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BRATTLEBORO — A group of people rallied at Pliny Park to support reproductive rights as part of the Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to a M…
BRATTLEBORO — Volunteers from All Souls Church made wreaths and other holiday items on Monday for the church’s annual Holiday Bazaar this Satu…
BRATTLEBORO — Dick DeGray and Greg Worden string up the lights around the holiday tree in Pliny Park on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The tree will b…
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Every holiday season, restaurateurs, retailers, and other small businesses encourage custome…
BRATTLEBORO — The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont marked World AIDS Day on Wednesday with a vigil downtown.
BRATTLEBORO — Food Connects welcomes Jenny Kessler to its team as the newest Farm to School coach. Kessler will work with schools in the Windh…
Join the Living Earth Action Group for a free online workshop focusing on a positive, new way to look at our relationship with our planet. The…
BRATTLEBORO — For 40 years, Nowell Sing We Clear presented its seasonal concert in Brattleboro, across New England and beyond.
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A group of people rally at Pliny Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., to support reproductive rights as part of the Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. The United States Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a chall…
Melody Squires, of Guilford, Vt., who has cerebral palsy, works on a painting with help from Ross Smart, a teacher at the River Gallery School, that will be turned into a holiday card on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. People can buy her cards at the Harmony Collective, in Brattleboro, for $2.50 fo…
The Brattleboro Rotary Club holds its annual Christmas tree sale at the parking lot of Brattleboro Bowl.
Yoshi Manale, the new town manager for Brattleboro, Vt., held a meet-and-greet session at the Brooks Memorial Library on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, to answer questions from people in the community. He will hold another meet-and-greet session on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021.
Dick DeGray and Greg Worden string up the lights around the holiday tree in Pliny Park, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The tree will be lit during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at 5 p.m.
MONTPELIER — To relieve some of the pressure on Vermont hospitals caused by a combination of factors, including COVID-19, the state is opening 80 beds at long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, said Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith.
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.
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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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Forest Service veteran who got his start at Lake Tahoe working as a seasonal range technician while earning his degree at the University of Nevada, Reno has been named the new supervisor of the agency‘s Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
BARTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott celebrated the beginning of the state’s unofficial Christmas tree season Monday by cutting trees for the Montpelier building where his office is located.
DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Students in Danville will soon be deciding on the school's new nickname, after the school board voted in March to end the use of the “Indians” following hours of testimony from students, teachers, alumni and community members.
ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Two men are dead and a third injured in a shooting in the town of Alburgh that followed an escalating dispute over access to a property for hunting, the Vermont State Police said Sunday.
ALBURGH — Two men are dead and a third injured in a shooting in the town of Alburgh that followed an escalating dispute over access to a property for hunting, the Vermont State Police said Sunday.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection moved forward Thursday in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright's shooting death, with a 10th juror seated ahead of opening statements next week.
Stocks rose broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it.
MANCHESTER — From joy to nostalgia to grief, Maxine Linehan hopes to help people honor the full spectrum of emotions that come with the holiday season.
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Jazz Center’s Big Band will present its Annual Scholarship Gala on Friday at 8 p.m. This year, the band will be featuring vocalist Amanda Carr who has sung with the Boston Pops, Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller’s Orchestras and many others.
BRATTLEBORO — This Saturday, Neil Young fans will get the chance to experience covers of his songs live.
BRATTLEBORO — A Holiday Mini Book Fair will be held at the Atrium in the Brooks House, downtown Brattleboro on Holly Days Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. Books will be sold and signed by their authors.
As actors rehearsed their lines for the upcoming show, “Beauty and the Beast,” at the New England Youth Theatre in Brattleboro crew members were hard at work building props and making costumes. The show opens to the public on Dec. 9.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
BRONX, N.Y. — Bellows Falls cross-country runner Stephanie Ager placed fourth in a time of 20:13 in the Northeast Regional Championship Junior…
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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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 …
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Today, we join good-hearted people across the globe for Giving Tuesday, a day to perform and celebrate acts of generosity through donations of voice, time, money, goods and advocacy. This also marks an important time to launch a giving season that lasts through the holidays and — we sincerel…
Since mid-July, a legislative task force has been taking a hard look at Vermont’s education funding system. In many ways, we have one of the most equitable school-finance models in the country. Our statewide Education Fund establishes a shared commitment to raise the revenues we need, year a…
When I was a kid the holiday season meant extra hours at The Book Cellar, the bookstore at 120 Main St. that my family owned. We would hire an additional holiday team, we would stock countless copies of the Vermont Life calendar, and Archer Mayor’s newest book would surely be the top seller.…
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