Selectboard Meeting Notes: Our Town Finalists On Hold, Library Hours Restored, Businesses Fined

by cgrotke | Town News

Artists wondering if they are finalists in the Our Town selection process will be waiting one more week for the final decision of the board, pending the review of one more legit-but-overlooked proposal. The Brattleboro Selectboard will approve the list of finalists at a meeting next week.

Instead, the board was given an overview of the selection process thus far, and a glimpse of the work of the Screening Committee. They approved the Brooks Memorial Library Trustees request to restore lost library hours on Thursdays and Saturdays, approved of a plan to fine local businesses, and accepted what is likely to be the last in a series of radiologically-related grants funded by Entergy.

Public Invited to ‘Trail Talk’ To Be Held for I-91 Brattleboro Bridge Project

by Not Signed In | Town Plan

The PCL+FIGG Team will conduct the next on-site “trail talk” for the Public on Saturday, August 8, 2015. There has been a lot of exciting progress at the I-91 Brattleboro Bridge project site, which will be shared with attendees. The talks will originate at the West River Trail near the marina. The trail talk will be led by Caleb Linn, Project Manager for PCL (lead contractor) and Garrett Hoffman, Design Manager for FIGG (bridge designer).

Interested participants should meet the PCL+FIGG Team at the West River Trail trailhead on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 8 a.m. and the talk will begin at 8:15 a.m. Participants will walk the trail to the I-91 bridge site, so please wear appropriate clothing and footwear.

Sanders Proposes Public Funding of Elections to Replace ‘Corrupt’ System of ‘Legalized Bribery’

by Not Signed In | Politics

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 – In a Senate floor speech today, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he will introduce legislation to provide public funding of elections to replace a “corrupt” system of “legalized bribery’ with candidates “begging for contributions from the wealthy and the powerful.”

“We are talking about a rapid movement in this country toward oligarchy, toward a government owned and controlled by a handful of extremely wealthy families,” Sanders said.

I-91 Exit 3 On Ramp Closures: 3 Sundays: August 9, August 16, and August 23, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

by Not Signed In | Town Plan

To help reduce congestion on I-91 during high traffic periods, VTrans will close both the Exit 3 on-ramps on the next three Sundays:August 9, August 16, and August 23 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Southbound traffic will be routed to Exit 1, and northbound traffic attempting to use the Exit 3 on ramp will be routed north on Route 5 to Exit 4. Officers will be on hand to control traffic. I-91 will remain open.

Cindy Cook
Public Information Officer
Brattleboro Bridge Replacement Project

A Circus Tent Collapse

by cgrotke | Op/Ed

It has been a while since I have read news of a circus tent being blown down.

Yesterday, as some rather violent thunderstorms passed north of us, hundreds of people were inside a circus tent in New Hampshire enjoying a performance by the Walker Bros. circus. According to one report I saw, the wind came up, poles began lifting up and everything came crashing down. There were two deaths and many injuries.

It reminded me of .

Twilight on the Tavern Lawn Presents Simba on Sunday, August 9

by Not Signed In | Music

Twilight Music continues its 13th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, rock, jazz, zydeco, Celtic, swing, blues and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, August 9 with funk and world beat band Simba. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through August 23.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

by cgrotke | Food

As many people know, I like baking. The one aspect of it that makes me nervous, more than anything, is working with chocolate. It’s a finicky ingredient. It melts when you touch it, is very sensitive to temperature, and water will make it freeze up.

When I find easy ways of using chocolate to get great results, I’m thrilled. Just recently I took a break from summer pie-making to make a yellow cake with a chocolate frosting, and tried something new that I’d like to share.

I’m about to teach you a very simple but dangerously effective recipe for a fudge-like chocolate frosting.

