives Sept. 16
Issue of Aug 25, 2021 (#627)

- Retreat Farm primed for $3M in federal funds: Money earmarked for nonprofit in U.S. budget would purchase a cheese warehouse and store and establish facilities for local, artisanal cheese producers, creating a food center that could stabilize the markets for small dairies
- Kindred spirits: Lithuania’s ambassador to the U.S. visits Vermont in hopes of forging closer economic ties between two places with some similar challenges
- How soon will normal come?: As a third school year touched by COVID-19 begins, it’s time to think about the impact of the pandemic on students
Issue of Aug 18, 2021 (#626)

- Brattleboro Ski Hill begins fundraising push: Unexpected expenses prompt early effort to prepare for 2021-22 season
- COVID-19 is not yet done with Vermont: After a summer of freedom, the state tries to hold down infections from Delta variant
Issue of Aug 11, 2021 (#625)

- Softball for a cause: Tourney seeks to raise funds for Wilmington boy with rare genetic disease
Issue of Aug 4, 2021 (#624)

- Post 5 falls to Essex in state Legion finals
Issue of Jul 28, 2021 (#623)

- Brattleboro Post 5 first in Southern Division
Issue of Jul 21, 2021 (#622)

- Brattleboro 11-U team wins Little League district tournament
- Vermont celebrates the return of passenger trains: In Bellows Falls, a celebration and a $1 ride to Brattleboro
Issue of Jul 14, 2021 (#621)

- Festivities to mark return of Amtrak trains: Every station in Vermont will stage a celebration
- Little League district playoffs begin for Brattleboro teams
- DMV will reopen Dummerston office on Aug. 2: Mrowicki says citizen outcry influenced the Scott administration’s change of heart on its original plans to close satellite offices permanently
Issue of Jul 7, 2021 (#620)

- Rain, rain, and more rain disrupts Legion season
Issue of Jun 30, 2021 (#619)

- Post 5 sweeps Lakes Region in home opener
- Dummerston DMV office could remain closed: Shuttered since March 2020, Windham County’s only office may be a casualty of pandemic
Issue of Jun 23, 2021 (#618)

- Local athletes compete in state decathlon
Issue of Jun 16, 2021 (#617)

- Summer baseball season set to resume
- Vermont hits vaccination goal: Restrictions, state of emergency end after more than 80 percent of Vermonters get their COVID-19 vaccine
Issue of Jun 9, 2021 (#616)

- Colonels reach baseball semifinals
- Clinicians: Tele-health is here to stay: Hospital hopes more people will use the service for routine visits, highlighting yet another example of the need for broadband
- Welch hears front-line responders recount successes amid pandemic turmoil: Local providers tell the U.S. representative how the most vulnerable populations got the help they needed during the pandemic — and what federal resources they could use for the next leg of the journey
- Receiver sells bakery assets to Georgia firm: Would-be buyers can petition court to stop sale; Vermont Bread workers may get back pay, but their jobs are in limbo
Issue of Jun 2, 2021 (#615)

- Colonels look strong as baseball playoffs begin
- Canadian bakery says it will buy Koffee Kup, Vermont Bread: New owners say they hope to quickly restart operations in Brattleboro, Burlington
- Heroes remembered, and a call to defend liberty: At Memorial Day service, Costello says we must protect the ideals of our nation from new threats
Issue of May 26, 2021 (#614)

- Play on: Rebels come together to honor the memory of a classmate lost too soon
- COVID-19 cases fall as more get the vaccine: Scott pledges to immediately lift restrictions when vaccination rate hits 80 percent
Issue of May 19, 2021 (#613)

- Library gets seed money to grow a better world: Westminster West Public Library plans initiative to promote a healthier planet
- In Ultimate, the game is the thing: Bellows Falls, Brattleboro build from the ground up in the most laid-back of spring sports
- Brattleboro to maintain mask mandate: Changes in state, federal guidance for masks come along with an accelerated schedule for reopening Vermont; governor credits vaccination policy
Issue of May 12, 2021 (#612)

- With big win, Colonel softballers come of age
- Walk in, ride out: Brooks Memorial Library will now lend e-bikes, thanks to organizations hoping to get people to change the way they think about transportation and community
Issue of May 5, 2021 (#611)

- A win for Jada: After the sudden death of a teammate, Terriers dedicate the remainder of season to Jada Spaulding
- Everyone Eats! serves its one millionth meal: The local program — later expanded to 14 counties statewide — has kept restaurants alive and kept a community fed during the pandemic
- Class-action lawsuit hits Vermont Bread Company: Plaintiff asserts that the plant closing violated federal labor laws for giving insufficient notice to 91 workers
Issue of Apr 28, 2021 (#610)

