Four Alarm Fire at Melchin Road

by cgrotke | Police & Fire

Today the weather service issued warnings about brush fires. It’s dry, windy, and and generally ideal circumstances for a brush fire. And that’s what happened.

Nearby, a brush fire at 493 Melchin Road has grown into a 4 alarm affair, with 50 acres going, according to the mutual aid folks and observers at a fire tower in Massachusetts. Brush trucks and tankers from all over the region have been called in.

The size of the fire has grown considerably. 50 acres at 3:30 p.m; 10-15 acres going closer to 2:30.

Safety Improvement Project at Western Avenue, Union Hill, Cedar Street

by Not Signed In | Town Plan

A Safety Improvement Project at the intersection of Western Avenue, Union Hill, and Cedar Street will begin on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 with a projected completion in June, approximately six weeks. The Department of Public Works will be working on the project from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. daily.

During this construction period, Union Hill and Cedar Street will be closed at the intersection and pedestrian traffic will be allowed via a temporary crosswalk.

To Serve One’s Greatest Purpose in Life

by Vidda | Nature

Rising early one recent morning in May, I stepped out onto the front grassy lawn to catch a little air. Standing still, leaning on my cane facing the wooded lot across the road, I looked about and noticed five feet from my right a red breasted robin standing still on the grass staring in the same direction. We stood there for a minute or so, her glancing at me, me glancing at her, neither alarmed by sudden moves. It was a warm, blue sky day. The air was still, peaceful and quiet.

With a sudden move the robin started pecking at the grass. At first, her beak came up empty, but suddenly she picked up a long, squirming worm I hadn’t seen and dropped it.

Six College Collaborative Launches Website

by Not Signed In | Education

The Windham Region- The Six College Collaborative formerly known as The Windham Higher Education Cooperative recently launched their very own website www.sixcolleges.com featuring local paid internship opportunities for college students, information about cross registration amongst the six participating colleges as well as community offerings at the various college campuses. The collaborative includes Community College of Vermont, SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont Technical College, Landmark College, Marlboro College and Union Institute and University.

BCTV Channel 8 & 10 Schedules for the Week of 5/4/15

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Ch.8 schedule for the week of 5/4/15 

Monday, May 4, 2015

12:00 am Vermont War Memorials, Statuary, and Cemeteries

1:15 am TED Talks: Pia Mancini: How to Upgrade Democracy for the Internet Era

1:30 am BTT: Spring Forward Extravaganza 3/6/15

3:00 am Ethan Allen Homestead: Robert Mello on Moses Robinson, A Founder of VT

4:00 am Vietnam Anniversary Screening and Panel – BUHS 4/2/15

Kitchen Tunks and Parlor Songs

by msquare | Music

The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library will present Montpelier musician-educator Mark Greenberg’s illustrated talk “Kitchen Tunks & Parlor Songs” on Thursday, May 14, at 7:30 PM at the Brooks Memorial Library on Main
Street, Brattleboro.

Since the 1980s, Greenberg has been interviewing and recording musicians throughout Vermont, tracing the development of the state’s vernacular music from its roots in Anglo-Celtic traditions through the influences of French-Canadian emigrants and the arrival of radio and other electronic technologies. 

What’s Really Going On In The Middle East?

by tomaidh | Op/Ed

Let Wesley Clark explain.

Former Washington insider and four-star General Wesley Clark spilled the beans several years ago on how Paul Wolfowitz and his neoconservative co-conspirators implemented their sweeping plan to destabilize key Middle Eastern countries once it became clear that post-Soviet Russia “won’t stop us.”

As I recently reviewed a YouTube eight-minute clip of General Clark’s October 2007 speech, what leaped out at me was that the neocons had been enabled by their assessment that – after the collapse of the Soviet Union – Russia had become neutralized and posed no deterrent to U.S. military action in the Middle East.

Qigong for Healing and Living Fully – Master’s Energy

by Not Signed In | Health

You are your best healer! Come learn how each and everyone of us is born with the innate gift to heal ourselves. In this half-day intensive, you will experience simple and profound ways to awaken your body’s innate healing ability while deepening your capacity to relax and enjoy your life more completely.

Qigong is an ancient form of meditative movement that is over 5,000 years old. In China, qigong is one of the secrets to living a long and healthy life. The simple movements and breathing practices help relax the physical body, calm the mind and raise the spirit. It is an excellent form of preventative healthcare, and also used in treating major illnesses and minor ailments.

Weekend Comedy Series: Chris Rock

by cgrotke | Entertainment

Let’s go to D.C. this weekend and see a 1996 show featuring Chris Rock.

The jokes are a bit dated in places — Marion Barry crack jokes, for example. But his insights on race, addiction, violence, education and other issues in America are what the crowds love him for, and much of the routine stands true today. He won two Emmy awards for this show.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – May 5, 2015

by cgrotke | Town News

The first of a series of necessary repairs to the Municipal Center will be approved at the next regular Tuesday meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard.

Goals will be adopted, Police will be sworn-in, and the Planning Services Department will give a presentation about changes to Brattleboro’s district boundaries. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation. Watch on BCTV, and read about it here.

Brattleboro ADA Advisory Committee Agenda

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro ADA Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 10:00am at Marlboro College Graduate Center in the VCIL conference room.

Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100

Brattleboro Union High School Board Meeting Agenda

by Not Signed In | Education

BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
53 Green Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
www.wssu.k12.vt.us

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING

The BUHS #6 Planning and Policy Committee will meet at 6:00 pm. on Monday, May 4, 2015 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room.

The BUHS #6 Teacher Curriculum Committee will meet at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2015 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room.

Brattleboro Senior Meals Weekly Menu

by KathrynT | Food

Brattleboro
Senior Meals Menu

May 11      Egg Salad Sandwich w Lettuce & Tomato

                 Split Pea Soup

                 Cole Slaw, Crackers  

                 Pineapple