MARLBORO — The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Town Office on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 p.m., to consider proposed amendments to the Town Plan.
The commission invites comments and suggestions on the proposed amendments in person at the hearing.
For more information, contact Planning Commission Chair Matthew Tell at 802-254-8057.
House Speaker Shap Smith is asking Vermont Yankee owner Entergy to reconsider its proposed use of the plant's trust fund for property tax payments. Entergy has notified the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to withdraw up to $6.6 million from the trust fund; a company spokesman said $1.2 million of that total will be used to pay property taxes. Vermont officials have protested several of Entergy's planned trust-fund uses, worrying that too many withdrawals will hinder site cleanup...
Under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the United States turned within four years from the biggest creditor nation in the world in 1981 to the world's largest debtor in 1985. Supported by numerous foreign assignments of the U.S. armed forces, the public debt increased constantly, reaching $18 trillion in recent years. This is a very serious issue for the United States, not only because it deepens the dependence on creditor nations like China or Saudi Arabia, which neglect values like...
Latchis Arts celebrates its fifth annual “Spell Check: A Spelling Bee for Grown-ups,” a lighthearted competition on the main stage of the Latchis Theatre, on Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. This exciting challenge pits trios of spellers against one another before a whimsical panel of judges and emcee Tom Bodett. Community members are invited to form teams of adult spellers, and gird themselves for an evening of lexical lightheartedness. As important as the wordplay are catchy team names, comical...
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