Editing Hinesburg, Vermont (section)

==Notable events==
In April 1985, 29 teachers at Hinesburg Elementary School went on strike for two weeks following a salary dispute.  The strike was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "the longest, most bitter teachers' strike in Vermont history".<ref>{{Cite news|title = Teacher Strike Splits Vermont Town|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/30/us/teacher-strike-splits-vermont-town.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = June 30, 1985|access-date = August 24, 2018}}</ref>

On the night of September 29, 2008, the [[Saputo Incorporated|Saputo]] cheese factory caught fire.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/saputo-fire-under-investigation/| title=Saputo fire under investigation| work=The Sun| access-date=October 6, 2008}}</ref> The fire department billed the local Saputo cheese plant $500,000 for firefighting gear ruined in fighting the fire. Their destruction was caused by hazardous cleaning chemicals stored at the plant.<ref>{{cite book | author = Baird, Joel Banner |title = Fire department bills Saputo $500,000 | publisher = Burlington Free Press | date = October 24, 2008}}</ref> It was announced in October that the cheese factory would be closed. The factory was the town's third largest employer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881023002|title=Burlington Free Press|access-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref>