No Snow, No Snow Business: Slow Start to Winter at Least Allows for Maintenance and Repairs
Enfield — On a gray, overcast afternoon last week Whaleback Mountain was bare. Rocks poked out of the mud, the water of Stony Brook at the mountain’s base rushed with the torrent of a spring thaw. Ski chairlifts dangled motionless from their lines. “I’ve been in the ski business since my youth in the late ’50s and early ’60s. I’ve seen some pretty lean years,” said Gerd Riess, mountain manager at Whaleback. He recalled “one year back...
Business Notes: Aug. 2, 2015
Several Upper Valley farms are set to participate in Vermont’s Open Farm Week. From Monday through Aug. 9, more than 100 farms across the state will be open for tours, tastings and educational activities. The event is sponsored by the Vermont Agriculture and Culinary Tourism Council, which, according to its website aims to “strengthen and support Vermont’s food and farm communities.” Activities at each farm will vary. Participating...
Windsor Solar Proposal Would Be Largest in Vt.
Windsor — Green Mountain Power and groSolar are proposing to build a 4.9 megawatt solar farm on 50 acres of open space just south of the Southeast State Correctional Facility in what would be the utility’s largest solar project in Vermont. Town officials said they would like to learn more about how the project may fit in with a proposed land management plan for the hundreds of acres of state-owned land surrounding the actual prison....
N.H. Medical Marijuana Faces Delays
Concord — For 20 years, Frank Paine has suffered from chronic back pain that caused him to retire early in 2009 and now makes it hard for him to walk long distances. He’s tried numerous medications, physical therapy and acupuncture. None of it has worked, but he and his doctor see another possible source of relief: Medical marijuana. The state legalized medical marijuana in 2013, but Paine still has no idea whether it’s a treatment...
Turn on the AC! Fuel-Saving Tips for Summer Driving
Want to save fuel on those long summer highway drives? Close the windows and turn the air conditioning on. That’s just one of the useful — and frequently surprising — tips available from fueleconomy.gov, the go-to website for information on fuel economy. While running the air conditioning does increase fuel consumption, it’s more efficient than driving with the windows open at highway speeds. The open windows increase the car’s...
