Who is the man in the orange vest and Vietnam Vets cap directing traffic on White Street? Who smiles and waves as backpacked kids skip past? Who holds a stop sign aloft, unafraid of the cars itching to speed past?
On a warm, beautiful first day of spring, more than 80 people showed up at Burlington City Hall on Church Street to protest racism against people of Asian descent.
Every year the South Burlington Rotary Club gives each third-grade student at Orchard School a personal dictionary.
“Sugaring and being a Vermonter — they kind of go hand in hand, if you’re a real Vermonter,” according to Doug Edwards.
Kevin Melman hoped the mushroom he found protruding from a tree, with its bright orange hue and structure resembling a cluster of melted fans, really was chicken of the woods — not a poisonous look-alike — as he plopped a piece into his mouth.
South Burlington’s assessor and tax collector are becoming one. Following the early retirement of assessor Todd LeBlanc, city tax collector Martha Lyons has taken over his duties and been dubbed a new title: director of tax collection and assessment.
The South Burlington Police Department is currently investigating a series of vandalisms going back to last fall along a section of the bike path between Spear Street and Farrell Park.
Residents in the Burlington area are well acquainted with the F-35 fighter jets housed at Burlington International Airport, but it’s their quieter neighbors that are making waves in the world of aviation.
As Federal Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy began to wind down his career at the U.S. District Courthouse in Burlington, he was saluted for his ability to connect with criminal defendants, lawyers, court staff and his colleagues on the bench.
Two Oil and Go businesses, in South Burlington and in Essex, were the target of multiple gun shots by an unknown suspect in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 6.
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April 4 at 3:36 p.m., officers responded to a report of unlawful mischief and vandalism at 580 Shelburne Road.
The South Burlington Business Association is updating its members weekly regarding which businesses are open, what hours, and which services are being provided. Members should send this information to the SBBA if they want it posted.
The South Burlington Schools Foundation received a $10,000 booster shot to support students’ mental health as the school community recovers fr…
South Burlington elementary and middle school students will up their face-to-face learning from four to five days a week in early May, less th…
The South Burlington High School math team zoomed into first place for the school year, competing at a series of meets virtually.
The South Burlington Wolf Strikers bowling team won its third state championship in the last four years, beating Burlington High School in the final match 4-2 last month.
The Rice Memorial High School boys’ basketball team proved it deserved the top seed in Vermont with a convincing 72-38 victory over Champlain Valley Union High School in the semifinal round of the 2021 basketball playoffs on March 24.
Chelsea Anker of South Burlington, a student at Mater Christi School in Burlington, was name…
South Burlington holds its first weed warrior event of the spring, Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m…
Chubby-cheeked chipmunk was looking for more to eat when Mike Dean snapped this adorable shot.
Unable to be returned to the wild, Erie has become an ambassador for her species, allowing v…
Practice your English and make new friends in this online English as a Second Language discu…
Two Burlington area filmmakers have documented the experience of living under the F-35 fligh…
Most people know that it is imperative to pick up pet waste, but participation in this unple…
Join Chittenden Solid Waste District for “Trash Talkin’ & the 3 Rs,” Wednesday, April 14…
Join local representatives Ann Pugh, Maida Townsend, Martin LaLonde and John Killacky, along…
Early mornings find me at Windswept Farm in Williston, where I board my Shetland pony, along with 24 horses. Social distancing requires tight …
Vermont food shelves grapple to keep pace as the pandemic drags on. In South Burlington, one out of four of our neighbors continues to struggl…
The House voted out H.439, the “Big Bill,” on March 26. This is the House proposal for the State budget covering July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
In my April 8 Guest Perspective on affordable housing, two costs given for Cathedral Square buildings were inaccurate.
Just what we need, another way for capitalists to exploit substance abuse, dependency and addiction in order to make money.
At an April 5 city council meeting, I made the following comment. I am interested in what you think about South Burlington doing something abo…
I serve on the House General, Housing, and Military Affairs Committee with a diverse array of issues in our policy portfolio. Here are a few b…
When the school board proposes bonds or annual budgets, we members are guided by what we understand to be the best interests of the whole comm…
Arguments over housing builds in South Burlington have circled around three points: southeast quadrant land use; appearance and size of housin…
A few weeks ago, I was playing in the snow, building my own Frosty the Snowman in the backyard. Now, the snow has all gone, the land is green,…
The recent guest perspective, “What’s the issue with southeast quadrant housing?” makes several incorrect assumptions and inferences relating …
A lot has already been said about the recent shootings of six Asian women and others at spas in Atlanta — that it was shocking but not surpris…
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