Stories by Randolph T. Holhut

Issue of Mar 15, 2023 (#706)


• Five local players selected for Shrine team

Issue of Mar 8, 2023 (#705)


• Vigil calls for end of U.S. involvement in Yemen: Activists call on Congress to invoke War Powers Act
• Brattleboro bowlers win their first-ever state title: Coach Coplan: ‘It came down to momentum’
• Town Meetings return to normal ... almost: After three years of upended civic life, most towns meet in person
• Brattleboro rejects just-cause eviction: Voters re-elect McLoughlin; Case and Reichsman to join Selectboard, ousting incumbent Gelter

Issue of Mar 1, 2023 (#704)


• Rebel girls reach Division IV semis: BF, Colonels get home games as boys’ playoffs begin

Issue of Feb 22, 2023 (#703)


• Girls’ basketball playoffs begin this week: Rebels open at home; Colonels, BF start with road games

Issue of Feb 15, 2023 (#702)


• Rebels sweep ‘Hoops for Hope’ games

Issue of Feb 8, 2023 (#701)


• Brattleboro will return to Division I football in 2023 season

Issue of Feb 1, 2023 (#700)


• St. Mike’s builds up a basketball program, one step at a time

Issue of Jan 25, 2023 (#699)


• BUHS defeats Harwood for third straight win

Issue of Jan 18, 2023 (#698)


• Terrier girls fall to Arlington

Issue of Jan 11, 2023 (#697)


• Lawmakers from county named to leadership posts: Kornheiser to lead Ways and Means, Coffey to chair Transportation; vice-chair positions go to Sibilia, Harrison, Hashim
• Colonel girls stop Monadnock, 43-33

Issue of Jan 4, 2023 (#696)


• Strolling of the Heifers’ agricultural advocacy will live on, in a radically different form: The nonprofit organization morphs into Agritech Institute for Small Farms, with new emphasis on farming technology
• Colonels sweep Huskies to finish first month of season

Issue of Dec 21, 2022 (#695)


• Rebel girls win GM Holiday Tournament

Issue of Dec 14, 2022 (#694)


• Rebels, Colonels split their season opening games
• Legislators look ahead to 2023: Brattleboro’s House delegation and two new senators talk about their priorities and about the issues looming for lawmakers in Montpelier in the upcoming biennium

Issue of Dec 7, 2022 (#693)


• Winter high school sports begin this week

Issue of Nov 30, 2022 (#692)


• Turkey Trot returns with big field of runners

Issue of Nov 23, 2022 (#691)


• Brattleboro eyes $4.3 million for ‘generational’ park upgrades: Recreation Department says deferred maintenance no longer is an option for the Withington rink, Kiwanis shelter
• Still a baseball town: Brattleboro Historical Society celebrates its 40th anniversary with a look at the town’s long love affair with the game

Issue of Nov 16, 2022 (#690)


• Terriers fall in Division II football final: Mount Anthony pulls out dramatic 24-17 victory in double OT
• Next phase: Work begins on the Vermont side of the Brattleboro-Hinsdale bridge project

Issue of Nov 9, 2022 (#689)


• Rebels win state girls’ soccer title: Terriers defeat Colonels to advance to football final; BF falls in field hockey semis
• Going to the source: In his new book, a former social studies teacher looks at how to move the study of history out of the classroom and give students direct contact with the places where it was made
• Balint wins U.S. House seat in historic victory: Scott wins fourth term as governor, Welch cruises to big win in U.S. Senate race, Harrison and Hashim poised to represent Windham County in Vermont Senate

Issue of Nov 2, 2022 (#688)


• Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8: Voters to decide candidates, two proposed state constitutional amendments on the ballot throughout Windham County
• Unbeaten Rebel girls reach soccer semifinals: Bellows Falls reaches field hockey semifinals; Colonels will face off against Terriers in football semifinal

Issue of Oct 26, 2022 (#687)


