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Just as CityPlace Burlington seemed like it was back on track, opponents announced another legal appeal Thursday, one that could delay the planned start of construction this fall for months.CityPlace, a $165 million housing and retail complex, was first unveiled more than five years ago. What was originally a $220 million housing-office project is now scaled-down, in part due to financing challenges and, later, the market forces of the pandemic.The redesign won approval from Burlington s Development Review Board in a 5-0 vote Wednesday evening. A legal settlement with the developer won unanimous approval from the city council last month. Downtown business leaders and Mayor Miro Weinberger support the plan. But John Franco, a lawyer who represents four city residents who have sued repeatedly said the latest design would be a disaster. Franco said the plan includes construction of 422 parking spaces under the complex, but tenants of the neighboring office building at 100 Bank ....
Alaska labor commissioner cancels proposed $450,000 fine for seafood processor over health and safety problems Share on Facebook Print article The commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor personally intervened earlier this year to reject a proposed $450,000 fine against Copper River Seafoods despite an investigation that concluded the company disregarded health and safety regulations. The investigation was prompted by a COVID-19 outbreak last year that sickened more than three-quarters of the workers at an Anchorage processing plant and sent two people to the hospital. Investigators said Copper River acted negligently with its COVID-19 response and, beyond that issue , accused it of failing to fix known safety problems, including one that caused a man in Naknek to lose his arm during a gruesome conveyor belt accident in 2018. ....
Vermonter marks 60th anniversary of Peace Corps New volunteers needed ahead of post-pandemic restart of operations Share Updated: 7:10 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 New volunteers needed ahead of post-pandemic restart of operations Share Updated: 7:10 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STAFFED FIVE DAYS A WEEK BY ROUGHLY THREE DOZEN MEDICAL TODAY MARKS A MILESTONE FOR THE PEACE CORPS . ON THIS DAY IN 1961 PRESIDENT JOHN KENNEDY SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING PEACE CORPS A WAY FOR AMERICANS TO HELP PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS THROUGH A PERIOD OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN AREAS LIKE AGRICULTURE, HEALTH CARE, AND EDUCATION. RANDI DERMO á(DUR- moe)á OF BRATTLEBORO SPENT TWO YEARS TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN ECUADOR. SHE LOVED IT SO MUCH SHE NOW WORKS FOR THE AGENCY AND SAID VERMONT IS CONSISTENTLY A TOP STATE FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. RANDI DERMO/VERMONT PEACE ....
Patricia Clarkson to Play Fair Pay Pioneer Lilly Ledbetter (EXCLUSIVE) Matt Donnelly, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Patricia Clarkson is set to portray Lilly Ledbetter, the fair pay pioneer for whom President Obama named a piece of legislation in 2009. The “Sharp Objects” Emmy winner will lead “Lilly,” a new indie feature from director Rachel Feldman. The script was co-written by Feldman and Adam Prince (“Junglee”), from producer J. Todd Harris (“TheTrial of The Chicago 7,” “The Kids Are All Right”). More from Variety Ledbetter was a factory worker who had been paid 40% less than her male coworkers in the same role over a 20-year period. In a David vs. Goliath struggle, the aggrieved Alabama wife and mother motivated President Obama to sign his first piece of legislation in her name. The project will follow one woman’s fight for justice, while also painting a heartbreaking personal story and the tension-filled stakes behind her p ....