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A shipping container filled with lithium-ion batteries for Beta Technologies’ experimental aircraft caught fire early last Friday at Burlington International Airport.

Crews with the Vermont Air National Guard and the South Burlington Fire Department responded shortly after midnight to the tech company’s headquarters on Airport Drive, where they found one of several containers ablaze and flames shooting 20 to 40 feet into the air, according to the fire departments.

The fire was under control within 30 minutes and extinguished shortly after 1 a.m. Crews used “copious amounts of water” to stop thermal runaway, a dangerous chain reaction in which lithium-ion batteries generate uncontrollable heat, according to an incident report the South Burlington Fire Department provided to Seven Days.

South Burlington Fire Chief Steven Locke said a battery failure sparked the fire.

The fast-growing startup is developing a batterypowered aircraft, dubbed Alia, that can transport passengers or cargo between airports and helicopter-like landing pads. The company purchases lithium-ion cells

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4. “Burlington Bagel Bakery Takes Over Bagel Market in Essex” by Melissa Pasanen. The Bagel Market Bakery & Café at 30 Susie Wilson Road in Essex has been purchased by a bagelmaking family with two other shops.

5. “Crypto Exec’s $1.1 Million Paid for Pro-Balint Ads in Vermont House Primary” by Sasha Goldstein. A 26-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur spent big on Sen. Becca Balint’s (D-Windham) Democratic campaign for the U.S. House.

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The fancy new rides are hitting the pavement thanks to a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. The buses typically cost around $300,000 to $375,000 — roughly three times the cost of diesel models.

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and assembles them into large battery packs for use in Alia.

In a statement, Beta spokesperson Jake Goldman said no one was hurt and there was no damage to the surrounding facilities or to Beta’s prototype aircraft. The batteries are assembled, stored and tested in shipping containers that can help contain fires. “The response plans and safety precautions we had in place worked effectively,” Goldman said in an email.

Crews cleared the scene before dawn, and Beta employees went to work as usual. Burlington International Airport acting director of aviation Nic Longo said the fire did not disrupt BTV operations.

Lithium-ion batteries are also used in electric vehicles and electronics. In rare cases, they can catch fire or explode and emit toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride. Beta’s Goldman said the concentrations of hydrogen fluoride that may have been emitted during Friday’s incident would not have posed a danger to surrounding homes and businesses. Locke said his department did not identify any hazardous emissions of concern.

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A candidate for Franklin County sheriff has been fired from the department after he was caught on camera kicking a handcuffed man.

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1. “Opponents of Wake Boats Seek New Rules, Roiling Lake Communities” by Anne Wallace Allen. A debate over regs for wake boats is stirring the waters of Vermont’s lakes and ponds this summer.

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South Burlington announced the new buses on the heels of California’s decision to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2035. “This is where transportation is going,” said Sean McKenzie, transportation router for the South Burlington School District, “so we might as well get good at it now.”

The buses don’t just reduce the district’s reliance on fossil fuels. Using innovative vehicle-to-grid chargers, they can also return stored energy to the electric grid when demand is high, such as during heat waves. That translates to carbon emission reductions and lower

energy costs for Green Mountain Power customers.

One of the buses was on display last Thursday during SoBu NiteOut, at Veterans Memorial Park. Families toured the vehicle and learned more about the mechanics behind the electric battery and motor. One onlooker, who had recently purchased an electric vehicle for himself, was excited to hear that his daughter — a SoBu student — would also be commuting emissions-free.

McKenzie, who offered the tours, noted that students, too, were very enthusiastic.

“They call it ‘the magic school bus,’” he said.

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I really enjoyed Jordan Adams’ “Koffee Kup Bakery’s Founding Family Celebrates Its Legacy With a Doughnut-Making Party,” August 24; however, I would have enjoyed a tasty cruller even better.

Wouldn’t it be great if a local entrepreneur, realizing the KK following, endeavored to disentangle the legal channels and help bring back production, even if on a limited scale?

Having had a number of Roberges as students over the years, I am disappointed that I have never been invited to the doughnut-making party.

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[Re “How Balint Won — and Gray Lost — the Democratic House Primary,” August 17]: During the run-up to the U.S. congressional race between Becca Balint and Molly Gray, I asked several of my friends whom they were voting for. Nearly all voiced support for Balint but also issued this reason for not voting for Gray: carpetbagger.

Oxford defines it as “a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist.” Certainly she is not unscrupulous, but the opportunist label heavily weighed her down.

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[Re “Crypto Exec’s $1.1 Million Paid for Pro-Balint Ads in Vermont House Primary,” August 23]: While the candidate I supported did not prevail in the primary race to replace Peter Welch, I do sincerely believe Becca Balint will work hard to represent all Vermonters.

And there is an unexpected silver lining: Vermonters will be able to save a lot of money in campaign contributions this election cycle, because Becca’s campaign can be independently financed and only our vote will be required!

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REDINGTON SOUGHT JUSTICE

[Re “Friends Mourn Tony Redington, Burlington’s Most Outspoken Transportation Advocate,” August 25, online]: Tony Redington was indeed an outspoken transportation advocate. He was, as everyone has noted in their tributes to him, laser-focused on the elegance and efficiency of roundabouts.

However, underpinning his persistent work for safer streets, Tony’s real obsession was for justice. Like his compadre Rep. Curt McCormack, he knew that often the victims of Burlington’s dangerous intersections were residents who couldn’t afford to own a car; kids who walked across town to school; and people without the protections of wealth, powerful connections and oversize automobiles.

When Tony spoke out — often and always with a twist of bitter humor — he

was anchored in a belief that another, better world was possible and that we needed to bring it into being.

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WAKE STAKE

[Re “Water Wars,” August 24]: The Eligo Lake Association and the selectboards of Greensboro and Craftsbury support the Responsible Wakes for Vermont Lakes petition to the Agency of Natural Resources. We do not want wake boats on our small lake, which many use for paddle sports, fishing and swimming.

We have a fragile shoreline on the east side of the lake with little development.

It has many cedar trees, which deer feed on in the wintertime. We love our nesting loons on the lake. The state has spent thousands of dollars attempting to mitigate our milfoil problem. So why would we want wake boats to destroy the cedar trees or our loon nest with their two- to five-foot waves? How can we go back to the State of Vermont and ask for money to mitigate milfoil when wake boats are making milfoil worse with their ballast tanks that cannot be completely emptied?

While larger lakes may be able to accommodate wake boats, there is still the problem with the spreading of milfoil on these larger lakes. I agree with David Kelley and others that ballasted wake surfboats are not appropriate for any Vermont lake except for Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog.

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FOOD+ DRINK 40 Sharing the Kitchen

Maudite Poutine and Tiny Community Kitchen expand Burlington’s menu and food business opportunities

Bake or Break

Boule Bakery in St. Johnsbury sells out, in a good way

Working Out

Flower

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Let Your Hair Down

Theater review: Steel Magnolias, Weston Theater Company

Campaign Against the Machine

Veteran, anti-war activist and GOP congressional candidate Liam Madden defies labels

Power Plant

Vermont’s electrical ratepayers are providing generous subsidies to indoor cannabis growers

Hungry for Contact

Programs that provide meals and check-ins for seniors in rural Vermont struggle with fewer volunteers

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FEATURES 26 Homecoming

Decades after he was killed in World War II, a Hinesburg soldier is restored to his family

Fresh Air Reunion

Forty years after his first Vermont summer, a Brooklynite revisits a Northeast Kingdom family

Leahy Looks Back

Book review: The Road Taken, Sen. Patrick Leahy

Head of the Class

Heather Moore, new executive director of Shelburne Craft School, is learning on the job

Each fall, migratory monarch butterflies travel SUPPORTED BY: thousands of miles to overwinter in Mexico.

Their population is declining, so Vermonters, including Donna Bister, are helping them along by cultivating their main food source: milkweed. Eva recently watched Bister’s butterflies emerge from their chrysalides in Burlington.

Taking Flight

Burlington residents release monarchs

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Media Studies Vermonters planning a hop across the border would be remiss not to stop by the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, where multimedia artist Shary Boyle’s solo show, “Outside the Palace of Me,” opens on Thursday, with an artist lecture on the previous evening. Boyle’s sculptures, drawings and moving automatons draw on the theater language of costumes and set design to ask questions about identity and technology in our rapidly changing world.

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PLAY IT COOLIDGE The Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival, a rootsy shindig 17 years strong, once again visits the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site with a lineup that includes Craig Bickhardt (pictured), Sarah King, the Speckers and Reggie Harris. Early birds on Saturday get a preshow: Shakespeare Alive! A BardBased Variety Show from local favorites Stand Up Shakespeare.

THURSDAY 1

Volcano Man’s Land Vermont International Film Festival screens an explosive new documentary, Fire of Love, at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center’s Film House. This incomparably unique tour de force uses footage captured by Maurice and Katia Krafft, two married French scientists who died in a volcanic eruption in 1991, to depict the otherworldly grandeur of volcanoes.

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Night at the Museum Shelburne Museum hosts its final Free First Friday Eve, opening its grounds and exhibits to one and all. There’s a meet and greet with David Stromeyer, the artist behind the museum’s newest outdoor sculpture, and the lush lawns provide the setting for food trucks, flowing taps, lawn games and live music from reggae-funk band the Reflexions.

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As Duck Would Have It Mad River Valley Rotary hosts Waitsfield’s wackiest, quackiest fundraiser: the Duck Race.

More donations buy you more rubber duckies, which take off from the Lareau Park swimming hole and head down the river; the owners of the first 10 fake fowl to cross the finish line win cash prizes.

Donations benefit the Rotary’s charity work with organizations including Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, Mad River Chorale and the Warren Public Library.

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Flavor Town Downtown Bennington transforms into Garlic Town, USA, a celebration of all things allium — and a stinkin’ good time. Between live music, magic shows, face painting and cocktail pours, vendors serve up pungent specialties such as garlic scape pickles, funky aiolis, black garlic salt and wearable garlic crowns.

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TUESDAY 6

Fruit and a Half Williston shoppers nab the first fall produce at Isham Family Farm’s Tuesday Farmers Market.

Against the backdrop of the 18th-century barn and fifth-generation dairy, vendors put the “farm” back in “farmers market” with the freshest corn, tomatoes, summer squash and eggplant money can buy.

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Next Stop, Art Hop! S E P T E M B E R 9 • 10 • 11 The South End Arts + Business Association (SEABA) is honored to host the 30th Anniversary of the South End Art Hop! This September, we will pay homage to the first event in 1992 that took place in a train car in front of the Maltex building! Hop on board as we celebrate the incredible legacy of the event and the historical significance of the area.

We’re thrilled to promote buying art and shopping local during Art Hop weekend and all year-round! All SEABA curated artwork will be available for viewing in person and for purchasing online. Enjoy outdoor family friendly activities and art installations all weekend long.

Thanks for your support of the 30th Annual South End Art Hop as we celebrate all that the district has to offer!

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An anecdote in this week’s cover story about local developer Melinda Moulton speaks to every woman entrepreneur who has doubted herself. In my experience, that’s all of them.

Before Moulton and Lisa Steele teamed up to rebuild the Burlington waterfront, both worked for the men who had tried it before them. In the early 1980s, Moulton was operations manager for the Alden Waterfront Corporation, which advanced a $100 million plan to develop the city’s Lisa Steele (left) and Melinda Moulton circa 1985 valuable shoreline with condos, stores, a hotel and a large parking garage. Steele was a property owner and investor in the project.

Lots of heavy hitters were in favor of green-lighting the exclusive development — including then-mayor Bernie Sanders, who was on board until he wasn’t. But Burlington voters spoke loudly and clearly in 1985, when they rejected the bond that would have financed the Alden Plan.

Locals had something else in mind for the Queen City’s crown. So did Moulton and Steele, who connected with each other after the project fell apart. “All of a sudden Melinda said, ‘You know what? I think we could do something really good together here,’” Steele told reporter Ken Picard.

“That’s where it all started.” Moulton’s confidence was hard-earned. Her father, a construction mogul in eastern Pennsylvania, brought his little girl on jobs but then insisted she go to secretarial school instead of a four-year college.

Ten years after Moulton and Steele joined forces, a similar thing happened to me and Pamela Polston. We were working journalists at a newspaper, Vermont Times, that was sold out from under us. Instead of going along with the sale, we decided to venture out on our own and become publishers. After watching our predecessors try and fail to run a weekly newspaper, we had the audacity to think we had learned a thing or two.

When the new male owners discovered our plan, they were not happy. “We don’t know if your parents are paying for this, Paula, or Pamela’s, but you girls better have a business plan, because we’re going to bury you,” one of them told us. It didn’t work out that way. And for the record: We didn’t get two nickels from our families. We raised $68,000 in startup capital from friends who believed in us. Within three years, we had paid it back, with interest.

The first issue of Seven Days hit the streets on September 6, 1995 — 27 years ago this week.

Moulton and Steele’s project had a decade on ours. No doubt they had it even harder. Moulton told Picard: “Lisa and I were women in a man’s world and a man’s profession. We weren’t very popular.”

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iam Madden, the 38-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran and somewhat reluctant Republican nominee for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, thinks that the American political system has been captured by elites with prefabricated ideologies. What the first-time candidate lacks in governing experience, he insists, he makes up for in his vision, which is a society liberated from the calcified dogmas of the left and the right — “whatever left and right even means anymore,” he said recently outside his home in Bellows Falls, his floral Crocs squeaking as he traipsed through the fields near his property.

Madden, an anti-war activist turned entrepreneur turned congressional candidate, said he decided to run for office because he believes humanity is on a crash course with multiple existential threats — natural resource depletion, the erosion of democratic norms, and the accumulation of power and wealth by corporations and Big Tech, among other incipient catastrophes — that the current political establishment lacks the moral and intellectual fiber to handle. Even though he’s hitched his wagon to the GOP in this race, the self-described independent has made clear that the Republican label only matters to him to the extent that it allows him to compete in the general election.

(He didn’t like his chances in the Democratic field, he said, because he “saw the amount of money being raised from out of state by liberal money-havers.”)

In November, Madden will face Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint, a Democrat, and right-wing YouTuber Ericka Redic, who announced that she would run as a Libertarian after losing to Madden in the Republican primary. The Vermont Republican Party won’t support Madden in his bid for Congress, according to chair Paul Dame, because Madden will not commit to caucusing with House Republicans. (Nor

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will the party throw its weight behind Redic, Dame said, citing the committee’s policy of not backing primary losers.) Madden doesn’t seem particularly concerned about the state GOP’s disavowal. If anything, he feels like it could be good for his image.

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brand of mindful economic populism, and he believes that Balint underestimates his appeal to disaffected voters on the left at her own peril. His platform encompasses an income-based system of universal health care, a reverence for the Second Amendment, reparations for the CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MACHINE

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Fat Toad Farm, a Brookfield company that makes a popular goat milk caramel, has been sold to Butterfly Bakery of Vermont, which will manufacture the caramel at its facility in Barre.

Fat Toad founders Judith Irving, Steve Reid and Irving’s daughter Calley Hastings started their caramel business in 2007 in an outbuilding at their home, where they once kept goats and made cheese. In late 2015, they sold the animals to Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph and began using milk from Vermont Creamery to make the caramel.

As they built the business, the three struggled to compete for supermarket shelf space nationally. They ultimately scaled back and found success using local distributors and mail orders.

The sale was completed on August 24, the company announced this week on Facebook.

“We’re so excited for this new beginning and know that the Fat Toad Farm community is in good hands,” the founders said in a post.

Butterfly Bakery of Vermont makes baked goods, hot sauce and mustard, and it also packages food for other small producers, according to the company’s website. Owner and founder Claire Georges started the bakery in 2003; in 2014, she hired her first employees and started making hot sauces that the company says are now sold around the world.

Butterfly Bakery says all of the maple syrup and chile peppers used in its products are grown within 200 miles of its Barre cannery.

The founders of the two companies met 15 years ago at the Capital City Farmers Market, according to a history on Butterfly Bakery’s website.

Fat Toad has gained a devoted following with its creative and high-end collection of caramel sauces. The caramel can be found on Amazon and an array of smaller specialty food websites. Fat Toad’s labels feature artwork by the family’s Brookfield neighbor Ed Koren, an artist who has worked as a cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine for 60 years.

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Bright light burst forth from rows of overhead LED fixtures, bathing the 35-year-old budding entrepreneur and his hundreds of young hemp plants in a warm glow.

After a few more weeks soaking up the intense artificial rays, the verdant plants will flower, yielding the company’s first crop of pungent buds grown for its cannabidiol, or CBD, the nonpsychoactive cannabis extract. Dannat and his partner, Derek Porter, expect to soon repeat the process with cannabis strains containing THC, which they plan to sell in the legal adult-use weed market, slated to open on October 1.

The powerful lighting and control system at the heart of the 12,000-squarefoot grow operation is one of the most expensive on the market and cost the company nearly $450,000. To help them afford such cutting-edge technology, the men had angel investors of sorts — Vermont electricity ratepayers.

Their fledgling company received $77,000 in rebates from Efficiency Vermont, the Winooski-based energy efficiency utility. Most of that money was an incentive to reward them for choosing one of the most efficient lighting systems around.

“That definitely sweetened the deal for us,” Dannat said.

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“I think a public service corps is one way we can contribute to a story that is greater than our own little lives,” he said.

On his campaign website, rebirthdemocracy.com, Madden introduces himself as a humble corpuscle: “I am a cell of Earth’s body. Here is my offering.”

Compared to Balint, who raised more than $1 million during her primary campaign and benefited from $1.6 million more in political action committee spending on her behalf, Madden won the Republican primary with a comparatively meager haul of just over $36,000. But his victory has attracted interest beyond Vermont — a few days after the election, he appeared on the Hill’s online political talk show “Rising” with the Intercept’s Ryan Grim and conservative columnist Emily Jashinsky — and his message of societal transformation seems to have resonated with some voters who otherwise wouldn’t feel cozy in the GOP. “I’ve never, in 54 years of voting, voted for anyone on a Republican slate,” Marlboro resident and painter Doug Trump said. (He is unaware, he said, of any relation to the former president.) But Trump voted for Madden — and donated $1,600 to his campaign, far more than he’s ever given to a candidate, because he was moved by what he perceived as Madden’s openness to new modes of thinking.

“His philosophy is to listen to all parties genuinely — not to pay lip service to the ideas, but to really take them in,” Trump said. “Without that, you don’t have a basis for full engagement. You’re back to the idea of us versus them, of winning versus losing. And, to me, that was just such a breath of fresh and important air.”

Madden, the youngest of four children, was born on Long Island, N.Y., where his parents owned a restaurant. His father struggled with addiction and alcoholism, Madden said, and when he was 4, his family moved to Stowe for a new start.

(Madden said his father recovered and that, growing up, he knew him as “someone extremely conscientious and kind and generous.”) After several years of running a gourmet food trucking business in Stowe, Madden’s parents divorced. He moved with his mother to Bellows Falls, where Madden now lives with his wife, Lauren Murphy, and their two young sons, Winn and June, in a renovated farmhouse that features prominently in the Instagram feed of Lala Earth, Lauren’s line of herbal skin care products.

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Liam Madden visiting with his mother, Oona, on her porch in Brattleboro

By his own admission, Madden was a lousy student. “I could get away with being good on tests and not doing homework,” he said. “And I was more interested in stupid teenage boy things.” He enlisted in the Marines straight out of high school — partly to impose some structure on his life, he explained, and partly because he had been obsessed with military history as a youth.

Madden was in basic training when the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003. He said he was immediately skeptical of the official narrative of hidden weapons of mass destruction. “My first instinct was, This is bad,” he said. “If we had invaded two weeks before I’d joined, I’d probably have reconsidered.”

He was deployed on a six-month tour to Haditha, where he was assigned to a reserve unit charged with guarding a hydroelectric dam. Madden never saw combat, he said, but by the end of his tour, he had only grown fiercer in his conviction that the invasion was unjustified. “All of my suspicions about this being a politically motivated, immoral war were confirmed, as well as my experience of seeing how a society under the heel of military occupation is just a travesty,” he said.

While he was stationed in Quantico, Va., in 2006, Madden met U.S. Navy sailor Jonathan Wesley Hutto at a talk in Norfolk by peace activist and University of Notre Dame professor David Cortright, whom Hutto had invited to speak about the role of service members in anti-war movements.

Hutto and Madden eventually teamed up to launch the Appeal for Redress, a petition urging members of Congress to end the War in Iraq, which ultimately garnered the signatures of more than 2,000 activeduty personnel. National media, including “60 Minutes,” the New York Times and the Washington Post, picked up the story, and in 2007, Appeal for Redress received a

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human rights award from the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.

That same year, the Marines launched an investigation into Madden, because he had worn his uniform to an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., and allegedly made “disloyal statements” during a demonstration in New York City, the Washington Post reported at the time. The Marines ultimately dropped the inquiry, and Madden was discharged without disciplinary action.

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“Liam is a visionary and a risk-taker, but he’s also cautious and pragmatic,” said Hutto, who has been sending fundraising appeals on Madden’s behalf to his network of anti-war veterans. “From the first time I met him, I was struck by his directness. Some people are able to speak truth to power from a lived experience, and Liam is very effective in doing that.”

After his service, Madden earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy and international affairs from Northeastern University in Boston, then embarked on a series of entrepreneurial ventures. He cofounded a natural beverage company, Jubalí, the failure of which forced Madden to file for bankruptcy in 2018. The year before, Madden and several of his Jubalí business partners received an

award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their Green Gas project, an application that allowed gas purchasers to buy personal carbon offsets at the pump.

(Green Gas has since ceased operations, according to Madden, due to a shortage of funds.)

Madden now works as the director of solar energy for Springfield-based HB Energy Solutions. He rejects the notion that the economy can continue to expand on a planet of finite resources, and he said he supports large-scale investment in renewable energy infrastructure to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.

“The idea that we can’t continue to grow exponentially is not a popular idea, and Liam is the first candidate I’ve heard speak out about it,” said Joshua Farley, a professor at the University of Vermont who studies the social and ecological consequences of economic growth.

Madden’s iconoclasm is perhaps most evident in his views on the pandemic. He unequivocally opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates and is not vaccinated himself.

“It’s a dangerous precedent to give that much power to people wielding a very new technology across the entire population,” he said.

He subscribes to the strategy outlined in the Great Barrington Declaration, an open letter published in October 2020, before the advent of COVID-19 vaccines, by three researchers from the University of Oxford, Stanford University and Harvard University. The letter, sponsored by the American Institute for Economic Research, a libertarian think tank whose funders include the Charles Koch Foundation, called for an end to masking orders and lockdowns and advocated instead for isolating only the highest-risk individuals, leaving the rest of society to achieve immunity through infection.

This proposal was widely condemned by public health and infectious disease experts, including the head of the World Health Organization, which declared it “simply unethical.” Local officials in Great Barrington, Mass., a town of 7,000 in the Berkshires, repudiated the letter and issued a statement to assure visitors of its commitment to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Madden explains his vaccine refusal as an expression of his right to bodily autonomy, a principle he mostly extends to abortion access. He said he believes in protecting, at the federal level, the right to an abortion up to 24 weeks, after which he would hand jurisdiction to the states, with the caveat that the health of the mother should supersede any local statute.

He acknowledges that third-trimester abortions are rare, accounting for just 1 percent of all procedures, according to

research by the Guttmacher Institute. But his feeling, he said, is that “states should have the opportunity to protect a viable human life.”

He said he doesn’t support Article 22, also known as Proposal 5, the constitutional amendment on the Vermont ballot this November, which would enshrine the right to abortion access in the state’s constitution. The amendment’s language of “personal reproductive autonomy,” in his mind, leaves too much room for interpretation.

“Would parents lose any legal rights over minors on gender reassignment surgeries and things like that?” he mused.

“It’s just a little too carte blanche for me to say that we’re trying to protect people’s right to abortion, which I agree with, but are we also trying, in the same breath, to cover all of these other issues that are related to reproduction?”

Madden, a champion of the right to bear arms, supports background checks and “red flag” laws that allow for the temporary seizure of guns from people threatening violence — provided, as Madden notes on his campaign website, that “due process is extremely prompt.”

But he opposes banning assault weapons, and he maintains that civilians need access to military-style firearms in order to mount an effective resistance to a violent, authoritarian government.

“There’s a distinction between selfdefense, which a hunting weapon or a shotgun or a handgun can achieve, and community defense, where I believe assault weapons have a role to play,” he said.

Rather than regulating assault weapons at the federal level, Madden is a proponent of what he calls “community defense organizations.” He envisions that these citizen-led entities would function as a hyperlocalized accountability system to ensure, as he put it, “that weapons that can do a lot of harm to people are not just falling into the hands of isolated, overmedicated, sick, shattered human beings.”

“I picture these groups being populated by people who care about this issue, maybe people who have possibly served in the military, people who can demonstrate that their right to bear arms is connected to their willingness to defend their communities,” Madden said. Until assault weapons owners have proven themselves to their compatriots in the defense organization, he continued, they would be required to leave their guns in a neutral location — where, exactly, is a logistical detail he’d leave up to municipalities.

“The Dylan Klebolds and the Adam Lanzas of the world would stick out like a

sore thumb in that kind of environment,” Madden said, naming the mass murderers behind the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings. “And someone could say to them, ‘Hey, brother, we need to get your life right before you’re ready to bring that weapon home.”’

Madden acknowledges that there are, perhaps, some stickier points that need workshopping, such as how to compel firearms owners to participate in their community defense programs and what to do about the estimated 20 million assault rifles already in circulation throughout the country.

Part of his gun violence prevention strategy would entail a more robust mental health care system to address what he sees as a national crisis of loneliness and social fragmentation — a crisis, he said, that is also deeply personal for him. Earlier this year, his older brother, Ben Gregory, died of an overdose after a long struggle with heroin addiction.

“The story that has unified us for generations was the American dream — that your children will do better than you did, that there’s a meaningful way to participate in society through work or religious activities or patriotism,” Madden said. “And none of those stories are really holding us together anymore.”

What Madden is really getting at with his ideas, he explained, is the need for a stronger social fabric and an alternative to the binary thinking that, to his mind, has diminished our collective capacity to solve big problems. In his own discontent with the state of the country’s political institutions, he said, he saw an opportunity to appeal to other people’s grievances.

“I wouldn’t have run for office if I didn’t intuit that everybody, left and right, agrees that we have a really dysfunctional system that rewards access to money, rewards polarizing rhetoric, rewards a self-preservation model of politics,” he said.

Madden has no qualms about running as a Republican, he said, in spite of the fact that most of his beliefs run counter to what has become the dominant party ideology. He thinks that people should vote for the candidate who best reflects their values, regardless of party affiliation — or, in light of the fanfare over the possibility that Vermonters might elect their first congresswoman, gender identity.

“Why glorify something someone has no choice about? To me, that’s a fundamentalist logic that precludes community, precludes conversation,” he said. “Why even listen to me at all, if I’m a white male?” m

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news Power Plant « P.15 additional cost of more efficient systems, explained Jeff Buell, a spokesperson for Efficiency Vermont. The goal is to help growers reduce their energy use, save money and keep energy costs down for other ratepayers, said Peter Walke, the program’s managing director.

“By offering substantial technical support and incentives, Efficiency Vermont is able to do for Vermont’s cannabis industry what we have done for commercial and industrial customers in all sectors: reduce the upfront cost to unlock long-term savings while reducing businesses’ overall carbon footprint,” Walke said in a written statement.

The program has offered incentives to farmers, mostly in the dairy industry, since the early 2000s, Buell said. In 2019, it also began offering rebates for home cannabis growers of $100 per qualifying light fixture. This year’s budget represents a sharp increase in the organization’s spending on indoor agriculture because the need has arisen, Buell said.

Average residential ratepayers pay about $6.65 per month in efficiency charges, which amounted to $43 million last year, the bulk of the program’s $56 million budget, Buell said. Most of those funds are repaid to homeowners and businesses through a dizzying array of rebates covering everything from efficient windows and doors for homeowners to new refrigeration units for grocers to reverse osmosis systems for maple syrup producers.

While some black-market cannabis growers considering a transition to the new legal market are hesitant to share details of their operations with Efficiency Vermont, not doing so would leave money on the table, said Tito Bern, owner of the Bern Gallery head shop in Burlington.

Bern plans to grow cannabis inside a 4,000-square-foot facility he’s building in Addison County and to sell weed at his shop this fall.

“For my setup, they’re going to give me $53,000,” Bern said. “I couldn’t even believe it!”

Efficiency Vermont experts reviewed his plans, gave him advice, and signed a deal to pay him the customized rebate amount once he installs and runs the equipment. It includes 50 LED arrays that Bern called “the Ferrari of grow lights,” manufactured by a company called Fohse. The equipment also includes a dehumidification system that Bern said will pull moisture from the air, filter it and use it to irrigate his cannabis crop.

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half the cost of the lights alone has been a huge boost.

“It helped me a shitload,” Bern said.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board has been tasked with helping set up and regulate the nascent industry. Ensuring that cannabis operations are financially and environmentally sustainable has been a priority for the state agency, commissioner Kyle Harris said.

“There have been environmental issues with the way cannabis has been regulated in the last 10 to 15 years,” he said. “From an energy usage perspective, cannabis ranks fairly high.”

Colorado legalized recreational cannabis in 2012. Electricity use from indoor cannabis cultivation in Denver grew from 1 percent of the city’s electricity consumption in 2013 to 4 percent in 2018, according to the city. A 2021 study by Colorado State University researchers found that indoor cannabis had a high carbon footprint due to the electricity used for grow lights, fossil fuel to heat growing spaces, air conditioning to control temperature and humidity, and added carbon dioxide to help plants grow faster.

Aware of such environmental issues, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board set efficiency standards for licensed growers.

Some of the guidelines are general, such as requiring buildings to meet commercial efficiency standards. Others are highly technical, such as the requirement that indoor cultivation lights “must have a

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minimum of 1.9 Photosynthetic Photon Efficacy (PPE).” That’s basically a measure of how many photons the lights produce per watt.

The control board sought standards tough enough to ensure that licensed growers were operating efficiently but not so onerous that black-market growers couldn’t make the transition to being aboveboard, Harris explained.

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“A lot of these control technologies are very cost-prohibitive,” Harris said.

One way the board sought to soften the blow was to waive the efficiency standards for the first year. While growers will need to meet basic health and safety requirements, such as receiving a certificate of occupancy from a fire marshal before receiving a license, they won’t have to meet the efficiency standards until they’re up for permit renewal next year.

As of Tuesday, the board had received about 300 license applications for

cannabis cultivators and had approved or issued 112 licenses. About 64 percent of those are outdoor licenses, compared to 36 percent indoor and mixed, Harris said.

Over time, Harris expects the ratio of indoor-to-outdoor to shift closer to 50-50. The state initially expected to need 400,000 to 500,000 square feet of total flowering canopy to meet demand, though the figure could be higher. Much of that supply is expected to come from indoor growers because of their ability to control their environment and harvest multiple, high-yield crops each year.

Dannat and Porter decided to invest in efficiency up front to keep their energy costs as low as possible from the start. Dannat, an accomplished furniture maker who previously worked in the wood coatings industry, and Porter, a trained chef, are self-funding their venture, with help from family. They declined to share the total project cost, but rising construction expenses during the pandemic proved a major challenge.

“There were a lot of sleepless nights, that’s for sure,” Dannat said.

Located in a former quarry, the Hardwick building is so well insulated that it uses no fossil fuels for heating, Dannat said. The entrepreneurs will, however, have a hefty electric bill, even with the efficiency upgrades. They expect to pay $12,000 to $15,000 per month to the Hardwick Electric Department, making

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“We’re energy hogs, unfortunately,” Porter said.

They didn’t have the budget to add solar panels to the south-facing building initially but hope to someday. For now, they’re lowering their power demand with two different LED lighting systems.

One, called Phantom PHENO, is primarily used in the “veg room,” where the cannabis plants grow tall and bushy and put on much of their vegetative growth.

These 440-watt lights are highly efficient, and 50 of them cost a total of $21,600. The rebate from Efficiency Vermont for these lights and related systems was $13,750.

The more powerful and more expensive fixtures are located in two flowering rooms, where plants are exposed to intense light that coaxes them to bloom. Made by a company called Agnetix, these lights are much stronger — 1,500 watts each — and infinitely adjustable. The downside is that they also produce more heat. But designers have come up with a clever fix.

A glycol solution is pumped through a tube at the center of the fixtures, absorbs the excess heat and whisks it away, Dannat explained. This reduces the air conditioning costs in the rooms by about half, he said.

During summer, the heat will simply be released via a radiator outside the building. In cooler months, the warm fluid will be piped through tubes embedded in the concrete sidewalk. This will allow the heat to dissipate while warming the sidewalk and outdoor loading pad, keeping them free of snow and ice.

“The ground is naturally cooling our lights for us,” Porter said as he gestured at a labyrinth of pipes clogging a utility room.

Because these lights include this complex liquid-cooling feature integrated with other building systems, the setup cost $427,625. Even with the $63,333 rebate, that kind of cash caused them some heartburn. But for a startup that is staking its reputation on the purity of its products, having a clean environmental impact record is important, too.

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After a Bruising Primary Season, Vermont Dems Call for Unity

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Democrats rallied in Montpelier on Tuesday to project a message of unity following spirited primary contests.

Candidates for all statewide offices and their staffs gathered at party headquarters and showered each other — victor and vanquished — with praise and pledges of support in the general election just 10 weeks away.

“Sen. [Becca] Balint ran one heck of a campaign,” said Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, Balint’s rival in the bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House. “And while it’s no secret I didn’t agree with all of it, no one can deny the choice of Vermonters. I am deeply pleased to be standing here in unwavering support of her candidacy.”

That race was the most closely watched and the most contentious, with Gray criticizing political action committee spending for Balint late in the contest.

Gray revealed that she and Balint met on Tuesday morning and had a “productive conversation.” Gray said she’s convinced that Balint would support issues that she cares about in Washington, D.C., including childcare, paid family leave, climate action and “championing campaign finance reform.”

Balint was equally effusive in her praise of Gray, saying Gray had honored their agreement not to let their campaigning affect their work in the Vermont Senate. Balint is the Senate president pro tempore, and Gray presides over the body.

Balint said the meeting with Gray underscored their shared values. “She is going to continue to be a champion on reproductive rights, on human rights, on LGBTQ rights and on racial justice,” Balint said.

Party chair Anne Lezak said she couldn’t be prouder of the field of candidates that Democrats put forward this year. While some may be skeptical about whether the Balint and Gray campaigns have truly buried the hatchet, Lezak said she believes their mutual praise for one another is genuine.

“I think the fact that they met this morning says a lot,” Lezak said.

As she left the event, Sen. Alison Clarkson (D-Windsor) pronounced it a success.

“Unity doesn’t mean we all have to love each other,” she said. “It means we have to work together under the same tent.” m

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red Wilber has to navigate several narrow dirt roads in East Montpelier when he starts his Meals on Wheels route. In winter, they’re slick with ice; during mud season, they’re muddy and bumpy. He makes the trip each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, rain or shine.

Wilber took a reporter along last week, stopping first at a beautiful old white house with sweeping views of a bucolic landscape. Out front, the garden was overgrown. Wilber knocked on the door.

“Hello!” Kris Christiansen called from inside. The 75-year-old man’s eyes lit up, and he smiled as he came to the door.

The men made small talk as Wilber handed Christiansen a cardboard container of pork, potatoes and veggies, plus a frozen meal for later. Wilber asked Christiansen whether he would come to a local senior center for in-person meals, which are finally being served again after a pandemic-induced hiatus.

“Well, COVID still keeps going on,” Christiansen answered hesitantly.

“Fair enough,” replied Wilber. But he encouraged Christiansen to spend some time outside and maybe even venture to the senior center if he felt up to it. Christiansen waved goodbye from the doorway: “See you on Monday!” he called out.

Christiansen is among some 8,699 older Vermonters who received 1.1 million meal deliveries in 2021, according to the state Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living. The effort is coordinated through Meals on Wheels, a program that’s grown in demand markedly in recent years due to an aging Vermont population, the pandemic and inflation.

The small army of volunteers that delivers food has been dwindling, though, because many of them are older people themselves who are still worried about COVID-19.

That’s especially concerning since many of their clients are more isolated and vulnerable than ever, relying on the volunteers not only for nutrition but also for critical check-ins.

“We’ve gone from having volunteers at our fingertips to now just struggling to find the volunteers,” said Nicole Fournier Grisgraber, executive director for Meals on Wheels of Lamoille County.

A delivery volunteer can be the only person some seniors see all week. Earlier this month, a driver delivering food in Poultney found an elderly woman lying in

Fred Wilber delivering meals to Kris Christiansen in East Montpelier

her yard. She’d fallen a few hours earlier.

Unable to get up, she had been yelling for help, said Carrie LaFond-Hurlburt, director of the Young at Heart Senior Center in Poultney. Gene Troia, executive director of the Twin Valley Senior Center in East Montpelier, said he deals with similar emergencies each month.

The Northeast Kingdom, too, poses challenges, because drivers have to travel significant distances, said Angela SmithDieng, director of the Adult Services Division within DAIL. “If people are socially isolated,” Smith-Dieng said, “as they very much were during the pandemic, then that can lead to significant negative health impacts.”

Those who receive the service say it allows them to age in place, giving them a continued sense of independence and vitality. More than 90 percent of older Vermonters surveyed by the State Unit on Aging reported wanting to live at home for as long as possible.

Wilber, who has a contagious smile and an easy demeanor, is the former owner of Buch Spieler Records in Montpelier. After selling the store in 2015, Wilber found himself with an uncomfortable amount of time on his hands. His wife suggested he get out of the house and volunteer at the Twin Valley Senior Center; he’s now on its board.

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to seniors in a rural section of the state.

While it once boasted 42 volunteer drivers, it has just 20 today. If it can’t staff the routes, then the seniors who benefit could potentially go hungry. That keeps Wilber up at night.

“You have to be there,” he explained.

“I’m not the backup guy.”

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In 2021, people over age 62 made up 27 percent of Vermont’s total population, making it the third-oldest state in the nation. Studies have shown that to maintain both physical and mental health, seniors need social interaction.

Many of the volunteers who’ve provided that stopped helping during the pandemic and simply haven’t resumed, still worried about their personal exposure. Others have moved to warmer climes or have been discouraged by soaring

gasoline prices. While many Meals on Wheels programs reimburse volunteers for mileage, a number cannot afford it.

Exacerbating the problem is the huge increase in need since the start of the pandemic. COVID-19 forced centers to close for months and caused many seniors who previously dined in person to switch to home meal delivery.

More recently, inflation and other economic strains have only added pressure on providers, said Deanna Jones, executive director of the Thompson Center in Woodstock. In 2012, her center delivered 5,800 meals, she said. That number soared to more than 18,000 in 2021. More seniors are now requesting supplemental groceries on top of their meals, Jones added.

Some Meals on Wheels programs have been stretched to their limits. The Lamoille County program at one point had more than 75 volunteers; it’s down to 55. The program needs a minimum of 45 volunteers a week.

The Twin Valley Senior Center has asked board members to learn delivery routes in the event they have to step in.

LaFond-Hurlburt of the Poultney center said she’s had to ask volunteers to add more stops to their routes, meaning some now take hours to complete. “We can’t cut back on the services we offer, because every single one of them is really needed,” she said.

“It’s not like if you’re missing staff in a restaurant or a store and you just limit your hours or have to not serve as many people,” Smith-Dieng said. “Instead, it means that people go without the care they need to be able to live at home.”

Delivering food to rural areas can pose a huge challenge. Wilber said some of the volunteers for the Twin Valley Senior Center quit after last mud season; it was simply too treacherous to reach certain houses.

The volunteers brighten their clients’ days. One senior served by the Woodstock center told volunteers that they’re the only reason she gets up and puts on makeup every day. Wilber said he often has to pull himself away from conversations to make sure he finishes his route.

“They want to talk,” he said. “They’re starved for conversation.”

When Janice Prindle became the primary caregiver for her dying friend during the pandemic, Meals on Wheels

delivered more than just food. “Volunteers did our shopping, made sure we had whatever we needed,” Prindle said.

“After a long day at the hospital, I came home to a dinner waiting for me in my fridge.”

To stay afloat, senior centers and Meals on Wheels hubs are having to get creative with their volunteer recruitment.

“I feel like we’ve been thinking outside of the box and then outside of that box and then outside of that box since 2020 just to keep our program running,” Grisgraber said. She offers free lunch to those who help out and has become increas-

were getting checked out by a nurse.

Wilber dropped off the lunches, then chatted with the Fitches before heading back to his car to continue his route.

“Their relationship with Fred is one of the most important relationships in their lives,” Diane said. “It’s not just bringing meals. It’s like a friend that’s coming to visit.”

Next, Wilber dropped off a meal for a man who talked up a storm and practically begged Wilber to stay longer. At another stop, a woman whispered to a reporter that Wilber sometimes sneaks her a cookie with her meal.

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ingly flexible in terms of the number of hours served. Just one hour a month, she said, would help.

Grisgraber has even partnered with a classic car club to coordinate a special day of meal deliveries in vintage autos.

“We’re just trying to think of ways to get people’s attention,” she said.

Wilber uses Front Porch Forum to tout the benefits of volunteering, though he’s gotten no replies. He writes the same headline for each of his posts: “A Senior Center for All Ages.” Wilber thinks he’s gotten just as much out of donating his time as the seniors he serves.

