Common Roots, the South Burlington-based nonprofit farmstead, is asking the city for an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to help the organization purchase land for a new facility.
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Sarah Frechette, artist and founder of the touring puppet company Puppetkabob, conducted a residency for students in kindergarten to fifth grade at South Burlington’s Orchard School.
An ethics complaint filed in February against Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale citing her husband’s work in real estate was dismissed by a five-member committee last week.
South Burlington may soon consider renaming Overlook Park to honor Richard Underwood, the city’s tax assessor for nearly three decades who died in 1998, officials said during Monday’s council meeting.
Sarah Dopp called herself a “small player,” yet her entire life was devoted to helping others, both human and non-human. Those of us who were privileged to know Sarah, realize that we have lost a truly great woman. In her soft-spoken way, she continually reminded us of the preciousness of the natural world and importance of preserving open spaces.
April 14 at 7:21 a.m., a fraud complaint was reported to police on Williston Road and is under investigation.
In the wake of a second budget defeat, South Burlington School District teachers, staff and students packed a board meeting last Wednesday night to show support for programming and positions at risk of being cut.
On Saturday, March 30, nine students in grades six to eight represented Mater Christi School in Burlington at the 2024 Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fair at Norwich University.
Rachel Kelley scored the 100th goal of her career as South Burlington girls’ lacrosse beat Champlain Valley on Saturday, April 13.
Barry Stone of South Burlington is the 2024 David Hakins inductee to the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame, given to an individual or group for exceptional promotion of sports, athletics and recreation in the Green Mountain State.
South Burlington solar eclipse scenes.
As warmer weather approaches, it is a great time to consider how you use the outdoor spaces in your life. Whether you rent or own, use public land or private, there are things that you can think about to help make these outdoor spaces work better for you.
Champlain Valley Quilters holds its annual quilt show, “Seams like Spring,” with featured artist Karen Abrahamovich, Friday to Sunday, April 26-28. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon-4 p.m. on Sunday.
Vermont has 16 new bear ambassadors thanks to Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife, a conservation organization that educates landowners and others about sound forest management and wildlife stewardship.
Howard Center’s Spring Community Education Series presents a free panel discussion, “Substance Use and Our Community,” with moderator Beth Holden, the center’s chief client services officer in the auditorium of dealer.com, 1 Howard St., Burlington, on Monday, May 2, 6:30-8 p.m.
On Feb. 13, 14 Vermonters filed a conflict-of-interest complaint with the Vermont Senate Ethics Committee accusing Sen. Ram Hinsdale, chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs, of advancing and promoting the financial interest of her family’s vast real estate holdings by helping craft and approve language in a bill she sponsored that will benefit her family’s fortune.
Spring is in the air, and it is wonderful to see folks getting outside to jog, take a walk or ride a bike. Today, South Burlington has 22 miles of shared use paths and over 50 miles of sidewalks. Safe, connected and well-maintained shared use paths and sidewalks, along with safe crosswalks, are the keys to getting more of us — adults and students — out of our cars and into the fresh air.
Recent town meeting votes against school budget proposals were not a just a wakeup call about property taxes. It was a reminder that the school funding system needs major repair.
Vermont legislators are trying to rewrite history in a misguided attempt to pin responsibility for the unfortunate weather events of summer 2023 on the fossil fuel industry through S.259, an act relating to climate change cost recovery, when the real culprit is the world’s free-market economy where nations and their people have chosen growth and a rising standard of living post World War II.
Vermont stands as a beacon of community values. Yet, beneath this facade, the education system has harbored inequities for decades that undermine these very principles.
Under political pressure from animal rights groups, in coordination with a national organization, Senate bill S.258 was passed and is now in the Vermont House.
I am adding my voice to those who are dismayed by the proposal to cut many programs at South Burlington High School. Specifically, I would like to advocate for retaining German and Japanese instruction.
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