Economy & Business

Artful Word: Shelburne Farms Old Time Farm Fest 07/31/2010

Community producer James Gero's video on annual Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010.

Near & Far: Albert Petrarca - Legalization of Cannabis and Hemp 07/29/2010

Richard Kemp and Albert Petrarca talk about the legalization of cannabis and hemp.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons: The Inextricable Link 07/26/2010

North Country Coalition For Justice and Peace, Present: "Why the Not-So-Peaceful Atom is a Bomb - Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons: The Inextricable Link" (with Paul and Linda Gunter) Co- Founders of "Beyond Nuclear", based in Tacoma Park, Maryland. Paul and Linda Gunter have decades of experience in nuclear power research and oversight.

Touring the New South Burlington Police Station 07/21/2010

Chief Trevor Whipple takes channel 17 on a tour of the new South Burlington Police Station located at 19 Gregory Drive.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 07/20/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Positively Vermont: Downtown Essex Junction 07/19/2010

Host Dennis McMahon speaks with a group of volunteers and residents, Jaye O'Connell, Susanna Olson, and George Tyler - Village Trustee, on the variety of redevelopment efforts happening in the Village of Essex Junction.

Essex Junction Farmers' Market 07/16/2010

The Five Corners Farmers' Market, held each Friday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., features local fruits and vegetables, perennials, fresh baked goods, breads, sauces, honey, wines, cheeses, maple products, eggs, grass-fed beef, crafts, vegan and gluten-free foods, plus much more.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Vermont Senators Leahy and Sanders Announce Dairy Price Stabilization 07/12/2010

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) detail legislation to stabilize dairy prices and save family farms. Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee and Vermont dairy farmers Amanda St. Pierre, Travis Forgues, Beth Kennett, and Mark Magnan. will join the senators at The Ethan Allen Farm in South Burlington.

Congressman Peter Welch: Clean Energy Tour 07/09/2010

Representative Peter Welch discusses the need to invest in job-creating, developing industries, like renewable energy and energy efficiency at Draker labs.

Senator Patrick Leahy: National Telecommunications Information Administration Awards $47 Million for Building Broadband Infrastructure in Vermont 07/02/2010

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke with Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Representative Welch and Governor Douglas on the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) awarding of a $33.4 million grant to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) and a $13.7 million grant to the Vermont Telephone Company (VTEL) through NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The two grants are part of a $7.2 billion broadband investment program that Congress and President Obama crafted as part of last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!