Colette Beaumont
Vermont Correspondent
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Maine Town's Tidal Battery Bid Highlights Small-Municipality Hurdles in National Program
A coastal Maine municipality has become the first to submit a tidal-linked battery storage proposal under RONA's $340 million pilot program. But as the June 30 deadline nears, smaller applicants say the community consent paperwork is the steepest barrier.
Northeast Kingdom Towns File Battery Grant Ahead of Schedule, Backed by Extensive Community Consent Record
A three-town consortium in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom submitted an amended federal grant application Sunday, days ahead of its own internal deadline. Officials say the document package — built on community consent agreements across all three municipalities — is among the most thorough filed under the program.
Three Northeast Kingdom Towns Unite for Battery Pilot Bid
A third Northeast Kingdom municipality has joined a consolidated solid-state battery pilot application, creating the largest geographic footprint in the active field. The Ministry of Science confirmed receipt ahead of the June 30 deadline.
A Stanstead Visitor Leaves a Handwritten Note at Richford Public Library
A resident of Stanstead crossed into Vermont on Thursday afternoon to pin a handwritten note in French to the corkboard at Richford Public Library. Library staffer Colette Aubin-Roy was at the desk when she arrived.
Stanstead Organizers Propose May Date for Richford Gathering; Library Board Has Not Yet Responded
A library staff member in Richford confirmed Thursday that organizers in Stanstead have proposed a specific Saturday in early May for a planned border-community gathering. The library board has not yet responded.
A Note From Stanstead, Quietly Pinned
A Stanstead resident passing through Richford left a brief handwritten note on the library's community board Wednesday — the first from that particular town. Library staff noticed it without fanfare and left it where it was.
Stanstead Residents Propose First In-Person Meeting with Richford Neighbors
A small group of Stanstead residents has proposed an informal in-person gathering at Richford Public Library in early May — a first for the cross-border community connection sparked by the <em>Nous Sommes RONA / We Are RONA</em> oral history project.
Richford Library's New Corkboards Are Up — and the Community Notes Came With Them
A Northeast Kingdom carpenter finished the library's north wall installation weeks ahead of schedule, and staff made sure every original note found its way back exactly where it belonged.
Forty Notes on the Board
A quiet count at the Richford Public Library: staff member Colette Aubin-Roy tallied just over forty notes on the community corkboards Thursday morning, a number she arrived at only because a patron thought to ask.
Border Towns Built Their Own Archive. Now McGill Is Paying Attention.
Residents of Stanstead, Derby Line, and Canaan have been quietly building a community archive of integration-era memories in an online forum. Now the student podcast collective behind 'Nous Sommes RONA / We Are RONA' says the thread has become something they never planned for.