Brattleboro Senior Meals January 27 thru January 31
Jan. 27 Baked Ham w/Raisin
Sweet Potato
Peas, Carrots & Onions
Apple Crisp
If Vermont Can’t Provide For The Homeless…
If Vermont can’t provide for the homeless, then the state of Vermont should invest in the invention of solar powered heated space suits for unsheltered Vermonters to live in until they can find jobs and homes.
Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard by the end of today.
Glen David Andrews Dance Party Coming to Putney: A Night of Explosive New Orleans Funk and Soul
The vibrant sounds of New Orleans are coming to Putney this Valentine’s Day! Glen David Andrews, a native son of the legendary Treme neighborhood, will bring his electrifying performance to Next Stage Arts on Friday, February 14th at 7:30 pm. Known for his commanding voice, fierce trombone sound, and unforgettable stage presence, Andrews will light up the night with a powerful blend of jazz, funk, gospel, and rock that will have you dancing in the aisles.
With a career that spans across genres and continents, Andrews has earned his reputation as one of New Orleans’ most dynamic musical forces. Whether collaborating with iconic acts like Galactic, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, and Allen Toussaint, or headlining major festivals like the New Orleans Jazz Festival, Andrews’ music transcends boundaries and captures the heart and soul of New Orleans culture. Expect a high-energy, feel-good show that blends explosive brass sounds, soul-stirring grooves, and the infectious energy that only a true New Orleans legend can bring.
WSESD Board Appointment
At a special meeting on January 21st, the WSESD Board appointed Dummerston resident Jessica Everlith to temporarily fill a vacancy on the board. Ms. Everlith will fill this seat until such time as a candidate can be elected to fill the remaining year of the vacancy created by a recent resignation. On the March 4th Town Meeting Day, registered voters of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford and Putney will be able to vote for the candidate of their choice to fill this Dummerston seat on the board.
Windham Southeast School District Board Meeting Agenda – January 28, 2025
IV. Fiscal Report [60 minutes]
Public Information Meeting
FY ’26 Budget Approved by Board [Action Required]
V. Election Article Approval – Board Signatures [Action Required]
Election Article
Brattleboro Dog and Wolf-Hybrid Licenses Are Available
Annual Brattleboro dog and wolf-hybrid licenses are available for the 2025 licensing period. All current dog owners will be mailed a renewal notice in January. To renew an existing dog license, return your payment and renewal notice with updated rabies vaccine information by April 1, 2025.
Effective January 1, 2025, the State is increasing the dog licensing fees by $2 per dog. That money will go directly to the State to fund an animal welfare program.
Vermont Afghan Alliance Statement
Statement on Trump Executive Order Suspending Refugee Admissions, Impact on Afghans in Vermont
Burlington, Vt – The Vermont Afghan Alliance released the following statement in response to the Trump Executive Order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program:
“All of us at the Vermont Afghan Alliance are devastated to learn of the Executive Order suspending entry of refugees into the United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the United States.
Brattleboro Overnight Snow Removal in Downtown Parking Lots
Snow and ice will be removed from the parking lots in Brattleboro’s downtown area tonight, January 22, 2025, after 11 p.m.
Parked vehicles in the downtown parking lots must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense. If you plan to leave your vehicle in town overnight, please park it at the Brattleboro Transportation Center. If you use the Transportation Center, do not park in a reserved permit space without a reserved permit. Parking enforcement is in effect after 9 a.m.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – People Are Mad At Us For A Lot Of Different Reasons
The Brattleboro Selectboard decided that a 12.1% increase is the best that they can do, ignoring members of the public and the Finance Committee who said it wasn’t enough but agreeing with the Town Manager who said the increase was necessary to avoid chaos.
One theme throughout the evening was that of continual eroding trust in the selectboard and their decision-making. “People are mad at us for a lot of different reasons,” noticed Chair Daniel Quipp. “We should think about it. Do we always have to make them a little more mad?”
A sub-theme was extreme agitation about representation at all levels of town government.
Weird meeting. If I were a Magic 8 ball I’d suggest “outlook not good.”
