Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
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🏘️ Community
Dozens joined a historic walk Friday in Burlington as organized by the Department of Visually Impaired and Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to mark White Cane Awareness Day — Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak proclaimed Oct.
16 as Anne Connelly and Betty the Guide Dog Recognition Day.
A Burlington non-profit is hosting a survivor speak out and vigil on Thursday, Oct.
29 at Church St - urging residents to get help and support during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event aims to shift awareness into local action against intimate partner violence.
🎭 Culture
With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, Burlington residents can look forward to a range of spooky events including ghostwalks, museum tours, costume parties, and film screenings scheduled from today through Oct.
31 (with Nightmare Vermont on pause in Essex Junction).
📰 Economy
Vermont’s weekly unemployment claims dipped to 285 for the week ending Oct.
10 when summer hiring helped lower new claims, while total claims reached 2,159 and the unemployment rate held steady at 2.6 percent in August.
🏥 Health
Hunger Free Vermont received a $2,500 grant from The M&T Charitable Foundation to support afterschool meals in South Burlington on Oct.
15. The group plans to launch five new meal sites to reach 2,000 children next school year (grant funds provide technical support for local school districts facing challenges).
🏈 Sports
Delta Dental’s All-USA Vermont Boys Athlete of the Week poll closed Oct.
15 (Talin Bartholdi of Mount Anthony football won with 62.8% of 45,289 votes and rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots’ 34 to 26 win over Hartford) and the next poll opens Oct. 19.
Sophia James of Vergennes soccer won the All-USA Vermont Girls Athlete of the Week contest after scoring three goals and receiving 56% of the 59,692 votes cast between Oct.
12 and Oct. 15 (Delta Dental sponsored the event). The next ballot opens on Oct. 19.
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