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The Department of Public Works (DPW) is currently responding to a water main break on Main Street between High Street and Grove Street.
Crews are on-site assessing the situation and beginning necessary repairs. As a result of this break, residents and businesses in the immediate area may experience:
• Temporary loss of water service
• Reduced water pressure
• Discolored water
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the regular meeting at 5:15pm, the Board will convene and is expected to move directly into executive session to discuss contracts and labor relations agreements with employees. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town website by the end of the day.
The Town has identified a technical error in the April 11, 2026, Open Town Meeting Warning. The Warning contains two articles labeled Article 11 and two articles labeled Article 12, which affected the numbering of the remaining articles.
The Town has issued a revised Warning with the article numbers corrected. The only change made was to the numbering of the articles; no substantive changes were made to the content of the Warning.
The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the regular meeting at 5:15pm, the Board will convene and is expected to move directly into executive session to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees and the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town website by the end of the day.
The budget and other Town matters are up for discussion at the next District 9 forum. We’ll meet at 6:45 pm on Wednesday, March 11, in the Community Room (3rd floor) of the Brooks Memorial Library. We had a lively discussion at our last forum and heard many happy and grateful comments from participants. Come join us on the 11th. For more information, contact robt.oeser@gmail.com robt.oeser@gmail.com or fideladelphia@gmail.com (413.559.1533).
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 212) and over Zoom. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town website by the end of the day.
For Immediate Release:
The Brattleboro Town Report is currently on the Town’s website, Brattleboro.gov. It can be found at the link below. Town Reports will be available in the Library by the end of the day on Wednesday, March 5, 2026.
The Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro Town Clerk’s office will be closed Tuesday, March 3rd (for the election) and Wednesday, March 4th. We will resume normal business hours of 8:30am to 12:00pm and 1pm to 5pm beginning on Thursday, March 5th.
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.
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5:45pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room. (The Zoom link has changed.)
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet at 6:00pm at the Brooks Memorial Library. (The location has changed.)
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.
We’ll discuss and, best we can, answer questions about the March 3 election on our form of government and next year’s budget, and whatever other issues people want to raise.
A winter storm is expected to impact the Brattleboro area beginning during the late night hours of Sunday, Feb. 22 and continuing through Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Possible impacts include:
Snow-covered roads, especially during the Monday morning commute.
Periods of reduced visibility during heavier snowfall.
Gusty winds that may lead to blowing snow and tree damage.
The potential for scattered power outages.
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.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the regular meeting at 5:30pm, the Board will convene and is expected to move directly into executive session to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees and the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town website by the end of the day.
The Town of Brattleboro Department of Public Works will be performing emergency water main repairs on Linden Street near the Brattleboro Retreat on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Utility crews will be on-site beginning at 6:30 a.m., and traffic restrictions will remain in place until approximately 5 p.m.
Motorists should expect lane restrictions, potential delays, and alternating one-way traffic in the work zone. Traffic control personnel and signage will be in place to guide vehicles safely through the area.
