Yesterday was a rough day to be a Vermont Democrat. First, labor activists got pissed off when party chairman Jake Perkinson quashed an effort to have a pro-state-worker resolution taken up at the party’s annual organizational meeting. The resolution was prompted by some Democrats concerned that Gov. Peter Shumlin was interfering with state workers’ collective-bargaining…
Gov. Peter Shumlin and the Department of Public Safety announced a new policy today that effectively prohibits Vermont State Police from asking suspected illegal immigrants for papers unless they are suspected of another crime. According to a press release, the new policy states that “Vermont State Police troopers should not try to identify people whose…
This week in movies you missed: What if they made a movie with Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage and nobody came? What You Missed You may know the name of director Joel Schumacher. Back in the ’80s, he made The Lost Boys, St. Elmo’s Fire, Flatliners and other glittery distractions that receive more nostalgic love…
The Senate Judiciary Committee today began debate on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and replace it with something called the Respect for Marriage Act, setting the stage for a first vote on the measure next Thursday. Leading the repeal effort is U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Judiciary Committee,…
This week’s cover story profiles Alan Newman, the Magic Hat founder who’s at work on a new craft-beer project with the founder of Samuel Adams. It’s hard to miss the cover of this issue — Newman’s mug staring back at you from a yellow background. Conveniently, the cover also can be crafted into a lifesize…
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?10/28/11: At this year’s 5th annual Vermont Tech Jam, 82 exhibitors and over 2000 people visited the old Borders store in downtown Burlington Friday and Saturday. Over 400 of the attendees were middle school and high school students from all over the state and there were talks by Governor Shumlin and IBM scientist John Cohn…
Molly Stevens’ new roasting cookbook inspires a feast among friends
Vermont-based author Barry Estabrook talks about food, farmers and fair wages
Vermont school nurses are on the front lines of child health care
Curses, Foiled Again Otis Belicario Keene, 34, admitted stealing $300 worth of items from the base exchange store where he worked at Hurlburt Field in Mary Esther, Fla., when loss prevention officers confronted him after he wore one of the items, a $7.99 watch, to work. A colleague recognized it as among the stolen items.…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here’s Malcolm Gladwell, writing in The Tipping Point: “We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events, and that sometimes these changes can happen quickly … Look at the world around you. It may seem an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the…
Art Review: “Manhood: Masculinity, Male Identity and Culture,” Helen Day Art Center
Side Dishes: Napa Valley chef visits VT; Delpha’s BBQ team wins again
So Many Addresses… [Re Editor’s note on “Tony’s Town” Feedback, October 19]: Please note that the post office address does not always match the political subdivision, aka voting address. This can sometimes lead drivers astray when they look for an address in the wrong town. Ken Hertz East Montpelier Line in the Sand I am…
A Franklin County dairy farmer whose migrant workers were removed by the U.S. Border Patrol earlier this year is speaking out about the incident, and about why he hired Hispanic workers to milk his cows. Chris Wagner (pictured) and his wife own a 300-cow dairy in the town of Franklin, where he’s employed Hispanic workers…
The whirlwind closure of The Shed Restaurant and Brewery stunned Stowe locals, as well as its owners, Ken and Kathleen Strong. But lovers of Shed Mountain Ale will be relieved to hear that the beer will soon flow again from Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury. The Strongs have partnered with Otter Creek to continue brewing…
