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Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Area Hospice is launching a new initiative that the organization says will double the impact of volunteers and help neighbors in need. This past January, local residents Connie Baxter and Greg Moschetti were considering where to donate their COVID relief check. Moschetti, being on the board for Groundworks Collaborative knew there was a need by Groundworks clients for gift cards at Experienced Goods Thrift Store...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, known as the American Rescue Plan, is set to bring $3.3 million to the town over the course of the next year. “You know in Brattleboro just what you had to contend with,” U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. “We’ve been through a lot.” Welch said the local school district, Windham Southeast School District,...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   To the editor: Soon the third round of COVID-19 relief funds will arrive in the bank accounts or mailboxes of thousands of people right here in Windham County. For some this will be a welcomed relief and will be spent quickly on basic needs — rent, bills, food, fuel, etc. For others the need is not so great, but the funds will still be used in ways that directly help them and the economy. Then there are those who don’t really need s...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — While it’s too early to know just how beneficial the child tax credit provision in the federal stimulus bill will be for community members, officials at local organizations foresee positive effects. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, signed into law by President Biden on Thursday, includes a one-year benefit to increase the tax credit from $2,000 to $3,000 per child age 6 to 17 or $3,600 per child under the age...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   PUTNEY — Two relative newcomers to Putney are vying to land the open seat on the Putney Select Board. Aileen Chute and Charles Raubicheck had both applied for the seat last fall, when the board was filling a vacancy created by the resignation of then-Chairwoman Laura Chapman in September. Instead, the two remaining board members chose Bara MacNeill, who chose not to run for the three-year term. Chute, 46, moved to Putney in 2017 from New...

1 of 5 Cassandra Holloway, director for Building a Positive Community in Brattleboro, holds a map that shows the youth rate of smoking marijuana.   Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer On March 2, the town of Brattleboro will vote to allow or deny the retail sale of recreational marijuana. Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer On March 2, the town of Brattleboro will vote to allow or deny the retail sale of recreational marij...

To the editor: COVID-19 has encouraged collaboration between organizations to an extent not seen before. This year, St. Brigid’s Kitchen and Foodworks collaborated to create November and December Holiday food boxes — joining forces to distribute over 400 boxes of holiday food to anyone in need. For many years, St. Brigid’s Kitchen & Pantry and Foodworks of Groundworks Collaborative, have each distributed holiday food boxes in both November and December. These events usually invol...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — A report that looks at safety, danger and harm within policing and community safety systems urges action on a variety of measures. “It would be a great disservice and cause further harm to those who so bravely and vulnerably shared their stories, many of which invoke deep pain, fear and trauma, for this review process not to materialize actual change,” Emily Megas-Russell and Shea Witzberger wrote in the 224-page ...

BRATTLEBORO — A town-commissioned report to improve public safety recommends measures related to police training, ending a police social worker program, disarming officers for certain calls and events, publicly acknowledging

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Groundworks Collaborative is coming close to concluding a major construction project at 54 South Main St., where its seasonal overflow shelter and other services will soon be based. “We’ve really made excellent progress on the new building,” said Josh Davis, executive director of Groundworks. “We couldn’t do it without the generous support of the town, our supporters at large, our donors in the comm...