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In October 2014, voters in Newfane and Brookline approved a major energy transformation at the joint NewBrook Elementary School.
One part of that project - installation of a sophisticated new heat-pump system - is finished. But an accompanying 500-kilowatt solar facility is in limbo due to its California-based developer, SunEdison, seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Mount Snow's multimillion-dollar snow-making upgrade won't be finished for the upcoming ski season due to continued delays in the resort's EB-5 funding program, administrators have disclosed. An executive with Mount Snow parent company Peak Resorts, during a July 14 announcement of the company's fiscal year 2016 earnings, said the...
With Act 46 merger talks looming, Jamaica voters have declared their school district's independence. The town on July 12 voted 78-75 to leave the five-town Leland & Gray Middle and High School union, a move that could allow Jamaica to pursue school-choice options that aren't available within the current...
State regulators say they won't reconsider their dismissal of an anti-nuclear group's objections to Vermont Yankee's fuel storage plans. The state Public Service Board last month approved construction of a new concrete pad for storage of the shutdown plant's spent nuclear fuel. Prior to that, however, Brattleboro-based New England Coalition had asked for reconsideration of its questions about the storage facility's safety and visibility. The Public Service Board already had dismissed New England Coalition's arguments in a June 1 order.
To get the most out of his sprawling dairy farm near the Massachusetts border, Jeff Dunklee knows his cows have to be comfortable and his equipment has to be clean. Lately, he's turning to a new source - the copious amount of manure produced by more than 500 cattle - to make both of those tasks easier. First came a new, heavy duty composting system that allows Vern-Mont Farm to transform cow dung into cow bedding. Next came an accompanying...
After many delays, a large-scale landfill solar project is under new ownership and appears to be moving ahead. Windham Solid Waste Management District officials say a multinational solar developer has partnered with a Burlington company to build a 5-megawatt array on Brattleboro's closed and capped landfill. The previous developer ran into financial problems and was unable to do much with the project, which was enabled by special legislative language in 2014. But officials say they're seeing welcome signs of progress.
The future is looking brighter at Bradley House. A December merger with Brattleboro's Holton Home has brought stability to the longtime residential care facility. And a much-needed structural overhaul and expansion project - which will add seven rooms to Bradley House, as well as new dining facilities - is scheduled to start later this year. On July 6, Gov. Peter Shumlin traveled to Brattleboro to announce more than $2.8 million in community-development grants for residential and commercial projects across the...
A turbine developer is defending the embattled Stiles Brook Wind proposal, saying critics have relied on “many inaccuracies” and “false claims.” Iberdrola Renewables, which wants to build 28 turbines on a ridge in the towns of Windham and Grafton, issued a July 8 letter in which the company rebuts concerns about the project's wildlife, water quality, flooding, and health impacts. The latter topic has spurred emotional debate often focused on low-frequency sound emitted by turbines. But, in the letter addressed...
