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BRATTLEBORO — St. Michael’s Catholic School held its fourth annual fun run on Friday, May 26. The event helps provide tuition assistance to students who attend the school. The students raised $17,461.91 with another $4,750 brought in by corporate sponsors. Two high school students tied for m…
TOWNSHEND — Students presented the fruits of their project-based learning labor, exploring everything from sewing to women’s rights to fantasy…
BRATTLEBORO — As temperatures soar into the mid-90s, people voyage to the West River to seek some relief from the heat while enjoying the sunn…
Second grade students from Putney Central School unveiled the newspaper they have been working on as part of a Social Studies project on May 2…
MONTPELIER — Gambling on sports will likely be legal in the Green Mountain State within a few weeks.
BRATTLEBORO — In this week's Vermontitude podcast, host Peter "Fish" Case chats with Josh Davis, executive director of Groundworks, and Peter …
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WESTMINSTER — One Friday afternoon in May, 28 employees of BDR Transport learned the company was closing its doors after 53 years in business.
BRATTLEBORO — "Quick pitch" events have begun as part of the 2023 Windham County Business Plan Competition, bringing dreams of new businesses …
NEWFANE — Pastor Matt Deen is digging into difficult discussions with subject matter experts once a month at the Newfane Congregational Church.
WILMINGTON — After public outcry, the historic flood lines will be repainted on the exterior of Town Hall.
MONTPELIER — The homes of several legislators were targeted and defaced with spray paint overnight, according to a letter sent by House Speake…
WESTMINSTER — After withdrawing her name from consideration earlier this week for the principal job at Bellows Falls Union High School, Kelly …
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NEWFANE — After receiving several calls about a crashed vehicle on River Road and unable to …
WEST DOVER — A line of storms moving through the region on Friday night caused two structure…
BRATTLEBORO — The Windham Solid Waste Management District has been awarded a $276,942 grant …
BENNINGTON — Summertime might seem a little early to start thinking about Christmas.
WHITINGHAM — A man is facing his fifth charge of driving under the influence.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is increasing outreach efforts to enco…
Tiny homes are bandied as a solution for the homeless epidemic that has spread across the U.…
JAMAICA — Jamaica Area Mountain Bike Alliance’s first trail is about to open at Ball Mountai…
BRATTLEBORO — Police arrested a local man suspected of stealing a car by knifepoint at the T…
CHESTERFIELD N.H. — Chesterfield Police released the identity of woman who died after a logg…
DUMMERSTON — A head-on collision on Route 5 at East West Road resulted in two people being i…
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DUMMERSTON — The Dummerston Historical Society’s newest exhibit will open with a public reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, with re…
Forget the idea of the bears being the new high school mascot. Consider the headlines: “Bellows Falls Demolishes the Bears!” Every child with …
BELLOWS FALLS — Residents are encouraged to pick up a copy of the memoir "Educated" by Tara Westover at Rockingham Library’s front desk and jo…
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Area Hospice will host a Kitchen Table Conversation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at Experienced Goods…
"Litotes are all around us," writes Eagle columnist Curtis Honeycutt. "In my opinion, litotes are brilliant literary devices."
BRATTLEBORO — The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont’s 36th annual Walk for Life in downtown Brattleboro on May 20 raised $25,500 to support peo…
TOWNSHEND — West River Valley Thrives has launched its annual lawn sign campaign to promote the prevention of teen alcohol use during prom and…
NORWICH — The Vermont Center for Ecostudies is recruiting volunteers to help search fields and fens, mountains and meadows, and even their own…
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WESTMINSTER — One Friday afternoon in May, 28 employees of BDR Transport learned the company was closing its doors after 53 years in business.
BRATTLEBORO — "Quick pitch" events have begun as part of the 2023 Windham County Business Plan Competition, bringing dreams of new businesses …
BENNINGTON — Tall concrete steps up to shops on the Main Street side of the former Hotel Putnam could make the businesses seem inaccessible to…
MANCHESTER — Aunt Bonnie is on the move.
MONTPELIER — Gambling on sports will likely be legal in the Green Mountain State within a few weeks.
