BARRE — Every now and then a concerned citizen or group of citizens attempts to bring attention to a social issue by taking the law into their own hands, in the form of threats or public shaming. Barre Mayor Thomas Lauzon said in an interview Thursday that he has seen this, and it often takes shape on Facebook. “If I had to pay a dollar every time I read something…
Photo by Sarah Milligan Children place flowers in a vase in memory of their friend, Drew Bernier, who died at age 7 of a rare disease. A service of remembrance and a celebration of his life was held on Saturday at the Barre Municipal Auditorium. BARRE — Hundreds gathered Saturday evening to mourn the death and celebrate the life of 7-year-old Drew Isaac Bernier who, with his affinity…
CCTA/GMTA Announces Big Changes Posted January 22, 2016 Burlington, VT | January 21, 2016: In the coming months, the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the Green Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) will rebrand to become Green Mountain Transit (GMT). In July 2011, GMTA and CCTA became one legal entity, which formalized the operating relationship between the two agencies that had existed since 2003. The rebrand marks an exciting time and…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —The price of mailing a letter will fall for the first time in nearly a century this Sunday. And the U.S. Postal Service, which was ordered to cut the price by its regulator, is not happy about that. USPS said the decline in the cost of a postage stamp, from 49 cents to 47 cents, will cost it $2 billion this year, and make it more difficult…
Check your Web browser is running the latest version of Flash. And do it now. Adobe has issued a global alert to computer users around the world warning of a serious security flaw that leaves machines open to ransomware attacks. The company is urging all users to update to the most recent version of the software, which it rolled out Thursday, as soon as possible. Ransomware locks a user out of their machine…
An Xbox boss has come out to say again that Microsoft has the technological pieces in place to support Xbox One–PlayStation 4 cross-play and now all that’s left to do is sort out the politics of the mater. ID@Xbox Europe boss Agostino Simonetta told Eurogamer that, as we’ve heard before, Psyonix’s Rocket League may be the first game to support Xbox One-PS4 cross-play. But as for when it will happen……
BARRE — In honor of 7-year-old Drew Bernier, community members will wear their best superhero costume today. The day is being called Superhero Day, as Bernier was a big fan of superheroes. He died last week after a battle with a leukemia. Donations are welcome, and Drewstrong T-shirts will be available for sale at Granite City Graphics, 279-2883. The community is also invited to join in the celebration of Bernier’s…
SERVICE ALERT: BBUS BLOG REGISTRATIONS This weekend, (4/3/16) I received an email from a user that I thought was a spammer, that signed up for an account for the blogging system. the domain was mail.ru – in response to this, I have disabled new user registrations for blog services for the short term, until I can get a domain-level block tool to get rid of spamming registrations. (mail.ru is…
Bernier Family GoFundMe Page I wanted to take a moment to comment on Drew Bernier, who was diagnosed with MDS, and recently passed away at Boston Children’s Hospital. I have been following the posts on Facebook, and have been saddened by his death, but he IS the definition of a “Superhero” Drew liked Superman and Batman: He was followed all over the world, due to the impact of…
Posted: Apr 05, 2016 5:22 PM EST Updated: Apr 05, 2016 6:20 PM EST By Kyle Midura MONTPELIER, Vt. – About 20 percent of Vermonters smoke cigarettes. But those younger than 21 could be slowly cut off from the addictive substance. “Our hope is that this will help move Vermont to a culture with healthier youth, less government spending and a brighter future for our children and theirs,” said Rep….