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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 14

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 Daily Burlington team2 stories20 sources5 min read

TravelTop story

Flights resumed after a nationwide FAA ground stop grounded planes at Burlington's airport

22regional centers affected, per Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Those centers direct planes en route between airports nationwide.

Source: VTDigger

If you had a flight out of Leahy Burlington International Airport on Friday, the FAA's nationwide ground stop got in the way. Airport Director Nic Longo said there were no outgoing flights at , and the FAA said it imposed the ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

  • Airport status: open; incoming flights could still land
  • Air traffic control at BTV: could still talk to pilots
  • Cause: telecommunications issue hitting air traffic control
  • Hack: federal officials haven't indicated one

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said a communications issue is affecting the regional air traffic control centers that guide planes between airports, and FAA technicians are investigating. Flights have since resumed, but lines formed at BTV's check-in counters as people waited for answers.

“I saw a couple of people in tears.”

Chad Brightbill, a traveler from Colorado

Friday's nationwide ground stop was the first since January 2023

  1. Sept. 2001Nationwide ground stop follows the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
  2. Jan. 2023Nationwide ground stop after a key FAA computer system malfunctions.
  3. Nov. 13FAA grounds all flights nationwide over air traffic control communications problems.

Sources: WPTZ, VTDigger

Winooski

Winooski's first hotel, the Sugar House, is open with a maple theme and a rooftop restaurant

Winooski's first hotel, the , 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.

  • Where: off Abenaki Way
  • Eats: Moss Café on the first floor, Tree Tops on the eighth
  • Event space: eighth floor, up to 235 people
  • Tree Tops: reservations recommended, and you needn't be a guest

The hotel packs 115 rooms into eight stories

115
rooms in the hotel
8
stories in the building
184 feet
of wooden boardwalk to Casavant Nature Park

Source: WPTZ

It's the first net-zero energy LEED Platinum Marriott in the world, and manager Arnold Vainqueur pointed to the rooftop solar panels and geothermal heat pumps. Mayor Thomas Renner said the hotel could bring much-needed tax revenue to Winooski as communities face rising costs.

“Having a big establishment like this... is going to be a huge influx into the city's coffers.”

Mayor Thomas Renner

30,000+guests a year the developer expects

Developer Doug Nedde's estimate could mean additional business for nearby restaurants and shops.

Source: WPTZ

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UVM hockey

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. WPTZWCAX

Vermont and Maine played to 0-⁠0 before a 2-⁠1 shootout

  • Maine0
    Vermont0
    FinalVermont won the shootout 2-1 and took the extra Hockey East point

Sources: WPTZ, WCAX

Title games

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. Burlington Free PressWPTZ

St. Mike's

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. WCAX

Red kettles

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. WPTZ

School mural

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. WPTZ

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Around Vermont

Crop grants

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

Vermont puts over $333,000 into crops, and benefit concerts are set for Nov. 20 and 21

WhatDetail
Federal specialty crop fundsOver $333,000
Anastasio and Billy Strings concertsNov. 20 and 21, Worcester, Mass.
Ben Roque's new album"Raindrop Baby"

Sources: Burlington Free Press, Vermont Public

Benefit concerts

Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings share the stage for two benefit concerts Nov. 20 and 21 at DCU Center Arena in Worcester, Mass. Fans can watch livestreams that support addiction recovery care in Vermont. Burlington Free Press

New album

Vermont musician and collage artist Ben Roque recently released an album, “Raindrop Baby.” He says his song “Sirens” is a tour of his neighborhood in Burlington. Vermont Public

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Today is the last day for the Vermont Pub and Brewery, the oldest surviving brewery in the state. The Burlington brewpub wraps up a 38-year run, and its big sign is still up high on the outside of the building. Here's to a long pour.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 13Three football state titles will be decided in Burlington on Saturday
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  5. Mon., Nov. 9UVM falls 79-76 to Quinnipiac; D-III football final set for Burlington
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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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  3. WCAX5 hours ago

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    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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