Brattleboro Civic Digest

No significant updates today.

A public defender warned that YouTube videos of local arrests are making it nearly impossible for some defendants to rebuild their lives after court...

The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a June 10 networking event with trail walks to connect outdoor businesses and advance economic...

Brattleboro families can connect through local food and art at the Edible Brattleboro Spring Kickoff Open House on May 25 from 1-5 PM, with Whetstone Food Forest tours, sweet treats, kids' art projects, campfires, and games.

Municipal Service Adjustments

• Memorial Day Closures: Brattleboro Town offices and Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, May 25, with...

Bradley House residents offered personal accounts of World War II and postwar life on May 13.

• Lyndall Boal, 90: Survived the Bombing of Britain and...

Brattleboro town offices close Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day, except emergency services.

• Brooks Memorial Library also closed that day
• No trash,...

Vermont State Police cited four drivers for criminally suspended licenses between May 13-19, including two Brattleboro locals stopped on Putney Road and I-91. The stops underscore continued enforcement targeting unsafe driving in the area.

Policy and Governance Updates

• 🔥 Youth Voting Rights: By 2026, Brattleboro will allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections along...

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital finalized two-year union contracts in April and May, sidestepping strikes while securing wage increases and new safety...

A pilot program to deliver law enforcement coverage for Windham County towns without their own police departments was signed into law this week. The...

Act 181 went into effect at the end of the 2023-2024 legislative session as an update to the land-use law Act 250, originally passed in 1970.

Brattleboro joins just a handful of U.S. places allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections by 2026, including ten Maryland jurisdictions and Albany, CA. This policy expands the local electorate in ways few other towns have tried.

Local vendors are quickly adapting and finding new starts after a national boutique chain's sudden closure forced them to remove products from stores. This shows small businesses' resilience in responding to abrupt disruptions.

Housing Policy Developments

• 🔥 Petition on Motel Housing: A petition urges the Selectboard to retract its 3-2 vote proposing an increase from...

Brattleboro area artists open their studios May 23-24 for the Vermont Crafts Council's annual Spring Open Studio Weekend. This Memorial Day event...

After years under Center for Solace oversight, the Memorial Garden at Living Memorial Park transitions to Recreation & Parks Department management....

A 3-2 Selectboard decision to seek 20 additional emergency motel rooms has triggered a petition with 211 signatures, urging reversal due to heavy...

The May 19 Selectboard meeting approved several consent agenda items supporting local operations and infrastructure.

• Liquor and tobacco licenses...

Veterans and students from St. Michael Catholic School in Brattleboro placed American flags on veterans' gravesites in local cemeteries, showcasing meaningful youth engagement with community memorials ahead of Memorial Day.