Vernon News

Entergy Nuclear of Louisiana, which operates the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor in Vernon Vermont has launched an attack on the state of Vermont with the help of the federal courts.

Fish taken from a lake in northern Vermont had similar levels of strontium-90 and cesium-137 as fish taken from the Connecticut River near Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon.

In its official response to a complaint in federal court, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accused the state of Vermont of sitting on its hands when given the chance to properly raise issues before the agency.

Community members in Vernon are hosting a public meeting at the Town Offices next month to discuss establishing a neighborhood block watch.

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This June 9, 2009 file photo shows the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt.

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Board members voted to adopt the next fiscal budget at $4,094,775, a 3.04 percent increase from the current figure.

Hundreds gathered in the Vernon Elementary School gymnasium Saturday to honor the life of 15-year-old Eric Pratt who was tragically killed after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train at the Bemis Road train crossing near the school on Jan.

Hundreds of people gathered in an elementary school gymnasium to honor a 15-year-old Vermont boy who was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train near the school.

A U.S. District Court ruling that Vermont legislators could not close a local nuclear plant created speculation Friday about whether it could affect an agreement between New Jersey and the owners of the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey to close the plant in 2019.

The board approved a motion to level fund its transportation line item to ensure the district would avoid the two-vote mandate, but no figures are finalized until the supervisory union reviews the budget today.

Dozens gathered to celebrate outside of the State House in Montpelier on Wednesday February 24, 2010 after the Senate voted 26-4 against recommending that the Public Service Board act on Vermont Yankee's request for a 20-year extension of its license to operate a nuclear plant in Vernon.

State Rep. Michael Hebert spoke with the Vernon Selectboard about legislative action currently in the works regarding Vermont's nuclear future, including the state's sole power station.

The two volumes of Brian Donelson's "The Coming of the Train" focus not only on the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington and Deerfield River Railroads but also, as their subtitle says, on "the industries they served." These industries included logging, furniture making and box making.

Amtrak spokeswoman Christina Leeds said the Vermonter passenger train was traveling between Washington, D.C., and St.

Emergency officials are confirming a teen was struck by an Amtrak train in Vernon, Sunday evening.

According to the Vermont Department of Health, there were no instances where radiation emissions from Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon exceeded state limits in 2010.