Occupy Burlington, the protest encampment in Vermont’s largest city, was largely gutted on Monday in the wake of the suicide of a 35-year-old occupier last Thursday. Most of the tents were gone yesterday. Some of the protesters did take their tents and belongings with them, but many others left the city to clean up the [...]
Occupy-related deaths in three states contribute to uneasiness
Nov. 11, 2011 2 Comments
Three deaths have occurred in Occupy protest-related situations this week. In Burlington, Vermont, a 35-year old military veteran committed suicide, while a Salt Lake City protester was found dead by unknown cause in his tent. In Oakland, a man was shot in a fight nearby the protesters, but is supposedly not related to the cause. [...]
Occupy protester shot in Burlington, Vermont
Nov. 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
A man participating in a protest encampment Burlington’s City Hall Park was shot and wounded yesterday. The injury is, reportedly, life-threatening. Police are unable to report whether or not the gunshot was self-inflicted, but they do not believe that the public should fear being at risk. Occupy protesters have inhabited the park since late October in [...]
Phish to play benefit concert for Vermont Irene victims
Sept. 6, 2011 1 Comment
Phish is going home to Vermont, where the band formed, to rock out for the victims of Tropical Storm Irene with a special benefit concert, The Burlington Free Press reported. Phish will play a concert on September 14 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. It’s the band’s first Vermont show in seven years. [...]
Get the best of the VT Cheesemakers’ Festival delivered to your door
July 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Cheddar and goat cheese and blue cheese, oh my!
Vermont nuclear plant to restart
Nov. 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Vermont Yankee, the nuclear power plant that was shut down on Sunday after a radioactive water leak, will be restarted as early as tomorrow as crews effect repairs. The leak, discovered Saturday during routine surveillance, was found to be coming from a 2-inch access plug in a a water feed pipe, said Larry Smith, a [...]
Stage Review: “Body Awareness” from Speakeasy Stage Company
Oct. 31, 2010 2 Comments
Lesbians, Aspergers and porn
Fire truck stolen from Vermont firehouse found in Albany
Oct. 22, 2010 1 Comment
The East Dover, Vt. Fire Rescue Department fire truck that was reported stolen from the firehouse on Tuesday was found abandoned in a parking lot in the New York capital of Albany, according to officials. The medium-duty 2005 Ford designated East Dover Rescue 4 was discovered missing after firefighters returned from helping a neighboring town [...]
Fire truck stolen from Vermont firehouse
Oct. 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
Firefighters in the small southern Vermont community of East Dover returned from battling an early morning blaze on Tuesday to find one of their fire tucks had been stolen. A medium duty rescue truck designated East Dover Rescue 4 was parked at the firehouse. The firefighters took other apparatus to nearby Williamsville at 3 a.m. [...]
Vermont teen beats humidity by walking naked in Montpelier
June 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
It’s so hot outside. You just want to take off all your clothes, right? Yeah. That was how an 18-year-old Vermont woman decided to cope with the hazy, hot, humid weather this week. She got naked and took a walk around the streets of Montpelier on Monday afternoon with a male companion. The dude left [...]
Wassail Weekend: A guarantee to melt the blues away
Feb. 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Welcome to Vermont. Welcome to winter.
Vermont pizza joint named one of best in America — Boston not on list
Feb. 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
With good reason.
Vermont, first state to be called for Obama
Nov. 4, 2008 1 Comment
Unsurprisingly, the tiny state of Vermont (population 600,000) was called for Barack Obama first. The votes have not all been counted but pundits are already calling it a mammoth blowout. It should come as no suprise that Vermont went this direction. The state. arguably the most tolerant and liberal in the nation, has a self-identified [...]