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BRATTLEBORO — Yoshi Manale, the next town manager, is making the rounds and getting to know the community.
BRATTLEBORO — Rabbi Avremy Raskin, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center, lights the torch that was used to light the candle of the menorah dur…
PUTNEY — The Putney Craft Tour, the oldest craft tour in the country and now in its 43rd year, returned Friday after a one-year virtual hiatus…
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SHAFTSBURY -- A 39-year-old man from Hinsdale, N.H., died Monday from injuries sustained in …
BRATTLEBORO — Local option sales tax revenue is being celebrated for reaching an all-time high.
MONTPELIER — A former editor of the Bennington Banner and Brattleboro Reformer has been appo…
BRATTLEBORO — Yoshi Manale, the next town manager, is making the rounds and getting to know …
BRATTLEBORO — Rabbi Avremy Raskin, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center, lights the torch th…
In the hopes that we all might be reminded of the people who continue to work through a global crisis at great personal risk to keep our commu…
BRATTLEBORO — The landscape of publishing picture books and graphic novels is changing.
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BELLOWS FALLS — The Vermont Pharmacists Association has selected Caroline Kirkpatrick, PharmD of Bellows Falls as the 2021 recipient of the Di…
Put that turkey leg down and listen up! Today, we have to discuss your family’s upcoming holiday card.
BRATTLEBORO — The Town of Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department announced that Morningside Cemetery will close for the winter on Wednesd…
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Yoshi Manale, the new town manager for Brattleboro, Vt., held a meet-and-greet session at the Brooks Memorial Library on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, to answer questions from people in the community. He will hold another meet-and-greet session on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
Dick DeGray and Greg Worden string up the lights around the holiday tree in Pliny Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The tree will be lit during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Volunteers from All Souls Church, in Brattleboro, Vt., make wreaths and other holiday items on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, for the church's annual Holiday Bazaar this Saturday. The Bazaar is the largest fundraiser for the church, raising $7,000 last year. The event is believed to have started in …
Rabbi Avremy Raskin, Director of the Chabad Jewish Center, in Brattleboro, Vt., hosted a menorah lighting during the first night of Chanukah, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.
An after Thanksgiving Day tradition returns to normal after being modified in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as people head out to see artists working on their craft during the annual Putney Craft Tour on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. The studios will be open to the public all weekend.
MONTPELIER — To relieve some of the pressure on Vermont hospitals caused by a combination of factors, including COVID-19, the state is opening 80 beds at long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, said Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith.
There has been extensive media attention over the past week devoted to mixing of COVID-19 vaccines and booster injections. As expected, those individuals in test trials that received a mix of vaccine types or additional shots have shown no adverse events. The vaccines are safe and interchang…
Governor Phil Scott on Monday lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in Vermont, as the state became the first in the nation to vaccinate 80 percent of its eligible citizens against the novel coronavirus with at least a first dose.
DOVER — Establishments in Dover will no longer need to require masks as they had before as part of the ski resort town’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Note from Dr. Moss Linder, Grace Cottage Family Health: This month, I’ve offered this space to a patient who would like share her experience with Long COVID. Research into Long COVID, also called Long-Haul COVID, is just beginning and there are no definitive answers about how to diagnose or …
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BARTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott celebrated the beginning of the state’s unofficial Christmas tree season Monday by cutting trees for the Montpelier building where his office is located.
DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Students in Danville will soon be deciding on the school's new nickname, after the school board voted in March to end the use of the “Indians” following hours of testimony from students, teachers, alumni and community members.
ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Two men are dead and a third injured in a shooting in the town of Alburgh that followed an escalating dispute over access to a property for hunting, the Vermont State Police said Sunday.
ALBURGH — Two men are dead and a third injured in a shooting in the town of Alburgh that followed an escalating dispute over access to a property for hunting, the Vermont State Police said Sunday.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state lawmaker has announced that he's resigning after more than a decade in office.
Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday after the head of a major vaccine maker expressed concern about how effective current jabs will be against the new variant of the coronavirus.
NEW YORK (AP) — There's a famous saying in showbiz: “Never work with children or animals.” NBC is wisely ignoring that as it mounts a live version of the hit Broadway musical “Annie.”
