Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Fire crews were called shortly before 1 p.m. Monday to contain a brush fire ignited by power lines brought down by a fallen oak tree in a wooded area off Hitchcock Road in Saxtons River. The fire was contained until Green Mountain Power crews could assess the suspected “live” electrical line that was the cause of the fire. “We were extremely lucky,” one firefighter said, gesturing to the heavily wooded area around the downed power lines. “In this kind of...
The state of Vermont was back in federal court in January, again claiming that the Senate vote of 2010 was a legally valid reason for the state to close Vermont Yankee. This was the second attempt by the state to make that case. A year ago, U.S. District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha ruled for Entergy, Yankee's owner. For the federal appeals court hearing in January, Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell switched gears a bit. He hired high-priced legal help:
For a recording project to take place in Italy, Italian pianist Enrico Elisi is preparing the Partitas of Bach while in residency at Yellow Barn in Putney. Created in 2008 by Artistic Director Seth Knopp, Yellow Barn's Artist Residencies program is the first retreat in the U.S. created specifically for professional performing musicians. As a culmination of his residency, Elisi will present on this Saturday, May 5, at Next Stage in Putney an evening of Bach, exploring the last of...
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