“I think it’s important for the fabric of the community,” he said.

Back on his route, Wilber stopped at the home of Elaine and Stanley Fitch in Calais, a favorite stop on his route of 10 households. He’s gotten to know the couple during his five-plus years volunteering.

Their daughter, Diane, came to the door. She and two sisters help care for their parents, who, on this Wednesday,

Toward the end of his route, Wilber stopped at a woman’s house in Calais.

The 83-year-old woman invited Wilber onto her porch, which looks out on Curtis Pond. “It’s a wonderful alternative to be able to age here,” she said, staring out at the water. Her 18-year-old dog nuzzled her hand. “I can’t remember the last time I could go to the store,” she said as she gratefully accepted her meal from Wilber.

Back in his car, Wilber said he’s worried about filling routes in the winter, when volunteer numbers decline. “I’m not trying to guilt people,” Wilber clarified as he made his way back to the senior center. “But this is what makes our community as strong and special as it is. And we all have to work to make it that way.” m Rachel Hellman covers Vermont’s small towns. She is a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. Find out more at reportforamerica.org.

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OBITUARIES Liselotte M. Leicht

FEBRUARY 13, 1932-AUGUST 14, 2022 SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. Liselotte M. Leicht, 90, passed from this world to the next on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the McClure Respite House in Colchester, after a struggle with cancer. A native of Austria, Liselotte was born on February 13, 1932, the only child of Gretl and Emil Habacher, who owned a small grocery store in Altmuenster in the province of Upper Austria.

Liselotte had no siblings, but she grew up with many friends and cousins who lived nearby.

As a child, she experienced the hardships of the Second World War. When Allied bombing attacks on German and Austrian cities forced thousands of civilians to flee to towns in the country, Liselotte’s parents and their neighbors opened their home to orphaned children and displaced families.

When the war ended, Liselotte was 13, and American troops were occupying Upper Austria. What a treat it was for her and her friends to walk up to the local train station where the U.S. soldiers had pitched their tents and chat them up, trying out the English they had learned at school. They were, of course, always rewarded with chocolates and bubblegum! Asked if she would like to go to America someday, Liselotte remembers responding, “I go to America when I am 20.”

And so it came to be. Liselotte met Otto H. Leicht, a refugee from Hungary, and, at the age of 20, married him and started a new life with him in the United States. They first settled in the Hungarian enclave of New Brunswick, N.J., then bought a house in Fords, N.J., where they raised their four children: a daughter, Dietlinde, and three sons, Peter, Edgar and Christopher.

Liselotte always said she enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom, like most women in her neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s. Her passion was childcare. When her own children were grown, she made new friends by babysitting for their children, too. Later, she spent time with her six grandchildren whenever she could.

After her beloved husband, Otto, died of cancer at the age of 66,

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Liselotte moved to Burlington, Vt., where her youngest son, Christopher, was already living with his family.

She had been to Vermont before and loved it, because the mountains, lakes and climate reminded her of her native Austria. As a widow, she found a new home for herself at the Pines, a senior residence in South Burlington.

There she enjoyed her independence, as well as the social life and safety the residence offered.

Liselotte continued her support of young people by mentoring at the Rick Marcotte Central School and participating in a program called Grand Friends, in which a Vermont college student could “adopt” a grandparent. For 25 years, she was also a member of the local German club.

Almost every summer, Liselotte visited her daughter, Dietlinde, in Austria, who was working there as a teacher. This gave her the opportunity to visit old friends, but she also often visited her other sons, Peter and Edgar, and their families in Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Liselotte will be remembered for her laid-back ways, her sense of humor, and her kindness and compassion for others. She was a born storyteller and loved telling her grandchildren about her youth and what she learned from it: to live modestly and mindfully and to respect others and the environment! Her hobbies were swimming, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and listening to classical music.

Liselotte is survived by her daughter, Dietlinde; her sons, Peter (Eileen), Edgar (Jan) and Christopher (Donna); and her six grandchildren, Katherine, Adam, Ciara, Patrick, Derek and Melanie.

A celebration of life will be held for Liselotte at the Pines of South Burlington on Saturday, September 10, at 3 p.m. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Halle Sobel, Liselotte’s primary physician for many years, and the caring staff at the University of Vermont Home & Hospice.

For those wishing to do so, donations in her memory may go to the McClure Miller Respite House, 3113 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VT 05446.

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Jiří “George” Hladík

AUGUST 15, 1947-JULY 22, 2022 BURLINGTON, VT. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jiří “George” Hladík, 74, of Burlington, Vt., on July 22, 2022. George died of a heart attack while cycling to one of his favorite places in the world, the family chalupa (cottage) near Litoměřice, Czech Republic.

George was born in Jablonné v Podještědí, Czechoslovakia, on August 15, 1947, and was raised in Litoměřice. After he graduated from Chomutov Technical School, he witnessed the Prague Spring firsthand while serving two years in the Czechoslovak Army. Later, he completed a master’s degree in

Traci Jean Wood NOVEMBER 15, 1972AUGUST 22, 2022 BARRE, VT.

Traci Jean Wood, 49, of Barre, Vt., passed away on August 22, 2022. The daughter of Harold and Darlene Wood, she was born on November 15, 1972, in Berlin, Vt. From the time Traci was little, she had a way about her that everyone loved.

She easily became friends with anyone, and anywhere. Traci had one son, Colten Baslow, whom she loved dearly.

After graduating from high school, Traci worked at many jobs, as she was a jack-ofall-trades. Most recently, she worked in the food service industry at Westview Meadows in Montpelier.

physical education at Charles University. In 1983, he immigrated to Germany, where he met his future wife, Evelyn, while he was working as an instructor at the Armed Forces Recreation Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After his career in physical education, he worked as a driver for the rest of his life and ran a taxi business in Munich, Germany. He worked as a driver for the South Burlington School District after relocating to Burlington with his family in 2006.

Fueled by his favorite superfood, garlic, you could find George and his wife, Evelyn, biking, hiking, swimming, cross-country skiing or playing tennis nearly every day. A great lover of birds and wildlife, he enjoyed spotting the ospreys and eagles on his longtime bus route to the Champlain Islands. He was proud to have visited 48 state capitals in

Traci loved music, especially ’70s and ’80s classics. She could be found with her friends on her days off from work. She had such a loving heart for animals, as well, especially cats.

Traci is survived by her parents, Harold and Darlene Wood; her son, Colten Baslow (Amina Yachfine); her fiancé, Heath Schneider; her sisters, Kimberly Wood and Carrie Putvain (Ken); and one nephew, Austin Putvain.

Traci also leaves behind her cat, Reese.

Calling hours were held at Guare & Sons Funeral Home, 30 School St., Montpelier, VT 05602, on August 25, 2022.

A private service for the family was held on August 26 at St. Sylvester Cemetery in Barre Town, Vt. Online condolences may be left at guareandsons.com.

the United States and to have fulfilled his lifelong dreams of visiting Alaska, seeing most of Europe and road-tripping across Australia.

An outgoing and friendly man, he was always willing to lend a helping hand. After two years apart due to the pandemic, his mother was thrilled to reunite with him this summer. George was incredibly proud of his daughters and instilled a love of the outdoors in them.

George was predeceased by his brother Vladimír and father, Milouš. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Evelyn; daughters, Sophia (Marc) and Lucie (Sierra); mother, Jiřina; brother Václav (Hana); sister-in-law, Helen; and brother-in-law, Raymond; as well as his nieces, nephew, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Old Spokes Home in Burlington, Vt., or to the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, Vt. His funeral and the spreading of his ashes will be held in the Czech Republic. A memorial in his honor will be held in Vermont in the spring of 2023.

IN MEMORIAM

William C. Metcalfe

1935-2021 A memorial service for William C. Metcalfe, who passed away on November 22, 2021, will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 2 p.m.

Eva Brett Church

1930-2022 CRAFTSBURY, VT. Eva Brett Church, 91, beloved mother of Shauna, John and Penelope, passed on Friday, August 12, 2022, at the Craftsbury Community Care Center, her Vermont home for the past four years — a home that she frequently announced she felt very blessed to have found.

Born in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland, in 1930 to Ellen Forde Brett and M. Antony “Anto” Brett, Eva grew up on the family estate, surrounded by the mountains, trees, stone walls and sheep she loved so well — and elephants, as her father would allow them to be pastured on Carradoyne grounds whenever the circus passed through!

An adventurer at heart, Mom went to London to train as a nurse at St. John and St. Elizabeth Hospital, where she won the coveted John Lamb Prize for nursing excellence, the first of many awards gained in her career for helping those in need.

After meeting our father in the emergency room there (he was a London bobby at the time), they immigrated to Alberta, Canada, where Dad worked on the design/build of the DEW system, and Mom worked with the Indigenous populations, an honor she recounted often in our childhood. After returning to England to have Shauna, the three moved to New York and New Jersey, where John and Penelope were born. Dad’s career brought the family to Houston, Texas, in 1964 and, much later, to Austin.

She was a wonderful mother, immersing us early in culture at the Houston Jones Hall, summer programs at museums, individual days out and anything else she could think of to “broaden our minds.” We were introduced to Scrabble as toddlers and heard a constant refrain of “Look it up!” when we asked what something meant. On family road trips through Texas, she would research local history and force a stop at all historical markers so we would understand the local culture and perspective. (As we grew older, we dubbed them “hysterical markers.” Mom pretended she was not amused, but actually she was.) She celebrated Christmas like no other, filling — to the brim and beyond

— stockings as tall as us, with amazing items, fine-tuned for each, some sent from Ireland

by Gran or Auntie Mary. She might occasionally mix up who liked dark chocolate and who didn’t; we’d just laugh and say, “This must be for you,” and switch.

Watching Mom be swept away by a Mozart French horn concerto was a lesson in pure joy.

Always mission driven, in her mid-fifties Eva returned to school and earned her master’s in health administration at St. Edward’s University in Austin. She worked to improve health care access and support through programs at Holy Cross and Seton hospitals and created relationships that she maintained right up to her passing.

A fierce advocate for the elderly, Eva became the first state ombudsman for nursing homes for central Texas, before helping to create and build such groundbreaking programs as Austin Groups for the Elderly (now AGE of Central Texas), North Central Caregivers, Drive-A-Senior and the A.G.E. Caregiver Resource Center. She long served on the Central Texas Interagency Council (now Area Agency on Aging) and fostered collaboration between like-minded programs. Working with Texas Adult Protective Services and Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, she brought validation therapy to Texas and became an expert in Alzheimer’s and dementia support.

Ironically, it was Alzheimer’s that was to claim her own independence, and it was her own daughter who was to benefit from the caregiver support programs that she helped to establish. It was Mom’s expertise — and that of her eldercare colleagues — that allowed us to understand that Craftsbury Community Care Center was Mom’s solution when she could no longer stay in her home. Call it serendipity, call it karma, call it divine hand

— we simply know that a very apprehensive woman walked through the Care Center doors and instantly felt safe. “I’ll be safe here,” she said. And she was.

We are forever grateful to the amazing staff and volunteers at Craftsbury Community Care Center for their compassion and commitment to active, dignified supported living for elders. Mom spent her final four years in joy and contentment, among trees and music and friends and fun, and her final days with the care and support of skilled people who loved her. And that’s exactly how it should be. We cannot thank you enough.

Eva was predeceased by her parents and her beloved brother, Hugh Brett. She is survived by her three children, Shauna Church of Brooklyn, N.Y., John Church of Austin, Texas, and Penelope Doherty of Craftsbury, Vt.; her sisters, Mary (Eamonn) Murphy of Templecarrig and Dublin, Ireland, and Julie (Brian) Chisholm of Watford, UK; her much-loved niece and nephews, Paul, Brian, and Rory Murphy of Ireland, Joanna Brett of N.Y., David Brett of the UK, and Phillip and Richard Chisholm of the UK; many loving cousins and childhood friends, including Imelda Vahey Bush of the UK; special “daughters” Patty Schick Gannon of Boston and Deirdre Darrouzet of Austin, Texas; and friends and colleagues too numerous to mention, but who all loved her and helped us so much in the past 10 years as we navigated this difficult disease.

A remembrance service is planned for Wednesday, August 31, (if weather permits) at Craftsbury Community Care Center for residents, staff and friends. Eva will be interred in the family plot in Ireland in September, followed by a memorial mass in Austin, Texas, in October. Please make memorial contributions to the Craftsbury Community Care Center Building Fund, 1784 E. Craftsbury Rd., Craftsbury, VT 05826, in honor of the sitting porch Mom loved and to help others in need of safe and dignified support, or make a contribution to the eldercare organization of your choice.

Thank you, Mom, for the arts, the music, the laughter and, above all, the love. We miss you so much but are thankful you went in peace and are now with Gran and Uncle Hugh.

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to 850 calls a year. A year-to-date report from the National Fire Incident Reporting System shows that the department is the 18th busiest Air Force fire station in the country.

The report also revealed something most Vermonters might not realize: 76 percent of the calls the department has answered so far this year have been in response to off-base emergencies in the community or issues with civilian aircraft. That includes responding to incidents at

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Members of the fire department for the 158th Fighter Wing of Vermont Air National Guard participating in an annual live fire training in New Hampshire

Its fire station across the runway from the airport terminal, at the edge of the tarmac, includes a fleet of several firefighting and emergency support vehicles; the newest of its four fire trucks costs roughly a million dollars.

The members of its 27-person staff undergo regular, rigorous firefighting and emergency medical training.

And they’re busy. Fire Chief Brannon Soter estimates that his department responds to 750

the airport. Its members were on the scene in July, when a lightning strike triggered fire alarms at BTV and forced an evacuation. When a small Cessna caught fire on the runway in March of 2021, they raced to the scene and avoided a serious fire.

The unit is also the primary agency responsible for 911 calls from nearby South Burlington neighborhoods, and it provides backup for first responders throughout Chittenden County, from Winooski to Williston to Shelburne.

“We don’t mind the work,” Soter says. “That’s what we’re here for.”

Soter became chief in the fall of 2020, but he’s been with the department for 21 years, since he joined the Guard in August of 2001. The most challenging rescue he’s seen during that time had nothing to do with the airport. In 2014, during a severe storm, a tractor trailer on Interstate 89 went over the bridge above the Winooski River. The water was high — Soter remembers it as one of the worst floods he’s ever seen.

The driver had fallen off an embankment and was trapped below.

“All you could see is his shoe,” Soter recalls.

“We ended up saving the guy,” he says. “It could have been way worse.”

Soter grew up in Vermont, and firefighting is a family tradition. His dad was the deputy fire chief in Ferrisburgh; his uncle is the fire chief in Vergennes.

Soter’s not the only one in the department with local connections.

He points out that more than half of the staff also serve on volunteer fire and rescue squads in the communities where they live. Those towns also benefit from the top-notch training his fire department provides.

“We produce certified, trained and competent firefighters who go out into the community,” he says. “It’s a pretty good system.”

None of that is cheap. Soter notes that it costs between $5 million and $6 million a year to run his department; payroll alone consumes about $3.5 million. That money comes from the federal government. The department provides fire and safety protection for all airport facilities, commercial and private aircraft — as well as the surrounding communities — at no charge to the airport, and

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without drawing on Vermont property taxes. It’s one of the economic benefits of having an Air Guard base at the Burlington airport.

Soter is eager for Vermonters to learn more about his unit. “A lot of people don’t know about who we are and what we do, or what we’re able to do,” he says. That’s one reason he encourages community members to

attend the open house on the base on Sunday, September 11, to see behind the scenes of the operation.

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On Sunday, September 11, the Vermont Air National Guard base will open its doors for a free open house. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the public is welcome to tour the base and meet some of the people who work there.

Attendees can see performances by army bands and the Norwich Silent Drill Team, as well as a fire department “jaws of life” extraction and working dog demos — or try one of seven flight simulators. Military aircraft and equipment will be on display. There will also be an education and job fair featuring local and regional schools and employers.

There is limited parking on the base; a shuttle will be available from Essex High School. The open house will take place rain or shine and will include food vendors, covered eating and rest areas, and a kids’ zone with activities for children. Find more information at vtng22.com.

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Melinda Moulton has blended business savvy and a hippie ethos to transform Burlington

Powerhouse

BY KEN PICARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com

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Melinda Moulton in her meadow

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elinda Moulton looked as giddy as a schoolgirl while strolling past the shiny silver Amtrak train. It was about to depart Burlington’s Union Station on its July 29 inaugural run to New York City. Hearing a funk band entertaining the crowd of several hundred who’d gathered for the event, Moulton grabbed the hand of her husband, Rick Moulton, and did a little celebratory jig.

Moulton had good reason to kick up her heels.

She was about to board the first daily passenger train running between Burlington and New York since 1953 — a cause Moulton had championed for nearly four decades.

Spotting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) engrossed in conversation, she exclaimed, “I need a piece of this guy!” Sanders was mayor of Burlington when Moulton started revitalizing the station.

Moulton tapped him on the shoulder, and he spun around with a grumpy scowl — until he saw who was interrupting him. Sanders flashed a rare smile and gave Moulton a big hug.

Moulton wasn’t among the dignitaries invited to give speeches and cut the ceremonial ribbon that morning. Frankly, she should have been. All of the politicos who schmoozed on the train platform stood beneath a green awning that bore the name Main Street Landing — the company Moulton cofounded in 1988 with her longtime business partner, Lisa Steele. The two women renovated Union Station in the 1990s with this day in mind.

“I’m very, very pleased that in my lifetime I saw rail service come back to Burlington,” Moulton said, as she and Rick settled into their seats aboard the Ethan Allen Express with this reporter in tow. “It’s been a long slog.”

And, ultimately, a successful one. Those who know Moulton, a hard-nosed businesswoman, say once she sets her mind to something, she is as unstoppable as a locomotive. For 40 years, she’s been a driving force in shaping Burlington’s built environment.

As Main Street Landing’s chief executive officer — a positioned she relinquished in April — Moulton helped transform the waterfront from an industrial wasteland into an international tourist attraction and the crown jewel of the Queen City. The self-described “’60s hippie” did it while maintaining her long-held values around environmental sustainability, community involvement and social justice — essentially redefining how development happens.

Now retired, the 72-year-old grandmother, an erstwhile cliff diver and trainer of horses, is testing

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the brakes but not slowing down. The causes that have animated her life — and still do — keep her going.

Over the years, Moulton’s influence has extended well beyond the waterfront.

The nearly two dozen nonprofit boards on which she’s served attest to her wideranging interests and passions. They include Audubon Vermont, the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, the Burlington Business Association, the Intervale Center, Lund, the Vermont Commission on Women, the Vermont Folklife Center, the Williston Community Justice Center — and, notably, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

Moulton gets fired up about many issues, from the climate crisis to existential threats to American democracy. But no issue cuts deeper than women’s reproductive rights, a cause she took up after the untimely death of her mother, at age 40, from a botched hysterectomy. In recent years, Moulton has been sharing her mother’s story to illustrate the stakes if women lose this fundamental human right.

And that was before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

For Moulton, whose life was irrevocably altered by men exerting control over women’s bodies, it was a devastating blow.

As she lamented, “I got my train, and I lost my reproductive rights.”

Melinda Moulton at One Main Street, circa 1998

I got my train, and I lost my reproductive rights.

Melinda and Rick Moulton at the opening of the Burlington Amtrak station

Built With Moulton Steele

MELINDA MOULTON

STEPHEN MEASE

Moulton remembers when the Burlington waterfront was barricaded behind a barbed-wire fence and littered with vacant warehouses, derelict fuel tanks and a rat-infested granary. As she put it, “It wasn’t a place you’d want to be or send your children.”

In 1983, an investment company, Alden Waterfront, proposed a $100 million plan to redevelop it with condominiums, stores, a large parking garage, an art museum, a lakefront promenade and a seven-story hotel. Alden contracted Cambridge, Mass.-based architect Benjamin Thompson, who was famous for urban waterfront renewal projects such as New York City’s South Street Seaport and Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Moulton was hired as Alden’s director of operations.

Among Alden’s investors was Steele, who moved to Vermont in the 1960s and owned prime real estate on the waterfront, including the old Union Station, which had been occupied since the 1950s by Green Mountain Power. Steele is a member of the affluent Bancroft family, which owns the controlling interest in Dow Jones and was the parent company of the Wall Street

Journal until it sold the newspaper to Rupert Murdoch in 2007.

The Alden Plan passed muster with city regulators, but in a December 1985 election, Burlington voters rejected a proposed $7 million bond to pay for it.

Steele was actually relieved that it failed. The plan was enormously expensive, she explained in a recent interview, and it involved too many businessmen, including her second ex-husband, who didn’t share her values.

With the project dead in the water, Moulton resigned and took a job as director of marketing at Lake Champlain Chocolates.

Alone one day in Alden’s Union Station

office, Steele called Moulton and asked if she would return to help tie up some loose ends on the project.

“All of a sudden Melinda said, ‘You know what? I think we could do something really good together here,’” Steele recalled. “That’s where it all started, and I’m really grateful it did.”

The Alden Plan wasn’t the first attempt to redevelop the waterfront; 21 previous efforts had failed. But Moulton said she was always confident that she and Steele would pull it off.

“Because I had worked for the men who couldn’t do it,” she said. “There were too many lawyers, accountants and men in suits.”

Moulton and Steele rethought their entire approach to development. They spent six months brainstorming, Moulton said, then devised a business plan that emphasized their hippie values. They envisioned a waterfront that was open and accessible to everyone, not just the wealthy. Their buildings would be eco-friendly and built with local materials, and they would offer services that people wanted: parks, sidewalks, theaters and community gathering places.

They renamed the company Main Street Landing and chose a logo that reflected their worldview: a house that radiates sunshine.

“Because that’s what we’re all about,” Moulton said. “Love and sunshine and happiness and kindness and caring.”

Though Steele owned all the properties and Moulton was technically her employee, both women say their business arrangement was always a partnership of equals. Steele served as the behind-the-scenes financier.

Moulton became Main Street Landing’s public face, writing letters, testifying at hearings and giving press interviews — or, as she called herself, “Little Miss Talkie-Talkie.”

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Bruce Seifer, who worked in Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office, noticed that Main Street Landing was doing things differently. For starters, Moulton and Steele sought input from city residents and business owners and hired local talent. They assembled a team of experts, including Waitsfieldbased architect Bill Maclay, to create a plan that emphasized small, incremental growth. The buildings would be energy efficient and publicly accessible, and they’d complement the waterfront rather than tower over it. Those professionals also had to have a sense of humor, be committed to consensus building and be comfortable working with women.

“Those were the kind of things that they, on their own, came up with,” Seifer added. “They supported what we were trying to do as a city — to promote socially responsible approaches to running a business.”

Main Street Landing planned its construction in phases, beginning in the mid-1990s: Phase one was the renovation of Union Station, as well as construction of the Wing Building, at 1 Steele Street, and the CornerStone Building, at 3 Main Street.

Phase two: the Lake & College Building.

Once completed, the four buildings, valued at $30 million, would house 250,000 square feet of commercial and residential space, including theaters, art galleries, restaurants, a gym and community gathering rooms. As Seifer noted, 46 percent of it was public space.

When Main Street Landing unveiled its 25-year master plan to the planning department and city council, Moulton and Steele received a standing ovation.

How did they manage to succeed where so many others had not? “The principles and values that they believed in were baked into their project,” Seifer said. “And they had the fortitude to stick with them and not bend.”

Potlucks and Live Music

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Melinda Moulton (left) and Lisa Steele

They spent more per square foot than the rest of us would have.

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more than a decade had elapsed between when Steele purchased her properties and when they broke ground on new construction.

Once they were landlords, Moulton ran the day-to-day operations. In an effort to attract people to the waterfront, she leased commercial space in Union Station at affordable rates. Her business card read, “Not your typical developer.”

Burlington artist Katharine Montstream remembers meeting Moulton for the first time in the building, which became a mecca for musicians, artists, nonprofits and small businesses. They included the band Mango Jam, Lake Champlain Land Trust and Vermont Tent Company. Downstairs, the Committee on Temporary Shelter ran a day station for the homeless.

To meet her prospective landlady, Montstream arrived toting an infant. She asked Moulton if it was OK to bring kids and dogs to work. “Absolutely!” Moulton said. They struck a deal for a $100-a-month studio. Soon, kids’ toys and baby bottles

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littered the floors, and dogs chased tennis balls up and down the halls.

In those days, Union Station was a drab, 1950s-era office building. Montstream remembers how Moulton encouraged her tenants to make it livelier and more colorful. She organized potlucks and live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

“She definitely made really solid efforts to bring the tenants together and make it a community, because she was really proud of the people she brought in,” Montstream added. “She was a perfect combination of ‘all business’ and completely supportive of everyone there.

She always had your back.”

David Zuckerman, Vermont’s former lieutenant governor and a Hinesburg farmer, had a similar experience. In the early 2000s, Zuckerman needed a distribution site in downtown Burlington for his community farm shares. So he asked Moulton if he could set up outside Union Station for half the year. Moulton immediately agreed and never charged him rent.

“She was always trying to make the waterfront more welcoming and lively and more community-centered,” Zuckerman added.

Not everyone felt the love. In the late 1990s, Moulton and Steele began the extensive permitting process on the Lake & College Building but were stymied by repeated appeals as they tried to secure an Act 250 permit.

“Lisa and I were women in a man’s world and a man’s profession,” Moulton said. “We weren’t very popular.”

Among their opponents was Burlington’s Green Party. It objected to a proposed 200-space parking garage, arguing that it would create excessive traffic on the

waterfront. Rather than fight the Greens on that point, Moulton embraced their proposal and cut the number of spaces in half.

“What the Greens wanted us to do, we did, and it made the project better,” she said. “Sometimes with that intensity, you end up coming together and creating that sense of love when you can meet people halfway. That’s what Lisa and I have always tried to do on the waterfront — meet people halfway.”

Construction on the Lake & College Building finally began in 2003, three years after the permitting process began.

When the city asked Moulton to pick a street address, she didn’t hesitate. “I’m a ’60s girl,” she said, “so I asked for 60 Lake Street and got it.”

Finding tenants was another matter.

In February 2005, four months before the building’s scheduled opening in July, Moulton didn’t have a single lease and was getting nervous. Out of the blue, she got a phone call from Jeffrey Hollender, cofounder of Seventh Generation, a maker of eco-friendly household and personal care products. She and Hollender were friends and had served together on the board of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. Seventh Generation had five locations and was looking to consolidate under one roof, Hollender told her.

Moulton walked him and his team through the still-unfinished building on a subzero day. As she recalled, they climbed the concrete stairs to the third floor, which didn’t even have windows yet. The floors were coated with ice.

“He pulls back the plastic, looks out over the breakwater and goes, ‘Oh, my God! This is where we need to be!’”

Moulton recalled. A week later, Seventh Generation signed a long-term lease for 36,000 square feet, and Moulton had her anchor tenant. Others, such as the Skinny Pancake, Merrill Lynch, and the Peace & Justice Center, followed.

In the years since, Main Street Landing’s occupancy rate in all of its buildings has hovered between 95 and 99 percent.

Even during the pandemic, Moulton didn’t lose any tenants.

“She was especially generous during COVID,” noted Rachel Siegel, former executive director of the Peace & Justice Center, “cutting rent to just cover taxes and insurance for all local businesses in her properties.”

Over time, Moulton filled her buildings with hundreds of works by local artists that became part of Main Street Landing’s permanent collection. She also commissioned original pieces, such as “Train Ball,” a spherical sculpture by Norwich native Lars Fisk.

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Melinda Moulton speaking at the Planned Parenthood fundraiser in 2015

Melinda Moulton at her mother’s grave

Melinda Moulton’s mother, Arra Betty Yaeger Stoudt

A Builder’s Daughter

Melinda Moulton as a child

Fellow developer Ernie Pomerleau, president and CEO of Pomerleau Real Estate, commended Moulton and Steele on what they accomplished on the waterfront. He called their work “a wonderful marriage of economics and philanthropy and meeting community needs.

“They spent more per square foot than the rest of us would have,” Pomerleau added with a laugh, “but that’s one of the blessings of their design. I’m delighted that they spent as much time as they did enhancing and improving Burlington.”

Moulton cultivated her work ethic and business savvy from an early age. Born Melinda Stoudt on May 2, 1950, she grew up in Allentown, Pa. Her father, Robert Stoudt, owned H.E. Stoudt & Sons, one of the largest construction firms in eastern Pennsylvania. She was the third of four children he had with Moulton’s mother, Arra Betty Yaeger Stoudt. Moulton also has two half sisters, two stepsiblings on her father’s side and — as she learned years later — another half sister on her mother’s side.

As a child, Moulton spent much of her free time following her father to construction sites, work trailers and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the shopping centers, churches and department stores he built.

Because he worked six-day weeks, she often joined him at the office on Saturdays, playing with his adding machines and drafting tools.

Moulton’s father also raised American saddlebred horses. As a teen, she traveled with him to Kentucky and Tennessee and managed his breeding books. In the winter before school, she fed his 86 horses and mucked out their stalls; in the summer, she painted horse fences and broke in the broodmares after their foals were weaned.

One summer, when Moulton was 8, her mother drove her and her brother to Mexico in a convertible. In the 1950s, it was considered unusual and possibly suspicious for a married woman to travel without a husband.

“She hit a horse going into Mexico City and was arrested, so we had to deal with that,” Moulton remembered. “Then we lost the brakes on one of the mountain passes. That was scary. But it was an incredible trip.”

The fun ended abruptly when they arrived in Acapulco.

“Who flies in but my dad,” Moulton said. Her mother informed the kids that their parents had come to Mexico for a divorce. Moulton remembers sitting in a restaurant when her father arrived. As her parents talked, she watched men outside diving off the cliffs into the sea.

“I looked at those men and decided, I’m going to become a cliff diver,” Moulton said.

“That’s how I’m going to get through all this, because that looks like a lot more fun than what’s happening here.”

Moulton, her siblings and their mother still lived in the family’s Allentown house when, as she put it, “that whole abortion thing happened.” Years later she pieced together the story from her mother’s now-deceased sister, Isabel Bauder, whom Moulton called “Aunt Isy.” After the divorce, Arra Betty fell in love with another man. He spent a lot of time at their house — until he got Arra Betty pregnant and then disappeared. Unwed with four children and two prior miscarriages, Arra Betty induced an abortion.

Moulton was there when her mother was taken away by ambulance, though at the time, she didn’t know why.

Back then, a woman needed her husband’s permission to obtain contraception. So, when Arra Betty got pregnant again — abortion was still illegal — she kept it secret. Moulton remembers her mother leaving for the hospital to get “a procedure.” In fact, she gave birth and put the baby up for adoption. Moulton was in

her twenties when she discovered she had a half sister.

After that pregnancy, Arra Betty, on the advice of a doctor, had a hysterectomy to ensure that she never got pregnant again. She contracted peritonitis from the surgery and died of pneumonia three days before Christmas. Twelve-year-old Moulton, who was prepubescent, couldn’t comprehend what had happened.

“All I knew,” she said, “was that we were motherless.”

Moulton and her siblings went to live with a nanny for a year while their father completed an addition for them on his home. When she was older, the loss propelled her to examine the malechauvinistic society in which she was being raised, and it kindled her political activism, still blazing today.

“My mother was really a victim of male dominance,” she said. “I’d seen what happens to women, and I just didn’t want that kind of life for myself or the women in my life … We deserve so much more.”

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The first time Moulton shared her mother’s story before an audience was on December 1, 2015, at a 50th anniversary party and fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

Highlighting the event, at Higher Ground in South Burlington, was a Moth Radio Hour-like story slam, in which half a dozen people got up onstage and shared how reproductive rights had touched their lives personally.

Even Moulton’s close friends and family members — who knew her story — were moved to tears.

“That was really, really, really hard,” Moulton remembered.

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Moulton agreed. After walking past chanting anti-choice protesters on the Statehouse steps, she stood up before a room of 300 people and recounted the most painful memory of her childhood.

When it was over, the tough-as-nails businesswoman felt so drained that she had to be helped back to her seat.

In January, Moulton testified again to state lawmakers in support of the Reproductive Liberty Amendment to the Vermont Constitution, which Vermonters will vote on in November. Then, after Roe was overturned, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) asked Moulton to retell her story at a press conference. A Boston TV station interviewed her, then the Washington Post.

Lucy Leriche, PPNNE’s vice president of Vermont public policy, called Moulton “a force of nature … and someone who will not back down.

“Melinda is a great storyteller and doesn’t leave out any of the painful stuff,” Leriche said about the challenge of swaying ambivalent lawmakers. “Regardless of how they feel about abortion or reproductive rights, it’s very hard to dismiss her story in person.”

But Moulton usually omits one part of the narrative: the impact this tragedy had on her health. After her mother died, Moulton became a lifelong anorexic, as she described it; for years she was told that she could never bear children.

After high school, Moulton wanted to attend a four-year college, then medical school. Her father nixed that idea. He informed Moulton that she would attend Katharine Gibbs College, a now-defunct women’s secretarial school in New York City. His reasoning: If her future husband were to die, she would be able to support herself.

Moulton credits Katharine Gibbs with skills and insights that helped her in business. The school promoted a version of female empowerment, but it also typified “Mad Men”-era attitudes about women’s role in the workplace. As a so-called “Gibbs girl,” Moulton had to wear white gloves, a hat and high heels to class. She lived at the Barbizon Hotel, an all-female residential building at 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Each morning, she and her classmates walked down Park Avenue to what was then the 30

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Modeling in New York City in the 1960s

Pan Am Building to learn shorthand, typing and punctuation.

One night in 1968, she and a friend left class and found the streets empty and police everywhere. One cautioned them to hurry home; the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had just been assassinated, and riots were raging uptown. Moulton could see the orange glow of fires burning in Harlem.

Moulton had already begun to notice the price some paid for speaking out against injustice. One of her professors showed up for class on crutches after a rally at Columbia University; he had been beaten by police. The murder of King, who preached nonviolence, took Moulton’s outrage to a new level.

“I was just 17 years old, but I knew my life would never be the same,” she said.

“That was the moment I realized I wanted to be an activist.”

When Moulton turned 18 the following year, she transferred to Gibbs’ Boston campus without telling her father. “He was pretty pissed off,” she said, though she was now old enough to make such a decision without his permission.

After finishing her two-year associate’s degree, Moulton got a job at Harvard University running the office of Mark Ptashne, a microbiologist who worked in the laboratory of Dr. James Watson, codiscoverer of DNA. Ptashne was good friends with Daniel Ellsberg, the former U.S. military analyst who in 1971 released the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Meeting Ptashne, Moulton said, inspired her to get involved with the antiVietnam War movement. Soon, she was regularly attending street demonstrations against the war and marching in support of women’s rights.

Despite her growing activism and exposure to the Boston counterculture, Moulton was still, in her words, “kind of straight.” At 19, she had an important job and was making good money. She also wanted to prove to her father that she could stand on her own two feet and didn’t need a husband to take care of her.

“And then, in walks this hippie, this long-haired, beautiful man,” Moulton said, as she wrapped an arm around Rick’s waist and nuzzled her nose into his cheek.

“It was time to drop out, man!” Rick said with a grin.

Huntington Retreat

Melinda and Rick Moulton with their son, Eli, in 1974

Much has changed in the 52 years since Melinda and Rick began their love affair.

Rick’s hair is shorter and thinner now, and Melinda’s is nearly white. What hasn’t changed are their frequent displays of affection. They’re still as physical as two

Rick and Melinda Moulton at their Huntington cabin

Lemme tell you, Melinda had a hand in everything.

And that’s a good thing.

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lovestruck hippies tripping in a Green Mountain meadow.

The sun always shines on the Moultons’ 30-acre property in Huntington: A smiling solar orb is painted on the outside of the cabin they built together in 1974 from rocks they pulled from local fields and the Huntington River.

“I hauled 36 truckloads of stone from Starksboro with a 2-year-old on my back,” Melinda said, as she welcomed a guest to the couple’s home, which sits at the top of a long, steep dirt road.

Inside, the rustic cabin is a collage of the couple’s life together. It’s decorated with family photos, children’s and grandchildren’s drawings, posters, and political bumper stickers and has a pool table in the center of the living room. In one corner is Melinda’s upright Steinway — she composes classical music — a birthday present from Steele. In another corner lives a Spanish Timbrado canary named Mr. Sunshine who sings joyously.

A denuded tree trunk runs vertically through the center of the house, as does the stone chimney that Rick built. A smooth tree branch serves as a handrail on the stairs to the second-floor bedrooms.

Melinda and Rick met in December 1970, while he was working on a filmmaking degree at Harvard. He was 21; she was 20.

“He was very grabby,” Melinda remembered.

“I got her to sit on my lap,” he replied, as he prepared lunch for the three of us.

After leaving Harvard, Rick traveled to Europe, then showed up at Melinda’s house in Cambridge, Mass., the following spring. He took her to see the 1966 film King of Hearts. Afterward, Melinda told Rick that he could sleep on her sofa.

“The next morning, I woke up and he was doing yoga naked on my floor,” she recalled. “And I said, ‘You! Get over here!

You’re my guy!’ And that was it.”

The couple moved in together in June 1971. That fall, they were in Colorado when Rick finished his degree at the University of Denver. By October, Melinda was pregnant with their first child, Eli. When he was born, Rick was there in the delivery room, a rare occurrence in those days.

The couple moved back east and settled in Huntington, not far from Rick’s parents in Shelburne. In the early ’70s, land was cheap, water was plentiful, and they could smoke weed and eat psychedelic mushrooms without worrying much about getting busted.

“It was also close to the border if we needed to get out of the United States,” Melinda noted. “Richard Nixon scared the shit out of us. We were a scared generation.”

“And we didn’t want our son registered for the draft,” Rick added.

In 1974, using a low-interest mortgage from the Federal Housing Administration, the couple purchased a 10-acre hayfield for $16,000, for which they paid $86 per month. They invited friends to pitch tents in their meadow and began building the 1,200-square-foot cabin, which they’ve since expanded.

As cold weather set in, most of their friends disappeared. Melinda took a job as director of operations at the University Health Center. Each morning she hiked down the hill, drove into Burlington, then returned to their tent at night and cooked dinner over an open campfire.

“It was early November when the first real snow fell,” she said. “We woke up to about six inches of snow.”

There was still no roof on the cabin when Eli contracted an ear infection.

Melinda, who had had enough, moved in with a girlfriend in Malletts Bay. Three days later, Rick joined them. By Easter, the roof was finished, and the Moultons

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Their second child, Mariah, was born at home and now lives next door with her own family. The bedroom she shared with Eli still looks the same as it did when they were kids, with its bunk bed and doodles on the wall.

For five years, the Moultons were stayat-home parents who worked together on Rick’s historical documentary, Legends of American Skiing. When they finished the film in 1982, they pulled their kids out of school for two months and took it on the road, touring ski resorts out west. They lived hand-to-mouth, hopping from one resort to the next, but always got free equipment and lodging.

“The skiing was great,” Melinda said, “but those were lean, lean times.”

Back in Vermont, Rick started a masonry business, but the work was sporadic. His ski film aired on PBS, but the Moultons knew a comparable project would take years to complete. So, in December 1983, Melinda accepted the job at Alden. Rick became the kids’ primary caregiver and Melinda, the breadwinner.

“Without Rick being a stay-at-home filmmaker and artist, there’s no way I could have done what I did at Main Street Landing,” she explained. “I always said, ‘I’m making a living. Rick is making a life.’”

Working on the Railroad

Moulton and Steele got some help paying for the renovations to Union Station, which included the rear addition that now houses Burlington’s Amtrak depot.

The project benefited from a $1.5 million federal grant that then-governor Howard Dean secured in an effort to bring commuter rail to Burlington.

In 2000, the state launched the Champlain Flyer, a twice-daily commuter line that ran between Burlington and Charlotte, with stops in South Burlington and Shelburne.

It was intended to get drivers off Route 7 during a major highway overhaul. However, because the road construction was delayed, commuters never rode the train in significant enough numbers to make it financially viable. In 2003, Dean’s successor, governor Jim Douglas, pulled the plug.

One day, Moulton got a call from Dean, whom she’d known for years.

“Howard says, ‘You’ve got to prepare yourself. NBC News is up here doing a story for ‘The Fleecing of America.’ And guess who’s the main fleecer?’” Moulton recalled with a laugh.

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Evidently, someone had heard that Vermont had spent $1.5 million in taxpayer money on a train station with no trains.

When the news crew arrived, Moulton recalled, “You could have cut the energy with a knife. I was sitting there thinking, Oh, my God! What’s my Aunt Isy gonna think?”

Moulton handled the situation with her usual flair. When a sound engineer tried to attach a microphone to her blouse, she called him out. “I said, ‘Excuse me! Excuse me!’ And everyone looked at me and said, ‘What?’” Moulton recalled. “I said, ‘You need to get your hand off my ass!’ And everybody cracked up.”

Moulton’s joke diffused the tension.

NBC News still ran the story on “NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw,” but it wasn’t as negative as she’d expected.

Moulton’s Aunt Isy liked it when Moulton looked straight into the camera and said, “People love trains, and they’ll ride them.”

Railroads were omnipresent in industrial Allentown, where Moulton grew up. Living for years in New York City and Boston, Moulton saw that trains were an essential form of public transportation.

