BRATTLEBORO With a steady flow of things returning to a normalcy resembling life before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Select Board is anticipated to vote Tuesday night on whether to
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BRATTLEBORO â When COVID-19 closed down Epsilon Spires, the venue pivoted to outdoor film screenings in the back parking lot, an area never previously eyed for programming.
âNow, we found a perfect use for it that people seem to really celebrate,â said Jamie Mohr, director of Epsilon Spires.
Mohr said after the pandemic, her group would still like to use the space for events. For now, the plan is to remain creative and flexible.
âWeâll try to innovate as we go along with the CDC guidelines and what the community feels comfortable with,â Mohr said, referring to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, âbecause we donât want to rush too soon and have everyone have to close again.â
BRATTLEBORO After experiencing a prolonged shortage in staff, the police department has rearranged scheduling. Our department has been relatively short staffed for some time now but over the past six months, maybe year, our staffing has continued to decline as additional officers have resigned and left the department, Interim Police Chief Mark Carignan said during the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. Currently, our overall strength is at less than two-thirds.
Brattleboro has 17 officers working in a department authorized for 27, and not all of the officers are assigned to patrol duties, Carignan said. If officers did not offer to work overtime, they have found themselves assigned to overtime shifts.