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Only players, coaches and school administrators would be allowed to attend.

That did not sit well with the Vermont Press Association or the Vermont Sports Media Association, which both objected. Longtime local scribe Mike Donoghue, the executive director of both organizations, called the plan to exclude news media “concerning.”

On Tuesday morning, the principals’ association reversed course and said it would allow news media, but not the general public, at the field. Winooski officials had “thought that not having the media there would calm things down,” said Jay Nichols, executive director of the sports oversight group.

But “after a lot of thought,” he added, the Winooski School District, the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union and the principals’ association “decided collectively that having the media there would be fine.”

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4. “Scenes From Sears Lane: The Final Days at a Homeless Encampment in Burlington’s South End” by Courtney Lamdin. Residents worried about next steps and where to keep their stuff leading up to the city’s deadline for them to leave.

5. “Vermont’s Early Success in Battling COVID-19 Could Be Helping to Drive Today’s Surge” by Colin Flanders. Vermont kept case counts low when the pandemic first hit — meaning fewer people had natural immunity when Delta arrived.

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The boys’ varsity soccer teams from Enosburg Falls and Winooski high schools met on Tuesday afternoon for the Division III state semifinals.

Tensions were high after their last matchup, during which Winooski’s Black athletes said they were subjected to racist taunts. One Winooski player, captured on video apparently head-butting an opponent, became the target of a police investigation, which ended after Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George decided not to charge the teen. In a letter to the Winooski Police Department, one of George’s deputies wrote that a criminal charge would be appropriate for “only the most egregious cases” in which actions are “outside the bounds of … sport.”

As a result of the dispute, Tuesday’s game was moved to neutral ground — the field at Burlington High School. Winooski lost, 3-2.

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Shira Habermehl didn’t see many cows growing up in Queens, N.Y., or on Long Island, where her family moved later.

Even after she started at the University of Vermont in 2015, Habermehl had never had a close encounter with a bovine, though Burlington, she realized, “is a bubble.” By the time Habermehl moved to Richmond in May, she still had “never been on the same side of the fence as a cow, which sounds like a silly thing.

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Habermehl ultimately struck out on those journeys.

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[Re Off Message: “Burlington City Council Fires Airport Director Gene Richards,” September 10; “Fired Burlington Airport Director Gene Richards Sues to Get His Job Back,” October 20]: I recently flew from Washington, D.C., to Burlington International Airport on American Airlines. What was a short, 60-minute flight turned into an extra hour and a half at the arrival gate.

Apparently, the Jetway wouldn’t work.

What ensued was a back-and-forth by the BTV workers, who were trying to fix it and/or decide how to deplane the passengers. Passengers mumbled about what would happen if there were an emergency and we couldn’t get off the aircraft.

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Last week’s cover story, “Rescue Lines,” incorrectly stated that Asma Ali Abunaib, manager of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Financial Empowerment for New Americans project, had met with Tracy Dolan to discuss the challenges facing New American communities. In fact, Abunaib requested a meeting, but the two have not yet met.

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questions. Referring to the feature article [“Best-Selling Bunk” September 22], the publisher cites as evidence of “important journalism” the fact that “a few days after publication, YouTube banned [Joseph] Mercola and other anti-vaccine activists from its platform.”

I value the journalism of Seven Days and have particularly appreciated articles on issues at the women’s prison, the opioid crisis and health care. I also value hearing a wide range of views as I make my choices.

Sorting through perspectives and information is a dynamic process as I come across things I haven’t considered before. When certain sources are banned or shut down, I feel deprived of being able to make my own assessment.

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As [“The Great Resignation” October 27] aptly showed, we are in the midst of a cultural tide that signals a demand in American

society for better balance in school, work and life. As people evaluate how best to move forward, they often look to academic coursework to help them progress.

If more people are asking, in unprecedented numbers, for options that align with a new mindset that prioritizes flexibility in time and geography, institutions that prepare our workforce — from trade schools to community colleges and universities — should take notice.

Schools could offer more asynchronous online degree pathways that could be pursued at any time, from anywhere, while ensuring holistic support for each student.

One proven solution is a competencybased model, which measures skills and demonstrated subject knowledge rather than time spent in a classroom — an innovation pioneered by Western Governors University, where I earned my master’s of science in management and leadership and am currently employed. I encourage people to explore options like this that will enable the life balance they’re looking for.

Our district also has to abandon surveillance testing in favor of “Test to Stay,” though the rollout of that testing program looks decidedly unpromising, as well, because of staffing issues [“Testing Their Mettle,” October 13].

And how dare Education Secretary Dan French indicate that school staff is going to need to “chip in” to implement any testing program? (“They’re going to need to redeploy some of the other staff in the district to ramp up testing,” French said. “Whether it be paraeducators, and so forth, everyone’s gonna need to chip in.”)

He’s clearly tone-deaf at such a time. Our schools are experiencing a personnel crisis, and school staff has been “chipping in” for a long time [“Vermont Schools Struggle to Provide Services Amid Staffing Shortages,” October 27].

I’m so upset by and angry about the mismanagement and Curly-Larry-andMoe administration response to this latest surge. Meanwhile, my sister, who’s an educator of 35 years in central New York, is seeing numbers in her region steadily go down and reading the Vermont shenanigans during this latest surge with dismay.

She worries for her 10-year-old niece and us, her parents.

