On August 15, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Samantha Walsh and Travis Walsh welcomed a girl, Abigail Penelope Walsh.
On August 14, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Jennifer Cavanaugh Higgins and William Cavanaugh welcomed a boy, Ewan William Higgins Cavanaugh.
A. Richard “Rick” Purchase, 75, of Calais, Vt., passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, surrounded by his family at the University of Vermont Medical Center following a sudden and acute illness. Born in Washington, D.C., on February 29, 1944, to Albert Richard and Marian (Duke) Purchase, he was the eldest of two sons and…
When Colorado and California each legalized cannabis, activists in both states thought it would extinguish an extensive illicit market. They were wrong. Seven years after passage of Amendment 64, Colorado is grappling with a black market whose scope astounds even veteran law enforcement officials. “I’ve only been doing this for 25 years and I have…
In this episode, Bryan goes on the hunt for good news among Vermont’s wildlife population. CREDITS Written, filmed and edited by: Bryan Parmelee Artwork/photography courtesy of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Ann Froshauer, Dylan O’Leary, The Nature Conservancy, Kevin McCallum, Paramount Pictures, Staci Fournier, Dreamstime Logo/art direction: Don Eggert Audio: Bryan Parmelee, The National Park…
On August 12, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Elizabeth Ann Gerner and Charles Harris Gerner welcomed a boy, Charles Henry Gerner.
Robert Bernard Bessette Sr. was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. He loved his family, friends, his home and Vermont. He died at home, surrounded by his family, on August 13, 2019. The son of Mildred (Clarke) and Theodore Bessette, he was born in Burlington on October 31, 1931, always making Halloween…
Fact-Check, Please In [Feedback: “Guns in America,” July 31], one of your letter writers wrote: “As Nancy Pelosi has been quoted as saying, ‘We can not control the people until we control the guns.'” It was hard to believe that Pelosi had said that. Even if she or any other politician agreed with that statement,…
The prefix “nano” refers to a very, very small quantity — technically, one billionth of a part of something. But at the fourth annual Vermont NanoFest, it refers to breweries that produce four barrels (124 gallons) of beer or less per batch. At this celebration of small breweries, on Saturday, August 17, at the Tunbridge…
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Moray eels have two sets of jaws. The front set does their chewing. The second set, normally located behind the first, can be launched forward to snag prey they want to eat. In invoking this aggressive strategy to serve as a metaphor for you in the coming weeks, I want to…
Legend has it, there once lived a pirate named Jacquotte Delahaye, who had fiery red hair and a swashbuckling spirit to match. She sailed the Caribbean, faked her own death and lived disguised as a man for many years, before perishing in a shoot-out as she fought fearlessly to protect her home island from invaders.…
Since being certified for patrol last November, K-9 Ozzy of the Newport Police Department has made a habit of saving the day. The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois’ exploits include successfully tracking down suspects following a high-speed stolen car chase, sniffing out dope in a major drug bust and, maybe most dramatically, assisting in a manhunt for…
Imagine you’re a pig farmer. More specifically, you’re a cartoon version of a pig farmer in a computer game. Your task is simple: Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, wander around your pig barn and collect coins when they appear. It’s an honest living. When a truck arrives outside your barn, you need to…
Dear Reverend, I was at a concert at the Shelburne Museum recently, and the weirdest thing happened. About 10 feet away from me, a lady and her date were sitting on old-style woven lawn chairs. All of sudden, she semi-discreetly hiked up her skirt and let loose with a stream of pee that just wouldn’t…
Little brown bats began to fly from wooden bat houses in groups of two and three as dusk fell in Cornwall on July 15. By the time the last one disappeared into the deepening darkness, Dylan O’Leary and his fellow volunteer bat monitors had tallied 362 of the small-winged creatures. It was an attention-grabbing moment…
Sprucing Up the Place I think I’ve been doing summer wrong. While watching many friends and coworkers gallivant off to beachy locales and cosmopolitan hubs, I’ve pretty much just been going about my business at home. To be clear, this was my choice. I vacationed in May just before summer got going. And I’m also…
Track pants hanging from a tree branch marked the mini-encampment that has grown up against the south side of Burlington City Hall since July 10. That’s when City Hall Park closed for reconstruction, displacing the homeless people who regularly gathered there. “They did it on purpose,” groused a man who identified himself only as Dragon.…
William McGregor’s first feature is slated for limited release on August 16. That will be a very good day for the movies. Rarely in 35 years have I encountered a freshman effort as assured, inventive and relentlessly surprising as Gwen. In a perfect world, it would proceed directly to wide release, but just in case…
It may come as no surprise that Vermont is especially welcoming to fae folk — if you know where to look. From the queer-oriented Faerie Camp Destiny in Northfield to Burlington artist Emily Anderson’s Bluebird Fairies to the annual Fairy House Festival in Grafton, the Green Mountain State is brimming with opportunities to peek into…
Surrounded by flowers, six women gathered in the shade of trees and trellises to watch Vermont watercolorist Ginny Joyner demonstrate plein air painting last week at Horsford Gardens and Nursery. Joyner’s watercolor class was one of 20 outdoor art workshops scheduled this summer at the Charlotte business for the inaugural season of “Art in the…
