Vinson/ACLU Files Lawsuit Against VT For Restricting Online Speech in Brattleboro

by Not Signed In | State News

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Brattleboro resident and Black Lives Matter supporter Isabel Vinson filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a Vermont law that prohibits “disturbing peace by use of telephone or other electronic communications.” Vinson was criminally cited by the Brattleboro Police Department in June 2020 for her online criticism of a local business owner’s derogatory Facebook posts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

The lawsuit asserts that the law at issue, 13 V.S.A. § 1027, unconstitutionally restricts online speech. Vinson is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont to declare that the statute violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and to issue an injunction prohibiting its enforcement going forward.

WSESD Poll Warnings for Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney

by Not Signed In | Education

The legal voters of the Windham Southeast School District, including the towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney are hereby notified and warned to meet as follows. Polls will be open in Brattleboro at the American Legion, 32 Linden Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 (between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.); in Dummerston at the Dummerston Town Office, 1523 Middle Road, Dummerston, Vermont 05346 (between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.); in Guilford a drive-through at the Guilford Central School, 374 School Road, Guilford, Vermont 05301 (between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.); and Putney at the Putney Fire Station, 21 Carl Snyder Drive, Putney, VT 05346 (between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.  

Article 1. To elect three (3) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the Windham Southeast School District from the date of the election:

Antiques Roadshow Coming To Other End of Vermont

by cgrotke | Entertainment

A press release announces the fun:

“Antiques Roadshow is Coming to Shelburne Museum!

Time to rummage through your attic! ANTIQUES ROADSHOW will make its first visit to Vermont on July 12 at the Shelburne Museum for an all-day appraisal event as part of the series’ 27th production tour.

1916 Tech Mystery in Downtown Brattleboro

by cgrotke | History

As I sometimes do, I was reading the old newspapers of Brattleboro and came across this little bit of tech news from 1916 in the Phoenix. It’s a story of a mysterious sound that was interfering with a downtown Brattleboro business.  Vaughan & Burnett had a jewelry store on Main Street and were innovators in that they installed special equipment to accurately set clocks and watches.

How A Book Led Me To Release My First Album

by cgrotke | Creative
2022 cover

I released an album.

“But Chris, you aren’t a musician and don’t play in any bands.” Well, yes, technically that’s true, but let me explain.

Last year I read a book called “Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984” by Duane Tudahl. The author goes day by day through studio logs and band member’s recollections and notes of every recording, rehearsal, and performance by Prince and his band the Revolution.

“Here We Are” with Sara Coffey

by Wendy O'Connell | Entertainment

For Sara Coffey, people come first. In this show, Sara shares stories of how anthropology, dance, and early travels widened her experience and her curiosity — and how she discovered community engagement as a mighty force that creates and connects, from the Arts arena to being a Vt. State Representative.

Selectboard Meeting Notes – FY23 Budget Approval & Zoom RTM

by cgrotke | Town News
selectboard jan 25 2022

The Brattleboro Selectboard approved an FY23 budget to send to Representative Town Meeting. They also warned that meeting, so representatives will get to vote on the budget and other items. 

There was a bit of discussion about the value of holding Representative Town Meeting once again by Zoom, but the option to do it that way was approved unanimously.

No Challengers For Brattleboro Selectboard

by cgrotke | Politics

Everyone in Brattleboro who planned on running for Selectboard has returned petitions to the Brattleboro Town Clerk’s office. The big surprise this year? No surprises at all. All the names are familiar incumbents.

Daniel Quipp will run for a three year seat. Jessica Gelter and Tim Wessel will run for one year seats.

Politics Before Science

by RDavis | Health

There was a time when scientists would err on the side of caution and make decisions based on the best outcome for the most people. In the case of how long to isolate or quarantine after a positive test for COVD-19, the CDC has caved-in to politics and shortened the isolation period to five days.

If you look at the science and try to examine all of the available information it is clear that five days is not enough to provide safety to people you come in contact with. The CDC does suggest that after five days of isolation an infected person get re-tested and then wear a mask for another five days. That is almost a concession to the fact that there is a high likelihood they can transmit the virus beyond five days.

BCTV Schedules – Week of January 24, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 1/24/22

Monday, January 24, 2022

5:00 am New England Youth Theatre presents – Much Ado About Nothing
7:05 am The News Project – In Studio – The Opioid Epidemic Hasn’t Gone Away
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Authors Heather Clark and Maggie Doherty
10:00 am Couch Potatoe Productions – Guilford Fair 2021 Part 2 – Fire Department Muster

Brattleboro VFW Breakfast and Lunch information

by LisaL | Food

Breakfast at the Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road 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

Winter Soup: Split Pea with Ham

by CCM Holland Mills | Food

soak ½ cup split peas overnight with ½ cup water

pour split peas into medium-sized pot
heat to 4
add 2 cups chicken broth

in large frying pan, cook until lightly brown, heat to 3½,

How To Unify The Country

by Lise | Politics

When divisions reign between the people, and there are sides, and each side hates the other, things can get very heated.  Consider the old truism that the worst feuds are family feuds.  Well, here in America, we used to be Americans but now we’re Good Americans and Bad Americans, and, if news media is any indication, we despise each other.  Moreover, we have had four straight years of this hatred.  I lived through the entire 1960s, but even during that similarly divided time, I never feared for the Republic.  Today, people are evoking the Civil War as a comparable period. 

Now cynics know that America’s current division does not have to lead to civil strife.  Our hatred for each other could be united into hatred for a third party somewhere else — a Russia, for instance, which Americans are accustomed to hating from at least the time of the Bolshevik Revolution, if not before.

February 16, 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.
 2021-197              Robert Thibault and Hannah Parker; Residential Neighborhood District; request for Dimensional Waiver approval for existing side yard setbacks between 25 Brook Street & 29 Brook Street; Tax Map Parcel 325077.000

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda and Notes – January 25, 2022

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 6:15pm in the Second Floor Meeting Room at the Central Fire Station (103 Elliot Street). Everyone will be required to wear a face covering and maintain social distance. The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting 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.