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BRATTLEBORO — About 20 Vermont National Guard soldiers arrived here by helicopter Tuesday morning, and then left as they arrived an hour later — without distributing doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to area residents.
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BRATTLEBORO — About 20 Vermont National Guard soldiers arrived here by helicopter Tuesday mo…
For advocates in the treatment of opioid use disorder, making buprenorphine more readily ava…
HINSDALE, N.H. — Multiple fire departments from three states responded to a three-alarm fire…
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate on Friday affirmed earlier votes on a pair of constitutional…
HINSDALE, N.H. — With temperatures warming up, people are raring to rev up their off-road ve…
DUMMERSTON — Senior Solutions and Evening Star Grange present a take-out only Senior Lunch on Wednesday, April 14, with pick-up between 11:30 …
Ethan Paasche, of Guilford, earned the Dean’s Award with Distinction for the 2020 fall semester at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. Studen…
Huxley Holcombe, of Brattleboro, has been named to the Headmaster’s List for the first semester at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Mass. Huxle…
BELLOWS FALLS — The following students were named to the Honor Roll for the second trimester at Bellows Falls Middle School:
BELLOWS FALLS — Isabel “Izzy” Stack has been named the March Elks Student of the Month for Bellows Falls Union High School. Izzy, a senior, is…
A virtual summit will be held May 12, 13 and 14 to focus on rural resilience as Vermont emerges from the pandemic. The theme for this year’s S…
NEWFANE — The Moore Free Library is accepting applications for the 2021 Robert L. Crowell Scholarships. Funded by the family of the late publi…
VERNON -- The 2021 Vernon Town Meeting will take place Sunday, May 23, beginning at 2 p.m. on the lawn outside Town Hall. The date and time, a…
BRATTLEBORO — Wichie Artu hopes the success of vaccination clinics reaching racial groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19 is used as a model in future health initiatives and infrastructure.
There was no reason to celebrate on Rachel Van Lear’s anniversary. The same day a global pandemic was declared, she developed symptoms of COVID-19. A year later, she’s still waiting for them to disappear. And for experts to come up with some answers.
It’s possible. Experts say the risk is low, but are still studying how well the shots blunt the spread of the virus.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized two changes to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that can provide extra doses from each vial.
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get quick results.
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The state of Vermont announced Tuesday it was suspending the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the state “out of an abundance of caution” while scientists study a series of rare blood clots reported in a small number of patients.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is opening registration for COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 30 and older.
MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont authorities on Sunday continued to look for a man with a long criminal record who allegedly assaulted a neighbor in Marshfield.
RICHFORD, Vt. (AP) — The Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union in Richford is seeking new office space.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu received his COVID-19 vaccine Saturday at the state's mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because he kept struggling, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen other states are backing Alabama's challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, the nation's once-a-decade head count that determines political power and…
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — A Black football player at an Illinois high school captured on video sitting in a locker littered with banana peels after a teammate threatened to break his knees if he didn't comply says he's “fine" and wants people to “stop talking about the incident."
Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist's death
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city's police chief — moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of p…
PUTNEY — At the next installment of Patio Noise Tuesday, an online conversation series hosted by Yellow Barn, Artistic Director Seth Knopp will look back at the Aug. 1 program, a concert of “doubles.”
PUTNEY — A socially conscious puppet production will be the eighth socially distanced, outdoor event hosted by Next Stage Arts Project. At 3 p.m. Saturday on the Hickory Ridge Road soccer field in Putney, Next Stage presents Bread & Puppet Theater’s “The Insurrection-Resurrection Service…
New York photography exhibit opens Saturday
BRATTLEBORO — Erin Scaggs, vice president of the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, has for a couple of years been kicking around the idea of "Brattleship" — an initiative inspired by the classic board game that would help local businesses.
WEST BRATTLEBORO — A new circus show inspired by connections to community and nature strengthened in the coronavirus pandemic will be performed completely outdoors in the backyards of top notch artists.
LYNDONVILLE — Joseph Rafus, who has been thriving in the classroom despite a learning disability, was named to the Northern Vermont University…
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 …
WILMINGTON — The defending Division 4 champion Twin Valley varsity boys soccer team was upset by Rivendell, 2-1.Garrett Stever and Josiah Welch each scored for the winners, with the goal by …
WESTMINSTER — The Bellows Falls varsity field hockey team, which has made five consecutive state finals appearances, opened the 2020 season with a 3-0 win over Rutland on Wednesday.Sadie Scott, …
BRATTLEBORO — At their recent fall meeting, members of the Brattleboro Country Club Women's Golf Association celebrated an enjoyable, safe and successful 2020 season."In this time of natural …
WESTMINSTER — Hearing such things as the school band performing and car horns being honked in order to celebrate touchdowns were some of the things being missed by the few fans at Hadley Field …
BRATTLEBORO — Nick Bingham and Ayoub Lajhar scored second-half goals on Tuesday evening as the Brattleboro varsity boys soccer team came from behind to beat rival Mount Anthony Union …
After over a year of remote learning, we hear Vermont students: they are struggling. They want in-person experiences. They want experienced mentors to teach them. They want career readiness. They are looking for connection and a safe place outside of their house and COVID bubble. A study don…
Simplicity, equity, and let’s just call it what it is.
Quickly mass-producing and widely distributing a vaccine that’s effective against a novel viral pandemic is a herculean task that, fortunately, the U.S. has largely accomplished. While we’ve overcome many of the practical hurdles, we still face an intangible obstacle that continues to trip u…
I handled this past pandemic year worse than most people I know. Not because I had it harder, obviously; my family was insulated by all sorts of privilege. But emotionally, I more or less fell apart.