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Vergennes Opera House Opens 2024-2025 Season with the Vermont Premiere of the Film BROOKLYN 45
The Vergennes Opera House will be opening their 2024-2025 Season with the Vermont premiere screening of the movie Brooklyn 45 on Friday the 13 at 7:30pm. The film is a SHUDDER original released on the Shudder streaming service in 2023. The film features Vergennes resident and TV/screen/stage actor Jeremy Holm.
Hartford residents criticize School Board for former superintendent’s severance
Over the course of more than two hours of public comment, residents asked the board to explain exactly when and how the decision came about to pay Tom DeBalsi a severance package worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars in salary, benefits and unused sick and vacation time. Read the story on VTDigger here: Hartford residents criticize School Board for former superintendent’s severance.
BFA standout named 2024 Vermont high school football preseason player of the year
After a week of voting, Burlington Free Press readers have picked this year's Vermont high school football preseason player of the year: Corey McNulty of BFA-St. Albans McNulty, a senior who plays defensive end and tight end, tallied 27.81% of the 3,826 votes cast in online voting that began last Friday and...
Winooski's Wicked Wings to Close
After 14 years in various locations, Wicked Wings will close this weekend. The final day for the casual restaurant and bar at 211 Main Street in Winooski will be Sunday, September 1 — or sooner if they run out of food, co-owner Collin Sourdiff told Seven Days on Friday morning.
Women's Soccer: Cadets Chase Badgers with Second Half Eruption
NORTHFIELD, Vt.- On the back of three second half goals, the Norwich Women's Soccer team opened their 2024 season with an authoritative 3-0 victory over intrastate foe Vermont State Johnson with newcomer Lily Briggs (Fair Haven, Vt.) and senior captain Lindsey Duggan (Belmont, N.H.) leading the charge. Despite the Badgers...
Alfani Seals Victory in Debut with Game-Winning Goal Over Russell Sage
CASTLETON, Vt. – Vermont State University Castleton men's soccer launched the 2024 season with a 2-1 victory over Russell Sage. VTSU Castleton hosted Russell Sage College to kick off the opening day of the 2024 season. Kicking off the year was Matt Spiller, who stepped up to take the free kick after a foul was assessed at the top of the box. Spiller bent it around the defensive wall and slotted it past the keeper to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead at the 36th-minute mark.
Here are six events coming to Colchester this month
Details: UVM Extension Gardener Volunteers will be working in the library gardens most Saturdays, May to September. Please interrupt them with your questions. When: 3-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24-Sunday, Sept. 1. Where: Champlain Valley Exposition. Details: Concerts, amusement park rides, monster trucks, concessions, agricultural...
Field Hockey Drops Season Opener to Lafayette
EASTON, Pa. – Lineke Spaans 26th minute goal proved to be the difference as Lafayette (1-0) defeated Vermont (0-1) at Rappolt Field on Friday night. It was a slow start tonight- we took too long to settle into the match and by the time we did, had to dig ourselves out," said head coach Kate Pfeifer. "Some good moments, and plenty of work to do."
Saint Michael’s College welcomes Class of 2028
Amid a fanfare of cowbells, kazoos, and cheering, the Class of 2028 officially arrived on Saint Michael’s College campus on Aug. 22. Orientation Leaders – the sophomores, juniors, and seniors responsible for this enthusiastic display, otherwise known as O-Leaders – held signs with messages such as “You Belong Here” and “Welcome Home” as they waved the incoming cars onto campus. Other O-Leaders stationed at first-years’ dorm buildings swarmed arriving families’ cars, swiftly unloading new students’ belongings and carrying them up to their rooms.
Lyndon committee decides against covered bridge removal despite flood concerns
“In a perfect world, I would say you could take out the Sanborn Bridge,” a panel member said. “That’s just not going to happen.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Lyndon committee decides against covered bridge removal despite flood concerns.
2024 Women's Cross Country Season Preview
The #16 Middlebury women’s cross country team gets its season underway at the Silloway Maple Syrup Invitational on Saturday, September 7. The Panthers concluded last fall with a third-place finish at the NESCAC Championship, followed by a fifth-place effort at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Middlebury’s regional finish secured its 13th-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship.
Malletts Bay Sewer installation makes progress, Department of Public Works says
COLCHESTER — The Malletts Bay Sewer project is advancing on schedule, public works director Norm Baldwin told the selectboard Tuesday night. Baldwin and others in the department have been overseeing the execution of the Malletts Bay Sewer installation, with the construction itself being handled by a series of contractors.
Weekly Dispatch with Mayor Sullivan
Recreation Director Mike Brown has some news. The playground construction at Gardner Park will be starting soon. The remediation and capping is nearly complete. The costume engraved bricks from the fundraising campaign will be ordered before the end of the month to be on hand for the landscaping phase of the project. The new dock purchased by the VOREC Grant has arrived and is being assembled. Go Director Brown!
Join the Fairy House Festival as an event volunteer
GRAFTON, Vt. – The Nature Museum in Grafton, Vt., is preparing to host the 15th annual Fairy House Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Guests of all ages walk the fairy house trails and discover a magical village of fairy castles, treehouses, mushroom gardens, libraries, and more. This family-friendly annual tradition is possible because of the strong community support from Fairy House builders and volunteers who help host this regional treasure, which draws over 1,800 people from all of New England.
Montpelier Seeks Proposals for Its Once-Problematic Parklet
The Montpelier City Council is seeking developers’ proposals for a half-acre downtown lot that drew locals' complaints and repeated visits from police in recent years after its gazebo became a gathering place for people experiencing homelessness. Tiny Guertin Park, sandwiched between a block of stores and railroad tracks near...
Thunder Road Action Back on Tap for 46th NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic on Sunday
Barre, VT — There is no rest for the wicked at Thunder Road following an exhilarating final Thursday night of the season with the 46th NEFCU+VSECU Labor Day Classic this Sunday, September 1. The annual holiday weekend special is highlighted by the second visit of the season for the American-Canadian Tour along with a special invasion from the New England Pro-4 Modifieds alongside the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers, rk Miles Street Stocks and the Burnett Scrap Metals Road Warriors with a special 4:00pm Post Time!
Vergennes Opera House Gets $2000 Gift for Marquee Restoration
The Friends of the Vergennes Opera House (VOH) were the happy recipients of a $2K award from Gaines Insurance Agency and Cooperative Insurance Cos. to go toward improvements and upkeep to the organization's marquee. Planned improvements include restoration and repairs as well as upgrades to the lighting. "The VOH brings...
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