Resolution Would Allow Backyard Fires in Burlington This Winter

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on October 2, 2020 at 2:05PM

With Voting Underway, Campaign Finance Reports Show Uptick in Spending

by Colin Flanders Posted on October 2, 2020 at 12:47PM

Indeed, while Milne posted his best fundraising month to date with a $125,000 haul, more than half of that total — $77,500 — came from the candidate. Milne made personal loans to pay several TV ad bills, as well as $34,000 for a voter survey.

State's Attorney Declines to Prosecute Chittenden Corrections Officer

by Colin Flanders Posted on October 1, 2020 at 6:16PM

George was not available for an interview Thursday afternoon but sent Seven Days her letter in response to an inquiry about her decision. George  requested that Baker add her letter to Zorzi's personnel file so that "any future law enforcement agencies that he may apply at will have access to this information." More than a dozen current and former corrections officers and inmates told Seven Days last year that Zorzi appeared to be intoxicated while on duty at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.

After 30-Plus Days, Protesters Pack Up Battery Park Encampment

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on October 1, 2020 at 12:35AM

Zuckerman's Spouse Slams Gray on Social Media

by Colin Flanders Posted on September 30, 2020 at 7:16PM

Zuckerman and Gray, meantime, have had a more one-sided dynamic, as demonstrated by their individual victory speeches at a Vermont Democratic Party press conference two days after the August primary. Gray spoke for nearly four minutes at that event but never mentioned Zuckerman, saying only that she looked forward to working with the Democratic ticket.

UVM Reverses Course on Most Cuts to Lecturer Pay, Workloads

by Colin Flanders Posted on September 30, 2020 at 3:32PM

The two sides still remain in a stalemate over negotiations related to the pandemic’s impact on teaching conditions. The university agreed to negotiate after the union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Vermont Labor Relations Board over concerns that faculty were not properly consulted.

Middlebury College Faces Class-Action Suit Over Tuition Refunds

by Colin Flanders Posted on September 29, 2020 at 2:33PM

UVM Student Media Outlets Decry Changes to Adviser Position

by Ken Picard Posted on September 28, 2020 at 9:36PM

Administrators are prickly. So it’s the job of any good department chair or any good adviser to push back.”

Four House Candidates Reject Backing From State Employees' Union

by Colin Flanders Posted on September 28, 2020 at 8:48PM

In early June, the VSEA board of trustees released a statement saying that it "stands in solidarity " with the family of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police. "We demand an end to unnecessary violence at the hands of police who have sworn to serve and protect," the board wrote. "Our union stands with the Black Lives Matter movement.”

Vermont Lawmakers Adjourn After a Long, Strange Session

by Kevin McCallum Posted on September 25, 2020 at 10:54PM

————> Disclosure: Tim Ashe is the domestic partner of Seven Days publisher and coeditor Paula Routly.