Vermont is a great place to make music. Tight-knit, creative communities, breathtaking scenery and numerous venues all over the state make the region a haven for troubadours, rock bands and composers alike. But, due to Seven Days’ mission of hyper-local coverage, we only publish full reviews for albums that come from currently Vermont-based creators. And…
What is it about horror and nostalgia that makes them blend so well? In It, in “Stranger Things” and now in the movie version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a retro setting emphasizes the work’s roots in a long tradition of popular storytelling. “Nothing really changes” is the implication — even when,…
What theme issue does Seven Days staff love best? Well, arguably our end-of-year edition, ’cause we get a lengthy holiday break right afterward. But a very close second is our annual Animal Issue, which you currently hold in your hot little paws. Like many of our readers, we love animals of all shapes and sizes:…
Like most artists, Jess Polanshek has been drawing since early in her life — “since I could pick up a crayon,” she says. But not all child artists develop an intense devotion to a particular subject and stick with it into adulthood. Now the 28-year-old, who lives in Fairfax, is making a living from it.…
One night a few winters ago, a friend and I were making dinner at home. As I diced veggies for a stir-fry, she reached into the cabinet above the stove to grab a bottle of olive oil. And then she let out a bloodcurdling shriek. Suspended upside down in the bottle was a dead mouse.…
(Missed Out Records, cassette, CD, digital) I’m starting to think pop-punk will be the cockroach of rock and roll’s bastard children. As time and shifting trends further marginalize the once dominant, broad world of rock, it’s fascinating to see which subgenres survive. I’m not a betting man, but I don’t think I’d ever have put…
Name: Sarah Hoy Town: Essex Job: Veterinary ophthalmologist and owner of Vermont Veterinary Eye Care For Dr. Sarah Hoy, eyes are not only windows to the soul — they’re windows to the entire body. Hoy, 43, owns Vermont Veterinary Eye Care — the state’s only veterinary practice focused exclusively on ophthalmology — located in the…
(Self-released, digital download) Be-er are a Burlington four-piece specializing in warm, straightforward bar rock. The name is, of course, a play on Vermont’s beverage of choice — the band’s website cheekily invites you to “drink it in.” But if “bar rock” evokes some kind of blind-drunk frat party to you, rest assured, this is something…
It’s probably no surprise to anyone that Vermont is a pet-friendly state. Plenty of businesses welcome well-behaved four-leggeds, so even if you don’t have your own furry friend, you can find a surrogate to love in many shops and offices. Studies have shown that having animals in the workplace lowers stress and fosters camaraderie. Seven…
Coyotes roam Diana Hansen’s five acres in Craftsbury, where she runs a Reiki healing business from a yurt behind her family’s farmhouse, but the shy creatures are a mostly invisible presence. Their yips and howls are “just a nice, beautiful sound to hear,” she said. Then the hounds came. Early one Saturday morning in February,…
Walk into any big-box store, shopping mall or other sprawling expanse of indoor retail space this time of year, and you’re likely to spot a few wild birds flitting about or roosting in the rafters. Winged creatures are especially common in the al fresco garden centers of Home Depot, Lowe’s and Walmart — torn bags…
Paul Marangelo parked his rusty Honda on the side of Route 15 in Wolcott and headed toward the bridge over the Wild Branch, a scenic tributary of the Lamoille River. The Nature Conservancy biologist was out to see whether animals were using the riverbank to travel beneath the busy highway. He scrambled down the steep…
In an address to the nation last week, President Donald Trump proposed an expansion of so-called “red flag laws” to prevent mass shootings such as those that killed 31 people days earlier in Texas and Ohio. “We must make sure that those judged to pose a grave risk to public safety do not have access…
Most farmers aren’t happy when they find a fat green hornworm feasting on their tomato plants. But Alisha Utter is not like most farmers. “We now have our first giant hornworm of the season,” she said with a smile, holding out a cluster of ripening cherry tomatoes. The branch held not only an imposing caterpillar…
Jim Morrison is the guardian of records at Canteen Creemee Company. He’s shirtless, wearing a string of beads, looking cooler than cool on the cover of The Best of the Doors. The empty album cover is set in CCC’s west-facing window to protect other LPs in the collection from melting in the afternoon sun. Charlie…
The Burlington location of Hen of the Wood will be closed for at least a month following a fire that started in the restaurant’s ventilation system and emerged on the roof of Hotel Vermont during service on August 6. The restaurant itself was not damaged, and no one was injured by the fire, which was…
A new event series will kick off on Sunday, August 25, celebrating Vermont-grown cider and supporting the preservation of the state’s working landscape. CiderTerra is a collaboration of Eden Specialty Ciders, Windfall Orchard, Tin Hat Cider, Flag Hill Farm Vermont Hard Cyder and Puckerbrush Cider. The first event, hosted by Eden Orchards in West Charleston,…
When Jake’s ONE Market opens later this year at 242 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, it will include a coffee bar run by Carrier Roasting of Northfield. The grab-and-go business will serve coffee and espresso drinks and baked goods, said Ross Evans, co-owner of Carrier. “It’s a really cool space and location and part of…
Susan Lee Shaw, born on Dec. 22, 1950 in Plattsburgh, NY passed away at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, VT on Aug. 8, 2019 after a short illness. She is survived by her sister Mary Hopkins of New York City. She leaves behind family and friends. She joins her deceased parents Julia Elizabeth…
