These photos were taken on July 11 at a lake near Brattleboro. By the numbers: one dragonfly can eat 300 mosquitoes per day. If you don't see any dragonflies on a lake or river, the water is... Read more »
July 15, 2010
In Valley, a Crisis in Care for Mental Illness
Recent budget decisions by the governors and state legislators in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont have caused a crisis here in the Valley for people with mental illness who don’t have... Read more »
July 12, 2010
Photos: At Work at the Dump and Fixing a Stone Bridge
These photos were taken on July 12. They show workers at the dump in Brattleboro, and fixing a stone bridge on Tucker Reed Road in Dummerston, Vermont. Town road chief Lee Chamberlin said the... Read more »
July 08, 2010
People Power Defeats Plan to Narrow Brattleboro's Downtown Sidewalks
Brattleboro residents defeated a plan by the administration of lame duck Republican governor Jim Douglas and lieutenant-governor Brian Dubie – the Republican who wants to be elected governor in... Read more »
July 08, 2010
Union Claims Victory for Shaw's Workers; Strike Over
On July 8, workers at Shaw's supermarkets voted to end a months-long strike. There is a Shaw's store in Keene. The union www.ufcw.org called... Read more »