I. Approval of Minutes from 11/12/25
II. Evaluate
2:15:
– Asthma Friendly School Policy
Invited: Rebecca Olmstead
– C8 Board Relations with School Personnel
– C7 Board Relations with the Administrators
I’m shocked.
I sent a message to relatives telling them to just come here to Vermont until President Trump gets impeached, which may be soon.
I have a 15 year old niece with tan skin in the Mecklenburg school system, otherwise known as Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC.
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
The day that the government shutdown of 2025 ended was the day that any hope for preserving the quality of life of millions of Americans ended. On the surface, the shutdown was presumably about extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. But there was a lot more at stake.
The Republicans had already had success in shredding the Medicaid program by making sure that millions of people will not be able to access the program. Those changes have not played out yet. When they do, there will be a new epidemic of untreated disease that will have consequences throughout the entire health care industry.
Check out this show to hear Deborah Luskin talk about her new book “Reviving Artemis – The Making of a Huntress”. She also talks about her kinship with Vermont, the land, hiking the Long Trail, and life as a locavore. Deborah has led writing workshops, programs for the Vermont Humanities Council, been a commentator on VPR and lectured widely.
To order, just follow these three simple steps!
1. Place your order at http://ledaskitchen.com by Tuesday at 7PM.
2. Look for your confirmation email with the Brattleboro pickup address.
3. Collect your meals on Thursday between 4 PM to 7 PM or by special arrangement.
Nov. 17 Pulled BBQ Chicken
Macaroni Salad w/Veggies
Broccoli Salad
Pudding
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room. Please note that there will be no Zoom component to this meeting.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will be working on the budget at their next regular meeting. The Police and Fire departments are scheduled to present their FY27 requests. The Town will also adopt a new solid waste contract and program, raising your PAYT bag prices and having DPW expand to pick up compost.
The board will also discuss trespass warnings and fireworks, and you can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
The Town of Brattleboro’s annual winter parking ban will go into effect on Saturday, November 15, 2025, and will remain in effect through April 15, 2026. The ban is in place regardless of weather conditions.
Nighttime single-lane closures controlled by flaggers will be present intermittently from Monday night through Saturday morning, 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work is finishing up on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street).
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Windham Regional Career Center, Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood St, Brattleboro VT, and remotely via Zoom.
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) is currently in the process of developing a budget that will be presented for vote at the WSESD Annual Meeting on March 17, 2026.
Suggestions for Community Engagement in the Budget Development Process:
Engage with School Administrators & Leadership Councils: The budget development process is underway in our district. Each administrator is developing their portion of the WSESD budget to reflect the values of their school and community. The Leadership Councils can be a place to engage with this work.
Attend Finance Committee Meetings: A critical part of the budget development process takes place in the review of the draft WSESD budget by the Finance Committee. Meetings are open to all to attend.
Superintendent Speno kicked off the start of the board’s budget season. He and the team have been meeting with individual principals and next week will work with the teams at BUHS and the WRCC. Draft budgets are expected to be ready to share by the end of the week.
Business Administrator Frank Rucker shared the calendar of the budget process as well as the Guiding Principles and Background Data for FY27 Budget Planning document. The WSESU is scheduled to meet next Wednesday for our first dedicated budget meeting.
The Windham Southeast School District Finance Committee will meet Monday November 17, 2025at 5:00pm WSESU James Kane Conference Room, 53 Green St. Brattleboro, VT and remotely via Zoom.
An eye opener for me
My name is kendall lucy i work for brattleboro common sense (bcs)
I recently attended an announcement at 69a i found that there is more people that have a voice and are willing to use it to shine light on the emergency need for safe shelter from the freezing temps for the homeless i would like to say i am making a difference out here but i cant do it alone i need the help of other homeless and supporters of the cause to rally together and speak at the next select board meeting this coming tuesday 11/18/25 please contact me via email at lucy3robert@gmail.com to voice your thoughts and opinions on the homelessness emergency
Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights were out bright last night. Photo from the new bridge over the river on a cold windy night with clouds blowing thru. Flare on the lens from the strong town lights .
Chandra Hancock and Patrick Pezzati opened Turn It Up! in Northampton, MA, on November 24, 1995, selling bargain-priced music and, a bit later, movies. Within two years a second location opened in Keene, NH, and in the next decade other locations opened in Hanover, NH, Brattleboro, VT, Easthampton, MA and Montague, MA. Over the last three decades, Turn It Up! Has been the unquestioned leader in the sales of media (CDs, DVDs, LPs, etc) in western New England.
On November 24, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the original opening, longtime manager Carson Arnold will take over the ownership of all the shops – Northampton, Brattleboro and Montague. Carson was a customer at age 10 and already had a great passion and interest in music and was hired in the Brattleboro shop shortly after graduating from high school in 2004. Over the last 21 years, Carson managed the former Keene location and then the Brattleboro location for over a decade. Now 40 and with a family of his own, Carson is taking the next logical step and putting his decades of expertise to use in what will undoubtedly be a new successful period for Turn It Up!
As it begins work on the Town budget for the fiscal year which begins on 1 July, the Selectboard will hold its last “listening session” at Brooks Memorial Library at 6:15 pm on Wednesday 12 November. This is a great opportunity to express your concerns about Town government and your preferences on taxing and spending.
The second installment of the 2025 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due by 5 p.m. on November 17, 2025. Payments made after Nov. 17, 2025, will have an additional 1% interest added to the unpaid balance.
The Town of Brattleboro utility bills are also due by 5 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2025. Payments made after Nov. 17, 2025, will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.
