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As the weather warms up this weekend, with air temperatures forecasted at close to 100 degrees, many people will be seeking refuge from the heat. However, Paul Walker, a senior meteorologist for AccuWeather at State College, Pa., advises people to use caution before jumping into water that i…
BRATTLEBORO — The smell of freshly brewed coffee fills the halls on the second floor at Green Street School as some of the students run a smal…
BRATTLEBORO — Youth Services’ newest fundraiser, Cornstock: Cornhole for a Cause, is being held at Retreat Farm this Saturday, from noon to 6 p.m.
BRATTLEBORO — It was a blustery morning as Brattleboro Union High School’s own Nobel laureate swept onto Natowich Field with her hair flying i…
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In the Zaporozhye region, Russian army do not let people through at the checkpoint: there are more than 1000 cars in the queue.
Animals take to the destroyed streets of Kharkiv
A nurse from Lysychansk, who lost both legs due to an enemy mine explosion, got married in Lvov.
Ukrainian army Buk missile takes down an aircraft.
High passion lady from Ukrainian self-propelled artillery mount
The 77 years old man miraculously survived, but his puppy was covered with debris. For Ukrainian rescuers, every life is precious, so they did everything to get the puppy out of the rubble.
A sad story from the Kiev region: the local Hachiko has been waiting for his mistress on the threshold of the house for a month, but she still has not returned.
Rescuers dismantle the rubble of a building destroyed by shelling.
Kramatorsk rocket attack to the railway station
Kramatorsk rocket attack to the railway station
Kramatorsk rocket attack to the railway station
Burnt military equipment near Gostomel
The moment of the explosion in the residential district of Severodonetsk was captured on video.
Ukrainian forces destroy KA-52 helicopter
American volunteers from Ukrainian foreign legion battling near Kiev.
Russian army carried out a salvo launch of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Sevastopol region.
Vermont News & Media's three newspapers have a direct connection to people there who continue to work in Ukraine while under siege: Owner Paul Belogour has information technology teams based in Dnepr and Kyiv, Ukraine, which support the online operations of his other businesses, such as Vermont Innovation Box, Vermont Beer Makers and Vermont Real Estate and Development. Send your photos, videos and English-language reports from Ukraine to news@reformer.com to share them with Vermonters and other American readers.
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BRATTLEBORO — Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash at the roundabout near the…
BRATTLEBORO — The People's United Bank on the corner of Main and Elliot streets was robbed T…
BRATTLEBORO — With the most populous town of those served by Rescue Inc. leaving, the organi…
BELLOWS FALLS — The Rockingham Select Board on Tuesday approved a plan to give new life to t…
WESTMINSTER — Ariana Wunderle comes from a circus family so it was a natural that she chose …
BRATTLEBORO — The smell of freshly brewed coffee fills the halls on the second floor at Gree…
BRATTLEBORO — After receiving no applications from students interested in being youth repres…
Bellows Falls
NEWFANE — The 6th Annual Soup Fest and Silent Auction fundraiser will be held on Sunday, May 29, at the NewBrook Fire Station at Route 30. The…
Memorial Day can be many things. Since before recorded time people around the world have celebrated the arrival of spring. With the welcoming …
NEWFANE — Local Author Susan Mills will read from her new novel, "On the Wings of a Hummingbird," on May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Moore Free Librar…
PUTNEY — The Vermont Foodbank and the Putney Foodshelf co-sponsor a monthly food drop of free produce and some non-perishables on the fourth T…
A classmate from college read this column, recognized my name, and contacted me. Maybe we meet for coffee in beautiful downtown Brattleboro. I…
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Greater Falls Farmers Market held a fundraiser block party on Friday, May 20, 2022.
Michael Clough, managing director of the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, brings in a Merlin falcon to a class of kindergartners at Academy School, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
High above the Bellows Falls skyline, Westminster stonemason Paul Bemis fixes the deteriorating mortar around the bell tower of the Immanuel Church.
Brattleboro Fire Department responded to an early morning fire at 39 Brookside Drive on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Nobel Peace Laureate and Brattleboro Union High School alumna Jody Williams addressed current students at Natowich Field on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
PUTNEY — A show in which Walter Parks, longtime guitarist sideman to Woodstock legend Richie Havens, joins accordionist Rob Curto has been postponed to curb the spread of COVID.
