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WinooskiWinooski's first hotel, the Sugar House, is open with a maple theme and a rooftop restaurantWinooski's first hotel, the Sugar House Hotel, opened Nov. 5 after decades of planning, and a welcome party Tuesday night was filled with applause. It's a Marriott Tribute hotel with a sugaring theme: each room is named after a Vermont sugarhouse, and guests can even make their own maple creemee on arrival.High School SportsThree Vermont football state titles will be decided at Burlington High on SaturdayIf you like high school football, Saturday is your day. Buck Hard Field at Burlington High School hosts all three state title games, and both Division I teams, St. Johnsbury and Burr and Burton, are 10-0 this season.College SportsUVM men's soccer loses a penalty shootout to Bryant in the America East semifinalUVM men's soccer's America East Tournament run ended Wednesday night at Virtue Field. The second-seeded Catamounts and No. 3 Bryant were tied 1-1 after 110 minutes, and Bryant won the shootout 4-3 after Vermont missed twice.HousingVermont's homeless count fell 3% in 2026, but the number of children rose 5%If you follow housing news, the 2026 point-in-time count is out. It found 3,286 Vermonters experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, down 3% from the previous year and nearly 9.5% from 2024. Homelessness declined for the second straight winter, according to a Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont report.UVM SportsUVM women's basketball falls to Oregon 81-56 in Burlington after a close first halfUVM kept it interesting for a half, then Oregon pulled away. The Ducks won 81-56 at Patrick Gym on Wednesday after leading just 38-35 at halftime. A 28-11 third quarter made the difference, and Vermont shot 1-12 from the field in it.HousingVermont's homeless count dipped to 3,286, but Chittenden County's rose 1%If you've wondered whether homelessness is easing, it's a mixed picture. The annual point-in-time count found 3,286 Vermonters homeless in January, exactly 100 fewer than the same night in 2025. Chittenden County went the other way, with 834 people, up 1%.

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  • UVM hockeyNo. 20 Vermont and Maine played to a 0-0 draw Friday, and the Catamounts took the extra Hockey East point with a 2-1 shootout win.

    No. 20 Vermont and Maine played to a 0-0 draw Friday, and the Catamounts took the extra Hockey East point with a 2-1 shootout win. It was UVM's first nationally ranked game since 2017, and Colin Kessler and Ethan Burroughs scored in the shootout. Vermont is 5-3-2 and hosts Maine again today at Gutterson Field House, with a 5 p.m. faceoff.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: WPTZ, WCAX

  • Title gamesSt. Johnsbury and Burr and Burton meet in the Division I football championship in Burlington today.

    St. Johnsbury and Burr and Burton meet in the Division I football championship in Burlington today. Middlebury's field hockey, men's soccer and women's soccer teams open NCAA Division III tournament play today too, and the eight-time national champion field hockey team is the No. 2 overall seed at 15-3.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSources: Burlington Free Press, WPTZ

  • St. Mike'sSt. Mike's women's soccer is headed to the D-II NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

    St. Mike's women's soccer is headed to the D-II NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The Purple Knights are the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic Regional and face Bridgeport, which they played to a scoreless draw in September.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WCAX

  • Red kettlesThe Salvation Army's red kettle campaign starts showing up at Burlington-area stores today, with a goal of $85,000 this season.

    The Salvation Army's red kettle campaign starts showing up at Burlington-area stores today, with a goal of $85,000 this season. Last year, Burlington members distributed more than 13,000 toys and 8,800 clothing items, and gave Thanksgiving baskets to 450 families.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WPTZ

  • School muralA 28-foot-long mural designed with students is now hanging inside Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington.

    A 28-foot-long mural designed with students is now hanging inside Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington. It shows a community feast celebrating the diversity of the Old North End.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WPTZ

  • Crop grantsVermont is investing over $333,000 in federal funds to support specialty crop farmers and producers.

    Vermont is investing over $333,000 in federal funds to support specialty crop farmers and producers.

    Around Vermont · Today’s editionSource: Burlington Free Press

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Around Burlington

From Burlington Free Press, WCAX and 4 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  1. Burlington Free Press3 hours ago

    Colchester's late touchdown propels Lakers to second straight D-II title, on Burlington Free Press

    Colchester football relied on senior experience and relentless running game to overcome a deficit and defend its championship.

  2. Burlington Free Press5 hours ago

    All the Vermont high school football results, scores, stats from Championship Saturday, on Burlington Free Press

    Scores and details from the Vermont high school football championship tripleheader at Burlington's D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, Nov. 14.

  3. WCAX14 hours ago

    Valley showers and mountain snow showers today. Some accumulation is likely, but impacts won’t be significant., on WCAX

    A compact system will move south from Canada and bring valley showers and mountain snow showers today. Highs will be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Some roads in the higher elevations may become slippery, but any impacts will be minor. The rain/snow showers will taper to scattered flurries tonight. Sunday will be a bit quieter with mostly cloudy skies and valley sprinkle and mountain flurries. Any accumulation will be minimal, with most of it occurring today. Total accumulation will be little to none in the valleys, and 1 to 3 inches in the mountains, though isolated amounts of 4 or 5 inches…

  4. WCAX14 hours ago

    What to Do: Saturday, Nov. 14, on WCAX

    Here’s what you can do today.

  5. MyChamplainValley.com15 hours ago

    Air traffic stoppage affects travelers at Leahy BTV, on MyChamplainValley.com

    Airplanes were ordered to ground nationwide, including in Burlington, Vermont, for the first time since 2023.

  6. Burlington Free Press15 hours ago

    Live updates, scores from the 2026 Vermont high school football championships, on Burlington Free Press

    Live updates and scores from the three Vermont football title games at Burlington High School on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026.

  7. WPTZ19 hours ago

    Nationwide ground stop snarls plans for travelers at Burlington International Airport, on WPTZ

    Two people who spoke to NBC5 said they were on their flight when the pilot broke the news that their flights and thousands of others across the U.S. would not be taking off.

  8. WCAX19 hours ago

    Valley showers and mountain snow showers today. Some roads may become slippery in the higher elevations, but impacts will be minor., on WCAX

    A compact system will move south from Canada and bring valley showers and mountain snow showers today. Highs will be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Some roads in the higher elevations may become slippery, but any impacts will be minor. The rain/snow showers will taper to scattered flurries tonight. Sunday will be a bit quieter with mostly cloudy skies and valley sprinkle and mountain flurries. Any accumulation will be minimal, with most of it occurring today. Total accumulation will be little to none in the valleys, and 1 to 3 inches in the mountains, though isolated amounts of 4 or 5 inches…

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Daily Burlingtonto me · Sat., Nov. 146:00 a.m.

Flights resume after a nationwide ground stop hit BTV; Winooski opens its first hotel

Plus, Winooski's first hotel is open and UVM hockey plays its first ranked game since 2017.

The TLDR

  1. Flights resume after Friday's nationwide ground stop hit BTV
  2. Winooski's first hotel, the Sugar House, is open
  3. No. 20 UVM hockey hosts Maine at 5 p.m. today
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