UVM Medical Center Nurses to Return to Work Saturday

by Sara Tabin on July 13, 2018 at 8:01PM

Whalen said Friday that the hospital must work proactively to bring people back together after the strike. She said steps will be taken to promote healing as an organization and to start conversations between different members of the hospital’s team.

First Satellite Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in South Burlington

by Sasha Goldstein on July 13, 2018 at 3:25PM

Leahy: Trump's Supreme Court Pick 'More Than Frightening'

by Taylor Dobbs on July 10, 2018 at 2:18PM

’s got thousands of pages of memos and emails and all from his time at the White House," Leahy said. "Let’s see what’s in there.”

Contract Talks Yield No Breakthrough for Nurses, UVM Medical Center

by Sara Tabin on July 7, 2018 at 9:08AM

The nurses' bargaining team met with hospital officials through a federal mediator on Friday evening. The two sides worked into the night, but by 10:20 p.m. negotiations were over and no significant progress had been made, according to Sharon Schroeder, a spokesperson for the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals.

UVM Medical Center Seeks to Hire Hundreds in Advance of Strike

by Taylor Dobbs on July 3, 2018 at 6:19PM

e won’t know how many we’ll need from the agency until we find out how many of our nurses are planning to come to work during the strike, should there be one," he said. "We expect to have that information early next week."

Despite Extreme Heat, Vermonters Find Their Chill at Cannabis Legalization Party

by Sara Tabin on July 1, 2018 at 6:50PM

The Wake and Bakery sells CBD treats at local markers, but on Sunday, they brought THC cookies and brownies as well. Attendees who purchased a $20 raffle ticket for Bern Gallery products were "gifted" the special sweets.

Nurses' Union to Serve UVM Medical Center With a Strike Notice

by Sara Tabin on June 30, 2018 at 5:12PM

Tristin Adie, a nurse practitioner on the bargaining team, said the team voted unanimously on Saturday in favor of serving the strike notice. The bargaining team spent long hours at the table negotiating on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning before deciding that the union and the hospital were too far apart to reach a resolution, according to Adie.

Lakeview Mobile Home Park in Shelburne to Be Sold

by Sara Tabin on June 29, 2018 at 6:31PM

Leahy Bill Would Limit Feds' Authority to Search Near Borders

by Taylor Dobbs on June 28, 2018 at 3:44PM

Old Lantern Wedding Barn Prevails in Lengthy Legal Battle With Neighbors

by Molly Walsh on June 28, 2018 at 10:00AM

The judge ruled that the Wolvertons and Dumont had abused the judicial process by failing to present facts at trial to support long-running accusations. Pretrial rulings had left four key questions to be resolved at trial, but when it was held, the appellants chose not to present any evidence, according to the judge.