New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said on May 22 he would veto the legislature’s effort to raise gas taxes. The House’s budget includes a 15 cent increase in the gas tax. The tax would raise... Read more »
May 22, 2009
Goats Go for a Ride
This article includes a short video of goats going for a ride in Dummerston, Vermont, May 22. The farmer in the video is Elizabeth Wood of the New Leaf CSA. Read more »
May 20, 2009
Cops Shoot, Kill Bear; 100 Attend Meeting on How to Prevent Repeat
There have been numerous reports of bears in people's yard in Dummerston, Vermont over the past few weeks. Dummerston borders Brattleboro. The state police shot a bear in East Dummerston on May... Read more »
May 14, 2009
Top Obama Official Speaks at Northampton Group’s Meeting
The Northampton-based group Free Press held a public meeting in Washington, DC on May 14 about how the public can successfully lobby the government to increase public funding for journalism, and... Read more »
May 13, 2009
Brattleboro Students Rally Against War
On May 13 in Brattleboro, students at the Austine School for the Deaf (ASD) were joined by students from half a dozen other local schools as they made a giant peace sign that was clearly visible... Read more »