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And, you know, what is an Emergency Relief Fund there if you are not going to use it during all of this going on . Is there any idea how this could impact employees severance and healthcare . Especially during this trying time . Well, elizabeth, what the bridge district has told us so far as they anticipate if there has to be a layoff, that employees would get four months of paid medical for themselves and their families and they would either get four weeks at their full salary or a 600 stipend ...

Green Mountain Power’s new “resiliency zone” initiative is using outage and other data to pinpoint places in need of local grid upgrades. Its first projects consist of microgrids that will power remote villages during outages.

BRATTLEBORO—On Tuesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m., the multimedia arts venue Epsilon Spires will screen Aquarela, a provocative feature-length documentary that uses breathtaking footage shot on three continents to explore the evolving role that water plays in our lives and our environment.The screening will be followed by a panel discussion ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — A new fund is designed to bring the town into a new era of energy-related decision making. “I think it will allow us to do some amazing things,” said Select Board member Daniel Quipp. Town staff and the Select Board have been energy conscious in planning capital projects and vehicle purchases in recent years. But the Fossil Fuel-Free Town Infrastructure Fund, approved unanimously by the board at a remotely meeting...

1 of 13 Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. To purchase our photos, visit SmugMug.com.  Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Shawn Goodell, from Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., checks the energy output fro...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — With Select Board members unable to reach consensus or enough support for a majority vote during a sometimes tense meeting, town staff will be gathering more information about how to approach investing in Cow Power. Brattleboro Energy Committee Chairman Oscar Heller described the Green Mountain Power program as one in which “anyone can buy into, even just regular users, and it essentially pays local farmers to set up s...