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Don't 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. As he and Baxter talked about the need they came up with the idea of “a two-fer” —...

Don't 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, will receive $9.4 million through the federal package. He noted there’s flexibility around us...

Don't 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 some or any of this money. Those of us who are fortunate enough to not need these relief funds have ...

Don't 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 of 6 for single parents with annual incomes of $112,500 or households making up to $150,000 a year...

Don't 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 Hampshire, and Raubicheck, 74, has been a fulltime resident since 2015. Both have used their time ...