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BRATTLEBORO — Members of the Brattleboro Police Department run with a torch from the old police station at the Municipal Center to the Dummerston, Vt., town line for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Vermont on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The run was canceled last year…
BRATTLEBORO — Students from Thomas Aquinas College in Northfield, Mass., lined the sidewalks around Planned Parenthood on High Street on Tuesd…
PAWLET — Slate Ridge, the name of the West Pawlet property owned by Daniel Banyai that has been at the center of a running dispute with the to…
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BRATTLEBORO — In a school year set to return fully to in-person instruction, COVID-19 cases …
WESTMINSTER — It’s final: the Vermont Board of Education has blessed the Act 46 divorce of W…
BRATTLEBORO — School officials planning to take action on reported abuse at Brattleboro Unio…
MONTPELIER -- The Department of Public Safety has pulled the plug -- at least temporarily --…
BRATTLEBORO — Members of the Brattleboro Police Department run with a torch from the old pol…
BRATTLEBORO — Due to a utility line upgrade, Living Memorial Park Drive will be closed to vehicles from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. …
GUILFORD — A caucus is being convened in the town of Guilford for the purpose of organizing a Republican Town Committee.
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The Cheshire County Republican Committee has unanimously approved a resolution calling upon President Joe Biden to resign or, failing that, be…
DUMMERSTON — Green Mountain Conservancy’s new Shoulder Trail at the Deer Run Nature Preserve in Dummerston is complete. To celebrate, GMC is h…
DUMMERSTON — The Lydia Taft Pratt Library will host its End-Of-The-Summer-Reading-Program Extravaganza, on Friday, beginning at 3 p.m. Culmina…
In the hopes that we all might be reminded of the people who continue to work through a global crisis at great personal risk to keep our commu…
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Members of The Honor Bear project place 660 American flags on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, to symbolize the 22 veterans that die each day in a month from suicide at the I-91Welcome Center, in Guilford, Vt., as part of the “Flag for Forgotten Heroes” installation that will viewable for 30 days.
Members of the Brattleboro Police Department run with a torch from the old police station, at the Municipal Center in Brattleboro, Vt., to the Dummerston, Vt., town line for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Vermont on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The run was canceled l…
Migrant farmworkers from the island nation of Jamaica pick McIntosh apples for Green Mountain Orchard, in Putney, Vt., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Several students from Thomas Aquinas College, in Northfield Mass., line High Street, in Brattleboro, Vt., to protest the local Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
Love It Twice Resale and Consignment shop has reopened at a new location at Black Mountain Square, on Putney Road, after being located near The Marina for years.
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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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont is planning to freeze tuition for the fourth straight year, University President Suresh Garimella said Wednesday.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott asked the federal government Tuesday to help Bennington and Windham counties recover from summer flooding.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country's top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change.
RYEGATE, Vt. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a hot-air balloon crash in the town of Ryegate.
PHOENIX — Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million it has invested in the global consumer products company over subsidiary Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, the latest in a series of…
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Shares were higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed day of trading in Asia, where most major benchmarks declined.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Hundreds of holiday-makers flocked to Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi as it reopened Thursday to fully vaccinated travelers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily defeated a recall election that could have removed him from office, but his Democratic allies in the Legislature already are seeking changes that could make it harder to mount such a challenge in the future.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floy d is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd.
DOVER — On Monday at 5:30 p.m., the Dover Free Library presents the feature film "Resistance."
BRATTLEBORO — Open Mic hosted by Kevin Parry, a longtime tradition in town, is making a comeback in a new space.
This week’s Spotlight Film Series at the Latchis Theater, under the theme of magical realism is “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” a 2014 film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Michael Keaton, Ed Norton and Emma Stone. It won Best Picture. That will always be its…
BRATTLEBORO — Keep Flying recently took some time out of its Survival release tour to talk about the new album and what it’s like to be a high-energy ska-punk band during a pandemic.
BENNINGTON — The great artist Pablo Picasso once memorably noted: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
CASTLETON — This year’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football game between the top graduated seniors from Vermont and New Hampshire is being held on Saturday, Aug. 7, with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff at Castleton University’s Dave Wolk Stadium.
BRATTLEBORO -- Effective November 14 at 10 p.m. the Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department will be suspending all recreational sports programs, including organized and/or informal recreational youth and adult league sports, practices, games, and the opening of the Nelson Withington Skat…
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 …
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of extreme violence that might be upsetting for some readers.
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of op-ed columns focusing on hospice care.
A letter to the editor of the Bennington Banner from David A. Durfee, which was published on Aug. 10, ended with a powerful thought that deserves elaboration. After he recalled the “big lie” technique of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, Durfee’s letter concluded: “There is a danger …
In July, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. consumer price inflation rate rose to 5.4 percent, practically matching the previous month’s 13-year high.
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