Tuesday, 1/6/09
NEWS:
Hartford Wants to Forgo Raises
Hartford -- The Selectboard might vote this week to lay off as many as six employees if members can't find significant savings in the next town budgets. See full story
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SPORTS:
Jacks Put It Together in Win
Windsor -- No bolt of lightning. No great speech. No other worldly intervention. See full story
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CLOSE-UP:
Studying the Stars
Rachel Allen was no fan of science or math when she walked into Rob Hanson's sixth-grade class at The Pomfret School in fall 2006. But that all changed over the next year, during the hours she spent inside the school's domed observatory peering through a 14-inch telescope deep into outer space. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Prison
Reform
Sen. Webb's Worthy Goal
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With the economy in a shambles and a couple of intractable wars being waged, it's probably safe to say that prison reform is not a top priority, or even a blip on the radar screen of national concerns, for most Americans. That's why it is so notable that U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has taken up this neglected cause, which has important implications for both Vermont and New Hampshire. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
NEWS: Cornish Church May Be Given to Town
Cornish -- The ex-wife of the man who called himself “Clark Rockefeller” has offered to give Trinity Church, one of the Upper Valley's most historic landmarks, back to the town of Cornish.
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NEWS: Venezuela's Citgo Suspends Low-Income Heating Oil Aid
Boston -- Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has suspended shipments of heating oil for poor families in the United States, citing falling oil prices and the world economic crisis, the nonprofit organization that distributes the fuel said yesterday.
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NEWS: Logging Proposal Opposed in N.H.
Concord -- Environmental groups have appealed a U.S. Forest Service decision to allow logging on 1,000 acres in the White Mountain National Forest, but forest service officials say the project will help the environment, not hurt it.
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NEWS: Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza Urban Areas
Jerusalem -- Israeli ground forces backed by air and naval power fought their way into urban areas deep inside the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip yesterday, striking at the Palestinian group's hideouts and rocket-launching sites, but also inflicting a heavy toll in civilian lives.
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