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There are outward signs of a reviving service economy — increased customer traffic, streams of tourists on weekends — but many local owners are still struggling with serious staffing shortages, and the end is not yet in sight.
BRATTLEBORO — With a high vaccination rate statewide and in the community, but wanting to remain ready for mass vaccinations in case a booster…
BRATTLEBORO — A new mural in the making at the High-Grove Lot will serve as an ode to the community in which it sits.
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BRATTLEBORO — A new pump station proposed by the town received criticism for its design and …
MARLBORO — The world-famous Marlboro Music Festival announced Thursday it has purchased its …
BRATTLEBORO — When a nearby stream flooded its banks over the weekend it left glass, stones …
MARLBORO -- Christopher Serkin, president and chair of the Marlboro Board of Trustees, poste…
“A dry year will starve you to death, and a wet year will scare you to death” is an old agri…
It was a cool spring morning when we stopped to help a man we didn’t know. We were descending Highland Street heading towards Washington Stree…
BRATTLEBORO -- Everyone is invited to join Brattleboro Solidarity at 6 p.m. Friday, August 6, at the Brattleboro Commons to welcome Lara Kiswa…
MONTPELIER — Vermont Fish and Wildlife is offering shooting range improvement grants to encourage upgrades of shooting ranges for enhanced saf…
Senior Solutions announced that registration is now open for summer PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active Rewarding Lives) training.
Tess Littledale and Jake Thibault of Essex Junction are getting married on Saturday, July 24, at the Barn at Boyden Farm in Cambridge, Vermont…
TOWNSHEND — Gerda’s Equine Rescue is having a Tack and Yard Sale on Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date August 1). The tack sa…
Woodchuck ticks? Squirrel ticks? Brown dog tick? Blacklegged tick? Did you know that 14 different species of ticks have been identified in Vermont?
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The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union hosted a WSESU Elementary Summer Camp to help support students' social and emotional well-being after a year of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were separated into different pods depending on grade levels, where they worked o…
Students from local high schools help the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps remove invasive buckthorn from around the wetlands in the Deer Run Nature Preserve, in Dummerston, Vt., on Friday, July 23, 2021.
The musician, whose harmonicas have taken him around the world, recently talked to the Banner's David LaChance about his 52-year career.
Robert DuGrenier, owner of DuGrenier Custom Glass Designs, in Townshend, Vt., makes a glass shell that hermit crabs can live in on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
There has been extensive media attention over the past week devoted to mixing of COVID-19 vaccines and booster injections. As expected, those individuals in test trials that received a mix of vaccine types or additional shots have shown no adverse events. The vaccines are safe and interchang…
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 …
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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town board is considering whether to revive the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance now that it is holding in-person meetings again after it stopped the practice at the beginning of the pandemic.
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he crashed a car into a house while driving drunk, injuring a Vermont couple who were sitting in the living room.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is expected to receive about $60 million from a proposed national settlement over the toll of prescription opioids, Attorney General T.J. Donovan said Wednesday.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief executive of Unilever on Thursday said the global consumer goods giant remains “fully committed” to doing business in Israel, distancing himself from this week's announcement by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand to stop serving Israeli settlements in …
The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travelers until at least Aug. 21.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory.
BLY, Ore. (AP) — The nation's largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continued to threaten homes in neighboring California.
They panic if a balloon pops. They hold dying family members. They push their wounded bodies to heal and scroll longingly through photos and videos of their lost loved ones. Behind the statistics and the political blame game over rising gun violence are the victims.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose toward records on Wall Street Friday, as the market continued to roar back from its short-lived swoon at the start of the week.
PUTNEY — Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project present roots and world music quartet The Gaslight Tinkers in the second concert of the 18th Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at N…
MANCHESTER — Manchester's Bob Stannard is wrapping up a 52-year career as a professional musician with his How Can I Miss You if You Won't Go Away? Tour. His harmonicas have taken him around the world, where he's shared the stage with some legendary performers. We met recently on the veranda…
BRATTLEBORO — A special film produced by Sandglass Theater of Putney will premiere at The Sanctuary at Epsilon Spires.
WINHALL — Following his storied career as a professional snowboarder traveling the globe and winning major competitions, Lucas Magoon, 32, found himself living in California without a sponsor or a future plan. That’s when he and his wife Tonya put their heads together on how to keep living t…
In the time that passed since her son’s death, Guilford's Susan Rosano knew she wanted to share his photography with her community.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro 11-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team won District 2 and is playing in the state tournament at Schifi…
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 …
There could not have been a better growth environment for Robinhood, the popular retail investment app, than the last two years.
When anyone alleges that they have a deal for me that seems to be too good to be true, it usually is (too good to be true) and sometimes the deal is not just a bad idea for me but has a broader impact.
“No greater opportunity, responsibility, or obligation can fall to the lot of a human being than to become a physician.” — Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 1950.
Editor’s note: An informal celebration of the life of Bill Scully will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Park-McCullough House, 1 Park St., North Bennington. This article provides a summary of his thinking on the future of energy in Vermont.
Celebrate graduating seniors from Bellows Falls Union High School; Brattleboro Union High School; Compass School; Fall Mountain Regional High School; Green Mountain Union High School; Hinsdale High School; Leland & Gray Union High School; The Putney School; Twin Valley High School; Vermo…
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