Towns in Vermont are taking down flood-damaged properties. Some want to put parks or access to a river where the buildings once stood. In Londonderry, a public meeting will be held tomorrow night to discuss ideas that might reduce future flooding, including taking down a much-loved dam. –Cohen. Runs: 3:20 Vermont Gas asks for approval from Public Service Board on second phase of its plan to expand a gas pipeline into Addison County. New metering in Hardwick Electric Department increases, allowing solar capacity to increase at Sterling College in Craftsbury. School leaders discuss strategies for keeping educational facilities safe.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
