Chittenden County Sheriff Dan Gamelin drove slowly between long rows of mobile homes until he reached the Milton address printed on a judge’s order. Then he parked his unmarked Chevy Tahoe and clutched the court papers, unsure what to expect next. Gamelin was a courier, and the message to the family living in this gray,…
In Memoriam Stephen Andrew Ham-Ellis June 10, 1987-December 27, 2013 We think of our beautiful son, brother and uncle every day with love. We miss you. The Family
Vermonters will be able to legally bet on sports using three platforms starting on January 11. The state has signed six-year contracts with DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics Sportsbook to offer mobile betting. Two others — BetMGM and Penn Sports Interactive (ESPN BET) — responded to the state’s request for proposal but were rejected, according to Wendy…
UVM professor and author received numerous awards for his many horticultural contributions
Updated at 4:04 p.m. A Florida judge has ruled that a Vermont family can’t pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against a faith-based organization that ran a boarding school where 17-year-old Naomi Wood died suddenly in May 2020. Instead, Judge Michael McDaniel ordered the Wood family to resolve their conflict with Adult & Teen Challenge USA…
Longtime area attorney was most proud of helping victims of childhood sexual abuse, remaining humbly focused on justice for his clients
Shelburne woman had a sparkling smile, spread love and never passed judgment
English professor was a founding editor of a national poetry quarterly and an alternative newsmagazine
Underhill woman will be remembered for her quick wit and hospitality
Former teacher will be remembered for her outgoing personality and her impact on her students’ lives
Nothing brought Burlington woman more joy than being with family
Inspired by a love of sailing, Alburgh resident founded sailboat dealership, Breakwater Yacht Sales
UVM alumna and chemistry teacher loved classical music and played piano to the end
Pennsylvania native will be remembered for his humor, generosity and encyclopedic knowledge of where to eat and what to order
A love of nature and innate compassion inspired Vermont woman to create adaptive snow sports programs
Former English professor, dean of faculty and acting president of Lyndon State College judged people by their character, not their title
The holidays can’t exist on shopping alone — there must be music. Many seasonal concerts have already happened, but audiences can enjoy at least seven more worthy events in northern and central Vermont before the holidays arrive. They feature some of the state’s best soloists, choruses and ensembles, including two brass quintets and an opera…
Just over a decade ago, Nikhil Goyal was a disillusioned high school student growing up on Long Island. He found his classes boring and irrelevant. Fellow students seemed less interested in actually learning than in getting good standardized test scores to earn entry into elite colleges. Instead of stewing in his discontent, Goyal began to…
All the animals at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary in Charlotte have stories to tell. You can read their heartbreaking tales of neglect and abuse on the farm’s website and social media channels. Luckily, the animals are in a better place now: Merrymac provides them with a safe, loving forever home. Merrymac director Era MacDonald, a lifelong…
(Thirty Tigers, CD, digital, vinyl) Boston indie folk act Darlingside are in back-from-summer-break mode on their latest LP, Everything Is Alive. That’s not to say the four-piece, which formed in 2009 at Williams College, has been on some tropical vacation or hiatus. But it’s clear that the band has gone (and is going) through changes.…
Dear Reverend, Last year I got a Christmas letter from an old business friend letting me know what he’s been doing, and in it he wrote about his wife passing away. For some reason, I did not respond right away with a sympathy card. I think I wanted to print out some art for him,…
new in theaters ANIMAL CROSSING CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: THE MOVIE: A boy brings Christmas to a village full of animals in this family animation directed by Devin Sanchez. (88 min, TV-Y. Majestic) THE BOY AND THE HERON: Renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki brings us a fantasy with autobiographical elements about a boy seeking his mom in the…
At Hexum Gallery in Montpelier, the current exhibition is titled “Yellow Brick Road,” but it’s not about The Wizard of Oz. Rather, the term that suggests a magic-strewn journey is a conceptual portal through which we might view Michael Gac Levin’s paintings and drawings. Nothing is quite what it seems; his allegorical work is strange…
Authorities are investigating whether Jason Eaton, who has been charged with gunning down three men of Palestinian descent in Burlington, was motivated by hate. The November 25 shooting occurred during a nationwide spike in Islamophobia and antisemitism amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Further, the victims, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali Ahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid, all 20-year-old…
Stephen Breault, the owner of the Newport Natural Market & Café, fields a lot of questions about the large vacant lot across Main Street from his store. Home to a community of feral cats and a flourishing grove of birch saplings, the downtown parcel is bordered by a crooked line of rusty chain-link fence. “Customers…
