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Two long-delayed Windham County hydroelectric stations are well underway and may begin producing power by fall, the developer said Wednesday. New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy LLC is building hydro projects at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in Townshend and Jamaica. While the West River turbines are relatively small – they will produce 3.1 megawatts combined – they have required years of development and permitting work. “It feels very good,” said Bud Cherry, Eagle Creek's chief executive officer. “It...
Oct. 16-22 is the annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week, and it's the perfect time to acknowledge and thank the Friends of the Rockingham Library, whose members give generously of their time to enhance our library services. The Friends have coordinated many fundraising activities, such as pub trivia events, plant sales, and silent auctions. The library is very fortunate to have received many donations, ranging from equipment and furniture to museum passes and programming. The Rockingham Free Public...
The February Climate Café will screen the video, Rollbacks: An Assault Against Life on Earth, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. As always, the Café is free, and light refreshments will be available. The impact of climate change is undeniable and catastrophic, as the ongoing fires in Australia have tragically demonstrated. However, the Trump administration has met this crisis by systematically and efficiently enacting numerous regulatory rollbacks, “reversing past policy...
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