🌱 Old North End Shots Fired + Lake Champlain Cleanup Update

Happy Wednesday, Burlington! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with periods of rain. High: 57 Low: 43.

Here are the top three stories today in Burlington:

1. A South Burlington Starbucks is the first in Vermont to attempt to unionize. The store located at 580 Shelburne Road will be attempting to unionize with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The South Burlington store is the newest store to attempt unionization after a store in Buffalo unionized in December. (vtdigger.org)
2. The Burlington Police Department is investigating an incident that lead to a gun being fired in Old North End. The incident reportedly began as a fight in the 200 block of North Willard Street on Saturday morning between two men. The department reports that this incident is the sixth involving gunfire this year in Burlington. (WCAX)
3. The cleanup effort at Lake Champlain enters its second phase. The progress is being monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency with targets of 15 years into the future. According to the agency, the cleanup effort is on schedule but consistent funding for the project will be needed. (WCAX)

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Today in Burlington:

• Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas At Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (10:00 AM)
• Animal Demo At Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The American Abenaki Community will gather this weekend to celebrate Vermont Abenaki Recognition and Culture Week with panels, drumming and dancing, presentations, art and craft displays, and more. Visit Seven Days VT for more information. (Facebook)
• The South Burlington Library is holding an interesting discussion about book publishing with local author Bull Schubart. The discussion will be on May 10 at 6:00 p.m. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you soon!

— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a senior writer with 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.