Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Saving…The real estate ad calls it a "colorful" and "iconic" Burlington home. For the uninitiated, the picture of the house for sale at 276 Colchester Avenue tells all."Cut consumption, not foreskin!" is painted in big letters across the front of the house. Fat pink polka dots against a purple background float from foundation to roofline.The colors, and the exhortation, have faded since they went up a dozen years ago and turned the house on the busy corridor into a piece. Home owner...…Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Saving…The real estate ad calls it a "colorful" and "iconic" Burlington home. For the uninitiated, the picture of the house for sale at 276 Colchester Avenue tells all."Cut consumption, not foreskin!" is painted in big letters across the front of the house. Fat pink polka dots against a purple background float from foundation to roofline.The colors, and the exhortation, have faded since they went up a dozen years ago and turned the house on the busy corridor into a piece. Home owner...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|The Vermont Air National Guard dramatically increased the number of F-35 flights from its South Burlington base in the first week of April, despite official claims that there had been “no change” in flight operations.The 158th Fighter Wing flew five times as many times during the week of March 29 to April 4 as it did the previous week, an increase residents of the Burlington area — many of whom were stuck working from home during the coronavirus pandemic — noted with...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|The Vermont Air National Guard dramatically increased the number of F-35 flights from its South Burlington base in the first week of April, despite official claims that there had been “no change” in flight operations.The 158th Fighter Wing flew five times as many times during the week of March 29 to April 4 as it did the previous week, an increase residents of the Burlington area — many of whom were stuck working from home during the coronavirus pandemic — noted with...WW…

Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Saving…Reported cases of serious illness due to people mistaking highly poisonous false hellebore (Veratrum viride) for a prized wild edible, ramps (Allium tricoccum), have more than doubled in Vermont over last year's number: to 22 so far, according to Dr. Karen Simone, director of the ."It makes you wonder: Are people just having more time on their hands, or are they going back to nature because of all the things that are happening?" Simone said. "It's hard to know, but it's...…Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Saving…Reported cases of serious illness due to people mistaking highly poisonous false hellebore (Veratrum viride) for a prized wild edible, ramps (Allium tricoccum), have more than doubled in Vermont over last year's number: to 22 so far, according to Dr. Karen Simone, director of the ."It makes you wonder: Are people just having more time on their hands, or are they going back to nature because of all the things that are happening?" Simone said. "It's hard to know, but it's...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Updated at 7:30 p.m.A class-action lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court accuses Middlebury College of failing to adequately reimburse students sent home in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.The complaint says the college violated its contract with plaintiff Henry Mooers, of Norwell, Mass., and other students who paid for a semester's worth of in-person learning and other services that they did not receive.Students who paid tuition expecting a "first-rate...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Updated at 7:30 p.m.A class-action lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court accuses Middlebury College of failing to adequately reimburse students sent home in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic.The complaint says the college violated its contract with plaintiff Henry Mooers, of Norwell, Mass., and other students who paid for a semester's worth of in-person learning and other services that they did not receive.Students who paid tuition expecting a "first-rate...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|At a press conference on Friday, Gov. Phil Scott announced his "first small step forward" in reopening Vermont's economy amid continued signs that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed.Certain outdoor businesses, such as property management services and small construction crews, will be allowed to return to work starting Monday, April 20, Scott said. So will some low-contact services, such as appraisers, real estate agents and attorneys.The governor also issued new...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|At a press conference on Friday, Gov. Phil Scott announced his "first small step forward" in reopening Vermont's economy amid continued signs that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed.Certain outdoor businesses, such as property management services and small construction crews, will be allowed to return to work starting Monday, April 20, Scott said. So will some low-contact services, such as appraisers, real estate agents and attorneys.The governor also issued new...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Updated on October 2, 2020.The occupation of Burlington’s Battery Park is over.After approximately 35 days camped out in the green space, racial justice protesters called it quits on Wednesday evening. They spent hours taking down a tent city that had sprouted toward the end of a summer filled with national incidents of police violence against people of color.But leaders vowed that their fight against racism and other inequities isn’t over.“We are not fucking done, people,”...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Updated on October 2, 2020.The occupation of Burlington’s Battery Park is over.After approximately 35 days camped out in the green space, racial justice protesters called it quits on Wednesday evening. They spent hours taking down a tent city that had sprouted toward the end of a summer filled with national incidents of police violence against people of color.But leaders vowed that their fight against racism and other inequities isn’t over.“We are not fucking done, people,”...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Walmart says it will not apply for Vermont state hazard pay grants for its frontline workers, citing employee bonuses it gave instead earlier this year.In a statement to Seven Days, Walmart said it believes Vermont's program is meant for small and medium employers "who might be unable to pay a similar bonus."We hope those funds can be more appropriately used by those employers," the statement said.A Vermont employee unhappy with the situation alerted a group of state...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|Walmart says it will not apply for Vermont state hazard pay grants for its frontline workers, citing employee bonuses it gave instead earlier this year.In a statement to Seven Days, Walmart said it believes Vermont's program is meant for small and medium employers "who might be unable to pay a similar bonus."We hope those funds can be more appropriately used by those employers," the statement said.A Vermont employee unhappy with the situation alerted a group of state...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|A bill to make universal mail-in ballots a permanent feature of Vermont general elections, and to make it easier for voters to fix mistakes on those ballots, cleared a key legislative hurdle on Tuesday.The Senate Government Operations Committee voted 4-1 to support the bill, which now heads to money committees that will assess the cost.The measure would require town clerks to mail out ballots to all active, registered voters for general elections, pandemic safety issues or...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|A bill to make universal mail-in ballots a permanent feature of Vermont general elections, and to make it easier for voters to fix mistakes on those ballots, cleared a key legislative hurdle on Tuesday.The Senate Government Operations Committee voted 4-1 to support the bill, which now heads to money committees that will assess the cost.The measure would require town clerks to mail out ballots to all active, registered voters for general elections, pandemic safety issues or...WW…

Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|A federal contractor overseeing a pandemic food insecurity program has failed to live up to its obligations in Vermont, potentially leaving hundreds of families without access to emergency supplies, according to the state's congressional delegation., Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed New Jersey-based Global Trading Enterprises over its performance during the most recent round of the Farmers to Families...…Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|A federal contractor overseeing a pandemic food insecurity program has failed to live up to its obligations in Vermont, potentially leaving hundreds of families without access to emergency supplies, according to the state's congressional delegation., Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed New Jersey-based Global Trading Enterprises over its performance during the most recent round of the Farmers to Families...WW…

! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|For decades, Germaine and Gary Morse kept the stick in an umbrella stand by the entryway in their Vermont home.Germaine’s brother, Anthony Bean, had found the weathered, slightly crooked piece of wood inside his grandmother’s Northfield home after buying it in 1980. Knowing his sister’s affinity for family mementos, Bean gave it to her, thinking it was an old field hockey stick or something.“He thought it might be a conversation piece,” said Germaine, 70.It's certainly a...…! -- fonts -->Seven Days needs your financial support!Switch to the of this page.| | | |Vermont's Independent Voice|For decades, Germaine and Gary Morse kept the stick in an umbrella stand by the entryway in their Vermont home.Germaine’s brother, Anthony Bean, had found the weathered, slightly crooked piece of wood inside his grandmother’s Northfield home after buying it in 1980. Knowing his sister’s affinity for family mementos, Bean gave it to her, thinking it was an old field hockey stick or something.“He thought it might be a conversation piece,” said Germaine, 70.It's certainly a...WW…