BELLOWS FALLS — I'm not sure what communities in this area have an easier time recruiting new people for fire departments or retaining them.
Most departments that I talk to - both in the area and out of the area - have the same issue as Putney.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
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BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Nine months ago, state officials demanded that the federal government “fully investigate” Vermont Yankee owner Entergy in order to determine whether the company “has sufficient financial capacity” to decommission the Vernon plant. On Oct. 27, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) delivered its response, which could be paraphrased this way: Thanks for the suggestion, but we've got this under control. In a letter to the state, an NRC official reiterated that the agency already has determined that Entergy will have...
Composer and pianist Eugene Uman and the original members of the Convergence Project will return to the Vermont Jazz Center for a reunion concert, performing original jazz compositions on Saturday, May 21, at 8 p.m. The music of the Convergence Project is described in a news release as balancing “an artistic tightrope between fresh, innovative, and exploratory on one side, and accessible, understandable and visceral on the other.” Members of the Convergence Project joining Uman will be Michael Zsoldos on...
The Republican Party has played the fear card for years, but it is truly breathtaking to see the cynical way that the current crop of that party's presidential candidates is whipping up fear for political gain. Is there a reason to be afraid of terrorism? Not if you are an American living within the friendly confines of the U.S. of A. Statistically, you are more likely to be killed by a lightning strike - a 1-in-83,930 chance - than to...
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