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From the Colchester-Milton Rotary: Save a life this summer, at Aug. 13 blood drive
Team up with the Rotary Club of Colchester-Milton and the American Red Cross to save a life!. To make an appointment to donate, go to redcrossblood.org and fill in the sponsor code, CMROTARY or use this link:. Hosting a blood drive coincides with Rotary’s core values of giving back to...
INTERVIEW: Sarah King on Picking Up The Pieces From Her Cancer Diagnosis
Just when Sarah King though she was at the point she needed to be, well, it all went down. King release her album When it All Goes Down on March 29. Three days later, her doctor confirmed the worst: she had thyroid cancer, with tumors on her lymph nodes and one on the thyroid itself. All of King’s plans for the album came to a screeching halt. The prognosis is good, and King will be giving her final performance before her surgery and recovery at the Grand Point North Festival in Burlington, VT this Saturday the 27th. King spoke with us about how she’s hanging in there, what she’s going to do with her time off, and the considerations we should all take for artists with chronic illness and disabilities.
Drag story hour makes a splash in Bristol
BRISTOL— From a child’s point of view, it might have been that two fairies manifested from a secret garden and made their way to the local library. This is pretty close to what happened in reality. Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer, two local drag queens currently co-directing the Drag Story Hour Vermont Chapter, had launched their 2024 Rural Outreach Program from April to July with the help of the Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. That fund allowed them to read stories to kids at eight rural libraries.
Crews work to improve access to a Burlington park
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Construction has started to improve access to a Burlington park. Crews have started to create a path from the Miller Center at Schifilliti Park to James Ave. The path is 8-feet wide and 830-feet long. The city says its a well traveled area that connects the...
Mad River Watch volunteers report on post-flooding findings
Mad River Watch volunteers reported many changes visible after the July 10 and 11 flooding that impacted this watershed and others. On July 21 and 22, volunteers visited their field sites and reported back on the post-flood findings. ----------------------------------- Here is what volunteers found. Jenn Grant, Waitsfield:. Just back from...
Meet and greet the knotweed goats
The Mad River Valley conservation commissions and Mad Goat Initiative invite all to join them for a meet and greet with the goats on July 30 at Riverside Park in Warren. Come by to visit with goat herders and conservation commission folks, and learn about local efforts to control knotweed here in the Mad River watershed. This is the first year deploying goats to graze the knotweed and organizers want to give you, the public, a first-hand look at how it's going. A small herd of goats has been deployed at Riverside since early July and people can see them in action and pet some of the new baby goats.
State approves emergency replacement for failing VELCO power pole on Blush Hill
Work is underway in the Kimberly Lane neighborhood on Blush Hill to replace a nearly 100-foot-tall VELCO utility pole that has been deemed an “emergency situation” due to the pole’s deterioration. The Vermont Public Utility Commission late Wednesday approved the project to start immediately after inspectors last...
Big Red Barn Art Show opens this weekend
The Big Red Barn Art Show returns for its annual visit in the Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm and Forest in Waitsfield, from July 26 to September 1. The 2024 show marks 26 years of showcasing the artists and artisans of the Mad River Valley. ----------------------------------- The show originated...
Vermont Earns Second Straight America East Academic Cup and Record Tenth Overall
BOSTON – The America East Conference announced Friday morning that the University of Vermont's student-athletes secured the athletic department's record 10th Walter Harrison Academic Cup. The Walter Harrison Academic Cup is presented each season by the conference to the institution with the best cumulative GPA among its student-athletes competing in league sports. Vermont earned the 2023-24 honor with a cumulative GPA of 3.50.
Here are five events coming to Colchester soon
Details: UVM Extension Gardener Volunteers will be working in the library gardens most Saturdays, May to September. Please interrupt them with your questions!. Where: Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction. Details: This three-day event features German and European cars and plenty of activities for everyone to learn more about these vehicles....
Robber Robber, burning bright: Burlington band hits next level with new album 'Wild Guess'
Burlington indie-rock band Robber Robber has been building its sound over the past couple of years with a steady stream of kinetic club shows. The preliminaries are over, however: Now it’s time for Robber Robber to really make its mark. The band that features vocalist/guitarist Nina Cates and drummer Zack James – who in their early 20s are already well known locally for their roles in acts including Dari Bay and The Snaz – is just about...
World Soccer Festival reorganizes for Aug. 17 in Montpelier
A spirited community soccer event that took a pandemic hiatus has reorganized and is returning to Central Vermont next month. World Soccer Festival is making a comeback, organizers announced, and this year will mark the 11th time the event will be held. The festival will run Saturday, Aug. 17, from...
Rec program looks to fall as Harwood summer basketball wraps up
The annual Harwood Basketball Camps run by Varsity Girls Coach Tommy Young recently wrapped up another summer season of basketball instruction with local youngsters in grades 2 through 9. Young began the camps over 20 years ago, holding them at Harwood Union High School. This year nearly 70 players participated....
Waterbury residents looked to FEMA buyouts after last year’s floods. They’ve heard nothing for months
As of mid-July, none of the property owners promised buyouts nor local officials have heard back from FEMA. A year after floods ripped through Vermont, they have been left in the lurch. Read the story on VTDigger here: Waterbury residents looked to FEMA buyouts after last year’s floods. They’ve heard nothing for months.
Milton to host National Night Out on Aug. 6
Milton's annual National Night Out is set to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 5:30-8 p.m. in Bombardier Park, located at 20 Park Place. This free, family-friendly event aims to strengthen community ties and foster partnerships between law enforcement and residents. Organized by the Milton Police Department, National Night Out is part of a nationwide campaign promoting police-community partnerships.
Not your average summer camp: Civil Air Patrol cadets bunk in Waterbury
Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the Waterbury Roundabout. Two cadets opened their mouths like letter Os as they walked toward the helicopter cockpit. The pair, sisters Abigail and Shoshanna Coover from Maine, played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go first. The younger girl won and climbed in while the other peeked her head through the doorway as the two geeked out in shy whispers.
Larner College of Medicine Receives High Marks in Primary Care and Research
The University of Vermont Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine was recently recognized for excellence in both primary care and research in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. In its 2024-2025 edition of “Best Medical Schools,” U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of...
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