This year, 2015, is the year of eyes wide open, and Vermont's General Assembly needs to question the use of Holtec's on-site dry cask storage system for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station's nuclear waste solution.
After decades of research, and billions of dollars spent, no radioactive waste has been relocated, and treated, and placed in a safe and permanent disposal location anywhere.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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Saxtons River Distillery Marketing and Promotions Manager Drew M. Kacik has some advice for people new to gin: “Don't be scared to kind of mix it with things and just experiment.” Kacik provided cocktail recipes from the Chamber of Commerce event. The Merchant's Wife (In honor of the Chamber mixer) ¶Gin ¶Aperol Liquor ¶A squeeze of lemon ¶Muddled watermelon Top off drink with: ¶Club soda The Plymouth Gin & Tonic ¶Muddled strawberries and blackberries ¶Black pepper ¶Gin ¶Tonic water Woodstock...
I write to highlight the importance to Green Commons of Vermont, Inc. of the Vermont Supreme Court's decision giving the green light to Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) to purchase land for proposed mixed-income housing units in Putney on property across from the Putney Food Co-op. Green Commons of Vermont, a Putney-based nonprofit, is now one step closer to purchasing the portion of the property now occupied by the Putney Community Garden and the Sunday Putney Farmers Market. WWHT...
The new Brattleboro Music Center has won an award from the American Institute of Architects. The building on Blanche Moyse Way was honored with an AIA Maine Award for Design Excellence at the annual meeting of AIA Maine on May 16. A jury of five architects awarded the BMC project a “Citation Award for Adaptive Reuse” with the following comments: “This project is a great example of how to do more with less to elevate the function and mission of...
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