Brattleboro Senior Meals Weekly Menu – May 2 to May 6
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu May 2 to May 6
May 2 – Ham & Scalloped Potatoes
Seasoned Spinach
Turnips
Pineapple
Fireworks Benefit for WVEW, Brattleboro Community Radio
This Wednesday (May 4th, 2016), Fireworks Restaurant (73 Main Street, Brattleboro) will hold a Community Night with WVEW as the beneficiary! All profits relalized between 4pm and 9pm will go to the station. This includes all appetizers, food, drinks, and desserts. A few of WVEW’s volunteer DJs are sure to be wandering around. We hope you’ll come out and support not just a local business, but Brattleboro’s all volunteer non-profit Community Radio station, broadcasting at 107.7fm and webstreamed at wvew.org. Thank You Fireworks!
Susan Brearey’s Elemental Images Closing Reception, Film, Music, Forum
Sunday evening, May 1st, 7pm at , the closing reception for exhibition featuring the works of Brearey from the past 20 years including many never before exhibited and several done in the past year and a . This event, open to all, also features a short film, music of , and a forum/conversation.
Brearey is featured in the film showing, entitled “The Magic Lantern Along the Pennine Way” (17 minutes). “This was my summer collaboration with artist, Dylan Stone, and American musician, Tim Eriksen in England,” says Sue. “We spent 12 days working in the northern Peak’s District of England along the scenic national trail called the Pennine Way, which stretches across 286 miles of mountain tops and crosses Hadrian’s Wall.
Disobedience
Disobedience is a new film about a new phase of the climate movement: courageous action that is being taken on the front lines of the climate crisis on every continent, led by regular people fed up with the power and pollution of the fossil fuel industry.
With Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben and many others
‘Ways to Strength and Beauty’ New Multi-Media Installation at Brooks House Atrium ‘Closet’
Local Artist Mounts Multi-Media Installation in ‘The Closet’, a new art space at Brooks House Atrium
Norton Garber’s “Ways to Strength and Beauty” (Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit) a multi media, site specific installation, will open for three weeks from May 6 through May 22, 2016 in The Closet @ Brooks House Atrium, a new and unique art spot in the heart of Downtown Brattleboro.
Garber chose this modest and intimate space for the challenge of transforming it with a complex web of moving sound and light images. Major elements include: a kinetic sound sculpture, a 1925 German silent film, toy soldiers, video game sounds and shadows which surround the viewer. Six discrete sound/light pieces, both spontaneous and composed, subtly and continunuously change to create a new, fertile environment which transcends any individual element. Images evoke historical and contemporary issues.
Weekend Creativity Series – Build an Earthen Oven
This week we can attempt a project that allows for multiple layers of creativity. Building an earthen over takes some design and construction skills, but then also allows for the additional creativity that comes from cooking. It also provides a creative way to learn about history.
Annikee tipped me off to this video series by Jas. Townsend & Son in which historical recipes and cooking methods are revealed. In 2016, cooks are spoiled. We have refrigeration, ovens with constant temperatures, and machines to help us do the heavy work.
Rouleau Park Dedication
On Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 at 5pm, the Brattleboro Schoolboard will hold a ceremony dedicating Rouleau Park at the foot of the Canal Street School, in recognition of Lois and Larry Rouleau’s more than 35 years of relentless community service. A good show of community support would be wonderful: Everyone is invited.
Last year, Larry said that he and Lois, in their mid ’80s, are going to be less active: but still there was no sign of them slowing down. Whenever I run into them, they are on their way with a delivery to a food bank or community dinner, organizing a fund-raising tag sale, collecting bottles and cans to support community activities, or raking leaves and cleaning rubbish to maintain the park. Years ago, the Schoolboard had to remove a dangerously dilapidated jungle-gym, which they did not have funds to replace. With the Schoolboard’s permission the Clark-Canal Community Association installed two benches at the park, but otherwise the space remained empty.
BMAC Invites Input On Environmental Cleanup Plan for 11 Arch Street, Brattleboro
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center has developed an environmental cleanup plan for the property located at 11 Arch Street in Brattleboro, Vermont. The cleanup activities are being performed in support of property redevelopment for museum operations. It is anticipated that the environmental cleanup will be funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Cleanup program.
A public meeting to discuss the draft cleanup plan will be held on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, 10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro, Vermont.
Brattleboro Energy Committee Meeting Agenda
The Brattleboro Energy Committee will meet on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:00pm in the Hanna Cosman meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
Brattleboro Bridge Replacement Project Update: Week of May 1st
I-91
Northbound I-91 traffic has been relocated onto the southbound bridge. Traffic will remain reduced to one lane in each direction on I-91 until completion of the new bridge. The new bridge will be 104’ wide and is designed to carry all four lanes of traffic –two northbound and two southbound.
Route 30
The speed limit on Route 30 near the work zone has been reduced to 40 mph. Project-related truck activity on Route 30 will continue. Route 30 may be reduced to a single lane intermittently, with flaggers regulating traffic within the work zone.
