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Construction Update Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge Nov 27, 2024

by Not Signed In | Hinsdale

Motorists are advised to watch for the new traffic pattern to be implemented next week.

TRAFFIC IMPACTS:

The new bridge for New Hampshire/Vermont Route 119 is scheduled to open next week by the end of the day on Thursday, December 5th. Message boards throughout the area will indicate when traffic on the new bridge is active. All traffic wishing to access NH/VT 119 will need to turn onto Vermont Route 142 and access the new bridge at the new signalized intersection. Pedestrians should continue to use existing accommodations on the old bridges.

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union School Board Meting Minutes Nov 20, 2024

by Not Signed In | Education

Public Comment – Martha Noyse of Brattleboro and Jody Normandeau of Dummerston spoke on the current budget process.

Administrative Report – Mark spoke of the upcoming school break. While there will be no school for students next week, Monday and Tuesday will be in-service days with school based professional development as well as meeting and planning time for staff.

Kate Trzaskos on “Here We Are”

by Wendy O'Connell | Entertainment

Notice how Downtown Events just keep getting better & better? And now Plaid Friday and then Market on Main for 3 weekends in December. We have KATE TRZASKOS and her mighty team at Downtown Brattleboro Alliance to thank ! Check out this show for Kate’s creative ideas, and hear stories of how she got here, how she does it all, and her very cool side hustle – curating vintage clothes just for you!

Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting – Agenda and Notes Dec 2, 2024

by cgrotke | Town News

Should Brattleboro end Representative Town Meeting? The Brattleboro Selectboard will decide if this question is allowed to be put to voters at their next regular meeting.

They will make changes to ordinances relating to parking, the downtown improvement district, and vacant buildings and will also hear the annual pleas from the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance and BDCC.  You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.

Burn Ban in Brattleboro Extended to Dec. 2

by Not Signed In | Police & Fire

The Brattleboro Fire Department is extending the ban on debris burning within Brattleboro for an additional week. Burn permits will not be issued in Town during this time.

The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation first issued a statewide burn ban on Oct. 28, which was in effect through Nov. 11. Due to persistent drought, the ban was extended in Bennington, Rutland, Windham and Windsor Counties through Nov. 25.

Brattleboro Planning Commission Meeting: December 2, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

by planning | Town Plan

Guest: Dan Tyler, Public Works Director
• Discuss water and sewer mapping to understand constraints.
• Review and approve, if ready, proposed changes to the Land Use Regulations to bring areas with water and sewer into compliance with State statute.
• Discuss options for requiring sewer service area extensions/expansions to be supported by the Town Plan and applicable planning bylaws. Potentially approve one option to recommend to DPW and Selectboard.

Windham Southeast School District Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

Martha Noyes, Brattleboro Resident, asked that the committee to keep in mind the public and engage them as you work through this process. Ms. Noyes encouraged finding ways to offer meeting times to allow the public to be involved considering location to make it more accessible to all. Also Ms. Noyes asked for the budget information be presented in a user friendly format for the public consumption. She feels that all of these efforts could assist in the adoption of the budget when presented at the Annual Meeting

Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge Opening Information

by Not Signed In | Hinsdale

The new bridge for New Hampshire/Vermont Route 119 is scheduled to be open to motor vehicle traffic by the end of the day December 5th, 2024.

TRAFFIC IMPACTS:

A new traffic pattern is scheduled to be in place in Brattleboro by the end of the day Thursday, December 5th. Barricades will be set up on Bridge Street to encourage local traffic only. Eastbound travelers to VT/NH 119 will need to turn onto Vermont Route 142 (Vernon Street) and access the new bridge at the new signalized intersection. Westbound traffic on VT/NH 119 will need to turn onto VT 142 north to proceed to U.S. Route 5 (Canal Street).

World Chess Championship: Ding-Gukesh Singapore 2024

by IM Holland Mills | Recreation & Sports

Ding Liren defends his newly-won crown against Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest challenger ever at age 18.  Game 1 begins Monday 25 November 4am EST; Game 14 will be December 12; if necessary, tie-breaking games will be played December 13.