The failure of the Champlain Flyer was a major setback for passenger rail in Vermont. It wasn’t until 2017, when the Vermont Agency of Transportation began replacing the tracks and railroad bridge in Middlebury — part of $115 million in state and federal capital improvements — that it became a realistic possibility again.

Charlie Moore, a 40-year veteran of the railroad industry and a 15-year member of the Vermont Rail Advisory Council, called Moulton “the driving force behind getting

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the Ethan Allen passenger service to the Burlington station.”

He added, “She is, by far, the biggest rail advocate that I know.”

From 1999 until 2005, the Moultons organized what they called Rail Day, an annual celebration in Vermont towns, including St. Albans, Rutland and Bennington, that were heavily influenced by the railroads. Those events drew hundreds of people in an effort to drum up support for passenger rail.

Moulton was also instrumental in overcoming the final stumbling block for the Express in Burlington with what Moore called “the great compromise.” In 2019, the Vermont Agency of Transportation and Vermont Rail System, the private company that owns the railroad and Burlington’s

rail yard, proposed installing a second track between King and College streets, a place to service and overnight the Amtrak trains. Had it been built, the second track would have displaced the bike path and contributed to air and noise pollution on the waterfront.

Neighbors howled their objections at the city council. Among the most vocal opponents was Moulton. To have a diesel engine idling at Union Station, while train workers serviced the onboard toilets, threatened her decades of work to improve and beautify the waterfront.

Eventually, a deal was struck by Vermont Rail System, the Agency of Transportation and the city. No second rail was built, and the Amtrak trains are now being serviced in the rail yard.

law to the mayor,” he said, referring to Miro Weinberger. Dean wouldn’t say — on the record or off — what Moulton told him, “but apparently she blew the roof off, and that was the end of that.”

Next Act

Moulton’s business card read, “Not your typical developer.”

The Moultons’ dog, Milo

Asked whether Moulton had a hand in torpedoing the plan for the second rail, Moore was unequivocal. “Lemme tell you, Melinda had a hand in everything.

And that’s a good thing,” he said with a laugh.

“Melinda is so passionate,” he added.

“Once she makes her mind up, that’s the way it’s gonna be, and she’s going to convince everybody else that this is the best route to take for rail in Vermont.”

Dean concurred with Moore’s assessment.

“I think there would have been a double track if she hadn’t laid down the

It’s not much of a stretch to imagine Moulton performing in the Spielpalast Cabaret as “a Gloria Swanson-like character in a garter and bustier.” That’s just one of her retirement plans. An avid fitness buff who practices Pilates, she promised, “If [Spielpalast] ever comes back, I’m going to try out.”

Another interest: With cannabis now legal in Vermont, she said she’d like to help with the decriminalization of psilocybin, the psychoactive agent in “magic mushrooms,” which research suggests has promising therapeutic benefits.

Moulton is already working on a book of short stories and a film about nonverbal autism with Rick. Their daughter, Mariah Riggs, director of the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, has a son who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months. He’s now 18 years old. The couple has helped care for him and, a few years ago, took money out of their retirement savings to build him an in-ground pool, which he loves.

Moulton also plans to continue her volunteer work on restorative justice, civil liberties and, of course, women’s reproductive rights.

“I’m more riled up than I’ve ever been,” said the grandmother of three teenage girls. “I can’t imagine leaving this planet not having secured reproductive freedom for women.”

But Moulton is also looking forward to having some fun. More cliff diving, perhaps? It’s been years since she’s taken a big plunge.

In her fifties, Moulton went to Red Rocks Park in South Burlington to do some diving during a particularly dry summer. Watching her that day were some kids who were about 10 years old.

They all began chanting “Dive! Dive!

Dive!”

When Moulton peered over the edge, she could see boulders jutting from the water. She dove anyway, threading the needle between the rocks. When she surfaced, the kids all cheered.

Ten years later, Moulton was walking on Church Street when a group of teens and twentysomethings behind her yelled, “Hey! There’s that lady, the one who dove off the cliff at Red Rocks!”

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Homecoming

Decades after he was killed in World War II, a Hinesburg soldier is restored to his family

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t was just another school day in November 1944 when 12-yearold Wilma Hathaway rode home on the bus with a dozen or so schoolmates along Route 116 in Hinesburg. Just another day, until the bus driver chose to announce to the children that Pvt. Alwin A. Hathaway — Wilma’s older brother — was missing and presumed killed in action in Germany.

Every eye on the bus swept toward Wilma, whose face turned rigid with shock. When the driver reached her stop, Wilma leaped from the bus and ran to her house, where she saw the horror of affirmation in her mother’s face — Lola Hathaway had received a telegram from the United States Army. Wilma dropped her books on a table and ran out the back door into the woods.

As she recounted this memory in her Williston living room, Wilma, now 90, did the same thing she had done 78 years ago: She shook with sobs.

The wages of war are paid in blood, tears and body bags. Loved ones in their prime, once bursting with bravado, are sent home in flagdraped coffins. But what happens when Johnny is not marching home because he’s nowhere to be found?

When, as in the case of Pvt. Hathaway, there is no body?

He was in a battle. We lost track of him. Not accounted for. We presume he died in battle. Sorry for your loss.

The family mourns — what else can they do? Absent tangible evidence, the family grieves and moves on.

The Army does not move on. In the 1970s and ’80s, American homes sprouted thousands of black-and-white POW/MIA banners, bleak mementos of the Vietnam War memorializing captured or missing soldiers. And there was unfinished business from the Korean War, as well as World War II. Reducing the number of those banners is the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA — imagine the reality of a kind of “CSI: War.” Forensic scientists sift though the remains recovered from battlefields to identify unknown soldiers — to give them back their names,

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restore their humanity and grant their loved ones the certainty, however bitter, that they crave.

For nearly 78 years, Pvt. Hathaway’s family has been denied such closure.

There was agreement about the battle that claimed him and little doubt about the location where he met his end. But without a body, the rest was conjecture.

In 2017, conjecture escalated to hope.

A DPAA investigation of remains from where Pvt. Hathaway was believed to have died suggested 15 possible identities for the soldier designated as “X-2739.” Then, thanks to some dogged historical research, cutting-edge science and, bizarrely, a

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mundane 80-year-old clerical error that revealed a critical clue, the DPAA made a near certain identification last year. A DNA match with a family member confirmed it.

And now, three-quarters of a century after he died on a German battlefield during World War II, soldier “X-2739” has a name. Pvt. Alwin Arthur Hathaway is coming home.

‘HE WAS A GOOD BROTHER’

Wilma Hallock, née Hathaway, lives with her daughter, Starlene Poulin, in the latter’s home in Williston. “I always liked that name; it was different,” Wilma said, as

her daughter smiled, “and people have, naturally, called her Star.”

Sitting on a couch, Wilma relaxed into her story of Alwin, occasionally needing a prompt or a reminder from Poulin. They referred often to a thick binder presented by the Army, a kind of war biography of her brother.

Alwin was eight years older than Wilma, but he treated her like a much closer sibling.

“He was a good brother,” Wilma recalled. “He was so tall. He used to walk me to school sometimes. He taught me how to throw a fastball — which came in handy when I got mad.”

Wilma called her brother “something of a daredevil.”

“If he saw something going on, he’d jump right in,” she said, noting that her parents “would get after him sometimes.”

“Sometimes he’d get into mischief,” she said.

Alwin was drafted in February 1942, “as soon as he turned 18,” Wilma said. “My parents didn’t want Hitler taking over — but they didn’t want to give up their son, either.”

Mother and daughter agreed that Pvt. Hathaway looked smart in his uniform, and Wilma said he had a serious girlfriend he met in Europe — an English girl — whom he intended to marry and bring home “She wrote to my mother for years after, even after she got married,” Wilma said of that girlfriend. “She had a couple of children. She had my brother’s emblem and picture, and she exchanged pictures with my mom.”

On November 6, 1944, Pvt. Hathaway was reported MIA: missing in action.

In a letter to Pvt. Hathaway’s parents, Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, the acting adjutant general of the Army, wrote: “The record concerning your son shows that he was a member of a reconnaissance patrol operating within the vicinity of Hürtgen, which is approximately twenty-five miles southeast of Aachen, Germany. The troops within this area were subjected to an intense enemy artillery barrage and I regret to state that your son has been neither seen nor heard from since that time.”

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The Battle of Hürtgen Forest was actually a series of battles that took place over three months beginning on September 19, 1944, just east of Germany’s border with Belgium. Though it was the longest WWII battle fought on German soil and one of the costliest — estimated U.S. losses were as high as 56,000 killed and wounded — the conflict is often overshadowed by what immediately followed, the so-called Battle of the Bulge.

Hürtgen Forest is a 54-square-mile woodland — an ambusher’s dream, heavily sown with thousands of German S-mine land mines, referred to in soldier’s jargon as “Bouncing Bettys.” The winter was unusually cold and wet; many combatants suffered frostbite. Company E of the Army’s 109th Infantry Regiment was involved in the fighting, including 20-year-old Pvt. Hathaway.

Remains were recovered from Hürtgen Forest in May 1946, but no identification could be made and, in December 1950, Pvt. Hathaway’s body was declared “non-recoverable.” The

remains were buried with other unknowns at the Ardennes American Cemetery in France.

In May 2017, “based on historical research and analysis,” a DPAA historian detected a strong association between those remains and Pvt. Hathaway. On January 14, 2021, after the remains were exhumed and transferred, the DPAA identified those of Pvt. Hathaway at its laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue, Neb. Scientists typically analyze skeletal remains and dental conditions and collect mitochondrial DNA. In Williston, Poulin said her mother had never completely given up on seeing her brother again.

“That’s one of those Wilma Hallock things I think we all try (now 90) as a young girl to hold on to,” Poulin said.

“I mean, you’re always pretty sure that they’re gone. But you still leave an open heart for that place, just hoping that someday he’ll show up. I know I did, and I never met him.”

Many factors make the path to identification long, including clearing the minefield to retrieve the remains and delays in obtaining DNA samples from family members for comparison. Another common complication is false clues, such as the rain poncho found in Pvt. Hathaway’s kit that belonged to a different soldier. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting staffing problems at the DPAA didn’t help, as well as the hallmark of any large organization (and particularly government): bureaucracy, a factor cited by several military and civilian officials.

Ironically, it was an Army screwup that provided a crucial clue in Pvt. Hathaway’s case. Because his first name had been misspelled when he was inducted — the Army wrote “Alevin,” not the correct “Alwin” — Pvt. Hathaway carried his birth certificate with him until the day he died. It was badly decomposed, but a remnant was readable.

What’s in a name? A hell of a lot.

Eventually, DNA samples from Poulin and her mother provided the conclusive evidence for identification. Poulin said she accepted the reasons for the long delay, particularly the need to sweep the minefield in Hürtgen Forest.

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“They knew there were soldiers there, but they couldn’t go and get them because of the mines,” she explained. She added that the false lead of the poncho, of soldiers swapping items with their names on them, “is very common,” hence the need for DNA from relatives.

Through the DPAA investigation, Wilma learned that her brother had been in a foxhole when shrapnel from a mortar round or a mine pierced his skull. Likely, the pain was as brief as the flash.

When Wilma finally heard how her brother had died, “She cried,” Poulin said.

“She was very emotional, and I think she was almost at a loss for words. She just had tears. But there were good tears, in a way, to know that.”

‘TIME HAS A WAY OF HEALING’

On the afternoon of July 7, Michael Mee, chief of identifications of the Army’s Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, drove onto the gravel driveway of Poulin’s home in Williston to meet with her and Wilma about Pvt. Hathaway. With him was St. Albans’ Sgt. Jamie Thompson, a human

resources specialist of the Vermont Army National Guard.

By his own estimate, Mee has averaged 30 of these visits each year for 12 years. It was Sgt. Thompson’s first. Understandably, she was nervous — even, as she would say later, a little frightened.

Mee spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, including some time in mortuary affairs; he often initiated the dreaded doorbell ring signaling a service member’s death. In his current job in the Army repatriations unit, based in Fort Knox, Ky., he theoretically is delivering welcome if not good news: a missing loved one found. The end of uncertainty. Closure.

These repatriation cases are different from having to announce a sudden, unexpected death, Mee explained in an interview.

“Time has a way of healing,” he said. “So it’s nice to be able to sit down with [families] face-to-face, fill in the blanks, explain exactly what happened to their loved one and how exactly he was identified.”

With each family, Mee reviews mortuary benefits explaining how the military will return soldiers’ remains home for burial with full military honors. He also

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family members to tell him something about the deceased.

“We like to hear stories about the service member … because we try and make it into a positive,” Mee said. “After all the years they have been missing, these

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A CRUCIAL CLUE IN PVT. HATHAWAY’S CASE. tend to be good-news cases. Their loved one is finally going to be coming home for burial.”

Sgt. Thompson did not know what to expect when visiting Wilma and her daughter. “This was my first time, so it was … a little bit scary,” she admitted. But, she went on, “it actually turned out to be, like, a really good thing.”

Sgt. Thompson said she anticipated that a visit announcing a soldier’s more recent death would be “a lot harder on the family.” The experience with Wilma and Poulin was a positive one because “they didn’t know exactly what had happened or where his body was.” Now, she continued, “he’s coming back home.”

During the nearly four-hour visit with Wilma and Poulin, Mee asked Sgt. Thompson to present Pvt. Hathaway’s combat

A photo of Pvt. Alwin Hathaway along with his medals and the letter, sent in 1945, informing his parents of his MIA status

decorations — the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart — to the family, who received them tearfully. “I felt so grateful to be able to do that,” Sgt. Thompson said.

“To be a part of that was really awesome

… and Wilma, his sister, she’s just really sweet.”

Making up for lost time may seem poor recompense, but Pvt. Hathaway’s homecoming is being handled with reverence.

Sgt. Thompson said she is coordinating with officers from the Fort Drum, N.Y., Army base to prepare for Pvt. Hathaway’s graveside service. Associate Rich O’Donnell of Ready Funeral Home in Burlington said he was preparing to cremate the remains whenever they arrive, per the family’s wishes.

Because some airlines do not transport human remains, it is unclear whether they will arrive at Burlington International Airport, Boston’s Logan Airport or Albany International Airport in New York.

Pvt. Hathaway is also memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.

On Saturday, September 3, at 1 p.m., with full military honors, Pvt. Hathaway will be laid to rest with his parents, William S. “Nick” Hathaway, who died in 1955, and Lola May Burritt Hathaway, who died in 1977, in the Hinesburg Village Cemetery. A gravestone dedicated to Pvt. Hathaway has waited for decades, a sad placeholder.

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involved are surprised by the trust that parents in New York placed in the host families.

The Fresh Air Fund started in 1877, when a Pennsylvania clergyman brought nine children from New York to live with families in his rural congregation. Over the years, according to the organization, 1.8 million young people from New York have experienced the outdoors through Fresh Air Fund programs; this year, those programs will serve about 3,000.

The Fresh Air Fund has no record of how many kids from New York City stayed with Vermont families in the early ’80s, when Tillery was in Concord. In 2019, 157 Vermont families hosted a child, CEO Lisa Gitelson said.

Five-year-olds can still stay with host families. The process of selecting those hosts includes a home visit and house inspection, in-person interviews with everyone in the house, background checks, and references, according the organization’s website.

Terry, who spent his career working at Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, said he asked Tillery’s mother in a phone call if she was apprehensive about sending her very young child so far away.

“She said, ‘I figured that no matter where he went, it was better than where he was,’” he recounted. “He grew up playing on the stairs in his building. He didn’t get to do anything or see anything.”

Tillery’s mom died this summer.

The Fresh Air Fund sends children to ANNE WALLACE ALLEN

wen Tillery was just 5 years old and living in Brooklyn when his mother put him on a bus and sent him up to stay with strangers in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom through the Fresh Air Fund.

That year, 1981, Tillery spent two weeks getting his first taste of country life. The couple he stayed with, Terry and Terri Williams, took him fishing and hiking.

They went to baseball games and played bingo. Tillery, who was growing up in public housing, discovered farm animals, the darkness of the rural night sky and Santa’s Village, the Christmas-themed amusement park in nearby Jefferson, N.H. Tillery returned for the next four summers and forged a deep connection with the couple, who don’t have children of their own.

“I guess this was the family I belonged to,” Tillery, now 46, told Seven Days. His father died when he was 4. “It was like pieces of a puzzle fitting together.”

Two years ago, Tillery used Facebook to track down the family he hadn’t seen since he was 9. After two years of conversation during the pandemic, he visited the Williamses at their home in Granby in mid-August with his wife, Shaquana, and their 10-year-old son, Tavaries.

Tillery vividly remembers many details from his summers in Vermont, including specific roads he traveled and features of the Williamses’ home, then in Concord. He told Shaquana about those summers in their teens, when the two were dating.

“It was always in my heart,” he said.

Terri Williams, now a Republican state representative for Granby, was working as a baker when Tillery stayed with the family, and he remembers delivering baked goods to local stores with her. During his recent three-day visit, she made doughnuts, fudge and cookies for Tillery, and she cried as she described the bond that he formed with her family.

“He looked a little troubled, and he was very fidgety and pretty shy,” Terri recalled of Tillery’s first visit in 1981. (She and her husband said family and friends often refer to them as “she-Terri” and “he-Terry.”)

“Plus, you could tell he loved the woods and the outdoors, and he was excited about learning about it. He was saying, ‘What are we doing tomorrow? What’s next?’”

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Rep. Terri Williams and Owen Tillery at Williams’ house in Granby

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Owen Tillery on a visit to Vermont in the early ’80s

stay with families outside of New York City through its Friendly Towns program, one of several programs for children and youth.

The children stay with host families up and down the East Coast, from Maine to Maryland and Virginia.

The Friendly Towns program hasn’t operated since it was suspended during the pandemic. In its absence, the Fresh Air Fund created other programs, some virtual, to provide learning and outdoor opportunities to children, family and youth, Gitelson said, including sending children to a variety of overnight summer camps.

Next summer, Friendly Towns will start up again, Gitelson said. She called it “our legacy program,” adding that a few

thousand children a year took part each starting their own families,” Gitelson said. summer before the pandemic. The length “It is lovely.” of stay varies; some children visit for just Tillery’s first visit was a turning point a week, while others spend a month. “We for Terri, who had wanted a large family work with the but wasn’t able to families,” she said. have children and found adoption Gitelson wasn’t surprised to hear too expensive, she about the reunion said. After hosting of Tillery, Terri and Tillery, the couple O W E N TIL L E RY Terry. Former Fresh got involved in Air Fund families and kids regularly tag the foster care programs and opened their organization in their wedding and vacation home to several teenagers, some of them photos, she said — and, for some reason, for years. Both also worked as sports she’s seen a lot more of those reunion photos coaches, and Terry refereed basketball than usual this summer. games.

“I get pictures pretty regularly of people “Owen helped us see that we wanted to who remain in contact as they are adults and do this,” Terry said. “That was what made us

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On the Vermont trip this month, the four adults took Tavaries to Santa’s Village, now updated with a water park and new rides.

Tillery said summer in Vermont is synonymous with family for him. He’s not sure he would have fit in with anyone else; the low-key extended Williams family, with nearly a dozen children his own age, was the perfect match.

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t 156 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, two signs hang above a restaurant door. One advertises Maudite Poutine, an expanded brick-and-mortar version of the well-loved fries-and-gravy food cart. The other, for Tiny Community Kitchen, is colorfully illustrated with storefronts and kitchen equipment but offers no further explanation.

Curious passersby who look in the window will find a calendar indicating how the space inside is shared. Maudite Poutine is open Thursdays through Saturdays. Barbara Jean’s Southern Kitchen occupies the space on most Sundays and Mondays, while midweek evenings over the past month have offered Iraqi or Bosnian cuisine or an oyster night.

Above the calendar, a poster explains that Tiny Community Kitchen is “a collaborative effort … aimed at making a licensed commercial kitchen and restaurant space accessible to small food businesses.”

The many facets of this Old North End

From left: Michael, Joe and Leah Collier of Maudite Poutine

enterprise emerged from the personal experience of Joe, Leah and Michael Collier, the siblings behind Maudite Poutine, which holds the restaurant lease.

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many of which are not regularly available elsewhere in the area.

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food and culture. For all, it provides the kind of flexible kitchen space sought by many aspiring culinary entrepreneurs.

In 2016, when Joe and Michael started their poutine cart on Church Street, they relied on the kitchen at Burlington’s Manhattan Pizza & Pub. Michael, 43, explained that unpredictable weather and staffing made it too expensive for the fledgling business to commit to renting a commercial kitchen for ingredient prep.

Joe, 36, had worked as a bartender for several years at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, which is co-owned by a longtime friend.

“Without their basement, we would never have made it,” he said.

Leah, 38, moved to Burlington to join her brothers in late 2018, and they built a successful fleet of three Maudite Poutine carts. On Church Street and at events, their team serves up classic and creative takes on hand-cut fries with Bridport Creamery cheese curds and gravy made with local chicken.

For a while, Maudite Poutine prepped and served its menu at Orlando’s bar and lounge in Burlington, but in 2019, Maudite’s prep landed back in Manhattan Pizza & Pub’s basement.

In 2021, the Colliers heard about the Old North End restaurant left vacant by the closure of Drifters. They were eager finally to have their own kitchen and restaurant to host a poutine-forward menu.

The new restaurant, which opened in May, serves varieties of poutine such as Montréal Smoked ($12), crowned with house-cured and -smoked brisket, and 34 Degrees North ($12), topped with herbed chicken or steak, roasted pepper sauce, tzatziki, and feta. The top-notch brisket is also served on the Smoky Joe burger ($8) and in a mustard-lashed smoked meat sandwich ($14).

The Colliers knew they’d be too busy with their thriving mobile business to be full-time restaurateurs. They also wanted to pay back the crucial help they had received.

“We’d always been the ones sharing other people’s space,” Leah said. “It’s really hard to start in the food industry if you’re a tiny business, especially if English is not your first language.”

So Tiny Community Kitchen was born.

Will Clavelle, business development projects and policy specialist at Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office, played a key role in its establishment.

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Mountain Valley Restaurant Opens in Winooski Chef-owner DHANBAHADUR CHHETRI has opened MOUNTAIN VALLEY RESTAURANT at 212 Main Street in Winooski. It’s the latest in a series of Indian/Nepali/ Indo-Chinese restaurants that the small yellow-clapboard building has hosted — most recently, Friend’s Nepali Restaurant, which closed in early 2022, Chhetri said.

Chhetri, 43, bought the business in late June and spent five weeks painting and cleaning the space and installing new equipment, including a tandoor oven, before opening on August 11.

Mountain Valley’s menu includes dishes common at other Himalayan restaurants in the area, such as the dumplings called momos, thukpa noodle soup, Indian-style meat or vegetable curries, and breads. Chhetri said he plans to add South Indian dosas, crêpe-like thin pancakes made from a fermented rice and lentil batter.

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cooking in New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin and Philadelphia, he came to Vermont in March 2019 to work as the chef at EVEREST INDIAN-NEPALI RESTAURANT in South Burlington. He has also cooked at RED PANDA on lower Church Street.

After taking a break from cooking to work for two years in manufacturing, he decided to return to the restaurant business. “I have a skill,” Chhetri said. “I said, ‘Let’s try to open my own business, but not too big.’” m

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It’s been months since Darrell and Katey McLaughlin have brought home a loaf of bread. That might not be particularly strange except that the couple owns St. Johnsbury’s Boule Bakery, which specializes in sourdough loaves and pastries and serves sandwiches, gooey cupcakes with perfectly piped frosting and decadent tiered cakes for special occasions.

“I don’t remember the last time the bakery had leftovers, but of course we refuse to buy bread,” Darrell, 34, said with a chuckle.

The McLaughlins opened Boule in July 2021, hoping to sell enough bread to pay the bills and have a little dough left over for a part-time staffer. Just over a year later, they employ 11 people, including themselves. They’ve spun off a taco business in collaboration with nearby Whirligig Brewery and recently signed a lease on a contiguous space that will hold a second kitchen.

Every day, the bakery sells about 100 loaves of bread, 300 flaky pastries with sweet or savory fillings, 140 cookies, 48 cardamom buns, and 48 cupcakes, its owners said.

“We anticipated being at this point at our five-year mark,” Katey, 32, said. “We can’t keep up with demand.”

With deep gray barn board on the walls and live-edge slabs as counters, Boule’s décor strikes an urban chord. So do its menu items, including a goat cheese-and-carrottopped Danish with pumpkin seeds and loaves of roasted cherry tomato bread that are A gluten-free cupcake sometimes seasoned with curry powder.

Katey hails from Rochester, N.Y., and Darrell is a Vermonter who grew up in Danville. “People like to see a local open a business,” he said. “I think that if Katey and I were both from New York City, we would have had to work harder to win people over and get them to try new things.”

Chris Mercon is a Boule regular who grew up in North Danville. As a kid, he said, he never dreamed that businesses owned by his contemporaries — including Whirligig, Central Café and Boule — would help transform downtown St. Johnsbury into a destination for food and drink. “I like it a lot!” he exclaimed.

Katey and Darrell ran a movie theater in Washington State before moving to the Northeast Kingdom in 2017. Darrell had studied at the Culinary Institute of America, while Katey learned to bake during her teens and later ran a catering bakery. The couple initially bonded over “being food crazy,” Katey said, and always dreamed of opening their own place.

While living in Vermont, Darrell worked at a nearby New Hampshire inn. When it closed during the pandemic lockdown, he joined a friend’s contracting business and started learning carpentry. Deciding it was time to realize their dream of a bakery, the couple considered locations in Burlington and Montpelier, but they decided that St. Johnsbury “needed bread the most,” Katey said.

Boule’s spot is a former vape shop that “still smelled like vape juice” when he went to check it out, Darrell noted. It needed extensive renovations, but Darrell’s building skills enabled the couple to tackle the work themselves, save for the plumbing and wiring.

During their unannounced soft opening, they sold out in two hours.

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“It was like somebody had a stakeout and was waiting for us to open,” Katey remembered. “I was overwhelmed with joy, but I was also just overwhelmed — like, Oh, my God. We didn’t plan for this.

We don’t have enough staff.”

Since then, the McLaughlins have been trying to keep up while building capacity where they can. Their new kitchen, projected to be up and running in late September, A vegan peanut butter cookie will offer additional coolers, a second steam-injected bread oven and bigger equipment for pastry production. They hope it will help them meet local demand while adding salads and wholesale loaves for restaurants.

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Clavelle also connected the Colliers with people who could use the kitchen, such as French-trained chef and St. Louis native Marcus Stittum of Barbara Jean’s Southern Kitchen and Sabah Abbas of Sabah’s House, an accomplished home cook who arrived with her family in Vermont in 2014 as a refugee from the Iraq War. “Will knows everybody.

When he got on board, we all got excited because he was so excited,” Leah said.

Clavelle said he appreciates the Colliers for “coming into the neighborhood with a great community mindset” and

The next night, Joe Collier is in the kitchen turning out Maudite’s expansive menu of poutines and pub fare for diners who generally eat on-site and dig in with a beer, cider or canned cocktail.

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showing their commitment to supporting other food entrepreneurs. Leah puts in a lot of work to coordinate the rotating calendar of cooks, he noted.

For customers, that rotation might mean walking in one night to order Stittum’s soul food classics, such as shatteringly crisp, buttermilk-brined fried chicken ($13 to $16.50) or a deeply flavored gumbo with sausage and buttersoft shreds of chicken ($21.50). They can enjoy those with a tall hurricane cocktail ($15) in the small dining room, plantfilled back patio or newly constructed parklet in front of the restaurant.

Another evening, customers might pick up takeout orders of Abbas’ spice-rich rice and noodle pilaf served with two crunchy, veggie-filled sambusas and fruity, slowcooked eggplant and peppers or a caramelized chicken thigh ($18 to $20).

Tiny Community Kitchen has enabled Stittum, 33, to share the flavors of his heritage and test customer interest in Barbara Jean’s Southern Kitchen.

“I just saw there was nothing like it in Vermont,” he said. “This is something that I grew up with. It’s really in me.”

Stittum was the project’s first participant and is now the most frequent.

Equipped with an MBA and a culinary degree from Ferrandi Paris, the French School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, he wasn’t sure what he’d find to do when he moved to Vermont in spring 2020 for his wife’s job. He has worked as a private chef and teaches cooking classes at the Essex.

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Wanna Phasuk Filan met Carole Lavigne in 2011 in an exercise class at the Vermont Sun Fitness Centers’ Middlebury location.

Eleven years later, the two women are still meeting at the gym.

But now they hang out in the parking lot, where Filan operates her food truck, Thai@Home. Lavigne and three other friends Filan met in class buy lunch at the truck every Tuesday.

They were just finishing their meal when I arrived on a humid summer afternoon. I asked for their menu recommendations, and Lavigne suggested the red curry or pad Thai, along with dim sum (Thai dumplings), which she thinks “feel healthier.”

Filan had run out of red curry, so my decision was easy. I opted for tofu pad Thai ($9) and one tofu dim sum ($1.75). I’m a vegetarian, so I brought along a meateating friend to sample some of the carnivore-pleasing options — chicken pad Thai ($9) and the chicken gyoza (Japanese dumplings — $1.75).

Filan’s menu is relatively small — three appetizers, three entrées and one dessert — for good reason. Filan, also known as Chef Hasna, got her start as a chef selling food at the weekly Middlebury Farmers Market. Her menu was more expansive back then, but by the time she opened her food truck in August 2015, she had figured out which dishes people actually ordered.

“I [originally] put too many items, and they did not sell well,” Filan told Seven Days. “People here eat the same things,” she added with a laugh.

Filan’s current approach seems to be working: She had a steady stream of customers during the hour we were there.

Many of them work nearby and take their food back to work, so she packages all orders in disposable containers.

We opted to stay and eat at the shaded table Filan provides next to the truck.

With vegetables and a liberal amount of tofu (or chicken), the pad Thai was flavorful and filling, and crushed peanuts on top added a satisfying crunch. The portion was generous — enough to provide a leftover snack.

The gyoza and dim sum lived up to expectations. They tasted light and fresh, just as Lavigne had described them. Filan

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offers six gyozas or dim sum for $10, an ideal shareable appetizer.

Filan makes all of the menu items herself. Some things, such as the dim sum and gyoza, she prepares each morning so she can just heat them up during the lunch rush. The red and green curries and the pad Thai are made to order.

Born in the city of Rayong on Thailand’s southern coast, Filan grew up cooking for her family and neighbors with her mother.

“Now when I cook, I still hear [in my head] how she taught me to do this or how to do that,” Filan said.

She met her husband, John Filan, on a trip to Vermont in 2010 and moved here shortly thereafter. A builder by trade, John built the orange-and-green Thai@Home truck with help from his wife. Modeled after a traditional Thai temple, it is bright and inviting, with an intricate roofline featuring carved elephants and a rising sun, which represents inspiration. The decoration at the very top, found on many buildings in northern Thailand, means “good luck, good health and prosperity,” John said.

Thai@Home is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday during the warm weather months — typically April through October, Wanna Phasuk Filan said. Those who can’t get enough of her cooking can find four of her menu items — pad Thai, fried rice, dim sum and red curry — at the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op year-round. m Dining on a Dime is a series featuring well-made, filling bites (something substantial enough to qualify as a small meal or better) for $12 or less. Know of a tasty dish we should feature? Drop us a line: food@sevendaysvt.com.

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Cajun fried catfish (from $17) to silky collard greens ($7.50) to nutty, firm black-eyed peas ($7) — is just one culinary project under Stittum’s umbrella business, Taste of Proper. He will try out a brunch concept called Mimosa Café at Tiny Community Kitchen on Saturday, September 3.

Barbara Jean’s is named for his grandmother, at whose side he learned to cook, especially during holidays. “I had a big family — 42 first cousins,” Stittum said.

On a recent Monday evening, two sets of friends came to try Barbara Jean’s Southern Kitchen.

Jessica Anderson of Burlington said she’d heard about it from her hair salon clients. “I grew up in Liberia, and I like food with a lot of flavor, spice and seasoning,” she said as she waited for her order. “It sounded like something we need in Vermont.”

Later that evening in an audio message, Anderson said she had loved her food. “It made me feel like you’re at a picnic gathering with family and friends enjoying a meal together.”

While the food was a little pricey, Anderson said she wants to support fellow Black businesspeople and is excited to find Southern food in Burlington. “You’re paying to have that Black culture experience through your mouth,” she said.

Word of mouth also brought Andrew Mitchell of Burlington and two friends to Barbara Jean’s that night seeking “real Southern-style buttermilk fried chicken,” Mitchell said. “If this lives up to my expectations, I might be here a lot.”

Later, by text, Mitchell said the meal had exceeded his expectations. The chicken, he detailed, “was crispy, juicy, and perfectly seasoned,” and sides of black-eyed peas, mac and cheese, and candied yams were “great.”

Mitchell added that he and his friends liked the idea of the restaurant hosting different cooks. “We were chatting about the Bosnian cuisine and are interested to check that out, too,” he wrote.

Besides Stittum, Tiny Community Kitchen participants so far include Mediha Goretic of Meza Bosnian Cuisine; Said Bulle of Jilib Jiblets, known for his Somalistyle fried chicken; and Nazanin Bedreddin, the Healer Chef, who makes Middle Eastern food. School Street Kitchen has done an oyster pop-up, and the Casa Birria team uses the space to prep for its mobile operation.

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Leah said she has had preliminary conversations with cooks of Tibetan, Indian and Korean Filipino food. “We want to keep the mix going,” she said.

The Colliers charge a flat fee by the hour or the day, and Leah publicizes the schedule via Tiny Community Kitchen’s Instagram.

Sabah’s House offers takeout meals by preorder monthly. Abbas, 51, and her three twentysomething daughters cook together.

Abbas’ 15-year-old son proudly helped check off orders during an August 3 pop-up.

The mother of six said she’s known

around her Intervale Avenue neighborhood for her cooking. “If I hear someone is sick or has COVID, I just leave some food,” Abbas said. “It’s my way to say, ‘Hi. We are together. We are sharing everything.’”

But Abbas hadn’t thought of selling her food until she cooked for a local event last year. Tiny Community Kitchen “gives me that opportunity with no stress, less risk,” she said.

Every time Abbas blends the spices for her menu and carefully selects only the smallest eggplant for the jars of addictively delicious oil-cured, red pepper-stuffed eggplant ($8) that she stocks in the Tiny Community Kitchen cooler, she said, “I try to share my culture, too.”

For the Colliers, that’s an important goal.

“I would like this to be a robust hub for the community to try new foods and meet new people,” Joe said.

“Selfishly, as a resident of the Old North End,” Michael added, “I like the idea of having different cuisines here. Like, ‘It’s Wednesday, let’s go down to Tiny Community Kitchen and see what they have.’” m

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n the 35 years since the heartwarming Steel Magnolias premiered, more has changed than the hairstyles we see in a little beauty shop in the play’s fictional Louisiana town. Today, an upbeat story is a commodity, designed to press the tear-jerk lever in a consumer, but Robert Harling’s 1987 play is a well-crafted comedy that simply shows the essence of compassion.

It’s a straightforward expression of kindness itself, without gimmicks. In Weston Theater Company’s charming revival, we see good people effortlessly doing good things.

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of jibes to make about the surprisingly useless men in their lives, too. These are funny women, eager to talk and make each other laugh.

Weston’s production features three Black actors and three white ones, and this casting enriches the play’s positive tone. Thanks to Harling’s upbeat script, it doesn’t feel like a fantasy to enter a beauty parlor and find a sympathetic portrayal of the South, featuring firm friendships between Black and white people, all at different income levels. The drama doesn’t come from conflict but from loss, so the connections endure.

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of hair spray. After a hairdresser leaves, Truvy hires novice Annelle, just out of beauty school. Even when Annelle is secretive about the deadbeat husband who’s just left her, Truvy is sure she can trust her.

“I’ve always wanted to hire someone with a past,” she says.

And that’s the way the whole neighborhood treats danger — the people you know are people you can trust, and the people you don’t know yet are people you can get to know. Four other characters will visit Truvy’s shop: the levelheaded social worker M’Lynn and her feisty, romantic daughter, Shelby; local notable Clairee, affluent widow of the former mayor; and the acerbic Ouiser, who nurtures an ownership dispute with M’Lynn’s husband over a particular magnolia tree.

The story begins on Shelby’s wedding day and spans three years, which include the diabetic Shelby’s difficult pregnancy and M’Lynn’s search for the best way to protect and help her daughter. Annelle settles in at the shop and embraces Christianity with a fervor the others forgive with a shrug, while Clairee blossoms as a business owner and Ouiser keeps up her curmudgeonly commentary. Truvy cuts, curls and colors, making everyone welcome.

But sadness will visit them, and the play is about the strength that each musters to meet it. The six friends have found that the secret of taking care of each other is knowing when to tease, when to comfort and when to cry.

The 1989 film adaptation of the play, with a screenplay by Harling, was a commercial success with a star-studded cast. And a mighty big cast, too, because the movie includes the men who are only mentioned in the play, abandoning not only the play’s all-female format but its conceit of setting the whole story in the beauty parlor. In the movie, viewers see events take place; in the play, characters tell each other what’s happened to them.

Both are good methods of storytelling, but as the play proves, telling can be more powerful than showing when the emphasis is on the impact of an action. What the characters feel and how they face it are the heart of the play.

It’s never dull in Truvy’s salon. Director Sarah Elizabeth Wansley keeps all of the actors engaged with each other as the zingers fly. She has built an ensemble that works beautifully together, radiating real warmth. Harling’s sweet characters aren’t especially deep, but they grow compelling when they worry about each other.

By focusing on their connection, Wansley makes sure the light moments aren’t lightweight and the dark moments never veer into melodrama.

As Truvy, Almeria Campbell lets the character’s loving nature come so naturally that viewers may not notice that Truvy is close to mythic. Campbell’s ease with humor gives the portrayal a casual realism.

As Annelle, Nyla Sostre is captivating even when she’s trying to hide herself from scrutiny, and her growth from fearful, abandoned young wife to caring adult is subtle and strong.

Thursday M. Farrar gives Clairee the ebullience of a jokester who’s also a great listener. Weston regular Dottie Stanley gets to luxuriate in Ouiser’s caustic comebacks.

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efforts to ban land mines as weapons of war and the threat on his life from an anthrax attack. We get an inside view of some of the 18 U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings during his tenure, several of which Leahy oversaw as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; of his work as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee; and of the nine U.S. presidents with whom he interacted during his six decades in Washington, D.C. He also tosses in his childhood memories of riding his tricycle through the Vermont Statehouse.

Leahy’s well-known healthy ego and occasional chest thumping don’t detract from the charming stories he tells. And his love and appreciation for his wife, Marcelle, to whom he gives half the credit for his political success, shine through in the 450-plus-page tome.

She embodies the overused description of a spouse as “my better half,” and at the end of the book, you want to hug her as much as you want to shake the senator’s hand for a job well done.

Marcelle is clearly Leahy’s rock and conscience; when he describes his service in the Senate as a “partnership,” it’s not trite but true. As he notes, her counsel was so important and their bond so strong that Marcelle — a registered nurse who supported the couple by working with veterans while Leahy attended Georgetown Law School — could have easily been listed as the memoir’s coauthor. (Leahy does dedicate the book to her “Because we took the road together.”)

The book is not without faults. Leahy makes no mention of his unauthorized release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report during the Ronald Reagan-era Iran-Contra scandal, a move that earned him the nickname “Leaky Leahy” from detractors and the media. The omission is unfortunate. The incident could have been an opportunity for Leahy to

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Book review: The Road Taken, Sen. Patrick Leahy en. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) chronicles his long and extraordinary political career in a memoir that hit the shelves of bookstores on August 23. The Road Taken covers the rise that began when 26-year-old Leahy became Chittenden County state’s attorney, appointed by governor Phil Hoff. At the age of 34, in 1974, Leahy was elected to the U.S. Senate in an upset, replacing Vermont legend George Aiken and becoming the first and only Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Vermont.

The book takes us from those early days all the way to Leahy’s decision to step aside after 48 years and not seek a ninth term this fall.

It ’s an incredible ride, with stops at some of the most important events in American politics of the late 20th and early 21st centuries — from the first Senate race that Leahy won as one of several “Watergate baby ” Democrats elected the year after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency to the insurrection of January 6, 2021, when Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to “Stop the Steal” and try to prevent Joe Biden from assuming the presidency.

Leahy doesn’t hold back in his criticisms of some of his Republican Senate colleagues, including Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

He also bemoans the loss of civility, honor and collegiality in an institution he clearly reveres and always has, from the wideeyed, pinch-me days when he served as the wet-behind-the-ears bartender for his colleagues in majority leader Mike Mansfield’s backroom chamber to his final years as the body’s longest-serving current member and Senate president pro tempore, third in line for the presidency.

The highlight reel is extensive. We read about Leahy’s 1975 vote to end the funding for the Vietnam War, his dogged

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Playing M’Lynn, Amy Van Nostrand shines at the center of the play’s emotional climax. In a fine scene that swings from grief to anger, Van Nostrand sheds tears, but the real power of that moment is the way her feelings make the other characters cry. The ripple of emotion through the group doesn’t stop before it reaches the audience, too.

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IN WESTON THEATER COMPANY’S CHARMING REVIVAL,

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Heather Moore, new executive director of Shelburne Craft School, is learning on the job

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Shelburne Craft School has been offering crafts classes in Shelburne since 1945, with hands-on instruction for kids and adults. Moore described it as a school filled with people who want to be there: the teachers, the students — and the new administrator.

