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More humid today before a stormier Tuesday
Happy Monday! It’s a fresh, clear, and clean start to the day with some patchy fog and temperatures in the 50s to low 60s. Dew point temperatures are registering in the comfortable category, too. Highs will top out in the lower to middle 80s this afternoon with increasing humidity...
Janice E. Geraw
ENOSBURG FALLS - Janice E. Geraw, age 93, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans. Born in Berkshire, Vermont on February 23, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lena (Cabana) Fleury. Janice graduated from Enosburg Falls High School in 1949...
Richard ‘Rick’ Phillips Obituary
Oct. 12, 1960 - July 16, 2024. We are saddened to share that Rick lost his long and difficult battle with glioblastoma on July 16, 2024. He left this world surrounded and comforted by the love of his wife, Gemma Gatti; his parents, Dick and Judy Phillips; and his sister, Lisa Geer. Please visit gregorycremation.com for Rick’s full obituary.
BFA-St. Albans student wins new 2024 Subaru Impreza
BURLINGTON – Cadence Ovitt, a senior (Class of 2024) from Bellows Free Academy St. Albans is driving home a brand-new 2024 Subaru Impreza from Burlington Subaru Hyundai as part of their annual Drive for Excellence event. Drive for Excellence is in its seventeenth consecutive year of rewarding hard-working high...
Obituary: Katherine “Kaye” Beaudin, 1925-2024
Katherine “Kaye” Beaudin, 98, passed peacefully on July 10, 2024, with her son, Michael, by her side. She was born Katherine E. Gaudette on October 2, 1925, in East Georgia, Vt. She attended Bellows Falls Free Academy in Fairfax. Kaye, as she was known to most, left school...
Rutland Herald Community News
The 2024 Vermont State 4-H Horse Show attracted 35 competitors July 12-14 to the Champlain Valley Exposition fairgrounds in Essex Junction. Sponsored by UVM Extension 4-H, the official show judge was Heath Gunnison from Lexington, Kentucky, a former Vermont 4-H member. Another former 4-H’er, Jessie Bachmann-Lertola, Ira, judged the fitting and showmanship and trail classes.
Boho Baby gets 2nd location; Outlet space comes to St. Albans
ST. ALBANS CITY — After growing Boho Baby over the last decade, owner Lisa Golding found she had too many baby clothes and not enough space. Boho Baby Outlet – a new St. Albans store started by Golding this past June – is supposed to help solve the issue as Golding brings her popular baby-focus retail store up north.
Haymaker Bun’s New Burlington Café Packs a Punch
When I think of haymakers, I picture farmers on tractors, cutting careful tracks through their fields — especially this time of year, when white-wrapped bales dot Vermont's rolling hills. I had no clue the phrase also refers to a powerful boxing-ring blow. But when I bit into a breakfast...
Engineer Details Pedestrian Improvements For Lake Willoughby Beach
WESTMORE —The select board recently received plans for pedestrian safety improvements at the town’s north beach on Lake Willoughby. Tyler Billingsley, P.E., owner/engineer of East Engineering in Richmond, Vt., communicated to the board in a memo some of what the plans seek to accomplish:
Highly sought recruit has Vermont connections
When 6-foot-6 Craig Peper was playing basketball for the University of Vermont, he grabbed 20 rebounds in a single game playing against St. Michael’s College during the 1996-97 season. But could he dunk the basketball in the eighth grade? His daughter did. His daughter is 6-foot-4 Ella Peper, who...
Obituary: Chad Mecca, 1980-2024
Beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, Chad Mecca was a loving and loyal man to all who knew him. Born in Queens, N.Y., and spending many years in Oswego, N.Y., Chad made his home in Vermont in 2008. Throughout his life and travels to Oregon and Hawaii, he made countless friends who loved him dearly. He was an absolute joy to be around, cherishing family, music and laughter. His presence always lifted the spirits around him.
Obituary: Timothy Bates, 1946-2024
Timothy Bates, 77, of Burlington, Vt., peacefully left us for distant shores on June 19, 2024. Although he fought successfully for decades against a dysfunctional immune system, by January fungus in his blood stream led to multiple complications throughout his body. Toward the end, his weak heart muscles challenged his ability to breathe.
Vermont Comedy Club Chef Mo AlDoukhi Cracks Eggs and Jokes
Cuisine type: A mix of Middle Easterninfl uenced breakfast and lunch items and “drunk-people food”. Experience: Started cooking in his mom’s restaurant in Lebanon at age 9. While attending high school in the Netherlands, he spent school breaks working at restaurants in France, the UK and Spain. What's...
Kimberly N. Graves
Kimberly Noel Graves, 42, passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2024, in St. Albans, Vermont. Born on December 25, 1981, in Burlington, Vermont, she was a beloved daughter to Wanda Bushey and Rodney Graves. Kim graduated from Colchester High School. Kim found joy in music, especially the music composed and performed by her son, Jayden (GUTTA). She loved watching and encouraging Jayden to pursue his passion for music. Kim would do anything for the ones she loved. Her life was marked by her generosity and the deep bonds she formed with those around her, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Gloria Jean (Lewis) Hayden
Saint Albans - Gloria Jean (Lewis) Hayden, age 79, died on Thursday, June 6th, 2024, with her family at her side. Gloria’s family will receive family and friends on Wednesday, July 31st, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main Street, St. Albans with a graveside funeral service to be held on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Calvary Street.
Q&A: Meet NOTCH’s new Medical Director, Erick Lavallee
RICHFORD — With 20 years under his belt as a primary care provider for Northern Tier Center for Health, Dr. Erick Lavallee was recently named Medical Director of the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Former NOTCH Medical Director Dr. Audrey von Lepel enthusiastically passed the baton to Dr. Lavallee...
UM 'leans in' to gender stereotypes to attract male students
Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration. Hopeful young entrepreneurs in business schools routinely pitch ideas for startup companies as part of their classroom assignments. But the ones who were doing it at the University of Vermont were still in high school.
New Welch bill would bring $55M to Lake Champlain conservation efforts
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - More money could be on the way to help protect Lake Champlain. Vermont Sen. Peter Welch announced a bill on Monday in Colchester called the Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act that would bring $55 million for projects that promote conservation. Welch says the act would...
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