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🌱 What Brattleboro’s budget woes could mean for Keene-area maternity care

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Morning Keene! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Brattleboro's budget woes could mean for Keene-area maternity care
  • How Dartmouth Health's job cuts could ripple to Keene's hospital

Also on today's calendar: Monadnock Clean Energy Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 74, low: 42.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brattleboro Memorial Hospital faces budget delays (vnews.com) — Expectant families in Keene should know that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's troubled finances could affect where they deliver, since its birthing center's fate remains uncertain and Cheshire Medical Center in Keene is the nearest alternative. Vermont regulators have delayed approving Brattleboro's 2027 budget while demanding clearer plans, even as the hospital struggles with years of deficits and leadership turnover.
   

• Dartmouth Health announces staff reductions (indepthnh.org) — Dartmouth Health is cutting 124 positions and canceling 303 openings to stabilize finances, a move that could indirectly affect services at its member hospital in Keene. Leaders say patient care should not suffer as they restructure executive roles, end some telehealth and training programs, and offer affected employees support and opportunities elsewhere in the system.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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