Burlington
Vermonters are working to dry out homes and businesses damaged by this week’s historic flooding and keeping a wary eye on the horizon with another round of storms on the horizon.
A third Vermont city will now allow noncitizens who are legal residents to vote in local elections after the Democrat-controlled Legislature this week overrode the Republican governor’s veto of the Burlington charter change bill.
School officials in Burlington are working to respond to a clash at a middle school where some students tore down rainbow decorations and chanted “USA are my pronouns,” as the school’s LGBTQ+ student group celebrated the beginning of Pride Month.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont city of Burlington announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shoved by a police officer, fell backward and hit his head on a wall, knocking him unconscious in 2018.
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont State Police trooper is facing criminal charges alleging that he used his position to steal personal property from storage areas and other locations that he had access to as a police officer, the state police said Monday.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft prompted a massive emergency response that shut down Vermont’s international airport for about three hours before authorities determined the plane to be safe.
Residents of Vermont’s largest city will vote Tuesday on whether to create a community police oversight board that would have the authority to discipline Burlington police officers, including the chief.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
CHSAA Playoffs=
Quarterfinal=
Class 4A=
D’Evelyn 54, Riverdale Ridge 47
University 54, Eaton 43
CHSAA Playoffs=
Quarterfinal=
Class 4A=
D’Evelyn 54, Riverdale Ridge 47
University 54, Eaton 43
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Douglas 60, Newcastle 49
Lyman 58, Mountain View 47
Powell 39, Lovell 37
Thunder Basin 51, Campbell County 35
Douglas 60, Newcastle 49
Lyman 58, Mountain View 47
Powell 39, Lovell 37
Thunder Basin 51, Campbell County 35
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Belleville 29, Abundant Life 20
McNair 35, Snyder 32
North Jersey, Non-Public A=
Belleville 29, Abundant Life 20
McNair 35, Snyder 32
North Jersey, Non-Public A=
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her after having a fight with his wife, police said Tuesday.
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VPA Playoffs=
Division 1=
First Round=
Burr & Burton Academy 45, Brattleboro 34
VPA Playoffs=
Division 1=
First Round=
Burr & Burton Academy 45, Brattleboro 34
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Clearview Regional 67, Hammonton 34
NJSIAA Tournament=
First Round=
Dunellen 56, Henry Hudson 29
Clearview Regional 67, Hammonton 34
NJSIAA Tournament=
First Round=
Dunellen 56, Henry Hudson 29
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Arlington Memorial 52, Mid Vermont Christian School 17
Long Trail 51, Twin Valley 16
Arlington Memorial 52, Mid Vermont Christian School 17
Long Trail 51, Twin Valley 16
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $76.1 million.
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Allentown 43, Howell 28
Bard 37, Technology 30
Becton 43, Bergen Tech 38
Bogota 55, Pompton Lakes 44
Allentown 43, Howell 28
Bard 37, Technology 30
Becton 43, Bergen Tech 38
Bogota 55, Pompton Lakes 44
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Arlington Memorial 59, Mill River Union 24
Blue Mountain Union 50, Stowe 24
Burlington 53, Bellows Free Academy of St. Albans 50
Arlington Memorial 59, Mill River Union 24
Blue Mountain Union 50, Stowe 24
Burlington 53, Bellows Free Academy of St. Albans 50
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state Sen. Samuel Thompson said Monday he’s leaving the Republican Party and plans to seek reelection this year as a Democrat.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Harwood Union 41, Colchester 40
Hazen Union 51, Blue Mountain Union 40
Mount Mansfield Union 68, Essex 55
Harwood Union 41, Colchester 40
Hazen Union 51, Blue Mountain Union 40
Mount Mansfield Union 68, Essex 55
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Atlantic Tech 53, Cape May Tech 49
Bergenfield 35, McNair 19
Camden Catholic 72, Williamstown 45
Atlantic Tech 53, Cape May Tech 49
Bergenfield 35, McNair 19
Camden Catholic 72, Williamstown 45
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Barrack Hebrew, Pa. 65, Mastery Charter 26
Bayonne 54, West Orange 40
Colonia 56, South Plainfield 38
Barrack Hebrew, Pa. 65, Mastery Charter 26
Bayonne 54, West Orange 40
Colonia 56, South Plainfield 38
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont State Police trooper who was suspended with pay while detectives investigate missing property, including a $14,000 Rolex watch, from an evidence storage room has resigned, state police have confirmed.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
American History 57, Technology 34
Becton 59, Leonia 55
Bishop Eustace Prep 64, Cape May Tech 24
American History 57, Technology 34
Becton 59, Leonia 55
Bishop Eustace Prep 64, Cape May Tech 24
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A shelter pod community for homeless residents in Vermont’s largest city is opening this week after several delays, Burlington officials announced Monday.
More than 1,000 CNH Industrial workers who have been on strike since last May have approved a new contract with the maker of tractors, bulldozers, backhoes and other heavy equipment.
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont State Police trooper has been suspended with pay while detectives conduct a criminal investigation into missing property, including a $14,000 Rolex watch, from the temporary evidence storage room at the Williston barracks.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Allentown 49, Bridgewater-Raritan 26
Atlantic Tech 39, Salem County Vo-Tech 30
Becton 40, Lyndhurst 35
Allentown 49, Bridgewater-Raritan 26
Atlantic Tech 39, Salem County Vo-Tech 30
Becton 40, Lyndhurst 35
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Champlain Valley Union 52, Thetford Academy 32
Lyndon Institute 58, Enosburg Falls 40
Champlain Valley Union 52, Thetford Academy 32
Lyndon Institute 58, Enosburg Falls 40
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Absegami 55, Gloucester Tech 44
Atlantic Tech 65, Woodstown 30
Becton 71, Wallington 29
Absegami 55, Gloucester Tech 44
Atlantic Tech 65, Woodstown 30
Becton 71, Wallington 29
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Audubon 44, Paulsboro 31
Barnegat 50, Brick Memorial 36
Bogota/Hasbrouck Heights Co-op 49, Palisades Park 14
Audubon 44, Paulsboro 31
Barnegat 50, Brick Memorial 36
Bogota/Hasbrouck Heights Co-op 49, Palisades Park 14
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Burr & Burton Academy 55, Essex 52
Colchester 56, Lamoille Union 46
Fair Haven Union 54, Middlebury Union 34
Burr & Burton Academy 55, Essex 52
Colchester 56, Lamoille Union 46
Fair Haven Union 54, Middlebury Union 34