No Mow May

by cgrotke | Home & Garden

Need an excuse to be lazy for a month? I have one for you. No Mow May.

It started in England and is a movement to NOT mow lawns in May, to let dandelions, violets and other plant life have a chance to feed some bees.

Making Flower Presses with Tom Bodett

by HatchSpace | Creative

Join writer, humorist and furniture maker Tom Bodett for a fun, collaborative workshop making flower presses.

Tom has designed a workshop format in which participants get to practice their woodworking tool skills by using them in a repetitive fashion. Together, the workshop participants will make twenty 5 1/2″ x 11″ flower presses. Each participant will take home 2 presses – just in time for spring and summer blooms.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – May 3, 2022

by cgrotke | Town News

Should the Harris Lot be developed by a private contractor? The Brattleboro Selectboard will discuss it at their next regular meeting.

There will also be a discussion about expanding a parklet program, a discussion about the Prouty-Delta Development initiative, discussion and possible apoproval of selectboard goals, and more. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. CONSENT AGENDA
• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – April 12

III. Recognition of Ali West, 2022 Recipient of Vermont Nutrition Association’s School Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award (presented at the 4/13/2022 WSESU Board Meeting)

Brattleboro Water Department Annual Consumer Confidence Report/Water Quality Report for 2021

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Town of Brattleboro Water Department’s annual Consumer Confidence Report/Water Quality Report for 2021 is now available. This report can be viewed on-line at https://www.brattleboro.org/ccreport.  Printed copies are available at The Department of Public Works, Tri-Park CO-OP Office, Guilford Country Store, Town Clerk’s office and Treasurer’s office (both located in the Brattleboro Municipal Center) and at the I-91 Welcome Center in Guilford. 

Brattleboro Police Captain Mark Carignan Retires

by Not Signed In | Police & Fire

From: Town Manager’s Office
Captain Mark Carignan has retired from the Town of Brattleboro Police Department after twenty years. Mark was hired as an Officer in 2002, he became a Detective in 2005, Sergeant in 2008, and Captain since 2014. We sincerely thank him for his years of service to the town.

Prospect Street Closure

by Not Signed In | Town News

Due to tree work which will be done on Prospect Street between Central Street and Pearl Street on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (Rain Date May 5) parts of Prospect Street will be closed to traffic from 8:00am to 3:30pm.

Brattleboro VFW Breakfast and Lunch Open to the Public

by LisaL | Food

Breakfast at the Brattleboro VFW every Wednesday and Saturday from 6 am – 10 am. Sausage, bacon, corned beef hash, eggs made to order, home fries, homemade pancakes and more.

Public welcome as are to-go’s by calling 802-257-0438

Remember, breakfast will be served on our hall side from now on. (Except April 30th, which will be served canteen side due to a function)

“Here We Are” with Abby Jacobson

by Wendy O'Connell | Family

ABBY JACOBSON shares her story of growing up as a foster child and adoptee, giving us a real-life look into a search for family and identity.

Now, as an Adoption Consultant, she helps others find their way on the path.

Brattleboro Planning Commission May 2 Agenda

by planning | Town Plan

6:00 – 6:05 Call to Order

6:05 – 7:05 Presentation for the Public on Cannabis Businesses and Brattleboro’s Land Use Regulations
Discussion of Brattleboro’s existing Municipal Land Use and Development Regulations and their impact on potential forthcoming cannabis businesses. Receive public feedback.

7:05 – 7:15 Announcements

May 18, 2022 Brattleboro Development Review Board Agenda

by bbannon@brattleboro.org | Town Plan

 AGENDA

Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations.
 2022-37                Steve Robertson; Mixed Use Residential District; request for approval to adjust boundary between 56 Linden Street and 18 Chapin Street; Tax Map Parcels #275213.000 & #275209.000

BCTV Schedules – Week of April 25, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, April 25, 2022

4:05 am Female Founders – Creative Agencies
5:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Wanted – Younger Vermonters On Town Offices
6:00 am Landmark College Presents – Jennifer Cook – Autism in Heels 4/5/22
7:05 am Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program – The Archaeology of Colonial Conflict 3/20/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast

Lies Continue to Be Murder Weapons

by RDavis | Activism

A strong culture of lying has developed among world leaders as well as the people who support them. That culture is growing and it is able to turn lies into a pseudo-reality by repeating them so often that people start to believe them.

It might seem reasonable to believe that as the human species has evolved it would move in a direction of embracing the truth.

That has not happened.

Cannabis Establishments and Brattleboro Zoning Regulations Presentation on May 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

by planning | Town Plan

On May 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Brattleboro Planning Department staff will be presenting on Cannabis Establishments and Zoning at the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. During the meeting, staff will present maps that show where retail cannabis businesses are allowed, accounting for zoning and proximity to specific locations prohibited by state law. They will also discuss where other cannabis establishments, as allowed under state licensing, can be located. The public is invited to come and provide feedback. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format.