Some former Burlington homeless camp residents have migrated to the stairwells and utility rooms of Decker Towers, a city housing project.

For the second time in two months, a Burlington Daily News photographer has filmed a downtown street sinkhole caused by a broken underground pipe.

Paul Bean reports on pushback against Burlington’s housing density plan. A taxpayer unhappy with big spending on diversity office. And a video on BPD Community Service Officers – all in today’s Burlington Daily News.

“There’s needles everywhere. There’s an ATM on Church Street right over there and it often has needles in it or burned up aluminum foil. And then there’s the camping. So there’s just a general, I would say, lawlessness in Burlington right now.”

Gunfire, car chase and crash in the South End of Burlington. Drug bust on St. Paul Street.

The people are being relocated this week. Property and debris will be removed next week, the mayor’s office says.

“This…this sucks,” Progressive Councilor Joe Magee said before storming out of City Hall.

“Evidence shows that community enforcement strategies change behavior more effectively than the threat of punishment by the criminal justice system,” Mulvaney-Stanak says.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:35 am, prompting an immediate dispatch of fire units to the scene.

The fire turned out to be a homeless encampment made up of tarps and a flat wooden platform. It had spread to the surrounding vegetation, causing concern for the safety of the area.

A government salary watchdog organization has info on Burlington, the State of Vermont, and the federal government.

When the old, concrete pipe failed, its contents washed away roadbed materials, leaving a void that took city workers 12 hours to repair.

As Burlington International Airport braces for the holidays, officials with the city’s vehicle-for-hire licensing board want to see more action on a slew of proposals.

In a city increasingly concerned about public safety, one Democratic city councilor has picked up two important endorsements.

The closure came as a shock to many loyal patrons as the lease for the property was terminated earlier this week. Sources indicate that the decision to shut down the restaurant was made by corporate.

Construction on the replacement for the 95-year-old bridge will begin in 2027.

The Burlington Fire Department urges everyone to diligently check their smoke detectors and ensure that the batteries are replaced as needed. Our actions can save our neighbors, as well as ourselves.

Vermont’s Jewish community welcomes any and all to meet noon Friday at City Hall in Burlington for a rally in support of the 240 Jews being held hostage by Hammas.

Last week’s theft of an ambulance by the person it was sent to rescue may not have been a new low for Burlington, after all.

Mulvaney-Stanak would not say whether she would have voted for defunding of police.

There weren’t any SROs at BHS when the fight started because in the spring of 2021, the Burlington School District removed them – despite a poll indicating that most parents wanted SROs to stay.

“One of the concepts that I think this entire gender identity issue is failing at is the recognition of the concept that your rights end where my nose begins,” a Burlington NPA member accused of ‘misgendering’ replied.

Weinberger blamed the city’s growing crime and drug problem in part on the city council’s ill-considered decision to reduce Burlington Police Department funding.

Last night’s lengthy, profane tirade by a Burlington resident and activist could be the tipping point for the city council’s lack of control of their own meetings.

“I will say that in my 20 years on the City Council I don’t ever recall seeing someone do such a thing, despite hundreds of heated meetings and offensive statements,” Shannon said. “When something so unexpected happens it is hard to respond in the moment.”

Initially known as the Southern Connector, the project dates back to the early 1960s. Later it’d be branded the “road to nowhere,” as work sputtered across the next several decades in the face of legal challenges.

I see people being hypocrites. How many times have you called somebody an anti-semite because they called you out for being corrupt? Now you’re experiencing something similar. Black people and everybody in America do the same thing. 

Depending on who you listen to, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is either a white supremacist or a city leader willing to ask awkward questions about the fiscal performance of the city’s former diversity office chief.