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CHEESE WHIZ

Just wanted to let you know how much I loved Melissa Pasanen’s piece on Laini Fondiller [“Busy Lady,” October 5]. She’s one of the few cheesemakers in the state whom I know only by reputation, so it was wonderful to learn about her life. Thanks for producing such a thoughtful portrait while she’s still making cheese. Cheese is unique in the way it connects you to another person, place and season. I’ve always enjoyed the Lazy Lady cheeses, and now they’re even more vivid. Thanks for that!

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Friday, October 15, was Homecoming Weekend at South Burlington High School. Even outside, which so many have purported to be “safe,” fans were standing close together and cheering and shouting and spreading those aerosols.

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Alternate Realities

Mission Accomplished

Pluck of the Irish

Taking It Further

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“Challenger Seven” monument is relocated in Montpelier

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In Chittenden County, new apartment projects aren’t keeping pace with demand

Dwight + Nicole are ready for the next step

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Folk Heroes After having their 2020 show with Ripton Community Coffee House canceled, the three virtuosic members of Celtic roots band Kalos are back for a pulse-pounding performance at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Their playful rhythms and exuberant melodies on the guitar, fiddle and accordion make for a toe-tapping live music experience.

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Bharatanatyam dancer Nithya Ramesh leads people of all ages and experience levels in Diwali on View, a free virtual lesson in movement and Hindu myth in honor of India’s biggest holiday. This HopStop Family Workshop is hosted by the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College.

Vermont Studio Center presents a virtual poetry panel, “Borders Inside and Outside: Poets on Crafting Roots (Routes).”

Indonesian American author of Fire Is Not a Country Cynthia Dewi Oka (pictured), award-winning Navajo poet Jake Skeets and accomplished Mexican American writer Vanessa Angélica Villarreal read from their work and discuss themes of home and nation.

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Visions of Sugar Plums Boston Ballet II, a dance troupe for up-and-coming performers looking for an opportunity to tour professionally while continuing to hone their craft, arrives at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe. “A Suite From The Nutcracker,” a selection of excerpts from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet, is a family-friendly show perfect for those hankering for an early dose of holiday spirit.

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Support Group The Howard Center Arts Collective, a supportive community of artists who have lived with mental illness or substance-use disorder, presents its fall show, “Interwoven,” at Burlington City Hall. The works span mediums and messages, but all relate back to the collective’s mission to promote wellness, dignity and creative expression.

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Internationally renowned author David Grossman keynotes Jewish Book Month, a series of virtual events presented by the Jewish Public Library in Montréal through the end of November. The outspoken pacifist and Man Booker International Prize-winning writer discusses his latest novel, More Than I Love My Life.

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Hijinks Ensue Girls Nite Out Productions, a Vermont theater group dedicated to providing acting opportunities for women of all ages, presents local playwright Carole Vasta Folley’s Borrowing Time at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. The comedy of errors follows the Friends of the Stamwick Public Library as its members try to save their small-town institution.

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It’s a Cinderella startup story: Vermont engineer/entrepreneur Kyle Clark teamed up with Martine Rothblatt, who built Sirius Satellite Radio, to create a company that aims to save people — and the planet.

With Rothblatt’s help, Clark’s Beta Technologies is racing to build an electric vertical aircraft that can deliver cargo without leaving a carbon footprint. In May, Beta announced that it had raised $368 million from investors, including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund.

Seven Days brought Rothblatt and Clark to the Vermont Tech Jam to find out how their partnership got off the ground. Staff writer Chelsea Edgar interviewed the pair live onstage at the Hula tech campus in Burlington on October 23. In an illuminating sit-down, the two pilot-inventors discussed their remarkable relationship, the advantages of growing a business in Vermont and the secret to Beta’s success — what they call its “challenge culture.”

If you missed it, a video of their conversation is now available at techjamvt.com.

What convinced Rothblatt that Clark could deliver on his plan to build an electric aircraft? It was partly what she saw in 2017 on her first visit to Beta’s tiny office: a quote from anthropologist Margaret Mead on the wall that read, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

The words summed up the potential — and competitive advantage — that Rothblatt saw in Clark and his sketches of a da Vinci-esque battery-powered flying machine. Such a plane would be a game changer for her biotech business, Watch the full conversation with Kyle Clark United Therapeutics, which is on its own trailblazing quest to and Martine Rothblatt at techjamvt.com. manufacture and deliver organs for transplant.

Another reassuring takeaway from that workplace encounter: Clark wasn’t just envisioning aircraft; he was building them.

In fact, Clark had quickly assembled the makeshift office, hoping it would convince Rothblatt that he was legit, he revealed to a crowd that included his wife and parents. He’d been trying for 17 years to find someone to believe in and back his idea. Rothblatt, who had similar struggles financing Sirius, said she immediately recognized that Clark was “an individual who could merge art and engineering … He understood all of the aerodynamic and electrodynamic principles” to pull off the job but also had “an intuitive sense of how to make something beautiful.”

Rothblatt’s initial $1.5 million in startup capital helped Clark launch his company. She also became its first customer, placing the initial $48 million order on behalf of United Therapeutics. Now Beta is valued at $1.4 billion and employs 300 people. It is eventually looking to hire 800 more and open a new “training center” — with employerprovided childcare — at the south end of the runway at Burlington International Airport. A number of customers, including UPS, are ordering the plane in advance of its approval by the Federal Aviation Administration.

In truth, the FAA has the power to make or break Beta, but Rothblatt praised its current chief, Steve Dickson, for his recent remarks about the decision to return the 737 Max to the skies. Learning from the mistakes of Boeing, whose corporate culture of acquiescence contributed to a design flaw that cost hundreds of lives, Dickson, a former F-15 pilot, put the plane through its paces. He personally flew the aircraft, and grilled employees up and down the company hierarchy, before green-lighting it.

