Private rail cars roll in to Bellows Falls
BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls put its best foot forward Monday as it played host to more than a dozen well-heeled private railroad car owners, who are traveling around Vermont
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BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls put its best foot forward Monday as it played host to more than a dozen well-heeled private railroad car owners, who are traveling around Vermont
BELLOWS FALLS -- Anthony Marquise is 12, but he's already a full-fledged train fan. The Bellows Falls almost-teen was beside himself with excitement Monday afternoon, waiting for the southbound "The Vermonter" to arrive in Bellows Falls, on its way to Brattleboro and points south, signaling the return of rail passenger service to Vermont after a 16-month hiatus. It had left St. Albans that morning, headed to Washington, D.C. Marquise was carrying a hand-held scanner so he could eavesdrop on the Amtrak conductors, and he would announce to the waiting crowd outside the historic train station th...
JANESVILLE The town of Janesville and three other towns served by the city of Janesvilleâs fire department face big hikes in fees for fire protection, rescue and ambulance services starting in 2022. The city of Janesville plans over the next three years to end a nearly $1 million subsidy that pays the bulk of annual fire protection operations the Janesville Fire Department provides the adjacent towns of Janesville, Harmony, La Prairie and Rock, according to a June 18 letter from the city to the townsâ chairs. Over the next three years, the city of Janesville plans to shift a growing...
BELLOWS FALLS — In its heyday, The Island was home to a grand summer hotel in the 1850s; it eventually became the nerve center of the booming Bellows Falls paper
Getty It’s no surprise that a new report by two Senate committees has concluded that there were massive failures to move intelligence to the proper authorities that could have protected the Capitol building from the mob on Jan. 6. Our government is too big, and this report points the blame at itself. It’s also not surprising that federal prosecutors are going all out to track down and prosecute anyone who was there, such as Christian Kulas from Kenilworth, and charging them with misdemeanors, disorderly conduct and trespassing — for basically just being there. SEND LETTERS TO: . Please ...