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By Allison Dunne

Saugerties, NY – A pair of elected officials from an Ulster County community are voicing their opposition to the potential for a casino in their backyard. Their stance comes as an Indian tribe is looking to build a casino on the site of the 1994 Woodstock anniversary festival. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By Pat Bradely

Montpelier, VT – Last week, a Vermont House committee proposed charging a multi-million dollar annual fee to Entergy/Vermont Yankee if it grants the nuclear power plant permission to build a dry cask storage facility. It's a concept that's distasteful to the governor and the company. But lawmakers and supporters say the fund is necessary to transition to other energy resources in the future.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Allison Dunne

Buchanan, NY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected a petition calling for backup power to emergency sirens at nuclear power plants across the country. Petitioners in the Hudson Valley had called for such backup regarding Westchester County's Indian Point. Now, the petitioners are weighing their next move. Indian Point officials say battery backups don't make sense. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

Lee, MA – A volunteer ambulance service in the Berkshires is struggling to raise needed funding in the wake of allegations that the former director of the organization embezzled a quarter of a million dollars over a six-year period.

By Pat Bradley

Fort Ann, NY – The Adirondack Council is claiming a report from the Adirondack Park Agency staff signals the end of a controversial cell tower project near Lake George. But the report cited is only one of several to be reviewed, and supporters of the project say the Council is prematurely declaring the project closed.
WAMC'S North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Pittsfield, MA – Three Drama Desk awards for the Barrington Stage Company of Sheffield, Massachusetts is more good news for the theater group, following six Tony nominations. This all comes as Barrington Stage seems to be on the verge of moving to Pittsfield.

Great Barrington, MA – Residents in Great Barrington, Massachusetts are voting on a non-binding referendum that would recognize the town as the birth-place of civil rights leader W-E-B DuBois -- which has raised some controversy because of Dubois ties to communism.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – A committee of the Vermont House is expected to decide this week whether to support a proposal that would allow people to register to vote on Election Day.
If the measure eventually becomes law, Vermont would join only six other states that allow voters to register on Election Day.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

Great Barrington, MA – Residents in Great Barrington, Massachusetts are voting on a non-binding referendum that would recognize the town as the birth-place of civil rights leader W-E-B DuBois -- which has raised some controversy because of Dubois ties to communism.

By John Krol

Pittsfield, MA – A principal in the Pittsfield School District is accused of attempting to sway teachers votes on the school committee's contract offer. It's the latest development in the ongoing contract dispute.