There will be a memorial service for Benjamin Williams, who passed away October 21, 2023, at the age of 68, in his home in Woodbury, Vt. It will be held on May 24 at 2 p.m. at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vt. Reception to follow.
Special educator was committed to supporting individuals and families throughout his 40-year career
Chemist and UVM professor made numerous contributions to science, including co-discovery of an anticancer drug
Waterbury planning and zoning director and talented musician loved outdoor activities with his children and anything to do with wood
After 30 years of practicing naturopathic medicine/acupuncture at 33 Main Street in Burlington, Dr. Donna Powell and Dr. Molly Fleming are retiring at the end of May. Esti Bakty, ND will be assisting our patients and keeping our phone number. We have truly appreciated being part of this community. Let the healing power of nature…
A memorial service for Brian Bing, who passed away on February 10, 2024, will be held on May 11 at 11:30 a.m., at the First Congregational Church in Burlington. Please visit awrfh.com to read Brian’s full obituary.
Former Moretown resident excelled in athletics and was an inspiring educator and coach in Westwood, Mass.
Music and leading a life of faith were the foundations of a life well lived
Former professor had a lifelong love of the Adirondacks, tennis and golf
ESL teacher and active volunteer made many lasting friendships throughout her life
Speech therapist touched the lives of countless students and families and will be remembered for her limitless joy
Woman found her calling in nursing, and her greatest happiness was raising her two children
Longtime Winooski resident loved nursing and finished her career at Burlington’s Converse Home
Forever in our hearts. Please join friends and family for a Celebration of Life service for Gregory B. Peters (November 22, 1945-February 10, 2024) on Friday, May 10, 2024, 11 a.m., at Charlotte Congregational Church, Charlotte, Vt. Reception gathering to follow.
Governor Phil Scott’s chief of staff on Friday defended his boss’s commitment to education and flatly denied the administration had tried to meddle in the past appointment of an education secretary. Jason Gibbs’ email was a response to striking testimony that former State Board of Education chair Krista Huling gave on Wednesday before the House Education…
Episcopal priest was a gifted writer and caring teacher who loved music and nature in all forms
Richmond man believed in giving back to his community and always found a way to volunteer
Essex woman was a dedicated Girl Scout leader and served on the Essex Community Historical Society board of directors
Living in the spawning grounds of jam-band giants Phish has some funny side effects. For instance, if the number of locals in their forties and fifties taking sudden trips to Las Vegas has been on the rise in the past month — probably in tandem with TSA confiscations of THC edibles — that’s because the…
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a flock of defecating cormorants. No, that didn’t actually happen. We just like to be cute with the names for animal assemblages in this feature, which introduces you to…
Tango trotted boldly around the arena, mane flying, head upright and regal, like a chessboard knight come to life. The chestnut-colored gelding, an American saddlebred, circled the ring pulling a two-wheeled buggy, his high-stepping legs pumping like pistons. “Steady! Watch your speed!” shouted Jaisen von Ballmoos, head trainer of Fairview Stable in Granville, N.Y., from…
Lark Thompson heard desperate cries coming from a dark Charlotte farm on Ferry Road late one night in July 2022. When she went to investigate, dozens of emaciated, bleating goats desperate for food and water swarmed her. Thompson, who was then 22 and house-sitting at a neighboring property, did the best she could to comfort…
Amy Wild talks to animals. That’s not especially weird — who doesn’t chat with their pets, or with the occasional bird or chattering squirrel? The difference is that Wild says the animals talk back to her. “Sometimes they speak in actual sentences,” Wild said matter-of-factly, “but usually I get images, shared emotion, that sort of…
‘Earth-Shadowing Moment’ [Re “Totally Transfixed,” April 10]: At 3:26 p.m. on April 8, 2024, in northern Vermont, it was our moon, the Rolling Stone in the sky, that heard: “I wanna see the sun / blotted out from the sky / I wanna see it painted, painted, painted / Painted black, yeah.” The irksome hype…
Vera Szumowski isn’t afraid of snakes. On a sunny April day, she found a nest of the harmless garter variety seeking warmth by the old well at Burlington’s Ethan Allen Homestead. The 6-year-old, who was visiting the park with her mom, held a writhing black serpent in each hand as if she had been doing…
Sudden Unknown Signal, Missy (OnlyBands, digital) Burlington alt-rockers Sudden Unknown Signal (sometimes known as SUS) carry the torch for ’90s guitar rock, once the dominant force in the Queen City music scene. Gone are the days of the Pants, Wide Wail and Guppyboy, and the city needs some new blood. Enter the quartet of Stephen…
There’s nothing that dog mom Robin Miller enjoys more than exploring a new hiking trail with her chocolate lab, Millie. Now she’s helping others find the same joy. The VT Hiking Dog Challenge, which Miller launched in January, invites hikers and their hounds to traverse 35 handpicked bike paths, rail trails and summits all around…
What’s a guy to do after he’s been declared a living legend? Ideally, keep on living and legending. That’s what Floyd Scholz has been up to since, in 2014, the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Maryland awarded him that status. Scholz, 66, is known and venerated around the globe for his exquisitely lifelike carved…
new in theaters BOY KILLS WORLD: A bereaved young man (Bill Skarsgård) trains to become an instrument of bloody vengeance in this action thriller from director Moritz Mohr, also starring Famke Janssen and Jessica Rothe. (115 min, R. Essex, Paramount) CHALLENGERS: Memories of a love triangle among three tennis pros (Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh…