Neighbors in Action, a small nonprofit that provides thousands of meals and other help to residents of Cabot and Lyndonville, will receive a gift from an unusual funding source this year: the $30,000 that actor Luis Guzmán took home last week during an appearance on “Wheel of Fortune.” Guzmán, who lives in Cabot, competed on…
Every evening, at some point between dinner and bedtime, I hear the happy little tune that indicates successful completion of the New York Times crossword puzzle. It’s not coming from my computer; I’m usually working. The jingle of congratulations is for my partner, Tim Ashe, who starts the word game on his laptop sometime after…
The mamas were surprised when they learned Northern Daughters was closing. Pamela Smith said she was shocked. “I will say I cried when I found out,” Anne Cady admitted. Even so, the women are proud of their daughters — Sophie Pickens and Justine Jackson, respectively — for their successful run as gallerists for more than…
Have you ever dreamed about Nicolas Cage? Given how many oddball and outrageous roles the actor has played over the course of his 41-year career, in good and bad movies alike, his infiltration of your unconscious mind might be no surprise. Just in the past couple of years, Cage has played a high-end chef turned…
Hate Lives Here I was saddened, horrified and angered by the news of the attack on Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdelhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmad last Saturday [“Three People Shot Near UVM Campus in Burlington, Police Say,” November 25, online; “Three Victims in Burlington Shooting Were of Palestinian Descent,” November 26, online]. Unfortunately, I was not…
The last time Burlington Democrats had a contested mayoral caucus, more than 1,300 people piled into Memorial Auditorium to vote — and left more than six hours later without a winning candidate. The four-way race in November 2011 ended in a tie between political newcomer Miro Weinberger and Tim Ashe, who was then a state…
It’s been a weird couple of weeks in Burlington, right? Obviously, a music column isn’t the place to go into detail about the shooting of three Palestinian American students that took place in Burlington on November 25. But suffice it to say, it’s not what a city wants to be in the headlines for. As…
As you’ll see from Luke Awtry’s “Eye on the Scene” below, Burlington City Arts recently announced the lineup for Highlight, the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The announcement came during a launch party last Thursday afternoon at Foam Brewers featuring a solo by one of the spotlighted artists, Abbie Morin, aka Hammydown. The sprawling lineup…
One of Finnish modern architect Alvar Aalto’s famous designs is the Hand Grenade pendant light from 1952. Its sleek cylinder within a cylinder doesn’t look particularly like the explosive device, but its name suggests the impact this iconic figure had on architecture and design. Or rather, the impact they had: Alvar and his first wife,…
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Among our most impressive superpowers is the potency to transform ourselves in alignment with our conscious intentions. For example, suppose you feel awkward because you made an insensitive comment to a friend. In that case, you can take action to assuage any hurt feelings you caused and thereby dissolve your awkwardness.…
(Self-released, CD, digital, vinyl) Dead Gowns’ thrumming rock song “Renter Not a Buyer” contains multitudes. Gritty guitars and featherlight Wurlitzer underscore the puzzling phrases sung by the band’s creative mastermind and front person, Geneviève Beaudoin. The title of this first track off the recently rereleased EP How (VMP Edition) from the Portland, Maine, outfit nods…
In the kitchen classroom at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, it’s not just the students who learn from the public evening cooking courses. Take, for example, the first time Burlington resident Adele Dienno taught her Italian holiday cookie class about 20 years ago, soon after the Access CVU community education program launched in…
With her new bar catering service, tonique, Lisa Danforth of South Burlington slings espresso martinis, French 75s and fig old-fashioneds at weddings, corporate events and holiday parties. But one major aspect of Danforth’s approach stands out: None of the cocktails contains booze. Danforth, 58, launched tonique in August, though the 14-year caterer and six-time entrepreneur…
The downtown Burlington bar formerly known as Monarch & the Milkweed has operated for more than a year as Devil Takes a Holiday, originally a temporary seasonal moniker. That name is now permanent. After a short break for renovations, the bar reopened over the weekend with a new in-house kitchen run by chef Pablo Murphy-Torres.…
A new monthly market in Burlington sells a limited list of locally sourced foods in bulk quantities at the Old North End Community Center at 20 Allen Street. Run by the nonprofit Intervale Center, the market is called ARLO, which stands for “affordable, reliable and local.” It takes place on the second Tuesday of each…
Snow What? Saturday 9 Mountain folk enjoy an Introduction to Winter Hiking Workshop at the Green Mountain Club’s Waterbury Center headquarters so they can stay safe during the slippery season. After a lesson in the gear and navigation skills needed for successful backcountry snow treks, attendees enjoy a scenic, self-guided hike on the GMC’s Short…
