WHITINGHAM-The federal government has ended a settlement - which was intended to address and prevent future cases of racial harassment at Twin Valley School District - just over a year early, according to a recent letter the U.S. Department of Justice sent to the supervisory union. The department pointed to the school district's compliance with the settlement terms by improving policies and practices. But a leader of the Vermont Human Rights Commission expressed concerns about the decision's potential connection to...
Next Stage Arts Project presents the international a cappella sensations The Groovebarbers, with special guests, the Putney Central School Chorus, in their third annual holiday concert on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The Putney School chorus also will make a special guest appearance. The Groovebarbers will bring close harmonies and warm arrangements of holiday classics from the secular to the sublime. Each member of this all-vocal powerhouse quartet is a bona fide star in his own right: Sean Altman,
The Brattleboro Development Review Board is considering whether to allow cars and trucks to drive though the Brooks House to get from High Street to the Harmony parking lot. The board should continue the ban on vehicles. The world's leading scientists say that climate change is a major threat to earth's ability to support human life. Cars and trucks are a major cause of climate change. Walking and riding a bicycle reduces obesity. Treatment of obesity-related health problems for people...
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