Vermont Yankee critics renew town meetings campaign against re-licensing

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Yankee critics are gearing up for another campaign aimed at persuading state lawmakers to turn thumbs-down on the plant's request for a 20-year license extension.

Vt. general store burns again

PUTNEY, Vt. - When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.

The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, and where tourists ducked in to buy maple syrup by the gallon meant that much to them.

Now, they're crying again.

Vt. museum eyes 1923 Lincoln for Coolidge connection

FAIRLEE, Vt. - Calvin "Silent Cal" Coolidge apparently liked the Lincoln.

While flashier Pierce Arrows dominated the White House fleet of vehicles, the longtime Northampton, Mass., resident was the first president to have a Lincoln - an understatedly elegant car fitting for a modest president.