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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.

A new analysis found Vermont ranks first nationally for pay parity, with women earning 84.4 cents for every male dollar and losing about $7,411 a year; the ranking uses 2021–2024 ACS averages (Kendra's Boutique Inc.).

Burlington’s annual Howl’ween dog costume contest brought pups down a Church Street red carpet with creative outfits and crowd-decided winners across five categories (Silliest Costume went to the “Pumpkin Patch,” four chihuahuas).

Four former governors — Madeleine Kunin, Howard Dean, Jim Douglas and Peter Shumlin — recalled razor close wins as incumbent Gov. Phil Scott faces a competitive challenge from Amanda Janoo this fall, suggesting results could mirror past nail biters.

Smugglers’ Notch Distillery was voted #2 in USA TODAY 10BEST's 2026 Readers’ Choice for Best Spirits Tasting Room + Best Craft Vodka, and the Jeffersonville flagship and tasting rooms in Waterbury, Stowe, and Manchester say staff, single-barrel tastings, and limited releases drive repeat visits.

Rice's field hockey team won its third straight Division I state title on Oct.

31, capping a season that dominated Vermont opponents and cementing the senior class's legacy.

Some Social Security recipients will get November benefits early: SSI payments were issued on Friday, Oct.

30, and regular retirement payments for people born on the 1st–10th will be sent on Tuesday, Nov. 10 because Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

After freezing her eggs in April, Olympic medalist Paula Moltzan won her first World Cup Giant Slalom in Solden and is partnering with Northeastern Reproductive Medicine (Colchester) to raise fertility awareness, expand education, and press the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to improve athletes' fertility insurance coverage.