“I’m in love with this place,” she said. “And when you’re in love with something, it doesn’t feel like work.”

Moore, 36, is a 10th-generation Vermonter from Proctor. After pre-K in Rutland, she attended public school in her hometown through 12th grade. She earned an undergraduate degree in history from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and a master’s degree in that field from UVM. In nine years spent at Vermont Commons School in South Burlington, she taught history and served as dean of

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Though Moore’s graduate studies are all but done, her schedule is still aligned with the school year: She’s the new executive director of Shelburne Craft School. A month into the job, she noted a key difference between that institution and others where she’s studied and worked.

“I love learning new things, and I love being around people who are curious,” she said. “This place really embodies that.

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students. Moore furthered her graduate studies at UVM with her doctorate in education, which focuses on gardening for metabolic health.

Now, she’s excited to take classes in a different field: oil painting in the fall, followed by weaving.

“Making art is kind of part of my job,” she said. “I’m over the moon about that professional development.”

Moore hung out in the art room in high school, drawing and painting, and took studio art classes at Skidmore. “I’m a chronic doodler,” she said. When she travels, she visits art museums.

In her new position, her longtime side interest in the arts moves front and center.

“It’s been a heartbeat through my life,” she said. “Now it’s come into focus.”

Visiting museums and making use of their collections featured in Moore’s seventh-grade Vermont history class at

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Scenic designer Regina García sketches the salon with ceiling beams and posts for walls, a literal image of openness. The props and hairdressing supplies for both Black and white hair are so accurate that you can smell the hair spray as you enter the theater.

Over the two-hour run time, Campbell and Sostre convincingly style the other four actors’ hair. Wig designer Anne Nesmith lays the groundwork, and Jazzy Armstrong and Sostre herself consulted on hairdressing technique.

Tears fall in this play and then get wiped away as another laugh follows. In a maudlin story, a character begs for sympathy. Here, the audience is free to give it and to leave fortified by the kindness they’ve witnessed.

Vermont Commons School. She started each unit by presenting students with an object from the era they were studying, giving them time to guess what it was before she explained and contextualized the piece.

One of her favorite objects for this purpose was a squirrel cage — hardly an ordinary one — at Shelburne Museum.

The handsome, circa-1900 painted piece is equipped with an exercise wheel; the spinning squirrel powers small wooden figures that operate tiny saws.

Moore observed a connection between that object (and others in the collection) and the work of Shelburne Craft School.

“That kind of creativity lives on here,” she said. “You can look at it at Shelburne Museum. We’re doing it here: creating interesting, new beauty.”

In addition to her work in education, Moore helmed a nonprofit as executive director of Camp Thorpe in Goshen, a camp for people with HE ATHER intellectual disabilities.

She left that position last spring to focus on writing her dissertation. As that endeavor reached an end, Moore started looking for a new job. She wanted to work at a small nonprofit in Vermont, with a preference for places that brought together a “community of learners.”

When Moore, a Shelburne resident, saw the job listing for the craft school, “the arts part [put it] over the top,” she said.

She recalled telling her husband, artist Ben Patrick, and her parents that she didn’t expect to get an interview. But she had to apply, because the job held enormous appeal. She was hired by the board in early July and started work two weeks later.

Her small office, in a former 1840s bunkhouse for railroad workers, is decorated with a painting by Sage TuckerKetcham, a previous executive director.

“It’s so dreamy here,” Moore said. “It’s like a fairy tale. I’m still on cloud nine.”

Sometimes Moore walks through the school and stops in the weaving studio just to look at the colorful spools of yarn stacked on a shelf.

“It’s such a magical little spot,” she said.

Shelburne Craft School teaches artisan classes and workshops to about 1,000 students a year, providing instruction in weaving, pottery, woodworking, stained glass and painting. Its programs include weekend workshops and a summer camp.

Moore succeeds Claire Gear, an

architect who served as director for almost four years. In an email to Seven Days about her new position, Gear wrote: “I absolutely loved my time at the Craft School.” She left because “[a]n opportunity came up to work with a local philanthropic family, as their Chief of Staff.”

Andrew Everett, president of the board, said Gear “shepherded” the institution well through the pandemic, finding revenue streams when tuition — which typically covers 85 percent of costs — was on the decline.

“We’re sad to see her go but happy she left us in a really strong position,” he said.

Moore’s fundraising ability and nonprofit management experience were clear on her résumé and important to the board, Everett said. But he also cited “the intangibles” — her sense of humor, curiosity, interest in education — as reasons to hire Moore after board members met and talked with her. “ He a t h e r s e e m s to have the ability to connect with anybody, MOORE from a 5-, 6- and 7-yearold through an octogenarian,” he said.

Everett came to know Shelburne Craft School through his daughter, Tess, a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg. As a kid, Tess took classes at the school and developed a particular interest in woodworking.

“I fell in love with the place as a quintessential third place for her,” he said, apart from home and school. Craft projects teach creative problem solving and resilience, Everett said.

“You have a plan to create something, and at some point something goes wrong,” he went on. “You could cry. You could throw your thing down. You could pout.” Or you could figure out a way to make it work.

Moore’s own daughter, Rosie Patrick, who starts kindergarten this week, will take a clay class at the craft school in the fall. It’s a time when making art is of particular value, Moore suggested.

“We just lost a lot during the pandemic,” Moore said. “I think something we’ve gained is an intense desire to be human again. And this place offers a route toward that.”

Moore is excited to begin her own art making and pleased that taking classes at the school is part of her job. She said she’s got spreadsheet management down.

As for being an artist, Moore said: “I will be soon.” m

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Unstuck: Episode Extras With Eva SEVEN DAYS: Why feature monarchs?

EVA SOLLBERGER: Like most people, I have always loved butterflies, and the monarch is so recognizable with its bright orange wings. It is magical when you see one, which isn’t too often these days.

I have a pollinator garden in my backyard that attracts hundreds of bees, bugs and butterflies. It makes me happy to see them out there flitting around amidst

Burlington residents release monarchs

Eva Sollberger with a monarch butterfly

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onna Bister has been cultivating a patch of milkweed along the driveway of the Burlington home she shares with her partner, Marc Estrin, since 2016. Bister has purchased eggs from Pennsylvania and “graduated” two to three classes of monarch butterflies every summer, about 80 to 100 per year.

In late July, Bister fed milkweed leaves to 31 hungry caterpillars. A few weeks later, she invited Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger to watch as the monarchs emerged from their chrysalides on a humid morning. It took a few hours for their wings to dry in the heat, but eventually they flew off to greener pastures.

Each fall, migratory monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles to overwinter in Mexico. Last month, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the species as endangered. The butterflies face threats from the climate crisis and habitat destruction, and their numbers have declined significantly in the past several decades. This has inspired people like Bister to try to help monarchs by adding to their numbers. And she is not alone.

Eva also attended a recent monarch butterfly release in Burlington’s City Hall Park, organized by Jake Bell and Donna Walters. Children and adults joined together to send the colorful pollinators off on their journey.

Please note that raising captive-bred monarchs is controversial, and some experts advise that the best way to help the butterflies is by planting flowers for adults to feed on, growing milkweed for caterpillars to eat and avoiding pesticide use.

the splashes of color. And it is heartbreaking to hear about the monarch’s decline in numbers and recent classification as endangered.

SD: How did you meet Donna and Marc?

ES: Marc emailed Seven Days publisher Paula Routly about their project raising the monarchs. I was hoping to include it as an Animal Issue story earlier this month, but the timing didn’t work out.

When I called Marc on a Monday evening, he said I had to come over at that instant because the caterpillars were about to enter their chrysalis stage and this was my last chance to see them as “cats,” or caterpillars. So I dropped what I was doing and headed to their house to meet them and their charges.

ES: Donna Walters posted about it on Facebook. I wasn’t sure if it was open to the public, but, since it was in the park, I figured it was. I let Donna Bister and Marc Estrin know about the event, and they also attended. Jake Bell has been raising monarchs for two years now, and he also is trying to help increase their numbers. It was sweet seeing the kids release the butterflies and their expressions of delight.

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SD: How did you hear about the monarch release ceremony?

SD: What’s the controversy over raising captive-bred monarchs?

ES: After we finished filming I found some organizations online that advise against raising captive-bred monarchs. The reasons are complex, but essentially captive-bred monarchs may spread disease amongst the native population and possibly confuse a butterfly’s migratory patterns. There is a lot more to this issue, but I felt it was important to mention it so people can do the research for themselves.

SD: How did you capture all the stages of the monarch’s life?

ES: With a lot of help from public domain footage filmed by Brett Billings, Ryan Hagerty and Doug Canfield for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Conservation Training Center. I was unable to capture the magic moment when a caterpillar transforms into a chrysalis, but they did a time-lapse video of one such event. The team also made an epic time-lapse video of the monarch’s metamorphosis into a butterfly within its chrysalis. What is even happening there?! I have watched it many times and still don’t understand it.

SD: What was the incident you referenced with the squirrel in the episode?

ES: Donna and Marc have a fluffy cat named Cleo who appears a few times briefly in the video. Cleo was chasing a squirrel, and the desperate creature used me as an escape route. At the time, I already had two monarchs roosting on me getting ready to take flight. All I saw was a ball of fur rocketing toward my face and then bouncing off my shoulder. I really wish I had caught it on camera. No monarchs were harmed during the weird incident. It was a memorable morning.

SD: What did you enjoy about this video?

ES: I really enjoyed spending three hours with Donna on her porch, watching butterflies hatch and flap their wings, preparing for flight. It is baffling how something so majestic can plop out of such a small space and slowly unfurl.

It was nice to meet her neighbor Bill and to interact with people walking by, who were also delighted by the monarchs.

It took almost three hours for all of the butterflies to take their first flight. It was the morning of the Seven Daysies awards party, the theme of which was mythical creatures. I wore a butterfly headband that evening, but my morning with the mythical monarchs was far more fitting.

Raising Monarchs [Episode 671]

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Leahy Looks Back « P.47 demonstrate self-reflection on a black mark in an otherwise scandal-free political career.

There is zero discussion of Leahy’s huge role in the decision to base F-35 fighter jets in Vermont, which brought roaring engines to Burlington and generated significant opposition and controversy. Leahy also doesn’t bring up the betrayal he felt when Vermont developers, including his friend Bill Stenger, abused the EB-5 investor program that Leahy had championed (and later helped reform).

Leahy also comes across as overly dismissive when he goes on for pages about his first reelection campaign in 1980, a nail-biter he won by some 2,400 votes, and only identifies his opponent, Republican Stewart Ledbetter, near the conclusion. In addition, he doesn’t even bother to name the opponents he drubbed in his last two landslide reelections.

LEAHY’S WELL-KNOWN HEALTHY EGO AND OCCASIONAL CHEST THUMPING

DON’T DETRACT FROM THE CHARMING STORIES HE TELLS. Leahy is quick to admit that the Senate lacked diversity when he arrived in 1975: It was all male with only one Black member, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts. He notes that the 1992 election of several women provided a welcome breath of fresh air. But his pining for the spirit of his early days — more collegial, less partisan, with deals sometimes brokered behind closed doors — might strike some readers as too nostalgic, clubby and out of step with today’s more woke world.

Leahy doesn’t amplify his reasons for stepping aside, other than making passing references to wanting to see a new generation take over, to witnessing the increased dysfunction of the world’s greatest deliberative chamber and to wanting to go out on top, unlike predecessors who hung on too long, such as Strom Thurmond. He makes no mention of Marcelle’s 2019 leukemia diagnosis, leaving us to wonder whether and to what

extent her illness might have played a role in his decision not to seek another term.

But Leahy’s omissions, slights and choice not to discuss personal health matters are outweighed by the wonderful stories he tells in The Road Taken. We hear about being trapped in a stuck elevator with Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O’Connor, about his warm friendship and inside jokes with president Barack Obama, about his love for Teddy Kennedy and mentor Hubert Humphrey, and about his relationship with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his decisions on whether to endorse the latter’s 2016 and 2020 presidential runs.

Leahy also speaks eloquently of the palpable relief he felt when visiting the family farm in Middlesex, of spending time with his three children and grandchildren, and of having been born blind in one eye.

Of his relationship with Obama, he writes: The following week, we were back together again in the gym.

“Pat, I noticed something. Your wife calls you Patrick.”

“Yes, she does,” I said, curious as to where this was going.

“Michelle calls you Patrick too, because she got that from Marcelle.”

“Okay.”

“What do you prefer?”

“Well, in my family, people who know me best do call me Patrick.”

“Not Pat.” “As an elected official, Barack, people could call me a lot worse than Pat, but yes, my friends call me Patrick.”

“Well, Patrick — we still need to get rid of those ugly sneakers.”

It was Barack and Patrick from that day forward. But I wasn’t relenting on the footwear.

The Road Taken is a who’s who of American politicians of the last half century, with Leahy at the center of so many key historical events that only Forrest Gump could rival him. His descriptions of McConnell and Trump alone are worth the $30 list price.

Invoking the state’s first poet laureate, Robert Frost, is a bold move for any Vermont writer. But Leahy’s political career is so chock-full of achievements that Frost could only have been proud the senator used a play on one of his most famous poems for the title of his memoir. m

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o anyone concerned about the state of the Earth, an exhibition at the Current gallery in Stowe will provoke sadness, anger, outrage, fear. “When the Well Is Dry” features photographs by 11 international visual storytellers whose work shows what humans have inflicted on nature, and nature’s response.

Some of the artists, such as Edward Burtynsky (Canada) and Richard Mosse (Ireland), are world-renowned; other names will be new to Vermont viewers.

The collective images are paradoxically beautiful, yet the big picture isn’t pretty.

The exhibition takes its title from a pithy Benjamin Franklin quote: “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”

Long before “climate crisis” entered the lexicon, the American founding father tapped into the preciousness and finite nature of Earth’s resources. In 2022, we know that abuse and overuse — never mind rapacious capitalism and blatant disregard for the welfare of others — have led to terrifying, irreversible consequences.

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the visual evidence imposes a necessary global perspective. As the title suggests, much of the work centers on water or the lack thereof.

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by Iranian photographer Solmaz Daryani documents the death of Lake Urmia.

Located between the provinces of East and West Azerbaijan, it was once the planet’s sixth-largest saltwater lake and supported a thriving ecosystem and local economy. Daryani shows the cumulative effect of extensive drought, damming nearby rivers and pumping groundwater: a desiccated lake bed encrusted with salt, and the skeletal remains of now-useless infrastructure. In “As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up,” a rusty metal chair is turned toward an exposed dock and grounded boat. Though Daryani’s 8-by-12-inch prints are the smallest in this exhibition, their impact is devastating.

Nigerian photographer Etinosa Yvonne illustrates scarcity in a more intimate way. Only one of her images appears in this show — the 38.5-by-51-inch “Aliyu Ya’uba” — but it is part of a “Water Collector” series, according to Rachel Moore, the Current’s executive director and director of exhibitions. During a gallery visit, Moore explained that Yvonne photographed men

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in a Nigerian community who are tasked with fetching water each day for their families. Her large diptychs pair a portrait of a single man on the left side and a detail of the water-procurement process on the right. Both are shot against an inky-black background.

Ya’uba, 38, clad in a butter yellow kaftan and black beanie, strikes a dignified pose.

In the adjacent image, one hand extends into the frame holding a makeshift funnel cut from a plastic jug; another reaches in to pour water from an orange receptacle. They’re filtering the gravel from the water, Moore said. On her website, Yvonne quotes Ya’uba: “I make at least four trips to the stream before I am able to fill up all the containers at home.”

Four 37-by-46-inch prints by Alaskabased photographer Acacia Johnson tell stories about water — frozen and melting — and Indigenous communities in the northern regions of the globe. In one heartrending image, “Charlotte Collecting Water,” a young girl squats on a peninsula of ice and carefully pours water from a cup into a kettle. She has skimmed it from surface melt, where the water is fresh, Moore explained.

Around Charlotte, the vast, white,

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nearly featureless terrain seems endless.

Concentrating on her painstaking task, the girl looks utterly alone, but she represents an imperiled community living, literally, at the edge of the world.

Those of us in more privileged quarters might too easily put environmental devastation out of mind — unless our quarters are burning up. Allison Dinner’s 14-by-21-inch print “California Is on Fire” shows what the climate apocalypse looks like when it arrives in your backyard.

Brazilian Argentinean documentary photographer and activist Júlia Pontés knows firsthand about living with catastrophe. She grew up in Minas Gerais, a state in Brazil that has the world’s largest concentrations of iron mines.

“Can you imagine having one every mile? I went to school next to one,” Pontés said in a phone conversation. “My first job was [working] in pig iron. It’s so embedded that we don’t see [the problems].” After her family moved to Argentina, she said, “I was like, ‘Wow, this is getting really bad, and we’re not talking about it.’”

Pontés is talking about it now. For the past eight years she has been researching and photographing the ecological impact of mines in her birth country. One example from her “O Minas Gerais | My Land, Our Landscapes” series is included in the Current exhibit. The 58-by-72-inch aerial photograph is hard to parse until you learn it shows the tailings of iron ore manufacturing spreading like capillaries across a broad delta.

Pontés has financed her often risky endeavor with grants from a number

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f KATHY STARK: “New Work 2019-2022,” paintings constructed of repeating marks that might evoke fields of crops, flocks of birds, schools of fish or families of color. Reception: Friday, September 2, 4-7 p.m. September 2-October 2. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

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f ‘ARTISTS IN THE ARCHIVES: COMMUNITY, HISTORY & COLLAGE’: Collage prints by 23 artists from seven countries that reflect upon the idea of community in the 21st-century world. Curated by Kolaj Institute director Ric Kasini Kadour. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-7 p.m. September 2-January 7. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

“As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up”

by Solmaz Daryani

upper valley

f ‘BEYOND WORDS’: A group exhibition of bookinspired art by invited artists in the Connecticut River Valley region. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-8 p.m. September 1-November 30. Info, 295-4567.

Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

“Aliyu Ya’uba” by Etinosa Yvonne

northeast kingdom

THE COLLECTIVE IMAGES ARE PARADOXICALLY BEAUTIFUL,

‘CASPIAN ARTS AT MAC! WELCOME!’: Works in a variety of mediums by members of the Greensborobased artist organization. September 3-October 29.

Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

YET THE BIG PICTURE ISN’T PRETTY.

of organizations, including National Geographic and the Planetary Health Alliance based at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She continued her research for an MFA at Columbia University in New York City, where she’s recently been living with her infant daughter. A grant from Visura, a web platform for freelance visual storytellers, brought Pontés to Stowe for a three-week residency at the Current.

“I’m using this residency to keep working on all that material that I’ve gathered,” Pontés said. “The Vermont mountains give me a sense of home; I feel good to have this space and really think about it, to connect with nature in the U.S.” Her research materials, including more photographs and portraits, are on view in one of the gallery rooms. Pontés is on-site every afternoon to talk with visitors about the ongoing work.

Earlier this summer, Moore announced the gallery’s partnership with Vermont- and New York-based Visura, which collaborated on both the exhibition and the artist-in-residence awards.

Five awards will be granted this year; the second is going to Moroccan photographer M’hammed Kilito. His four images in the Current exhibit, from his “Before

f RACHEL LAUNDON: “Metamorphosis,” a solo exhibition of creations using found materials.

Meet-the-artist reception: Saturday, September 10, 1-3 p.m. September 3-October 8. Info, 748-0158.

Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

brattleboro/okemo valley

ALISSA BUFFUM: The mixed-media painter and sculptor is the first recipient of the gallery’s Working Artist Program, which provides studio and exhibition space. Visitors are welcome to experience her art-making process during gallery hours. September 2-November 28. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

“Snow Goose” by Acacia Johnson

It’s Gone” series, address dire realities of desert life.

Visura founder Adriana Teresa Letorney, who lives in Stowe, wrote in an email that her mission is to “empower audiences with better visual content by empowering creators and editors with a safe, inclusive sustainable ecosystem that values both the content and talent.”

Visura aims to bridge the gap between global storytellers and the public by making the images accessible to publishers and editors.

At the Current, Letorney hopes that viewers of “When the Well Is Dry” will “leave feeling empowered to be the change we envision,” she wrote. “We are all interconnected, and we can all work together to make the world a better place.” m

“Cluster of Palm Trees” by M’hammed Kilito

f KRISTOFFER ORUM: “Mundane Monsters,” a multimedia exhibit by the Danish artist that offers humorous, inventive takes on the modern relationship of nature and culture. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5 p.m. September 2-October 7. Info, jamie.mohr78@gmail.com. Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro.

randolph/royalton

f PEGGY WATSON & ROARKE SHARLOW: Mixedmedia paintings and painterly digital photographs, respectively. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-7 p.m., culminating with grand opening party for newly restored building, refreshments and live music

by Jennings & McComber. September 1-25. Info, artetcvt@gmail.com. ART, etc. in Randolph.

outside vermont

f DEAR SIMON PHOTOGRAPHY: “Book of Eve,” studies in human form, shadow and light. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-8 p.m. September 2-30.

Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

INFO “When the Well Is Dry” is on view through December 10 at the Current in Stowe. thecurrentnow.org

f ‘MADAYIN: EIGHT DECADES OF ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN BARK PAINTING FROM YIRRKALA’: The first major exhibition of Aboriginal Australian NEW THIS WEEK SEVEN DAYS AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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bark paintings to tour the U.S., a contemporary interpretation of an ancient tradition of Indigenous knowledge expression. Public celebratory events: Thursday, September 22, through Saturday, September 24. September 3-December 4. Info, 603-646-2821. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

2022 PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT-OUT: The theme for this year’s competition is “Reflections.” First-place winner gets a solo show at Axel’s in 2023. Two entries per photographer.

Rules and details at axelsgallery.com/news. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery, Waterbury. Through October 8. $20. Info, 244-7801.

f MARGARET JACOBS, NANCY SEPE & LI SHEN: Solo exhibitions in multiple materials and disciplines; the three artists share an interest in storytelling through objects considered culturally or socially significant. Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-7 p.m. September 2-30. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

‘6X6’: Our next show is all about dimensions. We’re looking for artwork that is 6 by 6 inches to coincide with Sparrow Art Supply’s sixth month in business. All 2D, wall-mounted mediums and any subject matter will be considered.

Guidelines at sparrowartsupply.com. Through September 11. Free to enter; $5 if accepted. Info, 989-7225.

f SHARY BOYLE: “Outside the Palace of Me,” a multisensory exhibition that explores how identity and personality are constructed in the age of social media. Opening artist lecture: Wednesday, August 31, 5:30 p.m. September 1-January 15. Info, 514-2852000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

CALL FOR EXHIBITORS: Enter your group show, traveling exhibit or new body of work for the 2022-23 season in our community gallery. We seek thought-provoking exhibits that examine the human experience. CAL is an interdisciplinary art center that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion in all forms. Submit artwork at cal-vt.org. Deadline: December 31.

Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier. Info, 595-5252.

ART EVENTS ARTISAN MARKET: An outdoor marketplace featuring arts, crafts, specialty foods and other handmade items. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, Saturday, September 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, 775-0356.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CRAFT SHOW AND ANTIQUE EXPO: Artisans, artists and specialty food makers are welcome to apply for this exhibition held during the Champlain Valley Expo, October 21 to 23. Details and application at castleberryfairs.com. Online. Through October 1.

Info, terry@castleberryfairs.com.

BTV MARKET: An expansion of the former BCA Artist Market includes arts, crafts and other wares, as well as food and live music. Burlington City Hall Park, Saturday, September 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

SIP & PAINT SUMMER SOIRÉE: Artist-in-residence Amy Hook-Therrien leads mini leaf painting lessons in the gardens behind the mansion. Bring your own beverages and picnic blanket. Marsh-BillingsRockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, Thursday, September 1, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3368.

TALK: MEET THE COLLECTORS: Community members who lent objects to the museum’s current exhibit, “Addison County Collects,” share stories about their collections: Bruce Burgess, vintage Fiesta tableware; Ann LaFiandra, German carved wooden folk art; Nola Kevra, a 1944 “Quilt of Hope”; and Mary Manley, works by Alabama folk artist Mose Tolliver. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, August 31, noon. Free. Info, 388-2117.

TALK: MEET THE COLLECTORS: Community members who lent objects to the museum’s current exhibit, “Addison County Collects,” share stories about their collections: Bob Hooker, metal objects excavated in his yard; Rod Michaud, mechanical banks and toys; Pam Pezzulo, antique children’s sewing machines; and Rick Ceballos, banjos and proto-banjos from Africa. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, September 7, noon. Free. Info, 388-2117.

ONGOING SHOWS burlington

ART AT THE HOSPITAL: Acrylic paintings of Haiti

by Pievy Polyte (Main Street Connector, ACC 3); hand-cut paper artworks by Adrienne Ginter (Main Street Connector and BCC); oil paintings of nature by Nancy Chapman (Main Street Connector and McClure 4); acrylic paintings by Lisa Balfour (Pathology Hallway, EP2); and oil paintings of nature by Joy Huckins-Noss (BCC, EP2). Through September 19.

Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

BILL BRAUER: A selection of sensual figurative paintings and etchings by the late Warren artist.

Through September 14. Info, 233-2943. Safe and Sound Gallery in Burlington.

‘BLACK FREEDOM, BLACK MADONNA & THE BLACK CHILD OF HOPE’: “Black Freedom, Black Madonna

CLIMATE CHANGE ARTIST RESIDENCY: BMAC is accepting applications for the 2023 residency program intended to support artists seeking the time and resources to engage with the questions and challenges of climate change. $6,000 stipend. Application at brattleboromuseum.org.

Deadline: September 15. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Info, sarah@brattleboromuseum.org.

FALL JURY APPLICATION OPEN: Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery is now

& the Black Child of Hope,” designed by Raphaella Brice and created by Brice and Josie Bunnell, a mural installed for Burlington’s 2022 Juneteenth celebration, featuring a Haitian-inspired image of liberation. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

KELLY O’NEAL: Painterly photographs focused on the beauty of place. Curated by Burlington City Arts.

Through October 31. Info, 865-7296. Mascoma Bank in Burlington.

‘MORE THAN AN OBJECT: THE CONTEMPORARY STILL LIFE’: A group exhibition that presents multiple innovative variations on an age-old format in mediums including painting, photography, animation and sculpture. Through October 8.

LOUISE ARNOLD: Landscape paintings. Lorraine B. Good Room. Through October 7. SKY HOPINKA: “Fainting Spells,” two experimental films that explore themes of culture and homeland as the artist reflects on the complexity of his Indigenous identity. Through October 8. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

MALTEX ARTISTS: New works in the hallways by James Vogler, Myles Moran, Kathleen Grant, Nancy Tomczak, Kristina Pentek and Bear Cieri. Through August 31. Info, 865-7296. The Maltex Building in Burlington.

‘MORE THAN A MARKET’: An exhibit celebrating local, immigrant-owned markets in Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski, featuring an installation that re-creates the feel of a busy market, as well as wall panels with archival and contemporary photographs. Third floor. Through December 23. Info,

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accepting applications for membership from Vermont craftspeople and artists. Those from traditionally underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in glass, metal and jewelry, but all mediums will be considered. Details and application at froghollow.org. Deadline: September 15. Online. Info, 863-6458.

FIRST NIGHT NORTH ST. JOHNSBURY: Applications are open for family-friendly acts to perform on Saturday, December 31, as part of the New Year’s Eve arts festival. To apply for one or two 45-minute performance slots, please find a link to the form at catamountarts.org. Online.

Through September 15. Free. Info, 748-2600.

JURIED VIDEO SALON: “Where Are We?” is the theme of a video presentation to be screened outdoors at a downtown Montpelier location, and secondly at the gallery. Submit video (five-minute maximum) or a link to gallery@susancalza.com by September 15. Susan Calza Gallery, Montpelier.

PLAINFIELD CO-OP & COMMUNITY CENTER GALLERY 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Submit proposals for visual work and/or performance for a November group show. We aim to honor folks who have shown or performed here over the last 50 years while also welcoming those new to the scene. We want to feature your art, poetry, music, dance, films, videos, memorabilia, as well as educational/community events and classes.

Contact Alexis Smith at vtpiegirlco@gmail.com.

Deadline: September 1. Plainfield Co-op.

SEEKING NEW ARTIST MEMBERS: Brandon Artist Guild members show their work at the downtown gallery year round, participate in group and solo shows, and join a vibrant creative community. The Guild welcomes all styles of fine art and crafts. Jurying criteria include originality, impact, clarity, craftsmanship, consistency of style and quality, presentation, and marketability. Apply at brandonartistsguild.org.

Deadline: September 13. Online. Free. Info, 247-4956.

989-4723, cbarrett@historicnewengland.org.

O.N.E. Community Center in Burlington.

‘PORTRAITS OF PRIDE’: An exhibition of photographs

by M. Sharkey of individuals who were part of the 1983 Pride March; presented by Pride Center of Vermont and the Vermont Folklife Center. Through September 30. Info, 865-7296. Burlington City Hall.

SUMRU TEKIN: “I Swallowed My Mother While Reading Freud to My Father,” an exhibition of objects, sound and text centered on storytelling and mourning. Through August 31. Info, snakehousevt@ gmail.com. SnakeHouse VT in Burlington.

WYLIE GARCIA: “Tending Constellations,” a solo exhibition of recent paintings that emerged from the emotional spaces between grief and joy, uncertainty and hope. Through October 8. Info, 324-0014.

Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

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‘ABENAKI CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VERMONT COMMUNITY’: A series of murals designed by Scott Silverstein in consultation with Abenaki artists Lisa Ainsworth Plourde and Vera Longtoe Sheehan and members of Richmond Racial Equity; the 10 panels celebrate the Abenaki origins of practices still important to Vermont culture. Through May 31. Info, radiate.art.space@gmail.com. Richmond Town Hall.

ART AT THE AIRPORT: Caleb Kenna, aerial photographs of Vermont (Skyway); and Kathleen Fleming, acrylic paintings inspired by landscapes (Gates 1-8), curated by Burlington City Arts. Through September 30. Info, 865-7296. Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

ART LISTINGS AND SPOTLIGHTS ARE WRITTEN BY PAMELA POLSTON. LISTINGS ARE RESTRICTED TO ART SHOWS IN TRULY PUBLIC PLACES.

BRIAN DROURR & STEPHANIE BUSH: Nature photographs and paintings of cows, respectively.

Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through October 18.

Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

‘EYESIGHT & INSIGHT: LENS ON AMERICAN ART’: An exhibition of artworks that illuminates creative responses to perceptions of vision; four sections explore themes ranging from 18th-century optical technologies to the social and historical connotations of eyeglasses in portraiture from the 19th century to the present. Through October 16.

‘IN PLAIN SIGHT: REDISCOVERING CHARLES SUMNER BUNN’S DECOYS’: An online exhibition of shorebird decoys carved by the member of the Shinnecock-Montauk Tribes, based on extensive research and resolving historic controversy. Through October 5.

‘OUR COLLECTION: ELECTRA HAVEMEYER WEBB, EDITH HALPERT AND FOLK ART’: A virtual exhibition that celebrates the friendship between the museum founder and her longtime art dealer, featuring archival photographs and ephemera, a voice recording from Halpert, and quotations pulled from the women’s extensive correspondences. Through February 9. LUIGI LUCIONI: “Modern Light,” more than 50 landscape paintings, still-life works, portraiture and etchings by the prolific artist (1900-88) and a comprehensive examination of his career. Through October 16.

MARIA SHELL: “Off the Grid,” 14 contemporary quilts that push the boundaries of the traditional gridded format by the Alaska-based quilter. Through October 16. NANCY WINSHIP MILLIKEN: “Varied and Alive,” four monumental outdoor sculptures set in a pollinator meadow that embody the museum’s commitment to environmental stewardship and feature natural materials intrinsic to the region.

Through October 16. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘FINE FEATHERS’: Works by more than 60 artists and poets inspired by birds and feather colors, shapes, patterns and functions. Through October 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

KEILANI LIME: “Olympus,” original paintings on canvas inspired by Greek mythology. All proceeds will go toward the artist’s previous brain surgery and upcoming spinal cord surgery. Through September 1.

Info, 355-2855. Sweet Simone’s in Richmond.

LINDA BLACKERBY: Vibrant abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through October 2. Info, contact@artsswonderful.com. Shelburne Vineyard.

‘SUMMER’S LIGHT’: A group show featuring works

by Vermont artists. Through September 3. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

barre/montpelier

ALISA DWORSKY: “The Folded Line,” large-format, multidimensional drawings that engage with the question of what it means to make a line. Through September 29. Info, 279-5558. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

AMY HOOK-THERRIEN: Watercolor paintings by the Vermont artist. A portion of sales benefits the nature center. Through September 30. Info, 229-6206. North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier.

ARTHUR ZORN: “Improvisation,” abstract paintings by the Vermont artist in the Chapel Gallery. Through August 31. Info, 223-2424. Bethany United Church of Christ in Montpelier.

ELLIOT BURG: “Tunbridge Fair,” an exhibit of blackand-white photographs by the Middlesex photographer. Through September 30. Info, 272-4920. Capitol Region Visitors Center in Montpelier.

JEANNE AMATO: Vibrant woodblock prints of Vermont and the natural world beyond. Through September 27. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

JEROME LIPANI: “Visual Fugue,” analytical abstractions and assemblages of found materials, conceived as scores for music and dance improvisation.

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mad river valley/waterbury

JILL MADDEN: Oil paintings on linen and gouache paintings on watercolor paper that explore the unique wilderness areas of the Green Mountains.

Through September 30. Info, 223-2328. Vermont Natural Resources Council in Montpelier.

BIG RED BARN ART SHOW: The 24th annual exhibition of artwork created in the Mad River Valley by amateur and professional artists in a variety of mediums. Through September 4. Info, westhill136@gmavt.net. Red Barn Galleries, Lareau Farm, in Waitsfield.

JULIANA FECHTER: “Exploring the Back Roads,” paintings by the Vermont artist; curated by Studio Place Arts. Through September 10. Info, 479-7069.

Morse Block Deli & Taps in Barre.

‘EARTH & FIRE’: A group exhibition of artworks in glass and ceramic by local artists. Through October 14. Info, 224-6878. Mad River Valley Arts Gallery in Waitsfield.

“POSSIBILITARIAN UPRISING”: Giant woodcuts by Bread and Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann.

Through August 31. Info, breadandpuppetcuratrix@ gmail.com. Plainfield Community Center Gallery.

JANET MCKENZIE: “Courage, Justice and Hope,” icon-like paintings that honor diversity, inclusion and universality. Through September 4. Info, 496-3065. Waitsfield United Church of Christ & Village Meeting House.

REGIS CUMMINGS: “Retrospect,” paintings in response to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, by the Montpelier artist. Through October 28.

Info, 279-5558. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

MATT LARSON & ASHLEY ROARK: Vibrant paintings and mixed-media collage, respectively.

Through September 3. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

‘THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR EYES’: Watercolors and drawings by 19th-century Norwich alumni William Brenton Boggs and Truman Seymour depicting scenes in North and South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Through December 16.

Info, 485-2886. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

‘REACT! AN ECOART CALL TO ACTION’: Works that address social and ecological issues in collage, book art, sculpture, fiber, clay and found-object assemblage

by Pamela Wilson, Jennifer Volansky, Dorsey Hogg, Kevin Donegan and Anne Cummings. Through October 15. Info, info.acrossroads@gmail.com. Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center.

stowe/smuggs

‘TO MARKET’: Large-scale black-and-white paintings by Shelley Reed and elaborate cut-paper installations by Randal Thurston. By appointment.

Through October 9. Info, 777-2713. The Bundy Modern in Waitsfield.

‘PARKS & RECREATION’: A collaborative group exhibition with the Bennington Museum that highlights historical and contemporary interpretations of Vermont’s state parks in all seasons. Through September 5. 2022 LEGACY COLLECTION: An exhibit of works by 16 distinguished New England landscape artists plus a selection of works by Alden Bryan and Mary Bryan. Through December 24. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

ALTERNATIVE TAKES GALLERY: An exhibition

by Misoo Bang, Richard Britell and Mary Reilly featuring three different perspectives on the world, from the architecture of Western civilization to the natural world, to the individuals navigating both, accomplished with paint, collage and graphite.

Through October 31. Info, 760-4634. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort.

‘THE ART OF THE GRAPHIC’: Eight displays of snowboards that let viewers see the design process from initial conception to final product; featuring artists Scott Lenhardt, Mark Gonzalez, Mikey Welsh, Mishel Schwartz and more. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘EXPOSED’: The annual outdoor sculpture show featuring works by nine Vermont artists sited on the Current lawn and downtown. Through October 22. Info, 253-8358. Various Stowe locations.

f ‘LOST OBJECTS FROM THE SUBSURFACE’: An interactive media installation that encourages the viewer to traverse the boundaries of consciousness, a collaborative project of Sean Clute and Leif Hunneman. Gallery talk: Thursday, September 1, 3 p.m. Through September 16. Info, 635-1469.

Susan Calza Black Box Gallery, Visual Arts Center in Johnson. f VICTORIA ZOLNOSKI: “Biocentric,” paintings and photographs by NVU-Johnson art faculty member.

Closing reception: Thursday, September 15, 3 p.m.

Through September 16. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

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2022 PICNIC BASKET RAFFLE: An annual fundraiser for the museum featuring baskets hand-painted by Nancie Dunn, Gary Starr, Gayl Braisted, Warren Kimble, Danielle Rougeau and Fran Bull. Bidding is at henrysheldonmuseum.org. Through October 10.

CAMPUS THEATER MOVIE POSTERS: The museum presents a virtual exhibit of archival posters and other ephemera from Middlebury’s former movie theater, which opened in 1936. It was later converted to the current Marquis Theater. Through January 7. Info, 388-2117.

‘ADDISON COUNTY COLLECTS’: An eclectic exhibition of objects and personal stories from 36 area collectors, celebrating the local and global community. Through January 7. ‘ADDISON COUNTY KIDS COLLECT’: A continually growing exhibition of photos of Addison County children with their personal collections. Through January 7. ‘THE ELEPHANT IN THE ARCHIVES’: An experimental exhibit reexamining the museum’s Stewart-Swift Research Center archival collections with a critical eye toward silences, erasures and contemporary relevance. Through January 7. CHUCK HERRMANN: “Sculptures of Perseverance,” eight poignant works by the Shoreham wood carver created in response to the ongoing Ukrainian tragedy. Through January 7. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

BETSY SILVERMAN & RACHEL WILCOX: “About Town,” paintings of the urban landscape. Through September 30. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury.

‘COLOR’: Photographs in vivid color juried by Jeff Curto, in the gallery and online. Through September 23. Info, photos@photoplacegallery. com. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

‘WHEN THE WELL IS DRY: An exhibition featuring 11 artists who explore the interconnection of environment, climate change, culture and community. In partnership with Visura. Through December 10. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

‘DISSENT! ABOLITION & ADVOCACY IN PRINT’: An exhibition of 19th-century print materials used as a platform to expose the horrors of enslavement and spread calls for emancipation in the United States.

Through October 23. Info, 877-3406. Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.

‘YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IT TO SEE IT!’: Abstract sculptures by Melinda McDaniel and digital paintings by Fernando Orellana, curated by Kara Jefts. Through September 21. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson.

RORY JACKSON: “Be Still,” paintings of landscapes and skies by the local artist. Through September 27.

Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

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SAMUEL WYATT: “Writing on the Wall Project,” new paintings that explore the light, shadow, textures and graffiti in urban settings. Through September 30. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury.

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ARTISTS FROM THE GABLES: An exhibition of works in a variety of mediums by Bob Lloyd, Hellen Dillon, Lowell Klock and Bill Ramage. Through October 1. Info, bramage93@gmail.com. The Gables, East Mountain, in Rutland.

BILL RAMAGE: “A Lamentation for a Lost Lexicon, Phase Two,” variations on Jasper Johns’ “Three Flags” paintings by the Rutland artist. Through October 8.

Info, bramage93@gmail.com. B&G Gallery in Rutland.

CHRISTINE HOLZSCHUH: “The Joy of Life,” a retrospective of work celebrating moments of beauty through portraits, landscapes and figurative paintings by the late artist. Proceeds of sales to be donated to Holzschuh’s grandchildren and the Castleton University art department. Through September 17. Info, 800-639-8521. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

‘VERMONT: ON THE ROAD’: An all-member and all-media exhibition that shares each artist’s favorite spots across the state, from crowd favorites to secret hideaways. Through September 5. Info, 247-4956.

Brandon Artists Guild.

Traveler,” a collaborative photographic exploration of light and movement. Exhibition tour with the artists: Tuesday, September 6, 3-5 p.m. Through September 12. Info, sillymedm@gmail.com. Haston Library in Franklin.

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DAVID STROMEYER: The artist’s outdoor venue featuring 70 large-scale contemporary sculptures.

Through October 10. Info, 512-333-2119. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls.

JANET VAN FLEET & DIANE GAYER: “We the People,” Van Fleet’s large figures made with found and repurposed materials; and Gayer’s “Do Trees Have Standing?,” photographs that document the first days of building Burlington’s Champlain Parkway through the Englesby Brook and ravine. Through September 26. Info, 355-2150. GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

‘LAKE CHAMPLAIN: WAVES OF CHANGE’: An exhibition of artworks by member artists that reflect Lake Champlain, its history and the wildlife and peoples it supports. Through August 31. Info, 734-7448. Grand Isle Art Works.

