Community Appreciation Day Friday August 29th from 11am-1:30pm
Tomorrow is the big day! Stop by our Main Office for a veggie burger, hamburger, hot dog, or a fresh baked cookie from the Vermont Country Deli! 11am-1:30pm on the front lawn.
Please bring a cash or non-perishable donation for Load the Latchis and we will make sure it gets down to them for you. See you there!
Because we can never discuss skateparks enough, and reaching over 100 comments can be hard on readers, here is a new story to continue the conversation.
To review, Brattleboro is in search of a site (or sites) for a skatepark. There are four official sites chosen by the selection committee, and a fifth potential site discussed at Living Memorial Park during Selectboard visits. There is also a possibility that no site will be selected, as well as suggestions that more than one site be allowed.
As no decision has been made yet, discussion and debate continues…
Monday, September 1, 2014, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday, August 31, and Monday, September 1. All other violations, including extended parking, will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Sunday, August 31, and Monday, September 1.
Hall Town, Aug. 27th, 1864.
Dear Wife,-
I received a letter from you yesterday Hope you received my last. It was short but it was good, was it not? Warren’s wound was not considered dangerous, though it was very severe. My old bunk mate at Brattleboro was wounded. The shot came from a flank fire and in some way passed between the heel cord and the bone without touching either. We fought all day. We drove the rebels back. Drove them up a long slope of a hill side, through a corn field; after getting up the hill the land was in ridges. About two hundred yards from the crest of one hill to another. We drove them one ridge too far. They were not driven back immediately on our right, and there was a wooded ridge that came in between in this shape.
Rebecca Balint and Jeanette White received the most votes for the Democratic primary today in Brattleboro. Balint had 699 votes; White received 751.
Roger Albee garnered 269 votes and Joan Bowman had a total of 128.
Shumlin and Welch received solid support.
August 26, 2014
Paving on the four remaining streets of Birge, Guilford, Chapin and Grove has once again been delayed by the contractor and is now scheduled for Thursday, August 28.
Brattleboro Public Works
The Future Collective is throwing its third annual music and arts festival this weekend, August 29 – 31, with a summer’s worth of live music, dance, art, games, and even a carnival. If you haven’t come out for a Future event recently (or yet), then this is your chance with shows scheduled day and night at a variety of venues.
On Friday, come out to the Stone Church for the kickoff show with a silent auction and live performances from the likes of Wooly Mar, The Grudges, And The Kids, and many more. Music starts at 7:00 pm.
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Another slaughter of men, women and children in the land of the Bible. Probably many have heard the voice of God demanding it. The Jewish Bible is in the Christian Bible. Intelligent understanding of sacred scripture might make it more difficult for the mega genocidal thieving and enslaving amoral private speculative banking backed neocolonialist media and military to overcome Mankind’s natural spirituality and humanity
The Brattleboro Police Chief Search Evaluation Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 8:00am in the Town Manager’s office at the Municipal Center. It is anticipated that the Committee will enter into executive session at 8:00am to discuss the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
Applications for scholarships due September 1
Brattleboro, VT — (August 25, 2014 ) — Brattleboro School of Dance classes for the 2014-15 season begin Monday, September 8. Individuals can register online at the Brattleboro School of Dance web site or visit the studio, located at 22 High Street in downtown Brattleboro, the weekend of September 5-7.
An Open House will take place from 5:00-8:00pm on Friday, September 5 offering dancers and their families a chance to tour the studio and meet members of the faculty. Free pizza and beverages will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration continues on Saturday, September 6 from 1:00-6:00pm and Sunday, September 7 from 12:00noon-2:00pm.
The Windham County Humane Society’s 14th annual Walk for Animals will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, starting and ending at Crowell Park on Western Avenue in Brattleboro.
All of the money raised by the fundraising walk goes directly to support the humane society’s efforts to help lost, homeless and abused animals survive, thrive and find new homes. The goal is to raise $10,000 at this year’s Walk.
Participants in the walk are invited to solicit donations from friends, family members and co-workers in support of their walk. This year the society has set up an online fundraising page at Crowdrise.com, but those who prefer to use a paper form to gather donations can still download one at the society’s website.
For the last couple weeks people all over the area have been giving suggestions for the re-use of Melrose Terrace. They have been posted here, emailed, phoned, mailed, word of mouth. We will be collecting and collating them all on Tuesday morning, Sept 2. So don’t wait, get your suggestions to us. whzldl6i
Free Monday Morning Movie Brattleboro Senior Center
September Schedule:
Monday Morning Movie “Goes International”
Persepolis – Sept. 8th – 10 am
BCTV Ch.8 schedule for the week of 8/25/14
Monday August 25
12:00 am Craft in the Southern Half – A Look at the Arts in Southern VT Ep.1
12:30 am Jenni Johnson and the Jazz Junketeers
2:00 am FSTV Overnight
4:00 am Car Tour of Fort Ticonderoga Military Road History
5:00 am Vermont Musicians on the Air: Ep.1 Mark Shelton
its time for another experience that you won’t soon forget..this tuesday on “buttahmilk” its galactic historian, Andrew Bartzis.
Andrew Bartzis is a Reiki master and Shaman with the unique ability of being able to access multiple Akashic Records at will. Known as the Galactic Historian, he is able to read and share individual, cultural, global, and galactic histories with those who come to him.
Exchanging services, creating connections, strengthening communities, one hour at a time.
See below for exciting Upcoming Events and learn what Time Trade is all about!
This week’s fabulous listings, brought to you from a killer sunset view:
OFFERS:
Ride Offered to Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference,
Sept. 20
Knitting Repairs
Farm Animal Help
Knitting Lessons
Sewing Lessons
Curator Tour at BMAC on September 18 at 7pm
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Ad Hoc Futures Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 6:00ppm in the Selectboard meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
On Thursday, August 28th, the West Brattleboro Association will present its first free movie night. “Triplets of Belleville” (appropriate for families) will be shown at dusk outdoors next to the West Brattleboro Fire Station after being rained out on the 21st. There will be movie shorts beginning at 7:30 followed by the main feature at 8.
At 7 pm bike-powered smoothies from the Bellows Falls Community Bike Project will be for sale.
There will be music and circus toys. There will also be ice cream donated by the Chelsea Diner and free
popcorn. There may also be a Listening Booth!
Greetings Friends,
If you have a stone wall that needs repair, please be in touch. I’ll explain how you can get it done, and do a good deed in the process – very much in the spirit of what our town stands for.
Still time to see this unforgettable exhibit at the CX Silver Gallery in West Brattleboro. There is no admission fee. Nye has been there to meet visitors Thursdays through Sundays, 3 pm to 8 pm. The exhibit ends next week, Sept. 7.
Nye is easy to talk to. She sees connections in “ordinary” things. I found the opportunity to share in her unique perspective to be eye-opening.
