News and information sections, from near to far
The Brattleboro Department of Public Works has now re-opened the Elm Street Bridge to regular traffic effective immediately. Motorists may now use this street without restrictions.
Cheryl Petrin
Office Manager
Dept of Public Works
Town of Brattleboro
802-254-4255
fax 802-257-2316
By Dave Bonta, President of USA Solar Store
Carol Levin and Richard Gottlieb ran Sunnyside Solar for 30 years out of their home in Guilford selling their first PV panel in 1983! They have helped over 600 folks get solar; either as students, installers or customers.
Their remarkable story started in the Chelsea House Folklore Center, a Red Barn on the edge of West Brattleboro where Richard met Carol during one of her famous country dances. Back in 1979 folks used to come from all over to “promenade” the night away at the Chelsea house. Today the Chelsea Royal diner still sports the name, which Carol used, inspired by the Joni Mitchell song of the 1960’s. Carol & Richard married at the Chelsea House in 1979.
In observance of Columbus Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2013, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday and Monday, October 13 and 14, 2013. All other violations, including extended parking, will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Sunday and Monday, October 13 and 14, 2013.
I-91
Single lane closure of the passing lanes on I-91 Northbound and Southbound will continue for the week of October 13. The lanes will remain closed over the weekend.
Route 30
The speed limit on Route 30 near the work zone has been reduced to 40 mph. This reduction will remain in effect through August 2016. Truck activity on Route 30 will continue for the week of October 13. On Wednesday, October 16 and Thursday, October 17, Route 30 will be reduced to a single lane. Flaggers will regulate traffic flow.
The following dates have been scheduled for Brattleboro’s curbside Fall Leaf Collection. Whereas in the past leaf pickup was determined by scheduled day of rubbish pickup, all locations will be picked up each Friday:
Leaf Pick Up Date
ALL RESIDENTS Friday, October 25, 2013
ALL RESIDENTS Friday, November 8, 2013
The state office building at 232 Main Street in downtown Brattleboro re-opened in September after being closed for renovations.
Members of the community are invited to an open house to see the improvements to the building on Monday, October 21 from 4-6 PM.
State employees will be available to provide tours of the various departments.
Brooks Memorial Library is pleased to announce that Michael Shuman, author of several books including “Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity,” will be featured at the first annual “New Economy Lunch at the Library” to discuss how buying local can positively impact the economy. The lunch talk will be at noon on Friday, October 11th in the library’s meeting room on the 2nd floor. The event is free and open to the public, and a brown bag lunch may be brought into the meeting room. The Library will be using the new videoconferencing equipment received as part of the Vermont Department of Libraries/Google grant.
Sue Hammond of the War Legacies Project is speaking Tues., Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Putney Public Library. The WLP focuses on the long-term impacts of war to develop a fuller understanding of the costs of war, increase public understanding of these costs, foster public dialogue about the impacts of war and conduct programs that help mitigate the impacts of war at home and abroad.
Currently, their work is primarily focused on the long-term health and environmental impacts of the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War and the on-going impacts of unexploded ordinance. The talk is sponsored by the Brattleboro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and is open to all.
-American Association of University Women
The Windham Regional Career Center at Brattleboro Union High School is pleased to announce their Community Education and Training Programs for this fall. Betsy Gentile, Workforce Development Manager and Adult Education Coordinator has developed 15 community education and training programs to meet the needs of area employers and their employees as well as providing personal and professional enrichment opportunities for all community members.
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Springfield Regional Development Corporation have received an additional $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds through the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) to assist businesses with “unmet disaster recovery needs” related to Tropical Storm Irene. The two groups have scheduled free, mandatory, workshops in October for those interested in applying for funding through this program.
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 4:30pm in the Hanna Cosman meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson, Executive Secretary, Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office, (802) 251-8100
The Brattleboro ADA Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 10:00am at the Marlboro College Graduate Center in the VCIL conference room.
Jan Anderson, Executive Secretary, Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office, (802) 251-8100
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 7:00pm in the Hanna Cosman meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson, Executive Secretary, Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 4:00pm in the Selectboard meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson, Executive Secretary, Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office, (802) 251-8100
The Brattleboro Energy Committee will meet on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 5:00pm in the Hanna Cosman meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary, Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
On Thursday, October 10, 6:00-7:30 pm, the West Brattleboro Association (WBA) will hold its monthly meeting at The New England House, 254 Marlboro Road. The Association will finalize planning for their Columbus Day Weekend Chicken Barbecue on Saturday, October 12.
Fire Chief Mike Bucossi will be on hand to discuss plans for the West B fire station, which might mean a less expensive option of building a new building instead of adding on and renovating the existing one.
I-91
Single lane closure of the passing lanes on I-91 Northbound and Southbound will continue thru the week of October 6.
Route 30
The speed limit on Route 30 near the work zone has been reduced to 40 mph. This reduction will remain in effect through August 2016. Truck activity on Route 30 will continue for the week of October 6. On Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8, Route 30 will be reduced to a single lane. Flaggers will regulate traffic flow.
A Chicken BBQ will be sponsored by the West Brattleboro Association (WBA) on Saturday, October 12th, starting at 11 a.m. and lasting until gone. The Chicken BBQ held earlier this year was a sell-out by noon, so the WBA is increasing the number of chickens it barbecues along with the amount of baked beans and coleslaw. However, we suggest you plan to get to the event in West Brattleboro in front of the First Congregational Church on Western Avenue in plenty of time to enjoy the chicken and fixin’s. There will also be a bake sale sponsored by the Church.
For $5 you can get half a barbecued chicken, or you can enjoy a dinner with sides of homemade baked beans and coleslaw for $8. The recipes used to make these goodies have a local history. The chicken barbecue sauce recipe is one used by the Guilford Fair Fireman’s BBQ, cooked up for many years by Joe Jewett when he was a member of the fire department.
I just received a call from this #: 954 -399-6639 – and the man -who could just barely speak English -stated that he was calling about “medical compensation” due to me. When I asked where he was calling from he said his name was “Eddie’ and he was calling from ‘the medical office”. I hung up and called the number back and got a message saying it was disconnected. More scams in the making.
The Brattleboro Selectboard showed signs of revisiting the location of the skatepark, but no firm decision was made. Tuesday evening’s meeting saw opponents of the Crowell location pledging fundraising support for a different location, while BASIC petitioned to make the Crowell skatepark smaller and more in line with their expected funds.
The board also heard of changes in plans for the West Brattleboro Fire Station. It turns out that building a new wooden structure in line with the surrounding area would give the Fire Department a brand new station at a lower cost than repairing the current one. This and other money-saving ideas will be explored.
The town got an update on the solar installation planned for Technology Drive, and considered options for encouraging public hearings on the matter before the Public Service Board.
All this and more in an animated Selectboard meeting in Brattleboro.
