Certainly, Vermont should not be adding a dirty-fossil-fuel plant! How about a solar facility with non-toxic aqueous battery storage instead?
Keep moving forward. Don't backslide!
Heidi Mario is an artist. BRATTLEBORO-Call this "A Tale of Two Shoe Stores." There has...
SOUTH NEWFANE-Thank you to all the first responders who came to the scene of our...
Editor's note: Given the not-unreasonable concern for her safety, we've withheld the letter writer's name.
JAMAICA-Listening to Rescue Inc. dispatch recently, I heard a paramedic asking if law enforcement would...
In its quest to purchase Vermont Yankee, NorthStar Group Services has filed reams of paper with state and federal regulators. But for many who aren't directly involved in those reviews, the New York-based company's plans - and its motivations for buying a shut-down nuclear plant - have remained obscure since the proposed sale was announced in November. NorthStar Chief Executive Officer Scott State has set out to change that. State spent March 13 in the Brattleboro area, meeting with a...
Democracy is dead in America when a smart, articulate, unifying Congressman - Rep. Dean Phillips - spends more than two months campaigning in New Hampshire for the Democratic Presidential Primary, and gets nearly zero news coverage. Democracy is dead in America when a sitting president is a no-show in New Hampshire because he fears being challenged by someone more fit for office than himself. Democracy is dead in America when the Democratic National Party and state Democratic parties keep Phillips...
On Saturday, April 27, for the 16th year in a row, Brattleboro area residents wishing to help down-on-their-luck neighbors will participate in Brattleboro Clayworks' annual Bowlerama, making bowls to donate to the Brattleboro Empty Bowls dinner. Participants don't need any experience or special skills since artist/teachers Bonnie Stearns, Annie Lauterbach, and Alan Steinberg will provide basic instruction and gentle support to help shepherd their creations from start to finish. The Empty Bowls dinner is held each Columbus Day weekend at...
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