Filling the SNAP Gap

by Sherry | Food

The Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market has an update for all of our SNAP customers at the market. While VT is providing funds for VT SNAP beneficiaries, those funds will NOT be available until later next week.

HOWEVER, NOFA-VT has informed us that we can still distribute $20 in Crop Cash PLUS coupons for market shopping this week, Saturday, Nov. 1st to SNAP shoppers with no remaining balance on their account.

In addition, through Post Oil Solutions, we are launching a local charitable fundraising effort to “Fill the SNAP Gap.” Stay tuned for details and please do share the fundraising link when it goes live.

Stacy Blackadar on “Here We Are”

by Wendy O'Connell | Town News

Big things are happening at our Boys & Girls Club here in town! Take a look and hear what an impact folks like STACY  BLACKADAR have on our youth….And she shares her stories of working for the Vt. Cheese Council, Hardy Catering, and her own music venue productions. She’s an all-around dynamo!

How Many Grocery Stores Will Lay-Off Employees Due To Food Stamps SNAP Cut-Off Nov. 1st?

by Cris Ericson | Op/Ed

How many hard working people in Vermont will be laid off from their jobs November 1st because the Democrats won’t vote in favor of a Bill in the U.S. Congress that continues food stamps SNAP program benefits for the poor, but raises insurance premiums for middle class people? It’s not just people who work inside grocery stores and big box stores, truck drivers are also at risk.

Brattleboro DRB 11.19.2025 Agenda

by bbannon@brattleboro.org | Town Plan

Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.

What is Going On at the VT Dept. of Motor Vehicles?

by Cris Ericson | Op/Ed

I received a letter in the mail from the VT Department of Motor Vehicles, “Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice”.

“The registration for your 1999 CHEV SUB expires on November 30, 2025. So, I filled out all the online forms and paid for two years, $167.00 Then it instructed me to download a temporary registration.

The temporary registration cheats me out of 2 years and 3 weeks because the temporary registration says I paid up until Nov. 6, 2025.

Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Policy and Amendment Committee Meeting Minutes Oct 22, 2025

by Not Signed In | Education

Summary: The committee reviewed three policies during the meeting (Gender Freedom in Schools, D15 Travel Reimbursement, and C7 Board Relations with Administrators). Gender Freedom and D15 will be sent for a first reading at the next full Board meeting on November 4. C7 remains on hold. Rebecca Olmstead was not able to attend the meeting, so Asthma Friendly Schools and E11 Federal Child Nutrition Act Wellness Policy were not reviewed; these policies will be put on the agenda for November 12.

Leda’s Kitchen Menu for 10/30: Mulligatawny Soup + More

by LedaS | Food

It’s fall, which means it’s Mulligatawny Soup season! This dish is among my most requested. Additionally, I’m excited to feature two Ethiopian meals on the menu—dishes I haven’t prepared in quite some time—along with carne adovada to make tacos with to complete this diverse selection. Orders due Tuesday, October 28 at 7PM for pickup Thursday, October 30. Questions? Message me at ledaskitchen@gmail.com or 802-246-7592.

DORO WAT (An Ethiopian-style Chicken Stew) (GF, DF by request—contains ghee)
Free-range chicken simmered in a rich onion gravy, infused with a fragrant, deep red Ethiopian berbere spice blend.
$26 for 24oz container (2-3 servings)

Ames Hill Road – Temporary Road Closure

by Not Signed In | Town News

Ames Hill Road will be closed to all through traffic on Monday, October 27, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The closure will occur between 264 Ames Hill Road and the intersection of Covey Road to allow a private contractor, working on behalf of Green Mountain Power (GMP), to replace a culvert as part of GMP’s continued efforts to relocate overhead power lines underground.

WSESU, WSESD, VTSD Boards Summit Meeting Agenda October 28, 2025

by Not Signed In | Education

The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Windham Southeast School District, and Vernon Town School District  Boards will meet at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at the Cusick Conference Room, 80 Atwood Street, Brattleboro, and remotely via Zoom.  The boards will convene at 5pm for dinner, during which time no business will be conducted. The agenda begins at 6pm, at which time the Zoom link will open to the public.  

Brattleboro VTrans Paving Project Construction Update 10/24/2025

by Not Signed In | Town News

Due to the Halloween Holiday on Friday, October 31st, 2025, crews will postpone their construction start as needed to accommodate trick or treaters.

TRAFFIC IMPACTS:

Brattleboro NH PC 25(6)

Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place as needed Monday night through Saturday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for work on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street). Flaggers will be present to direct one-way alternating traffic through the work zones. Motorists should watch for wet paint.

Brattleboro Committee Warnings

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room.

The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.

I Love You, So

by annikee | Creative

Change
Always comes on time.
Its own time, not when we say;
We love the Spring.

O, I too will change
But why do you push me to?
I thought you loved me.

What is the Risk of Politicians Catering to the “Middle Class”?

by Cris Ericson | Op/Ed

What is the risk of our Vermont Congressional politicians and all of those across the United States of American voting in the United States Congress to protect the rights of the “middle class”?

The risk is that the poor could revolt.

After being a student at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont and University of Massachusetts, I wandered westward and experienced some formative years in Los Angeles.

Brooks Memorial Library, Finance & Planning Departments to Close on Oct. 30

by Not Signed In | Town News

Brooks Memorial Library, along with the Brattleboro Finance and Planning Departments, will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, for training and staff development. These closures will not impact other services inside the Municipal Center, including Brattleboro Community TV and the Brattleboro Historical Society, which will both be open during their regular hours that day.

Brooks Memorial Library will reopen to the public on Friday, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. The Finance and Planning Departments will reopen on Friday, Oct. 31, at 8:30 a.m.

Selectboard Meeting Notes – Interaction, SeVEDS, Legislators, and a New Trail

by cgrotke | Town News
brattleboro selectboard oct 21 2025

The Brattleboro Selectboard held a long regular meeting, learning about programs and opportunities with Interaction, hearing an update about BDCC/SeVEDS, and holding an extended conversation with state legislators about the Town’s legislative suggestions thought up by town staff.

Most interesting, beyond a hint that education taxes in Brattleboro could go way down, was talk of a new waterfront trail along the Connecticut River from the old Hinsdale bridge southward. Dreams of connecting this future trail to the West River  Trail linger.