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Newport’s Fall Festival this Saturday, Sept. 23
Saturday, September 23 is Newport’s Fall Festival! More »
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Hunting lottery for Bluffside Farm
The lottery for the 2023 archery hunting season at Bluffside Farm is open. Applications are due September 22. As in years past, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) will host archery deer hunting at Bluffside, by permission only. All hunting will be archery-only becau... More »
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Runners compete against Jay Peak
by Matthew Wilson JAY – Climbing a mountain is hard. Running up one must be harder, but that didn’t stop the hundreds of racers who came to Jay Peak Resort over the weekend. The twelfth annual Jay Peak Trail Running Festival saw runners from all over trekkin... More »
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Canoes race in Island Pond
by Matthew Wilson ISLAND POND — Over land and over water, this village was full of people on the move Sunday. With a combination marathon and bike race early in the day, it only made sense that a race on the water would happen as well. Paddles in hand, can... More »
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Dead live at Jay Peak
by Matthew Wilson JAY PEAK— The August West Festival returned for its nineteenth year on Saturday, welcoming fans of the Grateful Dead to an afternoon of music in tribute to the band and its famed guitarist, Jerry Garcia. For locals and tourists alike, the ... More »
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Uncommon blueberries in Craftsbury
by Trisha Ingalls CRAFTSBURY COMMON — The Craftsbury Blueberry Festival at the farmers market here Saturday brought out a crowd, along with a variety of food items for sale with blueberries added in: sausages, ice cream, tamales, tarts, and of course, pies.... More »
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Master composter course
Registration is open for University of Vermont (UVM) Extension’s Vermont master composter course, designed to teach the basics of backyard composting. The online course opens on September 1. It runs for eight weeks, and course materials will be available to ... More »
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Vermont Beardies are back!
Wheels for Wishes Fourth Annual Vermont Beardies Pits Furry Fundraisers Against Each Other to Benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont Burlington, VT – A full beard is almost as Vermonty as pure maple syrup, and in this case, it’s just as sweet. For the fourth year in a ro... More »
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Is your Smart TV watching you?
If your TV is smart, very possibly. Let’s take a look at the way your smart TV records your viewing habits and very quietly makes money off them. ACR: Everything is connected We wouldn’t have a properly dystopian situation on our hands without a nice little a... More »
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Orleans Fair maple contest winners
Here are results from this year’s maple contest and sugarhouse competition at the Orleans County Fair. There were 66 entries in eight classes. The best of class and best of show for maple syrup entries were: Golden delicate — The Patenaude’s Sweet Meadow Maple... More »
Scammers target PayPal accounts
Scammers have found several ways to target people with PayPal accounts. Con artists have been e-mailing fake payment confirmations claiming to be from PayPal that contain links that, if clicked, allow them to install malicious malware. Phishing scams look like... More »
Burke celebrates the holidays on December 10
A visit from Santa is just one event in a full day of holiday festivities scheduled throughout the town of Burke on Sunday, December 10. It starts off with Santa’s annual pilgrimage to Mike’s Gas in West Burke from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa will have gifts for a... More »
