GOOD MORNING, UPPER VALLEY!
These winds are interesting, eh? According to the forecast, today's low of -5, with wind chill values of -17 is happening... well, right about now! On your way to work the temps will be clawing their way into the low single digits. But hey, high of 18 this afternoon! Go swelter...19 Days of Norwich raised over $200K for the Haven. In case you missed Dan Fraser's listserv post: half came from contributions, half from the Byrne Foundation. Over 6 years, the event's raised over $1 million.Cleaning up Westboro Yards could get more complicated as Rymes pursues 25-year extension. Talk to officials in Lebanon, and they'll say that finding ways to make the old yards more user-friendly is key to the city's health. They just scored state funds for some cleanup. But Rymes likes its propane storage facilities just the way they are. (VN: Subscription required)Weather sends Bernie Sanders campaign kickoff to Brooklyn: It was supposed to be in Burlington on Saturday. Where, you know, it belongs. But city officials think conditions will make things too icy to allow the throngs to walk safely. Where's the sense of history? The first presidential launch to hand out free ice claws, people!VT officials are looking at charging EV's to offset loss in gas tax. Electric vehicle owners use the roads, the argument goes, but they don't pay for their maintenance the way everyone else does: by buying gas. Bill advances in NH to provide tampons and pads in middle, high school restrooms. It's a question of fairness: "How would other people feel if they had to go to the nurse’s office to get toilet paper every time they wanted to use the restroom in school?” asks an advocate. You know that list of New Hampshire 4000 footers you've been tackling? Uh oh! A new, more accurate aerial survey is changing official elevations. So that moment of triumph atop Mt. Tecumseh? Sorry about that.Vermont's official balance sheet dips into the red. Okay, hang with me here. Vermont has started accounting for pension liabilities the way it should, and the result is a $1.5 billion drop in net worth. Moody's is warning about a drop in the state's bond rating.But really, you want interesting weather? Wait 'til next week. Once again, the northern Midwest and Plains will bask in the glory, but it looks like a huge mass of Arctic air will affect us, too. Temps well below normal to kick off March. (That's three weather-related items today. I'm going for a record!)Got lunch plans today?How the rest of the world provides health care to its citizens. This is an OSHER lunch & learn, free and open to the public. Love the last sentence in their description, in which they're hoping for "a lively, civil conversation about this vexing issue." To the barricades! (Does the Black Center even have barricades?)And what about tonight?Simon Pearce in Quechee is hosting a Barr Hill gin and vodka tasting. Surely you don't need much more description than that...Three-minute fiction slam at Salt Hill in downtown Leb. So okay: Three minutes to wow the judges. Why should you go watch? Because according to the NH Writers' Project, "In some regions, contestants consent to being shot with a water pistol if they go over his or her time." No snide remarks about that wording, please.Whatever you do, stay warm! See you tomorrow.
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