BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
Hello and good day to you, Windham County folks! I hope things are well with you. We've got a few meteorological changes underway over the next seven days, but they should be accompanied by any extremes in temperature or humidity. After a pleasant enough day on Wednesday, we'll see a disturbance move through on Thursday into Friday with some scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. The weekend looks fair, with increasing temperatures each day. Humidity builds in by Sunday, and by...
Moore Free Library is showing pastel paintings by six accomplished local artists for the month of August at the Crowell Gallery. The reception is Saturday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and all are invited. Artists are David H. Brown, DeeDee Jones, Pat McPike, Jean Pollock, Maggie Smith, and Carol Stephens. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., unless there is an opening...
• Viewpoint: Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe on towns' ultimate autonomy in offering school choice to their respective students. • Counterpoint: Compass School Director Rick Gordon responds to Holcombe's piece. • Viewpoint: David Schoales, a member of the Brattleboro Selectboard and Town School Board, offers his personal point of view on the rush to change.
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