🌱 How will combining the Brattleboro VA clinic change local veterans’ care?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will combining the Brattleboro VA clinic change local veterans’ care?
• What sparked the 12 arrests in Brattleboro’s townwide police sweep?
• How did Brattleboro’s youth and senior teams fare on the big stage?

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Sanders announces new VA clinics to serve Vermont veterans (vermontbiz.com) — Brattleboro-area veterans will see their local VA clinic combined with Keene’s into a new, larger outpatient facility opening in West Chesterfield, NH, targeted for spring 2029 near the Brattleboro bridge. Sen. Bernie Sanders says the move is meant to keep care convenient for Vermont veterans while also expanding services statewide, including a much larger South Burlington clinic that will add VA dental care for the first time in Vermont.
   

2. 12 arrested in multi-agency enforcement operation in Brattleboro (newportdispatch.com) — Brattleboro police, working with multiple state and regional agencies, carried out a townwide enforcement sweep that led to 12 arrests and citations on Monday, including drug, assault, theft, and trespass charges. Officers focused on areas with frequent complaints and still handled 81 calls for service throughout the day, signaling an especially busy period for local law enforcement.
   

3. Brattleboro Little League 12U team narrowly ... (commonsnews.org) — Young Brattleboro athletes had a big week, with the 12U Little League All-Stars narrowly missing a state title while the 10U squad captured a championship and advanced to regional play. Local Legion Post 5 wrapped up its season against top Vermont competition, and Brattleboro’s Senior Bowling League continued its summer standings and high-score performances at Brattleboro Bowl.
   

4. Brattleboro Rotary Club awards $18,000 in sc... (commonsnews.org) — Brattleboro-area students are getting a boost toward college, with the Brattleboro Rotary Club’s Gateway Foundation awarding six $3,000 scholarships to seniors from local high schools. The club, which has given more than $600,000 since 1986, also invites residents to its weekly Thursday lunch meetings in town for anyone interested in learning more or getting involved.
   

5. Inmate attacked guard with sharpened toothbrush, and woman hit sleeping man with baseball bat, cops say (vermontdailychronicle.com) — Brattleboro residents should know police just ran a townwide drug-enforcement sweep with state and local agencies, leading to 12 arrests in neighborhoods that have drawn the most complaints. The broader roundup details serious criminal cases and court actions across Vermont, from domestic assaults to drug trafficking and child-protection charges, while emphasizing the often-unseen work of troopers, deputies, and local officers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brattleboro

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Friday August 7

• WFC Collage Club
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  1:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Dinosaur Needle Felting Workshop
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  10:30 am
• Brattleboro in Stitches
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  1:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Monday Movie Matinee - Dog Man
  Brooks Memorial Library Brattleboro, VT 05301
  4:00 pm
• Interaction's Prison Quilt Project
  Brooks Memorial Library Main Reading Room
  5:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Library Board of Trustees
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  4:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• Unearth Your Creativity! Workshop III: Walnut Ink Still Life with Vermont Stones
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  10:30 am
• Brattleboro in Stitches
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• LEGO-Palooza Summer Session
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  1:00 pm
• Covered Bridge Day →
  Historic Creamery Covered Bridge, 500 Western Ave, Brattleboro
  4:00 pm

Friday August 7

• WFC Collage Club
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  1:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Dinosaur Needle Felting Workshop
  Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Brattleboro. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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