Chris Mays

Vermont

Senior Reporter at Brattleboro Reformer

Reporter for the Brattleboro Reformer

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Potential deficits eyed in Brattleboro finances

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

BRATTLEBORO — Potential deficits are a concern following a quarterly financial report for the town. Brattleboro is 75 percent of the way through the fiscal year and expenditures currently stand at 83.7 percent of the annual budget in the general fund, Town Manager John Potter said at the Select Board meeting Tuesday.
Avoid muddy trails, groups ask

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Chris Mays

Mud season brings trail closures, which are intended for their protection and future enjoyment. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) said mud season can run until Memorial Day in upper elevations.
Avoid muddy trails, groups ask

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

Mud season brings trail closures, which are intended for their protection and future enjoyment. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) said mud season can run until Memorial Day in upper elevations.
Brooks House block up for sale

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

BRATTLEBORO — Brooks House is on the market. Cushman & Wakefield’s New England Multifamily Advisory Group and VT Commercial posted the listing, which describes it as "a mixed-use historic building located in downtown Brattleboro." "The property originally operated as one of the premier hotels in New England and after a fire in 2011 was gut renovated starting in 2013 and completed in August 2014," states the listing at multifamily.cushwake.com/Listings/31420.
Vermont education secretary defends DEI in fed certification

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Chris Mays

MONTPELIER — Vermont is following the law and and proud of its efforts to be welcoming to all students, Education Secretary Zoie Saunders told the U.S. Department of Education. "And because of — not despite —those efforts, Vermont can confidently certify — as it has in the past — that it complies with current Title 6 statutory, regulatory, and decisional law," she wrote Monday in response to a request for certification from the federal government.
Vermont education secretary defends DEI in fed certification

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

MONTPELIER — Vermont is following the law and and proud of its efforts to be welcoming to all students, Education Secretary Zoie Saunders told the U.S. Department of Education. "And because of — not despite —those efforts, Vermont can confidently certify — as it has in the past — that it complies with current Title 6 statutory, regulatory, and decisional law," she wrote Monday in response to a request for certification from the federal government.
Brattleboro paving projects coming soon

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

BRATTLEBORO — Several paving projects are planned around town. In an announcement, VTrans said "a composite contract made up of multiple paving projects" is scheduled to take place in Brattleboro and from Brattleboro to Putney over the 2025 and 2026 construction seasons. "The state hires one prime contractor and there are typically also sub-contractors who perform different types of work throughout the project," said Brandon Kipp, project manager with VTrans.
Cannabis inventory tracking streamlined in Vermont

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

MONTPELIER — Regulators have improved cannabis inventory tracking in Vermont. "We realize it's been a very long road to get here, considering that at one point the inventory tracking was done in Microsoft Forms," Patrick Crowley, outreach and education manager for the Cannabis Control Board, said at a recent peer networking event dedicated to the topic.
Vermont education secretary defends DEI in fed certification

1 week ago | benningtonbanner.com | Chris Mays

MONTPELIER — Vermont is following the law and and proud of its efforts to be welcoming to all students, Education Secretary Zoie Saunders told the U.S. Department of Education. "And because of — not despite —those efforts, Vermont can confidently certify — as it has in the past — that it complies with current Title 6 statutory, regulatory, and decisional law," she wrote Monday in response to a request for certification from the federal government.
Alleged arsonist, stalker held without bail ahead of trial

1 week ago | reformer.com | Chris Mays

BRATTLEBORO — A man accused of burning down his former girlfriend's family's house in Athens and stalking her will continue to be held without bail until his trial in May. A weight of the evidence hearing established that Monday for Benjamin Stocker, 31, of Springfield, in Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division.