“That’s what Kyle does. Kyle is our Steve Dickson,” Rothblatt told the audience. “And this is why I’m confident that Beta will succeed.”

Clark explained that in Rothblatt, he has “somebody who was thinking about physics and the world and Interested in becoming a Super Reader? interdependencies way beyond what I’ll ever be able Look for the “Give Now” buttons at the top to do,” he said. She’s also given him credibility, access of sevendaysvt.com. Or send a check with to other funders, valuable business advice and the your address and contact info to: occasional course correction.

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ravel nurses, who move from state to state and work on short-term contracts, are meant to be used as Band-Aids — temporarily filling jobs long enough for hospitals to recruit permanent staff.

But as the pandemic drives health care workers from the profession, some Vermont hospitals have come to rely on travelers as a form of life support, a trend that could have long-term consequences for the state’s health care system.

At the University of Vermont Medical Center, the state’s largest hospital, travel nurses filled 366 full-time positions as of last Friday, representing 16 percent of the nursing workforce and five times more than the pre-pandemic average.

Most of these temporary workers are getting paid far more than their permanent counterparts, compounding a longstanding morale problem and costing the hospital millions. Some nurses have even left to join the travel circuit themselves, and the hospital has backfilled their positions with yet more travelers.

UVM Health Network leaders acknowledge that the situation is unsustainable and say weaning off this expensive workforce is one of their top priorities. But exactly how they plan to do that — and whether their efforts will prove successful — remains unclear.

“We don’t know where the market is going to land,” said Mary Broadworth, vice president of human resources at the UVM Health Network. “The art and science of what is going to be retentive, and what needs to be built in the long term, is a struggle most organizations are dealing with right now.

“We have not [made] our final decision on how to approach that, but we are studying it all the time,” she added.

UVM Medical Center is indeed not alone in this conundrum. Staffing shortages have plagued hospitals across the country as the pandemic rages on and frontline workers burn out. Thousands

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of nurses have left the profession, while others have sought less stressful nursing jobs at doctor’s offices or schools.

Hospitals have responded to this exodus by seeking new graduates. But colleges were struggling to produce enough nurses long before the pandemic — largely because of a lack of faculty — and demand has far outpaced supply.

In Vermont, colleges that offer nursing programs — the University of Vermont, Castleton University, Vermont Technical College and Norwich University — have more than doubled their number of annual graduates over the last two decades and now educate about 350 nurses each year.

But a third of those grads don’t end up staying in state, and those who do increasingly seek jobs in nonhospital settings.

“Nurses, along with everyone else during the pandemic, have started to rethink their careers, their livelihood, and [some have] thought, Maybe a hospital isn’t the best match for me,” said Mary Val Palumbo, a professor of nursing and director of interprofessional education at UVM’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Unable to recruit new nurses fast enough, many U.S. hospitals have relied on travelers to stay afloat. A recent survey from staffing agency Avant Healthcare Professionals found that 90 percent of hospitals have bolstered their staff with travelers during the pandemic, up from fewer than 60 percent in 2019.

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The City of Burlington may proceed with disbanding the Sears Lane homeless encampment, a Vermont Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday.

The decision comes days after camp residents Grey Barreda and Alexys Grundy appeared in civil court to ask the judge to stop the forced move-out.

The residents had argued that the city’s order violated its policy on camp removal, which was adopted in 2019 as part of a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.

Judge Samuel Hoar wrote that, unlike an ordinance, the city’s policy does not have the force of law.

“On its face, the document is more aspirational than binding,” Hoar wrote, adding that despite the policy being part of a court-approved settlement, “there is no evidence that it was ever incorporated into any consent decree or other court order.”

The ruling is a blow to the nearly 40 residents who were displaced on October 14 by the city’s notice to vacate. Mayor Miro Weinberger issued the order after two men were arrested there. He initially gave residents just five days to move out. But after pushback from Progressives on the city council and community activists, Weinberger, a Democrat, extended the deadline.

As of last Friday, two dozen people had moved to hotels for up to 30 days, while others accepted tickets out of town to see friends or family in another state, according to city officials. Some residents went camping elsewhere or declined assistance.

Hoar’s ruling says campers aren’t provided the same legal protections as typical renters because the city never agreed to their tenancy. Barreda and Grundy “candidly admitted” that they didn’t communicate with city officials about living there before moving in, Hoar wrote.

In a statement, Weinberger credited the city team and its partners who “successfully delivered emergency resources to over 30 community members experiencing homelessness and moved them into safer and better housing.

“I appreciate the Court’s repeated decisions to allow the City to carry out this important work, and for bringing resolution to the open questions with its strong ruling today,” the mayor said.

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ore than 1,000 new apartments are expected to be ready for occupancy in Chittenden County by the end of 2022. But they probably won’t make a dent in the area’s housing shortage, planners and analysts say.

It will take years of construction before Vermont’s most populous county reaches a healthy balance between the number of homes available and the number of people who need a place to live. The legislature and Gov. Phil Scott’s administration directed $144 million in COVID-19 relief money toward affordable housing this year, but that cash isn’t going to solve the problem, either.

“It’s a bit like turning an oil tanker,” said Shaun Gilpin, housing program administrator at the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. “We had a real serious issue before the pandemic, which has only exacerbated things. There needs to be a much more concerted effort to get us where we’d all like to be.”

