A UVM Health Network Partner-to-Be Treated Escaped Inmate

by Nancy Remsen Posted on June 30, 2015 at 9:39PM

Searchers for the two killers who escaped prison in Dannemora combed all around Malone, N.Y. for the past three weeks. So the local 75-bed hospital — one that coincidentally plans to join the UVM Health Network — drafted contingency plans in case the escapees or any searchers required medical care.

City Market Buys Land for Second Store

by Alicia Freese Posted on June 30, 2015 at 5:00PM

The proposed two-story store would have 21,000 square feet of space — more than the 16,000 square feet at its downtown location. Burns also made a point of mentioning that it would have more parking — roughly 100 spaces.

City Council Green-Lights Uber — for Now

by Alicia Freese Posted on June 30, 2015 at 12:46PM

The temporary operating agreement approved last night was his administration's first stab at doing so. The four Progressive councilors voted against it. It's viewed by both sides as a stopgap solution until the council can rewrite the city taxi ordinance to address technology-based companies like Uber.

32 Years Before SCOTUS Decision, Sanders Backed Gay Pride March

by Paul Heintz Posted on June 30, 2015 at 11:32AM

Chief of Staff Leaves Mayor's Office for Burlington Electric

by Alicia Freese Posted on June 30, 2015 at 10:08AM

When he came into office, Weinberger expanded the mayoral staff from two positions to three, saying that it was understaffed. He plans to hire a new assistant to replace Kaulius. The reshuffling will result in $8,000 to $10,000 of savings during the fiscal year 2016 budget, according to Kanarick.

Feds Clear GlobalFoundries to Acquire IBM Chip Unit

by Paul Heintz Posted on June 30, 2015 at 7:59AM

Precisely when the deal will close remains unclear. Neither company responded to requests for comment last week.

Bernie Bits: CNN Calls It the 'Summer of Sanders'

by Paul Heintz Posted on June 29, 2015 at 11:13AM

Quoting anonymous Clinton advisers, both news outlets said that the Democratic frontrunner plans to shrug off Sanders and focus on her own agenda. According to the Post:

Reports: Second Dannemora Escapee Shot, in Custody

by Mark Davis Posted on June 28, 2015 at 4:44PM

Multiple media outlets have reported that Dannemora escapee David Sweat was shot and taken into custody Sunday afternoon. A state trooper shot Sweat, 35, around 3 p.m., the New York Times reported.

Vermonters Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage

by Alicia Freese Posted on June 26, 2015 at 8:11PM

Plenty of other trailblazers who were anything but anonymous were also in attendance. Among them were at least three of the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit Baker v. Vermont, which prompted the civil union legislation: Nina Beck and Stacy Jolles, now a married couple, and Peter Harrigan, whose husband Stan Baker is the case's namesake. 

One Dannemora Escapee Reported Shot, Killed

by Matthew Roy Posted on June 26, 2015 at 5:34PM

Dannemora escapee Richard Matt has been shot and killed by authorities near Malone, N.Y., the New York Times reported. David Sweat, his companion in the prison break, was being pursued, according to the Times and the Plattsburgh Press-Republican.