BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
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Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...
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State regulators have signed off on a big security change at Vermont Yankee. The Vermont Public Utility Commission on Aug. 31 approved Entergy's plan to downsize the idled nuclear plant's “protected area” from 10.5 acres to 1.3 acres. The move is expected to save about $1.2 million per month, mostly in security costs. The commission overruled objections from Brattleboro-based New England Coalition, which had asked for a more extensive review of the plan. But the approval comes right on time...
To our state elected officials: With the New Year, you have just returned to Montpelier representing the voters of your electoral districts. We would like you to keep in mind, among the large number of issues that you will be grappling with, the recent votes that occurred with respect to the Act 46 consolidation proposals in Windham County. We request your legislative support for the outcome of these votes and ask that you oppose any attempt by the Agency of...
Join the celebration of the longest day of the year, the first day of summer, and Simba's 25th anniversary at the Simba Silver Summer Solstice Dance Party Extravaganza on Saturday, June 21. The event starts at 8 p.m. at Evening Star Grange in Dummerston Center. In 1989, the band started by playing a benefit on the Brattleboro Common to shut down Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. They called themselves the No Nukes Band, and that group became Simba. Twenty-five years...
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