Vernon NewsLocal news for Vernon, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Panel opens review Vt. Yankee re-licensing request- July 22, 2008 A federal panel convened Monday to weigh an anti-nuclear group's challenge to the re-licensing of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, promising an independent review of three technical issues the group contends are ...http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/panel-opens-review-vt-yankee-re-licensing-requ... Candidates up for debate- July 22, 2008 The race for Vermont governor kicked off Sunday in a postcard-like Vermont way. Under a pavilion where later the audience would eat locally grown food and listen to jazz, three gubernatorial candidates batted ...http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/candidates-up-for-debate?fromrss=1 Samuel R. Kendall Jr.- July 20, 2008 Samuel R. Kendall Jr., 68, of 4339 Ft. Bridgman Road died Friday afternoon at his home surrounded by his family.http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/samuel-r-kendall-jr?fromrss=1 Lights Out: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down News- July 18, 2008 VERMONT YANKEE: The long, low wooden cooling towers of the 35-year-old Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have suffered several problems in recent years - but without causing problems for Vermont's grid.http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/lights-out-how-the-grid-copes-when-a-nuclear-p... Selectboard rejects new sirens for town- July 16, 2008 After hearing from dozens of residents at its meetings, on the street and via e-mail and phone calls, the Selectboard voted 3 to 2 to not place any more emergency sirens in Brattleboro at this time.http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/selectboard-rejects-new-sirens-for-town?fromrs... Nuke plant still at 25 percent power after mishap- July 14, 2008 VERNON - Vermont Yankee nuclear plant remained at only 25 percent power Sunday in the wake of discovery of problems in cooling towers and continued low flow of the Connecticut River, which it draws water from.http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/nuke-plant-still-at-25-percent-power-after-mis... Brattleboro paraders shun hate- July 5, 2008 The largest contingent of Brattleboro's mammoth Fourth of July parade marched behind the banner: "Hate Has No Home Here." ALANA, the Brattleboro-based civil rights community group, had made a public appeal this ...http://www.topix.net/city/vernon-vt/2008/07/brattleboro-paraders-shun-hate?fromrss=1 |