The tents at a Burlington park where Occupy Wall Street protesters have been camping out since late October are likely to be gone by Monday night.

After a protracted six-hour caucus that ended in a tie, the race for Burlington's Democratic nomination for mayor will live to see at least another month. In Burlington Sunday evening, developer Miro Weinberger and State Senator Tim Ashe split a third round of voting, 540-540.

As Town Meeting Day looms, VPR looks at the candidates in the running for the Burlington mayoral race.

Burlington police say they will take "a wait and see approach" to a weekend encampment that a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning in City Hall Park, where camping is banned.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it has started an inquiry into billing requests made to Burlington International Airport by the cities of Burlington and South Burlington.

With four months until voters go to the polls, the field of candidates in Burlington's mayoral race is getting crowded and the current candidates have one thing in common: they're all taking aim at incumbent Mayor Bob Kiss.

State Senator Tim Ashe has thrown his hat into the ring in the race for for Burlington mayor. Ashe says he's entering the race because he believes he's best equipped to move the city forward.

UVM says state scientists began moving in about two weeks ago, and everyone should be in the temporary space by the middle of October.

The Burlington political landscape has been racked by controversy and contention as the mayoral race is beginning to get crowded, Vermont community libraries were impacted by flooding from Irene and the hospital budgeting process concludes.

In Burlington, the mayor and City Council are divided over a resolution that outlines new standards for climate-change partnerships.

Advocates say Burlington needs to set some limits on a partnership that the city administration wants to enter with the military contractor Lockheed Martin.

Town moderators across the state called their town meetings to order this morning. Voters in cities and towns all over Vermont are deciding municipal and school budgets and a range of other issues.

Senator Patrick Leahy joined city leaders in Burlington Friday to celebrate the expansion of Dealer.com, a web-based company that provides global marketing solutions for the automotive industry.

Some food systems in Vermont will receive $40,000 in grant funding, thanks to the state's recent jobs bill. That funding will mainly go toward new equipment and infrastructure.

Voters in Burlington go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the city should invest in smart grid technology. Supporters say that new technology would improve energy efficiency by decreasing demand. Opponents argue it is dangerous and costly.

Burlington's credit rating has been lowered because of the ongoing problems with the city-owned Burlington Telecom.

Burlington Telecom has failed in its months-long attempt to renegotiate a lease that provides the equipment that is the cornerstone of the utility's infrastructure. But Mayor Bob Kiss says the city is exploring a purchase of the equipment outright and says the terms of that purchase could be more favorable than the previous lease.