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12-year-old performs the national anthem ahead of Friday night's Lake Monsters game
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont Lake Monsters had a special guest perform the national anthem at Friday night's game. Andre Redmond is a soon-to-be seventh-grade student at Essex Middle School. He is also a popular performer, often seen on the Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington. Andre likes to...
Vermont sweeps Twin State Soccer All-Star Games
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) - Vermont swept the Lions Cup Soccer All-Star Games against New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon at Hanover High school. South Burlington star Omar Daoudi tallied a hat trick for the boys in their 5-2 victory, while fellow SBHS Wolf Rachel Kelley tallied the only goal in a 1-0 Vermont girls win.
75-year-old Grand Isle man cited for assaulting 20-year-old in road rage incident
SOUTH HERO, Vt. — A 75-year-old man from Grand Isle was cited following a road rage incident Saturday evening, according to Vermont State Police. Authorities were called to Route 2 by Ferry Road in South Hero at around 5:25 p.m., after receiving a report that a possible assault had happened in the middle of the roadway.
Waybury Inn from ‘Newhart’ sitcom honors the late actor-comedian
Ever since Bob Newhart passed away Thursday afternoon, memories of the comedian and actor have come pouring in across social media. At one quaint inn located in east Middlebury, a lot of those memories are in physical form, and are likely familiar to Newhart’s longtime fans. The Waybury Inn...
Weekly Dispatch with Mayor Sullivan
Thank you for coming to my Mayor’s hours on Mondays from 9:00-11:00 AM and Wednesdays (by appointment) at the Council Room at City Hall. Hearing your ideas and suggestions, assisting with getting your needs addressed, and discussing economic development for our City is nothing shy of amazing. You are the City. Your voice is necessary and this is the venue to come to speak to me.
D20 Peru All-Stars roll through State Softball prelims; Face Elmhurst in Monday semi-final
Coach Tara Backes's softball team hasn't seen any serious competition all weekend at the State Tourney in Evergreen Park. Backes told us the 8 – 10 year old All-Stars beat Twin Rivers – in the early game Saturday – 10 – 0. Ekko Baima had a triple and eight out of eleven players provided hits. Quinn Holman pitched three innings and Maeve Brandt pitched one inning in the four inning game.
Westfield Starfires defeat Vermont Lake Monsters to claim season series on Saturday
BURLINGTON – For the first time in franchise history, the Westfield Starfires claimed victory in the season series against the Vermont Lake Monsters, dominating both sides of the ball in a 10-3 win on Saturday. Westfield is now 27-18-1, second in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League standings with 13...
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...
Vermont institutions affected by global IT outage
Vermont was among the states affected by a faulty update to Windows servers that wreaked havoc around the world Friday morning, disrupting hospitals, airlines and governments. At Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, early-morning flights were delayed for hours as United, American Airlines, and Delta repaired their systems. The airport’s own services, which run separately from airlines, were unaffected.
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