WATERBURY – On its face, the partnership between The Nation magazine and Myers Mermel, the new owner of WDEV-AM, is an unlikely one. Earlier this year, Mermel, who previously served as president of the conservative Ethan Allen Institute and once ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican, entered the fabled Vermont[Read More…]
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Burke Mountain Receiver Seeks Final Court Approval for Sale
BURKE – Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver overseeing Burke Mountain Resort, has asked a federal judge to sign off on the sale of the Northeast Kingdom ski resort to a local group for $11.5 million. In a Friday court filing, Goldberg asked Judge Darrin P. Gayles, who has presided over[Read More…]
Cabot Butter Recalled for Possible Contamination
VERMONT — Cabot Creamery has issued a voluntary recall for nearly a ton of butter due to potential fecal contamination, the brand’s parent company, Agri-Mark Inc., announced Wednesday. The recall covers 189 cases of the iconic Vermont brand’s eight-ounce Extra Creamy Premium Butter across Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire[Read More…]
Local Group Expected to Acquire Burke Mountain
BURKE — A local group that includes longtime Burke Mountain benefactors and community stakeholders is on the cusp of acquiring the Northeast Kingdom ski resort, according to people familiar with the deal. The group, Bear Den Partners LLC, includes members of the Graham family, who have previously invested heavily in[Read More…]
Canadian, Vermont Business Leaders Commiserate at Newport Roundtable
NEWPORT — Track Inc., a leading distributor of snow grooming equipment, straddles the U.S.-Canada border, so it doubly fears being caught in the middle of a trade war between the two nations. With offices in Newport and Richmond, Quebec, as well as one in Wisconsin, the company provides snowcats and[Read More…]
Walgreens Settles with State for $275,000 over Alleged Violations
and Hardwick’s Troubled Walgreens by Paul Fixx The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) and Walgreens have settled for $275,000 over claims that the company’s policies caused unsafe conditions for patients and staff at pharmacies around the state between 2020 and 2022. The Vermont Board of Pharmacy unanimously approved the[Read More…]
