Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
It's hard to resist the charms of a kitten, and the Windham County Humane Society (WCHS) usually finds new homes for them as fast they come into the shelter. But older cats tend to wait longer at WCHS to be adopted. That's why the shelter periodically offers something almost as irresistible as a kitten – a sale. Through June 30, WCHS has its “9 Lives for $9” sale. Any cat over 6 months old is only $9 to adopt. The...
After the intense heat wave in July, we are again faced with another year of elevated water temperatures in the Connecticut River at our state's only nuclear power station. Power plants use huge amounts of water for cooling, and when already warmed water enters the cooling system, that same water is far too hot to support a healthy ecosystem when it is discharged into the river. About 50 to 60 percent of energy generated by nuclear reactors is waste heat.
DUMMERSTON-The Dummerston Historical Society announces a new arrangement of exhibits for its openings the first and third Sunday afternoons, April 21 - June 2, 1 to 3 p.m. The site is the Society's schoolhouse located in Dummerston Center next to the Town Office. The Society's recent Dummerston Artisans Exhibit was so popular that contributors have been invited to submit new material for a second display. Similar exhibits were mounted years ago, and organizers say they "are pleased to find once...
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