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BRATTLEBORO — Because of concerning COVID-19 trends, the Select Board will again weigh whether to mandate masks in public spaces.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   As towns transition back to live meetings, they’re also trying to hold on to the benefits of those held virtually. The Brattleboro Select Board returned to in-person meetings Tuesday, having its first “hybrid meeting.” A screen set up next to the board’s table at the Municipal Center allowed participation via Zoom, the teleconferencing software used by the town during the COVID-19 to meet remotely. Only one person tuning i...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — In small boxes on screens scattered around town, Select Board members had their last Zoom-only meeting. “We’re back into showtime,” Gary Stroud, a member of several town boards and committees, said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. Town Manager Peter Elwell said the state of emergency declared by the governor last year expired at midnight Tuesday, meaning physical locations would be needed fo...

BRATTLEBORO -- Starting today, masks will no longer be mandated by the town inside establishments as part of its response to COVID-19 after a 4-1 vote by the Select Board.

BRATTLEBORO -- Starting Friday, masks will no longer be mandated by the town inside establishments as part of its response to COVID-19 after a 4-1 vote by the Select Board.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Select Board members will use the “honor system” when submitting for reimbursements from the town for costs incurred for dependent care during board meetings, and they can get payment for household members who provide the care and might not be paid in other situations. At the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday, the board voted 4-1 on both items, with board member Tim Wessel voting against both measures. He...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — A new fund is designed to bring the town into a new era of energy-related decision making. “I think it will allow us to do some amazing things,” said Select Board member Daniel Quipp. Town staff and the Select Board have been energy conscious in planning capital projects and vehicle purchases in recent years. But the Fossil Fuel-Free Town Infrastructure Fund, approved unanimously by the board at a remotely meeting...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, known as the American Rescue Plan, is set to bring $3.3 million to the town over the course of the next year. “You know in Brattleboro just what you had to contend with,” U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. “We’ve been through a lot.” Welch said the local school district, Windham Southeast School District,...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   To the editor: This is a copy of a letter I sent to Brattleboro Select Board member Daniel Quipp regarding an article in the Reformer ("Brattleboro invests in Cow Power, commits to new green energy fund," March 7) about a recent Select Board meeting. Daniel: You were quoted in the paper as wanting to increase some kind of climate change fund from $30,000 to $70,000. Is this true? What is this program designed to do? And why should it go to 7...

1 of 13 Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. To purchase our photos, visit SmugMug.com.  Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Shawn Goodell, from Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., checks the energy output fro...