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Author Archives: Michael Bielawski

Essex Westford School District

Freedom vs. safety: GOP and Democrats offer opposing pitches on COVID strategy

Both the GOP and the Democratic Party in Vermont issued statements this week clarifying their stances on how to approach a new wave of COVID-19 and its variants, and the two major parties couldn’t be further apart.

August 27, 2021 in TNR News.
Burlington Police

Burlington police chief debunks ticketing bias narrative: ‘You are seeing a car behave in a certain way, not a driver’

Acting Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad on Tuesday defended his department from yet another assertion that his officers use racial bias for their traffic ticketing duties.

August 26, 2021 in TNR News.
Public domain

Burlington gun incidents up five-fold and counting over yearly average

According to data shared by the Burlington Police Department, the latest gun-shooting incident Saturday was the the 11th this year — and more than five times the yearly average.

August 25, 2021 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Vermonters gather to hear speeches on policing, COVID mandates, government intimidation tactics

At least 100 liberty-minded Vermonters gathered Saturday at the Statehouse to hear speakers discuss hot-button topics ranging from media censorship and excessive COVID mandates to the lack of police support in Burlington.

August 23, 2021 in TNR News.
Burlington Police Department

Amid vandalism spree, Burlington Police frustrated by ‘lack of options’ for mental health cases

A vandalism crime spree in Burlington has exposed frustrations by both city police and a state’s attorney that the status quo for dealing with mental health-related calls is not ideal for public safety or for helping to change the perpetrators’ behaviors.

August 19, 2021 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Burlington chooses Progressive Ward 3 candidate who said ‘abolish the police’

Burlington residents in Tuesday’s city council special election chose Progressive Joe Magee, a candidate who has called for abolishing the police and eliminating systemic racism from society.

August 18, 2021 in TNR News.
Town Meeting TV

Felker campaign doubles down on public safety as Burlington City Council race enters final weekend

With Burlington’s Ward 3 special election coming Tuesday, three candidates enter the final weekend to compete for a seat that’s been a progressive stronghold for four decades and counting.

August 15, 2021 in TNR News.
Burlington Police

Multiple shootouts recently reported as Burlington City Council again declines more officers

The Burlington City Council on Monday voted again not to hire new officers, even as the city sees consistent serious crimes committed, including at least one shootout in late July.

August 11, 2021 in TNR News.
U.S. Secretary of Defense/Flickr

Unused vaccines may go to waste, VT’s Washington reps support infrastructure bill, more old tweets emerge in Burlington City Council race

Vermont faces the possibility that thousands of COVID vaccine doses may go to waste as demand dwindles, the state’s congressional delegation supports an infrastructure bill that includes huge social service expansions, and old tweets resurfaced again in the Burlington City Council race.

August 1, 2021 in TNR News.
Burlington Police Department

Tense Burlington City Council race becoming a referendum on police policy, controversial tweets

As the Burlington City Council Ward 3 special election contest heats up, one issue that is dominating all others is policing — or the lack of it on city streets.

July 30, 2021 in TNR News.
Michael Bielawski/TNR

Teachers union wants federal money for its pensions

The state’s largest union for public workers, the Vermont-NEA, is asking that the state use as much federal money as possible from its massive $5 billion influx over the past year to pay down an ever-increasing liability in its pension program.

July 30, 2021 in TNR News.
Public domain

Gov. Scott warns of COVID-19 Delta variant unless citizens take more shots

At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott and other administration officials pleaded with the public to take more vaccines or potentially face another version of the coronavirus.

July 28, 2021 in TNR News.

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