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Camp Ta-Kum-Ta celebrates 40 years of providing care and connection for children with cancer
Camp Ta-Kum-Ta first opened its cabin doors in the summer of 1984, welcoming children who were fighting cancer and their families — at no cost. Forty years later, the camp now offers free year-round programming exclusively for kids who have or have had cancer, while continuing to bring 100 campers from Vermont and northern New York to their property in South Hero every August.
If you're a Harry Potter fan, head to Orange this week for the Return to Hogwarts event
Editor's Note: According to Fran Bates, owner of three of the participating businesses, there are already plans in the works for a 2025 festival, even though the Sheldon family is expecting to relocate out of state. The town of Orange will transform itself into Hogwarts and the world of Harry Potter this week, possibly for the last time. ...
'It felt like a new beginning': Hassanamisco band of the Nipmuc Nation to host powwow
On the eve of the 99th annual Hassanamisco Nipmuc Nation powwow, Love Richardson still thinks about one moment at last summer’s gathering. Early on the morning of the 2023 powwow, leaders of several bands within the Nipmuc Nation gathered to approve a resolution establishing a Nipmuc confederacy. Richardson, who...
Provincetown Carnival 2024: Parade theme, times to parties, parking, and how to get there
What do an opera-singing drag queen, a Massachusetts state representative, and a legendary NYC nightlife star have in common? They have all been named Provincetown Carnival Grand Marshals and will lead the 46th annual Carnival parade down Commercial Street on Aug. 22. ...
Go for par: 10 par 3 golf courses to check out in Massachusetts
It's summertime, which means golf season is in full swing at links all across the Bay State. Whether you're a newcomer to the game or a seasoned veteran, or somewhere in between, golfing provides a great opportunity to get out and enjoy the weather by yourself or with a group of friends or family.
Middlebury Acting Company Presents Third Annual Play Writing Festival
Middlebury Acting Company will present its third annual New Play Festival. Out of an open submission process that attracted writers from across the state, a reading panel made up of local theater professionals has selected three outstanding new plays to present in this year's festival. Each play will be given a rehearsed, staged reading featuring some of Vermont's finest actors.
North Bennington lake closed after child drowns
A lake in North Bennington is closed all week, after a child drowned there. The 9-year-old child drowned in Lake Paran on Friday morning. When police arrived, they found that child underwater and unresponsive. The child was rushed to a nearby hospital, and sadly did not survive. The lake will...
Middlesex stabbing suspect arrested in South Burlington after assaulting homeowner with knife
South Burlington, VT- A Montpelier man who matches the description of a man wanted in connection to a stabbing in Middlesex was arrested in South Burlington on Monday. Police say Shannon Edwards, 39, evaded police by stealing a pick-up truck, and then breaking into a home and holding the homeowner hostage at knifepoint. He is facing multiple charges, including for aggravated assault, unlawful restraint and kidnapping.
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.
Trial kicks off in assault case against Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore
A jury is slated to determine this week whether Grismore should be convicted of a crime for kicking a shackled man in the groin in August 2022. Read the story on VTDigger here: Trial kicks off in assault case against Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore.
3-day tattoo convention leaves its mark in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Tattoo artists from all over gathered in Burlington over the weekend to show off their skills at one of Vermont’s new tattoo conventions. Artists fired up their tattoo guns and got their ink ready. “That energy in a building with all these artists that may...
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