Chittenden County’s population grew slowly, by just 12,000, between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But it’s growing faster now, as out-of-staters arrive and the economy expands. Many newcomers have told real estate agents that they’re attracted to Vermont’s COVID-19 safety record; others consider the state a refuge from the climate crisis.

The explosion of need over the last several years has prompted private commercial real estate developers to build more apartments. Doug Nedde, who cofounded Redstone, struck out on his own seven years ago and undertook some smaller-scale apartment projects, renovating 30 units in Middlebury and 12 in St. Albans. This year, he’s working on three apartment projects, including one in Burlington that he’s building from the ground up.

“I don’t see the demand subsiding,” Nedde said.

Nonprofits such as Champlain Housing Trust, which develops and manages affordable housing, are using state and federal funds for grants and loans as incentives for developers to build apartments for people with lower incomes. Many

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A $37 million state housing bond in 2017 supported the construction of hundreds of affordable apartments around the state, many in Chittenden County. But the increase in supply is merely keeping up with population growth, not addressing a long-standing backlog of need. Housing remains scarce and expensive.

“Our sense is that there’s a larger market that wants to move here that can’t find housing,” said Charlie Baker, executive director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission.

About 30 percent of the county’s housing stock is rental properties, Baker said. He’s part of a group called Building Homes Together that is looking for ways to develop more affordable housing, as many as 750 units each year, in northwestern Vermont.

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Publicity about the housing shortage has prompted some local officials to acquiesce to developments they might not have before, said Regina Mahony, planning program manager at the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission.

“When there are housing projects going through development review, it’s not to say we don’t face any opposition; we certainly do,” she said. “But more people understand that their children can’t afford a house in the town they live in; their employers can’t recruit new BUILDING BACKLOG

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news Health Care Premium « P.14 The agencies that employ travel nurses have managed to fill only a fraction of requests coming their way. In August, one of the nation’s biggest agencies, Aya Healthcare, said it had more than 40,000 unfilled jobs on its website.

UVM Medical Center spent about $20 million a year on travelers before the pandemic, then doubled that total in the fiscal year that ended in September. During its budget approval process before the Green Mountain Care Board this summer, UVM Medical Center said it aimed to hire enough permanent staff to cut its travel workforce in half. But a spokesperson told Seven Days last week that the hospital still expects its travel nurse costs to be “much higher” than last fiscal year’s $40 million.

“Other hospitals have closed beds,” spokesperson Annie Mackin said in an email, noting that UVM is filling about 425 beds a day, up from a pre-pandemic average of 375. “We do not want to do that, especially as we care for more patients than ever in the hospital.”

The large bill is partly the result of having more travelers. But it’s also because the costs associated with them have risen sharply.

“Travel nurses are running on what you would call kind of the spot market,” said Joanne Spetz, a professor at the University of California San Francisco who focuses on health care workforce issues. “The price for them is whatever the market will bear.”

Capitalizing on the rising demand for their clients, travel nurse agencies have sought more money from hospitals, spawning a national bidding war that the UVM Medical Center now finds itself trapped in.

The medical center, which had to pay travel agencies $75 to $85 an hour before the pandemic, is now forking over hourly rates between $140 and $185. Travel agencies take a cut before passing the money on to their clients, but the nurses still end up taking home much higher pay than permanent staff for the same work. Many travelers sign contracts for between eight and 16 weeks.

One agency recently posted a threemonth job, offering $4,800 for nurses willing to work 48 hours a week at UVM Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit — a $100 hourly rate. That was on top of a $1,200 monthly room and meals stipend.

The weekly cost to the hospital would be even higher.

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disparities, particularly given the union’s yearslong fight to increase wages. Nurses staged a brief strike three years ago amid a bitter dispute over pay and staffing levels.

The parties eventually reached an agreement to raise salaries by an average of 16 percent over three years, but nurses say those wages still aren’t competitive.

“At one point [this year], we were working shoulder to shoulder with people who were making four times as much money as us,” said Maggie Belensz, 28, a staff nurse in the emergency department.

“It’s just very demoralizing,” said another nurse, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution from the hospital. “You’re sitting here, training these people — which, with constant turnover, almost just adds another job to your job — all the while knowing that they’re making three or four times what you are.”

At least five people who work on the nurse’s floor have quit to pursue travel work in recent months.

Even some travel nurses empathize with the staff’s situation. One, who requested anonymity out of fear that the hospital would cancel her contract for talking to the media, spent five years working as a permanent nurse in the South before joining the travel circuit in January.

Her main goal was to see more of the country: “places I would never have been able to afford — or have the time — to go and explore.” Then the money started rolling in. She’s paid off a large chunk of her student loans and credit card debt and has been able to start an emergency fund. “I can breathe a little easier now,” she said.

But she also knows that many of her UVM Medical Center colleagues aren’t in the same position. “I feel terrible for the staff,” she said. “They know how much money UVM is throwing at [us]. You can feel the tension in the room sometimes, and I completely understand — I’d be just as frustrated.”

Another traveler, 27-year-old Gretchen Cyros, began her nursing career at UVM Medical Center in 2017, then left for a job in Philadelphia. She returned to Burlington this fall for her first-ever travel gig. She’s enjoyed working alongside her former colleagues, she said, but knowing how much more she’s making compared to them weighs on her. “It’s a moral dilemma that I feel every day,” Cyros said.

Costs aren’t the only concern with large travel workforces. Care can also suffer, because travelers typically don’t receive the same level of training about

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hospital-specific workflows and procedures — or even where certain supplies are located.