Forty prints for 40 years. That’s the general idea behind “collaboration,” a group exhibition at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson. But the display in the Red Mill Gallery isn’t just a shout-out to VSC’s four decades of existence. Embedded in the exhibition are layers of history and an aspirational offering to the center’s future. The…
The person leading the class struggle in the Vermont Statehouse this year, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, lives in a rented farmhouse with no mobile phone signal and sketchy WiFi. Her landlord’s goats graze across the driveway. A trip to town involves a narrow dirt road. During the legislative session, Kornheiser, a Democrat from Brattleboro, leaves this…
TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Bordering the Pacific Ocean for a thousand miles, Chile’s Atacama Desert is a place of stark and startling beauty. Unfortunately, its pristine landscape is also a dumping ground for vast amounts of discarded clothes that people bought cheaply, wore out quickly and didn’t want anymore. Is there any other place on…
I talk to my dog. Like, a lot. I also make up dumb little songs about him and sing them around the house. Also a lot. But never once has my fuzzy buddy deigned to say anything back, let alone join in on high harmony. Amy Wild does not have this problem. The Starksboro resident is…
Dear Reverend, Ever since the solar eclipse, I’ve been feeling weird. The event itself was amazing — like nothing I’ve ever experienced — and immediately after, I was exhausted. I thought it was just from the excitement of the day, but it’s been a while and I just can’t seem to shake it. Am I…
Bryeanne Russillo’s day started at the crack of dawn with a wake-up call from Nate the rooster. Sporting hot pink sweatpants and fuzzy platform slippers, Russillo headed outside to chip away at the long list of daily chores she must complete to run her Cabot-based animal rescue and wildlife rehabilitation center, Nibbles of Love. To…
We live in an epoch of refugees. According to the UN Refugee Agency, as of October 2023 more than 110 million people in our world had been “forcibly displaced” from their homes. This global emergency lends currency and urgency to The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems, a new book by Adrie Kusserow, cultural…
Justin Crowther comes across as a humble man. Speaking about the decade-long history of the business he helped launch in the Queen City’s South End, the owner and founder of Burlington Record Plant claimed little credit for his venture’s accomplishments. “I don’t like to talk about legacy or things like that,” Crowther said about starting…
In his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T.S. Eliot wrote of a life measured out with coffee spoons. My existential yardstick has been: cats. A succession of them, from my twenties to my early sixties, has kept me company in adulthood. While I love dogs and their promise of unconditional affection, I’ve…
Storage Units 3905. Enforcement of Lien, Champlain Valley Self Storage, LLC shall host an auction of the following units on or after 5/4/24: Location: 2211 Main St. Colchester, VT Contents: household goods Rose Parizo: #558 Lisa Friedman: #663, #662, #968 Auction pre-registration is required, email info@champlainvalleyselfstorage.com to register.
Technological advancements are coming faster than ever these days, which is both exciting and terrifying. While it’s understandable to be leery of what automation and AI mean for the future of, well, everything, some developments truly make life more worth living. For example: Did you know that your iPhone can now recognize your pets? It’s…
A Vermont spring is lovely, but how would you like to take a virtual vacation? A new film and series, both gorgeously shot on location in Italy, go beyond bland touristic views of the country to explore how its storied past impinges on the present. In these filmmakers’ visions, you’ll find American expatriates climbing endless…
In the European music capital of Vienna, between the world wars, one of the city’s most renowned musical pedagogues was the Austrian Jewish composer Richard Stöhr. During a 30-year career at the Vienna Academy of Music, Stöhr taught theory and composition to many of classical music’s future greats, including conductor Erich Leinsdorf and pianist Rudolf…
April is National Poetry Month — and the perfect time to visit Montpelier, as the Capital City transforms into PoemCity. Organized by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, this year’s event features 450 poems displayed in the windows of 50 downtown businesses. The poets range in age from 3 to 94, include 200 students and represent 75 towns.…
When I arrived at South Woodbury’s Sheep Shop Café on a rainy early April day, I assumed I’d traveled the farthest to reach it, coming from Vergennes. I was wrong. A visitor from the West Coast who was still in town after the eclipse had me beat. But the competition for the shortest travel time…
Kate Blofson loves springtime because she returns to days spent amid her reawakened swarm of bees. “It’s just an awesome experience to be surrounded by tens of thousands of bees swirling around you,” said Blofson, 46, owner of Born to Swarm Apiaries in Jericho. Off the winding dirt road where Blofson keeps her hives, bees…
After establishing the Café HOT. as a Burlington breakfast and brunch hot spot, Allan and Travis Walker-Hodkin decided they were ready to feed the night-owl crowd, too. Following a successful trial run on April 19 and 20, the brothers will offer a slider-size sandwich featuring their distinctive breaded, “chicken-fried” hunk of scrambled egg on a…
JAG Productions, the 8-year-old White River Junction and New York City-based company committed to developing and presenting the work of Black and queer theater artists, will close at the end of its season in June. “Despite our successes, the broader crisis facing the arts has not spared us,” founder and producing artistic director Jarvis Antonio…
All Sheeps and Sizes Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 With an oink-oink here and a cheep-cheep there, families mark the start of spring at Billings Farm & Museum’s annual Baby Farm Animal Celebration in Woodstock. Between sheepshearing demonstrations, wagon rides, stories, crafts and lawn games, families meet the guests of honor themselves: the farm’s first-year…
