BRATTLEBORO -- Though spokesmen from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon said there was no danger to the plant’s reactor building, a man who delivered a truckload of ice to the plant said he was astounded when he was waved through the front gate two weeks ago without being searched.   Full Story

In Brattleboro... TAXES, WATER/SEWER FEES DUE: The third installment of the 2009 Real Estate and Personal Property taxes will be due on or before Tuesday, Feb.   Full Story

BOSTON -- The state's highest court Friday overturned the conviction of a man accused of sending sexually graphic instant messages to a 13-year-old girl, ruling that such messages aren't banned by Massachusetts law.   Full Story