“It’s not someone you work side by side with every day,” said Deb Snell, who works in the ICU and serves as president of the UVM Medical Center’s nurse union.

“You don’t know what their skills are.

You don’t know what their strengths and weaknesses are. It just takes longer for everything.”

Turnover has been so high of late that staffers fresh off orientation have been called on to train travelers, according to the nurse who requested anonymity. In

some cases, travelers have trained other travelers.

“If you’re brand-new, you don’t really know what you don’t know,” the nurse said.

It’s too soon to tell whether the travel nurse boom will dramatically alter the health care workforce landscape longterm. Many nurses will stay in the roles while the money’s good, but experts expect the market to cool as COVID-19 ebbs. If contracts become less lucrative, some may decide that the traveler lifestyle isn’t worth it.

At the same time, the last of the baby boomers are now reaching retirement age, posing the risk of another mass exodus from the profession. Employers must be laser-focused on recruitment and retention moving forward if they hope to keep pace, said Spetz, the California professor: “It becomes a long game.”

At the UVM Medical Center, plans for stabilizing the workforce are still being formulated.

The health network says it’s conducting a market analysis to see whether its pay structure is competitive.

It’s mulling over whether it needs to start offering bonuses and is looking for ways to give staff nurses more flexible schedules. The network has hired 12 more recruiters, with plans to expand its out-ofstate searches.

The goal, officials say, is to reduce the number of travelers back to at least prepandemic levels.

“We really do want to get back to our own staff being a much higher percentage [of the workforce],” said Peg Gagne, UVM’s chief of nursing.

Permanent staff are skeptical. They say the hospital has shown little interest in keeping them around.

The hospital and union recently decided to postpone negotiations on a full new contract until next year because of COVID-19. But they agreed to open talks for only wages, and the nurses brought an offer to the table in July.

“It was flat-out denied,” said Rachel Foxx, a maternity nurse who has worked at UVM Medical Center for 15 years. “It was not a negotiation. They didn’t bring us a number at all.”

Shortly afterward, hospital management sent baskets of snacks to each floor with a generic card thanking employees for their work. The baskets contained potato chips, gummies and granola bars — but only enough for about one shift, Foxx said. By the time the night workers arrived, most of the baskets were empty. m

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Three Democratic state officeholders — Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D-Chittenden), Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint (D-Windham) — have all confirmed to Seven Days their interest in running for Congress should a vacancy arise.

Gray hired a full-time campaign staffer in January, which sparked speculation about her intentions. Since August, Ram Hinsdale has had a fulltime staffer of her own.

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), 81, is expected to announce in the coming weeks whether he plans to retire or run for reelection. Leahy’s departure would have a domino effect on Vermont’s political landscape. It could lead to a vacancy in the state’s lone U.S. House seat, were Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to run for Senate.

Many view an opening as an opportunity for Vermont to finally send a woman to Congress, which it has never done.

Elected last November, Ram Hinsdale already has one “first” under her belt as the only woman of color ever elected to serve in the Vermont Senate. In August, Ram Hinsdale hired full-time staffer Riley Janeway to help with “supporter outreach.”

Ram Hinsdale has filled her schedule in recent weeks with forums on state pension reform, housing issues and refugee resettlement — work, she said, that “makes me a better state senator, regardless of whether or not a [congressional] seat opens up.”

If one does, she continued, “it’s something I would actively consider and would be able to do with a lot more context from around the state.”

“Showing people that you’re listening outside of an election year is really critical for them to feel like you’re having an authentic conversation with them and not just asking for their vote in the three months before an election,” Ram Hinsdale said. Some of those conversations are about spending federal coronavirus relief funds.

Pro Tem Balint has also been busy in recent weeks with statewide community meetings and visits to business groups and nonprofits. She’s also made no secret of her potential candidacy for Congress, saying last Friday that she would “definitely” be interested in running for U.S. House, were the seat to open up.

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But she has no intention of running against Leahy, Welch or Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and praised the work of each. Sanders isn’t up for reelection until 2024.

Balint said she has had a part-time campaign intern this year “just helping me wrangle the job of keeping up with my social media and engagement when I have so many responsibilities as a senator.”

“I’ve been doing a fair amount of work over the last year just to get a network in place, and so have brought on a digital team that’s been helping me build out my email list,” Balint said. “I’ve got a core group of friends and advisers, [and] we meet regularly.”

First-year LG Gray, who’s been backed

by Leahy and his current and former staffers, has also telegraphed her ambitions for higher office. Gray hired a political adviser, Liz Brown, in January, the same month she was sworn in. The move drew attention for its timing, so early in the campaign cycle.

For months, Gray has declined to say whether she was interested in running for higher office. But on Monday, she told Seven Days she “would give a run for Congress strong consideration” if Leahy were to retire and Welch to run for U.S. Senate. Gray did say she hopes Leahy runs again.

When asked about her interest in a congressional run, Gray cited the Recover Stronger tour she held this summer. She said she spent a day in each Vermont county to hear how people want the state to spend the $2.7 billion in federal COVID-19 relief aid.

“The needs of Vermont aren’t going to solely be met by our state,” Gray said. “We are going to continue to need strong federal partners. And should we have an open seat, given what I know — given my experience working in Washington and living and working across the state — I know I could be that strong federal partner to keep our strong relationship with our federal delegation going.”

