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Two longtime friends are swimming every lake and pond in Vermont together
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (907+ words) Sally Cummings, left, and Jenness Ide at Lake Elmore in 2014. DANVILLE " Sally Cummings and Jenness Ide are on a quest to swim every lake and pond in Vermont. Using a discontinued Vermont Fish & Wildlife map of the state's water bodies,…...
Ethics complaint filed against five Vermont legislators who went on paid trip to Israel | Local News | timesargus. com
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (619+ words) MONTPELIER " An ethics complaint has been filed against Rep. Gina Galfetti and other state legislators who went on a trip to Israel in September on that government's dime. Five state lawmakers participated in the trip, which ran from Sept. 15 to…...
Vermont welcomes back the American woodcock after wintering in the Southeast
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (719+ words) Simon Sammel and Lyle Johnston Birding at Shelburne Bay Park. SHELBURNE " Song sparrows and goldfinches sang in the trees at Shelburne Bay Park as birders from Queer Birders of Burlington peered at them through their binoculars. Between quiet moments on…...
Glimpses of Vermont's Past: Joseph Smith and early Mormons
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) An early portrait of Joseph Smith. This appeal was made to get Vermonters to move West and support the Mormon cause. Few Vermonters today are aware that when Joseph Smith needed help in Nauvoo, he looked to his native state…...
Retired judge writes about saving Vermont forests
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) Robert Mello hiking in Groton State Park. Long recognized as the Green Mountain State, Vermont's hillsides were once nearly completely bare, and a green mountain future was not guaranteed. That's the theme of retired Vermont Superior Court judge Robert Mello's…...
Vermont Sports Hall of Fame class unveiled
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (479+ words) Barton skier Susan Dunklee competes during a World Cup biathlon event. Vermont Olympic freestyle skier Hannah Kearney celebrates during an awards ceremony. Former Norwich University men's hockey coach Mike Mc Shane celebrates after a victory at Kreitzberg Arena. Former Norwich…...
Glimpses of Vermont's Past
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (819+ words) Writing a weekly column on Vermont history for the Rutland Herald and The Times Argus is an interesting challenge for me. I've published in Vermont newspapers and magazines in the past, but it's been a long time since I wrote…...
Vermont hiker shoots for Triple Crown
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (365+ words) The likes of Miguel Cabrera, Carl Yastrezmski, Frank Robinson and Mickey Mantle have won baseball's Triple Crown, leading the league in batting average, home runs and RBIs. Horses with magic names like Secretariat, Omaha, War Admiral, and Affirmed captured horse…...
The Inspirational Story of Vermont Green
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (524+ words) The eyes of the world will be on the US (as well as Canada and Mexico) next summer as the country hosts the FIFA World Cup. The biggest and most prestigious event in international football, most of the world's best…...
When floods hit Vermont's iconic dirt roads, runoff hits waterways
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (1354+ words) Eric Barker, right, talks with neighbor Peter Motolo as the latter grades a dirt road in Underhill. BURLINGTON " Vermont's dirt roads span 8, 534 miles " more than the straight-line distance between Burlington and San Francisco three times over. They contribute to the…...