Letter to Brattleboro Voters

by Not Signed In | Politics

Dear Brattleboro Voter,

For the November 8, 2022 General Election, you will be receiving an absentee ballot. The State of Vermont will be mailing these out during the week of September 26. This ballot will also contain on the reverse side the local Justice of the Peace ballot. I strongly urge you to review the ballot, make your choices, and return it to the Clerk’s Office as soon as possible. If you have not received your ballot by October 7, please contact our office at 802-251-8157 or townclerk@brattleboro.org. Otherwise, please wait for your ballot to arrive.

MuseArts Turns 25 Years Old

by cgrotke | Business

A bit of business news here. MuseArts, Inc., our web design company, has now been in business over 25 years. Lise and I started doing professional web design in September of 1997.

How daring was that? There was no Google, nor RSS, Craigslist, Mozilla, YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter when we started.

One of the first things we decided was that we’d do work for other people, but also for ourselves. This would allow us to have some things we owned and controlled, have some fun, but also gave us a way to experiment with things that people weren’t necessarily paying us to do.

If The Names On The Ballot Aren’t Printed The Same Size, Is That Ballot Fraud?

by CrisEricson2016 | Questions & Answers

To Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos:

There appears to be a serious question of ballot fraud in the printing of the Nov. 8, 2022 general election ballot in Vermont. See attached Burlington sample ballot.

The names of candidates, including myself, Ms. Cris Ericson, for U.S. Senator are printed smaller than names of candidates for other offices even though there are three empty spaces in the bottom of the
middle column so there is no reason to print those names smaller.

Noticed Around Brattleboro – Fall 2022

by cgrotke | Town News

Time once again to make note of the little things you have noticed around town, not quite worthy of a full story but very qualified for a mention of interest.

What have you noticed?

RT 30 paving materials seem to be being accumulated near the Humane Society.
New High Street Mural – seems to be coming together…
New roadwork for behind the Estey buildings…

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 12:00pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. The Board will convene at 12:00pm and is expected to immediately enter into executive session to discuss the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The Board will reconvene after the executive session and immediately adjourn. No action will be taken.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 26, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 9/26/22

Monday, September 26, 2022

5:30 am Mr. Scammer – Fraud Scams – Coming to a Computer Near You – Part 1
6:00 am Vote for Vermont – Associated General Contractors 4/18/22
7:00 am Hooker Dunham Presents – Thorn in my Side – OUTER SPACE! – February 24th, 2022
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Around Town with Maria – Tree Dedication and Memorial for Victims of COVID in our Community 9/2/22

Brattleboro 2022 Leaf Pick-up Schedule

by Not Signed In | Town News

he following dates have been scheduled for Brattleboro’s curbside Fall Leaf Collection.

All locations will be picked up each Friday:

Leaf Pick Up Date

ALL RESIDENTS Friday, October 21, 2022

ALL RESIDENTS Friday, November 4, 2022

Cris Ericson, U.S. Senate Candidate, Excluded from VTdigger Debate

by CrisEricson2016 | Op/Ed

CCTV.org only gave me 15 minutes! I was excluded from the VTdigger U.S. Senate candidate forum, so I appear all by myself on
http://cctv.org at 6:40 PM  after the VTdigger.org Debate exclusively promoting only the arrogant male Democrat & male Republican candidates, who by excluding me, prove they are not inclusive and are disparaging of women candidates.

Rabbi Weiss Was Not Billy Graham

by SK-B | Living

The Rabbi was our synagogue’s spiritual leader for a decade or more. Since it was my childhood, it seemed like forever. For me, Rabbi Weiss will always be The Rabbi.

When my family arrived in the newly-minted post WWII lower-middle class community, the Jewish center consisted of Rabbi Weiss working from a desk in the back of a real estate office, with Hebrew School classes in members’ basements. There was a building fund for the future synagogue, which at the time was Rabbi Weiss’ impossible dream.

The rabbi was fired a few years after the shul was built. Suddenly, it seems, the governing board replaced Rabbi Weiss with a younger guy, who wore a United States Air Force Reserve uniform to his very first public appearance at the Jewish Community Center of Bayside Hills. My mother disapproved. She felt it was flamboyant, not fitting for a Rabbi. “They got rid of Rabbi Weiss” my mother said, “because they want Billy Graham!”

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

I. CALL TO ORDER

Chair KY called the meeting to order at 6:05pm.

KY turned over the leadership of this meeting to DSC, who is Vice-Chair.

DSC announced amendments to the agenda, as follows:
• Agenda item II is not an executive session, but a presentation on executive sessions.

An Election 2022 Special Event! Forum to Feature Windham County State Senate Candidates.

by KateOC | Politics

An Election 2022 Special Event!
Forum to Feature Windham County State Senate Candidates

The public is invited to attend a forum featuring the candidates running to represent Windham County in the Vermont State Senate.

The event will take place on Monday, October 3, 2022, 6:30pm-8pm at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main Street, Brattleboro.  The forum will also be streamed live on Brattleboro Community Television’s (BCTV) Facebook page, broadcast live on Comcast Channel 1085 and available on brattleborotv.org.

“Here We Are” with Jerry Carbone

by Wendy O'Connell | Entertainment

Jerry’s spent a lot of time around books! He talks about the old days at Brooks Library, the beginning days of our Literary Festival and the Words Project – and how he’s now helping folks find their roots as a genealogist. Tune in for some great stories and insights about delving into the past – in our town and in our families.

Ana Saavedra Elected President of Youth Services Board During 50th Anniversary

by Nanci Leitch | News & Information

Ana Saavedra, financial advisor at Edward Jones Investments, recently assumed the role of President of the Youth Services Board of Directors, taking the reins from Cathy Coonan whose two-year term ended in July.  Saavedra has been on the agency’s Board of Directors for the past 15 years in a number of leadership positions.

During her tenure on the Youth Services board, Saavedra has held the position of Vice President and has served on the Executive and Gala committees. She has chaired the Development, Endowment and Planned Giving committees for a decade or more.

Brattleboro Committee Vacancies

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:

ADA Committee
Agricultural Advisory Committee – voting and ex officio non-voting members
Arts Committee
Citizen Police Communications Committee (CPCC)
Conservation Commission
Design Review Board (Alternate)