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Jimmy Buffett, Grateful Dead, Foreigner and Journey tribute bands headline free series
RUTLAND, Vt. — A popular and long-running free concert series is returning to downtown Rutland. The Friday Night Live shows for 2024 kick off Friday, July 26 with Captain Mike and the Shipwrecked, a nine-piece Jimmy Buffett tribute band. There will also be food trucks and activities for families on Center Street and Merchants Row, including a free bouncy house for kids.
We have a winner!: Readers choose favorite creemee spot in Chittenden County
Readers have chosen their favorite creemee stand in Chittenden County in the Burlington Free Press creemee poll. Palmer Lane Maple in Jericho beat out second-place finisher The Village Scoop in Colchester, 585 votes to 486. Readers cast nearly 1,500 votes split among 10 creemee spots in Chittenden County. Colleen and Paul Palmer started...
Manchester police seek jewel thief who stole $19,000 in gold
MANCHESTER — Police are on the lookout for a man who stole $19,000 worth of jewelry from Kay Jewelers at the Mall of New Hampshire. The theft, which involved two 14-karat gold bracelets and a 14-karat gold chain, occurred on July 20. Authorities described the suspect as a white...
“The Forgotten” film premiere in Proctorsville
PROCTORSVILLE, Vt. – A year after the catastrophic floods that devastated Vermont, many are still rebuilding. Residents of Cavendish and Proctorsville are among them. Stefan Beaumont and Wendy E. Reynolds of Red Vault Productions know firsthand what it is like to have to put their lives back together after they lost their home and business in last year’s flooding. As the anniversary approached, they planned to premiere the short film they created during the tumultuous past year.
Economic Development Commission summer social unites Milton’s business community
MILTON— Milton’s business owners see a bright future ahead. Over 30 people attended the Economic Development Commission’s summer social Tuesday evening, July 23, to network, learn and hear updates on the town’s downtown core. Darren Adams, Milton’s selectboard chair, opened the social with updates on the...
Vergennes welcomes new gallery with ‘Soft Openings’
Kristen Grant’s love affair with the arts began early, when she was a child in her Addison home, and it deepened during her years at Vergennes Union High School. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters covering local news, we need your help! For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
Summer spells renovations for EWSD buildings
ESSEX WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — As EWSD students gear up to return back to school this fall, the district has been working on a whole slew of maintenance renovations in their school buildings. EWSD director of facilities and district safety Garry Scott told the Reporter two separate facility assessments...
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.
Woodstock will vote on short-term rental ordinance
The town and village of Woodstock have scheduled special elections to see if there is support for a new short-term rental ordinance that went into effect this spring. Both the village and the town approved the new rules, which limit how many short-term rentals are allowed in Woodstock. But opponents...
Manchester and Okemo Discovery Maps under new ownership
REGION – Discovery Map International, the Waitsfield, Vt.-based company renowned for its hand-drawn, curated guides to top tourist destinations, is pleased to welcome Uday Dholakia as the new publisher of the Okemo and Manchester, Vt., Discovery Map franchises. Dholakia’s business partner Patti Whittemore will assist him in developing the Okemo franchise, as well as continuing the Manchester-area Discovery Map business recently purchased from longtime franchisee Jack Pegues. Together they will continue to showcase and enhance local businesses in both communities.
Elle St. Pierre gets surprise sendoff on her way to 2024 Olympics
RICHFORD, Vt. — After an impressive showing at the Olympic Trials in Oregon last month, Elle St. Pierre is ready for Paris. The Richford High School native departed from her family farm around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and to her surprise, locals from the community gathered south of the Canadian border to send her off before her flight from Montreal to Paris.
AC baseball makes playoff push
MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County American Legion baseball team won five straight games in the past week to push itself back into what is a tight race for one of four Northern Division playoff berths. The local nine improved to 11-8 with the surge, which snapped a four-game skid...
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