Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu August 22 to August 26
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
Aug 22 Rosemary Pork
Roasted Potato
Garlic Buttered Pasta w/Veggies
Honey Dew Melon
NU MU Festival – Musical Experimentation and Expression and VT Premiere of Fire Music
Enjoy the performances surrounded by 40 outstanding and ethereal jazz portraits by Mary LaRose in an intimate and welcoming cabaret/gallery setting. All shows suggested donation, pay as you can.
Newfane to Vote on Retail Cannabis
Newfane voters can weigh in on whether to allow retail cannabis sales at a Special Town Meeting to be held on September 20 at 6 pm at the Newbrook Fire Station. There will be in-person voting only.
An informational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday August 23 at 6 pm: www.zoom.us/joinameeting ID: 972 2791 1757 Passcode 352680
Brattleboro Arts Committee Meeting Agenda
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room.
The King Of Criminals
The last U.S. president has left a trail of crimes that are unprecedented in American history. A reasonable person would expect that such a high level criminal would have already been prosecuted for a few of the more egregious crimes, yet the man who may prove to be the most immoral and unethical person to live in the White House is free and has not yet been charged with a crime.
The American people need some degree of closure. We also need to have hope that Trump never again holds the office of President. The ball is in the court of the Justice Department and it will be up to Attorney General Merrick Garland to make sure that our legal system does not become another casualty in the Trump wars. It will be up to voters to destroy Trump’s political ambitions.
WSESD Board Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—5:50 p.m. — Michelle Luetjen-Green, Board Chair
II. New Hires / Resignations
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)
WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. CONSENT AGENDA
• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – August 9, 2022
III. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items (10 minutes)
IV. Unfinished Business
A. Sexual Abuse Investigation Update
B. Sexual Abuse Investigation Communication Plan – Draft Press Release
Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series – Zara Bode’s Little Big Band and StompBoxTrio
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of swing and Americana music by Zara Bode’s Little Big Band and StompBoxTrio, as part of the 2022 Next Stage “Bandwagon Summer Series,” on Sunday, August 28 at 4:00 pm on the lawn at New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, VT.
Zara Bode’s Little Big Band performs classic American swing to delight the ears, eyes, and feet. Inspired by the likes of Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella Fitzgerald, the Little Big Band features top shelf chanteuse Zara Bode (of Signature Sounds artists The Sweetback Sisters) and a sizzling horn section led by clarinetist and arranger Anna Patton. From chic to cheeky, the southern VT-based septet digs into the classics with aplomb and affection, creating vibrant new takes on the old radio hits.
Another Shopping Day at the Swap Shop!
Another SHOPPING DAY (no donations accepted) at Swap Shop at WSWMD on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro on Saturday, August 20, 8:30 am to noon. ALL ITEMS ARE FREE.
SCHEDULE & HOURS:
Shopping Days- 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month
Donation Days- 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month
Brattleboro Senior Meals Needs Drivers
Brattleboro Senior Meals has an urgent need for Meals on Wheels drivers. Other MOW locations have been forced to close this vital need due to lack of volunteers. We don’t want to happen here. Brattleboro Meals on Wheels provide up to 144 people a day with meals. Please contact: Cynthia Fisher, Director of Senior Meals, at 802-257-1236. We need your help.
Special Drawing Rights by the Treasury Department
Today we face a crisis like never before, and we have the power to help.
COVID, climate disruption, rising food and energy prices, and war have created a “megacrisis.” At home we feel the pain of rising temperatures, gas and grocery prices. Low income countries have it even worse with millions more people pushed into hunger and poverty.
It doesn’t have to be this way. With the stroke of a pen, President Biden can trigger a simple, rapid, and cost-free solution: a new issuance of at least $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This little-known option gives immediate help to recover from shock and meet human needs. No strings attached, no added debt burden, and zero costs to taxpayers.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – Stop Asking Us About The EMS Decision
The Brattleboro Selectboard doesn’t want to review what led to an abrupt change in EMS services in town last spring.
As much as some citizens would like to know, the board resists. No lookin’ back. No way. Don’t want to even think about it.
The next animal control officer will serve 40 hours a week, a fancy new B&B got a liquor license, the Town will work on plans for permanent downtown public restrooms, and the board expressed gratitude for the monthly EMS update and all the fine work being done.
Show the Town Where You Want to See Walking and Biking Improvements with New Public Input Map
The Town of Brattleboro is embarking on a new plan that will collaboratively develop recommended improvements to its bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The Walk/Bike Action Plan will draw on recent studies, including the 2018 Downtown Plan, Route 30 Multi-Modal Gateway Plan, Route 9 Continuous Bicycle Facility Feasibility Plan, and the Brattleboro Town Plan. It will weave together the pertinent recommendations from previous studies with local projects currently under construction or planned, and provide other solutions that will further connect the town’s evolving network of sidewalks, bike facilities, and shared-use paths.
WSESD Policy and Amendment Committee Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
I Approval of Minutes from 8/8/22
II On 8/9/22 the following policies were successfully presented for a 1st reading to the Board
D9 Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace
D10 Resignations
D12 Policy on Prevention of Harassment of Employees
F22 Student Assessment
F30 Pupil Privacy Rights
WSESD Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Anne Beekman
II. Approval of Previous Minutes – August 11, 2022
III. New Hires / Resignations
IV. One Percent Applications (if any)
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu August 15 to August 19
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
Aug 15 Turkey w/Cheese, L&T on Bun
Sweet Potato Fries
Three Bean Salad
Peaches & Cream
BCTV Schedules – Week of August 15, 2022
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 8/15/22
Monday, August 15, 2022
4:45 am Vermont Gun Policy Panel – with Rep. Emma Mulvaney Stanak 7/21/22
5:55 am Chester Vermont Volleyball League – Dead Set v. Setting Ducks 7/26/22
7:00 am Norwich Historical Society – VT’s Town Meetings – A Tradition
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Veterans Events – The American Legion Band Post 5 on the Brattleboro Commons 7/26/22
Nasty Behaviour
To the woman in front of me, with what appeared to be her partner and two daughters on the Edible Brattleboro farmstand line this morning: Your gratuitous nastiness was not appreciated. It looks like you wished to pass on ugliness to the world. Insulting and unkind behaviour is not in the spirit of the gift/sharing economy.
Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Minutes – June 16, 2022
3. Public Participation
4. Monthly Report on Pedestrian and Bicycle Incidents – For June and July
5. Monthly Report on Traffic Data Collection – for June and July
6. Street and Sidewalk Safety Policy Safety Action Requests
Brattleboro August 2022 EMS Update
Per the request of the Brattleboro Selectboard, I am to provide a monthly EMS update relative to the operations and any pertinent data collected. The last update was provided on July 19, 2022. This update is representative of that date till the date written on August 9, 2022.
Since July 1, 2022, the Brattleboro Fire Department (BFD) has responded to 313 EMS calls and 132 fire- related emergencies. On August 2, 2022, the BFD answered an astonishing 28 calls for service. 21 of those emergencies were EMS calls and 2 of the 28 were working fires in the Town of Hinsdale NH. To this date, no mutual aid has been requested into the Town of Brattleboro by the BFD.