The time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game. There’s a 30-second increment per move starting on move 61.   Players are not allowed to draw by agreement before move 41.

Brattleboro Thanksgiving Closings

by Not Signed In | Town News

In Observance of Thanksgiving all Town Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024, and Friday, November 29, 2024, with the exception of emergency services.

Brooks Memorial Library will close at 6:00pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. They will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024 and open on Friday, November 29, 2024 from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Families First Giving Tuesday Fundraiser Auction

by LauraChapman | Other

Families First in Southern Vermont is a nonprofit organization that supports close to one hundred adults and youth with developmental disabilities to live their best lives. We recently bought and moved into the historic Bordertown Farm in Brattleboro. The campus now holds our programming, service coordination, nurses, administrative offices, and Banyan House, our residential program for DCF-engaged youth.

Unfortunately, the building flooded shortly after we moved in, damaging our programming spaces and offices and displacing us for months. We’re currently making repairs. While making these repairs, we discovered the need to upgrade our heating and cooling system. To help with these costs and support our ongoing programming needs, we’re holding a Giving Tuesday Auction Fundraiser that will end on Dec. 3rd, 2024.

Selectboard Meeting Notes – Contract With Casella Adds Costs- Staff Told To Cut Costs

by cgrotke | Town News
selectboard nov 17 2024

After much discussion, the Brattleboro Selectboard chose the only serious solid waste option presented to them: to have a 5 year contract with Casella to haul trash, recycling and compost for the Town. This decision added a significant amount to the budget and to Brattleboro property taxes.

The board told Town staff that the budget was too large now that the costs of their decisions this year have been factored in and asked to see a version reduced by 10%. This punted any significant FY26 decision-making away from the board until mid December.

Just about everyone had complaints for the Windham and Windsor Housing Trust and their planned “Chalet” development of affordable housing units.

The Puppet Show

by RDavis | Politics

It’s quite clear that the incoming president intends to dismantle as many established institutions as he can. When you consider the people he has nominated for his cabinet it is impossible to find anyone who is even remotely qualified for the job. My first reaction was laughter, but when I gave it more thought I realized that we are witnessing the creation of a puppet government.

If you want to destroy existing government the best thing to do is to hire incompetent people to help run it. These people are so weak, in terms of character as well as qualification, that Trump will be able to have complete control over them. They are all sycophants and they have made it clear that they will do whatever their master requires of them. They all owe him big time.

Of all of the nominations, a few stand out as particularly dangerous. Matt Gaetz has been accused of inappropriate relationships with minors and of having a habit of drug abuse. The House Ethics Committee was investigating him but once Trump nominated him for Attorney General he quit the House and that ended the investigation.

WSESD Board Meeting Minutes November 12, 2024

by Not Signed In | Education

Summary
● The Board reviewed and established the meeting dates between now and the end of the calendar year, making changes to the standard schedule as needed due to the holidays.
● The Board voted to include a report from the WSESU Board on the WSESD Board meeting agendas.
● Issues with the food service company was touched upon. As the food services falls under that WSESU jurisdiction, it will be discussed more at their meeting 11/13/24.
● The meeting dates for the Finance Committee were altered slightly as related to the budget development. They will occur at 5 pm on Tuesday 11/19/24, Monday 11/25/24 and Monday 12/2/24.
● The Board accepted, with regret, the resignation presented.

Israel’s Own Leaders Incite Anti-Semitism by  Ordering Jewish Pilots to Murder Thousands of Children

by jay janson | Op/Ed

Anti-Semitism has a long and tragic history, rooted in various cultural, economic, religious, and political factors, yet at the same time, anyone with half an education can reel off names of the inordinate number of renowned Jewish thinkers, philosophers, inventors, composers, physicians, artists, singers, musicians, educators, actors, movie producing moguls and comedians revered as seminal contributors to Western civilisation from Maimonides and Spinoza through Einstein and beyond. A student of human history cannot but be amazed at this impressively high proportion of beloved and respected household names being of Jewish descent.  Sociologists tend to attribute this disproportionately high number of geniuses and great achieving stars in the firmament of human development in the West to the emphasis given to study and learning in Jewish religious observance, stressed as an obligatory search for moral intelligence.