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Hermitage Club request to prep snowmaking, lifts for winter season denied by receiver

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 30 2018October 30, 2018

Hermitage Club bubble ski lift

The work to get the ski lifts and snowmaking equipment ready and certified would could approximately $300,000.


Basketville to close its last store before new year

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 30 2018

Basketville

The company, whose roots go back to 1842, once had retail outlets up and down the East Coast. It will continue its wholesale business and employ 25 people in Putney and 25 in China.


State likely won’t meet Oct. 31 decision deadline requested by Vermont Yankee, NorthStar

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 30 2018

Vermont Yankee

The parties in the sale had requested a quick decision by the Public Utility Commission after the sale received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission earlier this month.


Londonderry man named a suspect in 99 crimes denies 15 charges

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 25 2018October 25, 2018

Windham Superior Court

The girlfriend of Travis Desmain, who faces further charges in other county courts, said the pair used the money for a heroin habit.


With loan closing ‘imminent,’ Hermitage begins talks with creditors

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 25 2018October 25, 2018

Hermitage Club

The amount of the loan depends on the appraisal valuation, which has to be twice the loan amount.


Hermitage denied bid to extend hotel permit by Wilmington board

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 22 2018October 22, 2018

Harper Sibley

The Design Review Board said it supports the development of a hotel but the plan will need to be resubmitted for a new review.


Putney sparkling wine to christen USS Vermont

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 18 2018October 18, 2018

USS Vermont

The Putney Mountain Winery wine called Northern Spy passed General Dynamics ‘bubbly and break’ test and also will be served alongside other Vermont foods at the events for the christening of the nuclear submarine.


Bellows Falls roofing firm investigated after death of employee

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 16 2018

worker

Jancewicz & Son was also fined earlier this month by Vermont authorities for safety violations cited in April. In a settlement agreement, the company spent several thousand dollars on safety training.


Holiday reopening unlikely for Hermitage after ‘unsatisfactory’ appraisal

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 16 2018

Hermitage Club

The Hermitage president said he expects a second appraisal will fulfill requirements for a $30 million loan.


Online retailer, who owes Brattleboro $70,000, blames downfall on Amazon

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 15 2018

Adam Gebb

Adam Gebb, who received more than $200,000 in loans from local economic development funds, left Vermont for Ecuador after his business shuttered.


Brattleboro’s plastic bag ban ‘smooth and successful’

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 14 2018October 14, 2018

plastic bag

Several other Vermont towns and cities have been watching the implementation of Brattleboro’s plastic bag ban to guide their own policies.


One dead in early morning Guilford fire

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 10 2018

Arlington fire

According to the Vermont State Police, Timothy White, 52, perished in the fire, which is not considered suspicious at this time.


Saxtons River records 6 burglaries in a single morning

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 9 2018October 10, 2018

State police say 2 men — one accompanied by a dog — are suspected of taking cash, pocketbooks, wallets and laptop computers early Sunday.


Hermitage Club pins hope on condo hotel for year-round resort business

By Brattleboro Reformer

Oct 3 2018October 3, 2018

Harper Sibley

The company is seeking a renewal of an expired permit to build a 184,000-square-foot, 79-foot-tall, 83-unit hotel with seven duplexes.


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