In Observance of Thanksgiving all Town Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025, with the exception of
emergency services.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025 and open on Friday, November 28, 2025 from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Trash and recycling WILL NOT be picked up on Thursday, November 27, 2025. All trash and recycling pick-up will be delayed by one day all week.
Every year strains of influenza spread around the world. In the United States we look to the southern hemisphere and the U.K. to get an indication of what might head our way.
Drug manufacturers develop vaccines based on their best information, which is partly guesswork, and hope they come close to identifying the strain of flu we will face.
The 2025-26 U.S. flu season may be bad this year because the vaccines that were created are not a good match for the strain of flu that we will experience. According to a recent report on NPR, “And now, parts of the Northern Hemisphere, such as the United Kingdom, are being hit hard. That often foreshadows what’s in store for the U.S.
The next hybrid In-Person and Zoom meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on “Using an AI Assistant for Genealogy & Do You Know About Elephind? The Free Newspaper Search Portal,” on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:30PM, Zoom and at Brooks Memorial Library. In case of inclement weather, it will be Zoom only, Free and open to all.
Nov. 24 Beef Tips
Mashed Potato
Broccoli & Cauliflower
Chocolate Cooke
Dear FOF (Friend or Family), Co-Creator of our future,
As I write, the world of politics is falling apart. We (will) see our country at 250 years, torn apart at the seams and then restitched. As if all the seams of a tailored suit, tailored around the Constitution began to undeniably fail over a hundred years ago. In 1913 the zipper stuck on the fly of the pants, and to keep going a belt was fashioned that hid behind the jacket and the coat, that belt was the Federal Reserve.
6:15 – 6:30 Public Proposal: Discuss Public Proposal request regarding housing on the first floor of the Abbott Block
Work is finishing up on U.S. 5 (Putney Road) from the intersection with Vermont Avenue to Noah’s Lane. Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place as needed Monday and Tuesday nights from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. with flaggers present to direct one-way alternating traffic through the work zone.
Daytime single-lane closures are scheduled to continue next week on U.S. 5 in Dummerston progressing south Monday through Wednesday. Flaggers will direct alternating traffic patterns through the work zones.
The Windham Southeast School District Independent Budget Review Committee will meet Monday, November 24, 2025 at 5:00PM at the WSESU Central Office, 53 Green Street, Brattleboro, and remotely via Zoom.
The Windham Southeast School District Finance Committee Meetingwill meet Monday November 24, 2025 at 5:00pm in the WSESU James Kane Conference Room, 53 Green St. Brattleboro, VT, and remotely via Zoom.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Monday, November 24th at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Finance Department will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 1, at 8:30 a.m. Beginning Dec. 1, the Finance Department will be closed every day from 12 to 1 p.m. until further notice.
Come join us in December to explore this universal topic: whatever we may celebrate, losing or missing a loved one at holidays (or birthdays & other milestones) can certainly compound our grief. How do we hold space for that added emotion, as well as honor the lives of those we’ve lost?
Many people have questions and are concerned about the scheduled property reappraisal of Brattleboro homes. FYI, there is a presentation at 6:15 pm in the Selectboard Room on Thursday, 20 November. The session will not be Zoomable but a recording, presumably by BCTV, will be available thereafter.
The Brattleboro Selectboard was focused on budget and finance issues for most of their meeting. Near the beginning of the long meeting, they adopted a new solid waste plan, agreed to a contract with Casella for three years, and decided to add additional fees to the already-increased PAYT bag costs in an effort to help keep expenses down for some people in a program TBD.
Fireworks are expensive, but drones are even more expensive so Brattleboro will continue to pay for the joyful explosions upsetting pets and people with PTSD.
In the budget presentations, the police department made accusations against a selectboard member that they said accused the police department when asking questions at a recent meeting. And the fire department really wants a 42 hour work week and four platoons instead of the 56 hour week and three platoons they currently suffer under.
“The biggest challenge that some employers face is getting applicants. Not just qualified applicants, but applicants. Communication follow-up by applicants isn’t happening. Applicants are looking to tweak the job to meet the applicants work-life balance. Young workers do not have an understanding of the professional nuances…”
I. Approval of Minutes from 11/12/25
II. Evaluate
2:15:
– Asthma Friendly School Policy
Invited: Rebecca Olmstead
– C8 Board Relations with School Personnel
– C7 Board Relations with the Administrators
I’m shocked.
I sent a message to relatives telling them to just come here to Vermont until President Trump gets impeached, which may be soon.
I have a 15 year old niece with tan skin in the Mecklenburg school system, otherwise known as Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC.
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
The day that the government shutdown of 2025 ended was the day that any hope for preserving the quality of life of millions of Americans ended. On the surface, the shutdown was presumably about extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. But there was a lot more at stake.
The Republicans had already had success in shredding the Medicaid program by making sure that millions of people will not be able to access the program. Those changes have not played out yet. When they do, there will be a new epidemic of untreated disease that will have consequences throughout the entire health care industry.
Check out this show to hear Deborah Luskin talk about her new book “Reviving Artemis – The Making of a Huntress”. She also talks about her kinship with Vermont, the land, hiking the Long Trail, and life as a locavore. Deborah has led writing workshops, programs for the Vermont Humanities Council, been a commentator on VPR and lectured widely.
