Susan Smallheer, Brattleboro Reformer Journalist Profile

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Trial begins in attempted murder of brother-in-law

4 days ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

BRATTLEBORO — Burton Clark Jr. shot his brother-in-law in self defense, his attorney said Monday as Clark's trial for the attempted murder began in Windham Superior Court. The trial of the Rockingham man began with three Vermont State Police troopers taking the stand, identifying bloody photographs taken that night from the troopers' body cameras and identifying two handguns found at the scene.
Aimee Parnell excited to lead Greater Falls Regional Chamber

4 days ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

BELLOWS FALLS — Aimee Parnell has been on the job at the Waypoint Center for about a month, and her enthusiasm is palpable. Parnell, 49, a Springfield resident, sees the Bellows Falls region with fresh eyes and she likes what she sees as the new executive director of the Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Rockingham reappraisal sees 70 percent jump in residential properties

1 week ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

BELLOWS FALLS — Just because the value of your house has jumped 70 percent, doesn't mean your taxes will also jump 70 percent, Rockingham Chief Lister Paul Noble said Thursday. The Rockingham 2025 reappraisal, which was released earlier this month, reflects what the three Rockingham listers say was an extraordinary increase in the value of single-family homes in Rockingham since 2016.
Man on 'side by side' caught on camera trespassing at Vermont Yankee

1 week ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

VERNON — A heavy-set, bearded man on a 'side by side' ATV is wanted for questioning by Vermont State Police for a nighttime trespassing incident at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant site. The trespassing did not reach the secured area immediately surrounding the plant, which is undergoing a $600 million demolition and cleanup. The only large building remaining at the site is the reactor building, which has been cleaned of most radioactivity.
Putney boil water order to continue to Saturday, at least

1 week ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

PUTNEY — Town Manager Karen Astley said Friday that the boil water order will continue until at least Saturday, when she expects the results of some water tests which could show the municipal water system is clear of any potential contamination.
Putney 'boil water' order still in place

1 week ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

PUTNEY — Town Manager Karen Astley said Tuesday morning that two water main breaks have been repaired, but that until two consecutive tests come back, residents in the affected areas must continue to boil water for consumption. The two breaks, unrelated, were on Alice Holway Drive and Old Depot Road, she said. Astley said in an update about the water main breaks that the earliest the town expects to lift the boil water order would be Thursday.
BFUHS sends 67 out into the wide world

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

WESTMINSTER — It was a beautiful, but windy, late spring day Thursday evening for the 67 graduating seniors from Bellows Falls Union High School. Its six top honor students - all young women - addressed the hundreds of family and friends gathered on Hadley Field, the Class of 2025 celebrating its challenges and its school community, and also said they took cues from the larger Bellows Falls community.
Rockingham finally has a flag policy

2 weeks ago | manchesterjournal.com | Susan Smallheer

BELLOWS FALLS — With some inspiration from the city of Montpelier, and a little bit of compromise, the town of Rockingham finally has a flag policy. The Rockingham Select Board voted 4-0 Tuesday night, with a large group of residents on hand, to adopt a flag policy that allows the Pride flag to be displayed on town property, but not the Rockingham Town Hall. The board was applauded by the 40 residents who were on hand.
Rockingham finally has a flag policy

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

BELLOWS FALLS — With some inspiration from the city of Montpelier, and a little bit of compromise, the town of Rockingham finally has a flag policy. The Rockingham Select Board voted 4-0 Tuesday night, with a large group of residents on hand, to adopt a flag policy that allows the Pride flag to be displayed on town property, but not the Rockingham Town Hall. The board was applauded by the 40 residents who were on hand.
'Time to step back': After 21 years, David Gartenstein is retiring from state's attorney's office

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Susan Smallheer

BRATTLEBORO — David Gartenstein hitchhiked to Vermont right after his college graduation, and his first stop was Brattleboro. Basically he's never left. Gartenstein, 65, is retiring this Friday from being the longest-serving deputy state's attorney in Windham County, doing what many consider the hardest job in the office — handling the office's child sex abuse cases for 21 years. "It's time to step back," he said.

Journalists covering the same region

James Maloney

Reporter at WPTZ-TV (South Burlington, VT)

James Maloney primarily covers news in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire, United States, including areas around White River Junction and Hanover.