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BENNINGTON — The Saakumu Dance Troupe, from Ghana, is touring the U.S., and lead students of the Village School in North Bennington in traditional Ghana dances and music on Wednesday.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Taylor Swift brought her 20-city Eras Tour to “foxy Foxborough” and she, along with a mass scale production and the Swifties, made the whole stadium shimmer.
WINHALL — There’s no party like a Bondville Concert Series party.
MANCHESTER — More than 200 works of art that capture Vermont’s unique character, people, traditions and landscape prior to the 1970s from the collection of Lyman Orton, proprietor of the Vermont Country Store, will be unveiled to the public in a collaboration by two of Vermont’s most celebra…
PUTNEY — Yellow Barn welcomes audiences back to the Big Barn for a special double bill featuring violinist Alexi Kenney and six world-premiere performances of works by Young Artists Program composers at 8 p.m. on June 17.
BRATTLEBORO — An artist reception for Karen Becker’s “Bearing Witness” retrospective exhibit will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on June 10, at All Souls Church, West Village Meeting House, 29 South St., in West Brattleboro.
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May. It’s the month of flowers, spring showers and the maypole. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. This month spotlights the importanc…
Anxious. Restless. Nervous. Busy. Too busy. Overwhelmed. Many of us are all of these things most of the time. Our schedules are packed and we …
This topic is applicable to just about everyone, but it is written especially for men to highlight Hypertension Month in May and Men’s Health Month in June. While 30 percent of the general population has hypertension, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that 51 percent o…
BRATTLEBORO — In this week's Vermontitude podcast, host Peter "Fish" Case speaks with Susan Avery, author of "Addicted: Our Strength Under the Influence."
GRAFTON — The Grafton Rescue Squad recently recognized three of its longtime members who collectively have volunteered over 115 years of service as emergency medical responders.
GUILFORD — Neither snow, rain, nor mud has deterred Guilford Cares and Guilford Conservation Commission volunteers from planning a brand-new set of Senior Walks for the 2023 season.
MANCHESTER — In a back-and-forth offensive affair, Monday’s Southern Vermont League softball game between Brattleboro and Burr and Burton came down to which team would settle in first.
TROY, N.Y. — Giovanni Linnehan was at the Amateur Athletic Union Regional Qualifier recently. In doing so, the eight-year-old Linnehan became eligible for the national competition, which will be held July 2-8 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
BENNINGTON — Immediately following Elyse Altland’s goal late in the first half of Wednesday’s girls lacrosse game between Mount Anthony and Brattleboro, Patriots coach Alyssa Trudel called a timeout.
Youth sports play a significant role in the development of the next generation. Many valuable life lessons are learned on the athletic fields.
BRATTLEBORO — Far away friends: Can’t make it to the Harris Hill Ski Jump this weekend? Not to worry.
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TOWNSHEND — Down 5-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning the Leland & Gray baseball team had one thing on their mind: Comeback.
BRATTLEBORO — A time honored tradition is set for this weekend, with all the excitement and anticipation that comes with it.
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Union High School football program is returning to Division I.
WOODFORD — Brattleboro Nordic left Wednesday’s Southern Vermont League Championship classical race at Prospect Mountain with a pair of third place finishes.
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Union High School girls basketball team held off a furious comeback bid by Southern Vermont League foe Mount Anthony Union to escape with a 46-41 victory Tuesday night.
BRATTLEBORO — Mount Anthony’s comeback bid against Southern Vermont League foe Brattleboro fell just short Tuesday night.
QUEBEC CITY — While attending a hockey clinic at the Hockey Hut in Clifton Park, New York at 7 years old, Cooper Volski saw a banner of the Adirondack Jr Wings hanging in the rink.
When he was about my current age, fellow Realtor and former Brattleboro Select Board chair, the late Hugh Bronson, told me that with age, his mind was as sharp as ever but slow. Before he could contribute to a conversation, it had moved on to another topic. I wanted to tell Hugh that I have …
BRATTLEBORO — In this week's Vermontitude podcast, host Peter "Fish" Case chats up Bob Audette, a longtime reporter with the Brattleboro Reformer, as they discuss the continued hearings over the future of a former ski area along the West River in Dummerston, as well as the naming of the new …
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Eighteen weeks later, the Vermont Legislature adjourned for the year. Here’s a snapshot of some of our work.