ROCKINGHAM — Mary DeSimone, applicant, and Moisis Family Trust, landowner, continue to push for a crematorium at 30 Island St.
DeSimone received approval for a pajama-making factory from the Zoning and Planning Administration, but she and her landlord have appealed the Nov. 23, 2009, decision against the proposed pet and human crematory, proposed for the same location.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 1 at the Vermont Environmental Court at 2418 Airport Rd. in Barre.
BRATTLEBORO-Albert Mikuski, now 88 years old, recalls an extraordinary story of how he and his...
-The state's housing crisis will be a top priority in the upcoming legislative session, and...
BRATTLEBORO-At a standing-room-only meeting at Academy School on Dec. 12, Representative Town Meeting (RTM) members...
PUTNEY-Ars longa, vita brevis. One translation of the Latin phrase is that craft takes a...
The partial federal government shutdown is putting thousands of Vermonters at risk of hunger, in particular those who receive 3SquaresVT - known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). With the end of the shutdown still uncertain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), one of the federal agencies affected by the shutdown, has authorized states to issue benefits early for the month of February. According to a news release, the Economic Services Division of the Vermont Department for Children...
The brief story on National Prescription Take-Back Day left out a crucial piece of information. Potential for abuse is only one reason to responsibly dispose of extra or no-longer-needed medications. Another reason, perhaps even more important, is to keep these substances out of the water supply by treating them as hazardous waste. It should be common sense anyway, but the Environmental Protection Agency strongly recommends that people refrain from flushing drugs down the toilet or washing them down the drain.
The Shea Theater and River Valley Co-op present a Mardi Gras concert with Samirah Evans and Trailer Park on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 8 p.m. Evans has headlined numerous Fat Tuesday celebrations since emigrating from the Big Easy to New England following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. But this year's show marks her debut performance in the venerable 330-seat Shea Theater in Turners Falls, which has recently undergone renovations that include upgraded sound and lighting systems as well as a bar...
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