Gray did raise $50,000 for her state lieutenant governor’s campaign fund between January 1 through June of this year, according to campaign finance filings. That money is not transferable to a federal campaign, though it is far above the fundraising of the other potential candidates. Neither Balint nor Ram raised more than $1,000. m

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helburne resident Rachel Smith feels like she’s living under a blanket of stress these days. Everyone in her household is vaccinated except for her 6-year-old daughter, and the family has assumed “an extra level of caution” in order to protect their youngest member, Smith said.

She allows her 17-year-old son to hang out with just a small group of friends. Her daughter’s playdates are mostly limited to the outdoors. Her children have curtailed their participation in theater and music classes. And there’s apprehension around seeing a close family member who refuses to be vaccinated or wear a mask.

So Smith welcomed news last week that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration had authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s twodose coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11.

On Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky quickly endorsed an advisory committee’s recommendation for the vaccine, clearing the way for 28 million kids in the country — including about 44,000 in Vermont — to get their first COVID-19 shots starting this week.

Vermont parents can start registering children for vaccine appointments at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3.

Smith knows that there’s a small chance of side effects and has some trepidation that the vaccine is relatively new. But in her mind, the benefits of preventing serious illness far outweigh those risks.

“I’m really excited that it’s going to be available, and eager to make that appointment as soon as I can,” Smith said.

Health officials say getting kids vaccinated will have a big impact on the state’s efforts to tamp down COVID-19.

Children ages 11 and under currently have the highest rates of infection in Vermont, and a large number of them are still vulnerable to the virus, Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in an interview last Friday. Those kids have the potential to transmit COVID-19 to family, classmates and others.

Vaccinating them will help end the state’s Delta surge and prevent future variant strains like it from emerging, Levine said — especially when combined with booster shots for adults.

Some families, such as Smith’s, will eagerly line up to get the jab for their kids.

Others are reluctant.

Brianna Limoge of Stowe, who has four

young children whom she homeschools, said she is not planning on having them vaccinated. She sees the decision as a personal one that she’s come to after weighing the risks and benefits to her family. She’s troubled by the possible side effect of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, which has been seen on rare occasions in teens and young adults who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. And she believes that parents should have the right to choose whether they vaccinate their children, “without coercion or societal pressure.”

National studies suggest anywhere from 27 to 66 percent of parents of 5- to 11-year-olds plan to get their kids vaccinated as soon as they can. The health commissioner said he has high hopes for strong uptake among Vermont kids.

“Our experience with the 12- to 18-yearolds turned out to be so good,” Levine said, noting that 75 to 78 percent of Vermonters in that age range are vaccinated. “So, if that’s any indicator for parental acceptance of vaccine for their children, I think that bodes very well.”

The state has ordered 15,900 10-microgram doses — one-third the dosage of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and up — for school- and community-based clinics.

Pharmacies and other health care partners will get an additional 7,500 kids’ doses. This means that the state will be able to vaccinate “well over a third” of all 5- to 11-year-olds in Vermont very quickly.

Clinics are set to begin by the end of the week. Pediatricians will be able to order the tiny doses to administer in their offices starting the second week of November.

Each dose is just one-sixth the weight of a grain of salt before it’s combined with stabilizers and preservatives, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Doctors expect that fewer kids will get vaccinated in regions of the state where vaccination rates are already lagging.

“I feel very fortunate to be here in Chittenden County, where we’ve had an excellent uptake of the vaccine amongst parents …

So I’m hearing a lot of really excited parents who are planning to vaccinate their children, no questions asked,” said Dr. Leah Costello, a pediatrician at Timber Lane Pediatrics in South Burlington. Those parents trust the science and have been encouraged by the good response to vaccines from kids ages 12 and up, Costello said.

Other parents say they will wait for more data but are planning to get their young

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ongoing conversations. The goal is really to continue to educate.”

“There’s not one message that will convince everyone to get vaccinated,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political science professor at Dartmouth College who has studied vaccine hesitancy. To that point, Costello said she tailors her approach to the individual.

When parents raise concerns about the vaccine causing fertility issues or other side effects, Costello shares data explain-

times, I find that is comforting to parents to hear that from me.”

When the vaccine was approved for teens, Vermont’s chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Department of Health partnered to hold virtual town halls during which pediatricians could answer parents’ questions. Similar events are being planned this month for parents of younger children.

Another way to reach more children, Costello said, is to make sure doses of the

TEEN COVID-19 VACCINATION RATES

Seven Days reached out to superintendents to find out what percentage of eligible students were vaccinated in schools across the state. This sampling illustrates the variation in the teen vaccination rate in Vermont.

91% Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg 90% Montpelier High School 85% Main Street Middle School, Montpelier 82% Middlebury Union High School 80% Woodstock Union High School & Middle School 78% Middlebury Union Middle School 56% North Country Union High School, Newport 54% North Country Union Junior High School, Newport 47% Fair Haven Union High School 47% Springfield High School ing why medical research doesn’t support those worries. For example, the rate of myocarditis stemming from a COVID-19 infection is actually higher than the risk of myocarditis after vaccination, Costello said.

Sometimes, she brings up the fact that she is a mom of young kids.

“I would never recommend something for my patients that I don’t do for my own three children,” Costello said. “And a lot of

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Levine echoed this.

“We are going to continue to be relentless — relentless in messaging, relentless in education but relentless in ability of a population to access the vaccine,” he said.

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children vaccinated eventually, Costello said.

And just a small number of parents Costello has talked to are adamantly against the vaccine. “But I know that’s not the scenario across the state,” she added.

