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May the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's purchase inspire others to treasure history and not rebuild so fast. Thank you for sharing this piece.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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The Manitou Project is offering an evening of Baroque sonatas by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Pepusch, and Loeillit, with the musical group Bella Nova: Wendy Redlinger, harpsichord, Gudrun Weeks, violin, Pedro Pereira, cello, Bill Rees, recorder. The concert will be Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at 118 Elliot St. Admission is $15 admission and proceeds from this benefit concert will help raise money for the nonprofit Manitou Project to buy the woodlands that it now uses in Williamsville and permanently...
Last month, Vermont Yankee completed the transfer of all spent fuel into dry-cask storage. It is noteworthy that Vermont Yankee accomplished this task without money from the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund, which is well-positioned to support NorthStar's decommissioning project. Finishing the fuel transfer within budget and two years ahead of schedule invites the community's confidence in the overall decommissioning plan, and it lays a strong foundation for NorthStar's prompt, efficient decommissioning work. Site restoration should be completed in about 10...
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