Town News

The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 11:00am in the Brattleboro Co-op Community Room and on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.

The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5:45 in the Selectboard Meeting Room. Both meetings will also be held over Zoom.

The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Room.

District #9 Meeting

All Brattleboro residents of District 9 * are invited to meet:

Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Quiet Reading Room (Room D) on the mezzanine.

There is so much going on ….

We are halfway through February (and halfway through Winter!) and the last few weeks have been a busy time for Beloved Winter Shelter as our region’s Extreme Cold Weather Shelter.  We have been open for 26 nights straight when we had been struggling to keep our doors open for just 5 days a week.  We couldn’t have done it without you.

It takes a great deal of work to shelter so few of our neighbors,  but those of us who show up to do the work are providing  more than shelter from the cold.  What we lack in amenities we make up for in hospitality.  We are giving folks who have nowhere to be a place where they can feel like they belong.  Many of our hosts have experienced first hand what it is like to be homeless – what it’s like when there’s not  a single place in this world where their presence isn’t questioned, their every move watched, and all that’s expected to be done in the privacy of their  own home must be done in public.   We take for granted what comes with the roof over our head.  While we cannot offer the amenities a home of their own would provide, we do offer a feeling of belonging.  A feeling of being home for the night.

The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.

In observance of Presidents’ Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, February 16. All other violations will be enforced.

The public hearing noticed in the Brattleboro Reformer on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, and scheduled to take place during the 2/17/26 regular Selectboard meeting, regarding an application to the State of Vermont for an Implementation Grant under the Vermont Community Development Program has been cancelled. The regular Selectboard meeting will take place as usual, but there will be no public hearing on this matter. Please contact the Town Manager’s office if you have any questions or concerns.

Snow and ice will be removed from select streets in Brattleboro tonight, Jan. 28, 2026, starting at 11 p.m.

The affected streets include:
Canal Street
Oak Street
Chapin Street
Western Avenue

Snow and ice will be removed from streets and uncovered parking lots in Brattleboro tonight, Jan. 27, 2026, starting at 11 p.m.

The affected streets include: Main Street, Flat Street, Elm Street, Elliot Street, High Street, Grove Street, Harris Place, Walnut Street, Chapin Street, Oak Street, Church Street, School Street, Park Place, Canal Street, Western Avenue, Green Street, and South Main Street.

The Town of Brattleboro is issuing a Travel Advisory due to anticipated hazardous winter
weather conditions and significant snowfall.
Effective: Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 12 p.m.
Through: Monday, January 26, 2026, at 7 p.m.

EXPECTED CONDITIONS
Snow accumulation of approximately 8–14 inches, with locally higher amounts
possible

Snow and ice will be removed from the uncovered parking lots in Brattleboro’s downtown area starting around midnight tonight and into the early morning hours. Vehicles parked in the downtown lots must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense.

If you plan to leave your vehicle in town overnight, please park it at the Brattleboro Transportation Center. If you use the Transportation Center, do not park in a reserved permit space without a reserved permit. If parking is not available in the Transportation Center, overflow parking is allowed in the Preston Lot. Parking enforcement is in effect after 9 a.m.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, January 19. All other violations will be enforced.

Brooks Memorial Library will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 19.