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Georgian Pomegranate Beef, Indian Roasted Eggplant Curry

by LedaS | Food

Hello Food Lovers,

On the menu at Leda’s Kitchen this week:

GEORGIAN POMEGRANATE-BRAISED BEEF WITH WALNUT SAUCE: Slow-braised beef and vegetables in a rich pomegranate-walnut sauce with a sweet-tart pomegranate molasses drizzle.

LOCAL TOMATO CHICKEN STEW: Free-range chicken simmered with local tomatoes, green bell peppers, chiles, and fresh basil. A dish that can only be made in summer with the best of Vermont’s produce. Last one of the season!

Brattleboro Labor Day Closings

by Not Signed In | Town News

In observance of Labor Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, with the exception of emergency services. Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, September 7. All other violations will be enforced.

Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, September 7.

VHCB’s Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program Awards over $1 million to 54 Farm & Forest Businesses to Improve Water Quality & Long-Term Viability

by Not Signed In | State News

The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB), announces its 2026 grant awards to working lands entrepreneurs, totaling $943,745.00 to support businesses improvements and improve water quality.

This year, 21 farm businesses were awarded $814,623.00 to invest in on-farm capital improvements that enhance water quality. Additionally, 33 farm and forest businesses were awarded $255,793.00 to complete projects that support business development and viability.

Akley Road Closure for Box Culvert Replacement

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Department of Public Works would like to inform the public that a contractor hired by the Town will begin replacing the existing double culvert on Akley Road starting Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00 a.m.

The project is located approximately 2,000 feet east of the intersection of Akley Road and Goodenough Road, where the existing double culvert crossing will be removed and replaced with a new box culvert.

Protest Dirty Trick That Keeps Republican Governor In Office!

by Cris Ericson | Politics

Meet the Dirty Trick who will guarantee the Republican Governor wins another term in VERMONT by taking votes away from the Democrat.  PROTEST NOW! Call the Vermont Secretary of State,  telephone (802) 828-2363  and tell her that a child has no fiduciary responsibility and therefore should not have his name printed on the election ballot. 

It doesn’t matter if there is no law for an age requirement for Governor, the facts are that a child can not do the job because a child has no fiduciary responsibility and criminal enterprises could take advantage of him.   Did you ever hear the song, “he’s under 18, he won’t be doing any time”?  That’s a criminal gang favorite anthem to getting kids to do the dirty work for adults.

Brattleboro U.S. 5 Upcoming Day Work 9/1/2026

by Not Signed In | Town News

Bridge 10B on U.S. 5 between Bennett Drive and Old Ferry Road over Interstate 91 is scheduled for work from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

Single-lane closures with alternating traffic patterns controlled by flaggers will be in place while the contractor works to mill, excavate, and perform bridge repairs, before paving and placing bridge joints. This operation is weather dependent, but is anticipated to be active throughout the month of September.

August 2026 Precipitation Report

by local | Nature

August was a dry month with less than 1/2 the normal rainfall. 1.89 inches compared to the NOAA normal of 4.32 inches. Measurable rain on 14 days but the largest daily rain total was only 0.43″. Most of Southern Vermont was also dry with a few exceptions. A couple of CoCoRaHS observers in the Northeast Kingdom reported over five inches for the month.

Year to date my total is 26.47″ compared to the average of 30.73″ for the end of August. With shorter days and my location close to the Connecticut River with it’s morning fog, all is still green and growing in my neighborhood. A good garden year and not a bad summer.

Festival Brings Labor Films to Brattleboro

by ESchwartz | Arts

Windham County’s first ever Labor Film Festival, will open on September 6 at 4 p.m. at the historic Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., in Brattleboro. Running on four Sundays through October 4, the festival will focus on a different theme each week, screening films that show the breadth of the labor movement and address many of the issues facing workers today. Each screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring speakers engaged directly in these issues.

The festival opens with a screening of Partners, a documentary about the union drive at the Buffalo Starbucks that has grown to nearly 700 Starbucks locations in 40 states, energizing and reshaping the labor movement across the world. The film takes viewers behind the scenes, showing how workers organized in the face of the company’s aggressive and well-funded anti-union attacks.

Brattleboro Senior Meals Needs Drivers

by KTurnas | Food

Brattleboro Senior Meals has an urgent need for Meals on Wheels drivers.  Please contact: Cynthia Fisher the Director of Senior Meals at 802 2578-1236 or director@brattleboroseniormeals.org.

Thank you in advance for of our MOW drivers.  Because you bring food and kindness to some of the most vulnerable homebound citizens in Brattleboro, West Brattleboro, Vernon, Guilford and Dummerston.

Why Canada?

by RDavis | Activism

Until the Trump era, Canada and the U.S. enjoyed an excellent relationship on many levels. When Trump suggested that Canada become the 51st state he insulted the entire country and the U.S. ended up losing a lot of money in the tourist trade. Things were starting to get a little better this summer until the orange maniac went after Canada again.

His new assault started with a warning to Canadian Prime Minster Mark Carney to stop sending smoke from wildfires to the U.S. That only reinforced Canadian perceptions that Trump is a candidate for involuntary committal to a mental health facility.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – Sept 1, 2026

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom.  Prior to the regular meeting, at 5:30pm the Board will convene and is expected to enter directly into executive session to discuss real estate. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.”  Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town website by the end of the day.

Brattleboro Boil Water Notice Lifted for All Affected Areas

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Town of Brattleboro Department of Public Works is notifying residents and businesses that the precautionary boil water notice issued following the recent water main breaks has now been lifted for all affected areas.

Required bacteriological water samples were collected from the distribution system and submitted for laboratory testing. The Town has received the test results, and the samples have met the required drinking water standards. Customers within the affected areas may now resume normal use of their water. Boiling water prior to drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, or other potable uses is no longer necessary.

Erica Breen on “Here We Are”

by Wendy O'Connell | News & Information

Raised on Fair Winds Farm, Erica Breen knows the cycles of seasons and life; the hard work and joy of caring for animals, plants and people. She carries all that experience and intuition into her work at the Center for Solace…..and finds expression in writing poetry, for which she was a Pushcart Prize nominee.

Late Summer Cooking at Leda’s Kitchen

by LedaS | Food

Hello Food Lovers,

On the menu at Leda’s Kitchen this week:

LOCAL TOMATO, BASIL & BELL PEPPER CHICKEN: Free-range chicken simmered with local tomatoes, green bell peppers, chilies, and fresh basil. A dish that can only be made in summer with the best of Vermont’s produce.