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No one's been able to use the Vilas Bridge since 2009.
But the 635-foot-long span still has its champions, as evidenced by a new resolution introduced last week in the Vermont House.
Sponsored by four Windham County legislators, the resolution claims officials in New Hampshire - which owns most of the bridge - have shown “wanton neglect” in failing to repair the structure. And it urges the Granite State to “make every possible effort, on a timely basis,” to find state or federal funding for the job.
“The state of Vermont has gone out of its way to work with New Hampshire, but instead of partnering, they have turned a deaf ear,” said Rep. Matt Trieber, D-Bellows Falls, one of the resolution's sponsors.
In spite of planned staff cuts, a tax hike and a run-in with a new state enrollment rule, Leland & Gray's fiscal year 2018 budget passed easily in voting Feb. 8. In fact, the union middle and high school's $6.3 million spending plan was approved by a nearly 2-to-1...
A New York company has taken another big step toward purchasing Vermont Yankee. NorthStar Group Holdings has filed an application with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to acquire the license of the shut-down Vernon plant. The request was filed jointly with Entergy, the facility's current owner. Encompassing more than...
The Vermont Public Service Board has decided to hold two public hearings in Vernon this year to gather comments on the proposed sale of Vermont Yankee. The hearings - one next month, and another in September - are included in a new schedule for the board's review of Entergy's proposed sale of the Vernon plant to decommissioning contractor NorthStar Group Services. The schedule stretches into the final months of 2017, allowing time for multiple rounds of discovery, depositions, and testimony.
As he settles into his new role as commander of the Vermont State Police Westminster station, Lt. Anthony French is not shying away from big law-enforcement topics like opiates and mental health. But he's also thinking about the nuts and bolts of basic police work at the newly consolidated Windham County barracks. So the 19-year state police veteran is offering a heads-up for drivers on Interstate 91 in southeastern Vermont: Expect to see more cruisers. “We've been trying to get...
A former state regulator has decided that she won't be assisting Entergy in its effort to sell Vermont Yankee. Burlington attorney Elizabeth Miller has given notice of her withdrawal from state Public Service Board proceedings concerning Entergy's proposed sale of the shut-down Vernon nuclear plant to a New York-based decommissioning company. Miller previously had been involved in Vermont Yankee matters as a state official. Her plan to advocate for Entergy made news last month and raised questions about a “revolving...
Entergy has spent nearly $125 million from Vermont Yankee's decommissioning trust fund in the two years since the Vernon plant shut down. Overall, with other expenses and investment income factored in, the nuclear plant's trust fund has decreased by about 15 percent during that time - from $664.56 million to $561.6 million. While those are big numbers, Entergy says its decommissioning spending remains under budget. Joe Lynch, government affairs senior manager for Entergy Wholesale Commodities, attributed that in part to...
Kevin Quigley already had been planning to travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in a higher-education conference and to talk with Vermont's congressional delegation. But the Marlboro College president said the tone of his meeting with lawmakers changed dramatically after President Donald Trump issued a controversial order on Jan. 27 limiting immigration from primarily Muslim countries. “We had an agenda of things we wanted to talk about, but frankly, with the executive order that happened, that became item No. 1,”
