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BRATTLEBORO — Town officials have selected a firm they would like to tap for a study on creating a joint EMS/fire service.
BRATTLEBORO — It’s not every day that middle schoolers protest for reproductive rights.
BELLOWS FALLS — The petroglyphs at the Great Falls, known by the Abenaki as Kchi Pontekw, are likely 300 to 400 years old, and resemble other …
BRATTLEBORO — I don’t like being approached in public (as a reporter, I realize the irony). But I didn’t mind at all when, as I surveyed the s…
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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.
CAUTION: Images may not be appropriate: People evacuate Mariupol
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 — Town officials have selected a firm they would like to tap for a study on crea…
VERNON — Miller Farm recently put the cows out to pasture for the first time this spring. It…
BRATTLEBORO — A 33-year-old Brattleboro woman was sentenced to an additional year in jail Fr…
BRATTLEBORO — Reformer journalist Bob Audette will be featured on an episode of "Crime Stori…
BELLOWS FALLS — The three candidates for the two seats open on the Board of Village Trustees…
WEST DOVER — Communities supporting new Americans were commended at the annual Southern Verm…
DOVER — Officials and residents are getting ready to meet in person to decide how to pay for…
BRATTLEBORO — Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give an in-person presentation on…
BRATTLEBORO — The following students were named to the honor roll for the third quarter at Brattleboro Union High School:
A runner goes by, herky jerky, arms flailing, gasping for air. Another runner glides by, seemingly without effort.
• Jonathan Griffin, a freshman business administration major from West Townshend, was named to the president's list for the 2022 spring semest…
BRATTLEBORO — For anyone who loves to garden and is looking for a flexible part-time job, Brattleboro Area Hospice is seeking a part-time gard…
TOWNSHEND — Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital needs your help. It has an opportunity to win $10,000 from the Red Sox Foundation, and it…
GUILFORD — Monthly Walks Around Guilford will take place May through October mornings at 10:30 a.m.
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Brandon Dobnick, a resident of Stamford, Vt., and a competitive tree climber, trains on the largest American sycamore tree in Vermont at The Harmonyville Store in Townshend, Vt., on Friday, May 13, 2022.
Veterans and school children from St. Michael’s Catholic School place American flags on graves at Locust Ridge Cemetery in Brattleboro, Vt., on Friday, May 13, 2022.
Members of the Brattleboro Rotary Club get an education in the game of Cornhole as members of Youth Services held a demonstration on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The Youth Services members were raising awareness for their fundraiser “CORNSTOCK: Cornhole for a Cause!” which will be held on Saturda…
Students from Brattleboro Area Middle School and Brattleboro Union High School, in Brattleboro, Vt., held a walk-out for abortion rights on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The students marched around the school reciting chants as they walked.
Crews battle a multiple-alarm structure fire at 64 East Dover Road, in Wilmington, Vt., on Wednesday, May 11, 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.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket planned to keep killing if he had escaped the scene, the police commissioner said Monday, as the possibility of federal hate crime or domestic terror charges loomed.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The NCAA waited nearly a year to issue a warning that there are still rules to follow now that college athletes can earn money off their fame, sparking speculation that a crackdown could be coming for schools and boosters that break them.
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church, killing one person and wounding five older people before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in choppy trading on Wall Street Monday in the midst of a losing streak that has brought the market down for six weeks in a row.
A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday in the Americas.
BRATTLEBORO — After two years of canceled spring shows due to the pandemic, the Brattleboro School of Dance is happily resuming its annual May performance.
NEWFANE — There will be an artist’s reception on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Moore Free Library, 23 West St. for Mary Therese Wright’s exhibit, “Formations.” The exhibit will be open until May 28.
PUTNEY — A multigenerational collective of Haitian musicians formed in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake will perform as part of a local summer music series.
BRATTLEBORO — I don’t like being approached in public (as a reporter, I realize the irony). But I didn’t mind at all when, as I surveyed the scene at the first Gallery Walk of the season, a little girl approached me on Elliot Street and pressed a packet of sunflower seeds into my hand. Taped…
BRATTLEBORO — Troupe members from Theatre Adventure, a theater program for individuals with disabilities, has been busy rehearsing for a hybrid show that will take place at the West Village Meeting House.
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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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Educators and civil servants in Vermont made a promise to the communities they serve. They work for wages below those paid for comparable private sector jobs, and, in exchange, receive affordable health insurance, paid time off, and a stable pension on which to retire. They have kept their p…
I wish I could buy laser surgery to improve my hearing, like I did with my eyes. I wouldn’t have to, though. My girlfriend would pay for it first.
American culture wants “perfect” looking produce which is driving food waste in local, and large markets. The food wasted is not inedible, and it has nutrients, it just has a quality that is deemed unsellable. Consumers dislike produce that does not look the way they expect. This causes stri…
A few weeks have gone by since the Brattleboro Select Board decided unanimously to move towards a municipal fire department-based emergency medical services (EMS) system by contracting with Golden Cross for local ambulance service for the next year, ending a long relationship with Rescue Inc.
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