BRATTLEBORO—Energy, innovation, and deep experience in city governance brought Yoshi Manale to the position of town manager last fall, replacing Peter Elwell, who had served in the role for many years. For a small town with city problems — crime, substance use, homelessness, and poverty — it seemed that Manale .
BRATTLEBORO With Yoshi Manale leaving less than six months into the job of town manager, community members are saying they’ll miss his fresh perspective.
BRATTLEBORO—As most Vermonters talked up Town Meeting Day last week, Brattleboro government leaders — who spent months actively pushing for a state law allowing municipal mask mandates — needed only 10 minutes to quietly lift their own. Though Windham County has among the lowest regional COVID-19 case rates, Brattleboro .
For the second straight year, the “meeting” part of Town Meeting Day was hard to find in Windham County, as only Athens and Stratton opted to have in-person meetings.Every other town either conducted business by Australian ballot on March 1 or postponed the meeting until warmer weather returns later this .