- Colonels come up short in lacrosse doubleheader
- Vermont Bread Co. closes with no warning: Brattleboro plant employed 91 people; shutdown takes place less than a month after investment group’s purchase of the bakery
Issue of Apr 21, 2021 (#609)

- Four local players selected for Shrine team
- Green Up Day set for Saturday, May 1: Annual statewide volunteer effort will clean up more than 13,000 miles of town roads in Vermont
- Moving Wall plans are once again in motion: Veterans resume fundraising efforts to bring Vietnam memorial to Brattleboro
Issue of Apr 14, 2021 (#608)

- Federal money provides lifeline to libraries: Sanders touts $2 million in federal aid, but library directors in Vermont say even more aid is needed to meet new demands
- Amtrak service in Vermont resumes in July: Passenger train lines have been stopped since COVID shutdowns last year
- Local winter athletes receive All-Star honors
Issue of Apr 7, 2021 (#607)

- Schools get ready for this spring’s sports season
Issue of Mar 31, 2021 (#606)

- By imagining the unimaginable, area hospitals avoided disaster: Local hospitals scrambled to get ready for COVID-19, prepared for the worst, and learned some lessons in the process
- Colonels named to SVL Nordic all-star teams
- Will Amtrak be back in Vermont this summer?: State officials drop some hints but have not yet set a firm reopening date
Issue of Mar 24, 2021 (#605)

- Toughest foe in high school playoffs? COVID-19.
- Governor says all adults should get vaccine by July 1: More than 31 percent of Vermont adults — about 171,000 — have received at least one dose
Issue of Mar 17, 2021 (#604)

- BUHS boys’ basketball celebrates Senior Night with win over MAU
Issue of Mar 10, 2021 (#603)

- Defense provides wins for Rebels, Colonels girls
Issue of Mar 3, 2021 (#602)

- VPA announces high school playoff schedule
- Pandemic makes for a Town Meeting Day like no other: COVID-19 concerns temporarily upend traditional meetings in most Vermont towns
Issue of Feb 24, 2021 (#601)

- Colonels, MAU battle for SVL nordic skiing title
Issue of Feb 17, 2021 (#600)

- Winter season finally begins for basketball and hockey
Issue of Feb 10, 2021 (#599)

- High school skiers get some company: Basketball, hockey teams in Vermont get ready to start season
- More vaccine doses are on their way for Vermonters: State says more than 10 percent of state population have received at least one COVID-19 shot
Issue of Jan 27, 2021 (#597)

- Chamber gives collective kudos: Person of the Year award goes to all of Brattleboro for helping the town get through COVID-19 pandemic
Issue of Jan 20, 2021 (#596)

- Will 2021 be a better year for Vt. economy?: Officials in charge of the state’s response to the pandemic offer cautious optimism in Vermont Chamber of Commerce webinar
Issue of Jan 13, 2021 (#595)

- How the GOP died : In two recent books, a scholar probes the descent of the Republican Party. It didn’t all start with President Donald J. Trump, and it will not end when he slinks back into private life.
- Making progress: Health Department says that the 49,000 Vermonters older than 75 should expect to see COVID-19 vaccines by the end of January or the beginning of February
Issue of Jan 6, 2021 (#594)

- Vt. high schools will resume play
Issue of Dec 23, 2020 (#593)

- New cell tower boosts service in Marlboro: Tower part of federal program to improve communications capacity for first responders
Issue of Dec 16, 2020 (#592)

- Relicensing for Conn. River dams enters final stages: Great River Hydro, FirstLight submit applications to feds; river advocates give them mixed reviews
- ‘A generational opportunity’: Green Mountain Conservancy seeks to purchase land in West River Valley for a wildlife preserve — a plan that would add 626 acres of semi-wilderness to the Deer Run Nature Preserve in Dummerston, Brookline, and Newfane
- Vermont primed for arrival of COVID-19 vaccine: First doses of Pfizer-Biontech should arrive in the state this week, with some vaccinations set for Dec. 21
Issue of Dec 9, 2020 (#591)

- On the waterfront: Despite pandemic’s shadow, Brattleboro’s downtown riverfront development projects are slowly moving forward
Issue of Dec 2, 2020 (#590)