JEAN GERBER: “River Travel,” paintings inspired by trips to Alaska, the Yukon and Maine. Through August 31. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

‘MENDING THE SPACES BETWEEN: REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS’: Prompted by a vandalized Bible, 22 artists and poets respond to questions about how we can mend our world, find ways to listen and work together. Through November 30.

Info, 649-0124. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center.

‘TRIO: PUTTING IT TOGETHER’: Artworks in paint, collage and found objects by Sloane Dawson, Margaret Kannenstine and Amy Schachter. Through September 24. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Gallery in South Pomfret.

f ORAH MOORE & BARBARA FLACK: “Travels in the Mind During COVID Time: The Wise Woman and the

northeast kingdom

‘1,111 COPPER NAILS’: A 36-year retrospective of the Bread and Puppet calendar. Through December 31.

Info, breadandpuppetcuratrix@gmail.com. Hardwick Inn. ANDREA POE: Paintings of landscapes and interior spaces. Through August 31. Info, info@artandjoyin vermont.com. Art & Joy in St.Johnsbury.

‘COMING CLEAN’: An exhibition that considers bathing practices throughout time and across cultures, including religious immersion and ritual purification, bathing as health cure, methods of washing in extreme environments, and much more. All kinds of bathing and scrubbing implements are on display.

Through April 30. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

ELLY BARKSDALE & MARTHA ELMES: “Women— Strength in Numbers,” works by the local artist that draw attention to women power. Through September 30. Info, melmelts@yahoo.com. The Satellite Gallery in Lyndonville.

JONAS FRICKE AND SATURN LADYHEART: “Oh What an Exciting Time to Be Alive!” an installation by the Brattleboro artists and longtime friends that asks, “What can we hold and carry with care and

‘ReAct! An EcoArt Call to Action’ A vintage book that Anne Cummings found in her father’s collection inspired her to make a series of collages she titled “Sketches in Crude Oil: The Genesis and Legacy of Fossil Fuels.” In successive compositions, faces of “all these wealthy white guys,” which she cut from the book, are stacked against a background that seems to be in flames. It’s impossible to miss Cummings’ message about greedy oil-baron culpability for the dire state of the planet. Especially in an exhibition titled “ReAct! An EcoArt Call to Action.”

Cummings and four other Vermont artists contributed works in a variety of mediums for this show at the Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center, presented by nonprofit Across Roads Center for the Arts. Intended to represent “reactions to current environmental or social concerns,” according to an exhibition announcement, it also celebrates the 10th anniversary of Vermont’s universal recycling law. Along with Cummings, who curated the show, Kevin Donegan, Pamela Wilson, Dorsey Hogg and Jennifer Volansky pay more than lip service to the “reuse, reduce, recycle” mantra.

Hogg also employs images or pages cut from books and magazines but turns them into 3D sculptures. About the source for her piece “Bound by History” she writes, “This book was printed in 1993, and towards the end of the text a paragraph was dedicated to the crisis of running out of landfill space.

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We are in that crisis and are still non-stop consuming and creating non-biodegradable waste that fills our land and oceans.”

Volansky’s assemblage “Connecting the Dots” looks, at first glance, like a display of gaily colored jewelry on and around a piece of driftwood. It is misleading: The curled, confettilike pieces are cut from cans — pretty but treacherous.

Donegan creates idiosyncratic sculptures exclusively from discarded, repurposed materials, as well as a sense of humor. His yarn-wrapped shopping cart on a handmade dumpster-cumpedestal was exhibited last year in Burlington for the South End Art Hop. Among his newer pieces in “ReAct!” is a striking assemblage, “Speed Queen,” made from the top of a found washing machine and other scrap metal and ensconced on a bed of river stones.

It’s not immediately evident how Wilson’s weavings fit the theme of this exhibition, but Cummings explains that she walks the talk by spinning and dying the wool from her own sheep and weaving elegant, abstract wall hangings by hand.

In addition, Wilson makes functional porcelain pottery and has a psychotherapy practice “incorporating expressive arts therapy,” according to her website.

This entire exhibition might be called expressive arts with ecoconsciousness. “ReAct!” is on view through October 15.

ART SHOWS

what should fall away?” In the Woodshed Gallery, an annex of the museum. Through August 31. Info, 525-3031. Bread and Puppet Museum in Glover.

JUDITH JACOBS: “Transience,” photographs of time.

Through September 27. Info, 525-3366. The Parker Pie Company in West Glover.

RANDY ALLEN: “Feeling the Landscape,” oil paintings. Through September 18. Info, 533-2000.

Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

TORIN PORTER: “After Images,” small and large steel sculptures and ink drawings; also, an opportunity for the public to contribute to a collaborative floor chalk drawing. Info, 563-2037.

White Water Gallery in East Hardwick.

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BARBARA CAMPMAN: “In Passage,” painting, assemblage and mixed media by the Vermont artist. Through November 6. Info, 387-0102. Next Stage Arts Project in Putney.

‘FELT EXPERIENCE’: Works by five artists who use the medium of felt in diverse and novel ways: Marjolein Dallinga, Ruth Jeyaveeran, Melissa Joseph, Liam Lee and Stephanie Metz; curated by Sarah Freeman and Katherine Gass Stowe. Through October 10.

‘NEBIZUN: WATER IS LIFE’: Artwork by Abenaki artists of the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley, including protest art created in support of the Native American Water Protectors; curated

by Vera Longtoe Sheehan. Through October 10.

BETH GALSTON: “Unraveling Oculus,” an immersive sculptural installation using natural elements and video recorded in a silo. Through October 10. FRANK JACKSON: “There/There,” abstract landscape fresco paintings that address questions of place, memory and experience. Through October 10. MIE YIM: “Fluid Boundaries,” vivid paintings of unsettling hybrid creatures by the New York City-based artist; curated

by Sarah Freeman. Through October 10. OASA DUVERNEY: “Black Power Wave,” a window installation of drawings by the Brooklyn artist, inspired by images of Chinese Fu dogs, the cross and the Yoruba deity Èsù. Through May 6. ROBERLEY BELL: “The Landscape Stares Back,” outdoor sculpture on the museum lawn. Through October 10. Info, 257-0124.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

JOHN VAN DER DOES: “Sacred Geometry,” brightly colored abstract paintings of mathematical designs inspired by the yoga tradition of the yantra.

Through September 9. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

JUDE DANIELSON: “Unseen Rhythms,” large-scale quilts based on pixelated abstractions of human faces by the Oregon-based textile artist. The quilts are available via a silent auction running for the duration of the exhibition. Through August 31.

Info, jamie.mohr78@gmail.com. Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro.

LEON GOLUB: Nearly 70 expressive figurative paintings that explore man’s relationship with the dynamics of power, spanning the American artist’s career from 1947 to 2002. LOIS DODD: A survey of some 50 paintings by the American artist from the late 1950s through last year that depict places she lives and works, from rural Maine to New York City. Through November 27. Info, vermont@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

‘VISIONS OF A SOUND’: Portraits of jazz greats

by Mary LaRose and Sara Wildavsky. Through September 1. Info, 118elliot@gmail.com. 118 Elliot in Brattleboro.

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DAISY ROCKWELL: “Dhwani/Resonance,” South Asian-inspired paintings by the artist, writer and translator of Hindi and Urdu literature. Through September 17. Info, 803-362-2607. Manchester Community Library in Manchester Center.

‘DWELL: HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS’: Maxine Henryson, Alejandra Seeber, Ruth Shafer and Suzanne Wright use the history of the art center’s Yester House, a former estate, to explore themes of domesticity and interior spaces. Info, 362-1405.

‘MASKED’: A community portrait project of Inclusive Arts Vermont, featuring the work of 22 artists with disabilities, with special guest Judith Klausner. Info, 362-1405. ROBERT DUGRENIER: “VitroVerse,” 200 hand-blown glass planets illuminated by LED lights suspended from the ceiling of the grand staircase in Yester House; each globe also has a digital life as a non-fungible token. Through September 11.

Info, kathy@dugrenier.com. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

‘MANY AMERICAS: ART MEETS HISTORY’: More than a dozen artworks and installations that use divergent histories as a point of departure to address present-day issues. Curated by Ric Kasini Kadour. Through November 27. Info, 362-1405.

Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

‘PARKS & RECREATION’: An exhibition of paintings past and present that explores the history and artistic depictions of Vermont’s state parks and other formally designated natural areas.

Contemporary works on loan from the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Through November 6. ‘PERSPECTIVES: THE STORY OF BENNINGTON THROUGH MAPS’: A collection that shows the changing roles of maps, from those made by European colonists showcasing American conquests to later versions that celebrate civic progress and historic events. Through December 31. NORTH BENNINGTON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: The 25th annual outdoor sculpture show at locations around town, as well as more works by regional artists inside the museum. Through November 12. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

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‘CULTURAL MOSAIC’: Paintings by Haitian artist Pievy Polyte and Alan Jacobs, a self-taught artist with works featuring the ocean and the Holocaust; and poetry by local writers. Through September 9. Info, 775-0356. ‘WHOSE NEW WORLD?’: An exhibition of works in a variety of mediums by nine regional artists who explore social justice issues.

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JOHN DOUGLAS: “Anywhere but Here,” a solo exhibition of photographs by the Vershire artist.

Through September 30. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

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‘DRAWING LINES’: A group exhibition that illustrates the line as a critical apparatus for exploration; featuring works in weaving, painting, sculpture, drawing and collage. ‘IN THE MOMENT: RECENT WORK BY LOUISE HAMLIN’: Paintings and works on paper by the former Dartmouth College studio art professor and printmaker. Through September 3. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H.

f ‘FIREFLIES AND FREEZE TAG’: A curated group exhibition of 26 New Hampshire and Vermont artists whose artwork reflects on the joys of summer.

Reception: Friday, September 2, 5-7 p.m. Through September 24. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘VIEWS OF WITHIN: PICTURING THE SPACES WE INHABIT’: More than 60 paintings, photographs, prints, installations and textile works from the museum’s collection that present one or more evocations of interior space. Through June 30.

Info, 514-235-2044. NICOLAS PARTY: “L’heure mauve” (“Mauve Twilight”), a dreamlike exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installation in the Swiss-born artist’s signature saturated colors.

Online reservations required. Through October 16.

SABRINA RATTÉ: “Contre-espace,” digital artwork by the Montréal artist that creates an interaction between architecture and landscape, projected onto the façade of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion from dusk to 11 p.m. Through November 27. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. m

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Back in 2015, Dr. Teghan Lucas, then a PhD student at the University of Adelaide in Australia, conducted a study on identifying people’s faces. It was intended to highlight the dangers of our increasingly surveilled society and, in particular, the risk that a person could be wrongly accused of a crime due to “morphological characters,” or surface anatomy. In other words, she was investigating whether someone could unknowingly pin a crime on a suspect’s doppelgänger.

Fortunately, Dr. Lucas discovered that, even though we’ve all seen people who resemble our friends and family, there’s actually only a one in 135 chance that a pair of strangers look remarkably alike.

What about other kinds of doppelgängers though? People who don’t look alike but seem to be living parallel lives? You know, you’re in conversation with a stranger or maybe a loose acquaintance, and they start telling you all about their life, and suddenly it sounds very familiar. A glitch in the Matrix? Maybe your dad had a secret family? (Shout-outs to my travelingsalesman-dad friends.) Maybe the whole trope of everyone being unique is an

exaggeration, and most humans are total basic bitches.

BOB WAGNER and I don’t look a thing alike. We’re both white dudes who play guitar, but that has to be something like 12 percent of the world’s population, right? I may get a few strands of dark orange in my beard when it gets thick, but Wagner is full on flying the Ginger Power flag. No one is mixing us up if we walk into the same room.

Yet, talking to Wagner last week, I found it hard to shake the notion that we’ve had some pretty similar big life moments. Both of us were born in New Jersey but made our way to Vermont as soon as we could, guitars in hand. And while we diverged on the kinds of music we play in our adopted home, I now know we share an important piece of musical DNA: the soundtrack of the 1989 film Lean on Me. Starring Morgan Freeman, the film is based on the true life story of Joe Clark, a principal who works to turn around a struggling high school in Paterson, N.J. While it’s a great film, it’s the title song — written and performed by the late, great BILL WITHERS — that enraptured us both.

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that song,” Wagner told me as we spoke last week. “But back then, I didn’t know who Bill Withers was. It wasn’t until much later that I realized how great his music is.”

The West Virginia-born Withers first tasted success as a singer-songwriter with the 1971 lost-love lament “Ain’t No Sunshine,” followed by a string of worldclass songs such as “Lovely Day,” “Just the Two of Us” (with GROVER WASHINGTON) and “Use Me.” But for Wagner and me, and likely a host of other kids of our generation introduced to him through Lean on Me, the title song was what captivated us. It brims with warmth, honest-to-God soul and true empathy, not to mention that voice. “Lean on Me” taught us one of the most important lessons in life: Sometimes, we all need somebody.

Wagner’s lifelong relationship with Withers’ music began when he saw the film at 9 years old. To celebrate that love, Wagner is staging a celebration for the late Withers, winner of three Grammy Awards, who died in 2020 at age 82.

“Bob Wagner & Friends Perform the Music of Bill Withers” is this Saturday, September 3, at Higher Ground’s Backside 405 series in Burlington’s South End. Wagner is bringing along an assortment of Vermont musicians, including his KAT WRIGHT bandmate JOSH WEINSTEIN on bass, drummer-in-demand DAN RYAN (MADAILA, DAN RYAN EXPRESS), LEON CAMPOS on keys (the GRIFT), trumpeter CONNOR YOUNG and many more.

“I’ve been out on the road with Kat a lot the last few years,” Wagner said. “So I’ve kind of gotten into this rhythm that, when I’m back in Burlington, I try to put on some cool shows. Higher Ground asked me if I wanted a date at 405, and I said sure without any real idea what the hell I would actually do.”

Weinstein reminded him of his pledge to do a Withers tribute, something Wagner had been pondering for years.

“After [Josh] got me thinking about doing a Bill Withers tribute, I started thinking about Labor Day,” Wagner said.

“It just fit for me, doing a Bill show on Labor Day. Here is this guy who was truly an everyday sort of workingman, you know? I mean, he was still working as an airplane mechanic when ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ came out. It was a huge hit, but he wouldn’t quit his job — they had to lay him off !”

While Wagner, who has covered Withers’ songs throughout his own career, is looking forward to leaning into the sunny-day vibes of beautiful, feel-good music, he also hopes the show sheds some light on other aspects of the great songwriter.

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“The more you listen to Bill, the more you realize how paranoid some of his music is,” Wagner pointed out.

“It always sounds so cool and calm and warm, but there’s a lot more going on there, just on the psychological front.

Listen to ‘Better Off Dead.’ The record ends with a gunshot! It’s like, ‘OK, Bill.

Take it easy, man.’”

Wagner and his friends aim to show all sides of Withers’ catalog for the show. The guitarist also teased some mystery special guests, so be on the lookout for cool collaborations.

Pick your tickets up at highergroundmusic.com and have a lovely day.

It’s a big couple of months for southern Vermont metalcore act SAVING VICE. Fresh off tour drama with LIL XAN, the band is getting ready to release two new tracks as an EP titled Dichotomy in October. The first track, out on September 2, is “Culling Kindness.” According to a press release from the band, the song is about “resisting the urge to attack bullies or aggressors … and how trying to be the bigger person ends up making you a victim your whole life. You eventually have to draw a line and fight back.” The B side is “I, Dysmorphia,” which, unsurprisingly, is about negative body image.

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It’s always a little weird to me when I read about a UK act playing Americana. Shouldn’t it be, um, Briticana? But it’s all folk music at the end of the day, right? Right.

Anyway, British Americana act the BLACK FEATHERS are embarking on an American tour in support of their sophomore album, Angel Dust & Cyanide. Composed of the songwriting duo of RAY HUGHES and SIAN CHANDLER, the band is swinging through the Green Mountains on Sunday, September 11, for a show at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House.

It’s a collaborative booking between the Friends of the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House and the Occasional Concert Series, and it represents a bit of a departure from the genre of music usually booked at the venue. It will also serve as the first in a series at the Opera House called “P.M. Sundays,” which includes a show on November 6 by 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Concert winner ALISA AMADOR. For more information, check out plainfieldoperahousevt.org.

You can hear Saving Vice in Burlington the day this issue comes out, on Wednesday, August 31. The band is playing the latest installment of Nectar’s Metal of the Month, along with DEAD SOLACE and NO SOUL. And while it’s a free show, the event is in partnership with Planned Parenthood and will be raising funds for the VT for Reproductive Liberty initiative. Time to mosh for a good cause!

The 17th annual Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival kicks off on Labor Day weekend down in Plymouth Notch.

From Saturday, September 3, through Sunday, September 4, the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts an assortment of local and touring musicians, including Boston’s JAY OTTAWAY AND THE RAMBLE, Pennsylvania troubadour CRAIG BICKHARDT, and Vermont Americana singer SARAH KING. It’s hard to beat Plymouth Notch for natural beauty and overall vibes, so if you have a chance to check out the festival, don’t miss it. Pop by early on Saturday for a noon performance of Shakespeare Alive! at the Union Christian Church. Visit plymouthfolk. com for more information. m

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CLUB DATES live music WED.31

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Courtyard Music Series (blues, jazz, rock) at Halvorson’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Irish Sessions (Celtic folk) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Find the most up-to-date info on live music, DJs, comedy and more at sevendaysvt.com/music. If you’re a talent booker or artist planning live entertainment at a bar, nightclub, café, restaurant, brewery or coffee shop, send event details to music@sevendaysvt.com or submit the info using our form at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

Mountain Messages North Carolina’s M.C. Taylor, front person for the indie folk act HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, has garnered a reputation for

writing songs that can be confessional and questioning all at once. Whether trying to find hope in a broken country on 2019’s Terms of Surrender or guiding his sound toward more uplifting terrain with the 2021 follow-up Quietly Blowing It, Taylor has perfected his Appalachian folk mythos. Lately augmenting his albums with guest artists such as Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Vermont singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, Taylor brings his band to the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington on Friday, September 2. Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter CARSON MCHONE opens.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Billy Wylder (folk, rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $12.

Bob Wagner & Friends Perform the Music of Bill Withers (tribute) at Backside 405, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20/$25.

Eleven (rock) at Gusto’s, Barre, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Get a Grip with Rough Francis, Voices in Vain, Misery Whip (punk, hardcore) at Merchants Hall, Rutland, 8 p.m. $10.

THU.1

Alex Stewart Quartet and Special Guests (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Ghost Funk Orchestra (psychrock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $15/$18.

AliT (singer-songwriter) at Filling Station, Middlesex, 6 p.m. Free.

The Brevity Thing (acoustic rock) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex Junction, 6 p.m.

Free.

Cam Barnes, Sean Duck, FOZ (hip-hop) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Marcus Rezak and Ike Willis Zappa Experience (Frank Zappa tribute) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 9 p.m. $18/$20.

Mullets of Rock (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Paul Asbell (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

FRI.2

The Bubs with Greaseface (rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $5.

Gypsy Reel (Celtic) at Skunk Hollow Tavern, Hartland Four Corners, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Chris Powers (singer-songwriter) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.

Hiss Golden Messenger with Carson McHone (singersongwriter) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $21/$24.

The Bleeding Hearts Family Band (bluegrass) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Glom, Wren Kitz, Furrows (psychrock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

Bob Recupero and Cooper (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

GoldenOak (indie soul) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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Kyle Stevens (acoustic) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Low Lily (folk) at Happy Valley Orchard, Middlebury, 6 p.m. Free.

Mark Legrand, Sarah Munro, the Nailers (singer-songwriter) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Mirage (rock) at the Old Post, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

No Showers on Vacation with Blackwater (indie rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5.

Larsen Gardens (folk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 3:30 p.m.

Free.

Lexi Weege & JJ Slater (jazz, blues) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Mo’ynoq, Sachem, Black Axe and Melkor (metal) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $10.

Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

Tyler Mast Band (jazz, funk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m.

Free.

Vermont Jazz Trio (jazz) at the Skinny Pancake, Stowe, noon.

Free.

Victor Wooten Bass Extremes (jazz, funk) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $35/$39.

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Bloodroot Gap (bluegrass) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Freesd.

Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

Matt Nathanson with Donovan Woods (singer-songwriter) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $39.50/$44.50.

Marc Delgado (singer-songwriter) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m.

Free.

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Lamoille Rising with the Seth Yacovone Band, the Aerolites, Green Mountain Freight (jam, rock) at Moogs Joint, Johnson, 4 p.m. $20.

Jesse Taylor Band (indie rock) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 9 p.m.

Free.

Maple & Hanson (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m.

The Most Wanted, Kuf Knotz, Christine Elise (dance, hip-hop) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $5.

King Arthur Jr. (singer-songwriter) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free.

Honky Tonk Tuesday featuring Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

Labor Day Weekend Bone Shakin’ with Charlie Frazier (blues, rock) at Moogs Joint, Johnson, 6 p.m.

Free.

John Lackard Blues JAM (blues) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Dick’s Couch Tour (Phish livestream) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Green Mountain Freight (rock) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

The Josh Pallotta Fund Benefit Bash featuring Jerborn and Steve Hartmann (rock) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Dan Parks with Mark Steffenhagen (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m.

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Andrew Richards & Company (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Dying Fetus with Abbadon and Dead Solace (death metal) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25/$28.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

Racheal Elliott and Thomas Kozumplik (jazz) at York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, 7 p.m.

Free.

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Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute) at Fiddlehead Brewing, Shelburne, 2 p.m. $25.

Singer-Songwriter Sessions featuring Fo Daniels, Cricket Blue, Danny LeFrancois and Hallie Spoor (singer-songwriters) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8 p.m.

Free.

90 Proof (rock) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Phil Abair Band (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Connla (Celtic) at Ripton Community House, 7:30 p.m. $15.

Matt Hagen (singer-songwriter) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Sam Atallah (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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The Pickle Mafia (jam) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Wilson Springs Hotel (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

WED.7

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Courtyard Music Series (blues, jazz, rock) at Halvorson’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Irish Sessions (Celtic folk) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Ryan Sweezey (singer-songwriter) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m.

Free.

Malik Elijah, TYGKO, Will Keeper, Robscure (hip-hop) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

SUN.4

The Rough Suspects (rock, blues) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Cooper (singer-songwriter) at Blue Paddle Bistro, South Hero, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5.

Dig: Queer Dance Party (dance party) at Swan Dojo, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

THU.1

djs

DJ C-Low (DJ) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 6:30 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.

THU.1

Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae, dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

Vinyl Thursdays (DJ) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

FRI.2

DJ Kaos (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10.

No Fun Friday 005: Tricky Pat, Andy Kershaw, Scott Carlson, Shawn Williams (electronic) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. $5.

SAT.3

99 Neighbors Radio (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at the Parker Pie, West Glover, 6:30 p.m.

Free.

SUN.4

Sunday Night Mass Presents: Mike Swells (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 9 p.m. $15/$18.

FRI.2

Red Brick Coffee House (open mic) at Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.6

MON.5

Local Dork (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Ecstatic Singing (singersongwriting workshop) at Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 6 p.m. $15.

open mics & jams

TUE.6

Open Mic Night (open mic) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

WED.31

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with D Davis (open mic) at Bent Nails Bistro, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Skunk Hollow Tavern, Hartland Four Corners, 5:30 p.m. Free.

WED.7

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Skunk Hollow Tavern, Hartland Four Corners, 5:30 p.m. Free.

comedy

SAT.3

THU.1

TUE.6

Trivia Night (trivia) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Sam Morril (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $40.

Comedy Open Mic (comedy) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.7

WED.31

Katie Boyle (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Weird & Niche (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5.

Steve Hofstetter (comedy) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $25/$28.

THU.1

Sam Morril (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $40.

FRI.2

Sam Morril (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $40.

Trivia & Nachos (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Thursday (trivia) at Spanked Puppy Pub, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.2

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Babes Bar, Bethel, 7 p.m. Free.

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TUE.6

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Karaoke with DJ Party Bear (karaoke) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Depot, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free.

Madam Mystique Presents: Drag Bingo (drag bingo) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

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Listening to Will Keeper’s new EP, Glass Doll, I get the impression that the 25-year-old Burlington singer-songwriter is visually fixated. His past two EPs and string of singles prove that he’s a whiz with sound, too. But the lyrics on his new release are strikingly optically focused.

On these six feathery pop tunes, Keeper sings the following lyrics: “Eyes up and toes to the sky” 12:52 PM (“Security”); “Fall into your eyes” (“Wingman”); “Don’t look at me with your pretty boy gaze” (“Beach Rose”); “Trying on your clothes when I’m hollow / They fit like eyelids” (“Vessel”); and “The way you stare me down / I could be see-through” (“Glass Doll”). The final cut, “Fisheye,” is fully loaded with ocular imagery.

This pattern contrasts with his 2021

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Derek O’Kanos, Spoken Roads (OAK HONEST RECORDS, CASSETTE, CD, DIGITAL)

Brattleboro has launched some of the best local bands in recent years — including Barishi, Witch and Thus Love — and the town continues to produce a diverse array of musical talent.

The latest to emerge from Vermont’s southern realms is singersongwriter Derek O’Kanos with his sophomore effort, Spoken Roads.

O’Kanos’ previous EP, 2021’s On the Sleeve, was a mixed bag of promising potential and regurgitation of inspirations. While it was overall a decent record, the DNA of its songs was a little too easy to read at times. Though Spoken Roads is hardly a reinvention of his sound — it’s still essentially a roots-rock record — O’Kanos has refined his songwriting process and gotten more clever about obscuring his influences. The result is a clearer

EP, Nosebleeds, which seemed to linger on unpleasant physical sensations. So what does Keeper see?

In many of his peers, he sees pain. In an email to Seven Days, Keeper described his music as addressing “inflammatory rhetoric surrounding queer people” and “how vilifying queerness actually takes a great deal of innocence away from kids and young adults.” Then he elegantly summed up Glass Doll: It tackles how queer and trans kids “don’t get to fully experience the same milestones as their cishet peers.

“This project traces some of my process acknowledging that reality and moving through it to regain what was chipped away,” Keeper continued.

“A glass doll can seem like a delicate symbol of suspended innocence, but even when it breaks all those pieces are still there.”

The album cover offers a visual representation of that metaphor, while Keeper’s description helps explain both

the ocular imagery and the unmistakable longing heard in his new songs. Sometimes all someone who yearns can do is look achingly toward what they want, need and deserve. It’s upsetting to live like that.

Written, performed, recorded and produced entirely by Keeper at home, Glass Doll is his best release yet. The artist continues to define his sound, though the EP approaches an ideal state.

He weds R&B genetics to coffeehouse quietude, dredging his work in subtle experimental flair. His tones are babyproofed, their sharp edges covered in protective, rubbery layers. His singing is almost like sighing, but not sighing that comes from disappointment or exasperation. His work exhales a deep compassion for his listeners, managing to come off as unaggressive without being dispassionate. It’s his signature move.

Despite the trauma at its core, Glass Doll is a deeply comforting listen, as is Keeper’s entire body of work. The next phase of his career: honing his live set.

Catch him on Wednesday, September 7, at Radio Bean in Burlington.

Glass Doll is available at willkeeper. bandcamp.com.

representation of his songwriting and a less predictable, more engaging record.

“Simple Life” kicks off the EP and establishes a theme for Spoken Roads.

O’Kanos is finding silver linings, looking for the bright side everywhere. A furiously strummed acoustic guitar figure is soon joined by one of those rousing folkrock anthem beats straight out of the Lumineers’ playbook.

That kinetic energy carries through all of the EP’s five tracks.

The strength of the songwriting on Spoken Roads is buoyed by clever arrangements and O’Kanos’ instrumental prowess. His guitar playing is particularly sharp on the EP, both in the carefully layered rhythm parts and the searing leads.

“Surrender” features some of his best playing, including a searing solo atop chugging power chords.

When songs are engaging but don’t exactly break new musical ground, one hopes they’ll draw some power from their lyrics. Unfortunately, O’Kanos tends to go

for vague axioms and well-trodden tropes.

In “What Good’s a Feeling?,” for example, he sings, “I sat down to write me a song / Surprised to see it didn’t take that long / I guess I just had something to say / Until that feeling went away.”

Much of the good in Spoken Roads comes from the general sunniness O’Kanos imparts to his songs, lending the EP a sort of haze. Tracks such as “Little Bird,” a pop-leaning, radio-friendly number, and his closer, “The Word Love,” are perfect fodder for a nice drive in the country or a cold drink by the water.

While O’Kanos doesn’t exactly make “beer and lifestyle music” — as Thom Yorke famously described the work of Coldplay — it embodies the broader strokes of life, whether he’s writing about love, loss or pouring himself another one.

That’s a tougher task than he makes it seem, and perhaps the biggest strength of Spoken Roads is how casually O’Kanos has created a well-produced, engaging and highly listenable record.

Spoken Roads comes out this Friday, September 2, at oakhonestrecords.com.

O’Kanos plays a release party that same evening at Tine Restaurant in Brattleboro.

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ack in the day, a movie like Thirteen Lives would almost certainly have had a fall theatrical run to prepare it for the upcoming awards race. Directed by multiple Oscar winner Ron Howard and starring Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell, the movie dramatizes a riveting story from the recent past: the 2018 rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand. There’s even a guaranteed heartwarming ending!

But things have changed in the movie business, and Thirteen Lives was released in early August on Amazon Prime Video. I gave it a watch.

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Fresh from soccer practice, 12 kids and their young assistant coach take a hike into the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex.

While they’re inside, early monsoon rains pelt the area and flood the normally walkable cave.

When the boys don’t return, the provincial governor (Sahajak Boonthanakit) mobilizes a task force. Royal Thai Navy SEALs struggle to navigate the cave’s sinuous flooded passages, so the government brings in a couple of British volunteers with cavediving expertise: down-to-earth family man John Volanthen (Farrell) and prickly loner-type Rick Stanton (Mortensen).

Volanthen and Stanton find the missing 13 youths, alive and clinging to a rock ledge.

But they’re starving and running out of oxygen, and they lack the high-level diving skills required to exit their watery prison.

Meanwhile, more rainstorms are forecast.

The two Englishmen cook up a rescue plan so risky and unprecedented that it’s imaginable only as a last resort.

Will you like it?

If your most recent exposure to Howard’s cinematic oeuvre is the broad melodrama of Hillbilly Elegy, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how no-nonsense Thirteen Lives is. The unadorned story already tugs at our heartstrings, and Howard and screenwriter William Nicholson have made the wise decision not to add any schmaltz.

Even the score by Benjamin Wallfisch builds tension without being obtrusive.

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Howard’s scattered but gripping film dramatizes the 2018 rescue of a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave.

tradition of Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.

While bits of character development pop up here and there, the emphasis is on offering a journalistic overview of a crisis that involved officials, military personnel, press and volunteers from all over the world.

As an inevitable result, the movie lacks focus, repeatedly offering tantalizing threads of stories only to snatch them away.

We’ve barely met a young volunteer diver before we’re watching him drown. The fact that some of the trapped boys were stateless refugees gets only a quick mention, as do the governor’s political woes.

A subplot involving the diversion of rainwater from sinkholes is so rushed that the main players barely make an impression. Still, that subplot offers a crucial reminder that the rescue involved not just a few foreigners but also hundreds of ingenious, determined Thai engineers, volunteers and farmers who allowed their land to be flooded for the cause.

The actors who do have more screen time give their characters hints of depth that aren’t on the page. Despite their clashing dispositions, Volanthen and Stanton have a believable rapport. In the crucial role of the Australian anesthetist on whom their plan hinges, Joel Edgerton manages to convey an array of emotions

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— skepticism, guilt, resolve — without many lines.

Thirteen Lives is a story about heroism in which no one is a maverick. Everyone is vulnerable and sometimes overwhelmed, and everyone is reluctant to take chances with the boys’ lives until it’s clear that the alternative is unthinkable. There may be no single protagonist to root for, but I’ll take Howard’s vision over some more Hollywoodized version in which grumpy Stanton — who announces early on that he doesn’t like kids — turns into a big old softie.

The film instills a healthy respect for the wonders and terrors of nature. The scenes in the underwater passages are well choreographed, often using a first-person viewpoint, and genuinely scary. (If you experience claustrophobia, you will be feeling it.)

By the end of the movie, we grasp a central irony. For all the international power behind their rescue, it’s still borderline miraculous that the boys emerged alive from the cave, a death trap into which they’d hiked with relative ease before the rains began. Thirteen Lives may not be an awards contender, but it’s a solid survival drama that reminds us everything can change in an instant.

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THE RESCUE (2021; Disney+): This

documentary about the Tham Luang rescue, from the makers of Free Solo, swept up a bunch of film festival honors. The divers emerge from it as more vivid “characters” than they are in Thirteen Lives, with Stanton coming off as endearingly goofy in contrast to Mortensen’s brooding portrayal of him.

ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS’ SOCCER TEAM

(Candlewick, 288 pages. $24.99): While the story of the boys’ amazing survival has obvious appeal to older kids, Howard’s film doesn’t focus on them. For a different perspective, try Christina Soontornvat’s acclaimed nonfiction account in book form.

BLIND DESCENT: THE QUEST TO DISCOVER THE DEEPEST CAVE ON EARTH (Random

House, 320 pages, $18): Why were volunteer cave divers able to pull off a rescue that Navy SEALs could not?

For a detailed answer, read this 2011 book in which Vermont author James M. Tabor delves into the often deadly intricacies of cave diving.

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FIRE OF LOVEHHHH Sara Dosa’s documentary explores the life of a scientist couple, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died doing what they loved: investigating volcanos. Miranda July narrates. (98 min, PG. Roxy)

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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG This documentary from Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine looks at the singer-songwriter through the lens of one of his most beloved songs.

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THE INVITATIONHH1/2 A bereaved young woman (Nathalie Emmanuel) finds romance and terror at the English country estate of her recently rediscovered relatives in this gothic thriller. (104 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount) MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ONHHHH1/2 A YouTube star comes to the big screen in this all-ages mockumentary. (90 min, PG. Roxy; reviewed 6/22) MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRUHHH Kyle Balda’s animated comedy charts how 12-year-old Gru (Steve Carell) aimed to become the world’s greatest supervillain. (87 min, PG. Bethel, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star, Sunset) NOPEHHH1/2 Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer play siblings dealing with otherworldly occurrences in the latest sci-fi/horror film from writer-director Jordan Peele (Get Out). (135 min, R. Bethel, Majestic, Palace, Roxy; reviewed 8/3) SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOMEHHH1/2 This re-release of the 2021 Marvel flick is billed as the “more fun stuff version.” (157 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Capitol, Essex, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Welden)

DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETSHHH Krypto the SuperDog assembles a band of crime-fighting critters to rescue Superman in this animated adventure. (106 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Majestic, Palace, Star, Welden)

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDERHHH Taika Waititi returns as director of this Marvel sequel in which Thor’s attempt at retirement is interrupted by a new threat. (118 min, PG-13. Palace)

DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HEROHHH1/2 Martial arts warrior Goku and his friends face a new threat from the Red Ribbon Army in this animated adventure. Tetsuro Kodama directed. (100 min, PG-13. Majestic, Palace, Roxy)

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ELVISHHH Austin Butler plays the rock icon and Tom Hanks plays Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic, also starring Olivia DeJonge.

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community

IN-PERSON APPLICANT SUPPORT EVENTS: Vermont Emergency Rental Assistance Program staff offer support to renters who drop in seeking financial aid due to pandemicrelated challenges. Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 461-8430.

MRF TOUR: COME SEE WHERE YOUR RECYCLING GOES!: Eco-minded neighbors meet the people and witness the equipment that sort and process the contents of their blue bins. Ages 10 and up. Materials Recovery Facility, Williston, 12:30-2 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 872-8111.

WALK BIKE BRIDGE WORKSHOP 2: EAST-WEST CROSSING PROJECT: South Burlingtonians share their thoughts on the new walkways to Williston Road, Quarry Hill and the U-Mall. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 846-4107.

fairs & festivals

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR: Vermonters enjoy an absolute smorgasbord of rides, games and fun. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-midnight. $4-175; free for kids 4 and under. Info, 878-5545.

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: Viewers experience 19thcentury explorer Henry Bates’ journey through the Amazon rainforest. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: Cameras positioned in nests, underwater and along the forest floor capture a year’s worth of critters coming and going. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS’: A man finds himself an unwilling resident of a town whose inhabitants make their living by causing car accidents in this 1974 Australian horror comedy. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: An adventurous dolichorhynchops travels through the most dangerous oceans in history, encountering plesiosaurs, giant turtles and the deadly mosasaur along the way. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30

All submissions must be received by Thursday at noon for consideration in the following Wednesday’s newspaper.

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Listings and spotlights are written by Emily Hamilton. Seven Days edits for space and style. Depending on cost and other factors, classes and workshops may be listed in either the calendar or the classes section. Class organizers may be asked to purchase a class listing.

a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: Sparkling graphics take viewers on a mind-bending journey from the beginning of time through the mysteries of the universe. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: Villagers shop local from various vendors handing out fruits, veggies, prepared foods and more. Danville Village Green, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail.com.

FEAST FARM STAND: Farmfresh veggies and other delights go on sale at this market featuring weekly activities such as yoga and cooking demonstrations. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-2518.

MEET THE MAKERS: A BOOZY POP-UP SERIES: Guests delight their palates with exclusive cocktails and rub elbows with some of Vermont’s leading distillers. Ticket includes two drinks and an appetizer. Pauline’s Café, South Burlington, 5-7 p.m. $30; preregister. Info, 862-1081.

games

BINGO AT THE EAST VALLEY COMMUNITY HALL: Weekly games raise funds for the meeting hall renovation. East

FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE: art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/music.

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the air, courtesy of the Fairfax musician. Shelburne Vineyard, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

MAH-JONGG CLUB: Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a game. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 888-3853.

WINOOSKI WEDNESDAYS: JOSH PANDA: The Burlington pop singer and erstwhile American Song Contest contestant serenades picnickers under the open sky. Rotary Park, Winooski, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@downtownwinooski.org.

health & fitness

film

LIST YOUR UPCOMING EVENT HERE FOR FREE!

Valley Community Hall, East Randolph, 6-8 p.m. Cost of cards.

Info, eastvalleycg@gmail.com.

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ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: Those in need of an easy-on-the-joints workout experience an hour of calming, low-impact movement.

United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431.

AUGUST MEDITATION SERIES: SIMPLE PRACTICES FOR MEDITATORS AT ALL LEVELS: Attendees learn and practice foundational Buddhist principles of focus and discipline.

Milarepa Center, Barnet, 6-8 p.m.

Donations; preregister. Info, milarepa@milarepacenter.org.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: Folks of all ages ward off osteoporosis in an exercise and prevention class. Online, 7:30 a.m.; Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free.

Info, 244-7036.

language

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: Learners of all abilities practice written and spoken English with trained instructors. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

outdoors

OWL PROWL & NIGHT GHOST HIKE: Flashlight holders spy denizens of dusk on a journey to 19thcentury settlement ruins, where spooky Vermont tales await. Call to confirm. History Hike lot, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 7 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

PLANTS THAT HARM & PLANTS THAT HELP: On a botany walk, outdoors lovers get to know medicinal, poisonous and edible species growing in Vermont state parks. Call to confirm. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

ROCKIN’ THE GREEN MOUNTAINS GEOLOGY TOUR: Locals learn about the ancient past at the foot of some of Earth’s oldest mountains. Call to confirm. Waterbury Dam Crest, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

STREAM SAFARI: Attendees grab a net and sift through the secret life in a shady creek. Call to confirm.

Nature Trail, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

theater

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: Six Southern women laugh, cry and form strong friendships in Robert Harling’s classic play. Weston Playhouse Main Stage, 2 & 7 p.m. $25-74. Info, 824-5288.

PAUSE-DÉJEUNER: ERNIE POMERLEAU: Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region hosts the president of Pomerleau Real Estate and member of the French Legion of Honor. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, president@aflcr.org.

‘THIRST’: Dorset Theatre Festival continues its season with the premiere of Ronán Noone’s witty reimagining of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill. Dorset Playhouse, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $46. Info, 867-2223.

lgbtq

FABLES STORYTELLING: Stephanie Zumbruski, Tim Wessel, Mike Cancellieri and Cyndi Cain Fitzgerald tell tales in an intimate café setting. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation; cash bar.

Info, 380-1077.

MOMENTUM GAME NIGHT: LGBTQ folks ages 55 and up gather for an evening of making friends and friendly competition. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, eeka@pridecentervt.org.

music

THE GRACE WALLACE QUARTET: The English jazz vocalist and her ensemble play for picnickers.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 457-3500.

‘ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN’: Chevron mustaches and face-melting guitar solos make for a startlingly authentic Queen tribute from Gary Mullen & the Works. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $4070. Info, 603-448-0400.

TROY MILLETTE: Heartfelt original country-rock songs carry through

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agriculture

GARDEN LIKE A FARMER: PREPARING FOR WINTER: Amateur agriculturalists learn how to harvest their crops and grow food during the cold months. Intervale Center, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 660-0440.

business

HIRING2DAYVT VIRTUAL JOB FAIR: The Vermont

Department of Labor gives job seekers a chance to meet with employers from around the state.

11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 828-4000.

community

FREE STORE: Neighbors swap books, kitchenware, shoes, clothing and small items of all kinds.

BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 498-8438.

crafts

ADULT CRAFTERNOON: CINNAMON PUFFY TREES: Handy locals sew scented autumnal ornaments. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2-3:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

KNITTERS MEET-UP: The fiber arts club meets on the mezzanine for conversation and crafting.

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, programs@normanwilliams.org.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of all experience levels get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

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MUSIC ON THE FARM: KARAN CASEY: Farm-fresh foods and Irish folk tunes are on the menu at a pastoral party. Fable Farm, Barnard, 6-9 p.m. $5-20; preregister; limited space. Info, 234-1645.

NIGHT OWL CLUB: Astronomers and space exploration experts discuss the latest in extraterrestrial news with curious attendees. Presented by Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.

7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2372.

PIZZA BY THE POND: A woodfired oven warms pies made of local ingredients while local bands regale diners. Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen, 5-8 p.m. $22-35; free for kids 5 and under; preregister; limited space. Info, 247-6735.

fairs & festivals

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR: See WED.31.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘FIRE OF LOVE’: An incomparable documentary uses footage caught by Maurice and Katia Krafft, two married French scientists who died in a volcanic eruption in 1991, to depict the otherworldly grandeur of volcanoes. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $6-12; VTIFF member benefits apply.

Info, 660-2600.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

food & drink

FARM NIGHT AT EARTHKEEP: A regenerative farming collective

LIST YOUR EVENT FOR FREE AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT

hosts a market featuring fresh produce, food trucks, lessons in aquaculture or medicinal foods, and unbeatable views of the mountains. Earthkeep Farmcommon, Charlotte, 4:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 425-2283.

LAVENDER BLUEBERRY PIE WITH THE PIE GUY: Gary Stuard demonstrates how to make a scrumptious late-summer treat. Presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op. 5:30-7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, info@ citymarket.coop.

ROYALTON FARMERS MARKET: Local farmers sell their produce, bread and eggs to villagers. South Royalton Town Green, 3-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 763-8302.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET: Local foods and crafts, live music,

and hot eats spice up Thursday afternoons. Vergennes City Park, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-9180.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: A lively group plays a classic, tricky game in pairs.

Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 6-10 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, morrisvillebridge@ outlook.com.

WHIST CARD GAME CLUB: Players of all experience levels congregate for some friendly competition. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 12:30-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 888-3853.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA WITH LINDA: Every week is a new adventure in movement and

SERIES: A2VT: City folk on their lunch breaks enjoy West African hip-hop beats from the Burlington band. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 279-2236.

mindfulness at this Morristown Centennial Library virtual class.

10:15-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

lgbtq

SPRUCE PEAK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: THE LONE BELLOW: The Brooklyn trio plays tracks from its new album, Half Moon Light, at an outdoor concert featuring libations for sale and breathtaking views. Spruce Peak at Stowe, 5-9 p.m. $40-50. Info, 760-4634.

POP-UP HAPPY HOUR: Locals connect over drinks at a speakeasy-style bar. Hosted by OUT in the 802. Lincolns, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

music

FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT SERIES: JOE ADLER: The folksy singer-songwriter delivers live music while the New Deal food cart serves up nosh. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 985-8222.

THURSDAYS BY THE LAKE: ALL NIGHT BOOGIE BAND: Hairraising vocals and scorching-hot rhythms mark this blues quintet as one to watch. Union Station, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

HUNGER MOUNTAIN CO-OP BROWN BAG SUMMER CONCERT

outdoors

BIRDS ON THE MOVE: Avian enthusiasts learn about the migration habits of Vermont’s winged species. Call to confirm. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

BUTTERFLY BONANZA: If you plant it, they will come!

Participants peep the winged insects that visit the park’s perennial and wildflower gardens. Call to confirm. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

GUIDED TOUR OF LITTLE RIVER HISTORY HIKE: Hikers explore the trails on a route they plan with a park interpreter. Bring sturdy shoes, water and snacks. Park

FAMILY Birds of a Feather Hear ye, hear ye: All the lords and ladies of the land FUN are hereby invited to partake in the ancient art of fal-

Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

• Plan ahead at sevendaysvt.com/family-fun.

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: Mothers-to-be build strength, stamina and a stronger connection to their baby. 5:45-6:45 p.m. $5-15. Info, 899-0339.

burlington

NOT BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC: All are welcome at a lakeside gathering for homeschoolers past, present and prospective. Oakledge Park, Burlington, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, dyerkolesnik@ yahoo.com.

chittenden county

INTRODUCTION TO SCOUTING: Troop 658 tells kids ages 10 through 17 and their families what being a Scout is all about. Myers Memorial Pool, Winooski, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, scoutmaster@ bsatroop658.com.

LEGO BUILDERS: Elementary-age imagineers explore, create and participate in challenges. Ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

mad river valley/ waterbury

JUNIOR RANGER ROUNDUP, WILDLIFE PUPPETRY & OPEN NATURE CENTER: Kids of all ages and interests enjoy art, crafts and forest maintenance. Call to confirm. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 5-6:15 p.m. $2-4; free for children ages 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

MAKING TRACKS, SEEING SKINS & SKULLS: Families make plaster of paris mammal track casts to paint and use in a puppet show. Call to confirm.

Nature Center, Little River State Park,

Saturday, September 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee. Regular admission, $15-18; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 359-5000, vinsweb.org.

Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

upper valley

PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize out on the patio.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

AMANDA FOODY & CHRISTINE LYNN HERMAN: The authors of All of Our Demise, the sequel to their brutal YA fantasy All of Us Villains, talk magic, mayhem and murder. Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

STORY TIME!: Songs and stories are shared in the garden, or in the community room in inclement weather.

Norwich Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Free.

Info, 649-1184.

mad river valley/ waterbury

JUNIOR RANGER ROUNDUP, WILDLIFE PUPPETRY & OPEN NATURE CENTER: See WED.31.

upper valley

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

TODDLER STORY TIME: Toddling tykes 20 months through 3.5 years hear a few stories related to the theme of the week. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

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LEGO CLUB: Children of all ages get crafty with Legos. Adult supervision is required for kids under 10. Winooski Memorial Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 655-6424.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA BASSICK: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library,

MARSHMALLOW ROAST: Sweet-toothed visitors get their toasting sticks ready for a sunset s’more fest. First package of marshmallows is free; additional packs available for purchase. Lavender Essentials of Vermont, Derby, 6-8 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 323-3590.

PHENOLOGY MONITORING WALK: Community scientists make note of seasonal natural phenomena on a newly marked phenology trail. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3068.

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STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in stories, songs and silliness. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

northeast kingdom

ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Kids 5 and under play, sing, hear stories and take home a fun activity. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10-11 a.m.

Free; preregister; limited space.

Info, 745-1391.

OPEN STAGE: Local high school students put on an all-ages open mic. Catamount ArtPort, St. Johnsbury, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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Waterbury, 9:30 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED: Fungi fanatics learn about different varieties — fabulous and fearsome alike — found throughout the park. Call to confirm. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $2-4; free for kids ages 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

conry at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science’s Sport of Kings Day. Trained birds of prey take flight during a full day of demonstrations centered on this 3,000-year-old hunting tradition. And the medieval fun doesn’t stop there: Visitors also watch trebuchet and archery demonstrations, take in a troubadour show (that is, local band As the Crow Flies), hunt for fairies, meet live owls and snakes, learn about medicinal flowers, and craft crowns fit for kings.

SPORT OF KINGS DAY

Office, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister. Info, 244-7103.

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burlington

SPLASH DANCE: See FRI.2, 1-3 p.m.

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LOUISE HAWES: Norwich Bookstore invites the author to celebrate the launch of her new middle-grade novel, Big Rig. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 649-1114.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

burlington

SPLASH DANCE: Kids soak up some summer fun in the fountain while DJs spin family-friendly tracks. Burlington City Hall Park, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

chittenden county

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET: An open-air marketplace featuring live music connects cultivators and fresh-food browsers. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 881-1249.

TEEN NIGHT: FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The Teen Advisory Board meets over pizza to brainstorm ideas for library programming. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

chittenden county

KARMA KIDZ YOGA OPEN STUDIO SATURDAYS: Young yogis of all ages and their caregivers drop in for some fun breathing and movement activities.

Kamalika-K, Essex Junction, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations. Info, 871-5085.

mad river valley/ waterbury

JUNIOR RANGER ROUNDUP, WILDLIFE PUPPETRY & OPEN NATURE CENTER: See WED.31.

MAKING TRACKS, SEEING SKINS & SKULLS: See WED.31.

upper valley

SPORT OF KINGS DAY: Lords and ladies of all ages experience the ancient arts of falconry and archery between legendary lessons on raptors and reptiles. See calendar spotlight. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $15-18; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 359-5000.

barre/montpelier

SUMMER MORNING PROGRAM: Readers ages 7 and under enjoy outdoor stories, songs and water play. Jaquith Public

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politics

THOUGHT CLUB: Artists and activists convene to engage with Burlington‘s rich tradition of radical thought and envision its future. Democracy Creative, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, tevan@democracycreative.com.

theater

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: See WED.31, 7 p.m.

‘THIRST’: See WED.31, 7:30 p.m.

‘THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND’: Stowe Theatre Guild presents a rollicking revue celebrating the work of musical theater duo John Kander and Fred Ebb, of Chicago and New York, New York fame.

Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 253-3961.

words

MYSTERY READERS BOOK CLUB: True crime buffs and amateur sleuths gather to discuss their favorite mystery books. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-6954.

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business

SMALL BUSINESS QUESTION: WHAT DO I CHARGE FOR MY SERVICES?: Career counselor Marie Eddy explains how best to monetize your expertise. Presented by Women Business Owners Network Vermont. 8:30-10 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 503-0219.

fun. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 4:30-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 540-0406.

games

MAH-JONGG: Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a game session. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

ONLINE GUIDED MEDITATION: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to relax on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: A sequence of slow, controlled motions aids in strength and balance. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 229-1549.

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fairs & festivals

music

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

VINTAGE SURFING & SKATE FILMS: The outdoor Backlot Cinema screens The Devil’s Toy, one of the first skate films ever made, and Morning of the Earth, Albert Falzon’s iconic 1972 surfing documentary. Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, 8-10 p.m. $12. Info, info@epsilonspires.org.

food & drink

THE PEOPLE’S FARMSTAND: Volunteers hand out fresh, local produce for free. Pomeroy Park, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

TRUCK STOP: Mobile kitchens dish out mouthwatering meals and libations. Live DJs and outdoor entertainment add to the

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ANDY KARL AND ORFEH: Broadway actor Christian Hoff hosts an unforgettable cabaret featuring a Tony Awardnominated husband-and-wife duo. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 8 p.m. $3580. Info, 362-1405.

FREE FIRST FRIDAY EVE: THE REFLEXIONS: The museum opens its exhibits to one and all, and the lawns overflow with food, drink, lawn games and live music.

Shelburne Museum, 5-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 985-3346.

MUSIC JAM: Local instrumentalists of all ability levels gather to make sweet music. BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 7-10 p.m.

Free. Info, 498-8438.

‘PIANO WORKS IN PROGRESS’: Ivories are tickled to pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and more. Reception follows.

Adamant Community Club, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, rosemary@ pianoworksinprogress.org.

TWILIGHT SERIES: ROUGH FRANCIS: The local legends bring their signature hard-edged, adventurous sound to the outdoor stage. Lily Seabird opens.

Burlington City Arts, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

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SOLDIERS ATOP THE MOUNT: Reenactors bring the colonial era to life. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $7; free for kids under 15.

Info, 948-2000.

fairs & festivals

CHELSEA ARTS ON THE GREEN MARKET AND FESTIVAL: Villagers celebrate creativity and community with a day of artisan vendors, music, crafts and food. North Common, Chelsea, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 685-4866.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

QIGONG WITH GERRY SANDWEISS: Beginners learn this ancient Chinese practice of meditative movement.

Presented by Norman Williams Public Library. 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, programs@ normanwilliams.org.

Free; donations accepted. Info, 989-4723.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR: See WED.31.

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

PIZZA BY THE POND: See THU.1.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR: See WED.31.

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health & fitness

‘THE AWKWARD BALLERINA’: Following an acclaimed run at the St-Ambroise Montréal Fringe Festival, Kristin Govers presents an autobiographical one-woman show about growing up with cerebral palsy. Salle Pauline-Julien, Montréal, 8 p.m. $23.33. Info, 514-626-1616.

etc.

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GARLIC TOWN, USA: It’s the best stinkin’ time of the year!

Garlic ice cream, garlic fudge and other odiferous offerings make for a funky festival celebrating all things allium. Various Bennington locations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5-30.

Info, 447-3311.

Hundred-Maker Wood Last year, the Mad River Valley Craft Fair celebrated its 50th birthday, and it’s still going as strong as ever. Artisans from across the region gather in the shadow of the Green Mountains for a two-day bazaar where shoppers can find all the handmade jewelry, pottery, art, knitwear, furniture, fabric, botanicals and woodwork their hearts desire.

Also setting up shop are various local food purveyors, the cocktail crafters of Mad River Distillers, and live music acts Green Mountain Swing, the Phineas Gage Project, Madigan Linnane and the Medicine Tribe. Entry fees benefit local theater troupe the Valley Players.

MAD RIVER VALLEY CRAFT FAIR Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Kenyon’s Field in Waitsfield. $5; free for kids under 12. Info, 917-1056, madrivercraftfair.com.

outdoors

FALL BIRDING: Folks of all interests and experience levels seek out feathered friends in flight. All supplies provided. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7:309:30 a.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

talks

JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND: MAKING SENSE OF REGENCY ENGLAND: Austenites kick off the Sense and Sensibility-themed festivities by learning about the money, postal system and modes of travel at the time.

Ticket includes dessert and drink.

Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 8-10:15 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, 888-6888.

tech

TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and more in one-on-one sessions. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free; preregister; limited space.

Info, 846-4140.

theater

FIRST FRIDAY TOURS: Enthusiastic patrons learn about the company’s history and sneak a peek backstage. Weston Theater

at Walker Farm, 4-5 p.m. $20. Info, 824-5288.

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: See WED.31, 7 p.m.

‘THIRST’: See WED.31, 7:30 p.m.

‘THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND’: See THU.1.

FOMO? Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

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SAT.3 bazaars

JERI HILL SENIOR HOUSING YARD SALE: A community-wide bazaar benefits the improvement of the living facility’s grounds. Jeri Hill Independent Living, Jericho, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 859-8857.

dance

CONTRA DANCE & GRANGE FUNDRAISER: To live tunes and gender-neutral calling, dancers balance, shadow and do-si-do the night away. N95, KN94, KN95 or 3-ply surgical masks required.

Capital City Grange, Berlin, beginners’ lesson, 7:40 p.m.; social dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-20; additional donations accepted. Info, 225-8921.

etc.

MORE THAN A MARKET: A WALKING TOUR OF BURLINGTON’S LOCAL MARKETS: Historic New England takes history buffs around past and present-day immigrant-owned markets for a lesson on their importance as sources of food, community and culture. 7 Pine St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

MAD RIVER VALLEY CRAFT FAIR: Myriad artisans from across New England arrive to peddle their wares alongside live music, food and craft cocktails. See calendar spotlight. Kenyon’s Field, Waitsfield, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5; free for kids under 12. Info, 917-1056.

PLYMOUTH FOLK & BLUES FESTIVAL: Music lovers revel in the sounds of Craig Bickhardt, Sarah King, Reggie Harris and others during this two-day concert event. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, 2-5 p.m. Free; cash or nonperishable food donations accepted. Info, 672-3773.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

food & drink

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Dozens of stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisanal wares and prepared foods.

Burlington Farmers Market, 345 Pine St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 560-5904.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, locally made arts and crafts, and live music. 133 State St., Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Info, montpelierfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

FREE SATURDAY CHOCOLATE TASTINGS: A sommelier of sweet stuff leads drop-in guests through a tasting platter. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

JANE AUSTEN TEA: Regency revelers jam out at a Victorian-style tea party complete with scones, clotted cream, finger sandwiches and tea cakes. Governor’s House

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in Hyde Park, 2 p.m. $30; preregister. Info, 888-6888.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. Pearl St. & Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail. com.

SUMMER SAMPLING SERIES: Local makers and growers serve up bites for tasting. Mad River Taste Place, Waitsfield, 11 a.m.1 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3165.

games

BEGINNER DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Waterbury Public Library game master Evan Hoffman gathers novices and veterans alike for an afternoon of virtual adventuring. Teens and adults welcome. Noon-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 244-7036.

health & fitness

SUN-STYLE TAI CHI FOR FALL PREVENTION: Seniors boost their strength and balance through gentle, flowing movements. Father Lively Center, St. Johnsbury, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431.

montréal

‘THE AWKWARD BALLERINA’: See FRI.2.

music

CANTRIP: Pipes, fiddle, guitar and three-part harmonies combine traditional Scottish music with modern influences for a foot-stomping sound.

Whallonsburg Grange Hall, N.Y., 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, admin@thegrangehall.info.

CONNLA: The rising Irish stars show why they’re making an impact on the folk scene.

Livestream available. Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. $15-25.

Info, 388-9782.

‘PIANO WORKS IN PROGRESS’: See FRI.2.

RICH HINMAN VS. ADAM LEVY: A virtuosic quartet blends soul, country and blues into something entirely new. Walker Farm, Weston, 7-9:15 p.m. $25-60. Info, 824-5288.

TWILIGHT SERIES: GUY FERRARI: Post-punk rock pairs perfectly with wistful vocals. Folk banjoist Nate Gusakov opens.

Burlington City Hall Park, 6:309 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

VERMONT PHILHARMONIC POPS CONCERT: Louis Kosma conducts a program of Broadway standards, film favorites and patriotic numbers. Shore Acres Inn & Restaurant, North Hero, 4 p.m. $5-22. Info, 372-8722.

outdoors

AUGUST BIRD-MONITORING WALK: RESCHEDULED. Birders at every experience level join museum staff in recording all the feathery friends living on the grounds. BYO binoculars. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7:30-9 a.m. $5-10 suggested donation; preregister; limited space. Info, 434-2167.

BUTTERFLY BONANZA: See THU.1.

HERE BE DRAGONFLIES: Entomology enthusiasts capture and identify species during this basic introduction to the winged insects. Call to confirm. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

LABOR & LEISURE DAY: Vermonters celebrate the National Park Service’s birthday with picnics, lawn games and strolls through the gardens.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Info, 457-3368.

MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED: See THU.1, 11 a.m.

SUNSET AQUADVENTURE PADDLE TOUR: Stunning scenery welcomes boaters, who explore the Waterbury Reservoir in search of crepuscular wildlife. Contact Station, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 6:30 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7103.

sports

ADIRONDACKS ELLIPTIGO DAY 2022: Elliptical bike riders convene for a group ride, races and friendly brunch. Some bikes available to rent. Adirondack ElliptiGO, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10; preregister.

Info, contact@elliptigoclub.org.

VERMONT 200 WEEKEND: Racers tear up the track in pursuit of the title and a $10,000 prize. Devil’s Bowl Speedway, West Haven, 5 p.m. $5-20; drivein free for kids 12 and under. Info, 265-3112.

theater

‘SHAKESPEARE ALIVE! A BARD-BASED VARIETY SHOW’: Stand Up Shakespeare debuts a new collection of scenes, skits, soliloquies and songs. Union Christian Church, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, noon. Free. Info, 672-3773.

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: See WED.31.

‘THIRST’: See WED.31.

‘THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND’: See THU.1, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

words

FRIENDS OF ILSLEY LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Books of all genres for all ages go on sale, largely for $2 or less, and all proceeds fund library programming. Middlebury Town Offices, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-4095.

SUN.4 bazaars

JERI HILL SENIOR HOUSING YARD SALE: See SAT.3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

etc.

MAD RIVER VALLEY ROTARY DUCK RACE: Adopted rubber waterfowl race to the finish for cash prizes and to raise funds for the Rotary. Lareau Park, Waitsfield,

3-5 p.m. Free. Info, mrvrotary@ gmail.com.

SOLDIERS ATOP THE MOUNT: See SAT.3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

fairs & festivals

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIR: See WED.31.

MAD RIVER VALLEY CRAFT FAIR: See SAT.3.

NEW WORLD FESTIVAL: The 30th annual celebration of Celtic and French Canadian music features artists such as Cantrip and Le Vent du Nord. See calendar spotlight. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, noon-midnight. $15-50; free for kids under 12. Info, 728-9878.

PLYMOUTH FOLK & BLUES FESTIVAL: See SAT.3.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

food & drink

MAVERICK MARKET: Highquality products from Vermont artisans, as well as food truck fare and live music, populate a weekly bazaar. Essex Experience, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-4200.

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WINOOSKI FARMERS MARKET: Families shop for fresh produce, honey, meats, coffee and prepared foods from more seasonal vendors at an outdoor marketplace. Champlain Mill Green, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free. Info, farmersmarket@ downtownwinooski.org.

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health & fitness

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators are always welcome to join this weekly practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 6:30-8:15 p.m. Free.

Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com.

SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION: Mindful folks experience sitting and walking meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Shambhala Meditation Center, Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, lungta108@gmail.com.

language

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Celtic-curious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

music

THE BLACK FEATHERS: An otherworldly duo strikes the perfect blend of timeless and modern.

Richmond Congregational Church, 4-6 p.m. $15-25. Info, 434-4563.

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MANGO JAM: The zydeco outfit brings its New Orleans swamp Cajun blues to an end-ofsummer dance party. Mt Foolery, Charlotte, 4-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-366-5379.

‘PIANO WORKS IN PROGRESS’: See FRI.2.

outdoors

HERE BE DRAGONFLIES: See SAT.3, 2 p.m.

TOUR OF WATERBURY DAM: Visitors explore a reforested encampment and discover how the Civilian Conservation Corps saved the Winooski Valley from flooded ruin. Call to confirm. Meet at the top of the dam. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

sports

44TH NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION LABOR DAY CLASSIC 200: The racetrack’s 2022 season continues with another nail-biting competition.

Thunder Road Speed Bowl, Barre, 1-5 p.m. $5-30; free for kids under 6. Info, info@thunderroadvt.com.

VERMONT 200 WEEKEND: See SAT.3, 2 p.m.

Luck of the Irish Chandler Center for the Arts’ New World Festival celebrates three decades of Celtic and French Canadian song making this year, with a lineup worthy of a bagpipe brigade. World-class acts such as Cantrip, Le Vent du Nord, Connla and the Karan Casey Trio make appearances, and the many Vermonters who count Québécois, Irish and Scottish immigrants among their ancestors attend sean-nós Irish singing workshops, Scottish harp demonstrations and French step dance lessons. Kids get in on the fun, too, with a performance

by No Strings Marionette and an instrument petting zoo.

And the party never stops at the dance tent, where every hour a new band gets attendees boogying.

Sunday, September 4, noon-midnight, at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. $15-50; free for kids under 12.

Info, 728-9878, chandler-arts.org.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See THU.1, 1-2 p.m.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

MON.5

WEEKLY CHAIR YOGA: Those with mobility challenges or who are new to yoga practice balance and build strength through gentle, supported movements. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free; preregister; donations accepted.

Info, 223-3322.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

music

CANTRIP AND É.T.É.: The Scottish and Québécois trios, respectively, bring new life to traditional tunes.

West River Park, Brattleboro, 3 p.m. $20-25; free for kids under 12. Info, 387-0102.

FAMILY FUN Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

• Plan ahead at sevendaysvt.com/family-fun.

• Post your event at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

mad river valley/ waterbury

JUNIOR RANGER ROUNDUP & ‘WAR OF THE WEEDS’ SERVICE PROJECT: Adults remove invasive plant species while

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theater

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’: See WED.31, 3 p.m.

COURTESY OF ALLAN FERGUSON

SUN.4

words

ADDISON COUNTY WRITERS COMPANY: Poets, playwrights, novelists and memoirists of every experience level meet weekly for an MFA-style workshop. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, jay@zigzaglitmag.org.

TUE.6 business

STAKEHOLDER MEETING FOR LOW AND ZERO EMISSION MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES: The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources answers questions about the new rules requiring manufacturers to produce more electric cars and trucks. 11 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 828-1294.

community

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library hosts a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause

kiddos lend a hand to finish their Junior Ranger requirements. Call to confirm.

Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10 a.m. $2-4; free for children ages 3 and under. Info, 244-7103.

northeast kingdom

TWILIGHT STARS PARTY: Stargazers and celebrants gather for an evening of food, beer, family fun and astronomy with Bobby Farlice-Rubio from the Fairbanks Museum. Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village, Brownington, 5-10 p.m. $5-10. Info, 754-2022.

burlington

SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with Linda.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

‘PLAYING FIELDS’: The Flynn presents a welcome-back party for students, families and neighbors, featuring live music from Red Baraat and Birdmen.

Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 652-4543.

MON.5

PLAYGROUP & FAMILY SUPPORT: Families with children under age 5 play and connect with others in the community. Winooski Memorial Library, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

TUE.6

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME ON THE GREEN: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library leads half an hour of stories, rhymes and songs. Williston Town Green, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Kiddos 5 and younger share in stories, crafts and rhymes. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

upper valley

BABY STORY TIME: Librarians and finger-puppet friends introduce babies 20 months and younger to the joy of reading. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 457-2295.

randolph/royalton

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & ACTION: Activists ages 14 through 18 discuss community service, climate action, LGBTQ rights and social justice. BALE Community Space, South Royalton, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 498-8438.

WED.7

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.31.

chittenden county

‘A BUG’S LIFE’: Little locals get together after school to watch a crew of circus insects help Flik the ant save his home. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

mad river valley/ waterbury

QUEER READS: LGTBQIA+ and allied youth get together each month to read and discuss ideas around gender, sexuality and identity. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

STORY TIME!: See WED.31. K

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10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

dance

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: SWING JAM: Locals take to the outdoor dance floor while DJs spin vinyl.

Burlington City Hall Park, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

TUESDAY FARMERS MARKET: The Ishams put the “farm” back in “farmers market” with vendor stalls and live music out by the barn. Isham Family Farm, Williston, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-1525.

games

SWING DANCING: Local Lindy hoppers and jitterbuggers convene at Vermont Swings’ weekly boogie-down. Bring clean shoes.

Beginner lessons, 6:30 p.m.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:309 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

PLAY CHESS & BACKGAMMON!: Everyone — beginners and experts, seniors and youngsters — is welcome at this weekly board game night. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

film

health & fitness

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: See FRI.2.

language

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

PAUSE-CAFÉ IN-PERSON FRENCH CONVERSATION: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue.

Burlington Bay Market & Café, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, pause-cafe+owner@groups.io.

food & drink

music

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

FOOD TRUCKS AT THE FORT: Green Empire Brewing hosts a battalion of food trucks alongside live music and mini golf. Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 5-9 p.m.

Free. Info, greenempirebeer@ gmail.com.

WATERFRONT PARK DRUM CIRCLE: Folks find rhythm at a joyful, beat-driven outdoor gathering. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Donations.

Info, 777-0626.

outdoors

TUESDAY NIGHT GRAVEL BIKE RIDES: Pedal heads explore their local trails at this weekly meetup.

Three Rivers Path Trailhead Pavilion of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, St. Johnsbury, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, landanimal adventures@gmail.com.

words

WORK IN PROGRESS: Members of this writing group motivate each other to put pen to paper for at least an hour, then debrief together. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 5-7 p.m. Free.

Info, 888-3853.

WED.7

community

MRF TOUR: COME SEE WHERE YOUR RECYCLING GOES!: See WED.31.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AMAZON ADVENTURE 3D’: See WED.31.

‘BACKYARD WILDERNESS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SEA MONSTERS 3D’: See WED.31.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.31.

‘TOPSY TURVY’: A fictionalized origin story follows the composers Gilbert and Sullivan as they develop what would become one of their most famous operas. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

FOMO? Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

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food & drink

DANVILLE FARMERS MARKET: See WED.31.

FEAST FARM STAND: See WED.31.

MEET THE MAKERS: A BOOZY POP-UP SERIES: See WED.31.

games

BINGO AT THE EAST VALLEY COMMUNITY HALL: See WED.31.

MAH-JONGG CLUB: See WED.31.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

BONE BUILDERS/ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.31.

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.31.

language

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.31.

SPANISH CONVERSATION: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library.

6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

lgbtq

THRIVE QTPOC MOVIE NIGHT: Each month, Pride Center of Vermont virtually screens a movie centered on queer and trans people of color.

6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, thrive@pridecentervt.org.

music

MUSIC IN THE BARN: Chamber music floats up to the rafters in this community concert series.

Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Richmond, 7:30-9 p.m. $20; cash bar. Info, barnmusicvt@ gmail.com.

TROY MILLETTE: See WED.31.

WILD WOODS SONG CIRCLE: Singers and acoustic instrumentalists gather for an evening of music making. Zoom option available. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1182.

words

FARM & FOREST BOOK CLUB: Readers passionate about agriculture and land stewardship discuss Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England by Tom Wessels.

Ages 14 and up. Marsh-BillingsRockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 5:30-7 p.m. $5.

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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FALL SESSION: Join us for online and in-person adult French classes this fall. Our 12-week session starts on Sep. 19 and offers classes for participants at all levels. Visit our website to read all about our offerings or contact us to learn more. Location: Zoom or Alliance Francaise, 43 King St., Burlington. Info: aflcr.org, Micheline Tremblay, education@ aflcr.org, JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: Konnichiwa! The Japan America Society of Vermont will offer four levels of interactive Japanese language Zoom classes this fall, starting the week of Oct. 3.

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NEW BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASS: We practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37-posture Yangstyle form. The course will be taught by Patrick Cavanaugh, a longtime student and assistant to Wolfe Lowenthal; Wolfe is a direct student of Cheng Manch’ing and founder of Long River Tai Chi Circle. Opportunities for learning online also available!

COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend in person. Masks are recommended. (Subject to change based on circumstance.)

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CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SEC. 7 NO-PARKING AREAS, SEC. 9 FIFTEEN-MINUTE PARKING, AND SEC 12-1 NO PARKING EXCEPT VEHICLES LOADING OR UNLOADING. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: ___Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 9, FIFTEENMINUTE PARKING. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: ____ Approved____ Date: ___8/24/2022___ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22

It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 7 No-parking areas, Sec. 9

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BCO Appx C, Sec 12-1, No parking except vehicles loading or unloading.

No person shall park a vehicle at the following locations unless engaged in loading or unloading the vehicle: (1)– (38) As written.

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No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations: (1)– (467) As written.

(468) Both sides of College Street from Lake Street west to its terminus, excluding the loading zone on the south side of College Street just west of Lake Street.

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CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 7, NO PARKING AREAS Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

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PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 110.

Section 7: No parking areas (1)-(213) As written.

(214) Reserved. On the north side of Birchcliff Parkway, from Pine Street to Cherry Lane.

(215)-(580) As written. **Material stricken out deleted. ***Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 7, NO PARKING AREAS, SECTION 16, BUS STOPS. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 7: No parking areas and Section 16: Bus stops, of the Code of

Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 7: No parking areas (1)-(242) As written.

(243) Reserved. On Lavalley Lane.

(244)-(580) As written.

Section 16: Bus stops (a) As written. (b) (1) On the west side of Lavalley Lane, immediately north of the entrance to the wastewater treatment plant for a distance of one hundred sixty (160) feet, for a maximum time limit of three (3) hours.

Reserved.

(2)-(4) As written. (c) As written **Material stricken out deleted. ***Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 7, NO PARKING AREAS Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 7: No parking areas, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 7: No parking areas (1)-(289) As written.

(290) Reserved. On the north side of Main Street, beginning at the West driveway of 360 Main Street and extending to the driveway for 362 Main Street.

(291)-(580) As written. **Material stricken out deleted. ***Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 7A, ACCESSIBLE SPACES DESIGNATED. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 9: Fifteen-minute parking, and Section 7a: Accessible spaces designated, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 7a: Accessible Spaces Designated.

(1)-(136) As written.

(137) The space in front of 64 Hyde Street.

Reserved.

(138)-(173) As written. ** Material stricken out deleted. *** Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 9, FIFTEENMINUTE PARKING. SECTION 11, ONE-HOUR PARKING. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works

Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 9: Fifteen-minute parking, and Section 11: One-hour parking, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 9: Fifteen-minute parking. (a) As written. (b) No person shall park any vehicle, at any time, longer than fifteen (15) minutes at the following locations: (1)-(27) As written.

(28) 3 spaces on the north side of Lakeside Avenue, beginning 20 feet east of the western most driveway to #128 Lakeside Avenue and continuing east for 60 feet. To be effective Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Reserved.

(29)-(34) As written. (c)-(d) As written.

Section 11: One-hour parking. (a)-(e) As written. (f) No person shall park a vehicle for a period longer than one (1) hour between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted, in the following locations: (1) On the north side of Lakeside Avenue, beginning 20 feet east of the western most driveway to #128 Lakeside Avenue and continuing east for 60 feet. **Material stricken out deleted. ***Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 3, STOP SIGN LOCATIONS. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 3: Stop sign locations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 3: Stop sign locations.

(1)-(192) As written.

(193) Reserved. At the intersection of Kilburn Street and Saint Paul Street, causing traffic on Kilburn Street to stop.

(193)-(319) As written. **Material stricken out deleted. ***Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TWO A REGULATION IN RELATION TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION— SECTION 12-1, NO PARKING EXCEPT VEHICLES LOADING OR UNLOADING. Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: __ Approved___ Date: __8/24/2022____ Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 08/31/22 Effective: 09/21/22 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

contract documents can be made available. Partial sets are not available.

That Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 12-1: No parking except vehicles loading or unloading, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 12-1: No parking except vehicles loading or unloading.

(1)-(20) As written.

(21) On the west side of South Champlain Street beginning ten (10) feet south of the King Street crosswalk and extending thirty (30) feet south.

Reserved.

(22)-(52) As written.

PERMITS: Any required permits for work within the river corridor will be secured by the Town of Jericho as applicant.

ENGINEERS ESTIMATE: For this Proposal the Engineers Estimate is $0-$145,000.

PREBID CONFERENCE: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held for the project on Monday, August 29th at 11:00 AM at the Riverbank Armoring and Mitigation Site, 18 Bittersweet Lane, Jericho, VT 05465.

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STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: This contract is governed by the Town of Jericho. Construction standard requirements will be met as outlined

by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) engineering plan, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (ESPC) requirements as outlined by the State of Vermont, Division of Environmental Conservation, must also be followed.

ESSEX TOWN PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING/AGENDA SEPTEMBER 22, 2022-6:00 P.M. 81 MAIN ST., ESSEX JCT., VT CONFERENCE ROOM OR ZOOM - Zoom link: https://www.essexvt.org/1043/ Join-Zoom-Meeting-Essex-PC - Call (audio only): 1-888-788-0099 | Meeting ID: 923 7777 6158 # | Passcode: 426269 - Public wifi is available at the Essex municipal offices, libraries, and hotspots listed here: https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/ public-wifi-hotspots-vermont - Website: www.essexvt.org 1. Public Comments 2. Presentation: VT 15 Corridor Segment Study, Evan Drew Presenter 3. Approval of PC Operating Procedures 4. Minutes: September 12, 2022 5. Other Business Submitted by S.Kelley, ZA 8/29/22

QUESTIONS: During the advertisement phase of this project all questions shall be addressed solely to John Abbott, Town of Jericho, Town Administrator’s Office, 67 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, VT 05465 (802) 899-9970 x119 or via email: jabbott@ jerichovt.gov.

INVITATION TO BID: BITTERSWEET LANE RIVERBANK ARMORING & EROSION MITIGATION, JERICHO Sealed bids from pre-qualified contractors shall be accepted until 12:00 PM, prevailing time on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Town of Jericho Municipal Building (Town Administrator’s Office, 67 Vermont Route 15) for construction of the project hereinafter described. Bid opening will occur immediately after the bid submittal deadline. The time of receiving and opening bids may be postponed due to emergencies or unforeseen conditions. Sealed BIDS shall be marked in the lower left-hand corner: Bid: Riverbank Armoring & Erosion Mitigation, Jericho. Each BID must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the Town of Jericho for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID bond may be used in lieu of a certified check.

LOCATION: Bank of the Brown’s River behind the Bittersweet Ln. neighborhood on left when entering Raceway Rd from Rt 15 in Jericho at W end of raceway near Community Bank.

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: Armoring & blending a total project length section of riverbank approx.

240’ (194’ of rip rap revetment with differing offset depths) along Browns River adjacent to the Bittersweet Lane development. The project will require construction of a temporary road that will be used to access the streambank. Road cannot disturb more than 4 inches of depth. The contractor may need to lay geotextile down and bring in gravel or stone and then remove it at the end of the project. There are no cultural resources concerns with the location of riprap revetment as located on the design. This is a grant funded project locally supported by Natural Resources Conservation Service CONTRACT COMPLETION DATE: The Contract shall be completed on or before October 1, 2022.

OBTAINING PLANS & CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Plans and Contract Documents may be obtained from John Abbott, Town Administrator, Jericho VT. 67 Rt. 15. Email: jabbott@jerichovt.gov Ph: 802.899.9970x119. Plans and contract documents will be available beginning on Thursday, August 25th, 2022. Electronic copies of the plans and

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) CERTIFICATION: Certification is required by the Equal Employment Opportunity regulations of the Secretary of labor (41 CFR 60-1.7(b) (1)) and must be submitted by bidders and proposed subcontractors only in connection with contracts and subcontracts which are subject to the equal opportunity clause. Generally only contracts and subcontracts of $10,000 or under are exempt as set forth in 41 CFR 60-1.5. See Appendix A for Contractors EEO Certification Form (CA-109). This Affidavit must be submitted with the Bid. NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT: All bidders are required to execute a sworn statement, certifying that the bidder has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with such contract. See Appendix B for Debarment and Non-Collusion Affidavit (CA-91). This Affidavit must be submitted with the Bid. DEBARMENT AFFIDAVIT: All bidders are required to execute a sworn statement, certifying that the bidder has not within the last three (3) years been, suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any Federal or State Agency; does not have a proposed suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion or ineligibility determination pending; and has not been indicted, convicted or had civil judgment rendered against (it, him, her, them) by a court having jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct within the past three (3) years. See Appendix B for Debarment and Non-Collusion Affidavit (CA-91).

This Affidavit must be submitted with the Bid. NON-DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED CONTRACTS: The Town of Jericho hereby notifies all bidders that it will ensure that any contract entered pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin for an award. This is consistent with the Town’s requirement to comply with provisions of Title VI. NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD APPLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW FOR September 13, 2022 The Huntington Development Review Board (DRB) will meet via Zoom to conduct the following

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Legal Notices [CONTINUED] business, pursuant to the Huntington Zoning and Subdivision Regulations: Requests for Variance John Scott Detweiler seeks a setback variance close to his northern boundary line to build a 8’ x 16’ firewood shed. Subject property is located in the Village District (one-acre) at 5095 Main Road, Tax ID# 08-003.100.

Chad and Aimee Herschel request a variance to construct a 16’ x 20’ two story addition on their principal residence. Subject property is located in the Village District (one-acre) at 315 Huntington Woods Road, Tax ID# 16-103.000 The applications project information are available for viewing on the town website; www.huntingtonvt.org and in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Participation in the hearing process is required to appeal a decision of the DRB. Application materials may be viewed at http://www.huntingtonvt.org the week before meeting. Link to Zoom access is available on the home page.

-Yves Gonnet, DRB Staff, August 22 2022 PRIVATE AUCTION OF STORAGE UNIT CONTENTS Caleb Dollinger, last known address of 212 Day Lane Williston, VT 05495 has a past due balance of $561.00 owed to Champlain Valley Self Storage, LLC since 5/31/22. To cover this debt, per lease dated 4/28/20 the contents of unit #502 will be sold at private auction on, or after 9/17/22.

Auction pre-registration is required, email info@ champlainvalleyselfstorage.com to register.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - CITY OF BURLINGTON ANNUAL REPORT TO HUD The City of Burlington is submitting its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report on the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Act funds for the program year ending June 30, 2022 to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

A draft Report will be available on September 7, 2022, at the Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO), 149 Church Street, Room 32, City Hall, Burlington, and online at www.burlingtonvt. gov/cedo. The public is encouraged to review the Report and to comment through September 23, 2022. A Public Hearing on the Report will be held in the Sharon Bushor Conference Room, 149 Church Street, 1st Floor, Burlington, VT Thursday, September 15th, 2022, at 5:00 PM. Comments will be heard at the Hearing on the Report and on housing and community development needs.

Written comments can also be submitted directly to the Community & Economic Development Office at the above address or by e-mail to hobrien@ burlingtonvt.gov.

For more information, or information on alternative access, contact Harrison Martin-O’Brien, Community & Economic Development Office, at (802) 735-3099.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 22-PR-03760 In re ESTATE of Elsie Anna Franko NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: Elsie Anna Franko late of Wheelock, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication

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of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: 8/24/2022 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Guy Franko Executor/Administrator: Guy Franko, 2800 Lake Rd, Charlotte, VT 05445 802-734-4716 gfranko@ gmavt.net Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: 8/31/2022 Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court, Probate Division Address of Probate Court: 175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 22-PR-05086 In re ESTATE of Maurice Roussin, Jr. NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of: Maurice Roussin, Jr. late of Milton, Vermont.

