Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and state and federal electric
utility officials are going to be announcing what they’re calling a
first-in-the-nation federal partnership for Next Generation Solar energy. Shumlin will be joined by officials from the
Vermont Electric Cooperative and the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association, as well as other policymakers, representatives from Vermont ’s
Congressional Delegation and others, to announce details of the partnership. Shumlin has made alternative energy a
hallmark of his administration.
A horse is recovering but it took a lot of people yesterday
to rescue it from mud. The horse in
Williston managed to break through its fenced area and somehow became mired in
four feet of mud, all the way up to its belly.
Several departments with more than 30 people were called out, and after
several hours and the careful work of a mini excavator the horse was
freed. The animal is older, in its
mid-twenties, and is being monitored by veterinarians but appears to be okay.
With holiday shopping around the corner, downtown Rutland
is doing better than ever. Occupancy in
downtown businesses remains high, with the numbers continuing to climb as more
than 90-percent of storefronts are filled.
That’s quite a change from about 25 years ago when occupancy was down to
about 65-percent. The executive director
of the Rutland Downtown Partnership says while restaurant business has always
remained steady, the big surge of retail stores is a big help.
The man accused of stealing 50 iPads from the Winooksi
School District Winooski
Educational Center
