Vermont Business Magazine

2 weeks ago | vermontbiz.com | Mike Donoghue

by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business MagazineBurlington Public Works Director Chapin Spencer was busy recently pushing for more than a $16,100 a year pay raise for the wife of Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak as the city’s CEO was contemplating laying off about two dozen municipal employees due to a projected $8 million budget shortfall.

2 weeks ago | vermontbiz.com | Mike Donoghue

by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine A Windham County man is scheduled to go on trial in federal court this week on charges he illegally cut down at least 299 trees in Stratton that were designated for protection as part of the Green Mountain National Forest. Raymond Otto Tarbell, 66, of Townshend has waived his right to a jury trial and will have his criminal case heard by Federal Magistrate Judge Kevin Doyle in Burlington.

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2 weeks ago | vermontbiz.com | Mike Donoghue

by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business MagazineA state judge has approved an out-of-court settlement involving the Woodstock Foundation Board of Directors and the former longtime chair and vice chair of the board over their claims they were improperly removed and that the Woodstock Inn & Resort and the Billings Farm & Museum had been mismanaged. Judge H.

2 weeks ago | vermontbiz.com | Jules Older

AI generated image by Jules Older. by Jules Older We know that privacy’s an endangered species in the Digital Age. We all talk endlessly about it. Bemoan its loss. Say,“They oughta’ make a law.” The industry fights with vigor and cash against that law. It endlessly swears, “Your privacy is our greatest concern.”Yeah-nah. They could care less about our privacy. They care about selling us stuff.