This week, the Brattleboro Selectboard is meeting twice — on Tuesday and Thursday evening — and you’re invited to participate or follow along. Tuesday is a regular business meeting, and Thursday is a budget listening session. Details:
Twenty artists from the Connecticut River Chapter of Vermont Watercolor Society will exhibit their work at All Souls Church in the West Village Meeting House from September 7 through November 30. The public is invited to an opening reception on Sunday, September 14, from 3 – 5 p.m. Beverages and light refreshments will be served. The reception is free and open to all.
With more than 240 members, the Vermont Watercolor Society is dedicated to promoting the awareness and appreciation of watercolor to its membership at all levels of ability and to the larger community by providing opportunities and venues for participation, education, fellowship, and exhibitions.
On the way to a meeting …
To the Editor: On the way to a meeting, I encountered a 90-year-old retired businessman.
We talked about shoes and he talked about the past and what he hoped to do today.
I winced when the conversation turned to current politics and when he praised President Trump’s agendas. We disagreed. However, we continued to talk. We seemed to agree on two issues: that monopolies in the telecommunications sector is a negative; and, that government oversight of the health insurance industry is a benefit to the people. We need more of these types of conversations and interactions.
The Windham County Heat Fund is presenting a concert on Sunday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Heart Rose Club (formerly Shriners’ Hall), 11 Green Street in Brattleboro. It might seem that the title for our event is an exaggeration, but it is not.
Earlier this year Trump fired all of the people who administer the funds for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The funds, about four billion dollars, were thought to be available but there will be no one to administer them. I have contacted state and federal officials and no one knows what the status of the LIHEAP program is.
It’s the September 2025 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. New Hampshire has shut down their reporting. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
Sept. 8 Mac & Cheese
Stewed Tomatoes
Asparagus
Banana
Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place Sunday night through Saturday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work will continue on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Canal Street and Main Street), Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street) and Vermont Route 142 (Vernon Street). Flaggers will be present to direct one-way alternating traffic through multiple work zones. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved and uneven surfaces. All motorists should be aware of raised utility structures and wet paint.
The Trustees of Public Funds will meet on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 4:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold two meetings the week of September 8th – a regular meeting and a listening session.
Tuesday’s regular meeting features the presentation by the Charter Revision Commission regarding a new draft charter and an update from Groundworks. The Thursday listening session is for the public to weigh in on the upcoming budget for FY27.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda at both meetings, but only the regular meeting will have the livestream and zoom elements. You have to be there in person to participate Thursday.
With “Two skillets and a dream” MARCEL MAXWELL created 802 SOUL KITCHEN, a catering business offering big-flavor comfort food. He’s been on a summer Pop-Up Tour – from Gallery Walk to the Guilford Fair. For Marcel, giving back to the community is at the heart of it all. Keep an eye out for Marcel and eat well!
I. Call to Order
DS called the meeting of the WSESD Board to order at 6:00 pm
– If appropriate, agenda items are subject to Potential Action.
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September
09, 2025 – in person at the WRCC Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom.
Due to current weather conditions and an increased risk of wildfires, a burn ban is now in effect for the Town of Brattleboro until further notice. The area is currently experiencing very high fire danger levels, and even a small spark could lead to a dangerous wildfire.
The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:
ADA Committee
Arts Committee
Conservation Commission
Design Review Board (Alternate)
Do you have a passion for helping people and making a meaningful difference in the lives of others? This is your chance to get involved. The Serious Illness Program launched last year and has already been part of the lives of over 50 participants. We need your help to keep this program going!
The Serious Illness Program (SIP) is beginning training for new volunteers on October 17th. This is another wonderful opportunity to get to know and support fellow community members in a real and meaningful way.
The Boards of the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) and the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) have each independently moved to send the following communication to Vermont’s School District Redistricting Task Force, which was submitted to the Task Force by email on August 15, 2025:
The WSESD and WSESU moved “to remain within a supervisory union, within a larger governance region to the extent practical, under the terms of H.454 as approved on June 16, 2025 by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Vermont.” The WSESD and WSESU will submit a “statement of intent to the new Redistricting Task Force when it is established and will reach out to contiguous school districts and supervisory unions to explore combining into a larger supervisory union if possible.”
The Brattleboro Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the FY27 budget process on Thursday, Sept. 11, starting at 6:15 p.m at Brooks Memorial Library. This is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format.
This is an in-person event only; there will be no Zoom or livestream option for this meeting.
The Trump administration has destroyed the federal fuel assistance program. The heat fund is trying to make up some of the shortfall with a $100,000 Go Fund Me Goal.
The Thomas THOMPSON Trust is matching every dollar of the first $20,000 donated.
A Vermont registered voter in Ludlow, Vermont asked me why I am asking people to start a new minor political party with me while I am not stating a platform, and I said 17 V.S.A. says you organize the party in September of an odd numbered year and make the platform in an even numbered year. That made no sense to him at all so he would not join.
“17 V.S.A. § 2319. Party conventions for platforms:
On or before the fourth Tuesday in September in each even-numbered year, upon the call of the chair of the State committee of the party, a party platform convention of each organized political party shall be held to make and adopt the platform of the party.”
Recently I posted about joining me at the picket this week with the school bus drivers and monitors. Based on news on Monday, it sounds we can hold off on the picket for the moment. The Brattleboro Reformer has reported that the lockout of the bus drivers and monitors has been dropped, and that they are allowed back to work! This is good news for children and families who will see their regular drivers who know the bus routes. And it’s good for the drivers who can return to work while contract negotiations resume!
