Burlington (Vermont)
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ECHO Celebrates Anniversary With New Exhibit
wptz.com 16 hrs ago
'Body Language' Made Possible By $1 Million Donation BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Kids and adults alike jumped, spun and pushed their way through "Body Language," the newest exhibit at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Friday evening. The exhibit was made possible by a $1 million grant from Lois...
The Affordable City
stephenrees.wordpress.com 13 hrs ago 1 related
John Davis of Burlington Associates introduced himself as a practitioner not an academic. In the small town of Burlington, Vermont he has been one of the pioneers of a way to make home ownership possible for people on low incomes. Through a variety of mechanisms a number of cities in the US have...
Hope For Women Fair Trade Greeting Cards and Packaging Converted to 100% Green
pr.com yesterday 1 related
America’s Leading Fair Trade Greeting Cards Both Economically and Environmentally Sustainable. Burlington, VT, May 16, 2008 -- -- Hope For Women, America’s leading Fair Trade greeting card company, honors their commitment to sustainability by converting all aspects of production to being...
Frederick Lane Book Eyes Religious Right's Power
avn.com yesterday
Book focuses on religious conservatives' influence on Supreme Court. BURLINGTON, Vt. - Author Frederick Lane's fourth book, The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court, has hit bookshelves. The Court and the Cross explores religious conservatives' influence...
Vermont Diocese To Appeal $8.7 Million Judgment
wptz.com May 15, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont's Roman Catholic Diocese is planning to appeal an $8.7 million judgment in a sex abuse trial. Church Attorney Kaveh Shahi said the appeal will focus on the judge's decision to allow the jury to impose punitive damages and to allow the trial to go forward 30 years after...
New Hotel Proposed For Downtown Burlington
wptz.com May 15, 2008
City Credits Strong Tourist Demand BURLINGTON, Vt. -- When the Courtyard by Marriott opened on the corner of Cherry and Battery streets last year, it was the first new hotel in downtown Burlington in three decades. The 10-story property features modern amenities, pristine Lake Champlain views and...
Vermont Guardsmen 'May' Be Deployed
wptz.com May 15, 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont Army Guard troops could be headed overseas again. In a letter to National Guard soldiers and their families, the Guard's commander, Maj. Gen. Mike Dubie, says 1,900 Army guardsmen and women may be mobilized for a mission in Afghanistan in 2010. The last major call-up of...
General Dynamics wins $9M gun contract
mainetoday.com May 14, 2008 4 related
The U.S. Army Joint Munition and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a $9 million contract to develop a lightweight .50-caliber machine gun. The weapon will be developed at the company’s technology center in Burlington, Vt., and...
Jury awards ex-altar boy $8.7 million in damages
bostonherald.com May 13, 2008 5 related
By Associated Press Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - Added 1m ago BURLINGTON, Vt. - A jury awarded $8.7 million in damages today to a former altar boy who sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest. The man, now a 40-year-old mechanical...
Williamson-Hutto
redorbit.com May 13, 2008
By Anonymous Sherry L. Hutto and Keith R. Williamson, Burlington, Vt., announce their engagement. Sherry, the daughter of June Hutto, Burlington, formerly of Lititz, and the late Thomas E. Hutto is a graduate of Warwick High School and Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing.