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Council Dems Call for Crackdown at City Hall Park
Seven Days 22 Aug 2025
Burlington Democrats want the city to crack down on illegal behavior at City Hall Park, including overnight sleeping, following mounting pressure from downtown businesses and a pair of recent assaults ... The park also has been a site of deadly violence.
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In Preseason Game, Cats Land One in the Net Live on ESPN
Seven Days 20 Aug 2025
Their season hasn't officially started, but already the reigning champs have managed to score a goal on national television ... "We got a goal, coach!" Mageza interjected as Dow was answering a question on the sideline ... Now, the hard part.
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As Encampments Surge in Burlington, Two Men Address Problems
Seven Days 13 Aug 2025
The time had come for Neil Preston to make Stephen move his tent. Several weeks earlier, the 61-year-old man, like many of the homeless people who sleep outside in Burlington, had taken up residence in one of the city's neighborhood parks ... Gov.
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Vermont Business Heavyweight Rich Tarrant Dies At 83
Seven Days 13 Aug 2025
Updated at 4.55 p.m. Rich Tarrant, the Vermont basketball All-American, businessman, politician and philanthropist who made his fortune at IDX Systems and waged a spirited political challenge against Bernie Sanders for the U.S ... He was 83 ... said.
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'The Daily Show' Visits Burlington, 'Rue Canada'
Seven Days 21 Jul 2025
While it remains to be seen whether Burlington's newly named "Rue Canada" will encourage Québec residents to visit, the splashy stunt seems to have drawn at least one welcome tourist downtown ... "There were lots of selfies," Arian said.
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Green Mountain Transit Searches for Cash — and Its ‘Soul’
Seven Days 16 Jul 2025
Dawn is a time for people with purpose. flight catchers, marathon trainers, first-shift workers, long-haul truckers. On a recent Monday, Dan Doolan joined those early risers as he headed from Burlington to visit his sister-in-law in Essex ... Navy cap.
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Burlington Will Allow People to Stay in Cars at Perkins Pier
Seven Days 03 Jul 2025
The City of Burlington will soon open a portion of a gravel parking lot at Perkins Pier to allow a dozen homeless families to sleep in their cars overnight ... and 8 a.m. each night without charge ... Homeless shelters across Vermont are full.
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In a Swift About-Face, Burlington Drops Parking Plan for Homeless
Seven Days 03 Jul 2025
A City of Burlington plan to allow a dozen homeless familes to sleep overnight in a waterfront parking lot fell apart on Thursday, less than 24 hours after it was announced ... She said the city didn't have time to solicit public input on the plan.
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VTSU Nixes Dental Therapy After Nine Years Of Planning
Seven Days 01 Jul 2025
Updated on Tuesday, July 1. Lawmakers wished it, but nine years and millions of dollars spent could not create a new academic program to ease the state's dentist shortage ... Chancellor Elizabeth Mauch cited high costs as the death knell for the project.
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An Artist's Homeless Portraits Capture Strength, Vulnerability
Seven Days 25 Jun 2025
On a recent Sunday afternoon, as some of Burlington's homeless residents filtered through the red door of the First United Methodist Church for a weekly meal, Noni Stuart followed close behind carrying her art ... Stuart used to be a psychotherapist.
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