- Dummerston considers changes to Town Meeting: Board seeks citizen reaction to the possibility of using an Australian ballot, which would suppress the spread of coronavirus but eliminate the usual in-person procedures for amendments
- Two recent COVID-19 deaths in county: The state recorded 11 deaths from coronavirus complications in November. Meanwhile, public health officials brace for an even steeper rise in cases as colder weather drives public indoors and a fatigued public lets down its guard.
Issue of Nov 25, 2020 (#589)

- Amtrak plans new station for Brattleboro : Proposed building would be ADA-compliant, with changes to platform and track
- Two nonprofits plan new housing project in West B: Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, Groundworks Collaborative launch new permanent supportive housing community at former Dalem’s Chalet
Issue of Nov 18, 2020 (#588)

- National Ski Patrol honors Nick Collins for more than seven decades of service
- State grapples with renewed wave of coronavirus infections, COVID-19 cases: To keep schools and businesses open, Vermont restricts small gatherings, tightens travel guidelines
Issue of Nov 11, 2020 (#587)

- Twin Valley repeats as boys’ soccer champs
- After the vote: Post-election vigils call for fair and complete count of all ballots — and, ultimately, a peaceful transition of power — in the aftermath of a contentious national presidential election
Issue of Nov 4, 2020 (#586)

- Terrier girls win state titles in field hockey, cross-country
- State officials: now’s no time for ‘COVID fatigue’: Vermonters have consistently been praised for diligence at keeping the coronavirus at bay. Meanwhile, amid several high-profile outbreaks, data show that those good habits are slipping.
- Scott clinches third term as Democrats sweep rest of statewide ballot: Gray wins lieutenant governor race; county incumbents hold their seats
Issue of Oct 28, 2020 (#585)

- The COVID-19 battle enters a new stage: Vermont has been a leader in controlling the spread of coronavirus. But as cases rise in the state and the rest the nation, will that status hold?
- Patriots rally to top Colonels, 34-31
Issue of Oct 21, 2020 (#584)

- Colonels sweep Terriers on gridiron
- Proclamation for a Putney icon : Curtis Tuff surprised by lawmakers honoring his more than five decades of making world-acclaimed barbecue
- Harris Hill competition cancelled over health concerns: Pandemic prompts organizers to kill the annual ski-jump contest and turn attention to celebrating the event’s centennial in 2022
Issue of Oct 14, 2020 (#583)

- Terriers field hockey off to another great start
- Candidates swarm to the state ballot for general election: Independents, Republicans offer challenges to incumbents in several local legislative races
Issue of Oct 7, 2020 (#582)

- Colonels lose home football opener to Windsor
- Dummerston puts its apple pies on wheels: With apple fest canceled due to COVID-19, church plans drive-in pie sale
Issue of Sep 30, 2020 (#581)

- A winning start for Colonels as fall season begins
Issue of Sep 23, 2020 (#580)

- Everyone Eats becomes model for state program: COVID-19 stimulus funding will subsidize multiple regional food distribution hubs through December
- State loosens COVID-19 order for hospitality: Bars get OK from state to reopen; hotels can run at full capacity
Issue of Sep 9, 2020 (#578)

- Vermonters wait for return of train routes: Rail advocates say the state has the money, but not the will, to resume Amtrak service to the state
- Senior bowling kicks off a COVID-tized fall sports season
Issue of Sep 2, 2020 (#577)

- Brattleboro skatepark nears completion: A nearly 15-year saga is almost over; park now set to open in October
Issue of Aug 26, 2020 (#576)

- Moving Wall visit to area postponed: Organizers now plan for the half-size replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial to come to Brattleboro in 2021
Issue of Aug 19, 2020 (#575)

- Schools make plans for sports to resume this fall: The goal? To give students a chance to play safely, despite the shadow of COVID-19.
Issue of Aug 12, 2020 (#574)

- A record primary turnout in Vermont: By mail, by car, or in person, voters flood the polls
- Zuckerman, Gray win in Democratic races; Scott, Milne prevail in GOP primaries: Mrowicki, Bos-Lun take Windham-4; Goldman, Partridge win in Windham-3
Issue of Aug 5, 2020 (#573)

- Governor’s seat attracts 11 candidates in state primaries: Four Republicans, four Democrats, and two Progressives, all running in their respective gubernatorial party primaries, believe they have a shot at unseating an incumbent governor seeking re-election
Issue of Jul 29, 2020 (#572)

- A wide-open race for lieutenant governor: Multiple candidates will face off in Aug. 11 primary election
Issue of Jul 22, 2020 (#571)

