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Sen. Bernie Sanders in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Thursday

Sanders Raises $15 Million in First Two Months as Candidate

by Paul Heintz Posted on July 2, 2015 at 7:32PM

After Sanders addressed a small scrum of reporters outside the college, Seven Days asked him to comment on his fundraising success. The senator ignored the question, staring straight ahead as he walked to a waiting car.

UVM Medical Center Nurses Approve New Contract

by Nancy Remsen Posted on July 2, 2015 at 7:21PM

The nurses' bargaining team had urged members to ratify the agreement. Laurie Aunchman, interim president of the union, said, "That was the best we were going to get."

Karen Porter, a Howard Center worker, addresses the Burlington City Council earlier this year.

Howard Center and Union Sign Contract

by Alicia Freese Posted on July 2, 2015 at 4:23PM

As a result of the new contract, the union is dropping a lawsuit it filed against the Howard Center last year, alleging that a 3 percent pay increase it believed workers were entitled to under state law was withheld by management. According to Blaquiere, as part of the agreement, staff who were affected by that lawsuit are receiving an additional 2 percent increase to their base salary and a 1 percent bonus for a nine-month period. Last spring, staff picketed outside Howard Center offices, decrying what they described as unacceptably low wages.

UVM student Haley Agront took a smoke break earlier this year.

UVM Campus to Go Tobacco-Free August 1

by Molly Walsh Posted on July 2, 2015 at 3:00PM

Sullivan predicted the ban would help discourage smoking and the many cancer deaths it causes, as well as reduce cigarette-butt litter and harmful second-hand smoke. “By joining 1,500 other colleges and universities in this initiative, we reinforce our values in the areas of health, environmental responsibility and concern for the well-being of all of the members of the UVM community,” Sullivan said in a prepared statement.

Bosnian Refugee Convicted of Falsehoods to Get New Trial

by Mark Davis Posted on July 2, 2015 at 12:42PM

statements were false. Mr. Sakoc had no notice that the government would seek to prove he lied about his military duties and political membership."

Proposed Swanton Wind Project Unnerves Neighbors

by Terri Hallenbeck Posted on July 2, 2015 at 9:30AM

“It terrifies us,” said Christine Lang, who lives on Rocky Ridge Road in Belisle’s development. She and other residents said they’ve heard about complaints that neighbors of other wind projects have had about noise and flickering shadows.

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks Wednesday night at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, Wis.

At Record-Setting Rally, Wisconsinites #FeelTheBern

by Paul Heintz Posted on July 1, 2015 at 11:59PM

Cheryl Pieper and Joan Borzym, who work together at an Illinois elementary school, said they drove two and a half hours to hear Sanders speak — and they weren’t disappointed. “He was everything I thought he was going to be — and more,” Pieper said.

Artist's rendition of proposed addition to UVM Medical Center

Board Puts UVM Medical Center Tower Project on Slow Track

by Nancy Remsen Posted on July 1, 2015 at 6:00PM

John Brumsted, CEO of UVM Medical Center, welcomed the board’s approval, adding the panel acknowledged the safety benefits of increasing the proportion of single rooms at the hospital from 30 percent to 85 percent. The medical center now must figure out how to meet the board’s conditions, he said.

Burlington's New School Superintendent Is Still in Canada

by Molly Walsh Posted on July 1, 2015 at 4:51PM

He thinks the visa could be in hand this month, and Obeng could start before August. "My gut tells me that the way things seem to be unfolding, that the transition will take place sometime in July,” Smith said.

From left, GlobalFoundries executives Janette Bombardier, Mike Cadigan and Brian Harrison speak at a press conference at their Essex plant.

GlobalFoundries Takeover of IBM Chip Unit Is Official

by Mark Davis Posted on July 1, 2015 at 12:32PM

became extremely critical to … GlobalFoundries,” Cadigan said. The Essex plant will complement GlobalFoundries’ facilities in Malta, N.Y., where the company has invested $10 billion, and in East Fish Kill, N.Y., officials said. Executives said the New York plants have different equipment and missions, and would not be able to take on work that is done in Vermont.