Friday, July 12th, 2013 Burlington VT Journalist David Charns reports, “According to the revised EIS, Burlington is the only spot on the Pentagon’s radar where more people would be affected with the F-35 than the F-16. Burlington is the only community of six proposed alternatives where the number of people affected by noise increase. The […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Burlington Vermont VT Digger reporter, John Herrick, reports, “Videos, petitions, fliers, hearings and protests are marking the final days before the public comment period on the F-35’s environmental impact statement closes Monday. Opponents are making noise, staging protests and holding public forums. Supporters, for the most part, are quieter, circulating petitions […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Winooski VT Free Press reporter, Joel Banner Baird, states, “(Mayor) O’Brien doesn’t want his vote against the basing of F-35’s to be construed as opposition. A day after the Winooski City Council unanimously voted to inform the U.S. Air Force it disapproves of local basing for its new, noisier F-35 jets, […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Colchester VT Seven Days journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports from Camp Johnson interviewing both General Dick Harris and Lieutenant Col. Finnegan who say, “The F-35 remains “the right fit” for the Vermont Air Guard, its top officer declared on Thursday — one day after the Winooski city council voted unanimously to oppose local basing […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Burlington VT Click here to listen to the entire radio interview. Deb Reger’s interview on University of Vermont radio’s WRUV with Chris Hurd from the local Burlington community is part of the Stop the F-35 group that is resisting the military expansion of the Burlington International Airport to house the F-35 […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Winooski, VT Vermont Public Radio journalist, Sarah Harris, reports in both this written and radio report. Click here to read and listen to what she witnessed. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email address and phone number so we can be in two way […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Winooski, VT Seven Days journalist, Taylor Dobbs, reports, “Winooski’s city council voted 4-0 Wednesday against basing F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport. The council will formally request that the Air Force take Vermont out of consideration for this round of basing decisions for the next-generation warplane. The crowd erupted into […]
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 Winooski, VT Free Press reporter, Joel Banner Baird, states, “City Council opposes basing of F-35 Jets at Burlington International Airport. The vote is NO. Unanimous. 4-0. To cheering and applause, Winooski’s City Council decided unanimously Wednesday night to oppose the military’s consideration of deploying new, noisier F-35 fighter jets to the […]
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 Winooski VT Freeps reporter, Joel Banner Baird, reports “The Winooski City Council is expected to announce tonight its degree of support for the local basing of new, louder F-35 jets at Burlington International Airport.” Click here to read Mr. Baird’s complete article here. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so […]
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 South Burlington Click here for the entire article. Seven Days Journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports on last night’s “At a forum entitled “Last Call for Kids,” three Vermont medical experts warned that the F-35 will have potentially acute physical and mental consequences for those living in areas subject to the highest decibel […]