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The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District will hold its annual dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov.

12 at the Richmond Free Library (201 Bridge St.), featuring state climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux at 6:30 p.m.; a suggested $20 donation is optional and attendees should register online.

The New England Intercollegiate Sailing Championship ended this weekend at the Community Sailing Center on Lake Champlain with 18 college teams competing and roughly 300 spectators (the center plans a singlehanded collegiate championship in 2027 and a national championship in May 2028 expected to draw about 3,000).

Vermont enacted a law requiring anyone on an open deck to wear a secure, Coast Guard approved life jacket during late-season boating; it took effect Sunday, Nov.

1, and applies to motorboats, sailboats, kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards.

Essex girls volleyball won its sixth straight title after rallying in a fifth set, and Lucy Walker-Borch spoke about what the win means for the team.

Vermont-based BETA Technologies completed 14 all-electric flights across Florida totaling nearly 700 nautical miles under the FAA and U.S. DOT eVTOL pilot program, flying ALIA CTOL routes between St. Pete-Clearwater and Tampa; its nine-site charging network will continue supporting eIPP testing and data collection.

Let's Build Homes announced its inaugural Housing Champion Awards, honoring Rep. Ashley Bartley and Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Alex Armani-Munn, Jessica Neubelt, and the Town of Fairlee with Village Ventures for local housing work.

The awards will be presented at Let's Build Homes' annual event on Dec. 3 at Hula in Burlington.

Freshman Ashlynn Barrett scored the championship-winning goal (with 2:39 left) on Sunday, Nov.

1 to give MMU girls soccer the Division I title.

Rice defeated defending champion Milton 3-2 to win the Division II boys soccer championship on Saturday, Oct.

31 at South Burlington High School, giving the Green Knights their first title since 2015 after a 16-1-1 season.