BRATTLEBORO-Carolyn Pieciak can tell you how she made peanut butter, jelly, and Fluff sandwiches for...
BRATTLEBORO-Medically, the only two ways in which white patients and Black patients differ are skin...
BELLOWS FALLS-Three Vermont hydroelectric dams and generating stations on the Connecticut River in Wilder, Bellows...
BRATTLEBORO-If there can be an obituary for a piece of legislation, then this is it:
As steam billowed from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant's cooling towers against a blue afternoon sky, anti-nuclear protesters gathered on the water in a colorful assortment of boats and along an outcropping of rocks higher on the shore. On the minds of those participating last Saturday was Entergy, VY's owner, and its use of the Connecticut River to cool its reactor. The company discharges the resulting heated water into the river. Opponents say this higher temperature water poses a...
Does Governor Scott want to make Vermont more affordable? Let's see. Veto a minimum-wage bill that would put more money in the pockets of tens of thousands of workers. Veto a medical family-leave bill that would help sustain families in a medical emergency. Just to put icing on the cake, veto a budget that received overwhelming tri-partisan support. A budget that would have, among other fiscally responsible measures, moved our state toward a solution to the education-funding dilemma. The vote...
African Dance Vermont will present a DJ dance party and performance with local African dance teachers and drummers, a benefit to raise funds to support the family of a local drumming instructor. The event will take place on Friday, Dec. 18 at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro from 8 to 11 p.m. Beverages will be offered for sale by Metropolis. Every Wednesday evening, the Brattleboro Stone Church comes alive with African drumming and dance classes. Raoul Ombang, originally from Cameroon, is...
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