Cyclists finished the final day of a three-day ride in South Hero on Saturday to raise funds for The Seeing Eye, which trains guide dogs to help people who are blind.
Founder Jim Freiss said the ride — which honors his late brother’s partnership with his guide dog Hero — aims to expand support for the program.
Harper Gutheim explained the excitement of playing in Burlington High School's new gym — a milestone for local sports — as the Seahorses secured a win to mark a new era.
Champlain Valley Union won 5 to 2 against Rutland as its boys’ soccer team opened the season on Saturday, Aug.
29, while Burr and Burton Academy came from behind to win 3 to 2 over South Burlington. Both matches marked an exciting start in the VPA second day action.
High school football will begin on Sept.
3 as Jack Main & Eric Kerr preview the gridiron scene on Friday Night Fever Week 0. The show will offer key insights into local matchups ahead of the season.
A ribbon cutting on Saturday at the Ethan Allen Homestead marked the completion of the nearly 10-mile Burlington Wildways Trail that links the Winooski River, Ethan Allen Park, and other natural spots.
Community members took a guided hike + explored the new trail now open to the public.
Burlington Parks and Rec is alerting beachgoers to snapping turtle nests at North Beach, where fencing now protects eggs laid in June near the playground.
Officials advise that visitors give the hatchlings space and keep dogs leashed to prevent disturbing their journey.
The Vermont Chamber is hosting the Vermont Solutions Summit on Thursday, Sept.
10 at Hotel Champlain in Burlington, where local business + community leaders will discuss economic challenges and policy solutions. Attendees will explore sessions on education-to-workforce pathways and innovative artificial intelligence to boost economic progress.
Sen. Peter Welch urged that schools make it easier to buy food from local farms during a school nutrition conference at Shelburne Farms last week.
He said he would check a cash in lieu program (a model used in Kansas) to boost local purchasing in meal programs.
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