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Veterans Home Workers Call For Better Staffing, Financial Management
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Workers at the Vermont Veterans Home say the Bennington facility needs better financial management and better staffing. The nursing home has projected an estimated $3.5 million budget shortfall for 2014.VPR News
Sustainability Of Springfield Biomass Plant In Question
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The State Public Service Board is hearing testimony on a proposed wood-chip-fired power plant in North Springfield. The 35 megawatt project would be Vermont’s largest biomass plant.VPR News
Sandglass Theater Explores Lives Of Elderly With Dementia
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Putney’s Sandglass Theatre is known internationally for using puppets together with human actors to address weighty themes. The company’s newest production explores the inner lives of five elderly puppets with late-stage dementia.VPR News
Brattleboro Works To Improve Pedestrian Safety
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The town of Brattleboro is handing out reflective arm and leg bands to increase the visibility of pedestrians and cyclists after dark. The initiative is part of a wider response to a wave of vehicle-pedestrian accidents in town.VPR News
Brattleboro Group Researches Innovative Fertilizer Application
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A small non-profit group called Rich Earth Institute is researching ways to safely use recycled human urine as a fertilizer.VPR News
Grafton Grapples With Wind Development
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Grafton has been considering whether an industrial wind project should be built in town. A proposal at town meeting to help determine where the town stands didn’t clear up the confusion.VPR News
Guilford To Vote On Middle School Students
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Voters in Guilford will decide Tuesday whether or not to discontinue the seventh and eighth grades at the Guilford Central School.VPR News
Halifax Considers Expanding Select Board
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Town meeting voters in Halifax will weigh the pros and cons of big government. An item on the warning asks whether the tiny town’s select board should be expanded from three members to five.VPR News