2026

iBrattleboro Selectboard Candidate Interview – Deena Chadwick

by cgrotke | Politics
deena chadwick

Deena Chadwick is running for a one-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard.

What would you say are your qualifications for the job?

My name is Deena Chadwick, and I’m a third-generation Vermonter and longtime Brattleboro resident. I’ve lived in a number of neighborhoods in Brattleboro, as well as in Vernon and briefly in Guilford. I graduated from BUHS in 1993 and raised my two children here; they both attended Green Street School and BUHS and are now in their early 20s.

For the past 31 years, I’ve worked as a hairstylist in Brattleboro—17 years at Whitman’s Hair Salon, over 14 years running my own business, and the last 8 years as a co-owner of a cooperative hair salon. I also previously co-owned a downtown cycling studio. Over the last decade, I’ve been involved in rehabbing older homes and turning them into business spaces and affordable housing.

January 2026 Precipitation Report

by local | Nature

January has been a cold snowy month with 3.02 inches of precipitation measured compared to the NOAA normal of 3.39″. So far this water year, starting the first of October the moisture total is 13.72″ compared to the norm of 15.99″.  So the dryness of last year is continuing.

My snowfall total this month is 22.8″ compared to my average of 16.7″.  This goes back to the winter of 1993-94. The highest January snow total over that time is 37″ in 2011.   I also saw 6 mornings with temps below zero in January.  We did still manage to have a couple storms fall as rain or part rain.  My season snow total stands at 37.3″.

Brattleboro 2026 Annual Town Meeting Election Calendar

by Not Signed In | Politics

Thursday, January 15 Last day (5:00 P. M.) to file petition requesting that an article be placed on the Warning for Annual Town Meeting and Unified School District (47 days preceding election).  Approx. 469 (5%) signatures of registered Brattleboro voters required.  17 VSA 2642 

Thursday, January 22 First day to post Warning for Annual Town Meeting and Unified School District (not more than 40 days preceding election)  17 VSA 2641 (a) 

Brattleboro Petitions and Consent of Candidate form for March Elections Now Available

by Not Signed In | Politics

Petitions for Brattleboro Town Officers, Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board Members, and Town Meeting Members are now available at the Town Clerk’s Office. Petitions are available in the Town Clerk’s Office Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please note the following exception: From Friday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, petitions will only be available between the hours of 9 a.m. through 12 p.m.

Town elections will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the American Legion, located at 32 Linden St., Brattleboro, VT 05301.