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125 Year-old Business in Brattleboro Closes – Custom Laundry

No Comments 27 August 2010

Custom Laundry started in 1887, one of the oldest businesses in the state of Vermont, after being passed down though the Dunnell family. Now it is closing, after being sold to another family-owned laundry business.

Originally on Elliot Street, next to the Bushnell Block, former owner Hugh Agnew moved the laundry to 14 Church St., next to the fire station, after a fire in the Elliot Street building, in 1921.

Antique wooden beams, from a demolished covered bridge, support the current Custom Laundry & Linen building. The covered bridge spanned the Connecticut River to Hinsdale, NH.

The commercial division of Custom Laundry was bought out by People’s Linen.

After locals pick up their cleaned items, the building is to be stripped of the equipment and then the building will be sold.

See Also the Brattleboro Reformer story.

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Three Brattleboro Men Injured in Single Vehicle Collision With Telephone Pole

No Comments 14 August 2010

Brattleboro Police and Brattleboro Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision in the area of 299 Sunset Lake Road, on Tuesday.

At the scene, police found a 2000 Ford pickup truck with extensive damage in a ditch on the east side of the road. Three injured men were outside the vehicle and police determined they had been occupants of the vehicle. All three were transported to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, but Police did not release information regarding the nature or extent of their injuries.

The vehicle had struck a telephone pole and damaged it. CVPS and Fairpoint responded to the scene to repair the pole.

Police suspected that alcohol and speed played a role in the collision, but they did not know which of the occupants was the driver at the time of the collision.

The occupants of the vehicle were:

Bridget M. Dale, 22, Brattleboro
Linwood J. Gerry, 22, Brattleboro
Brandon W. Theriault, 23, Brattleboro

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Brattleboro Residents Receive Scam Letters

No Comments 26 July 2010

A scam that has been used thoughout the US has come to Brattleboro, according to local police.

Some residents received a letter that makes it appear the resident has an obligation to make a $20 processing fee payment. In return, they will receive $2.5 million.

Two separate New York addresses were used in the scam.

For more information, see the story at: Police warn of N.Y. scam

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Backup Beepers in Brattleboro Main Street

No Comments 11 July 2010

Tearing up the pavement in downtown Brattleboro isn’t hard work for Lane Construction, but it is noisy! Downtown residents have to put up with the backup beepers.

It should all be over by noon Thursday. The work started near South Main Street, and ends at the Brattleboro Common. As long as the weather holds up, Putney Road gets it’s turn on Friday night.

Two lanes of traffic should be allowed in downtown throughout the day, until 11 p.m., when it is shut down to only one lane and traffic being directed.

No parking is allowed either side of Main Street, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday and all day Thursday. Park Place and Route 30 near to the Common.

View full story Brattleboro Reformer: Brattleboro’s Main Street roadwork to begin Sunday night

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Go Skateboarding Day A Big Success

No Comments 28 June 2010

Over 50 people attended the first “Go Skateboarding Day” event at Crowell Lot, Brattleboro, last week.

It was the first day of summer and skateboarders had a great time, and it wasn’t just the younger generation either!

Although the event was promoted by the Brattleboro Area Skateboard is Coming group, it was founded by the International Association of Skateboard Companies

See the complete story after the event at Brattleboro Reformer: Local News

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Brattleboro Conductor Indicted for Child Porn

No Comments 21 June 2010

The federal grand jury investigating child pornography charges against Brattleboro resident, David Runnion, the former conductor of the Windham Orchestra, indicted him for receiving and possessing child pornography.

Runnion has been detained pending trial by United States Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy.

Apparently, in 2008, Runnion had email communication with a 15-year-old New Hampshire girl, after meeting on on Craigslist. They corresponded from their home computers and the girl sent sexually explicit photographs of herself.

Those photographs and emails were discovered by law enforcement in Runnion’s Yahoo! email account, and some images were also found saved to his laptop computer.

Brattleboro Man Indicted on Charges of Receiving, Possessing Child Pornography

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Brattleboro Homeschool Program Attracts Students

No Comments 15 June 2010

The Oak Meadow, Brattleboro homeschool program attracts students worlwide. Last week, the Reformer in Brattleboro reported that Oak Meadow high school graduates were celebrating at the West Village Meeting House.

Most of the high school teachers live in New England, although their students are spread across the US and throughout the world, as close as Costa Rica and as far away as Australia. With classes by mail and online, most students only meet their teachers face-to-face at graduation.

The Brattleboro program is often used by actors, sports people and children unable to attend traditional schools.

See the full story at The Reformer Meeting teachers, getting diplomas

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Brattleboro Selectboard To Hold Special Meeting

No Comments 14 June 2010

Brattleboro’s Selectboard is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Monday. Items on the agenda are administration Bee Line Bus Changes and crime and other disturbances on Elliot Street in downtown Brattleboro.

The meeting starts at 7:30 AM at the Municipal Center, in the Hanna Cosman Room.

The meeting continues the board’s discussion of options for reducing crime and nuisance complaints from the Downtown area.

Brattleboro has operated the local two-route bus system for many years, but administrative and reporting requirements have become onerous. This vital service has high ridership and is important to both citizens and The Town. The Board will discuss how to balance maintaining and safeguarding the service, while at the same time handling the administrative overhead and equipment issues.

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Local Teacher Quits School To Link Farmers to Schools

1 Comment 14 June 2010

A year ago, Hans Estrin, a local schoolteacher, frustrated with policies that ignored local produce, quit his teaching job and started a new business to help get more local produce into local diets.

This is a problem all over the US, which causes massive transportation costs to be added to prices. It is about time more people started seeing great stories like this.

See the complete story at From the farm to students’ plates

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Brattleboro, Brattleboro Video

25 Comments 13 June 2010

Is Brattleboro really the San Francisco of the east?

You decide for yourself. Filmmaker: Billy Sharff

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With deep backgrounds in media and video production, our in-house team of producers work with our partners on creative treatments and leverage the talent of our filmmaking network. We help our partners distribute their videos across the Web to a variety of partners including Google, Yahoo!, AOL and MSN.

Founded in 2005, the company is privately-held and based in Emeryville, California. www.TurnHere.com

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