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Amnesty May Be Coming for Queen City Chicken Owners

by Alicia Freese Posted on September 25, 2015 at 5:32PM

Most notably, the four-chicken limit would be lifted. Residents could own unlimited chickens, as long as they provide proper pens and meet minimum space requirements — three square feet per bird.
Talk of Cutting Back Dog Park Hours Draws Howls

by Molly Walsh Posted on August 5, 2015 at 4:10PM

The ideas are preliminary, and no action was taken Tuesday. Nancy Kaplan, chair of the commission, thanked the crowd for coming and speaking their minds.
Lake Champlain Fish Die-Offs the New Normal, According to Biologists

by Kathryn Flagg Posted on May 19, 2014 at 3:02PM

Will die-offs keep the invasive population in check? Pientka said it's not quite so simple as that.
Vermont Dignitary Visits Seven Days, Avoids Questions

by Mark Davis Posted on May 6, 2014 at 11:49AM

Local office workers (including almost everyone at Seven Days, not that it's our production day or anything), taxi drivers, television crews, passersby — basically, everyone stopped and stared. And occasionally retreated behind something large.
This Week's Issue: Hunting Trouble, Prison Sex and an M.I.A. Delegation

by Tyler Machado Posted on October 30, 2013 at 5:11PM

While you're putting together your Halloween getup tonight — bonus candy for anyone in a homemade F-35 costume — give this week's news and politics stories in Seven Days a read. Here's what you'll find.
This Week's Issue: Methadone, Molly and More

by Tyler Machado Posted on September 25, 2013 at 5:13PM

Grab your favorite pumpkin-flavored coffee drink — that little chill in the morning means fall is here, and the first Seven Days of the season hit the streets today. Here's what you'll find for news and politics this week: In Fair Game, Paul Heintz reports that a program to encourage charitable giving by state employees is funding two anti-gay organizations classified as "hate groups" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Scoreboard: This Week's Winners and Losers

by Paul Heintz Posted on August 9, 2013 at 4:00AM

Who won and lost the week in Vermont news and politics?Switch-bumpers, snake-haters, calculators, power companies, TV stations, defense attorneys, creepy travel writers and more!Here's the Scoreboard for the week of Friday, Aug. 9: Winners:Brooks McArthur — The Burlington defense attorney played some serious offense this week on behalf of his client, Burlington Police Department Deputy Chief Andi Higbee. When the Vermont State Police refused to give the Burlington Free Press a copy of a cruiser cam video of Higbee's July DUI arrest, Brooks took it upon himself to hand over a copy.
Boa Constrictor Found at Burlington's Leddy Park

by Tyler Machado Posted on August 6, 2013 at 1:36PM

Wasn't expecting to see this in the pile of media releases in my inbox this morning: A report of a five-foot-long boa constrictor at Leddy Park. OMG.
This Week's Issue: We Go Ape for Animals!

by Andy Bromage Posted on June 26, 2013 at 3:03PM

Pick up this week's print issue of Seven Days and behold .... animals! Cute.
Ag Agency Loosens Rules for On-Farm Slaughter — Slightly

by Kathryn Flagg Posted on May 28, 2013 at 5:34PM

On-farm slaughter has long been a contentious issue in Vermont. Vocal consumers, farmers and their advocates have campaigned hard for the right to raise an animal, then slaughter it and buy and sell its meat all on the same farm.

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