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BRATTLEBORO — For a handful of people gathered in front of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Friday morning, seeing the flag that hung over the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days after was incredibly heart-touching.
BRATTLEBORO — This year’s annual Backpack Giveaway was the most attended since the event started six years ago.
WEST BRATTLEBORO — A newly restored floodplain on Melrose Street provides a perfect place to go fishing.
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One of the last battles of the international legion before the retreat from the city.
Mariupol, one of the city’s cemeteries
A fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine filmed a cloud of nitric acid, which formed after the Russian Armed Forces fired at a chemical plant in Severodonetsk
An unusual sewage truck appeared in the Brovarsky district. On the barrel of the car there is a sticker with a portrait of the bunker grandfather.
WARNING: Video contains some graphic content. An incoming shell exploded a few meters away from the journalists. At least one Ukrainian soldier was also wounded.
American volunteers destroy Russian armored personnel carrier
The flag of Ukraine was installed at the peak named after Vladimir Putin in Kyrgyzstan
In the Zaporozhye region, Russian army do not let people through at the checkpoint: there are more than 1000 cars in the queue.
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
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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• The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the 2022 spring semester at College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, Mass.…
MONTPELIER — The Agency of Natural Resources recently announced its ninth annual Municipal Day. The event is an opportunity to network and bui…
VERNON — The Vernon Historians will hold their annual “Mums and More Sale” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Vernon Historical Museum.
PUTNEY — The Vermont Foodbank and the Putney Foodshelf co-sponsor a monthly food drop of free produce and some non-perishables on the fourth T…
BRATTLEBORO — Brooks Memorial Library will hold two community forums, one in-person and one via Zoom, to gather civic input on the future cour…
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On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, members of a relay team ran through Vernon and Brattleboro, as part of a 140-mile trek through four states for the Run for the Fallen campaign to honor and remember military members that died during the War on Terror.
Volunteers at HatchSpace, in Brattleboro, continue their work on eight art tables for Putney Central School on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
G.S. Precision, in Brattleboro, held an open house for its School of Manufacturing Technology on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.
At the Windham County Humane Society, in Brattleboro, four of the 4,000 beagles rescued from a laboratory breeding farm in Virginia are awaiting new homes.
Food and monetary donations roll in during the 13th annual Load the Latchis, in Brattleboro, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
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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The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017, according to a court filing Friday.
New York's inspector general says a state trooper should have been disciplined for being romantically involved with a daughter of Andrew Cuomo while he served on the former governor’s security detail. The watchdog report released Friday comes more than two years after the relationship was discovered by top police brass and former Trooper Dane Pfeiffer was transferred to a post about 150 miles north of the governor’s mansion in Albany. The inspector general's report does not conclude Cuomo did anything wrong but faults state police for not following their own procedures after finding out about the relationship.
A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of workers who said they were unfairly discriminated against by Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care personnel. The plaintiffs sued Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and other Maine officials along with a group of health care providers in the state. They argued that the vaccine mandate violated their right to free exercise of religion because it did not provide an exemption for religious beliefs. Jon Levy, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, wrote that the vaccine mandate was rationally based. He dismissed the suit Thursday.
A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly before she turned 18 has testified that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer. The woman, who is now 37 and going by the pseudonym “Jane” at Kelly's Chicago trial, told the court Friday that she ultimately did cooperate with the investigation because she didn't want to “carry his lies.” During cross-examination, she conceded that she lied at one point when she told federal agents that she wasn’t sure if Kelly had abused minors other than her. She said she lied because she didn’t want to get others in trouble.
A large fire at a Massachusetts marina has destroyed several boats, buildings and vehicles. Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV on Friday showed much of the boatyard in Mattapoisett engulfed in flames. The fire generated a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar. Tim Price, a mechanic at the boatyard, told WJAR-TV that a vessel caught fire in one of the sheds, and the fire spread quickly. He said he knew of one person who was injured, but did not elaborate. The cause of blaze is under investigation. Fire and police officials said no one was available to comment.
The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017, according to a court filing Friday.