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: August 26, 2022 Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Michael Roussin Executor/Administrator: Michael Roussin, 30 Bushey Road, Fairfax, VT 05454 802-999-8654 mroussin12@gmail.com Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date: August 31, 2022 and September 7, 2022 Name of Probate Court: Chittenden Probate Court Address of Probate Court: P.O. Box 511, Burlington, VT 05402 STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT WASHINGTON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 503-9-19 WNCV FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION v.

TYLER HOPE AND ELIZABETH J. HOPE OCCUPANTS OF: 182s Main Street, Barre VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered January 31, 2022, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Tyler Hope and Elizabeth J. Hope to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., dated April 12, 2018 and recorded in Book 333 Page 137 of the land records of the City of Barre, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. to HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. dated March 12, 2019 and recorded in Book 346 Page 329 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. to Freedom Mortgage Association dated June 16, 2021 and recorded in Book 386 Page 230 both of the land

SEVEN DAYS AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

records of the Town of Barre for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 182 South Main Street, Barre, Vermont on September 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: PROPERTY ADDRESS: 182 South Main Street, Barre, Vermont PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Tyler B. Hope and Elizabeth J. Hope by Warranty Deed of Kent L. Mason and Cherese M. Mason dated___________ of record in Volume_______ at Page_______ of the City of Barre Land Records.

Being all of the same land and premises conveyed to Kent L. Mason and Cherese M. Mason by Executor’s Deed of Thomas F. Koch, Executor of the Estate of Florence E. Tucker dated October 2, 1992 and recorded October 6, 1992 in Volume 149 at Page 237 of the Land Records of the City of Barre and being more particularly described as follows: Being the home place of the descendant located at 182 South Main Street, Barre, Vermont as conveyed to William G. Tucker and Florence E. Tucker by Warranty Deed of Glenn H. Powers and Ruth E. Powers, dated March 22, 1923 and recorded in Volume 30 at page 31 located at 182 South Main Street, Barre, Vermont as conveyed to William G. Tucker and Florence E. Tucker by Warranty Deed of Glenn H. Powers and Ruth E. Powers, dated March 22, 1923 and recorded in Volume 30 at page 314 of said Land Records together with a five foot wide strip of land conveyed to William G. Tucker and Florence E. Tucker by Warranty Deed of H. Austin Tuttle dated September 24, 1923 and recorded in Volume 30 at Page 434.

Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned instruments, the records thereof and the references therein contained, all in further aid of this description.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a bank wire, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date the Confirmation Order is entered by the Court. All checks should be made payable to “Bendett & McHugh, PC, as Trustee”.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: August 24, 2022 By: __/s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren____ Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STORAGE UNIT AUCTION ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 AT 10:00 AM. Charlie Barsalow, Auctioneer Milton Mini-Storage 7 Checkerberry Square, Milton ,VT 4 Units of personal property: #79 Jessica Ferrecchia, #96 and #104 Chris Prusko, # 101 Stephanie Curran

TOWN OF COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD: PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Sec. 1061, the Colchester Selectboard hereby notifies the residents of Colchester of the proposed conveyance of real estate of the Town property identified as Parcel #36-016002 located on Windemere Way, to John and Robin Sedivy for the purpose of a possible expansion of a septic system drain field if/when required, as well as additional space.

The real property to be conveyed to John and Robin Sedivy is more particularly described as follows: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to the Town of Colchester by Warranty Deed of Norman A. Burnett and Margaret Burnett of Essex Junction and L. John Cain of Burlington dated April 7, 1971 and recorded in Book 23, Pages 156-158 of the Town of Colchester Land Records.

Reference is hereby made to aforesaid deed and its record and to all prior deeds and records therein referred to in further aid of this description.

The Selectboard proposes to convey the aforesaid premises to John and Robin Sedivy with the consideration bring: 1) the purchase price of $24,000; and 2) the transfer of any interest and liabilities the Town may have in and to said parcel of land.

Pursuant to 24 V.SA. § 1061, this notice has been posted at three regular posting places in the Town of Colchester and will be published in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation within the Town of Colchester on or before August 31, 2022.

If any persons object to the proposed conveyance of said property: A petition of protest, signed by five percent of the legally registered voters of the Town of Colchester, must be filed with the Colchester Town Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on September 30, 2022. Upon verification of signatures necessary to meet the protest requirement, the question of the conveyance will then be put before the registered voters of Colchester for vote by Australian Ballot at Town Meeting on March 7, 2023.

The Selectboard will authorize the Town Manager to effectuate the conveyance, unless the Town receives a petition in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061(a).

For publication on August 31, 2022 (30 days prior to the proposed conveyance).

TOWN OF COLCHESTER SELECTBOARD: PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Sec. 1061, the Colchester Selectboard hereby notifies the residents of Colchester of the proposed conveyance of real estate of the Town property identified as Parcel #03-205003 located on Mountain View Drive, to Acabay, Inc. for the purpose of commercial real estate development.

The real property to be conveyed to Acabay, Inc. is more particularly described as follows: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to the Town of Colchester by Warranty Deed of L&M Partners dated July 9, 1991 and recorded in Book 181, Page 577 of the Town of Colchester Land Records.

Reference is hereby made to aforesaid deed and its record and to all prior deeds and records therein referred to in further aid of this description.

The Selectboard proposes to convey the aforesaid premises to Acabay, Inc. with the consideration bring: 1) the purchase price of $200,000; and 2) the transfer of any interest and liabilities the Town may have in and to said parcel of land.

Pursuant to 24 V.SA. § 1061, this notice has been posted at three regular posting places in the Town of Colchester and will be published in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation within the Town of Colchester on or before August 31, 2022.

If any persons object to the proposed conveyance of said property: A petition of protest, signed by five percent of the legally registered voters of the Town of Colchester, must be filed with the Colchester Town Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on September 30, 2022. Upon verification of signatures necessary to meet the protest requirement, the question of the conveyance will then be put before the registered voters of Colchester for vote by Australian Ballot at Town Meeting on March 7, 2023.

The Selectboard will authorize the Town Manager to effectuate the conveyance, unless the Town receives a petition in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061(a).

For publication on August 31, 2022 (30 days prior to the proposed conveyance).

TOWN OF RICHMOND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD AGENDA SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 7:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81115438175?pw d=K1JOVjhRNWJlNkVOSTBMWnZWbitxZz09 Meeting ID: 811 15438175 Passcode: 376237 Call-in: +19292056099 US (New York) Application materials may be view at http:// www.richmondvt.gov/boards-minutes/ development review-board/ one week before the meeting. Please call Tyler Machia, Zoning Administrator, at 802-434-2420 or email tmachia@richmondvt.gov with any questions.

Public Hearing CU2022-08 Richmond Land Trust Parcel ID#CO1901 Proposed parking at 1901 Cochran Road for outdoor recreation.

Other Business: Review minutes from July and August DRB meetings Select DRB officer positions VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CASE NO. 22-PR-05005 NOTICE OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS AND APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Estate of: Theresia L’Ecuyer A petition to open an estate of the abovenamed person has been filed in this court by Paul R. Morwood.

A Intestate Estate Commencement Hearing will be held on: DATE: October 14, 2022 TIME: 10:00 AM DURATION: 30 Minutes IF YOU DESIRE TO BE HEARD ON THE ABOVE MATTER, YOU MUST PARTICIPATE BY PHONE OR VIDEO AT THE HEARING. You are advised that the requested person may be appointed as administrator if no interested person appears to object to this action at the hearing.

If you wish to receive notice of all future events or motions which may occur in these proceedings, you must notify the court by entering your appearance by filing a Notice of Appearance form. If you have questions about the nature of this proceeding or the purpose or content of this notice, you may inquire by calling the petitioner, the petitioner’s attorney, or the court.

Probate Division Register If Parties Personally Appear in Court A Mask Will Be Required.

Any individual with a disability requiring assistance accessing the services, programs, and/ or activities at the Courthouse should contact the Clerk’s office at the above address for further assistance.

Support Groups A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Wed., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt. org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Fri., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt. org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS W/ LGBTQ+ CHILDREN Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Mon., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt. org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

AL-ANON For families & friends of alcoholics. Phone meetings, electronic meetings (Zoom), & an Al-Anon blog are avail. online at the Al-Anon website. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALATEEN GROUP Alateen group in Burlington on Sun. 5-6 p.m. at the UU building at the top of Church St. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations.

Free. Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the 1st step of 12 & join a group in your area.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS Support groups meet to provide assistance & info on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.

Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date & time. 4 options: 1st Mon. of every mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Residence at Shelburne Bay, 185 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne; 4th Tue. of every mo., 10-11 a.m., at the Residence at Quarry Hill, 465 Quarry Hill Rd., South Burlington; 2nd Tue. of every mo., 5-6:30 p.m.,

at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 130, Williston; 2nd Mon. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., at Milton Public Library, 39 Bombardier Rd., Milton.

For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP 2nd Tue. monthly, 4-5:30 p.m.

Preregistration is req. (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call).

Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-7 Helpline, 800272-3900, for more info.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT? Do you spend more than you earn?

Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous + Business Debtor’s Anonymous.

Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington.

Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS & PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But it can also be a time of stress often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth & feel you need some help w/ managing emotional bumps in the road that can come w/ motherhood, please come to this free support group led by an experienced pediatric registered nurse. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB American Lung Association support group for people w/ breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers.

Meets on the 1st Mon. of every mo., 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more info call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury. It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@vcil.org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets on the 3rd Thu. of every mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:30-2:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1-2:30 p.m. Colchester evening support group meets on the 1st Wed. of every mo., at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

White River Jct. meets on the 2nd Fri. of every mo., at Bugbee Sr. Ctr.

CONTACT CLASSIFIEDS@SEVENDAYSVT.COM OR 802-865-1020 X110 TO UPDATE YOUR SUPPORT GROUP

from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. via conference call.

Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion & sharing among survivors & those beginning or rejoining the battle.

Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNSBC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life w/ this confidential 12-step, Christ-centered recovery program. We offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction & pornography, food issues, & overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Junction. Info: recovery@ essexalliance.org, 878-8213.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone struggling w/ hurt, habits & hang-ups, which include everyone in some way. We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton, which meets every Fri. from 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us & discover how your life can start to change. Info: 893-0530, julie@ mccartycreations.com.

CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP Last Thu. of every mo., 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@harmonizecookery. com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy & associated medical conditions. Its mission is to provide the best possible info to parents of children living w/ the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sun. at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington.

Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming?

Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each other simplify. 9893234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE! SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family & friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership.

Sun. at 5 p.m. The meeting has moved to Zoom: smartrecovery. zoom.us/j/92925275515. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery.org.

DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP Divorce is a tough road. Feelings of separation, betrayal, confusion, anger & self-doubt are common.

But there is life after divorce. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we’d like to share w/ you a safe place & a process that can help make the journey easier.

This free 13-week group for men & women will be offered on Sun., 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sep. 8-Dec. 1, at the North Avenue Alliance Church, 901 North Ave., Burlington. Register for class at essexalliance.churchcenter. com. For more info, call Sandy 802-425-7053.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female-identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect w/ others, to heal & to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences & hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships. Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship. Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. Childcare is provided. Info: 658-1996.

EMPLOYMENT-SEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP Frustrated w/ the job search or w/ your job? You are not alone. Come check out this supportive circle.

Wed. at 3 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

FAMILIES COPING W/ADDICTIONS (FCA) GROUP (ADDICTION SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES) Families Coping w/ Addiction (FCA) is an open-community peer support group for adults 18+ struggling w/ the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step based but provides a welcoming & stigma-free forum for those living this experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength & insight from one another. Group meets weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m., on Zoom.

Check Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt.org) for Zoom link, listed under “Family Support” (click on “What We Offer” dropdown).

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Bergeron, Paradis & Fitzpatrick, LLP is looking for a highly-motivated, full-time legal assistant to support the family law practice in Essex Junction, VT. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organizational skills, be detail-oriented and computer proficient and must enjoy a fast-paced environment. Experience and a great sense of humor are helpful.

The position comes with competitive benefits. Applicants, please email a cover letter and resume to: Robin Beane at rbeane@bpflegal.com or, if you already know one of us, give us a call!

Hayward Tyler, a leading manufacturer of industrial pumps and motors in Colchester, is seeking candidates to fill the following positions:

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LEAD AFTERMARKET DESIGN ENGINEER: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/lead-aftermarketdesign-engineer/

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ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN:

haywardtyler.com/job_listing/assembly-technician-i/ We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. If you meet our requirements and are interested in an exciting opportunity, please forward your resume and salary requirements to:

Hayward Tyler, Inc. – Attn: HR Department 480 Roosevelt Highway PO Box 680, Colchester, VT 05446 Email: Careers@haywardtyler.com Equal Opportunity Employer

The Staff Psychologist serves as a complement to Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Care Manager members 2:49 PM of the Primary care Mental Health Care Integration Program.

Executive Director Cold Hollow to Canada seeks an Executive Director to lead our Conservation and Community Programming work, including land conservation and forest stewardship programs, community outreach, fundraising activities, and general organizational administration. The position is full-time remote, with some field work throughout the seven-town CHC region (Bakersfield, Belvidere, Enosburgh, Fletcher, Montgomery, Richford & Waterville).

The successful candidate is a self-driven individual committed to maintaining forest resilience in the face of a changing climate, with experience in land conservation, program management, and fundraising.

Visit coldhollowtocanada. org/employment for a full position description.

• Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from APA accredited program • Completion of internship from APA accredited program The University of Vermont Medical Center is an E.O.E.

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GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR Oversee and support the administration of graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Lead and assist with marketing efforts for CEMS graduate programs and for recruiting applicants. Build, develop and coordinate College of Engineering and Math Sciences (CEMS) graduate programs. Serve as liaison with faculty, students, other campus organizations, and employers. Support students in University academic processes, career development with training in writing professional curricula vitae, cover letters, and portfolios. Monitor graduate students and generate and review reflections on the experiences for use in marketing materials by Communications Team. Track careers of graduates. Coordinate the admissions process; access and analyze program data for the college leadership, and provide ongoing support for graduate students once they enroll in the College.

Apply online: uvmjobs.com/postings/55870

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Town of Charlotte

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BOOKKEEPER & CONTRACTS MANAGER

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For consultant to assist with transition of fire and rescue services from private organization to municipal department.

The Request for Proposals can be viewed at charlottevt.org or obtained by contacting Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, at: dean@townofcharlotte.com or 802-425-3071 ext. 5.

Bids are due by Monday September 12, 2022 at 4:00 pm.

Join our Team to nurture our shared economic prosperity, ecological health, and social connectivity for the benefit and well-being of all who live in VT. Responsible for general bookkeeping and contracts management in collaboration with Finance Director.

FT salary between $58-$63k, great benefits, casual but professional hybrid work environment, and an organizational culture where people feel valued, are energized, and can support forward-thinking solutions to our economic, social and climate challenges.

Send cover letter & resume to jobs@vsjf.org by 9/12/22 at noon.

You will receive: A $15/hour living allowance Plus a $6,495 education award Health care coverage Training, networking, experience, support and resources for employment in the housing field

Apply by August 26!

Serve: September 12, 2022 August 11, 2023

Learn more:

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Seeking an energetic and active self-starter. Develop, maintain and oversee operations of Before & Afterschool Programs, assist with department programs and special events. Develop & implement curriculum, supervise and assist staff in administering lesson plans. Collaborate with dept. leadership to develop longterm vision for programs.

Excellent communication skills, associate’s degree and one year of experience teaching, oversight of childcare programming, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Bachelor’s degree preffered.

To view full job description & apply online: colchestervt.gov/321 The Town of Colchester is an E.O.E.

Many jobs have flexible hours!

Apply today!

Support. Growth. Opportunity. Collaboration.

Innovation. Teamwork. Are these missing from your career? Join the NVRH Diagnostic Imaging team today and Image Gently, Image Wisely with us.

FT and PT employees are eligible for excellent benefits, including student loan repayment, generous paid time off, health/dental/vision, 410k with company match, and much more!

APPLY TODAY AT NVRH.ORG/CAREERS.

Application Deadline: 9/9/2022

Associate Planner $48,000 – $52,500 DOE w/ competitive benefits.

Seeking a collaborative, customer-centric teammate to build on its commitment to making Colchester an amazing place to live, work and play. Provides professional, technical and admin. support, overseeing effective and fair zoning administration. Primary contact for public inquiries regarding land development requirements, zoning and building permits. Customer service mindset, excellent written and verbal comm. Effectively collaborate with a variety of stakeholders.

Bachelor’s degree + 2 yrs relevant exp., or equivalent combination. Exp. in zoning administration highly desired.

To view a full job description and apply online visit: colchestervt.gov/321/Human-Resources EOE Application Deadline: 9/9/2022

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Find all of our fall seasonal positions across our department from Recreation to Waterfront to Parks.

NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL invites you to check out our exciting opportunities!

Starting salary $49,227 plus a competitive benefits package.

Learn to be a housing champion and have a meaningful experience supporting your community by serving in AmeriCorps.

HIRING FOR FALL! enjoyburlington.com/jobs/

VSJF is an E.O.E. committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and a strong sense of belonging in the workplace. See job description at vsjf.org.

RECREATION COORDINATOR

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FULL-TIME PLUMBER The Facilities Department at Saint Michael’s College is inviting applications for a full-time Plumber. This position supports the department in maintaining a comfortable, safe, and efficient environment by providing timely responses to issues and ensuring all campus plumbing systems are fully operational.

Some responsibilities include maintaining, repairing, and replacing plumbing systems and components throughout the campus; operating and repairing energy management building systems that control heating and cooling systems; participating in an on-call rotation for 1-week every 4-5 weeks; identifying deferred maintenance issues; and implementing preventative maintenance for the shop. This position will require regular work hours, as well as occasional on-call evening, weekend, and holiday times.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCPLFT.

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MATH TUTOR Seeking a part-time tutor to help high school students gain confidence and competence in math at our small boarding and day school.

Hours are between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

For more information and to apply visit: rockpointschool.org/about-us/employment/math-tutor-2022.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Do you have a passion for public service?

Does working with numbers bring you joy?

If you answered yes, please consider our position at Green Mountain Transit!

As the chief financial professional, this position is responsible for ensuring transparent reporting, understanding of the operating performance, and the agency’s financial position.

Provides perspective, information, and analysis to GMT’s Finance Committee and Board of Commissioners. Serves as leader of the Grants and Finance Department for the entire organization, providing direction and oversight. Responsible for financial and regulatory compliance of the authority. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or other relevant fields of study; equivalent experience may be substituted; a minimum of five (5) years of progressive financial management of an organization is required.

Apply online today at RideGMT.com/careers.

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Oversee and support the administration of graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Report to the Department Chair in accordance with CEMS Dean’s office &/ or central administrative office guidance or procedures. Provide executive assistance to departmental academic administrators such as Chair, Vice Chair, program, & Center Directors. Provide secondary support for the other departments & programs in the Colleges as needed during periods of high work volume, high student census, & staff absences. Support the faculty recruitment processes, support graduate student application, matriculation, on-boarding, & graduation.

Support the recruitment, hiring & payroll for undergraduate students in all undergraduate job categories as well as temporary employees for the department. Support faculty travel, faculty purchasing, faculty discretionary account reconciliation, sponsored projects management including purchases & cost-transfers. Support departmental meetings, events, workshops, & seminars. Support undergraduate student experience to include department & program events, club activities, & specialty programming. Manage departmental records & data, liaising with other University offices & the Dean’s Office for record retention & reporting as needed. Support departmental & programmatic projects such as teaching evaluations both final semester & mid-semester, & the Schedule of Courses maintenance. Support faculty reappointment, promotion, & tenure dossier preparation & submission.

Apply online: uvmjobs.com/postings/51279.

TOWN MANAGER TOWN OF BARRE

Financial/ Administrative Services Manager The Office of the Defender General (ODG) is seeking a Financial/ Administrative Services Manager to join the management team.

This position oversees the financial operations and administrative services functions for the statewide department and is responsible for preparing annual budget projections, advising the Defender General about needed adjustments, reviewing past expenditures, projecting future needs, and responding to inquiries from legislators and other members of the criminal justice system. This position is also responsible for contract administration, property and space management, overseeing procurement of goods and services, safety and security issues, reviewing organizational structure, supervision of the Financial Specialist and co-supervision of three Legal Assistants.

The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills and is positive, self-motivated, assertive, able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, and able to handle a diverse community of personalities and opinions.

Prior management experience is highly preferred. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or public administration and four years or more of relevant financial experience required. This is an exempt, full-time position located in Montpelier. Salary: $61,963 - $97,156. EOE. Please email a cover letter and resume to Gina Puls, HR & Special Counsel, at gina.puls@vermont.gov.

The Town of Barre, Vermont seeks a collaborative and dynamic full-time Town Manager.

Barre Town (pop. 7,923) has a combined budget of just over 13 million dollars and approximately 50 full-time employees.

Seed Coordinator The Intervale Center seeks a mission-driven and experienced Seed Coordinator who will be responsible for native tree and shrub conservation seed monitoring and collection throughout Vermont.

The Seed Coordinator will work for Intervale Conservation Nursery and with Vermont Fish and Wildlife Service, NorthWoods Center, and other conservation and tree nursery partners statewide to forecast needs for bulk seed supply and high-quality native trees and shrub production for restoration and conservation projects.

Intervale Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity of experience, background, and perspective to enrich our work. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged. The full job description with instructions on how to apply can be found at intervale.org/getinvolved#employment-banner.

THE GRIND GOT YOU DOWN?

A detailed job description and position profile are available at https://tinyurl.com/msu4se4r.

Perk up!

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in business or public administration, along with four to six years of relevant financial and administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Municipal government experience in an administrative or managerial capacity is preferred. Salary range is $105,000 to $125,000, commensurate with experience and training.

Excellent benefits offered.

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To apply, please email cover letter and resume, as one PDF attachment to municipal.recruitment@vlct.org with ‘Town of Barre’ as subject. Cover letter should identify how you learned of position opening. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who submit cover letter and resume by Friday, September 23rd, 2022. E.O.E.

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SERVERS & HOUSEKEEPERS

VEDA IS HIRING

We offer part-time, flexible employment in a positive, team-oriented workplace.

General Assembly Fiscal Analysts

VEDA is Vermont’s economic development finance authority, staffed by a seasoned group of Vermont professionals. Since inception in 1974, VEDA has provided loans to help businesses and farms create jobs for Vermonters and enhance Vermont’s working landscape.

The stories of VEDA’s borrowers reflect Vermont’s changing economy over the years, with VEDA playing a central role in helping business owners bring dreams and projects to fruition.

Lang House on Main Street (near the colleges), an 11-room bed and breakfast inn, seeks personable, detail-oriented breakfast servers and housekeepers. $15/hour plus tips, breakfast, and baked goods.

Apply at: innkeeper@langhouse.com.

Copy Editor Seasonal Drafting Coordinator

MARKETING PROFESSIONAL/ ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

The Legislative support offices are currently hiring.

The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work.

VermontBiz, Vermont’s only business publication for over 50 years and the leading source for all business news in the state of Vermont is recruiting for a Marketing Professional/Account Executive. Sales responsibilities include print, digital and special event sponsorships.

You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

Full Time

• Base salary PLUS commission.

Scan Q.R. code to read full job description:

Qualified candidates should submit resume /cover letter to Cheryl Houchens: chouchens@veda.org.

MOUNTAIN TOP RESORT IS HIRING!

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ASSISTANT MANAGER & SALES ASSOCIATES

Our family is seeking a part-time person to work with our neurodiverse young adult son - who recently graduated from high school - by helping him develop habits and life skills that he needs to transition to a confident, self-reliant, self-supporting member of the community.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Hours and days are flexible within reason, work is in home and in the community - reliable transportation required. You will have the support of a very engaged family and his DS team.

We're looking for stability rather than short-term, and a background check will be required.

SALES ASSOCIATE

Send resumes to: jbrusatto@gmail.com.

VEDA offers competitive salaries, excellent health benefits, generous retirement contributions, the satisfaction of working for a mission-based lender, a flexible work environment, education tuition reimbursement, professional development, and networking opportunities. VEDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

• The normal workday is 8 hours including a paid lunch hour.

Monday through Friday.

legislature.vermont.gov.

$20.00/HOUR * UP TO 30 HOURS/WEEK

Receptionist and Commercial Loan Officer.

• Some travel within VT is required to meet with clients and prospective clients.

Please send resume to George@VermontBiz.com.

PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT

Visit VEDA.org for open positions, including

• This is a hybrid position with the majority of work being performed in an office setting.

To apply, please go to 'Career Opportunities' at

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Central Vermont's premier 4-season destination wedding & vacation venue is looking to add a key team member!

Jess Boutique is hiring a full-Time Assistant Manager! We are looking for a qualified candidate with prior management experience who knows how to build and increase sales. Jess offers competitive pay as well as bonus opportunities and great employee perks, such as employee discounts and monthly incentives.

Assistant Manager must have a flexible schedule and be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Prior experience required. 40 hours per week with option for benefits.

Jess Boutique is hiring Full-Time and Part-Time Sales Associates! We are looking for qualified candidates who have strong sales skills and the ability to create a positive and friendly atmosphere. Jess offers competitive pay as well as bonus opportunities and great employee perks, such as employee merchandise discounts.

Associates must have a flexible schedule and be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Prior retail or customer service experience required. Starting at $18 per hour (pay commensurate with experience).

Send resumes to: contact@jessboutique.com

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F&B DIRECTOR

Part of the Resort's Sr. Mgmt. Team, our F&B Director is responsible for all aspects of our multi-million dollar restaurant/tavern & on-site event catering business. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years' related mgmt experience (incl. large teams). Full-time/Year-round. Salary $70-90k (commensurate w/experience) plus benefits & bonus program.

email resume to hr@mountaintopinn.com

MOUNTAIN TOP RESORT

195 Mountain Top Rd Chittenden, VT • www.mountaintopinn.com

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Baker Scout coffee shops in Burlington and Winooski are looking for a baker to help us launch a new in house pastry program. We offer good pay, paid time off and a thoughtful and supportive work environment.

Some experience required.

Send resumes to: andy@scoutandcompanyvt.com

FLORAL MERCHANDISER

Middlebury

PT, 3 mornings per week, approximately 15-20 hours. Fun and flexible job perfect for a creative person who likes to work independently.

The Town of Hinesburg has (2) openings in the Highway Department. The Assistant Road Foreman is a working supervisory position that works in collaboration with the Road Foreman. The Highway Maintenance Level II position reports to the Assistant Road Foreman and is responsible snow plowing, heavy equipment operation and general labor related to highway maintenance. The pay is competitive and dependent on qualifications. Benefits include: health, dental and disability insurance; paid time off; pension plan; and 13 paid holidays. A $3,000 bonus will be given upon successful completion of a 6-month probation period. A valid VT issued CDL is required.

Apply online: hinesburg.org/home/town-manager/pages/ employment-opportunities.

Please contact us at the number below: 802-922-3852

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Hinesburg is an equal opportunity employer.

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Start a career in cannabis!

Ceres Collaborative is looking for energetic and motivated individuals to join our amazing team at our new retail location opening this fall!

Come as you are with resume in hand!

JOB FAIR: • Tuesday, September 6th • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm • 190 College St., Burlington, VT 05401

AIDES FOR YOUNG MAN WITH AUTISM Weekday Aide: Mondays beginning 9-11am range, ending 5pm, $20/hr.

Weekend Respite: Fri 5pm-Sat 5pm and/or Sat 5pm-Sun 5pm, $300/ day. Sun 5pm-Mon 8am, $250/partial day.

See KieselsteinAutism Program.com/join-ourteam for details.

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Central Vermont.

At the Basement Teen Center in Montpelier, the AmeriCorps member creates a safe drop-in space for all youth ages 12-18 who are seeking a place to connect with peers and participate in activities which promote a healthy and active lifestyle.

At Maplehill School and Farm in Plainfield, the AmeriCorps members develop educational, community service, and farm-based opportunities for youth whose lives have been impacted by trauma and/or disabilities.

At the Twinfield Together Mentoring Project in Plainfield, the AmeriCorps member nurtures strong relationships and meaningful connections through mentoring, youth leadership, and a 7th-12th grade afterschool program, while valuing student voice and leadership.

VYDC AmeriCorps members service benefits include approx. $12.85/hr. (living allowance) a $6,495 education award; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and experience in youth-related fields.

• Must be 21 or over to apply

For more information, visit: vermontyouthamericorps.org.

Phone: 802-229-9151. Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org

*Can’t make 9/6? Apply online at ceresmedvt.com

Interested applicants can apply directly at my.americorps. gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do. In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search.

All VYDC positions will appear.

Ceres Collaborative is proud to be Vermont’s longest running medical dispensary and hopes to be one of the first adult-use stores to open.

Apply by September 16th, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

E.O.E. Background check required.

Vermont Tent Company is currently accepting applications for the following positions for immediate employment.

Full time, part time, after school and weekend hours available for each position. Pay rates vary by position with minimum starting wage ranging from $17-$21/ hour depending on job skills and experience. We also offer retention and referral bonuses.

• Tent Installation

• Warehouse Team – Event Division • Drivers/Delivery

• Inventory Maintenance Team • Tent Maintenance Team

Interested candidates should submit an application online at vttent.com/ employment.

No phone calls, please.

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Community Resource Center Housing Advocate Do you want to work for an Agency that positively impacts the lives of over 20,000 individuals? CVOEO has an exciting opportunity to help individuals who are most in need at our Community Resource Center in Burlington. We are looking for compassionate advocates to help individuals who are experiencing homelessness and who have low income to find or maintain suitable housing, employment and other social and health supports, and connect clients with local social service agencies organizations, landlords, and funding sources. This is a full time, 40 hours/week position.

Successful applicants will have a Bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline plus two years of community service experience or a combination of education and experience from which comparable skills and knowledge are acquired; the ability to work with diverse populations; and excellent verbal and communication skills, bilingual abilities are a plus. Pay starts at $27.50/hour.

If you want to work for social justice and be part of the most energetic and committed teams in the state of Vermont, please visit www.cvoeo. org/careers to learn more and to submit your cover letter and resume.

The review of applications begins immediately and will continue until qualified candidates are found. CVOEO is interested in candidates who can contribute to our diversity and excellence. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. CVOEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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School Food Service

Minimum of a high school diploma, or equivalent, plus one to two years of cooking experience preferred, but can train the right individual. Familiarity with public school hot lunch programs desirable. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

School year position, 7.5 hrs daily.

Send resume with 3 references to: Karyl Kent, 736 VT Rt 15w Hyde Park, VT 05655 Or email kkent@luhs18.org

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MULTIPLE OPENINGS! Champlain Housing Trust is growing and we need great people to join our team. One of Vermont’s Best Places to Work in 2022, CHT is a socially responsible employer offering an inclusive, friendly work environment and competitive pay commensurate with experience. Our excellent benefit package includes a generous health insurance plan, three weeks of paid vacation, 14 paid holidays, sick leave, 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after one year, disability and life insurance and more.

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Burlington, VT. Evernorth is hiring an affordable housing Asset Manager for our fabulous Asset Management team! This position is responsible for the long-term operational health of a designated portion of the Evernorth portfolio of properties while contributing to corporate oversight of portfolio performance and investment return. It provides technical guidance to and shares data with managing general partners, investors and management companies to assure best practices. The position examines the financial performance of the portfolio and develops long-term operational and capital projections to determine the sustainability and solvency of each asset within the portfolio. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of low income housing tax credits, rural development, commercial leases, property insurance, a minimum 3 years of real estate, construction, property management or asset management and strong financial analysis skills.

Proficiency in Office 365 is required. Bachelor’s degree or three years’ experience in investment asset management required.

At Evernorth, we believe in equal access to affordable housing and economic opportunities; the power of partnerships based on integrity, respect, and teamwork; and a collaborative workplace with professional, skilled and dedicated staff and we are an equal opportunity employer.

For a full job description, please visit evernorthus.org.

To apply, send cover letter & resume to Rewa Worthington at hr@evernorthus.org.

Staff Engineer Aldrich + Elliott, PC (A+E) is a locally owned engineering firm based in Essex Junction, VT, which specializes in water resource engineering for municipalities in Vermont and New Hampshire. A+E offers a competitive salary and benefits package, plus a hybrid work schedule with future growth opportunities. This career will provide an opportunity to work with the A+E team, and consult for municipalities in Vermont and New Hampshire to develop innovative solutions to their water resources engineering challenges.

Position Summary: A+E is seeking a staff engineer with 0-5 years of experience in water resource engineering and construction. The successful applicant will be responsible for assisting the Project Manager and/or Project Engineer with solutions for engineering and construction problems with oversight and guidance. It is expected that this individual will have contact with clients and command a general understanding of the projects on which they are working.

Responsibilities may include: field survey, data collection and analysis, AutoCAD, design, permitting, and construction observation.

Required Education and Experience:

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• A.E. or B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering • 0-5 years of relevant experience

MOTEL FRONT DESK For additional details regarding these position or to apply, please visit our career page: getahome.org/career/ Equal Opportunity Employer - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with disabilities, Section 3 low income residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.

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Johnson Elementary School seeks someone who loves to cook for kids to join our school nutrition team. This position performs a wide range of cooking tasks to prepare student meals, cook from scratch and follow standardized recipes. Must be willing to attend trainings in child nutrition and take online trainings.

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School Engagement Specialist Do you have passion for supporting students' school success? Do you enjoy collaborating with multiple resources to solve problems?

Lamoille Restorative Center (LRC) is hiring a Full-Time School Engagement Specialist (SES) for their Lamoille Valley School Engagement Program team. Responsibilities include providing outreach and support to Lamoille Valley students ages five to 15, and their families, struggling with school attendance. The SES helps students re-engage with school by collaborating with their families, school and human services providers to identify and address root causes of school absences.

This position is ideal for someone with a strong understanding of Vermont’s education and human services systems, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work both independently and as a team player. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package within a highly collaborative and supportive workplace environment.

Submit your cover letter and resume to: info@lrcvt.org. LRC is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Southern Vermont.

At All-4-One’s The Space (Peer and Community Engagement Youth Center) in Springfield, the AmeriCorps members lend their talents to building creative and enriching opportunities at a new teen center, ensuring that local youth thrive.

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At the Bennington Museum in Bennington, the AmeriCorps member awakens curiosity and imagination in youth and transforms individuals by connecting them to the region’s diverse arts, rich history, landscape, and culture.

At In-Sight Photography Project in Brattleboro, the AmeriCorps member empowers youth to communicate their unique personal visions through inclusive afterschool arts programming and community initiatives.

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For more information, visit the Vermont Youth AmeriCorps website: vermontyouthamericorps.org. Phone: 802-229-9151. Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org. applicants can apply directly at my.americorps. gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do. In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search. All VYDC positions will appear.

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Apply by September 16th, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

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Craftsbury Community Care Center Want to make a positive impact in the lives of Residents? Come lead our team of caregivers!

Director of Nursing/ Resident Services This is a responsible managerial position for a Vermont Registered Nurse to provide oversight of all medical responsibilities at the Center and to be an active participant in residents’ physical and emotional health.

Seeking RN with an individualized resident centered approach to care, team player, positive coaching and interpersonal skills with supervision experience.

Experience in long term care with elders a plus. On call is required.

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Daytime RN RN (Full or Part Time): Day to day oversight of resident medical needs, staff med administration and coordination with physicians and families.

Hours negotiable, flexible schedule, benefits and 403B. Contact Kim: kroberge@ craftsburycarecenter.org or 802-586-2415.

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Here’s a chance to help shape the cultural conversation in Vermont. Use your networking skills, program development experience, and your love for the humanities to create thought-provoking programs at our evolving organization.

The Community Program Officer serves as team lead/ project manager for programs such as Veterans Book Groups, Literature and Medicine, Speakers Bureau, and public Reading & Discussion groups. They also collaborate with team members and community partners to deliver humanities programming throughout the state. We are committed to using a diversity, equity, inclusion, and access lens to meet our mission and are searching for a person who can creatively and collaboratively generate new programs and ideas to expand this vision.

Salary, benefits, and full job description online at vermonthumanities.org/jobs

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Shared Living Providers Seeking Part-time Shared Living Provider in Chittenden County for a woman in her 30s. Ideal candidate will be able to provide clear boundaries, clinical support while helping the client develop independent living skills and integrate into the community. Ideal candidate does not have young children. Compensation: $50,000 tax free annual stipend for part time schedule plus room and board. Contact mgeary@howardcenter.org or 802-488-6553.

Seeking a Shared Living Provider for a 33-year-old man who loves video games and Magic the Gathering. He requires all day supervision but can be alone in his room or left at home for up to an hour. This position will require daily supervision and helping the client with meal preparation, some transportation, and emotional support. The ideal placement would be a person or couple without children in the home, but pets are fine.

Compensation: $40,000 tax-free annual stipend plus room and board and contracted supports. Contact wmanley@howardcenter.org or 802-488-6581.

Seeking Shared Living Providers or Overnight Respite for a 10-year old boy who enjoys swimming, music, and has a silly sense of humor. The providers must be reliably able to provide around the clock eyes-on support in their home for 2-3 days per week and must be able and willing to provide support for complex medical and behavioral challenges. Previous experience in these areas is preferred. The ideal home will have multiple adults present most of the time. There cannot be any other children in the home. Providers will be receiving support from daytime staff until 5 pm. Compensation is $275/24 hr. shift. There is potential for this to become part-time shared parenting with tax free stipend. Please contact Sdonohue@howardcenter.org.

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If you’re looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work in your community, join the passionate, community minded team at the Committee on Temporary Shelter! For over 30 years we have been working in Chittenden County to creatively find solutions to end homelessness.

We aren’t afraid to try new things. We are looking for team members with a passion for doing good and creative thinking. Join us on our mission to end homelessness!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COTS Executive Director works collaboratively with an active Board of Directors to identify and refine the organization’s vision, and to develop strategies which consistently move them toward fulfilling their mission to end homelessness.

The Executive Director directly manages a senior leadership team covering our housing services, emergency shelter and outreach programs, operations and facilities management, finance, human resources, and development.

The right candidate for this role will be someone who can build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the work COTS does, including community partners, donors, and policy makers. They will establish and enhance formal means of accountability for services provided, emphasizing data driven approaches.

The Executive Director is the primary spokesperson for the organization, and advocates broadly for solutions to end homelessness. They foster a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, making COTS an employer of choice in our community.

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Social Work, or other related field and/or five to seven years of relevant work experience. Strong communications skills required. Experience with capital project planning and budgeting and working with people experiencing homelessness preferred.

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to talentsolutions@gfc.com.

COTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all to apply.

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NRG Systems’ company culture is designed to inspire and empower employees to do their best work every day, and we are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and positive workplace. We offer competitive compensation including performance incentives, medical, dental, vision, 401k, employee stock purchase plan, education paydown, tuition reimbursement, weekly yoga, a workout room in our facility, employee garden plots, and more!

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GRAPHIC & MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER Seeking full-time Teacher/Community Coordinators in Barre/Montpelier and Bradford areas. Candidates must have:  High level of independence and enthusiasm for student recruitment, outreach and organizing community involvement to support student success;  Strong familiarity with the service area;  Proven capacity for teaching basic skills instruction for adults and teens in:  Reading, writing, math, computer & financial literacy;  English Language Learning;  High school diploma & GED credentialing;  Career & college readiness.  Experience developing personalized education and graduation plans;  Experience recruiting and managing volunteers.

We have several exciting opportunities available which include an excellent benefits package.

Supported Housing Youth Coach Drop-In Center Youth Coordinator St Albans

Building Maintenance & Custodian

Projects will cover a wide spectrum. The ideal candidate possesses multiple design disciplines, from print graphics, to digital graphics, to animation to video editing.

We are looking for a self-starting team player with a great attitude, good organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and savviness in both digital and print design.

A Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or a related field is required as well as several years of experience in the field. Advanced working knowledge of Macs, Google Drive, Adobe Design Apps and Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere is essential. Experience with HTML and CSS is a plus!

To get started on this exciting path, please send a copy of your resume and a digital portfolio with at least three work samples to us at megan@exemplars.com.

Starting salary: $43,000 – $45,000 based on experience.

CVABE pays 100% of individual health, dental and shortterm disability insurance, as well as employer 403(b) contributions. Six weeks paid vacation annually.

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Established nearly 3 decades ago, our educational publishing company possesses an established brand, business model and clientele. We are looking for a dynamic Graphic & Multimedia Designer to join our team.

And that’s on top of being a “Best Place to Work In Vermont” for four years running. All positions include a $500 sign on bonus and a strong benefits package.

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Winooski Housing Authority is looking for a Property Manager committed to providing affordable housing to our diverse constituents.

We house over 250 families, providing quality housing to a broad range of individuals.

A key role in this position is tenant relations and liaising with local community support agencies. The successful candidate will have great people skills and clear boundaries. The position requires both holding tenants accountable and providing support to organizations who support our tenants. Writing is a critical skill as well as knowledge of, or high aptitude for learning, database, spreadsheet, word processing and internet software.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE: • Leasing apartments

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To apply please email a cover letter and resume to caltobelli@winooskihousing.org or mail to 83 Barlow St. Winooski VT 05404 Winooski Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Service Coordinator: Continue your career in human services in a supportive environment by providing case management for individuals either for our Adult Family Care program or our Developmental Services program. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical, organizational & leadership skills and enjoy working in a team-oriented position. $47,000 annual salary.

