In the past two decades, DNA tests have freed more than 240 innocent people from U.S. prisons. Together, they served over 3,000 years in prison for crimes they didn't commit. This is the subject... Read more »
March 08, 2010
Shaw's Supermarket Workers Strike
Workers at the Shaw’s and Star Markets supermarket chains went on strike March 8. There is a Shaw’s store in Keene. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 791 voted 288 to 8 to... Read more »
March 06, 2010
Photo: Kayaker
Aside from a few icebergs, the Connecticut River is clear of ice. This photo was taken in Brattleboro on March 6. The warm, sunny weather is predicted to continue into next week. To enlarge the... Read more »
March 04, 2010
Greenfield Residents Fight Proposed Wal-Mart
A group of Greenfield residents who are fighting a proposed “big box” store which they say would be a Wal-Mart, released the following statement on March 4. Contact information for the... Read more »
February 26, 2010
Regulators Say They May Shut Vermont Yankee Now
The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant may be ordered to close immediately by state regulators, according to a statement released on February 25 by the Vermont Public Service Board, whose members... Read more »