Every day we wake up to yet another action by a severely mentally ill president and feel helpless to do anything. The frustration has been building for a long time, and it is causing a type of anxiety never before experienced by people all over the world.
Not enough people in this country, or around the world, are willing to do what it will take to bring him down, so we all continue to suffer and watch as the entire world becomes more and more unstable. Not exactly news, but the frustration level is so high that people are forced to figure out how to preserve their sanity.
Protests make people feel like they have some control, but they do not have enough of an impact on the course of events. In other countries, when a leader becomes an out-of-control dictator, the people rise up and rebel. There are a number of places in the world where civil war has raged off and on for a long time.
The Brattleboro Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a draft Town Plan on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center, 230 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT.
The proposed Town Plan includes information about the town and various topics important to the residents of Brattleboro. The Plan pertains to all of Brattleboro. The Table of Contents includes Introduction, Land Use, Housing, Economic Development, Arts & Culture, Transportation, Energy, Community Facilities, Services, and Utilities, Flood Resilience, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Food, Preservation of Historic Resources, and Implementation.
The proposed 2026 Town Plan was prepared by the Planning Commission to serve as the policy document to guide decisions related to land use and development regulations, environmental protection, the provision of facilities and services, strategies for economic development and the quality of life desired by the community. It also furthers the goals established in State Statute.
The regularly scheduled June 1, 2026 Planning Commission meeting is cancelled.
Catrina “Trina” Lynn (Brown) Nuite, 62, of Brattleboro, passed away May 16, 2026 in Keene, NH, surrounded by her children.
Catrina was born on August 14, 1963 in Rumford, Maine, to Ross Boothby Brown and Sandra Lee (Spaulding) Kelleher. She moved to Brattleboro, VT for educational opportunities for her children.
She took on life with persistence, courage, humor, determination and grace. These qualities shined through as she navigated single parenting, higher education and her health.
The Brattleboro Selectboard EMS Study Working Group will meet on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 5:00pm in the Planning Services Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 5:00pm in the Community Meeting Room at the Brooks Memorial Library.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 6:00pm in Mezzanine Room B at the Brooks Memorial Library.
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
May 25 CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY
May 26 Kielbasa w/Sauerkraut
Boiled Potato
Coconut Carrots
Pineapple
The Budget Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:00pm in Mezzanine Room B at the Brooks Memorial Library. *This Committee is no longer called the Finance Committee.
The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:
ADA Committee
Arts Committee
Citizens Police Communications Committee
Conservation Commission
Design Review Board
Design Review Board (Alternate)
DATE: Friday, May 22, 2026
No work will be conducted on the project from Noon on Friday, May 22, 2026 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Vermont Route 9: (Night Work)
Single-lane closures are scheduled to be in place on Vermont Route 9 beginning at the Greenleaf Street intersection in West Brattleboro and progressing east to the Interstate 91 Exit 2 interchange. Between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Tuesday night through Friday morning, flaggers will direct alternating traffic patterns through the work zones. No street-side parking will be available in these areas of VT 9 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday night through Friday morning. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved and uneven surfaces.
In observance of Memorial Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, May 25, 2026. All other violations will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026.
“By the People: Brattleboro Goes Fourth” is seeking donations and parade participants as it prepares to celebrate the town’s 53rd Independence Day event on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
The all-volunteer citizens committee will begin the day at 10 a.m. with a parade from Flat Street to Main Street and the Common. The shorter route comes after requests from older marchers and challenges finding enough volunteers and public safety patrols to monitor a longer distance.
Bands from the local American Legion and Brattleboro Union High School are set to join veterans, civic and youth groups and personality Alfred Hughes Jr., who will cap the event by debuting his annual top-secret ensemble.
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