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Online Auction To Benefit The West River Railroad Museum

by Not Signed In | History

The West River Railroad was established in 1880, ran from Brattleboro, Vermont, to South Londonderry, Vermont, and was discontinued in 1936. The Newfane Depot was one of ten on the line and had been used for different purposes through the years until the Historical Society of Windham County was given the opportunity to purchase the Depot in 2014.

The Historical Society set about to restore the Depot and make it a museum for the West River Railroad. The Museum opened in 2017 and has been open every year to the public free-of-charge on weekends from Memorial Day to Columbus Day.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 20, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, September 20, 2021

4:30 am Senator Bernie Sanders – Virtual Town Hall on Climate Crisis 8/25/21
5:30 am Guilford Selectboard – Guilford SB Mtg 9/13/21
6:55 am Vermont Cannabis Control Board – 9/10/21
8:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – This Week’s Energy News
10:00 am Brattleboro Planning Commission – Brattleboro PC Mtg 9/8/21

“Here We Are” with Elayne Clift

by Not Signed In | Culture

Elayne always has her finger on the pulse of social justice, women’s rights and gender issues, and she keeps us up-to-date with her clear and incisive writing and commentary. She also talks about the joys of being a birth Doula and how travel connects her with others world-wide in powerful ways.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 13, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1085 schedule for the week of 9/13/21

Monday, September 13, 2021

4:00 am West River Education District – WRED Bd Mtg 8/30/21
6:00 am Brattleboro Selectboard – Brattleboro SB Special Mtg 8/31/21
8:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – Energy Week #435 – 9/9/2021
10:00 am Brattleboro Planning Commission – Brattleboro PC Mtg 9/8/21
12:15 pm Dummerston Selectboard – Dummerston SB Mtg 9/8/21
1:00 pm Vernon Selectboard – Vernon SB Mtg 9/7/21

Fall Woodworking Classes for Beginners at HatchSpace

by HatchSpace | Creative

Learn something new and have fun in HatchSpace’s introduction to working classes.

Introduction to Woodworking: Build a Side Table

Through the creation of a side table, this class introduces students to the fundamentals of building furniture, the safe use of power tools such as the jointer, planer and table saw, a wide range of hand tools and techniques, and numerous design possibilities.  Instructor Doug Finkel has many years of experience teaching in schools and at craft centers.   Tuesdays, September 21 – November 9 (8 sessions); 6-9 pm.

9/11

by tomaidh | History

Today is September 11th, AKA 9/11, the 20th anniversary,
Let us take a few moments to reflect on this day of tragedy and the many innocent people who gave their lives.
I don’t pretend to know what really happened that day, but it’s different from the “Official Story”.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 6, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, September 6, 2021

4:30 am Addiction Recovery Channel – Recovery Houses and Recovery Centers 8/19/21
5:30 am Couch Potatoe Productions – Music Under the Stars – Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra 8/21/21
6:55 am Yoga with Liza – Meditative Flow
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am History of Gold in Vermont – Introduction to Gold Panning with Nelson Illinski

Vietnam Moving Wall Public Forum at the Brattleboro VFW

by LisaL | History

Tuesday September 7th, the Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is proud to host a Vietnam Wall Memorial question and answer forum where the public is invited to attend. There will be speakers to offer their perspective on the Wall, then a question and answer session after their presentations. All are welcome to attend. We ask that people are respectful during this time, and realize some emotions may run high.

Personal Stress and World Stress

by RDavis | Culture

There are few people who do not experience some degree of stress in their daily lives. We figure out ways to cope and we move on, trying to live in the moment as best we can. Lately I have been stressed more than I ever have in my entire life and am trying to get past it but it is proving difficult. Here’s my story.

I will spare you details but my wife and I have bought a house in Brattleboro and she has sold her place in Massachusetts. My house in Guilford, where I have lived for the past 41 years is for sale. (Contact me if you want to buy it.) We are in the process of moving into our new house. We knew this whole process would be complicated but we were not prepared for the level of anxiety we are experiencing. We have each other and that helps a lot.

Journalism –1881

by SK-B | Media

1881
S. M. Waite was brought to Brattleboro by the 10 o’clock train on Wednesday morning, by Deputy Marshal Sprague, to testify in the several cases now pending before the commissioners against his estate in insolvency. He walks the streets in company with the deputy-marshal with all his old-time air of enjoyment and careless indifference. Whatever else may be the matter with him Waite evidently is not a prey to remorse and compunction for his sins and crimes.

BCTV Schedules – Week of August 30, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 8/30/21

Monday, August 30, 2021

4:00 am History of Gold in Vermont – Introduction to Gold Panning with Nelson Illinski
5:22 am The News Project – CUD, Consolidated, To Seek Broadband Funding
5:30 am Shires Kitchen – Canning Beans and Cakes
6:10 am The Rhema Word – The Giant Betrayal of America
7:00 am Questions and Answers – Sisters Rising – Questions and Answers – Sisters Rising 7/8/21

BCTV Schedules – Week of August 23, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 8/23/21

Monday, August 23, 2021

4:00 am All Things LGBTQ – Interview Show 8/2/21
5:00 am Veterans Events – POW/MIA Chair of Honor Dedication Ceremony 7/25/21
6:05 am All Things LGBTQ – News and Book Review 8/10/21
7:00 am Migrant Farmworkers’ Regional Soccer Tournament – 2021 Tournament 7/10/21
7:50 am Stuck in Vermont – Sculptor Leslie Fry

BCTV Schedules – Week of August 16, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 8/16/21

Monday, August 16, 2021

4:05 am Middlebury Festival on the Green 2021 – Beg, Steal or Borrow
5:55 am Positively Vermont – Vermont Rail Action Network 7/11/21
6:30 am Open Exchange Vermont: Ep 1 – Bodily Autonomy and Vaccine Passports
7:00 am Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series – Ep 49 – DG John Bob
7:20 am HANDS in the Dirt – Organic Pest Controls – Diseases and Animals 7/21/21

“Here We Are” With Guest Skylar Plumb

by Wendy O'Connell | Media

Back in the BCTV studio after 8 months on Zoom!

A BUHS Career Center graduate, Skylar’s story is the best of how a life can be turned around through the power of care and support from family, teachers, and community.