• Afghan refugees mark a year in southern Vt.: The Brattleboro area stepped up to challenge of welcoming more than 100 evacuees from Afghanistan. What has happened since has been a success story, thanks to all who pitched in to help.
• Staying true to herself: Despite national attention, Becca Balint says she is running for Congress as someone at peace with who she is and what she believes
• Patriots run over Colonels to hang on to Elwell Trophy: Unbeaten Rebels take top seed in Division IV girls’ soccer playoffs

Issue of Oct 19, 2022 (#686)


• Building for the future: Despite no wins and no goals, Twin Valley’s girls’ soccer team is not downhearted
• Groundworks celebrates its new facilities: Despite the year-plus delay in making it official, the completion of a centralized campus in 2021 is an ‘achievement worth celebrating,’ the agency says

Issue of Oct 12, 2022 (#685)


• The best get better: After preseason injury, BF running back Jesse Darrell returns and scores two touchdowns as Terriers rout Spaulding, 62-35

Issue of Oct 5, 2022 (#684)


• Busiest Sunday of the year: Dummerston Apple Pie Festival, pancake breakfast, and other fall traditions return on Oct. 9 for the first time since 2019
• Colonels get first field hockey win of season

Issue of Sep 28, 2022 (#683)


• Colonels use defense, running game to beat Fair Haven, 10-6

Issue of Sep 21, 2022 (#682)


• Whitney leads, on and off the trail: Brattleboro’s best cross-country runner takes school to task for not backing her team

Issue of Sep 14, 2022 (#681)


• Leland & Gray girls’ soccer off to a fast start

Issue of Sep 7, 2022 (#680)


• Terriers hang on to beat Colonels, 56-40: Action-packed game marks opening of football season

Issue of Aug 31, 2022 (#679)


• Fall school sports season opens this weekend: Colonels take on BF in football opener; Terriers, Colonels field hockey teams both open at home

Issue of Aug 24, 2022 (#678)


• Softball for a cause: Carson’s 3rd Annual Tournament For a Cure is fundraiser for local boy with a rare genetic disease

Issue of Aug 17, 2022 (#677)


• Republicans in disarray over U.S. House, state Senate races: Madden decides to accept GOP nomination and Redic will run as a Libertarian; no clarity yet on three-way race for Windham County Senate seats
• Putney Fossils win second straight CRVBL championship

Issue of Aug 10, 2022 (#676)


• Brattleboro Little Leaguers fall in New England region tournament
• $254 million could be coming to Vermont: Several Windham County projects are included in Senate appropriations bill
• Balint, Madden win party nominations for U.S. House seat: Hashim and Harrison win Democratic Party nomination for county’s two state Senate seats

Issue of Aug 3, 2022 (#675)


• Brattleboro wins state Little League title
• Vermont’s primary season comes down to the wire: Poll of likely Democratic primary voters shows big support for Balint, Welch, Zuckerman

Issue of Jul 27, 2022 (#674)


• Brattleboro 12-U Little Leaguers are a win away from state title: Post 5 begins state Legion championship tourney this week

Issue of Jul 20, 2022 (#673)


• Brattleboro Little League heads to state championships
• Covid levels remain low, but new variant looms: While current data show sharp declines in new COVID-19 cases in Vermont, health officials fear a new surge is coming soon to the U.S.
• Police find body, fatally shoot person of interest: Missing Massachusetts woman was discovered on Elliot Street; ex-boyfriend, shot Tuesday, was ‘person of interest’ in her suspicious death

Issue of Jul 13, 2022 (#672)


• Little Leaguers begin District playoffs

Issue of Jul 6, 2022 (#671)


• Brattleboro takes two from Post 37
• A patriotic tradition resumes — with a surprise protest: After two years, at Brattleboro Goes Fourth, a variety of people and groups represented a wide range of people and perspectives. But that took place after a naked man got some attention.

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