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Ask Kathy Urffer whether she has some big shoes to fill, and she'll laugh and say, “absolutely.”
That's because the Brattleboro resident has been hired by Connecticut River Conservancy to succeed David Deen, a highly-regarded expert who retired after 19 years as a river steward for Vermont and New Hampshire.
Four colleges in three states are teaming up to help spark a “green” recovery from the closure of Vermont Yankee. Administrators from the School for International Training in Brattleboro; Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, Mass.; and Antioch University New England and Keene State College in Keene, N.H. have signed...
Once again, Dover voters have overwhelmingly OK'd merging their school district with neighboring Wardsboro. In a special election held July 11, the tally was 47-9 in favor of creating a new district with shared board governance between the two towns. Both towns' elementary schools will remain open. Dover already...
In early 2014, Roger Allbee set aside the issue he knew best - agriculture - to become the top administrator of Vermont's smallest hospital. It has been, he says, “a learning experience.” Allbee, who on July 13 announced his pending retirement from Grace Cottage Hospital, said he has become well-acquainted during the past three years with the regulatory and financial problems rural hospitals face. But he is also convinced there's still a place for a small, independent hospital focused on...
A Washington, D.C.-based company has signed a contract to take apart and ship away Vermont Yankee's reactor. Areva Nuclear Materials' deal with NorthStar Group Services is contingent on NorthStar's receiving state and federal permission to buy and decommission the idled Vernon nuclear plant. Areva's involvement in the cleanup project has been known since the proposed NorthStar deal went public last November. But administrators said the contract signing, announced July 11, “formalizes” the company's role in what would be a crucial,
When someone asks Brandie Starr for money on the streets of Brattleboro, she often offers to buy them a sandwich. “I've never had anybody turn me down,” Starr said. “I usually buy a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a drink. And sometimes a brownie, because everybody needs a brownie.” But Starr, a Brattleboro Selectboard member, knows that not everyone can be so accommodating - especially if they're trying to run a small business and fear that panhandlers are driving...
Construction is scheduled to start next month on a housing complex that is designed, in part, to address homelessness in the Brattleboro area. With the recent issuance of a state land-use permit, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust now has all approvals needed to begin transforming the Lamplighter Inn Motel into an apartment complex called Great River Terrace. Half of Great River Terrace's apartments will be available for those who have experienced chronic homelessness. And there will be a variety of...
The company that wants to buy Vermont Yankee hasn't properly assessed the plant for radiological contamination and therefore “cannot know” the true cleanup cost, a Brattleboro anti-nuclear group contends. New England Coalition, in recent filings with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, seeks to intervene in the federal review of Vermont Yankee's proposed sale to NorthStar Group Services. One of the coalition's biggest concerns mirrors worries that have been previously expressed by Vermont officials - that NorthStar could run into unforeseen problems...
