Wild Animals Disappearing

by tomaidh | Nature

“A vast new study finds there are 70 percent fewer wild animals sharing the earth with us than there were in 1970. Read that again. And again.”

Courtesy: Bill McKibben via Tim Stevenson

Vernon Street Closure on Thursday

by Not Signed In | Town News

On Thursday, October 20, the Town of Brattleboro and Green Mountain Power will be working on Vernon Street near the intersection of Vernon Street and Bridge Street.  The work will take place between 9:00am and 11:00am.  During this work, Vernon Street will be closed from Main Street to Royal Road.  Motorists should seek alternate routes.

BCTV Schedules Week of October 17, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1078 schedule for the week of 10/17/22

Monday, October 17, 2022

4:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Ancestor Trouble with Maud Newton and Rebecca Donner 9/9/22
5:00 am Dummerston Apple Pie Festival – Behind the Pie 7/23/12
5:35 am All Things LGBTQ – Interview Show – Lydia Stryk and Nate Buck
6:30 am Sustainable Woodstock – Green Drinks Series – All-Electric Lawn Care
7:30 am BCTV Open Studio – Bollywood Spotlight Series 9/23/22

Guilford Voters: Another New JP Ballot

by DonInGuilford | Guilford

Guilford voters will be receiving a new ballot in the mail for the Justice of the Peace election. The ballot will be mailed to every registered voter in town by Guilford town clerk, Penny Marine, following meetings this past week of the town’s Board of Civil Authority and Selectboard. Voters should be receiving the new ballots within a few days. All previously submitted JP ballots — only the JP ballot, not the main ballot for all other offices — will not be counted and will be destroyed.

This action is a result of an error in the preparation of the main General Election ballot, which failed to include the Justice of the Peace candidates. With the approval of the Vermont Election Division of the Secretary of State’s office, the town clerk initially remediated the omission by sending new ballots to voters who requested them. A number of townspeople, however, questioned the fairness of this system.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – October 18, 2022

by cgrotke | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will approve the purchase of a simulation machine at their next regular meeting.

They’ll also update the bike section of the Code of Ordinances, hear a presentation on preliminary findings of feasibility of a Fire/EMS service within the Brattleboro Fire Department, and will begin a Charter review process. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meetings Scheduled

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 9:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. The Board will convene at 9:00am and is expected to immediately enter into executive session to discuss the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The Board will reconvene after the executive session and immediately adjourn. No action will be taken.

Locally Shown Film Available on Youtube

by Dfk-b | Media

For those of us who missed the opportunity to view the film, “Out of Our Heads: A Male Journey into the Heart”, shown last night at the Hooker Dunham, I have good news! I discovered that it is available to watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy8nSIze-1M . I found it quite moving, and heartily recommend it.

‘Tarot as a Metaphysical Tool for Personal Development Not a Parlor Game’

by SilverMoon | Spiritual

For many of us our initial exposure to Tarot Cards and Tarot Readings is one of fortune tellers and carnivals; mysterious, shadowy foretelling of things to come be they pleasant or unpleasant. Those who read Tarot Cards are portrayed in the movies as the person who predicts the future or events that haven’t happened yet.

It is rare to experience Tarot as a metaphysical tool for understanding our life path more deeply, a navigational map for moving forward or the sacred sciences it embraces i.e. numerology, sacred geometry, karmic patterns, 5 element principles and a guide to our Higher or Lower roads of Consciousness and personal development.

Selectboard Meeting Notes – Domestic Violence Resolution Adopted

by cgrotke | Town News
selectboard oct 11 2022

The Brattleboro Selectboard adopted a resolution recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a human right. They heard a presentation and had a discussion about the impact and effects of domestic violence in the community, and talked about making changes to end it. Men were encouraged to get involved.

The board was also zoom-bombed a few times, which hadn’t happened in a while. They bought police equipment, heard about changes to bike regulations, and got more questions about EMS in Brattleboro.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit and The Stockwell Brothers at Next Stage

by hahrenholz | Music

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary bluegrass and Americana music from far and near by California-based AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Vermont-based The Stockwell Brothers on Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 pm at Next Stage.

Although falling loosely under the bluegrass label, AJ Lee & Blue Summit generally plays without a banjo, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on acoustic guitars, AJ on mandolin, Jan Purat on fiddle, and Chad Bowen on acoustic bass. Drawing from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock, and jam music, the band uses the lens of bluegrass as a vessel through which to express and explore the thread that binds and unifies all great music. Since their first concert in 2015, the quintet has performed around the world, released two CDs, and garnered numerous awards including Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Best Female Vocalist, Best Bluegrass Band, Best Mandolin Player, and Best Guitar Player, as well as International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Vocalist Award and Freshgrass Band Contest winner.

BCTV Schedules – Week of October 10, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, October 10, 2022

4:52 am Stuck in Vermont – Robert Volk Jr.
5:00 am Hooker Dunham Presents – William Shakespeare’s the Winter’s Tale 8/14/22
7:40 am Northgate TV – Guided Meditation – Relaxing and Remaining Calm 7/21/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Stories by Tego – Gilfeather Turnip: Rooted in Wardsboro

Melany Kahn on “Here We Are”

by Wendy O'Connell | Creative

Melany Kahn’s passion for foraging led her to write “Mason Goes Mushrooming,” a new book for children, with illustrations by Ellen Korbonski, and it’s just been published by our local publisher Green Writers Press.

Tune in to hear some great stories of Melany’s early years horseback riding overland in West Bratt, being a family mediator in town…….and wild foraging in the woods!