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The state's review of the proposed Vermont Yankee sale will take months longer than originally expected.
A revised schedule issued by the Vermont Public Utility Commission shows that a second public hearing on the plant sale has been pushed to January, four months later than initially planned.
And it appears that the commission's review process could extend well beyond that, with technical hearings scheduled for late January in Montpelier and additional filings due at an undetermined, later date.
Because there are no apparent objections to the new schedule. And, a spokesman said, the delays do not impact Entergy's hope to sell the idled Vernon nuclear plant to New York-based NorthStar Group Services by the end of 2018.
In a food-infused entrepreneurial contest that included salsa, sriracha, syrup, and elderberries, it's probably no surprise that a guy who calls himself “Sugar Bob” ended up the winner. During an Aug. 2 stop in Brattleboro, a team of motorcycle-riding evaluators participating in a weeklong “Road Pitch” trip around Vermont...
Having absorbed heavy criticism in recent weeks, the current and potential owners of Vermont Yankee are defending their plans to decommission the Vernon nuclear plant. In more than 130 pages of documents filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, attorneys for Entergy and NorthStar Group Services use phrases like “bald...
The company that wants to decommission Vermont Yankee has new ownership. J.F. Lehman & Co., a New York private equity firm, has acquired a majority interest in the parent company of NorthStar Group Services, which is seeking permission to buy and clean up the idled Vernon nuclear plant. The deal also is being classified as a “recapitalization” that reportedly pumped more resources into NorthStar as the company seeks to establish itself in the nuclear decommissioning business. NorthStar Chief Executive Officer...
It's been nearly six years since Tropical Storm Irene's floodwaters swept through Vermont. But Brattleboro housing officials are still recovering, with the latest evidence being a new apartment complex proposal at the former Austine School campus. The two-story, 20- to 25-unit building is considered “phase two” of a multiyear, multimillion-dollar effort to move residents out of a floodplain in West Brattleboro. And the building's proposed location will be a good fit for residents and for Brattleboro Housing Partnerships, according to...
A program that brings fresh, free produce to Vermont schools and hospitals each month has expanded with another stop in Windham County. Vermont Foodbank's “VeggieVanGo” initiative is coming to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, where a mobile food pantry will be set up from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Monday of every month. The first such visit happened July 17. The program is relatively new but already features 14 monthly stops. Vermont Foodbank spokeswoman Nicole Whalen said it's a way...
When it comes to school governance and school choice, Vernon voters have reaffirmed their desire to go their own way. Residents on July 18 voted 238–47 in favor of withdrawing the town school district from the regional educational union, known as Brattleboro Union High School District No. 6. The move allows Vernon - via a special legal provision approved by the state Legislature - to unilaterally leave the union and pursue its own Act 46 school governance solutions. It's still...
Crews have removed more than 7,000 cubic yards of sediment at Townshend Dam, allowing the much-maligned swimming and beach area to reopen to the public. The project was commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to chronic sedimentation and low-water issues at the once-popular recreation spot. But dredging likely is a short-term solution. And it's still unclear whether the Corps will be able to address the problem in a more comprehensive way. “The entire lake was surveyed...
