🌱 Downtown Safety Program Expanded + Church St. Turkey Trot

Burlington VT

07 November, 2021

1:07 PM

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Happy Monday, people of Burlington! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today. First, today's weather: Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 57 Low: 41. Here are the top stories in Burlington today: Burlington's downtown safety program is officially being expanded and will run through the holidays. Green Mountain Concert Services will provide ambassadors to offer retail, restaurant, and hospitality staff safe escort to or from their vehicle, building, or workplace from 2:00 p.m. to midnight Wednesday through Sunday. The ambassadors will also be additional "eyes and ears" for public safety officials, de-escalate disruptive disturbances downtown, and direct visitors to their desired locations. (U.S. News & World Report)If you saw people running through Burlington with turkeys in arm on Saturday, you got a firsthand look at Feeding Chittenden's 8th annual Trotting of the Turkeys event. Each participants carried a frozen turkey from the top of Church Street to the bottom. The turkeys were then taken to Feeding Chittenden to be distributed among the 3,500 food-insecure families in Vermont. (WCAX)Following a month-long effort to find Burlington's next permanent police chief, Mayor Miro Weinberger has accepted the Police Search Committee's recommendation to pause the search due to an "insufficient" candidate pool. (Vermont Biz)In light of the COVID-19 vaccine being approved for children ages 5 through 11 years of age, Burlington School District will be hosting pediatric vaccine clinics. (Press Release Desk)The Nest at 79 Pine Street, the first new apartment project in downtown Burlington in two decades, recently celebrated its groundbreaking. (vtdigger.org) Today's Burlington Daily is brought to you by Newrez, a leading nationwide mortgage lender. Make a smart move for your future and refinance with Newrez today. Call 844-979-1707 to connect with a Newrez loan officer. Newrez, LLC (NMLS #3013) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (November 9) Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers (November 11) Add your event You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Danielle Fallon About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.