Miro Weinberger

A prominent Vermont expert in digital marketing and social media is recommending cities and towns take a close look at social media use by their employees, following an unusual series of job changes at the Burlington Police Department involving bogus online accounts. “Municipalities need to be thinking about this–they really do,” advised Elaine Young, a professor at Champlain College...

At a meeting this week in Dallas, Texas, as well as in other negotiations down the road, Major League Baseball is expected to discuss the future of several dozen feeder teams that could be cut under a new proposal. According to published reports, New York Penn League teams including the Lowell Spinners, Vermont Lake Monsters and Connecticut Tigers are on...

At a meeting this week in Dallas, Texas, as well as in other negotiations down the road, Major League Baseball is expected to discuss the future of several dozen feeder teams that could be cut under a new proposal. According to published reports, New York Penn League teams including the Lowell Spinners, Vermont Lake Monsters and Connecticut Tigers are on...

Forty-two Minor League Baseball teams are now in danger of striking out.

City leaders in Burlington, Vermont, outlined an ambitious new plan Monday they believe could make the community a stand-out nationally when it comes to community-based attempts to address climate change.

Vermont’s largest city is taking steps to reduce the expected impact from an invasive pest that threatens to kill many of Burlington’s more than 1,200 ash trees that stand in public places. The emerald ash borer has been slowly creeping across the country for years, so Burlington wants to be ready.

The police chief in Vermont’s largest city said he was simply looking out for the best interests of Burlington — and was not meddling — when he pushed back on the medical findings into a man’s death. Burlington Police Chief Del Pozo insists he merely wanted to understand the findings of Vermont’s chief medical examiner when he reached out to...

The mayor of Vermont’s largest city has announced the formation of a new coalition of Northeast mayors that’ll push for a regional response to climate change. “We are hurtling toward environmental disaster if we make no change,” said Mayor Miro Weinberger, D-Burlington. “We need action here in the Northeast now. We can’t wait for the Trump Administration to save us.”...

Investigators looking into decades-old claims of abuse at a defunct Vermont orphanage are making it easier for victims to come forward.

A city and state task force was announced Monday to look into decades-old claims of physical and sexual abuse of children at a defunct Catholic-run orphanage in Burlington, Vermont — with a goal of securing justice, listening to the experiences of survivors and avoiding a repeat of past mistakes in the community. “We’re committed to doing a thorough investigation,” Vermont...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ stepdaughter has lost her bid for mayor of Vermont’s largest city, where Sanders got his political start.