new children ‘s cd “on the Island of Binga Bonga the war that never was” by tio namaya will be performed at the Kidsplayce 20 elliot street
wednesday at 2pm. admission is free. sponsored by the www.b4peacd.net and grace cares.
cd samples can be heard at www.namayaproductins.com and at www.vermontartpoetry.com
Some news from Tuesday night’s Selectboard meeting wasn’t mentioned at all during the meeting. In the written departmental report from the Brattleboro Police to the Selectboard were listed two items that neither the Police nor the Selectboard spoke about during the presentation to the board: powerful software to gather and evaluate intelligence of potential criminal activity, and live, remote access to private video systems in town.
From the Finance Director we learned that delinquent taxes increased by $100,000 in 2013. The Police Fire Project gained a Construction Management firm, the swimming pool will get some much-needed attention, and angels will begin appearing around Brattleboro in September.
Read on for full details.
With the closing last month of ReNew Building Materials & Salvage, some may be under the impression that building materials reuse has gone back to the informal economy. And while this is true for sourcing used materials, it need not be for building deconstruction and salvage services.
Slowly and quietly deconstruction is alive, in the form of Deconstruction Works, a start-up firm hoping to create a niche as an employee-owned cooperative in the next few years. While Deconstruction Works is currently a sole proprietorship, as work grows- so will the team.
Get on Board Windham County is a community-based Board Fellows program that provides networking and skills development for young professionals while building the capacity of local nonprofits. Applications for Fellows (aged 22-44 years old) and Nonprofits are due September 15. To learn more, visit gs.marlboro.edu/boards.
Join an info session on Monday 8/26, 12-1 pm at the Grad School or Thursday 9/5, 5-6 pm at the Latchis Theater. All welcome; please RSVP at marlboro-nonprofit.eventbrite.com.
This innovative program is a partnership of Marlboro College with Latchis Arts, SeVEDS, United Way of Windham County and Youth Services.
Get a recap of this weekend’s many events with BCTV’s latest web special–on an edition that includes a first person angle on the Soap Box Derby run, and much more.
The joy of winning the Connecticut River Valley Baseball League championship for the second straight year turned to shock and sadness for the Claremont Cardinals and the rest of the league as Cardinal catcher Jon Ferrero was fatally injured and outfielder Justin Pierce was seriously injured in a pickup truck crash in the players’ hometown of Woodstock, Vt. The accident occurred just hours after the Cardinals defeated the Walpole Wild Blue to win the CRVBL Cup.
“The Connecticut River Valley Baseball League is so saddened by this accident up in Woodstock, ” said Gary Dennis, league coordinator for the CRVBL and manager of the Walpole Wild Blue. “The Cardinals are a bunch of great guys and good ball players. It was our honor to play against them on Sunday…our hearts go out to Jon and Justin’s friends and families and the rest of the Claremont ball club.”
Here’s a satellite view of Yankee from MapQuest.
Observe the plume of water entering the Connecticut.
Does it contain any nasty stuff?
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 19 – U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders today welcomed a Department of Veterans Affairs report that outlined significant progress in addressing an unacceptable backlog of claims for disability benefits.
There was a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of backlogged claims from a peak that was hit four months ago, according to a VA analysis released today.
“As chairman, I am pleased to see the VA making significant progress in reducing what everyone continues to recognize as an unacceptable backlog. No veteran should have to wait years to receive the benefits they have earned,” said Sanders (I-Vt.).
Guilford, Vt. – Rehearsals begin in mid-September for Friends of Music at Guilford’s 41st Annual Christmas at Christ Church program in Guilford, to be performed on December 13 & 15. A few additional voices are sought to fill out the choral ranks; membership in Friends of Music is not required.
Tom Baehr, who is embarking on a second season as director of the Guilford Chamber Singers, has selected repertoire celebrating The Baby. The program title is “Brightest and Best,” from Jean Ritchie’s family carol. The music is again a cappella, possibly doubling some voices with instruments where appropriate.
Listening to President Obama’s statements about the NSA and spying on Americans over the past few weeks, I began wondering if he was outright lying to us, or if he was woefully ignorant of the subjects of which he spoke.
I’m not alone. if the President that he had no idea what is going on. Some of the statements in question:
– the secret FISA court is “transparent” and that Congress has full oversight
– “We don’t have a domestic spying program.”
– “No one is listening to your phone calls.”
Upright piano on first floor needs to be removed. Someone on freecycle will take it if I get it out of the house. Any suggestions for hale and hearty people? Thanx
I am trying trying to find a holistic veterinarian for my dog. Here are the possibilities I have uncovered. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with these veterinarians, or any additional suggestions. Thanks.
Do they still charge you on the Brattleboro Reformer’s website if you read more than a certain number of articles?
Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance’s (SeVWA’s) water quality monitoring program was begun about 10 years ago. At that time, the organization was known as West River Watershed Alliance (WRWA). In 2013 there are 24 river and stream sites that SeVWA is monitoring and those sites are in the West River and Williams River watersheds and along the Saxtons River and Whetstone Brook. 21 volunteers sample at those sites every 2 weeks during the summer, with 7 additional volunteers filling-in for the “regulars” on occasional days during the
The Waste Water Treatment Plant is substantially complete. So the Brattleboro Selectboard will hear at their next regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting at the Municipal Center on Main Street. The pump stations still need a bit of work, but work the main facility is at the finish line.
Also on the agenda: the Police Fire Facility Project committee will make a recommendation for “construction management services,” we’ll learn of plans to fix the swimming pool at Living memorial Park, the board will hear about a new public art project, there will be a report from the Brattleboro Police Department, the board will accept and approve some grants, and they will create a PACE district in Brattleboro by adopting a resolution that allows VEIC to manage the program.
All this and more at Tuesday’s meeting. You can watch on BCTV, on TV or online, and read all about it here the day after.
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I need the linoleum (yes, linoleum) redone in two smallish areas – bath and laundry room floors re-done asap.
Any suggestions? Thank you.
Press release– Presenting: TIPPING POINT: The Age of the Oil Sands a CBC documentary film
Wednesday, August 21 @ 6 pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church West Brattleboro
(West Village Meeting House)
Sponsored by All Souls Church and Vermont Interfaith Power and Light
The film showing will be followed by a discussion which will include information on the pipeline that passes through the Northeast Kingdom
BCTV Ch.8 Schedule for the week of 8/19/13
Monday August 19
12:00 am The Book Nook Author Series- Jon Clinch
1:00 am The Road to Recovery: Recovery is a Family Affair
2:00 am FSTV Overnight
4:00 am Burlington Discover Jazz Festival: Meet the Artist: Poncho Sanchez
5:10 am NEK Voice-Korean War Veterans
6:01 am The Journey Continues: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Four Years ago my wife Beverly Beane, a resident of Guilford, was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure.
We ask your help in finding a compatible live kidney donor – someone with type O blood, under 60 and healthy. It takes a village . . . Please take six minutes to watch the video. If you can’t help, please share.
Please contact Ed Liebfried for more information. ed.liebfried@gmail.com A wealth of info is also available through the Dartmouth-Hitchcock transplant center.
5:45 Live broadcasts from the deck of the Rivergarden for a weekend
edition that includes Homeland Security raids and NYC court rulings in
Brattleboro, pus Next Stage Arts, the Nelson-Withington Rink, and much
more.
