March 4, 2018 By Darren Perron Good morning everyone, I’m Darren Perron. Right now on “You Can Quote Me,” how much it will cost you. Federal Tax Changes hitting some Vermont families hard. The state’s Tax Commissioner joins me in just a bit. Also, campaign countdown in the Burlington Mayors race. Meet the candidates making […]
March 1, 2018 Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington’s seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Scroll to […]
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 Hope Hodge Seck March 2, 2018 News that two-thirds of the Navy’s aging F/A-18 Hornets were stuck on the flightline lit up headlines last year. But the defense department’s brand-new 5th-generation fighter program is also struggling to ensure that its shiny new aircraft are flyable, the three-star director of the program this week. Of […]
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 […]
By Mike Dougherty Mar 5, 2018 Activists opposed to the planned basing of F-35 fighter jets in Burlington made a final plea to voters Monday to consider the health effects of noise exposure on area children when they cast their ballots on Tuesday. Question #6 on the Burlington ballot asks voters whether the City Council […]
By Jasper Craven Mar 5 2018 In December 2012, more than 100 Vermonters gathered outside U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Burlington office to voice their displeasure over his support for a plan to base a squadron of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport. While many of the activists in attendance generally agreed with the senior […]
March 3, 2018 Stop the F-35! Give the guard a plane that doesn’t hurt our neighbors and their children. Vote YES on #6. [FULL ARTICLE]
By Jasper Craven Mar 2 2018 For nearly three decades, Col. Rosanne Greco served her country in the U.S. Air Force. But for the past five years, she’s been engaged in a fierce battle with the military over the planned basing of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport. And while Greco looks back fondly […]