Burlington International Airport held a full-scale emergency exercise yesterday simulating an aircraft crash to test response from fire crews, police, EMS, hospital partners, and community volunteers (a drill mandated every three years).
Third Act Vermont will celebrate Constitution Day on Sunday, Sept.
20 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Film House at Main Street Landing on the waterfront, focusing on the First Amendment with panels and resource tables featuring local experts (free event).
After 24 years serving patients, nurse practitioner Holly Whitcomb will soon launch Horizon Primary Care on Timber Lane in South Burlington.
The new concierge model aims to offer personalized care while addressing challenges with insurance reimbursements.
Nepali and Tibetan communities are raising funds to support flood recovery in their home countries.
A federal judge rejected the first test of Vermont’s new law requiring political ads using AI be labeled, and a local artist remixed The Friday Song into a dance club hit.
In Essex Junction, Deborah Garcia, known as the World Trade Widow, shares her story on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 as she turns her grief into community advocacy.
She lost her husband during the attack and her son in 2020, and now uses her writing to honor their memory.
General Daniel Finnegan, a Vermont Air National Guard pilot, recalled flying over the Manhattan wreckage on 9/11 as he described seeing rising smoke and fire trucks, and the base in South Burlington holds a remembrance ceremony today at 1 p.m.
Local Vermont orchards invite residents to enjoy fall by picking apples and sampling fresh cider and treats.
Eight orchards offer outdoor fun, with features like hayrides and live music (many open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), providing a festive seasonal outing for families.
Burlington's annual Pride parade returns to downtown Sunday, led by a new coalition — including Burly Bear, Out in the 802 and Queer VT — that will guide the event from noon to Battery Park where the festival begins at 1 p.m.
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