February 19 Brattleboro DRB Agenda
2025-6 Winston L Prouty Center for Child Development Inc; Mixed Use District; request for Site Plan Approval to Demolish existing building and construct a 3-story apartment building with 28 units, 22 stall parking lot and site improvements; subdivide to create development lot at 300 Maple Street; Tax Map Parcel # 110367.000
Over at Bluesky
This site moved away from using Twitter a while ago and we have been promoting iBrattleboro-related items now over at Bluesky for months. You will see we have now officially removed the twitter icon from the footer of this site and replaced it with the butterfly icon and a link to our page:
Brattleboro Fire Department – Fire at Fulflex on Jan. 20
At 20:45 on January 20, 2025, the Brattleboro Fire Department was dispatched to 32 Justin Holden Drive (Fulflex) for a fire alarm activation. The first arriving crews found moderate smoke in the commercial structure. Shortly thereafter, Captain Casabona reported a fire in the machine room with a possible extension into the exhaust system. With this information, the incident was upgraded to a second alarm.
Brattleboro Water Main Break on Putney Road
Utilities crews are on the scene of a water main break on Putney Road near the M&T Bank Operations Center. Staff is assessing the situation and will provide updates as soon as possible. Water pressure throughout the system has been affected. Traffic on Putney Road between Town Crier Drive and Noah’s Lane will be restricted. Motorists should seek alternate routes.
We apologize again for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to fix the problem.
Ken Lockie on “Here We Are”
In the U.S. we had David Byrne & Talking Heads, for the Brits it was KEN LOCKIE & Cowboys International. Listen to stories of literally “Walkin’ in the Wild West End” of London, post-punk and early pop-synth. And his adventures in producing music, songwriting and creating the award-winning show “Inside Local Music” on BCTV.
Is It Time To Change Tradition?
Many years ago there were poor farms run by local towns where the needy people in a community would find help and shelter. I have also heard stories from older Vermonters that when the legislature had House members elected from every town that some towns would elect the most indigent among them to be legislators so they could be safe and cared for during the winter.
Another tradition started, and I don’t know when, but it has persisted in many communities in Vermont. I suspect other places around the country may have some variation of this. In Brattleboro, Vermont we have a Human Services Committee that reviews applications from local non-profits and then allocates funding from the town budget. There has been wide support for the town using tax money to support non-profits.
Oscar Heller: Why I’m Running for the Selectboard
My name is Oscar Heller, and I’m running for the Selectboard.
I will bring six years of Finance Committee experience to the Selectboard. Creating the town’s budget is the Selectboard’s single most important job every year, and I think we’ve gotten off-track. I have a plan to get our budget back on solid footing, and my goal is to guide us through the challenges that I foresee this year.
Trump’s 2nd Inauguration on Martin Luther King’s Birthday – Both Spoke Against U.S. Regime Change Wars
Noting a Coincidence
As it turned out, Trump’s 2nd Inauguration as President of the United States of America falls on Martin Luther King’s birthday, a federal holiday (King being the only American to be presently so honoured). Interestingly, both had spoken against U.S. regime change wars, but whereas King paid for his outspoken condemnation of America’s atrocity wars with his life, Trump, though initially denouncing the regime change wars as money better spent at home, once in office, seemed to have dutifully served the deep state industrial military complex in its wars and violent foreign policies just as every other U.S. president since Franklin Roosevelt.
Drug Enforcement Agency Hearing to Consider Moving Marijuana Cannabis to Schedule 3 is Stalled
The D.E.A. (Drug Enforcement Agency) Hearing about Re-Scheduling of Marijuana Cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 is Stalled!
submitted by Cris Ericson on January 17, 2025
WSESD January 21st Board Appointment
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board has received letters of interest from three candidates for the vacant seat on the Board. Any individual appointed to the open seat on the WSESD Board must be a resident of Dummerston and will hold the position until March 2025. A new member of the WSESD Board will then be elected on March 4th, to complete the remainder of the term, which is through March 2026.
The three candidates for appointment from Dummerston are:
Jessica Everlith
Gretchen Lanterman
Jody Normandeau
