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Help and information about abuse and addiction

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 — Issue 182

BRATTLEBORO — There are a ton of great Web resources related to substance abuse and addiction, including www.allaboutaddiction.com and www.spiritualriver.com. For a great blog post specific to dealing with addiction during the holidays, visit bit.ly/QMA0FZ.

In addition, here are several local resources and service providers to assist you.

• 2-1-1 Vermont. Dial 2-1-1 from your home or cell phone and ask about resources and services available in your area.

• Substance-abuse therapists in Windham County: bit.ly/SNU3n7.

• Phoenix House: 802-257-5654; www.phoenixhouse.org.

• Health Care & Rehabilitation Services (HCRS): 888-888-5144; www.hcrs.org.

• Vermont Recovery Network: 802-738-8998; www.vtrecoverynetwork.org.

• Brattleboro Retreat: 802-258-3700; www.brattlebororetreat.org.

• Springfield Hospital: 802-885-2151; www.springfieldhospital.org.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
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Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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Vermont Yankee back up after 26-day shutdown for maintenance and refueling

By
Andrew Stein
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 — Issue 199

The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant booted back up April 4 after a routine refueling and maintenance outage. The plant operates on 18-month cycles with about a one-month pause for maintenance and refueling in between. Plant officials say Vermont Yankee operated for 493 days this past cycle. Vermont Yankee replaced roughly one-third of the plant's fuel assemblies, or about 368 assemblies (there are 100 fuel rods in each assembly), an electrical transformer and a large recirculation pump. Approximately 1,000 additional...

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Voices

Town’s outsourcing of bus service is symbolic of attitude

By
Isabel Loudig
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 — Issue 174

Hello, my fellow bus riders in Brattleboro! Does anyone out there like the new bus schedule? If so, I have not heard your voice yet. Despite the Connecticut River Transit operations manager's claims to the contrary, everybody I talked to considers the new schedule a reduction in services. Personally, I believe it to be a convoluted disaster. Not only is there no longer any Sunday bus service, but also, on weekdays, the last bus leaves downtown for West Brattleboro at...

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Arts

Planet Zydeco and Top of The Hill Grill team up at Next Stage

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 — Issue 511

Next Stage Arts Project, 15 Kimball Hill, presents Zydeco & Gumbo at the Next Stage Café on Saturday, May 25. Food will be sold and served by Top of The Hill Grill beginning at 6 p.m., and the band starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 suggested donation. Tickets are available in advance at nextstagearts.org or at the door. Next Stage also offers a beer and wine cash bar, and there will be a dance floor. For the past 14...

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