Residential Program Manager: Coordinate residential and community supports for a considerate, resourceful, wheelchair-using man with a budding talent for photography and political activism.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team-oriented position, have strong clinical skills, and demonstrated leadership. Two overnight shifts are required for this position. $45,900 annual salary.

Direct Support Professional: Provide 1:1 supports to help individuals reach their goals in a variety of settings. This is a great position to start or continue your career in human services. Full and part time positions available starting at $19/hr.

Residential Direct Support Professional: Work two days, receive full benefits and have five days off each week! Provide supports to an individual in their home and in the community in 24h shifts including asleep overnights in a private, furnished bedroom.

Starting wage is $20/hr.

Shared Living Provider: Open your home to someone with an intellectual disability or autism and open a whole world to them, and to you. There are a variety of opportunities available that could be the perfect match for you and your household. Salary varies dependent on individual care requirements.

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN Motivated full-time Automotive Technician wanted with knowledge in brakes, exhaust, oil changes, tires, VT State Inspection license as well as all other related mechanical job duties.

Your own tools required. Benefit package offered. Contact 802-4826666 or hartmeadllc@gmail.com.

2022 (Sept-Oct) Harvest Season Hiring donut house team, orchard store crew, weekend farmers market staff, brandy tasting room staff & experienced tractor drivers. Serious inquiries only! orchardappletrees@gmail.com.

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COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR Full time 37.5 hrs/wk

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Lake Champlain Access Television

Part Time 20 hrs/wk

LCATV is looking for motivated professionals to capture high quality video and audio of community meeting and events in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties. These are part-time positions which require evening and some weekend work, travel, a valid driver’s license, some lifting, and high levels of self-motivation and creative problem-solving abilities. If you are interested in joining the LCATV team, please email your resume to buddy@lcatv.org.

VERMONT FAMILY NETWORK is seeking a Communication Coordinator to oversee a communication plan to expand VFN’s visibility and reach to underserved communities throughout Vermont. Bachelor’s degree in Communication or 3 years’ equivalent experience preferred. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and knowledge of a variety of digital media platforms. Knowledge/experience of disabilities/special health care needs as well as non-profits preferred.

VFN is also seeking a parent of a child with a disability to join the Family Support team to provide family-centered assistance through the Coordinated Services Plan process to families whose children experience mental health challenges in Washington, Lamoille, Orange, Caledonia, Orleans or Essex counties.

Send cover letter & resume: HR@vtfn.org or HR, VFN, 600 Blair Park, Suite 240,Williston, VT 05495.

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We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for an individual with experience in the area of audit, accounting, and subrecipient monitoring.

This position involves interpreting, organizing, executing, and completing work assignments in accordance with state and federal regulations for the Audit Bureau at the Vermont Agency of Transportation. This position is also responsible for the management of the Audit Bureau staff and interagency and external stakeholder collaborations. For more information, contact Maureen Parker at maureen.parker@vermont.gov. Department: Agency of Transportation. Location: Barre. Status: Full Time. Job Id #36260.

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Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital, located in Berlin, Vermont is recruiting for a strength based leader to oversee daily operations for a 25 bed facility. The ideal candidate will have had demonstrated success in leading teams, ensuring clinical excellence, and operating with financial strength. The CEO, in collaboration with Appointing Authority and VPCH Leadership team, is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing a strategic plan to support the hospital’s success. For more information, contact Emily Hawes at Emily.Hawes@vermont.gov .

Department: Mental Health. Location: Berlin. Status: Full Time - Exempt. Job Id #39461. Application Deadline: September 14, 2022.

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The Vermont Department of Libraries encourages candidates with high-level administrative and communications skills to apply for this key position in the Department. The Library Communications and Administrative Coordinator provides communications support for the Department of Libraries and administrative coordination for the Library Advancement division. This job calls for a well-organized individual with the natural ability to handle diverse and quickly changing tasks. For more information, contact Janette Shaffer at janette.shaffer@vermont.gov.

Department: Libraries. Location: Barre. Status: Full Time. Job Id #39383.

Application Deadline: September 7, 2022.

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We’re hiring for a pastry baker to assist in production of everything from cookies and scones to pies and croissants. Professional baking or cooking experience is required. You must enjoy working independently and with a team. Schedule includes early mornings and weekends. Please e-mail a letter of interest and resume to jeremy@redhenbaking.com

THIS POSITION INCLUDES: • A livable wage • Health coverage • Paid vacation

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For over 20 years, Red Hen has been providing great jobs in the food industry. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and a strong sense of belonging in the workplace.

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Estimated 15-25 hours per week, depending on season and interests. Rate dependent on interests and skill set. Residential proximity essential.

The City of St. Albans seeks a personable, public service oriented professional for the position of Assistant City Clerk. The Assistant Clerk is responsible for issuing licenses, processing payments, recording official documents, organizing elections, and performing administrative tasks in a manner that inspires public confidence.

This position reports to the City Clerk and Treasurer and is on the front lines of customer service in City Hall. Qualifications include a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced office environment, genuine interest in local government and public service, and a collaborative approach to business operations. A complete job description can be found at stalbansvt.com.

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The anticipated hiring range is between $45,000 and $50,000 annually and includes comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a defined benefit retirement, and a family friendly workplace.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to info@stalbansvt.com. Resume review will begin on Friday, September 16th. This position is open until filled. E.O.E.

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HIV CASE MANAGER Burlington based We have an opening for a dynamic position working with those living with HIV/AIDS. Our case management team assists HIV+ individuals through facilitating connections to medical care, increasing financial stability, and working to sustain housing. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, community resources, and harm reduction philosophy are necessary to be successful in this role. If you are passionate about improving the lives of Vermonters affected by HIV & are a harm reductionist at heart, working with Vermont CARES is the place for you.

This job requires a solid understanding of case management strategies and principles (or transferable and comparable skills), and the ability to build trust with diverse populations and providers through an approachable communication style. The successful candidate will possess the ability to integrate innovative technologies, be computer savvy and have an openness to learn.

Reliable transportation required. Full time position (37.5 hours) based in Burlington, Vermont with great benefits (health, dental, vision, generous CTO, mileage reimbursement). Salary $32,000-$37,000.

Send a letter of interest and resume to Melissa Farr, Director of Operations and Services, at Vermont CARES by email to melissa@vtcares.org by September 20, 2022.

We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge, and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees with respect, dignity, and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of criminal justice history, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression or identity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected class. We encourage those with lived experience with drug use to apply.

Permit Administrator McCain Consulting, Inc., a family owned civil engineering, surveying & land planning firm in Waterbury, VT, is actively seeking to add a Permit Administrator to their team. The Permit Administrator is responsible for general management and supervision of state and local permit processes, from initial application preparation through permit issuance and condition fulfillment. Main job duties will include preparing application packages for initial submittal, coordinating with State and/or local officials and tracking permit progress.

Position requirements include 1-3 years of related experience, a working knowledge of Vermont’s various state and local land use regulations and demonstrated organizational, communication, and management skills. Paralegal experience is a plus!

Qualified candidates please reply in confidence, by email only, with a cover letter, resumé and 3 references. Incomplete applications will not be considered. robin@mccainconsulting.com

FRONT DESK ASSISTANCE DENTAL OFFICE DRS. HARDY AND ANDELIN are searching for a motivated individual to join our front desk team. Our practice offers the full scope of oral and facial surgery for functional and cosmetic purposes. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication, computer, and customer service skills. Candidate must also be willing to commute to our Stowe and Colchester locations.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

TREASURER/BUSINESS MANAGER POSITION STATUS: REGULAR, FULL-TIME

COMPENSATION: SALARIED

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

REPORTS TO: SELECTBOARD

The Town of Calais is seeking an organized and motivated individual to serve as our Town Treasurer/ Business Manager. This is a full-time position; pay is commensurate with knowledge and experience; generous benefit package. Town residency is not required.

• Maintain meticulous records to ensure all provider, insurance, & patient accounts are recorded & posted correctly.

• Schedule and confirm patient appointments.

• Check patients in/out while remaining calm, effective, and even-tempered in high pressure situations.

• Reconcile nightly deposits

The Treasurer/Business Manager is responsible for all fiscal functions in connection with maintaining the town’s accounts and ensuring compliance with accepted accounting principles and standards. In addition, the Treasurer/Business Manaager performs administrative functions to coordinate the activity of the Selectboard and support the Selectboard in administering human resources activities.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

The Town Treasurer is responsible for the management of all the town's financial activities: receipt, investment, and disbursement of funds; keeping a record of taxes voted, billed, and collected; grants, collecting other funds receivable by the town; and paying orders drawn on town accounts and human resources administration. The treasurer acts as the town's collector of current taxes.

• Excellent communication skills

A bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration or accounting, or equivalent experience. At least two years’ experience in a municipal environment and/or business accounting preferred. Comparable experience may be considered in lieu of two years of education. Experience with NEMRC Fund Account System software preferred.

• High School Degree • Oral Surgery/Dental office experience preferred • Adhere to OSHA guidelines, HIPPA Privacy Policy, and operating procedures of the practice.

• Facilitate patient comfort, care, & satisfaction consistently.

JOB DETAILS

A full copy of the job description can be found here: calaisvermont.gov.

• Wage level based on experience

Please submit a cover letter, resume detailing work experience, and names and contact information of three professional references to Denise Wheeler at calaissbdenise@gmail.com.

• Full-time position (Monday – Friday)

Position is open until filled. Calais is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Send resumes to: terryr@vermontoralsurgery.com.

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CLASS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Join the staff of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, an innovative funding organization supporting the development and preservation of affordable housing for Vermonters, community development, the conservation of agricultural land, natural areas, recreational land, forest land, and historic preservation. Other programs include VHCB AmeriCorps, the Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, and Healthy and Lead-Safe Homes. We are hiring for multiple full-time positions based in our Montpelier office.

Housing Analyst and Senior Housing Analyst The VHCB housing team is seeking talented individuals to join us in helping Vermont deliver more affordable homes to solve the unprecedented housing crisis. We are a collaborative and diligent team that believes in VHCB’s mission to assist in creating more affordable housing for Vermonters.

If you have experience and passion for affordable housing, this position could be right for you. We are advertising for both the Housing Analyst role, and for the role of Senior Housing Analyst.

Farm & Forest Viability Program Positions Join a team of dedicated colleagues in a fast-paced and collaborative working environment! We are hiring for two positions: a Forestry Program Specialist and a Program Assistant. VHCB's Viability Program provides in-depth business coaching to over 100 farm and forest businesses a year. We also run grant programs that help improve water quality and invest in working lands infrastructure, and support forest landowners to keep their forests intact and vibrant. Apply by August 26 with cover letter and résumé.

Controller VHCB is seeking a skilled accounting professional for the role of Controller to work in a fast paced, interesting, and supportive environment. Manage the preparation of monthly financial statements, ensure accurate accounting and reporting of federal and state grants management, and support the management of VHCB’s loan portfolio, budget, and audit process. Applicants will have experience creating multi-fund financial statements and managing a complex general ledger as well as a working knowledge of governmental and/or fund accounting and GAAP, familiarity with federal grants management and federal administrative regulations.

Clean Water Program Manager Are you knowledgeable and passionate about clean water, agriculture and land conservation? Do you have strong technical, organizational, and communication skills? Join our team, managing VHCB’s role as Clean Water Service Provider in the Memphremagog Basin, overseeing non-regulatory water quality projects. Working with state and local partners, help achieve Vermont's clean water goals using various strategies including conservation easements, land acquisition, wetlands restoration, and best management practices.

Learn more and read the job descriptions: www.vhcb.org/about-us/jobs.

VHCB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Positions will remain open until filled.

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Are you passionate about health, wellness, and vitality? Are you ready to unlock your own electric potential? Join the team at Biofield Tuning as our Class Operations Coordinator!

The Class Operations Coordinator supports the Training department by conducting all activities associated with student training; including but not limited to inquiries, registration, tracking, venues, training manuals, and database & webstore maintenance. The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service and organizational skills, strong computer skills, a positive attitude, and a willingness to adapt and change with the rapid growth of a small, but international company.

This is a full-time position, and we offer Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, as well as monthly tunings, and quarterly spa days!

If you are ready to raise your voltage, please visit our website at biofieldtuning.com/careers for the full job description or email your cover letter and resume to HR@biofieldtuning.com.

Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE, vtscieng.org) is looking to hire an organized individual to help our mission-driven organization expand its reach. This is a part time paid position requiring approximately 10 hours/week on average. The successful candidate will support the VASE Board of Directors to effectively deliver on the organization’s mission.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator who is adept at managing systems and effectively using digital technologies to help VASE expand its community engagement. This position is new and will require the individual to be a self-starter who enjoys task-oriented work without daily oversight. Most of the work can be competed remotely with zoom/face-to-face meetings as required.

TASKS INCLUDE: • Grant Administration • Support New VASE Member and Teacher of the Year processing • Orchestrate VASE meetings/events • Help with VASE website updates • Basic Bookkeeping - Accounts Receivable/Payable data entry REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS: • Microsoft Word. Microsoft Excel DESIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS: • Quickbooks, Experience with WIX If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to spatafor@middlebury.edu and Michaelmetz100@gmail.com.

The salary for this position is commensurate with experience.

VASE was founded in 1995 to honor outstanding achievement and contributions in the broadly defined areas of science and/or engineering, promote the interests of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) throughout the state of Vermont, educate Vermonters about the importance of the STEM fields, and help state government resolve scientific and engineering problems.

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LEGAL ASSISTANT Doremus Kantor & Zullo Small, busy law firm located in Burlington, Vermont seeks part-time legal assistant.

DUTIES: • Provide reception, answer phones, and maintain positive client contact.

• Draft, edit, and review legal documents.

• Manage and update client files.

• Prepare & electronically file documents with Courts online system.

• Scan client files to company storage drive.

We’re looking for dynamic, mission-driven people who want their work to make a positive difference in Vermont and for Vermonters. The Community College of Vermont is Vermont’s second largest college, serving nearly 10,000 students each year. CCV is deeply rooted in Vermont communities, providing students of all ages opportunities for academic and professional growth through flexible, innovative programs and exemplary support services.

We are looking to fill the following positions across the state. Come join our incredible staff!

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• Part-time employment up to 25 hours per week.

• This is an in-person in-office job. Remote work not available.

Submit cover letter and resume to: Doremus Kantor & Zullo, P.O. Box 445, Burlington, VT 05402 Or email Jack at: jkantor@dkzlegal.com.

Benefits for full-time staff include 14 paid holidays, plus vacation, medical, and personal time, automatic retirement contribution, and tuition waiver at any Vermont State College for staff and their dependents (eligible dependents may apply waiver to UVM). Visit ccv.edu/about/employment/staff-positions/ to learn more.

CCV values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning.

Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. CCV strongly encourages applications from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations.

CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements, and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

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Embark on a journey of possibilities and improve the future for Vermont youth.

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VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) places AmeriCorps members at youth-focused organizations across Vermont to foster positive youth development and build resilience. Use your ingenuity and skills to make a lasting impact in the lives of youth in Northwest Vermont.

At the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont based in Winooski, the AmeriCorps member inspires hundreds of Vermont high schoolers from across the state to create the future, helping youth think deeper and dream bigger through intensive summer programs with a mission of equity and accessibility.

At Old Spokes Home in Burlington, the AmeriCorps member builds community and opportunity through access to bicycles with a variety of engaging programs to make bikes and biking more accessible to all.

At Spectrum Youth & Family Services in Burlington or St. Albans, the AmeriCorps members enhance the lives of homeless and at-risk youth by providing a safe space, food, basic needs, life skills, and emotional support.

At the Willowell Foundation in Bristol and Monkton, the AmeriCorps members connect people to the arts, education, the environment, and each other through landbased programs and activities. Members serve at a naturebased pre-school in Bristol and an outdoor, alternative public education program in Monkton.

At the City of Winooski Community Services Department, the AmeriCorps members lead engaging afterschool and summer activities for a vibrant & culturally diverse community.

VYDC AmeriCorps members service benefits include: approx. $12.85/hr. (living allowance); a $6,495 education award; employee assistance plan; health care coverage, school loan forbearance, and child care assistance (if eligible); and professional development, training, networking, and experience in youth-related fields.

For more information, visit the Vermont Youth AmeriCorps website: vermontyouthamericorps.org. Phone: 802-229-9151 Email: vydc.recruitment@wcysb.org.

Interested applicants can apply directly at my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do In State box, choose Vermont. In Program box, type VYDC. Click Search. All VYDC positions will appear.

Apply by September 16th, 2022.

VYDC is a program of the Washington County Youth Service Bureau.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background check required.

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BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA) in Burlington, VT is seeking candidates to continue BHA’s success in promoting innovative solutions that address housing instability challenges facing our diverse population of extremely low-income families and individuals. Join us and make a difference in our community!

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN: Performs general maintenance work in BHA owned and managed properties, including building exteriors, common areas, apartments, building systems, fixtures, and grounds. Our Maintenance Techs are required to participate in the on-call rotation, which covers night and weekend emergencies.

RAPID REHOUSING SPECIALIST: Provides assistance to community members who are without housing and have barriers to locating and securing housing in the community. This grant funded position works closely with our Rental Assistance department and Chittenden County Coordinated Entry and is a part of a skilled team that focuses on assessment, intervention, and service coordination of at-risk households. **To learn more about these career opportunities, please visit: burlingtonhousing.org.

BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and women to apply.

Multilingualism is a plus!

BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience. We offer a premium benefit package at a low cost to employees.

Benefits include medical insurance with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 10% employer funded retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, accident insurance, life insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance and access to reduced cost continuing education. We also offer a generous time off policy including paid time off, sick, and 13 paid holidays. And sign on bonus of up to $2,000.

If interested in these career opportunities, please submit your resume and cover letter to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org Burlington Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Join Community Health Centers, where we work toward the mission of quality healthcare for all people. We are seeking Nurses, Medical Assistants, Patient Services staff, and more!

“I’m grateful to work at CHCB because it provides a unique opportunity to positively impact the lives of individual patients. CHCB has a long track record of dedication to exceptional patient care that I am proud to now be a part of, and I feel personally aligned with the values of our organization.

Finally, I’m inspired daily by my intelligent and compassionate coworkers, who constantly strive to improve CHCB and by extension the health of our community.” - Leighton Johnson, Homeless Healthcare Program Supervisor

“I love working at CHCB because I get the opportunity to work directly with some of our most vulnerable community members & make a drastic impact on their lives. The team here at CHCB is extremely dedicated to our mission of providing quality care for ALL in the community we serve, including each other. I have never worked anywhere before where the staff truly care for each other like a family. My CHCB family motivates me to be the best person that I can be.” - Lindsay LeBlanc, Clinical Nurse Supervisor

“I have worked at the Community Health Centers of Burlington for 13 years.

It was my first job out of school and I would like to say that I’m a ‘lifer.’

I love working at the health center because I have the most incredible colleagues, we fully support each other and enjoy being with one another.

There has never been a time where I needed help that I was not supported.

This is an incredible environment which fosters learning, and we are encouraged to pursue our interests.” - Andrea Solomon, Physican Assistant

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HOME PROVIDERS NEEDED

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Community Developmental Services seeks singles, couples and families from Washington County area to open their home to an individual ...

•22-year-old man seeking home without young children. He uses augmented communication and enjoys being outside and would enjoy a farm setting with animals. The bedroom should be on the same floor as providers. Call Tracy - 802-636-7379.

• 25-year-old female looking for a room or in-law apartment in the Burlington area. She would prefer to live in a home without children but pets are ok. She would like to live with someone open minded, possibly artistic and active in the local community. She would like to find social groups and activities to participate in to become familiar with her new community. She enjoys many forms of art, tattoos and painting specifically. Call Chelsey – 802-505-0281.

• 28 year old man seeks home without young children. He loves computers, animation, planes, trains, and cars. Call Katie – 802-904-3414.

• 30-year-old outgoing female seeks home that likes to be busy. Non-smoking, without children/teens or pets. Single woman preferred but couples with good boundaries. Call Sherri – 802- 636-7041.

• 48-year-old easy going gentleman Seeking Smoke free home provider. He enjoys playing Wii bowling, watching dirt biking, UTV, and ATV racing videos, and family time. He is Very friendly and helpful. Ideally someone who is willing to adapt to the changes as he ages & his needs change. Call Leah – 802-272-1807.

• 55 -year- old man seeking patient and active home provider, without young children or cats. He works for WCMHS as a peer mentor, he enjoys walks, hiking, swimming and snowshoeing. He uses Facilitated Communication (FC) and would like an individual who is open to training and learning the processes and best practices of FC so that he is able to communicate in his home setting. Call Leigh – 802-505-1889.

• 54-year old man, seeks home in the Barre area. He is very active, loves fishing, biking, shopping, doing odd jobs, and watching TV. He prefers home without children or dogs. Call Brittany – 802-798-9115.

• 59-year-old woman with friendly cat companion, seeks first floor bedroom and bathroom. Loves to do crafts, go bowling, exercise, attend monthly dances and potlucks. Experience supporting someone with a mental illness preferred. Call Brenda – 802-505-0220.

• 64 year old woman seek quiet home, with first floor bed and bath, without children. She enjoys old country music, soap operas, car rides, visiting her family. Call Jayne – 479-1477.

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TRAINING, CLINICAL SUPPORT, TAX FREE STIPEND, AND RESPITE PROVIDED. * NOTE, MUST RESIDE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY OR THE TOWNS OF ORANGE, WILLIAMSTOWN OR WASHINGTON. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SHARED LIVING OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CONTACT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES • 802-479-2502 EXT. 250.

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Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions.

Assistant Production Manager - University Event Services (UES) #S3816PO - Join our team! University of Vermont Event Services (UES) is hiring an Assistant Production Manager to join our Campus Production team in supporting a variety of meetings and events across UVM. Reporting to the Event Production & Technical Manager, they serve as a point of contact for event related inquiries, administrative assistance, trainings, and setup/breakdown and onsite support on busy days or for large/high profile events. This person will be expected to work collaboratively with the Event Production & Technical Manager to appropriately manage event requests and details based on available labor and equipment. They will follow-up with UES Schedulers, Coordinators, and vendors for additional information about upcoming events when appropriate and ensure that proper inventory is dedicated to each event. This position will be responsible for holding both team and individualized trainings for the Campus Production team to ensure any new full-time and student staff are brought up to speed on the operations and processes in place. Additionally, they will hold refresher trainings throughout the year for existing staff to strengthen and solidify their technical and customer service skills. They will functionally supervise a team of students, staff, and/or external vendors as needed for specific events. This position will actively reinforce, encourage, and participate in initiatives that promote safety first. All members of UES are expected to engage in learning and practicing principles of social justice and inclusion, environmental sustainability, and delivering great customer experience to promote a workplace that encourages safety and diversity.

Student Services Specialist - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) - #S3712PO - UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences seeks a full-time, year-round, Student Services Specialist to perform recruitment and retention activities in support of the College’s enrollment management goals. The Student Services Specialist will provide support for academic programming at the college level, including coordination of the block scheduling process, semester course scheduling, catalogue changes, advising surveys, committee assignments, change of major/minor forms, and course evaluations. This position is expected to interact with students on a daily basis to address and direct questions and concerns related to their academic program. Other duties include, collaborating with the Associate Dean and Associate Director for Academic Programs to support the coordination of college events and activities such as, but not limited to, the First Year Orientation Event, Fall Open Houses, and Admitted Student Days, as well as coordinating activities for CALS REPS (representatives) student club. The Student Services Specialist also provides administrative support to the Associate Dean and Associate Director.

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Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until suitable candidates are found. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal.

For further information on these positions and others currently available, or to apply online, please visit www.uvmjobs.com. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. Paper resumes are not accepted. Open positions are updated daily. Please call 802-656-3150 or email employment@uvm. edu for technical support with the online application.

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Have a deep, dark fear of your own? Submit it to cartoonist Fran Krause at deep-dark-fears.tumblr.com, and you may see your neurosis illustrated in these pages.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY REAL SEPTEMBER 1-7 TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): In his poem “Auguries of Innocence,” William Blake (1757– 1827) championed the ability “to see a World in a Grain of Sand. And a Heaven in a Wild Flower.

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Taurus, you are primed to do just that in the coming days. You have the power to discern the sacred in the midst of mundane events.

The magic and mystery of life will shine from every little thing you encounter. So, I will love it if you deliver the following message to a person you care for: “Now I see that the beauty I had not been able to find in the world is in you.”

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP. 22)

“Now that I’m free to be myself, who am I?” Virgo-born Mary Oliver asks that question to start one of her poems. She spends the rest of the poem speculating on possible answers. At the end, she concludes she mostly longs to be an “empty, waiting, pure, speechless receptacle.” Such a state of being might work well for a poet with lots of time on her hands, but I don’t recommend it for you in the coming weeks. Instead, I hope you’ll be profuse, active, busy, experimental, and expressive. That’s the best way to celebrate the fact that you are now freer to be yourself than you have been in a while.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In his poem “Autobiographia Literaria,” Aries-born Frank O’Hara wrote, “When I was a child, I played in a corner of the schoolyard all alone. If anyone was looking for me, I hid behind a tree and cried out, ‘I am an orphan.’” Over the years, though, O’Hara underwent a marvelous transformation. This is how his poem ends: “And here I am, the center of all beauty! Writing these poems! Imagine!”

In the coming months, Aries, I suspect that you, too, will have the potency to outgrow and transcend a sadness or awkwardness from your own past. The shadow of an old source of suffering may not disappear completely, but I bet it will lose much of its power to diminish you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): “The time you

enjoy wasting is not wasted time,” said philosopher Bertrand Russell. I will add that the time you enjoy wasting is often essential to your well-being. For the sake of your sanity and health, you periodically need to temporarily shed your ambitions and avoid as many of your responsibilities as you safely can. During these interludes of refreshing emptiness, you recharge your precious life energy. You become like a fallow field allowing fertile nutrients to regenerate. In my astrological opinion, now is one of these revitalizing phases for you.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): “My own curiosity and interest are insatiable,” wrote Cancerian author Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). Inspired by the wealth of influences she absorbed, she created an array of poetry, plays, novels, essays and translations—including the famous poem that graces the pedestal of America’s Statue of Liberty. I recommend her as a role model for you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. I think you’re ripe for an expansion and deepening of your curiosity. You will benefit from cultivating an enthusiastic quest for new information and fresh influences. Here’s a mantra for you: “I am wildly innocent as I vivify my soul’s education.”

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Blogger Scott Williams writes, “There are two kinds of magic.

One comes from the heroic leap, the upward surge of energy, the explosive arc that burns bright across the sky. The other kind is the slow accretion of effort: the water-on-stone method, the soft root of the plant that splits

the sidewalk, the constant wind that scours the mountain clean.” Can you guess which type of magic will be your specialty in the coming weeks, Leo? It will be the laborious, slow accretion of effort. And that is precisely what will work best for the tasks that are most important for you to accomplish.

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): In her book Tales From Earthsea, Libra-born Ursula K. Le Guin wrote, “What goes too long unchanged destroys itself. The forest is forever because it dies and dies and so lives.” I trust you’re embodying those truths right now. You’re in a phase of your cycle when you can’t afford to remain unchanged. You need to enthusiastically and purposefully engage in dissolutions that will prepare the way for your rebirth in the weeks after your birthday. The process might sometimes feel strenuous, but it should ultimately be great fun.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As a Scorpio, novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky was rarely guilty of oversimplification. Like any intelligent person, he could hold contradictory ideas in his mind without feeling compelled to seek more superficial truths. He wrote, “The causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.” I hope you will draw inspiration from his example in the coming weeks, dear Scorpio. I trust you will resist the temptation to reduce colorful mysteries to straightforward explanations. There will always be at least three sides to every story.

I invite you to relish glorious paradoxes and fertile enigmas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author

Zadie Smith praised Sagittarian writer Joan Didion. She says, “I remain grateful for the day I picked up Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem and realized that a woman could speak without hedging her bets, without hemming and hawing, without making nice, without sounding pleasant or sweet, without deference, and even without doubt.” I encourage Sagittarians of every gender to be inspired by Didion in the coming weeks. It’s a favorable time to claim more of the authority you have earned. Speak your kaleidoscopic wisdom without apology or dilution. More

fiercely than ever before, embody your high ideals and show how well they work in the rhythms of daily life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn novelist Marcia Douglas writes books about the history of her people in Jamaica. In one passage, she writes, “My grandmother used to tell stories about women that change into birds and lizards. One day, a churchgoing man dared to laugh at her; he said it was too much for him to swallow. My grandmother looked at him and said, ‘I bet you believe Jesus turned water into wine.’” My purpose in telling you this, Capricorn, is to encourage you to nurture and celebrate your own fantastic tales. Life isn’t all about reasonableness and pragmatism. You need myth and magic to thrive. You require the gifts of imagination and art and lyrical flights of fancy. This is especially true now. To paraphrase David Byrne, now is a perfect time to refrain from making too much sense.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): To be the

best Aquarius you can be in the coming weeks, I suggest the following: 1) Zig when others zag. Zag when others zig. 2) Play with the fantasy that you’re an extraterrestrial who’s engaged in an experiment on planet Earth. 3) Be a hopeful cynic and a cheerful skeptic. 4) Do things that inspire people to tell you, “Just when I thought I had you figured out, you do something unexpected to confound me.” 5) Just for fun, walk backward every now and then. 6) Fall in love with everything and everyone: a D-List celebrity, an oak tree, a neon sign, a feral cat.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): A blogger who calls herself HellFresh writes, “Open and raw communication with your partners and allies may be uncomfortable and feel awkward and vulnerable, but it solves so many problems that can’t be solved any other way.” Having spent years studying the demanding arts of intimate relationship, I agree with her. She adds, “The idea that was sold to us is ‘love is effortless and you should communicate telepathically with your partner.’ That’s false.”

I propose, Pisces, that you fortify yourself with these truths as you enter the Reinvent Your Relationships Phase of your astrological cycle.

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CUTE PUG LADY I’ve seen you out and about. Once at a dive bar, where I realized that your smile and laugh are as beautiful as you are. Another time, driving around with a couple of dogs. Maybe a pug and a retriever? Your hands were full of pug. Anyway, maybe we could meet up for a walk? I’d love to link up, perhaps officially! Me: Mr. You: Mrs. #915614 NORTH END LAUNDROMAT, FRIDAY THUNDERSTORM. Big boom. Pretty woman said the lightening was 2.3 miles away; I suggested 1,000 feet. Not a fair day for you: farmer, chef and writer. I’d like to meet again, if only to buy some veggies. HMU. When: Friday, August 26, 2022. Where: North End Laundromat.

You: Man. Me: Man. #915613 OTTER CREEK BAKERY, 24TH, LOVELY DRESS You: lithe, short-haired blonde, pretty cream-and-black dress, black heels. Me: tall, glasses, ball cap, tomato-colored shirt, jeans. My comment on your pretty dress and how nice to see someone dressed up in Middlebury was answered with a big “Thank you” and lovely smile.

I had to rush off. Care to have another coffee or perhaps lunch together?

When: Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Where: Otter Creek Bakery, Middlebury.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915612 TINY THAI CAT DAD You had a super-cute kitty in the car while you were waiting for your to-go order outside. I should have told you about how I just started bringing my cat out to the park and how we should have a little cat play date. If you see this and are single, I’d love to do that. When: Thursday, August 18, 2022. Where: Tiny Thai. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915611

SELF-CHECKOUT, SHAW’S, COLCHESTER You: attractive brunette with great tan wearing shorts and sandals on Sunday, noontime. We were standing next to each other. Would love to know where you go to get such a great tan. When: Sunday, August 21, 2022. Where: Shaw’s, Colchester.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915610 CIDERSTOCK You were wearing a bright yellow WeeBee Oil & Lube shirt (A+ fashion choice), and I was the blonde. We hit it off! I’m posting here because I’m pretty sure I accidentally deleted a digit in your phone number while saving it, so if you read this and actually did want me to have your number, sorry and please let me know! When: Saturday, August 20, 2022. Where: Woodchuck Ciderstock.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915609 SELF-CHECKOUT, SHAW’S, COLCHESTER You: attractive brunette with great tan in the self-checkout line. Would love to know where you get such a great tan! When: Sunday, August 21, 2022. Where: Shaw’s, Colchester.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915608 REDHEADED WONDER I saw you at the airport cellphone lot in a white Mercedes-Benz. You were waving frantically at a Frontier plane. If you were not waving at your husband, maybe we could fly away together.

When: Monday, August 8, 2022. Where: airport. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915607 BROWN-EYED STREET BRIGADER You answered my call once, then again weeks later appeared before me smiling at the library. I was too distracted to return your smile. Another chance, this time off the clock? When: Saturday, August 6, 2022. Where: library.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915605

F250 BEAUTY, MCNEIL POWER PLANT 2:15 p.m. You: woman with F250 truck, headed to the beach. Me: man with CX5, headed to my deck. How about we meet in between for a drink? (We needn’t talk of yard waste.) When: Saturday, August 13, 2022. Where: McNeil power plant yard waste facility.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915606 BEAUTY ON FLIGHT TO BTV You: an absolutely stunning beauty sitting one row in front of me on a flight from LGA to BTV. You kept looking back at me, and I kept looking forward at you. You disappeared into the terminal when we disembarked.

Hope to see you again. When: Sunday, August 7, 2022. Where: Delta Flight LGA to BTV, Sunday afternoon.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915604 WOMAN AT WATERVILLE MARKET We met outside the Waterville market on the 109. We chatted about your dogs, young Daisy and her Rottweiler mom — both present in the car. You work long weeks in caregiving. Me: Chris. Gray beard, cap, dark T-shirt.

You seemed very sweet and so lovely!

Drop me a line here if you’d like to get in touch. When: Saturday, August 6, 2022. Where: Waterville market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915603 DAYSIES, SPARKLY RAVEN-HAIRED BEAUTY You: tall, pretty woman with glasses, beautiful long, curly black hair, fetching sparkly black pants/vest outfit. Me: tall man, salt/pepper hair, pink blazer and tie, kept noticing you as we walked around the Daysies party. I wanted to say hi, didn’t find the opportunity among the gaggle of revelers. Would you care to share a hello some other time soon? When: Friday, August 5, 2022.

Where: Daysies party, ECHO Center.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915602 2 A.M. JAZZ COMPANION AT RADIO BEAN Swaying alone to late-night vibrations, I noticed a tall, bearded, long-haired, brunette human doing their own solo music worship next to me. When the set ended, we turned to face each other, but your friend came over. I thanked you for sharing the space with me, we hugged, and I walked home feeling magical.

Who are you? Show yourself! When: Friday, June 10, 2022. Where: Radio Bean. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915600

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CUTIE CASHIER AT PETCO My partner and I (polyam) were on errands, and you checked us out.

We both thought you were cute but didn’t wanna make you uncomfy at work! You had crutches, buttons, beautiful J name. We’re two masc NB peeps. I was in a baseball cap with mountains. Remember us? We got a little aquarium. Wanna meet our baby guppies? When: Saturday, July 9, 2022. Where: Petco. You: Couple.

Me: Nonbinary person. #915599

Dear Reverend,

I’m a 62-year-old single woman, and I’m lonely. I never thought I would be alone in my later life, but here I am. I’ve never had any trouble attracting men, so I know that if I hit the dating circuit, I could find a match. The problem is, I have no sex drive anymore due to a past medical issue. I have no thoughts about sex at all, but I miss having a partner to do things with. I miss holding hands and feeling close to a man. I have good friends who are male, and that helps. But the single ones are looking to get laid, so I try not to cramp their style by hanging around too much. I thought about online dating, but most of the men’s profiles are clear about wanting sex. Any advice is welcome.

Nola Beedo

(FEMALE, 62)

SOUTH BURLINGTON HANNAFORD I was shopping the meat department around 3. You stood very close to me.

Saw you again in the wine section, then the cheese and yogurt area. Is it just me, or were we both circling the store checking each other out?

Single? You wore a long black dress.

I dressed very loudly. Tell me what I was wearing. When: Saturday, July 23, 2022. Where: Hannaford on Shelburne Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915593

REDHEAD, HUNGER MOUNTAIN HIKER Met you on top of Hunger Mountain.

You were with two friends. Did we almost make a connection, except for me not getting it? If so, let’s do a hike together and get to know each other. When: Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Where: Hunger Mountain.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915598

CROSSING PATHS You: very beautiful woman with the Die Antwoord haircut, waiting at the light near Walgreens. Me: the gentleman across the street from you waiting all the same, covered in hickeys from a couple of nights ago. Wanna gimme some more? I’m trying to start a collection of them. When: Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Where: across the street from Penny Cluse. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915591

WE ZOOMED SOME LAST YEAR You said you see a good friend when you look at me (even with my crazy hair), one of many deep things we shared that made me feel so connected. One year-plus out, missing you. If you still live in the same town, I’m local now.

Would love to take a walk, maybe meet a Galactic dog when you have custody?

T. When: Friday, May 7, 2021. Where: Zoom. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915597 FRIDAY MORNING, COMING DOWN Convenience store on Route 2. Your day was off to a rough start. Sounded like my yesterday. Can I buy you a coffee drink and hold the door for you somewhere?

You: in boots with the sporty rims with the red stripes. Me: with the sleeved arms in the race-inspired tire truck. When: Friday, July 29, 2022.

Where: Montpelier convenience store.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915596 ESSEX DISCOUNT BEVERAGE About 12:30. We talked about the sandwiches and the stuff on the counter.

You like the turkey bacon, and I like the BLT but was going with the ham. If you’re single, I would enjoy talking to you again. Hope your lunch was great.

And hope to talk to you again. Gerry.

When: Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

Where: Essex Discount Beverage.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915595

Dear Nola Beedo,

Irreverent counsel on life’s conundrums

JULY 3, OAKLEDGE BEACH You: blonde, blue bikini. I came out of my nap to hear you walking by, leaving.

I still had my eyes closed as I heard you being chastised for “not just looking but enjoying it.” It all seems like a dream now.

I hope not. Find me, magic lady. When: Sunday, July 3, 2022. Where: Oakledge beach. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915594

I like to think that there’s someone out there for everybody, and I’m not fond of stereotypes. Just as not all women love shopping, not all men are only looking for sex. There’s a pod for every pea, but you have to get in the garden to find yours.

Browsing online dating sites is great, but it would be more productive to create your own profile so you can spell out exactly what you’re looking for. Write that you don’t want a sexual relationship but might be open to that possibility in the future, because your situation could change.

I don’t know what your past medical issue was, but have you discussed your diminished

CROW BOOKSHOP Rainy Monday; you were shelving books. I inquired, “How are you doing today, friend?” I like your style: oversize jeans. Me: gray rain jacket, faux hawk with a mullet. When: Monday, July 18, 2022. Where: Crow Bookshop.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915590 RIVER PIZZA In the Richmond river. You’re the finest pizza topping. I was paddling the kayak with a crew, and we drifted apart. Wish I had met up at the end of the river.

Pizza party sometime? When: Sunday, July 17, 2022. Where: Richmond.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915589 RECEIVED You were sitting alone doing a crossword and watching fútbol. We were matching, both of us wearing brown corduroy jackets even though it was a hot day.

Let’s do a crossword together sometime ... maybe someplace crazy like Montréal?

When: Friday, July 15, 2022. Where: pub. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915588

drive with your doctor? If you’ve raised the question but haven’t gotten any help, you may need to find a different physician. If a medication is to blame, perhaps it can be changed or the dosage adjusted. If pain is the problem, maybe physical therapy could help.

You may have lost your groove, but you shouldn’t give up hope for getting it back.

Good luck and God bless,

The Reverend

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Romance is nice, but what I really need is “family.” Are you a bright, well-educated, optimistic, compassionate, older but active person who happens to be alone? I am convinced that there are perfectly wonderful people out there who, due to no fault of their own, have no spouse, children or significant others in their lives. Friends are great, but they are busy with their own families. It has been a particularly difficult summer with many people reuniting with family members after the long period of isolation imposed by the pandemic. Meanwhile, other people have become more lonely than ever! If you have needs similar to mine and meet the criteria set out above, I look forward to hearing from you. 74y/o female in Addison County. #1599

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Reply to these messages with real, honest-to-goodness letters. DETAILS BELOW. Male, 66, seeking whip-smart woman for companionship and thoughtful conversations about the natural world, music, art, history, poetry, beauty, psychology, relationships, love, desire, play, happiness, gardening, aging, loss, impermanence, interdependence, meditation, consciousness, physicality, mind, this world and the beyond. #1594 I’m a GWM seeking gay or bi men for NSA fun. I can be discreet if needed. I’m fun and adventurous. Primarily sub but can be aggressive.

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Looking for conversation, dating and possibly more. I like the outdoors, taking walks, bonfires, karaoke and dancing. Let’s meet in Danville. Phone number, please. #L1589 Male, 75, seeking a woman, 60-plus, to come and live with me. I have a nice house and two dogs. I’m so lonely. #L1591

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Fill me in on your forbidden fantasies! I am nonjudgmental and very open-minded. Willing to reply. #L1588 I’m a young 63-y/o, single, athletic male seeking a woman 50 to 65 for great conversations, Lake Monster games, barbecues and other outdoor activities like walking, nature walks, fishing, swimming, kayaking, etc. I love the outdoors, but I am also happy inside. Let’s meet in Chittenden County for coffee and/or a creemee, then go from there. #L1585 GM, 60s, seeking a GM, 70-plus.

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