Citizens wanting to weigh in on Entergy's decommissioning plans for Vermont Yankee nuclear plant have less than a week to get their comments to the Department of Public Service (DPS). The public comment period ends Nov. 25. Few opportunities exist for the public to give direct feedback on two critical reports that will set the foundation of VY's decommissioning process call SAFSTOR. Federal regulations allow up to 60 years for decommissioning under SAFSTOR. VY's owner, Entergy, has submitted draft versions...
The Agency of Transportation continues with its very-long-term terrible plan to build four rotaries between the Marina and the current, poorly functioning rotary at Exit 3 on I-91. This plan has been in the works for decades, as the AOT has purchased expensive land for right of ways for these rotaries. The first dirt has not been extracted for this project, yet as long ago as three years, AOT Secretary Joe Flynn told me that it is too late to...
Brattleboro Music Center Artistic Advisors Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson welcome two colleagues with thorough Vermont connections for a collaborative performance on Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m. at the BMC. Husband and wife violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Gloria Chien join Laredo and Robinson for this special Chamber Music Series concert featuring two unassailable quartets for piano and strings. The two couples will present Quartet in E-flat Major by Mozart and Quartet in C minor by Gabriel Fauré. Kim...
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