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As towns transition back to live meetings, theyâre 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 âhybrid meeting.â A screen set up next to the boardâs 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 in via Zoom addressed the board â Dan Tyler, assistant director of public works, received approval to purchase two replacement vehicles for the Brattleboro Department of Public Works Utilities Division.
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BRATTLEBORO Town Manager Peter Elwell announced he will be retiring at the end of the year, calling his work here the most satisfying of time his career. After growing up here in Brattleboro and then living away for almost 35 years, coming home has definitely been part of what has made these past six-plus years special, he said the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. But, far beyond the personal pleasure of living again in this community and region, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with so many dedicated and talented people both inside town government and in the community we serve.
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BRATTLEBORO â Fire Chief Mike Bucossi is retiring after working for the Brattleboro Fire Department for 43 years in jobs he called âa lot of funâ and âvery gratifying.â
âThere certainly have been the ups and downs,â he said, as he was a shift captain on duty one night when a child died in a fire and had been on the department when a fellow firefighter died in the line of duty. âIâve also been part of some very happy times. Weâve made some very successful rescues. I just think weâre part of making somebodyâs life a little bit easier in their worse moments, you know. I think thatâs what is most gratifying whether that be a medical call, a fire or a car accident.â
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