Good morning, Burlington.

South Burlington dedicated “Jambo,” a new permanent sculpture by David Stromeyer, at Veterans Memorial Park (1000 Dorset St.) at 5 p.m. on Oct.

30 with remarks and light refreshments; the piece was donated by Todd Lockwood to join the city's public art collection.

Officials are urging people to take precautions as Halloween crowds will likely make downtown very busy tonight, with bars expecting full capacity from about 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. and first responders warning of extra intoxication and injury calls.

A local historian traced Vermont's 'Cabbage Night'—the night before Halloween—back to 19th-century newspaper reports of stolen fences and thrown cabbages, noting the prank tradition continued into the 1970s before declining as trick-or-treating replaced nocturnal mischief.

Weekly new unemployment claims in Vermont rose to 370 for the week ending Oct.

24, 2026, up 27 from the prior week (total claims 2,285), while the statewide unemployment rate held at 2.6% in September. The Department of Labor will host "Work Your Way" part-time job fairs on Wednesday, Nov. 4 to connect Vermonters with employers.

Free family Halloween events are happening today across Vermont: in Burlington the Ethan Allen Homestead will offer tours, demonstrations + trick-or-treat with free admission from noon to 3 p.m.; Saint Albans' Spooky Saturday runs noon to 2 p.m. with live music and vendors; Barton 1 to 4 p.m. and Shelburne 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. host free activities.

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.

Spencer Claussen of Leland & Gray won the All-USA Vermont Boys Athlete of the Week powered by Delta Dental (74.2% of 6,186 votes) after leading No. 6 Leland & Gray to the D-IV semifinals; the online poll ran Oct.

26–Oct. 29.

The Burlington/South Burlington/Winooski SeaWolves beat Essex 15-7 in a Division I quarterfinal on Friday, Oct.

30 in Essex after two first-quarter touchdowns and a strong defense; they will travel to face No. 1 St. Johnsbury in next week's semifinal.

On Friday, Oct. 30, Vergennes beat Stowe 2-0 in the Division III girls soccer state final in South Burlington, and Ayla Kittredge's free kick ended a 0-0 stalemate to secure the program's second straight title.