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Brattleboro wonders about the future of its downtown
BRATTLEBORO-Five years ago, this community received an early Christmas present with the November 2019 news of a proposed $30 million arts and apartment block for downtown. "This project," Brattleboro Museum & Art Center director Danny Lichtenfeld said then of the priciest Main Street plan in local history, "will encourage enduring economic and civic vitality."
Miss Vermont competition crowns winners
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Miss Vermont competition earlier this month crowned its winners. Meara Seery of Brattleboro and Charlee Royer of Newport were crowned Miss Vermont and Miss Vermont Teen for 2024. Seery is a 2022 graduate of The George Washington University and works as a digital producer for...
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – If you’re a wildlife enthusiast itching for spring, then be sure to check out the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on Sunday, May 5, at beautiful Herricks Cove on the Connecticut River in Rockingham, Vt. The festival is presented by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, and made possible with support from Great River Hydro, Ben and Jerry’s, Magris Talc, Mascoma Savings Bank, Decker’s Tent Rentals, HB Energy, and One Credit Union.
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations
Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources said the organization has not completed a mandatory testing of its water filter vessels since 2022, and the system’s operation and maintenance manual was outdated. Read the story on VTDigger here: Kurn Hattin Homes for Children fined for water system violations.
State’s smallest hospital makes big economic impact
TOWNSHEND-The people of the West River Valley love Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital for its role in providing health care to this underserved rural area, but they might not realize the economic contribution it makes to the region. While Grace Cottage - by numerous metrics, the smallest hospital in...
'Public safety' is not community safety
Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the reform of the criminal legal system through monitoring and changing Vermont laws that promote mass incarceration and excessive punishment." BRATTLEBORO-On Tuesday, April 30, Jim Baker and Gov. Phil Scott's Public Safety Enhancement Team (PSET) will...
Brattleboro must decide on contract for solid waste, with few options
BRATTLEBORO-As the town approaches the end of its current contract for solid waste collection, the only company interested in handling town trash in future has a caveat about how that will ultimately work: automation. Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland, who met with Selectboard members April 16 to lay out the...
Kurn Hattin announces new staff appointments
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – Kurn Hattin Homes for Children is pleased to announce several new staff additions during the first quarter of 2024. These changes represent a continuous focus on developing and strengthening the team that provides valuable services to the children who live and learn at the Homes. Catherine...
Antiques appraisal and fundraiser in Bellows Falls
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Treasure or trash? Collectors will be able to find out if that family heirloom grandma passed along is worth hanging onto at an antiques and uniques appraisal event Sunday, May 5, in Bellows Falls. The fundraiser runs from 1-5 p.m., at the United Church on...
Changing our lives to curb climate catastrophe
BRATTLEBORO-The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) will continue its America 250 Speaker Series at 118 Elliot on Sunday, April 28, with climate change scientist Alexander More, an associate professor of environmental health at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a research scientist at Harvard University. His talk, "10 Things You...
‘Every Day Is Mother’s Day’ concert at All Souls Church
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Activist singer-songwriting and folk music icons, Sally Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, and Emma's Revolution join together for a benefit concert at All Souls Church in West Brattleboro on Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. Funds are being raised for "Standing Together," a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of...
Man who tried to break into Putney sugar house gets caught by owners
PUTNEY, Vt. — On Saturday night at around 10 p.m., state troopers from the Westminster Barracks said they received a call from the owners of Harlow's Sugar House in the town of Putney, Vermont, saying a man was actively trying to break into the building. According to VSP, the...
Write Action hosts poetry reading
BRATTLEBORO-Brooks Memorial Library will host four-minute readings by a group of poets who have poems in storefronts downtown as part of Poems Around Town (PAT), organized by Write Action and supported by the library and the Brattleboro Literary Festival. The reading will take place on Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m.
Rough start for winless Bears baseball, softball teams
-The Brattleboro Bears baseball and softball teams each opened their seasons last week with three losses. • For the softball team, they endured a 21-2 loss to the Mount Anthony Patriots at Sawyer Field on April 15, followed by a 14-0 loss to the Keene Blackbirds on April 17 and a 24-1 loss to Rutland on April 20. All three games were ended in the fifth inning by the 12-run mercy rule.
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