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Lake Champlain ready to shine during Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Anglers will visit Lake Champlain for the final Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier presented by Lowrance and Elite Series rookie Tim Dube expects anglers to find plenty of bass on the historic fishery this go-round. “This is a great time to be up at Champlain,” the New...
Northern Forest Canoe Trail makes improvements to Valcour Island trails
Peru, NY – A multi-year effort to restore camping and paddling infrastructure on Lake Champlain’s historic Valcour Island continued this summer, with stewardship crews rebuilding a boardwalk along a cross-island hiking trail. The work was performed by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) stewardship crew and community volunteers, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and with support from a Lake Champlain Basin Program grant. The NFCT’s stewardship crew consists of professional staff and three interns.
Art students bring peace and beauty to CVPH's R5
CHAZY | "I think it's really cool, because I know that I helped contribute and I know it might help people and make people more relaxed." Grace Rocha, a sixth grader at Chazy Elementary School, has a great reason to be proud. She and her fellow classmates in Stephanie Lefand's art class are helping bring peace to families visiting loved ones on our Med/Surg and Oncology inpatient floor, which many of you know as R5. They created two paintings that are now on display in our solarium, where family members and friends of our patients will go for a break while visiting.
Health food eatery in Saratoga Springs up for sale
After six years, Allen Caruso and Brandon Acres have decided to sell their business Thorn + Roots. The health food eatery has two locations in Saratoga Springs and Burlington, Vermont, as well as a food truck.
Bob Newhart rarely set foot in Vermont. But his impact on the state was noteworthy.
Bob Newhart portrayed a fictional Vermont innkeeper in the 1980s sitcom “Newhart.” His death on July 18 at age 94 affected Vermonters in ways the passing of other TV icons might not. The comic actor rarely set foot in the state, but it felt like he was a part of it. "We are...
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