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PHOTOS: Vermont's 'oldest fair' draws cows, cars and crowds

By Glenn Russell

Aug 26 2022August 25, 2022

The Caledonia County Fair continues through Sunday evening in Lyndonville.


PHOTOS: Essex Memorial Day parade draws a crowd

By Glenn Russell

May 29 2022May 31, 2022

Dark skies and the threat of rain did little to diminish enthusiasm among the children for candy, nor among people cheering on fire fighters, marching bands, Shriners on motorbikes, jugglers and antique tractors.


PHOTOS: Barre prays for school shooting victims

By Glenn Russell

May 26 2022May 26, 2022

About thirty people gathered in downtown Barre Thursday evening for a vigil to pray for those killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.


PHOTOS: Vermont Maple Festival draws a crowd at St. Albans

By Glenn Russell

Apr 24 2022April 25, 2022

The 55th Vermont Maple Festival is a celebration of Vermont’s first agricultural crop of the year: maple syrup. This year's theme was "Tap into Vermont Maple."


PHOTOS: Dozens gather in support of Vermont's transgender community following Fern Feather's death

By Glenn Russell

Apr 16 2022April 18, 2022

About 80 people gathered at the Five Corners intersection in Essex Junction on Saturday in an effort to call for the safety of the transgender community.


PHOTOS: Legislators return to the Statehouse — at least for a day

By Glenn Russell

Jan 4 2022March 23, 2022

Members of the Vermont House convened in Montpelier to authorize a remote start to the 2022 session.


PHOTOS: Waterbury's River of Light parade dazzles once more

By Glenn Russell

Dec 5 2021December 6, 2021

Lantern-bearers young and old proudly marched through the evening's flurries to celebrate the twelfth iteration of the festivities.


PHOTOS: Ceremony remembers Vermonters lost to Covid-19

By Glenn Russell

Sep 20 2021September 21, 2021

About 75 people assembled in Montpelier to listen as speakers took turns reading the names of those who had died from the virus. One daisy for each of the victims was arranged into two wreaths while the names were recited.


PHOTOS: Vermont National Guard remembers 9/11

By Glenn Russell

Sep 11 2021September 11, 2021

The Vermont National Guard held two remembrance ceremonies on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Saturday, honoring the nearly 3,000 Americans who died.


Photo Gallery: Burlington celebrates Vermont First African Landing Day

By Glenn Russell

Aug 29 2021August 31, 2021

The third annual Vermont First African Landing Day commemoration held at the Intervale Center in Burlington on Saturday marked the anniversary of when the first enslaved people from Africa landed in Virginia in 1619.


PHOTOS: Back to school in Hinesburg

By Glenn Russell

Aug 25 2021August 25, 2021

Students in several school communities across Vermont transitioned into the new school year this week, including those at Hinesburg Elementary and Champlain Valley Union High School, who started school on Wednesday.


PHOTOS: Festival of Fools returns to Burlington

By Glenn Russell

Jul 30 2021July 30, 2021

The Festival of Fools has emerged on Church Street in Burlington once again. From juggling to singing to unicycling, the performers are doing it all in front of crowds lining the sides of the pedestrian-only street.


PHOTOS: Lamoille County Field Days

By Glenn Russell

Jul 23 2021July 23, 2021

The Lamoille County Field Days opened Friday in Johnson with attractions from fair rides to ox pulls to pie-eating contests — and of course, lots and lots of food.


Photo Gallery: Williston celebrates Independence Day with floats, town band, classic cars

By Glenn Russell

Jul 5 2021July 5, 2021

Williston celebrated Independence Day with a parade on Saturday, after last year’s parade was called off because of the pandemic.


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