Jamaica News

I am hoping that the town of Jamaica thinks twice about the generous offer proposed by Marlboro College to secure a space to plant itself for future generations of students.

Plans for a bridge, which connects to Londonderry, that was wiped out by Tropical Storm Irene are still up in the air.

"She had mentioned it before," said Jamaica Selectboard Chairwoman Alexa Clark. "At one time she thought she might be interested if the position ever came out." The seat had opened up shortly after Town Meeting in the middle of last March.

In Vermont, people affected by floods in recent years are now wishing they could be included on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood maps.

Up a winding dirt road in Lincoln, surrounded by maple trees stung together by blue lines, rests a 4,000-square-foot sugarhouse.