One of the areas that’s been hardest hit

by COVID-19 in recent weeks is Orleans County, which has the third-lowest vaccination rate in the state for ages 12 and up, at 77 percent. At North Country Union High School in Newport, the largest high school in that county, just 56 percent of students are fully vaccinated, according to superintendent John Castle.

Dr. Alexandra Bannach, a pediatrician at North Country Hospital in Newport, said the discrepancy in vaccination rates between different parts of the state is “quite stunning.”

“Obviously, if parents are hesitant to vaccinate themselves, those same parents will be hesitant to vaccinate their children,” Bannach said. “And so, I do expect that we will, unfortunately, see a little bit of a trickle-down effect in the younger age population.”

Bannach said she has daily conversations with parents about vaccinations when they come in with their kids.

“We routinely ask, ‘Hey, have you got the vaccine?’ or ‘Hey, have you thought about the vaccine?’ … then try to address concerns in parents who are vaccinehesitant,” Bannach said.

Some parents tell her they aren’t ready yet to vaccinate their kids. Others say they don’t trust the shot or they’re not worried about their children getting COVID-19, since the symptoms would likely be mild.

“I often do feel that just opening up the topic [and acknowledging their concerns] helps parents and may reduce their vaccine hesitancy,” Bannach said. “They might not necessarily that minute come to the decision that they’re going to do it … They might come back and ask again next time, but that’s OK to have those

across the state over a six-week period, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said on Tuesday at Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference.

Many parents are banking on easy access. Jenn Adams, a Williston mom of two, said her kids have missed almost three weeks of school this year because of COVID-19 cases there.

“My children will be vaccinated immediately, as I feel it’s the only way I can protect them effectively and still be able to work and give them the in-person interaction their mental health requires,” Adams said.

Meredith Breiland, a Milton resident, said her kids, ages 7 and almost 5, don’t like shots, but she’s been talking with them about the vaccine for so long that they’re on board.

“These past few months have felt like some of the worst,” Breiland wrote in an email. “People without kids don’t realize how cautious some of us have continued to live for the sake of kids and school …

Ready to exhale.”

Sara Tully is the health officer for the town of Mendon in Rutland County and the mom of a kindergartner. She’s been dismayed by the COVID-19 safety protocols in schools and the minimal guidance from the state.

Her daughter’s pediatrician has told her that while there are some unknowns about the vaccine, there are many more unknowns about the longterm effects of COVID-19 on a developing child.

“I put my faith in modern science and will follow her doctor’s advice,” Tully wrote in an email. “Am I nervous?

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employees here because you can’t find a house you can afford. It’s more of a real issue for more people.”

There are some signs of progress.

Between 2016 and 2020, about 1,000 more homes were built than during the previous five years, according to Mahony. Most of them were apartments or duplexes.

“There are lots of folks putting the pedal to the metal here,” she said.

Most of the Chittenden County apartment buildings are going up in Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester and Essex, said Brad Minor, a commercial real estate analyst with Allen, Brooks & Minor who interviews developers to create a near-term forecast of multifamily housing construction. Minor predicted that 497 new units will be ready for occupancy in the county this year, and 535 next year — though he cautioned that the latter number includes projects not yet under construction.

The annual average for the last 10 years was 425 units.

Of the 1,000 new units that Minor expects to be rented by the end of 2022, just one-fifth — 200 — will be priced for low or moderate incomes.

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With apartments in short supply, prices have risen sharply. While Burlington and South Burlington require developers to offer a certain proportion of new apartments at prices for people with low and moderate incomes, there aren’t enough units for those who qualify. That means organizations such as Champlain Housing Trust have a long waiting list.

Nedde, who recently completed work on an apartment building at 77 Pine Street in Burlington, set the base rental prices at $990 for a loft, $1,178 for one bedroom and $1,345 for two bedrooms. He said all the apartments were snatched up four months before they were ready.

“We had several hundred applicants for 49 apartments,” he said.

Developers are still building freestanding homes, but they are increasingly out of reach for many. The cost of construction materials, land and labor has driven up the price of a new three-bedroom home by 25 percent in the last two years, said Denis Bourbeau, president of the Vermont Builders & Remodelers Association. Before the pandemic, about three-quarters of the homes Bourbeau built sold for between

$250,000 and $300,000 — within the means of many first-time home buyers.

Nowadays, “I can’t build anything for under $375,000 or maybe $400,000,” said Bourbeau, who works throughout northwestern Vermont. Despite that, he said he’s booked through 2022 and is taking reservations for 2023.

Although he’s making money from the surge in demand, Bourbeau’s not happy about its long-term impact.

“We’re pushing young Vermonters out of Vermont,” Bourbeau said.

Jenifer Ketchum, who recently moved to Vermont with her husband for his new job as an electrician, said she knew that the couple would have trouble finding a rental.

It’s just as hard in Nashville, Tenn., where they grew up, and Florida, where they’d been living, she said.

“The pay is the same; the rental market is the same; buying a house is actually cheaper here,” said Ketchum, who has been staying in a campground for three weeks while the couple looks for a rental near Waterbury.

They’ve found places, but the ones in their price range have been snapped up before they could make an offer, she said.

Nedde is pursuing two other apartment buildings — one in downtown Burlington and one in Winooski — that he expects will be ready for renters after 2022. The Winooski project is slated to include a parking garage and 50 to 80 apartments. The nine-story, 49-unit building at 79 Pine Street in Burlington, where there was a groundbreaking on Monday, is getting $1 million in COVID19 relief through the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board. That body administers federal grants and loans for affordable housing construction.

