BRATTLEBORO-It's been a month of lengthy, intense Selectboard meetings since Representative Town Meeting (RTM) rejected the proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget on March 22.
The strain has showed.
MONTPELIER-Funding may be at risk for a nonprofit program that buys local food and gives it to Vermonters struggling with money - so its leaders are backing a bill that would solidify its budget through a state agency, rather than grants and donations. Vermonters Feeding Vermonters, created and run by the Vermont Foodbank, helps get locally grown produce and protein into the hands of food-insecure Vermonters. Started in 2018, the program provides money to purchase food wholesale from local farms,
BRATTLEBORO-When Representative Town Meeting members rejected a $25 million municipal budget for the coming fiscal year, they returned it to local leaders for revision in hopes of lowering a 12% projected tax increase. No one anticipated costs might instead climb higher. Officials have discovered their original spending plan underestimated contracted expenses like payroll taxes, retirement contributions, and overtime. With the addition of the omissions and other accounting adjustments, the base budget's corrected total is $426,732 more than initially calculated, according...
BRATTLEBORO-For many years, Brattleboro has celebrated May 1 - International Workers Day, in much of the world - with a rally on the Town Common. This year, organizers said that the annual May Day event will be part of a nationwide protest against they call the "increasingly destructive actions by the current Washington, D.C. administration." It will begin with a rally on the lawn of Centre Congregational Church at 5 p.m., followed by a march through downtown that will end...
BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced the Revolutionary War, approximately 500 people gathered in downtown Bellows Falls, where for two hours they sang, chanted, and carried signs along both sides of Westminster Street from Henry Street down into the Square. "This is what democracy looks like," local poet Erica Bowman said when she spoke to the crowd on April 19. People came and went during the two-hour event, but an unofficial...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19, after a battle with cancer. In this interview, which aired on Brattleboro Community Television on Dec. 2, 2024, less than three months before he died, Greg and I discussed his life and work and the changes that have taken place over more than a half century since he and his family moved to town in 1974 when he was 11 years old. Prior to his...
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest people suspected of breaking into cars, selling drugs, or stealing from stores - and then, in what seems like a minute, seeing them back on the streets. There's even a sarcastic term for the process: "catch and release," a phrase that once was used only for fish. "Backlog" is the usual one-word explanation for this problem. It means the cases accumulate faster than they can...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and Subdivision Bylaws have been warned for a public hearing. The proposed amendments are the result of two years of work and is the next step in updating the town's regulatory framework which shapes permitting, development and growth in Rockingham. This is the first time the Bylaws have been comprehensively updated since the 1980s. This update was undertaken by the Planning Commission to align the town's...
BRATTLEBORO-Utilities Division crews from the Department of Public Works have begun spring flushing of the town water mains. Most work will be completed by Friday, May 2, with some daytime flushing continuing through May 9. Customers are asked to check the flushing schedule closely, as flushing causes water discoloration, low water pressure, and, in some areas, periods of no water. Water main flushing will occur during both night (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and day (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Laura Sibilia, an independent, represents the Windham-2 district (Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro) in...
Rei Carpenter-Ranquist, a junior at Brattleboro Union High School, is a member of the Teen...
The 16 Vermont faith community members signing this open letter, from Vermont Interfaith Action's Clergy...
Nancy Gassett is a Vernon resident. She ran as a Republican nominee for Windham-1 state...
BRATTLEBORO-Learning one musical instrument takes years of study, possibly lessons, learning to read music, practice,
BRATTLEBORO-We at the Vermont Jazz Center are thrilled to present Endea Owens fronting her sextet,
BELLOWS FALLS-The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) will host their inaugural Wild & Scenic Film Festival...
PUTNEY-On Friday, May 9, Inuit music and dance group Pamyua will take the stage at...
-The formula for winning softball is simple. Good pitching, good defense, and timely hitting usually...
-The first weeks of baseball season in Vermont can be a rollercoaster of experiences -
-It was a slightly off-kilter opening day for the Brattleboro Bears varsity baseball team on...
-There is always a little extra pressure on a team when they are defending a...