- Crowded field emerges for Windham-4: Five candidates vie for two seats to represent Putney, Dummerston, Westminster
- Dems debate: House candidates in two contested primaries take part in online forums
- Three-way race in Windham-3: Partridge, Tully seek to stay in House; newcomer Goldman looks for a seat
Issue of Jul 15, 2020 (#570)

- COVID-19 crimps political campaign process : With primary election looming and early voting underway, candidates eager to introduce themselves to potential voters must adapt to a socially distant world — one cut off from handshakes, door knocking, or parades
Issue of Jun 10, 2020 (#565)

- Slow Living Conference keynoter urges faster climate response: At the Slow Living Summit — taking place via videoconferencing this year — veteran environmental activist Bill McKibben discusses the non-negotiability of reality
Issue of Jun 3, 2020 (#564)

- Getting back to the garden: Plenty of support is out there for people who want to grow some of their food
Issue of May 27, 2020 (#563)

- Green Up Day turns 50 on May 30: Vermont’s largest one-day volunteer effort was delayed by COVID-19
- A subdued, but powerful, tribute: American Legion Post 5 finds a way to honor the fallen on a Memorial Day in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic
Issue of May 20, 2020 (#562)

- Rolling party marks Dummerston man’s 90th: Friends and neighbors surprise Don Hazelton with an impromptu parade for his birthday
Issue of May 13, 2020 (#561)

- Democratic candidates hold first gubernatorial debate online: Holcombe, Winburn, and Zuckerman make case to Windham County audience
Issue of Apr 29, 2020 (#559)

- It takes a village to feed a village: With help from the community, local chef produces free takeout meals for those who need them
Issue of Apr 22, 2020 (#558)

- A crisis brings new thinking, possibilities for Strolling of the Heifers: New executive director looks ahead to post-pandemic future for nonprofit
Issue of Mar 18, 2020 (#553)

- VPA postpones spring high school sports season
Issue of Mar 11, 2020 (#552)

- Twin Valley falls short of state championship: Proctor wins Division IV boys’ basketball championship game in Barre
- Throughout the county, some contested races: Voters choose town officials during recent town elections, despite one town lacking candidates
Issue of Mar 4, 2020 (#551)

- Colonels skate into hockey quarterfinals
- Brattleboro voters reject nonbinding mayoral question: Quipp, Goodnow, McLoughlin elected to Selectboard
Issue of Feb 26, 2020 (#550)

- Colonel boys win state nordic skiing title
- Long-shot candidate seeks goal: the Democratic nomination: Mark Stewart, a recurring third-party candidate and a hockey activist, says he’s a ‘small l’ libertarian alternative to Bernie Sanders — and he owes his appearance on the Vermont ballot to Brattleboro
Issue of Feb 19, 2020 (#549)

- Pavlic wins Harris Hill Ski Jump for third time
Issue of Feb 12, 2020 (#548)

- BF girls’ win streak ends at nine
Issue of Feb 5, 2020 (#547)

- Annual Harris Hill Ski Jump set for Feb. 15, 16
- Brattleboro police respond to surge in car break-ins : Theft from vehicles more than doubled in fourth quarter of 2019, compared to same time period a year earlier
- Stroll founder retires — this time, for real: Orly Munzing honored for 16-year effort that turned a spontaneous cow parade into a full-fledged agricultural nonprofit
Issue of Jan 29, 2020 (#546)

- BF boys: hard-nosed defense, patient offense
- Chamber honors couple for their volunteer efforts: DeGray and Galanes recognized for community service in Brattleboro, from flowers to civic engagement
- ‘The one place where everything was whole’: With the renovation of her childhood home, a daughter pays homage to a family who lived in the public eye — where ‘the greatest hitter who ever lived fell in love with Miss Vermont’
Issue of Jan 22, 2020 (#545)

- Dismantling the lie: At MLK Day service, town’s new diversity consultant talks about how the town must confront the structures that reinforce racism
- Colonel boys start to roll at midpoint of hoops season
- A race against time: Climate activist Bill McKibben urges Hilltop Montessori students to keep up their urgent fight for a livable planet
Issue of Jan 15, 2020 (#544)

- BF girls get first win of season over Twin Valley
- Retreat, state step back from the brink: Downsizing is still on the table as governor calls psychiatric hospital ‘too critical for us to let fail’ and BMH president says services are essential
Issue of Jan 8, 2020 (#543)

- Colonel girls keep improving on the ice
Issue of Jan 1, 2020 (#542)

- Colonel boys stop Wolves in OT