Vermont Jazz Center’s 40th Annual Summer Workshop and Concerts

by Not Signed In | Music

Vermont Jazz Center’s 40th Summer Jazz Workshop to take place at the Putney School week of August 9 – 15

1. Educational Program: August 9th to August 15th
Putney School, Putney, VT

2. Faculty Concert: Thursday, August 13th at 8:00 PM
Michaels S. Currier Center, Putney School

3. Student Concert: Friday, August 14th
Michaels S. Currier Center, Putney School

BCTV Channel 8 & 10 Schedules for the Week of 8/3/15

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Ch.8 schedule for the week of 8/3/15

Monday, August 3, 2015

12:00 am Green Mtn Bonsai Society – 33rd Annual Members Show

2:30 am VT Historical Society – The Battle of Hubbardton

3:30 am September 11 – The New Pearl Harbor? Pt 2

4:28 am Cuban Bridge Ep 40 – Natalie Cressman

6:00 am VT Cannabis Collaborative: Presentation & Forum in Brattleboro 7/27/15

Left Progressives Collaborated As Investors in Genocide Owned CNN CIA US Gov & NATO Destroyed Libya

by jay janson | Op/Ed

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Left Progressives Collaborated As Investors in Genocide Owned CNN CIA US Gov & NATO Destroyed Libya

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Gaddafi overthrew a British installed King, brought Libya from Africa’s poorest nation to be its wealthiest with a UN Quality of Life Index higher than 9 European countries. A million Libyans out of a total population 6, desperately demonstrated for their Green Book Democracy and beloved Gaddafi outside Tripoli as Britain  & France bombed. Left Progressives either collaborated with or were silent re lies used to destroy Libya

Weekend Comedy Series: David Cross

by cgrotke | Entertainment

This is David Cross in his HBO special, The Pride is Back. Perhaps you know him from Mr. Show, or Arrested Development. Or Waiting for Guffman, or Space Ghost. He gets around.

He was a first investor in Kickstarter. Went to Emerson College in Boston, too.

Mark Meadows & 3 Co-Sponsors Move to “Fire” Speaker John Boehner of The United States Congress!

by CrisEricson2016 | Politics

Mark Meadows & 3 Co-Sponsors Move to “Fire” Speaker John Boehner of The United States Congress!!!!!

This New Resolution by Mark Meadows and 3 co-sponsors, if passed, will act to oust Republican Speaker of the U.S. House John Boehner;  and any member of the U.S. Congress can be voted in to replace him – even a Democrat!!!  It does not matter if there are more  Republicans  than Democrats  in the U.S. House – this is all about how members  of the U.S. Congress are being bullied by the current Speaker of the House, John Boehner.  John Boehner is behaving like a totalitarian tyrant! 

Thanks To The ESL Class from NMH from WVEW

by WVEW-lpfm | Arts

Thanks to the English as a Second Language Summer Class at Northfield Mount Hermon for coming to the WVEW studio, playing their soundscape of the Farmer’s Market, sharing their podcasts, and being generally incredible.

Group Exhibit: Malcolm Wright, Shaun Wright, Petria Mitchell

by Mitchell • Giddings FIne Arts | Arts

On Thursday, August 20 from 5 – 7pm the public is invited to attend an opening reception for a new featured exhibit at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts at 183 Main Street, Brattleboro. Father and Son, Malcolm and Shaun Wright (ceramic and bronze sculpture and photography respectively) are teaming up for an exhibit showcasing their work along with the oil canvases of Petria Mitchell.

The name Malcolm Wright will be familiar to many in Southern Vermont and beyond as a ceramic artist and sculptor. His work is widely collected  privately and publicly. Collections include the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Denver Art Museum, The Currier Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the Bennington Museum.

Brattleboro Senior Meals Breakfast Menu – August Menu

by KathrynT | Food

Brattleboro Senior Meals Breakfast Menu

Served Tuesdays & Fridays

7:45 am to 8:15 am

August Breakfast Menu

August 4th Bavarian Waffles w/Strawberries & Whipped Cream, Ham, Yogurt Parfait & Juice
August 7th Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Home Fries, Muffin, Fruit, Yogurt, Juice