Slow and Steady: Model T’s Cross-Country Trip
After 34 days and 3,600 miles across America on dirt roads, the Model T that recreated Edsel Ford’s 1915 road trip from Detroit to San Francisco reached its destination earlier this month. “Seeing America in the slow lane turns out to be amazingly pleasant,” said Mark Gessler, president of the Historic Vehicle Association. “I was surprised how comfortable a 100-year-old car actually is.” Virtually identical to the 1915 Model T Touring...
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Sullivan County Agency Has New Executive Director
Newport — The Sullivan County group working to connect Claremont and Lebanon with a bus route along Route 120 is hoping that its new executive director will drive efforts to expand its transportation offerings. The Community Alliance of Human Services, a Newport-based nonprofit, recently appointed Corey Gagnon to its helm. Gagnon, who hails from Portland, Maine, said he is ready to put the pedal to the metal, particularly in regard to...
Road Worriers: Millions of Dollars in Bridge and Highway Repairs Are Underway, but Officials Say Millions More Are Needed
We rarely think about it, except when it fails. Such as when our car hits a pothole and the muffler falls off. Or a once-in-a-century summer rainstorm dumps an ocean over the Green Mountains, causing roads and bridges to be wiped out by flooding. Or when we open the winter heating oil bill and feel our temple throb. Or when we can’t replay the final scene of Mad Men on YouTube because our Internet service is circa 2005 and doesn’t...
Tesla, Maker of Electric Cars, Plans to Install Route 12A Charging Station
Lebanon — The Route 12A commercial strip in West Lebanon is finally to get a new refueling station for automobiles. Only it won’t help drivers running low on gas. Tesla, the maker of $70,000-plus electric cars, is planning to build a charging station for its vehicles adjacent to Price Chopper in a move that brings the first major electric vehicle power station to the Upper Valley. The station comes after Korpela Family Trust, the...
