Rasputitsa is the Russian word for “mud season,” that period in early spring when dirt roads, made sloppy by rain and thawing snow, become difficult, if not impossible, to navigate. More than a mere inconvenience, rasputitsa has a centuries-long history of bogging down invading armies, from Napoleon Bonaparte’s in the 19th century to Vladimir Putin’s…
A celebration of life for Marcia J. Perry will be held on Saturday June 3, 2023, at 3 p.m., at Marcia’s home, 1476 Shaker Hill Rd., Starksboro, VT 05487. The event will be outdoors, rain or shine, although we will have a large tent available if the weather is wet. Parking is nearby, and we…
Celebrating the life of John P. Ketcham, March 19, 1962-July 19, 2022. (Rutland, Vt.; Austin, Texas; originally from Essex Jct., Vt.) Please join us on May 28, at 1 p.m. as we gather at Coolidge State Park, in Plymouth, Vt., to celebrate John’s life with stories, food, refreshments, fun and games. Please respond to jpketcham2023@gmail.com…
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A cyclist riding in the Rasputitsa gravel bike race was killed on Saturday morning in a crash with a truck in the Northeast Kingdom. Richard Wanstall, 54, of Marblehead, Mass., was riding south on Brook Road in Burke shortly after 9 a.m. when he reportedly crossed to the other side of the street and collided with a…
There will be a celebration of life for the Honorable James L. Morse on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2 p.m., at All Souls Gathering, 291 Old Bostwick Rd., Shelburne. Jim died on January 13, 2023, at home in Charlotte. A quintessential public servant and so much more, Jim once wrote: “at death I have…
The cover of Vievee Francis’ new poetry collection, The Shared World, bears the image of someone Vermonters may recognize: Galway Kinnell, the late Sheffield resident, Pulitzer Prize winner and state poet of Vermont (the office now known as poet laureate) from 1989 to 1993. In this photo he is younger, bloodied by a trooper’s club…
University of Vermont medical student Kae Ravichandran won the nonbinary division of the Boston Marathon last week in the first year the historic race has included a category other than male or female. Ravichandran placed first out of 27 runners with a time of 2:38:57, beating the second-place finisher by more than 10 minutes. “It…
Readers who have visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in the past few years will know the name Kent Monkman — or at least recognize the look of his hyperrealistic, art history-informed fantasy tableaux. Two giant examples graced the Met’s Great Hall from 2019 to 2022 and featured the Canadian artist’s…
The resignation letter that Middlebury Union High School principal Justin Campbell sent to the school community was brief and boilerplate. “After much contemplation, many conversations with family, and some deep introspection, I have decided to resign my position,” Campbell wrote in his January 23 email. “It has been a deep honor to be part of…
Peter Miller eased his computer chair across his cramped Stowe apartment one day last month, paying little mind to the tube that tethered him to a sighing oxygen machine in the corner. A shake of his mouse revealed a computer desktop overwhelmed by files and folders, the digital footprint of a wide-ranging career. Candids from…
Everyday living is complicated for residents of 18 and 26 Main Street in Derby Line, who live quite literally on the Canadian-American border. The international boundary runs through the middle of the two buildings, so, for starters, the tenants have not one but two addresses: one in Derby Line, Vt., and the other in Stanstead,…
Mitsuko Brooks, Letters Mingle Souls, Suicide is not a common subject for an art exhibit; only in recent years has the topic even entered public conversations. Perhaps that’s because suicide has become a major cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 46,000 people took their own…
These days, everything I want to watch on streaming services seems to be a limited series, so reviewing it involves either careful planning or an impulse binge. I don’t know if I would recommend watching all 10 episodes of Netflix’s “Beef” (five hours plus) in a weekend. But, while it bordered on hallucinatory at times,…
Jen Ellis was a second-grade teacher and part-time mitten maker on January 20, 2021, the day her life changed. During the inauguration of President Joe Biden, a photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sitting cross-armed and cross-legged in a folding chair wearing a pair of her mittens became a viral meme on the internet. The…
new in theaters ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET.: Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen) directed this adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic about a tween (Abby Ryder Fortson) puzzling over the mysteries of spirituality and puberty. With Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates. (105 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Star) BEAU IS AFRAID:…
Even if you don’t use Twitter, you’re probably aware that it exists — and that it sometimes drives the national conversation, particularly around politics and breaking news. For example, former president Donald Trump’s tweets figured prominently in last year’s public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. But big,…
The Town of Colchester is requesting separate sealed BIDS from pre-qualified contractors for the construction of the Shore Acres – Cedar Ridge Stormwater Project. The project consists of construction of a series of gravel wetland swales, gravel wetland basins and related drainage improvements along Shore Acres Drive (TH #48) and Cedar Ridge Drive (TH #51)…
LYMAN STORAGE 10438 Route 116 Hinesburg VT 05461 802-482-2379 Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid at the Lyman Storage facility. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges and expenses of the sale. The…
I’d been speaking with country and folk music legend Judy Collins for about 15 minutes or so when she started to sing to me over the phone. That famous, clear-as-spring-water voice transcended the sterile soundscape of our cell phones and made me sit bolt upright in my chair as she sang “Goodnight, Irene” softly into…
Notice is hereby given that the contents of the self-storage units listed below will be sold at public auction by sealed bid. This sale is being held to collect unpaid storage unit occupancy fees, charges, and expenses of the sale. The entire contents of each self-storage unit listed below will be sold, with the proceeds…
