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Taking to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with early-morning posts, Gov Phil Scott touted his accomplishments as governor and announced "there’s still much more work to do," and that he will seek reelection to the post he has held since 2017.
Taking to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with early-morning posts, Gov Phil Scott touted his accomplishments as governor and announced "there…
TOWNSHEND — Those warm spring Vermont days hearken back to childhood memories of climbing up a tree, going higher and higher, testing your lim…
BRATTLEBORO — Town officials have selected a firm they would like to tap for a study on creating a joint EMS/fire service.
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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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BENNINGTON — The Bennington clinic of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is among fi…
BARRE — Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault announced Friday that he will run f…
BELLOWS FALLS — Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect two village trustees and app…
HINSDALE N.H. — A tractor trailer got entangled in utility lines on Highland Avenue, causing…
WILLISTON — Charity Clark, an attorney with eight years experience in the Vermont Attorney G…
MONTPELIER — A man who had his conviction overturned because a county attorney couldn’t prov…
TOWNSHEND — A new task force is taking up the topic of school buses going electric.
A long-time ago a buddy asked what I was up to these days. We had not spoken for years. I mentioned I was planning to be in a bike race which …
BRATTLEBORO — Road crews will be working on two related paving projects in town this week.
All persons named in the Police Log are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you’ve appeared in the Police Log, and the charges …
WESTMINSTER — The Westminster community plant and bake sale will be Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Westminster West Library, 3…
GUILFORD — Monthly Walks Around Guilford will take place May through October mornings at 10:30 a.m.
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BRATTLEBORO — Want to get something off your chest? Want to advocate for a compelling social issue? Learn how to write persuasive letters-to-t…
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Nobel Peace Laureate and Brattleboro Union High School alumna Jody Williams addressed current students at Natowich Field on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
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.
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.
ABC is bringing actress Hilary Swank and the writer of the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” together for a new drama about a journalist working in Alaska.
DALLAS (AP) — The girlfriend of a man arrested in Dallas Tuesday in a shooting that wounded three women in a hair salon in the city's Koreatown told police he had been admitted to health facilities because he was having delusions about Asian Americans, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
CONKLIN, N.Y. (AP) — In the waning days of Payton Gendron’s COVID-19-altered senior year at Susquehanna Valley High School, he logged on to a virtual learning program in economics class that asked: “What do you plan to do when you retire?”
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors review an encouraging report on retail sales and a mixed batch of earnings updates from several big retailers.
NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS.
BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro's own Deep Seize will be performing its blend of handpan and electronic music from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday at The Collective on Elliot Street. There is no cover.
DUMMERSTON — All are invited to celebrate the start of warmer weather with Jill & Chris this weekend.
KEENE, N.H. — John Hughes, a sculptor and musician from Brattleboro, will perform in an evening of music, songs and stories.
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.
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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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