Jun 13-19, 2012
When a Child Has More Than Two Parents, Vermont Family Law Meets a New Frontier; Donovan Admits to Past Assault Charge; On the Ball Field With Mayor Miro; A Wave of Paddleboarders in Vermont
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Birth Rights
When a child has more than two parents, Vermont family law meets a new frontier
Movies You Missed 43: Thin Ice
This week in movies you missed: murder and chicanery in the land of ice fishing, with Greg Kinnear playing a silver-tongued bastard. First, a special announcement: This Monday, June 18, the Burlington Film Society is meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace 9 in South Burlington to watch and discuss Polisse. This is a French…
Vermont Public Service Board Approves GMP/CVPS Merger
This morning, the Vermont Public Service Board OK’d the proposed merger of Vermont’s two largest electric utilities, granting final approval for Green Mountain Power (GMP) to acquire Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS). The deal is seen as an unqualified victory for Gov. Peter Shumlin, who supported the deal, and GMP President and CEO Mary…
Shelburne Museum Opens ‘Time Machines,’ and Not a Moment Too Soon
All of the exhibits the Shelburne Museum opened last month are pretty groovy — from vintage snowmobiles to man-stitched quilts to life-size metal elephants — but the one that’s arguably the coolest is finally opening this Saturday: “Time Machines: Robots, Rockets and Steampunk.” Along with other members of the media, I got a preview today,…
With Deadline Past, A Few Surprises For the November Ballot
Ding, ding! As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the filing deadline for those seeking election to state office in November has passed. Secretary of State Jim Condos just sent over an unofficial list of candidates — a “final draft” is expected by Monday — and we thought we’d share a few nuggets: The biggest surprise is…
Weinberger Taps Hanover Urban Designer to Lead CEDO
Looking out over the Burlington waterfront Thursday afternoon, Peter Owens recalled his years in the mid-1980s as “a bright-eyed twenty-something” working as a young urban designer in the Queen City. Bernie Sanders was mayor, the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) was brand new, and Owens was helping to plan the city’s revitalization. “At that…
Burlington Superintendent Jeanne Collins Holds on to Her Job
After months of harsh criticism, Burlington School District superintendent Jeanne Collins can breathe a sigh of relief: The BSD school board voted 9-5 late last night to extend her contract until 2014. Board commissioners Keith Pillsbury, Haik Bedrosian, Ben Truman, Alan Matson, Kathy Chasan, Dave Davidson, Ed Scott and Bernie O’Rourke all gave Collins the…
Dubie: “No Clear Path Forward” If Vermont Air Guard Doesn’t Get The F-35s
Faced with mounting community opposition to the Air Force’s proposed stationing of 18 to 24 F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport, Vermont Adjutant General Michael Dubie moved another step closer to advocating on behalf of the new striker fighters, warning that he sees “no clear path forward” for the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG)…
Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File
Take out the trash? Check. Pick up little Jimmy from school? Check. File signatures with the Secretary of State’s office? Oh, shit! Yep, it’s that time of the year. Those hoping to run for state office this November must turn in their signatures (500 for statewide seats, 100 for the Vermont Senate, 50 for the…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s time for your right hand to find out what your left hand has been doing lately, and vice versa. They’ve been attending to their separate agendas for a while, and now it would be wise to have them work together more closely. As they get reacquainted, a bit of friction…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police couldn’t help but arrest Mahogany Mason-Kelly, 20, in Jefferson County, Texas, after the Lamar University student Tweeted, “I still got a warrant in Pearland … Those pigs will NEVER catch me!!! … NEVER!!!!” It was only a traffic warrant, but Mason-Kelly “kind of put it out there, didn’t she?” Randy Martin…
Letters to the Editor
Bad Dad Maybe I missed something [“The K Chronicles,” May 23]. What’s funny about a father showering with his daughter’s friends? Gwen Shervington Burlington Price is the Problem I read about the difficulty in obtaining a mooring at the Burlington waterfront with increasing frustration concerning current municipal policy [“High and Dry: In Burlington, Boaters Wait…
Leader of Progressive Jewish Lobby to Speak on Mideast Conflict
“Emotions run high when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of the United States in helping to resolve it,” Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek synagogue says in announcing a talk tomorrow (June 13 at 7:30 p.m.) by the leader of a progressive and increasingly influential Jewish American lobbying group. Strong responses — pro and…