It’s time to wish Foam Brewers a happy birthday. The brewery and music hot spot on the Burlington waterfront is gearing up to celebrate seven years of delicious beer and killer jams with a party dubbed “Bizarre Celebrations: Maybe We’ll Never Die.” Taking place over three days, Friday to Sunday, April 28 to 30, the…
The City of Essex Junction has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Compensation Study. Final proposals are due on May 20, 2023, at 4 p.m. (local time) Proposals must be submitted electronically to Colleen Dwyer, HR Director, at cdwyer@essexjunction.org. Questions must be submitted by May 2, 2023. All responses to submitted questions will…
At a recent rehearsal for Every Brilliant Thing, Jarvis Antonio Green stepped away from the practice space momentarily, took off his black Doc Martens sneakers, and put on a pair of black-and-white slipper socks. When Green returned to the rehearsal floor, the 41-year-old actor seemed to inhabit the body and spirit of a young boy…
Essex Westford School District is soliciting proposals for a district-wide, E-Rate-eligible, communications solution to include Local Dial Tone and Long Distance Services. It is expected Services proposed will support the Essex Westford School District effective on June 25th, 2023. The Essex Westford School District provides support services to 15 locations throughout the community to include…
Dear Reverend, I live alone, and sometimes I worry about what would happen if I choke on food when I’m by myself. It doesn’t keep me from eating, but the thought of it really freaks me out. Is there anything I can do to get over it? E. Sophia Guss (woman, 47) Dear E. Sophia…
TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): After the fall of the Roman Empire, political cohesion in its old territories was scarce for hundreds of years. Then a leader named Charlemagne (747-814) came along and united much of what we now call Western Europe. He was unusual in many respects. For example, he sought to master the arts…
What do you make of a pile of debris that includes old tennis balls, empty beer cans, crushed plastic foam, sodden socks, discarded masks and a gargantuan collection of plastic containers? On a sunny Earth Day on the Church Street Marketplace, the answer was: You build a trash monster. All you need is the help…
For Kari Meutsch, co-owner of Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock, the perpetual challenge for her business is that it’s “easy to click a button” to buy a book online, rather than shop in person. But algorithms can’t replicate a bookstore’s curation or local flair or the serendipity of happening upon a title you didn’t know you…
(Self-released, CD, digital) A late-night plateful of syrupy, buttered pancakes sounds like a fantastic idea. If only there were a place to get that in Vermont other than Denny’s. America’s Diner is only fun when you’re 16 and just finished strike on the fall production of Bye Bye Birdie. Royalton singer-songwriter and producer Alison Turner…
No Cannabis Cartoon Thank you, Seven Days, for not using your long-running cannabis cartoon person [in the April 19 issue]. I appreciate that you continue to cover important news stories regarding the cannabis market but that even the issue that spans 4/20 didn’t blazon a cartoon persona prominently. I’m old enough to remember the “Joe…
(Self-released, CD, digital, vinyl) It was a common pandemic tale: Unable to gig during a global plague, musicians live streamed performances to keep in contact with their audiences. Rhode Island-based singer-songwriter Will Evans was no exception, hosting a regular Thursday-night stream for his fans, whom he dubbed “Kind Folk.” What made those streams out of…
Avid car racer, skier and techie designed a system to power his home from car batteries and solar panels
In July 2019, Holly Counter Beaver fell in love. She discovered the object of her affection online and began dreaming about a new life direction. The tech industry veteran, then living in Evergreen, Colo., recounted how she’d distract herself from the tedium of long video meetings by gazing at photos of her crush in another…
From May through October, lakefront tables under Splash at the Boathouse’s sunshine-yellow umbrellas are a hot ticket. Situated on a floating dock at the Burlington Community Boathouse Marina, the seasonal spot serves summer-appropriate lobster rolls, fish tacos and “dock-tails” with a side of unobstructed Lake Champlain views. On good sunset nights, it’s packed. Ahead of…
Sitting in the kitchen of his family’s Colchester farmhouse last week, Chuda Dhaurali recalled how, in 2013, he, his wife, Gita, and their two young daughters moved onto the 220-acre former dairy farm owned by the Vermont Land Trust. For the first year, the Dhauralis juggled the fledgling Vermont Goat Collaborative — raising meat goats…
The small restaurant space at 156 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington will reopen on May 4 with an expanded menu of weekend pop-up dinners under the Tiny Community Kitchen umbrella. The collaborative project is managed by Maudite Poutine, which closed its poutinerie in that space in February to focus on its mobile business. In the…
After about 18 months of serving up freshly fried doughnuts and doughnut breakfast sandwiches from the striped Sweet Wheels Donuts bus tucked in the back parking lot of Post Office Square mall in Essex Junction, chef Andrew Machanic took a break for the winter. On May 3, Machanic and his wife and co-owner, Wendy Piotrowski,…
Longtime Richmond resident enjoyed spending time with family and traveling the world with her husband
Toronto native owned successful business and created killer vegan meals for her community
Miami Dolphins fan had a one-of-a-kind personality, genuine beauty and a generous heart
Former youth hockey coach was passionate about helping those who faced injustice
U.S. Army veteran, finance professional and teacher loved canoeing on the Green River Reservoir
Dance of a Lifetime Tuesday 2 Founded in 1958 in New York City, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has brought the power and beauty of Black modern dance to more than 25 million people around the world. Audience members at the Flynn in Burlington witness the storied troupe firsthand with a performance that draws from…
Westford man was an exuberantly curious collector and amateur naturalist
Former South Burlington man was well-known for his outgoing sales personality
Beloved member of the House of LeMay loved performing, designing and making costumes, and people
Montpelier woman enjoyed many interests and spent many memorable years as a medical secretary
Accomplished ophthalmologist’s first love was his family, and his second love was skiing