New York's inspector general says a state trooper should have been disciplined for being romantically involved with a daughter of Andrew Cuomo while he served on the former governor’s security detail. The watchdog report released Friday comes more than two years after the relationship was discovered by top police brass and former Trooper Dane Pfeiffer was transferred to a post about 150 miles north of the governor’s mansion in Albany. The inspector general's report does not conclude Cuomo did anything wrong but faults state police for not following their own procedures after finding out about the relationship.
A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of workers who said they were unfairly discriminated against by Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care personnel. The plaintiffs sued Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and other Maine officials along with a group of health care providers in the state. They argued that the vaccine mandate violated their right to free exercise of religion because it did not provide an exemption for religious beliefs. Jon Levy, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, wrote that the vaccine mandate was rationally based. He dismissed the suit Thursday.
A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly before she turned 18 has testified that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer. The woman, who is now 37 and going by the pseudonym “Jane” at Kelly's Chicago trial, told the court Friday that she ultimately did cooperate with the investigation because she didn't want to “carry his lies.” During cross-examination, she conceded that she lied at one point when she told federal agents that she wasn’t sure if Kelly had abused minors other than her. She said she lied because she didn’t want to get others in trouble.
A large fire at a Massachusetts marina has destroyed several boats, buildings and vehicles. Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV on Friday showed much of the boatyard in Mattapoisett engulfed in flames. The fire generated a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar. Tim Price, a mechanic at the boatyard, told WJAR-TV that a vessel caught fire in one of the sheds, and the fire spread quickly. He said he knew of one person who was injured, but did not elaborate. The cause of blaze is under investigation. Fire and police officials said no one was available to comment.
BRATTLEBORO — All are invited to meet the artist and attend an artist talk at Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts with Larry Simons at 5 p.m. Saturday.
BRATTLEBORO — The nonprofit arts venue Epsilon Spires will host two events on the evening of Sept. 2, during downtown Brattleboro’s monthly Gallery Walk.
PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of swing and Americana music by Zara Bode's Little Big Band and StompBoxTrio, as part of the 2022 Next Stage "Bandwagon Summer Series," on Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. on the lawn at New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro.
GUILFORD — The annual Write Action Potluck Picnic will be held Saturday from noon to 4 at 640 Melendy Hill Road in Guilford. A highlight is the open reading, with five-minute slots for poems or short prose.
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents famed pseudonymous art activist “Frida Kahlo” of the Guerrilla Girls at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27, in-person at Epsilon Spires and livestreamed via Zoom.
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BENNINGTON — Temperatures in the area are still regularly approaching 90 degrees but at least one man already has his mind on this winter, and more specifically snowshoeing.
BURLINGTON — William Clarence Matthews, who broke several color barriers in baseball in the early 20th century including playing professionally in Burlington, will be honored at historic Centennial Field prior to the Vermont Lake Monsters game on Thursday. Jeff Schulman, UVM director of athl…
MANCHESTER — The Devin Speno to Tristan Evans connection was deadly during the second annual Vermont All Star Football Camp 7v7 tournament on Saturday afternoon at Judy McCormick Taylor Field.
MANCHESTER — On what was just about a perfect night to be outside at Judy McCormick Taylor Field, the Burr and Burton Bulldogs were nearly perfect, as well. The BBA girls raced out to an early lead and never looked back, overwhelming Brattleboro for a 20-4 victory at home.
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.
What is a genuine motorcyclist? It is complicated, subjective and probably controversial. I have met and ridden with people from all walks of life, ethnicity, race, religious affiliation and occupation. I have ridden with BMW people, Harley people, Can-Am people, Gold Wing people and “other …
After growing up on the Gulf Coast, I have packed up my husband, dog, and three cats to embark on our new adventure. I am trading in homestyle Cajun cooking for the world-renowned maple creemee. We are moving from Louisiana to the great state of Vermont.
Our communities are still struggling through the pandemic and its harmful impacts on mental health, substance use and affordable housing. It’s clear that we still need to do far more to support one another and to build healthy, safe and vibrant communities.
To the editor: I was pretty maddened to read the transcript of an interview with Liam Madden of Bellows Falls after his win in the Republican Primary. The interview was with Vermont Public Radio.
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A celebration of every Athlete of the Week nominee and winner for the 2021-2022 high school athletic seasons
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Look into the future of education in Southern Vermont.