Heavy demand for free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests on Wednesday temporarily crashed the website for ordering the kits, with more than 150,000 hits to the Vermont Department of Health-hosted site in less than an hour after it opened. By day’s end, however, 350,000 tests had been ordered throu…
MONTPELIER — State officials didn’t mince words Tuesday when addressing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases: It’s a post-Thanksgiving surge, largely driven by unvaccinated people.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday came out in favor of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Winter Action Plan.
Health officials on Tuesday encouraged Vermonters to get COVID-19 booster shots right up through Wednesday to protect themselves and others as they travel and visit friends and family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Testing for the virus is also recommended, Health Commissioner Mark Levine sai…
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WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A bobcat burst into a home in Vermont on Friday morning and attacked a man before he was able to trap the animal in the bathroom, police said.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Legislature has adjourned after passing a more than $8 billion budget in a session marked by remote legislating and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funds.
The University of Maine System held in-person commencement exercises on Saturday, marking a return to normalcy despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill Monday that had given unanimous preliminary approval last week by both the House and Senate to reform the state’s pension system.
NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Three Norwich University students are facing criminal charges and others are being ticketed for hazing after an investigation into allegations of branding and waterboarding involving the women's rugby team at the private military college, Northfield police said Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson are among those departing from “Saturday Night Live," leaving the sketch institution without arguably its two most famous names after Saturday's 47th season finale.
Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — When a gunman began shooting at a Taiwanese American church luncheon, Shoei Su said he froze.
COVID-19, shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maybe extra rest isn't such a bad thing for a racehorse after all.
BRATTLEBORO — "Print Town: Brattleboro’s Legacy of Words," a locally produced book about the Brattleboro area's literary history, has won an award in Best Overall Design-Nonfiction from the Independent Book Publishers Association, and has been named a finalist in the Historical Nonfiction Aw…
PUTNEY — Pianist Boris Berman believes that in the face of the crisis in Ukraine, one cannot stay indifferent.
BRATTLEBORO — Area musicians will be showcasing their talents throughout the day at Cornstock this Saturday, May 21 from noon to 6 p.m. at Retreat Farm on Route 30 to benefit Youth Services.
PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts brings New York band The Big Takeover to the Putney Inn on Sunday at 5 p.m. This concert is part of Next Stage’s Bandwagon Summer Series. Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls open.
SWANZEY, N.H. — Music lovers should get ready for plenty of sweet “jams” — and not the kind you spread on your English muffin — when the Northlands Festival rolls into town June 24 and 25.
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KILLINGTON — Golfers, cyclists and adventure seekers unite. A summer of fun is approaching at Killington Resort.
BRATTLEBORO — Allan Seymour always wanted to light up the Harris Hill Ski Jump.
BENNINGTON — The first half of Tuesday’s Mount Anthony versus Brattleboro girls basketball game had the feel of a traditional rivalry game.
MANCHESTER — Things were looking dim for Burr and Burton girls ice hockey on Monday night, trailing Brattleboro 3-0 in the second period.
BEIJING — Five athletes with Southern Vermont ties have reached the mountaintop of winter sports — the Olympic Games.
With COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs in the state, the impact is being felt within high school athletics.
BRATTLEBORO — There is really only one emoji that you can use to describe Jenna Dolloph’s play on the pitch so far this fall.
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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In the United States, Emergency Medical Services really began in 1966 through a groundbreaking report on the need for an organized medical system — outside the hospital — to reduce the number of fatalities on U.S. highways. Since that time, EMS has developed into a complex, highly organized,…
To the editor: There isn't a time when I go outside Vermont, that something doesn't spark me to think of it as a "Vermont Appreciation trip."
Each year, the end of the legislative session coincides with warmer weather, signaling peak tourism season just around the corner. For many Vermont businesses, however, this will be the third summer in a row that they are overwhelmed with uncertainty instead of anticipation. While elected of…
To the editor: Brattleboro Union High School student council is writing this letter due to our shared concern of equity and accountability held within the leadership of our school district. This is a very small town and we do not wish to create a divide within the Brattleboro community. We o…
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