From Burlington to Boston: Direct flights now taking off on eight-seat luxury plane
Flights start at $89 one-way Share Updated: 6:52 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021
Flights start at $89 one-way Share Updated: 6:52 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021
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Show Transcript BUT THAT DIDN T STOP THE EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING THIS NEW DIRECT FLIGHT. IT S THE FLIGHT ERIN DESAUTELS AND HER GIRLS HAVE BEEN áWAITING FOR. THEY LL BE FLYING FROM BURLINGTON.TO BOSTON ON BOUTIQUE AIR S INAUGURAL FLIGHT #802. TO CELEBRATE RACHEL MERRILL S 13th BIRTHDAY. THE DIRECT FLIGHT ON THE EIGHT-SEATER LUXURY PLANE WILL TAKE THEM TO BOSTON.IN UNDER AN áHOUR. A SERVICE. BURLINGTON MAYOR MIRO WEINBERGER AND AIRPORT MANAGER GENE RICHARDS SAY HAS BEEN IN HIGH DEMAND.FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. TICKETS SALES ARE áCONTINUING TO TAKE OFF WELL INTO NOVEMBER. AND THE AIRLINE.IS ALREADY LOOKING INTO WAYS TO EXPAND THE SERVICE. AND THE AIRLINE IS HOPING TO DRAW PASSENGERS TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS.
Unemployment rate falls another tenth to 3.1 percent
The Vermont Department of Labor has reported that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for February was 3.1 percent. This reflects a decrease of one-tenth of one percentage point from the prior month’s revised estimate of 3.2 percent. The comparable United States rate in February was 6.2 percent, which was a decrease of one-tenth of one percentage point from the revised January estimate. The decline is largely due to a sharp decrease in the Labor Force from January. The number of unemployed also fell. Both the Labor Force and total Employed represent about 30,000 fewer workers than a year ago, which was pre-pandemic.
On Wednesday, an unusually snowy day for April, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, arrived in Vermont to talk up the Biden administration s pandemic relief bill rolled out in March.
Through the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investing more than $6 billion into nationwide community health centers to expand COVID-19 vaccination and testing for marginalized populations, as well as expand operational capacity for health clinics moving beyond the pandemic.
Of the total $6 billion, Vermont s 11 federally qualified health centers will receive $33.37 million, the biggest single investment in the state s community health centers in history.
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Mayor Miro Weinberger When Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is sworn in for his fourth term on April 5, he ll be surrounded by many familiar faces. The opponent he defeated by 129 votes in last week s election, Progressive Max Tracy (Ward 2), will still be on the city council and will likely remain the body s president. Councilor Ali Dieng (I-Ward 7), who finished third in the mayor s race, has another year left on his term. And of the four seats up for election on Town Meeting Day, the council added only one new member, Mark Barlow, a New North End independent who supports Weinberger and will replace Councilor Franklin Paulino, a Democrat.