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Unsheltered homelessness has risen dramatically in Burlington. More than 200 people are sleeping outside, up from 80 people last fall, according to a city memo.
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City officials in Burlington say they plan to soon explore how to increase the public’s access to water in the summer.
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Weinberger, a Democrat, has led Vermont's largest city for nearly 12 years. He announced Thursday afternoon that his fourth term in office will be his last.
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The upcoming music festival will feature bands with members in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Andy "A_Dog" Williams died in 2013 of acute myeloid leukemia, or ALM. An annual celebration in his honor offers an opportunity to become part of the national bone marrow registry, along with local music, art and skateboarding.
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Ahmed Omar loved working out, cooking, his faith, and his family. He had two young daughters and a busy Somali restaurant.
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An audit that was intended to scrutinize the financial practices of Burlington’s former director of racial equity, inclusion and belonging has instead focused attention — and anger — on the Democratic mayor who commissioned the probe.
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An outside review of the city of Burlington’s recent Juneteenth events didn’t find any evidence of embezzlement or fraud, but said there appeared to be “mis-management or carelessness” leading up to the 2022 Juneteenth event. The former head of the city's Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging department says she wasn't part of planning that event and left months before it happened.
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Attorney General Charity Clark and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George will not file charges against a Burlington police sergeant who shot a knife-wielding man in the leg last August, according to a press release issued on Thursday.
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According to the city, a person with a $370,000 home — the median value — will pay $468 more in taxes and fees next year.