MADRID — Spain’s government has banned flights connecting air routes from South Africa and Botswana to the European country due to fears of the new omicron coronavirus variant.
LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport's most storied program to a Southeastern Conference powerhouse.
NEW YORK (AP) — Maggie Gyllenhaal's Elena Ferrante adaptation “The Lost Daughter" won four Gotham Awards including best feature film at the 31st Gotham Awards, the annual New York independent film celebration that serves as a boozy kickoff to Oscar season.
The story of “What Becomes You” combines two memoirs in one book. The first details the life of Aaron Raz Link, a scientist and self-identified “transsexual” gay man who grew up in a family of academics in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Fat. The word has so many connotations and meanings and it was a main describing factor for me in fourth grade. Just ask Lucas Mahuta. Or Zac Grimes. As I was vilified in grade school, so too is fat, and it has been since the fat-free movement in the 1990s and before. Fat-free, low-fat, no-f…
BRATTLEBORO — Erin Weaver is on a quest.
PUTNEY — With an extraordinary collection of artisan talent, the Putney Craft Tour stands out among art excursions, and this year’s 43rd annual open studio tour on Thanksgiving Weekend — Friday, Saturday and Sunday — is no different. While last year’s tour was virtual due to the COVID-19 pan…
NEWFANE — Like herself growing up, local author Sarah Woodard’s title character in her latest children’s book “Batya’s Lunch” finds she’s the only Jewish kid in her class.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
KEENE, N.H. — Hailey Derosia is averaging 11.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game for the Keene State College women’s basketball team.
FAIR HAVEN — The Bellows Falls varsity football team trumped Fair Haven 56-0 on Friday night.
BRATTLEBORO — Peter-Owen Hayward of Brattleboro recently joined the rest of his Syracuse University 2020 graduating class in celebrating the granting of their degrees ceremony, which had been postponed for a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CASTLETON — This year’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football game between the top graduated seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire is being held on Saturday, Aug. 7, with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff at Castleton University’s Dave Wolk Stadium.
BRATTLEBORO -- Effective November 14 at 10 p.m. the Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department will be suspending all recreational sports programs, including organized and/or informal recreational youth and adult league sports, practices, games, and the opening of the Nelson Withington Skat…
BRATTLEBORO — Fast. Dangerous. Accurate. Clutch. Consistent.Those might be the best ways to describe each of the Brattleboro Reformer's five athlete of the week nominees, which include one …
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro varsity football team's 13-game winning streak came to a sudden end on Friday night.The defending state champion Colonels, who ran the table last season and were …
THETFORD — Bellows Falls junior Abby Broadley won the girls 5k cross-country race at Thetford in a time of 20:00 on Thursday.Stephanie Ager (3rd), Lily Ware (5th) Molly Hodsden (7th) and …
TOWNSHEND — The Brattleboro varsity boys soccer team won its third straight game, defeating Leland & Gray 5-1 on Thursday.Riley Barton poked a shot past BUHS goalie Paul McGillion to give …
BRATTLEBORO — The Three Mask-eteers?Wearing facial coverings, Josh Curtis, Thad Sawyer and Trinley Warren all caught a touchdown pass as the Brattleboro varsity 7-on-7 touch football team …
Today, we join good-hearted people across the globe for Giving Tuesday, a day to perform and celebrate acts of generosity through donations of voice, time, money, goods and advocacy. This also marks an important time to launch a giving season that lasts through the holidays and — we sincerel…
Since mid-July, a legislative task force has been taking a hard look at Vermont’s education funding system. In many ways, we have one of the most equitable school-finance models in the country. Our statewide Education Fund establishes a shared commitment to raise the revenues we need, year a…
When I was a kid the holiday season meant extra hours at The Book Cellar, the bookstore at 120 Main St. that my family owned. We would hire an additional holiday team, we would stock countless copies of the Vermont Life calendar, and Archer Mayor’s newest book would surely be the top seller.…
As we spend this Thanksgiving holiday expressing our personal gratitude for the things big and small that have sustained us in these challenging times, Vermont News & Media reflects on the bright spots in our communities that have delighted or moved us when life didn’t seem quite so upbe…
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