The Brattleboro Historical Society Presents: This Week in Brattleboro History Podcast – Indentured Servants
It was 150 years ago this week that Brattleboro’s Overseer of the Poor signed an Indentured Service contract with a farmer in Dover for the services of a ten year old boy named Robert Drake. That’s right! In 1866, one year after the Civil War ended, and 4 months after the United States Congress abolished slavery, a ten year old boy from Brattleboro was made an indentured servant until he reached his 21st birthday. Here’s the story…
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – May 3, 2016
At their next regular meeting on Tuesday, the Brattleboro Selectboard will review some suggestions from the West Brattleboro Association regarding the West Brattleboro Fire Station project. The Town Manager recommends rejecting 2 of the 3 proposals.
The board will consider streamlining the special events permit process to allow the Town Clerk to approve some liquor-related events, there will be a presentation regarding energy audits and traffic calming, an update on the local emergency operations plan, committee appointments, board goals and more. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation, and lend your views to anything on the agenda as well.
Tune in to BCTV for full coverage, and read about it here after.
April 1886 Advertisement: Thorn’s Hop & Burdock Tonic
Here’s an advertisement for a useful item, made right here in Brattleboro. It’s Thorn’s Hop & Burdock Tonic, which is good for treating a range of ailments. Thorn made and sold his popular tonic for quite a few years in the late 1800’s with great success.
This ad appeared in the Vermont Phoenix in the spring of 1886.
Brattleboro Union High School Board Meeting Agenda
BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
53 Green Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
www.wssu.k12.vt.us
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The BAMS Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, May 2 in the Middle School Conference Room.
The BUHS #6 Finance Committee will meet at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 5 in the James E. Kane Conference Room, 53 Green Street.
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The BUHS #6 Board of Directors will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room.
Brattleboro School of Dance Spring Concert Preview, May 14
Company of Muses and Brattleboro School of Dance present a preview performance of the 2016 spring concert, “For You…With Love” at the Historic Memorial Hall in Wilmington at 7:30pm on Saturday, May 14.
Artistic director Jennifer Moyse says “For You…With Love” is a collection of dance pieces in varying styles offered as a gift to the audience from the BSD community.
“This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the school’s founding. So many of those early students now have their own children studying with us,” says Moyse. “We dance with gratitude for the years of support we’ve received.”
Brattleboro’s Stephanie Huestis Hired as Commercial Loan Officer at Savings Bank of Walpole
SAVINGS BANK OF WALPOLE WELCOMES NEW COMMERCIAL LOAN OFFICER
Keene, NH – Savings Bank of Walpole (SBW) is pleased to welcome Stephanie Huestis, Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, to their business banking team.
Ms. Huestis brings over 20 years experience within the finance industry to her new position and has a broad understanding of Relationship Management, Commercial Lending, Sales and New Business Development. Previously, she held a number of positions at Peoples United Bank in Brattleboro, most recently as Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager, where she serviced several towns within Southern Vermont and established a proven track record of successful new business development and portfolio management. Prior to Peoples United Bank, Ms. Huestis was a Mortgage Lender and Originator at Brattleboro Savings and Loan.
Dosa Kitchen Food Truck Starts A New Season
Dosa Kitchen: South Indian Soul Food truck is back at Grafton Village Cheese on Route 30 in Brattleboro
Opening day is this Saturday, April 30
Our hours at Grafton Village Cheese are Thursday to Sunday, 11:30 to 2:30
Follow us on Facebook for on the move, extended hours, and weather updates
Dosa Kitchen’s menu features the bold, fresh flavors of
South India, with a dedication to the local and sustainable ingredients Vermont
is famous for.
“A Peasant of El Salvador,” Returning To Brattleboro This Autumn
While editing video from the New England Youth Theatre’s March 12 celebration of Stephen Stearns, I hit upon a 30 second nugget that didn’t make the video’s final cut, but really did need to see the light of day. Details are scant, but remarkably, wonderfully, A Peasant of El Salvadore is returning to Brattleboro.
5-9-91 Intersection in the Mid 60s
Thought some history buffs and classic car buffs might enjoy these photos that recently appeared on the Hemmings Motor News blog.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/04/19/brattleboro-vermont-1965-2/
Brattleboro DPW – On Flushing the Mains
With the water mains being flushed, I thought it might be fun to get some background information on why we do it and how it gets done. I sent some questions to Director of Public Works Steve Barrett and have the following to share with you.
– What’s the goal of the water main flushing?
The water entering our mains after treatment is of a very high quality, however, over time sediments can build up in the pipes; particularly if the water is slow moving.
If left alone – this could result in customers occasionally receiving discolored water, particularly if there has been a surge in the flow (perhaps because of fire-fighting or a burst water main). Too much sediment can also affect the taste, clarity and color of water. We also operate every hydrant in town to verify they are in good working order. Water valves are also operated & exercised to direct the water flow and ensure they are working properly.
