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...
On the first day of spring, Windham County's state legislators took their breakfast with a big cup of worry. At the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce's legislative breakfast March 20, local lawmakers offered a variety of updates from the 2017 session. But they also spent a lot of time fretting about the deep federal budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. The negative effect of those cuts, lawmakers said, would be felt in health care, transportation, education, and other sectors.
PUTNEY-Since 2003, the Vermont Humanities Council has invited students, adults, and seniors across the state to read the same book and participate in a variety of community activities related to the book's themes. More than 200 different Vermont towns, cities, and villages have participated in Vermont Reads to date. The 2024–25 book Gather is the first young adult novel by Kenneth Cadow, who drew upon his 20 years of working with middle and high school students as a teacher and...
ROnda-Jane, 51, has lived in Brattleboro “a little over 20 years,” on and off. She is an artist and poet who has experienced homelessness and abuse throughout her life. Matthew Whalan: How long have you been homeless? Ronda-Jane: The past two or three years. Off and on. (Pause.) Due to no fault of my own, by the way. M.V.W.: How did you become homeless? R.J.: First, I was accused of a crime I did not commit. I lost my car,
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