GRAFTON — RE: “Bipartisan support for a 'pause?'” [Town & Village, March 6]:
There are several important corrections that need to be made with respect to my comments. Most important: For New England to achieve 20 percent of our energy coming from wind power, we need to build 9,000 MW.
Today, New England has around 700 MW installed. Onshore wind power is twice as, and in some cases three times more, expensive than conventional sources.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
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Another piece of Abenaki history has been reclaimed with the creation of the Sibosen Trail. Pronounced SEE-boo-sehn, which is Abenaki for “river stone,” the trail runs along the West River in what's known as the Riverstone Preserve, 21 acres of land owned by the Friends of the West River Trail that also includes 2,240 feet of shoreline. The new trail takes a short loop off the main West River Trail and skirts the river's edge. With the installation of 21...
At the last two Brattleboro Town School board meetings, the chair, Jill Stahl-Tyler, spent a great deal of time complaining about the Vernon School District being a part of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU). She went so far as to read a letter that she was going to send to the State Board of Education, urging that body to reassign Vernon to another supervisory union. She even requested that the district be reassigned to the Windham Central Supervisory Union.
A group of local artists and fine craftsmen have initiated a call for art that reflects on the current political situation. Organizers of “Raised Voices: Local Artists Resist!” invite participants to “stand up and express your hopes, your outrage, your vision,” in the face of the current times. This call for art is open to all mediums, including writing (one page maximum and presented as visually engaging) that can be wall-hung. The process will culminate in an exhibit throughout May...
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