Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger announced yesterday that Vermont’s largest airport will be renamed for Patrick Leahy, who spent nearly 50 years in Congress representing Vermont before leaving Washington, D.C. earlier this year.
In the link, Seven Days notes that the airport is located in South Burlington.
The news comes as First Lady Jill Biden is due to visit Vermont and Maine tomorrow.
“During the visits, the First Lady will highlight how career-connected learning and workforce training programs are central to the Biden Education Pathway, and the importance of investing in these programs that are preparing high school and community college students for jobs created by the President’s Investing in America agenda.”
Biden will visit electric aviation company Beta Technologies, according to SD. – Journal-Opinion newsletter