Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
The town may require belt tightening in fiscal year 2015, warns Selectboard chair David Gartenstein. During the board's Nov. 5 meeting, in the Municipal Center, Gartenstein told the audience that selectmen might consider cutting services or propose a 15-cent per $100 of valuation increase in residential property tax in fiscal year 2015. Also on the agenda: whether to discharge the town's mortgage against the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, and a potentially life-saving DPW proposal to calm town traffic. Facing...
What is it that the states and localities want? Decommissioning is an engineering and construction process. Doing this work in a radioactive environment requires qualified health physics staff? Will the states and localities provide that? Or is it their old game of “We decide, you pay?” Or do they want daily or hourly reports on progress and radiation surveys and exposure? Will someone please tell me?
Like the phoenix that emerged from the Main Street Arts (MSA) gallery on May Day, MSA's summer season “sparks new energy with diverse music and theater performances,” organizers say. The first event, on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m., features a “beloved” Vermont singer-songwriter, Elizabeth Rogers, who will also be performing this summer at Carnegie Hall. Born and raised in Manhattan, vocalist Rogers began her professional singing career at the age of nine in the children's choruses of the Metropolitan...
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