Burlington business owners on the verge of despair due to crime in Vermont: report
Burlington Battles Downtown Crime Concerns Employers in Burlington, Vermont, a city known for the University of Vermont, are reportedly reaching a breaking point as crime impacts the downtown area. This situation is raising concerns for both parents of students and tourists visiting for the fall foliage. City officials, led by Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, are developing […]
Burlington to launch 60 new stores across 26 states this fall: Details inside
(Nexstar) – Over the past year, several retailers are shutting down locations, which might come as a surprise. At the same time, Spirit Halloween is opening new stores. Notably, one off-price retailer is planning to launch numerous locations in the coming months. Burlington, which already boasts over 1,100 stores across nearly every state in the […]
Burlington, Vermont Residents Complain of Open Drug Use, Homeless Camps
Residents of a Vermont city plagued by an epidemic of homelessness and drug use are protesting a “lack of respect” for law-abiding citizens and complaining that crime keeps them out at night. Burlington is the most populous city in this small state. 44,500 The crime rate for the population is 60 per 1,000 residents, which […]
BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont in financial crisis – Burlington Free Press
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont Vermont’s largest health insurer, with 66% market share, is on the brink of bankruptcy due to dwindling reserves, state officials say. Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Kevin Gaffney said Friday he is confident BCBSVT will remain solvent and that it is his department’s responsibility to ensure that happens. […]
Fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders Burlington office is under investigation
Police are investigating a fire outside of the entrance to Sen. Bernie Sanders‘s (I-VT) office on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Sprinkler and fire alarm systems on the third floor of the building were activated when Burlington police arrived on the scene at 10:45 a.m. There was a fire in the vestibule between the elevator […]