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Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger at Friday's event

Burlington-Area Bike Share Company Launches New Electric Fleet

By Colin Flanders Posted on May 7, 2021 at 5:37PM

The system allows users to reserve bikes using a mobile app, ride them and return them to designated hubs. Current pricing options listed on the system's website include a pay-as-you-go feature — $1 to unlock the bike and 35 cents for each minute thereafter — and a $100 annual plan geared toward commuters that provides 30 minutes of free ride time per day.

Vermont Colleges and Universities Announce Vaccine Requirements

By Chelsea Edgar Posted on May 7, 2021 at 3:23PM

Norwich University, a private military academy in Northfield, will reopen with the “expectation” that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated no later than August 1, said Daphne Larkin, Norwich’s director of media relations and community affairs. St. Michael’s, Champlain and Norwich will all grant exemptions for documented medical and religious reasons.

Driver Who Allegedly Rammed a Porch While Shouting Racial Slurs Charged

By Colin Flanders Posted on May 5, 2021 at 10:33PM

A white man shouted racial slurs as he drove a truck through a yard in Richford and rammed a porch where a Black resident was, that resident told police. The truck driver, Anthony Mason, 27, was reported to have threatened to kill the resident during the incident, police said in a press release.

Burlington Budget Proposal Would Invest in Racial Equity, Restore City Services

By Courtney Lamdin Posted on May 5, 2021 at 5:35PM

During Wednesday's press conference, Weinberger invited the public to participate in the meetings' public forums, starting with the council meeting on Monday, and to take a survey about spending initiatives. The nine-question form asks respondents to rate various proposals on a scale of "Very Supportive" to "Not Supportive" and offer comments.

North End Studios' Leases Terminated After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

By Colin Flanders Posted on May 5, 2021 at 1:06PM

because we're still all in a little bit of a state of shock and just wanting to be helpful." Several Winooski residents took issue with the insinuation that the arts league could move forward with a few new policies and board members.

Burlington School Board Votes to Abandon PCB-Contaminated High School

By Alison Novak Posted on May 4, 2021 at 10:20PM

Flanagan said that more extensive PCB testing on the North Avenue campus has revealed PCB contamination in its concrete floors, window caulking, walls, ceiling, soil and air. Even if the school district spends an estimated $7 to $12 million to remediate the PCBs, Flanagan said, it is unclear whether the building would meet the stringent state screening values for PCBs in schools.

Former governor Howard Dean with multiple information booklets for new claimants that he received

Commissioner: Unemployment Fraud Has Cost Vermont Millions

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on May 4, 2021 at 10:37AM

Harrington cast the closure of the online system as a benefit to filers. “To be able to do something like this that has such a significant impact on the amount of filing from a staffing perspective is great, because it allows us to spend the time helping and impacting real true unemployed Vermonters who are looking for help,” Harrington said.

Alarming Stat About Women Seeking Unemployment Was Likely Wrong

By Anne Wallace Allen Posted on May 3, 2021 at 9:39PM

Barewicz said his division is analyzing the unemployment claims data collected last year to produce a report that will give policymakers a clearer idea of how the pandemic affected Vermonters. Claims soared during the pandemic from an average of 6,000 a week to nearly 100,000 at the peak of the downturn.

Student demonstrators gather in front of the Waterman Building

Thousands of Students Protest UVM's Handling of Sexual Violence

By Colin Flanders Posted on May 3, 2021 at 8:07PM

In a campus-wide email on Monday, the university wrote that it agreed with all of the students demands. Asked for her takeaway from Monday's event, Caloiero told Seven Days that it spoke to the power of "student activism and involvement."

Burlington Harbor Commission Will Consider Plan to Sink Ferry in Lake Champlain

By Kevin McCallum Posted on May 3, 2021 at 5:18PM

Andrea Todd, a member of the commission, was surprised the state granted the company a permit with little, if any input, from the city. “This kind of piqued our interest because it's right off the coast of the Burlington shore,” Todd said.