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Oak Street Tree Removal

by Not Signed In | Nature

 On Wednesday, September 4th, the Highway Division will be working with Green Mountain Power to remove a tree near the corner of Oak St. and Chapin St. 

In preparation of an upcoming paving project, this tree was inspected by the tree warden to consider trimming. Upon inspection, it was determined that the tree is in poor health with significant rot. Due to the concern for nearby utilities, buildings, and traffic it was determined that the tree should be removed. 

Brattleboro Shop Offers New West River Poster

by cgrotke | Business
west river 91 bridge

We have a new poster in the Brattleboro Shop – a stylized view of the West River and I-91 bridge. It’s the latest addition to our original art series of Brattleboro travel posters and postcards, and the Brattleboro Shop is the only place you’ll find them.

Puppets in Paradise

by Not Signed In | Entertainment

Sandglass Theater announces the return of our most beloved community event: Puppets in Paradise! This year we are thrilled to present this biennial fundraiser in partnership with Retreat Farm in Brattleboro. Retreat Farm, Ltd., is an independent nonprofit working to restore this Farm as a place for you to learn, play, and gather. 

No News is Good News? — On Going News-Free

by Lise | Health

After the latest round of shootings earlier this month, I had a moment of nausea that led me to think it might be a good time for a news hiatus. The weather was gorgeous — high summer in Vermont — and an array of family were due to visit. So rather than read depressing headlines all summer, I decided to take a couple weeks off from the news. Maybe, I thought, it will make me happier and less anxious if I just don’t hear any of it.

Brattleboro Labor Day Closings

by Not Signed In | Town News

 In observance of Labor Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2019, with the exception of emergency services. 

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2. All other violations will be enforced. 

The Eleventh Commandment

by tomaidh | Politics

Last week Israel announced it would bar two American lawmakers from entering the country. One of them wanted to visit her dying grandmother who lives there.
Reps Omar and Tlaib have long been fierce critics of the Israeli government and its treatment of Palestinians. Most Americans are unaware of this treatment.

BCTV Schedules – Week of August 26, 2019

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 8/26/19

Monday, August 26, 2019

4:54 am Promos – Umatter – What is Umatter YYA?
5:00 am 1st Wednesdays Presents – The New World We Face – America Alone? George Jaeger 6/5/19
6:24 am Positively Vermont – The Stowe Tango Music Festival 2019
7:00 am River Garden Brown Bag Lunch – The Bastard Birth of the Cold War State Part 2 – 8/14/19
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast

Baker Street Readers Announce Second Season of Sherlock Holmes Stories

by Not Signed In | Arts

BRATTLEBORO, VT – The Baker Street Readers will return to the Hooker-Dunham Theater for a second season of dramatic readings of Sherlock Holmes stories this fall.

In their first season, the Readers presented a short story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original collection “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” once a month from January to June. Each reading featured Tony Grobe as John Watson and James Gelter as Sherlock Holmes. The first season alone included twenty guest performers and reached an audience of more than three hundred.

Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Citizen Police Communications Committee (CPCC) will meet on Monday, August 26, 1019, at 5:30pm in the Community Meeting Room at the Brooks Memorial Library.

The Brattleboro Trustees of Public Funds will meet on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 5:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room at the Municipal Center.

Dinners at Dosa Kitchen at the Retreat Farm

by Dosa Kitchen | Food

If you’re a fan of the Food Truck Roundup, you can have fun on another night at the Retreat Farm with Dosa Kitchen! Enjoy our tented seating with a view of the Retreat Meadows, Thursdays-Saturdays 5-8 through September.

VFW $6 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 8-26 to 8-30

by Not Signed In | Food

The Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is open to the public for lunch. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 11:30 – 1:30. Specials listed below are only $6 a plate. Hand made burger, fries, sweet potato fries, wings, onion rings, soups and sandwiches are also available. Take outs available by calling 257-0438

Aug. 31 & Sept. 1: Organ Recital & Orchestra on Lawn

by fomag | Music

Guilford, Vt. – Friends of Music at Guilford’s (FOMAG) 54th Labor Day Weekend Festival begins, by tradition, with a 7:30 concert on Saturday night, August 31, in The Organ Barn at Tree Frog Farm in idyllic rural Guilford. Organist Robert Barney, who is related to several Guilford families, performs a program entitled “Bach: Friends & Family” with assistance from Boston soprano Janna Maria Fröhlich and Vermont flutist Amara Cunningham. Then, at 2:00 on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1, the Guilford Festival Orchestra performs “European Tour,” a program of works by French and German composers, some with an Italian flair. Kenneth Olsson conducts over forty instrumentalists from the region and beyond, as well as soprano soloist Julie Olsson.

BCTV Schedules – Week of 8/19/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 8/19/19

Monday, August 19, 2019

4:51 am Promos – Umatter – What is Umatter YYA?
4:56 am Mad River Shorts – 2019 Mad Marathon
5:00 am Windham World Affairs Council – Scientizing Chinese Medicine 4/12/19
6:15 am Real Organic Project – Ferme des Quatre-Temps
6:30 am Marlboro Productions Presents – BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?

Declaration of Climate Emergency – Full Text and Comments

by cgrotke | Politics

Here is the full text and comments of the proposed “Declaration of Climate Emergency” from Brattleboro Common Sense. The issue is on the agenda for the next meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard.

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Whereas this article, to be known as the Declaration of Climate Emergency, is in accordance with a resolution promoted by the selectboard in 2003, and with resolutions on energy and climate change promoted by Brattleboro Common Sense through votes of the people in 2010, 2014, and of town representatives in 2018; and whereas the youth of Brattleboro are calling on today’s town leaders to formally acknowledge the truth of the emergency;

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – August 20, 2019

by cgrotke | Town News

A climate emergency declaration, sustainability issues, and the celebration of the police are all on the next agenda of the Brattleboro Selectboard.

There will be a discussion of a Charter Review commission being re-formed, business loans, and talk of public art proposals. Continuing the focus on police, the board will approve a police carport, new fingerprint scanners, and new police vehicles. You can, as always, bring up other items not on the agenda during Public Participation.