Two days of hearings in U.S. District Court concluded Friday afternoon with both sides making their final arguments over whether should Entergy Nuclear be granted an immediate preliminary injuction that would block any effort by the state of Vermont to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon next year. Kathleen M. Sullivan, of the New York-based law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the lead attorney for Entergy, spent about three hours Friday morning covering many of the...
On Aug. 15, the Friends of Vernon Center held its first public event at the Governor Hunt House in Vernon, which the Friends are working to redevelop into a community center for the town. We wish to thank everyone who worked on this event and contributed goods or services to make it possible. People attending enjoyed music on the lawn provided by the Falltown String Band; they played games organized by the Vernon Recreation Department; they met and received information...
A dance documentary film project, “Action Conversations: Bellows Falls,” premieres Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. at the Bellows Falls Opera House. This screening, the first time the final cut has been shown in any movie theater, is a collaboration of Vermont Performance Lab and Youth Services. Admission is free. Along with the screening, organizers promise a dialogue between local youth and audience members about growing up in Windham County, and how the community can best support youth in growing...
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