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‘An extra seasonal pop’: Vermont businesses see dollar signs in eclipse traffic
In the middle of mud season, local businesses are preparing for a boost in the state’s economy due to the total solar eclipse on April 8. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘An extra seasonal pop’: Vermont businesses see dollar signs in eclipse traffic .
Cycling Controversy: Breaking Down Hanover’s Bike Laws
Around fall of 2022, local officials began erecting signs around Dartmouth’s campus forbidding students from biking on sidewalks, according to Wending Wu ’23, a member of the Dartmouth Bikes Shop and the Dartmouth Bike Walk Committee. Hanover Police officers have begun to enforce the law as well, stopping students and issuing warnings, Lieutenant Mike Schibuola said.
Governor Scott is forcing people into homelessness
By James Lyall, Editor’s note: James Lyall is the executive director of ACLU of Vermont. The people of Vermont want the best for our neighbors and our communities. Increasingly, those values are being undermined by the senseless actions of our […] Read More The post Governor Scott is forcing people into homelessness appeared first on The Mountain Times.
Life in the Fast Lane: Driving at Dartmouth
It can be tempting to escape Hanover at times — to flee a difficult midterm, a messy breakup or the prospect of spending another Friday night in the same sticky fraternity basement. Yet Dartmouth’s rural location means that it can take several hours to travel to a larger town or city. Though there are options for leaving Hanover — such as riding the Dartmouth Coach to Boston or New York or renting a ZipCar — these can be costly or inconvenient. If those options don’t work, students can be left feeling trapped in the “Dartmouth bubble.”
Meeting held in Lebanon over proposal to move sorting operations out of nearby mail distribution facility
LEBANON, N.H. — The White River Junction Post Office in Vermont could be moving some of its sorting operations to Hartford, Connecticut. The facility distributes mail to 150 post offices in Vermont and New Hampshire. A meeting was held Tuesday night in Lebanon, New Hampshire, to discuss the idea,...
Hanover High School teams up with NASA to analyze eclipse
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) - Hanover High School is collaborating with NASA to create balloon systems to stream video and collect data about the total solar eclipse. On April 8, the students will send a balloon 100,000 feet into the atmosphere. “Glad to see how far we’ve come. And we started...
Following the Green: What Dartmouth's unionization could mean for Penn football
Nearly a month ago, Dartmouth men’s basketball voted to unionize, a hugely consequential decision that has had ripple effects across college athletics, including Penn. As the option of unionization grows in likelihood, members of Penn football have begun to speculate on the impacts a union might have. "I think...
Scott appoints Zoie Saunders as Vermont’s new secretary of education
Submitted Zoie Saunders Governor Phil Scott announced March 22 his appointment of Zoie Saunders to serve as Vermont’s next education secretary. Saunders is an accomplished education leader with broad strategic and operational experience driving school improvement, increasing student outcomes and […] Read More The post Scott appoints Zoie Saunders as Vermont’s new secretary of education appeared first on The Mountain Times.
For the lack of a coherent plan
Dear Editor, Recently, a Chittenden County Superior Court judge handed down a decision siding with the state against the plaintiffs in a case brought by Vermont Legal Aid on behalf of those who are living unhoused (a.k.a. homeless) and had […] Read More The post For the lack of a coherent plan appeared first on The Mountain Times.
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