BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Our nuclear spring” [Editorial, March 14].
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Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, artist, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran.
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
Youth Services Workforce Development staff are seeking referrals of youth ages 14 to 17 in need of extra support and career mentoring at Brattleboro Union High School and Bellows Falls Union High School. Now in its sixth year, Youth Services' Ready-to-Achieve Mentoring Program, known as RAMP, meets once a week after school to connect students with professionals for career-focused mentoring and to encourage them to remain in school and set goals, according to a news release. Adult mentors join students...
From their small, grape-colored home on South Main Street, the non-profit Brattleboro Area DropIn Center provides a variety of services to locals seeking basic needs such as food and shelter. The Drop In Center offers case management, a day shelter, a year-round food shelf, job referrals, advocacy, and housing assistance programs. In addition, it operates an overnight shelter and evening meals during the winter months in Brattleboro's First Baptist Church on Main Street. Operating since 1988, the Drop In Center...
There hasn't been a big fossil-fuel-burning plant in the area yet, and a gas plant in Vernon would cross a threshold into the past. Maximizing efficiency and output at the old, existing Vernon Dam hydroelectric plant would be a big first step to boosting clean energy. A nice solar facility and small-to mid-scale vertical axis wind turbine array would be great. Winds funnel nicely down that part of the river valley; it's a perfect spot for harvesting wind, water, and...
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