Good morning, Burlington.

During Navy Week in Vermont, crew members from USNS Burlington helped install floor joists at a Habitat for Humanity site in Hinesburg on Friday near Champlain Valley Union High School (the project includes two triplexes).

The volunteer work supports Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity’s goal of building affordable homes.

The Vermont legal community will launch its 10th Annual Food and Diaper Drive on Friday, Sept.

4, partnering with the Attorney General’s Office and Vermont Foodbank to assist families with food and essentials through Sept. 18. Law offices and legal professionals may sign up to host collection boxes or fundraise.

Ben and Jerry’s said Wednesday in Burlington it will add three new independent directors to its board and replace its philanthropic foundation; co-founder Ben Cohen said the move undermines the company’s core values (legal challenges remain as former directors contest their removal).

Artist Dan Belcher returns to the Champlain Valley Fair for his fourth year to create a new America 250-themed sand sculpture; his work (featuring 13 stars for the colonies and an eagle design) will be finished next week and can be viewed daily inside the expo center.

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.

The Vermont Department of Labor reported 286 weekly unemployment claims for the week ending Aug.

22, down 24 from the previous week while total claims reached 2,823 and manufacturing claims accounted for 24% of new claims (the Trust Fund remained well capitalized at $336.5 million).

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.

Forecast maps from Smoky Mountains show Vermont’s fall foliage will change the week of Sept.

8, with widespread color by Sept. 15 and peak hues expected the week of Oct. 6 — a guide for enjoying autumn views in the Green Mountains and along Lake Champlain.

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.

Burlington residents will gather at Oakledge Park on Sept.

26 for the Walk to Defeat ALS, raising funds for research, care & advocacy as registration opens and the walk begins at 11:15 a.m. Registered walkers raising $100 will receive a commemorative T-shirt.

Burlington High School girls volleyball secured their first win in the new facility yesterday by sweeping Colchester 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18) in the fall sports season opener.

The team played on side courts while preparing for their next home game against Middlebury on Sept. 2.