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Decision may affect VY waste storage
Friday, January 19
BRATTLEBORO -- A California court decision could have implications for dry cask storage of nuclear waste at the Vermont Yankee power plant in Vernon. The U.S. ? Full Story
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Dover pursues tourists
Thursday, January 18
Town eyes local taxes
DOVER -- The town is ready to pump some serious money into marketing the area as a four-season resort if voters approve a pair of initiatives at town meeting. Two ballot questions were unanimously endorsed by the Selectboard Tuesday that could funnel $350,000 -- and possibly even double that -- toward making Dover a year-round destination for tourists. ? Full Story
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VY told to watch out for mechanical problems
Friday, January 19
VERNON -- A mechanical failure that caused a nuclear power plant in Minnesota to be shut down indefinitely couldn't happen here, said Rob Williams, a spokesman for Vermont Yankee. "We have a different design that's not subject to that type of failure," he said. On Jan. 10, a one-unit, boiling water reactor in Monticello, Minn. ? Full Story
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Are skaters, fishermen on thin ice?
Friday, January 19
BRATTLEBORO -- Eager to embrace winter activities, people had already taken to the ice on the Retreat Meadows just a day after freezing. By mid-afternoon on Thursday, about 15 people were scattered over relatively thin ice on the meadows. Some were ice-fishing, some were skating and some just arriving and eager to try out the new ice. ? Full Story
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What a Stretch
Friday, January 19
TOWNSHEND -- Not too many teams have wild celebrations following their second wins of the season. Especially not when those teams have nine losses to go along with it. But 600 is bigger than either one of those numbers. ? Full Story
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Kessel lifts Bruins
Friday, January 19
BOSTON (AP) -- Phil Kessel scored the game-winner in the shootout and Marc Savard had a goal and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. The Bruins climbed back from deficits of 2-0 and 4-3 to beat the Penguins for the ninth straight time. ? Full Story
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Tick, tick, tick ...
Friday, January 19
Sixty years ago, a group of scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project turned against nuclear weapons after building the first atomic bombs. They founded the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. They came up with a symbol for the peril they had unleashed upon the world with their research. They called it the Doomsday Clock. ? Full Story
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Good riddance
Thursday, January 18
Last week, people were swooning over Apple's new iPhone, a device that combines an iPod music player, a cell phone and a full-featured Internet browser. Unless you live in Vermont. The iPhone will not work here. The device will work only in areas served by AT&T's Cingular Wireless, and Cingular doesn't plan to expand service to Vermont until 2009, at the earliest. ? Full Story
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? Local News VY told to watch out for mechanical problems Friday, January 19 VERNON -- A mechanical failure that caused a nuclear power plant in Minnesota to be shut down indefinitely couldn't happen here, said Rob Williams, a spokesman for Vermont Yankee. "We have a different design that's not subject to that type of failure," he said. On Jan. 10, a one-unit, boiling water reactor in Monticello, Minn. Full Story