By Dom Amato March 3, 2018 Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s led a public service demonstration Saturday, simulating the sound of an F-35 jet blast. Cohen and other organizers were eventually arrested by Burlington Police, and charged with disorderly conduct by noise. The protestors drove a truck with multiple speakers throughout Burlington — […]
By Rebecca Reese March 3, 2018 A well-known Vermont businessman was handcuffed today in front of Burlington City Hall. Police say Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested this afternoon. He was taken into custody after leading a public service demonstration intended to simulate the sound of the F-35 jet blast. Lt. Matthew Sullivan […]
By Lucas Phillips March 03, 2018 Ben Cohen was reportedly driving around the city giving sound demonstrations, purportedly of an F-35 jet, like one that may come to a local airport. One of the founders of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream was arrested after repeatedly violating noise ordinances in Burlington, Vt., as part of a […]
By Tom Garris March 3, 2018 The cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream was arrested-along with two other people-Saturday, for disorderly conduct by noise. Ben Cohen was among a group that staged a political demonstration in downtown Burlington. They had a pickup truck hauling a trailer with heavy audio equipment, playing aircraft takeoff noises. […]
By Jess Aloe March 3, 2018 Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested Saturday in downtown Burlington for violating the city’s noise ordinances while holding a “public demonstration” about F-35 fighter planes, police said. Activists opposed to the impending basing of the Air Force F-35s in Burlington played jet noise from speakers mounted on […]
By Sean Moran March 4, 2018 Burlington, Vermont police arrested Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen on Saturday after he repeatedly violated a local noise ordinance in a personal protest against the F-35 fighter jet. Cohen, a supporter of Bernie Sander’s presidential campaign, attached several amplifiers to his car and drove through the city to […]
March 4, 2018 Save Our Skies VT is making public the dire health impacts—both physical and cognitive—to the children in our area from the noise of the F-35. They will hold a press conference at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 5, 2018 outside of Burlington City Hall (Church St side). Health care profes- sionals, teachers, […]
By Torrance Gaucher March 5, 2018 Tuesday is Town Meeting Day, and Vermonters can head to the polls starting at 7 am. In Burlington, voters will be voting to elect a new mayor, city councilors, and seven ballot items. Those items range from recommending to raise the age of sale for tobacco from 18 to […]
By Anne Galloway Mar 4, 2018 Demonstrators don’t often break the law to get their point across, but on Saturday, three activists who oppose the F-35 basing in Burlington, did just that. Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ray Gonda, a military vet, and Richard Joseph broke the city’s sound ordinance […]
March 5, 2018 TIME STAMPS: Intro Rosanne Greco (Ret. Air Force Colonel): https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM Fiona Griffin, Winooski mother: https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM?t=2m10s Bob Walsh on behalf of Kathy Buley (Teacher at Chamberlin School): https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM?t=5m8s Bob Walsh (Retired teacher and former Marine): https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM?t=6m16s and earlier at https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXm M?t=4m32s Sharon Hopper on behalf or Ann Goering (Winooski doctor): https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM?t=8m21s Dr. John Reuwer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimxPvbGXmM&feature=youtu.be&t=11m36s Ben Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimxPvbGXmM&feature=youtu.be&t=13m30s Closing (Rosanne Greco): https://youtu.be/oimxPvbGXmM?t=15m58s Call and […]