The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on October 6, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Zoom.

This maintenance is separate from the Town’s larger routine water main flushing program. Residents should not expect to lose water service as a result of this work.

Brattleboro voters can return their completed ballots a few ways: in the drop box outside the Municipal Center, by mail, or on Election Day (Nov. 3, 2026).

The game has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 3. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., and the game starts at 5!

Next Gen Brattleboro is hosting a free, open-to-all gathering at the Latchis Theatre to craft a shared future together and begin a sustained effort towards enacting it.

The road at Living Memorial Park above the entrance to the Upper Softball Field will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 5 while crews work on the cable for the Brattleboro Ski Hill T-bar. 

Connect with your community! Joining a board or committee opens up opportunities for you to network with your neighbors and create a more vibrant Brattleboro.

VTrans proposed an alternate concept design of Putney Road to the Selectboard in September. Provide feedback on the latest version of the design concept.

This year leaves and yard waste will be picked up according to your normal trash, compost and recycling pick-up day.

Offerings include youth soccer, field hockey, gymnastics, and chess.

The Brattleboro Department of Public Works has published an interactive map to help the public track the progress of various projects happening in 2026. 

The Vermont Land Use Review Board (LURB) is hosting a public info sessions in Brattleboro to introduce Vermonters to a new Act 250 review criterion that goes into effect on January 1, 2028.

Learn about the ways you can vote (or get ready to vote) in the upcoming General Election.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is providing regular updates about construction projects in Brattleboro. 

Sunset Lake Road will be closed to through traffic between 1320 and 1420 Sunset Lake Road from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and will provide an update when service is restored. Thank you for your patience.

On Monday, Sept. 21, a contractor will be paving a section of Maple Street just east of the intersection with Austine Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Day work on Bridge 10B on U.S. Route 5 over Interstate 91 is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 a.m.

The Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. at Brooks Memorial Library's Main Reading Room for a public discussion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Sept. 15, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. in the Municipal Center and on Zoom.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is providing regular updates about construction projects in Brattleboro.

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Sept. 15 at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Center and on Zoom.

This class happens Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m. The cost is $5 per class, making it an affordable way for community members to stay active and engaged.

The state will be mailing ballots to all active registered voters between September 21 and October 1, 2026.

The Brattleboro Senior Center is taking registrations over the phone or in person for its free flu and COVID vaccination clinic.

We're back from summer break! This episode covers the sole Selectboard meeting held in August 2026 and previews what's ahead this September.

This episode of Town Matters covers the Selectboard’s discussions on the Birthing Center at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and previews a meeting with Brattleboro’s legislative delegation. Town Matters, the Town of Brattleboro's podcast, summarizes Selectboard meetings so you can quickly catch up on local government while you go about your day.   Show notes:  July 21 meeting – Details, Watch July 28 — Details, Watch August 4 — Details Community Connection Night, the Town’s summer block party, was rescheduled to August 5 due to rain. Learn how you can vote in the August State Primary Election. The next phase of Brooks Memorial Library’s construction project is underway.  

In observance of Labor Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, with the exception of emergency services. 

The road is expected to remain closed at the project location starting Sept. 8 through the remainder of the month.

Vacant to Vibrant Brattleboro is a pilot program designed to transform vacant and underutilized downtown storefronts into places of creativity, commerce, connection, and opportunity.

UPDATE: It was originally anticipated that this work would begin the day after Labor Day but that has been changed to later in September. 

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on September 1 at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Center and on Zoom. 

Labor Day is next weekend and crews will be off the road from 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4 until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 in observance of the Holiday.

The Town is accepting proposals from companies experienced with the collection and proper disposal of residential municipal solid waste services along with the collection and processing of recyclables.

View the Town Audited Financial Report FY25 online.

Public Works is notifying residents and businesses that the precautionary boil water notice issued following the recent water main breaks has now been lifted for all affected areas.

The Town of Brattleboro has issued a precautionary boil water notice for residents listed below following a water main break on the primary water lines on Green Street and Pine Street.

The Brattleboro Department of Public Works is responding to a water main break near the intersection of High and Green streets as well as Fuller Drive.

No Interstate 91, Exit 3 closures will be necessary for the remainder of the project.

Fire Chief Symonds has received military orders requiring him to take an approximately one-year leave of absence starting in October 2026.

Maple Street will be closed between the I-91 overpass and the intersection of Maple Street and Austine Drive on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25.

View the OFFICIAL results for Brattleboro’s State Primary election, which was held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. 

Beginning August 17, the library’s Main Street entrance will close and is expected to remain closed through the fall and all designated library parking will be relocated to the Municipal Center parking lot. 

Polls will be open on August 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion, 32 Linden Street.

The latest round of updates from VTrans includes information for the week of August 9.

The project seeks to address chronic road wash outs that create financial stress to the town, impair the water quality of the Crosby Brook, and create localized flooding.

Construction activities will take place Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. No on-street parking will be permitted on the streets actively being worked on. 

Due to rain in the forecast, the Town of Brattleboro has rescheduled Community Connection Night to Wednesday, August 5, 2026. 

Interstate 91 Exit 3 on- and off-ramps for northbound and southbound are scheduled to be closed August 5-7 from midnight through 5 a.m.

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on August 4 at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Center and on Zoom.