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BRATTLEBORO — Fear is temporary but regret is forever, said Alex Shriver, during his salutatorian address on Friday evening at Brattleboro Union High School.
WESTMINSTER — The Class of 2021 of Bellows Falls Union High School “seized the day” Thursday, and celebrated the joys of high school at its gr…
BRATTLEBORO — The town of Brattleboro hopes to have its pedestrian bridge back in place over the Whetstone Brook by the end of the summer.
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MARLBORO — Marlboro Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at 1624 Route 9, in Mar…
BRATTLEBORO — Fear is temporary but regret is forever, said Alex Shriver, during his salutat…
Nothing says new era and direction like a new office space. Hence the next chapter in the hi…
BRATTLEBORO — Hazel Wagner took a short break from hiking the Appalachian Trail, where she’s…
BRATTLEBORO — In Groundworks’ original plan to build a new facility on South Main Street, th…
BRATTLEBORO — The Housing Coalition of Southeastern Vermont will host a free, virtual Landlord Summit on Thursday, June 24, from 8 to 9:30 a.m…
• The following area students received degrees from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H., on May 8:
MOUNT HERMON, MASS. — The following area students were among the 206 students who graduated May 16 from Northfield Mount Hermon:
BELLOWS FALLS — For the second year in a row the Bellows Falls High School Alumni Association has had to cancel its Alumni Weekend activities …
BRATTLEBORO — Cyclists of all abilities can register for the 12th annual Going the Distance Bike Ride fundraiser happening on September 18. Th…
As the song goes, it’s “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy!” Well, not really. Yes, I’ve planted my 53 tomato plants, 200 onions and more, but…
BELLOWS FALLS — Dr. David Deacon’s May 25 presentation on “A Social History of the Bellows Falls Canal” is now available for viewing at any ti…
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A hundred and sixty-seven students received their diplomas during Brattleboro Union High School’s graduation ceremony that was held on Friday, June 18, 2021.
Bellows Falls Union High School, in Westminster, Vt., honors the Class of 2021 during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
People enjoy the nice sunny day as they pick fresh strawberries from the Dutton Berry Farm’s You Pick It field, on Route 30 in Newfane, Vt., on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Inspired by a recent barbecue held for residents at Pine Heights, administration of the center for nursing and rehabilitation in Brattleboro held a drive-thru-style lunch event for first responders on Tuesday.
A section of Route 63, in Hinsdale, N.H., southbound was closed after a single motor vehicle crash on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Brattleboro and Hinsdale Fire Department used the "Jaws of Life" to remove the driver from the vehicle. He was later airlifted to Albany, N.Y., Medical Center by Lif…
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.
BRATTLEBORO — An inn on Putney Road being used to house those without shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic was closed so residents could quarantine after two tested positive for the virus.
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 …
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Army National Guard held a vaccination clinic at the Brattleboro Area Middle School on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
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A Colorado woman is suing a Vermont doctor, accusing him of using his own genetic material when he artificially inseminated her in 1978 at what was then the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A former school principal serving a five-year prison sentence for secretly recording teenage girls in his home will be able to appeal his sentence, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday.
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — A small, walk-in vaccination clinic held in Waterbury on Thursday is one of the reasons Vermont was able to be the first state in the country to give at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot to 80% of the eligible population.
STRAFFORD, Vt. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is holding an online public meeting Thursday about the cleanup of a former copper mine in Strafford.
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Corrections is hoping to begin resuming in-person visits at the state’s prisons July 1.
Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days
NEW YORK (AP) — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country.
PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren't just annoying, they're deadly.
PUTNEY — A year and a half after applying for the program, 29 musicians are in town for Yellow Barn’s Young Artists Program.
Southern Vermont trio Your Friends have two outdoor shows planned in the West River Valley.
BRATTLEBORO — Five new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Saturday. The exhibits include group shows featuring paintings inspired by the idea of “expedition” and artworks reflecting the legacy of famed photographer Minor White, as well as solo exhibitions by Delano D…
BRATTLEBORO — Live music returns to the Latchis Theatre stage when the Vermont Jazz Trio performs at 6 p.m. Saturday.
PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts saw its highest attended event in recent years when Yemen Blues took the stage on the lawn of the Putney Inn this past weekend.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
CASTLETON — Adam Newton batted .306, scored 13 runs and had a dozen RBI during his sophomore season with the Castleton University baseball tea…
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 …
Well, here we are. After 15 months of exclusively online meetings, municipalities are now faced once again with conducting the people’s business in person, and together. And it feels simultaneously strange and wonderful.
On the occasion of International Refugee Day (June 20), organized each year by the United Nations, our state and the Brattleboro area have reason to feel good about the opportunities ahead which can only help others while also benefiting ourselves.
The term “wildlife refuge” is a bit misleading when describing the 288 acres on Putney Mountain that form part of the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, no areas of the Vermont portion of the Refuge are closed to hunting. Though many of us understand the value of traditiona…
Vermont’s post-European settlement identity and cultural history is inextricably linked to the working landscape. However, the relevance of working lands to the state’s future economic and social fabric is at a tipping point. As fewer Vermonters work the land, more Vermonters lose appreciati…
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