Nedde said he expects the demand for rental housing to keep increasing.

“That’s what we have been seeing in the last 24 months,” he said. Without the $1 million grant and a sales tax break worth $480,000 from the City of Burlington, Nedde said the project would not have been financially viable.

“I have faith that apartments in downtown Burlington will be a good investment,” he said. “But to launch these housing projects, you have to be incredibly creative and fortunate. It’s a very difficult environment to provide housing.” m

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OBITUARIES Arthur “Arturo” Torres

Daniel Albert Fontaine

Arthur Torres — who spread mischief, told tall tales, made friends wherever he went, and lived life on his own terms entirely untroubled by the judgment or expectations of others — passed away on October 23, 2021, while vacationing with his wife, Emily Glick. He grew up in the Bronx, but his only true home was Vermont. He lived there with Emily for nearly 20 years, and they were deeply in love.

If you spent time on Church Street, you probably saw Arthur cruising by in his power chair with a dog by his side or in his lap. Or maybe you met him at one of his favorite haunts: Stone Soup, Muddy Waters, RJs, Foam or Red Panda. Arthur lived his last two years in Oregon but returned frequently to Burlington for visits.

Arthur’s illnesses — multiple sclerosis and myotonic muscular dystrophy — imposed more and more limitations every year. But he persevered with an unsinkable spirit and his wicked sense of humor. He traveled frequently and developed ingenious strategies for racking up frequent-flier miles and hotel points — even collecting enough miles to fly him and Emily to the Maldives free of cost.

Before Arthur was confined to a wheelchair, he loved cycling, especially along the causeway. He found cycling easier and less painful than walking. After he could no longer cycle, Arthur took up swimming and snorkeling. He enjoyed a

Daniel Albert Fontaine, 62, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2021, due to complications of cirrhosis.

He held on one day past his birthday, savoring his last night with his family crowded in one room sharing stories. He was born in Burlington, Vt., on October 27, 1959, to Gisele and the late Raymond Fontaine. He lived his entire life on the farmland he loved in North Williston, Vt. He is survived by his wife, Ellen (Bambi), of 36 years and their children: Sienna and her daughter Rhône; Shayna and her husband, Ezra Godfrey, of Longmont, Colo.; Samantha and her husband, Connor LaClair, and daughter Raema; and Joseph and his wife, Anna. He leaves behind his siblings Joanne and her late husband, Andrew Corrow;

MAY 17, 1976OCTOBER 23, 2021 SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.

Dave and his wife, Marybeth; Mike and his wife, Kerstin (Foley); Pete; Jackie and her husband, Boris (Von Stritzky); Tom; and Trish and her husband, Jeff (Ball). He is predeceased by his father, Raymond, and brother Bob. In addition, he leaves behind many nieces, nephews, his extended LaPointe family and many amazing friends.

Our father was a humble man. His life literally revolved around his land, his past of farming, his family and his friends. And he made friends with everyone. We could not

go anywhere without him seeing someone he knew. He embodied the essence of the original Vermont energy of really knowing your neighbor, tending the land and savoring sharp cheddar cheese (although he remained an avid Budweiser connoisseur).

He graduated from Rice Memorial High School and thoroughly enjoyed his youth years with his siblings and their notorious adventures.

He also enjoyed playing softball, flag football and horseshoes. Along with his brother Mike, he transitioned to take over the Fontaine Farm from his father, and for more than 30 years they milked cows and grew corn back before farming was cool. There were days when he woke up at 4 a.m. for the first milking and remained out haying past sunset.

After farming, he worked in the Fontaine Sandpit, maple sugared, camped, hiked, kayaked, and maintained an old ski hut at the end of his road for the next generation of neighborhood

children — or, more likely, for him and his friends to “take a time out,” as he would say.

He loved traveling to the Northeast Kingdom and out West later in his life, just as much as he loved an old Western movie and the Dallas Cowboys (no matter how poor their season was).

Our father had a soft heart; he was never one to shy away from telling us he loved us in every conversation.

We would like to thank the nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center for their kindness and care in his last few days of life. As our dad would say, “To make a long story short, I’m in the mode to do a loop, watch the sunset and get out of Dodge.”

Contributions in his memory may be made to Vermont Parks Forever or the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. Visiting hours will be held at the Barns at Lang Farm in Essex Junction on Wednesday, December 1, from 4 to 7 p.m., immediately followed by a celebratory gathering.

areas. During his childhood, he spent his time in Bay Head, N.J.; Camp Tecumseh

in New Hampshire; and Stowe Mountain in Vermont.

Tom is survived by brother William Clark of Plymouth, N.H.; sister Lynn Hill of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister Cathy Bansch of St. Louis, Mo.; stepmother Elizabeth Clark of Charleston, S.C.; and six nieces and nephews.

Tom immersed himself in his passions, which included skiing, go-karting, music and technology. His love for skiing led him to work in the industry for many years at Smugglers’ Notch, Stowe and Loon Mountain. His determination for going fast

was apparent on the slopes and on the race track. Tom spent many years working with and racing for DRT Racing. Tom was known in the family as the jokester. He had compassion and love for his family and friends.

A memorial and celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Granite VNA Hospice (granitevna.org/ donate). Condolences can be left at mayhewfuneralhomes.com/memorials/ thomas-clark/4761334/ obituary.

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special freedom in the water, unencumbered by his stiff and weakened legs.

Arthur did not want anyone’s pity or sympathy but would happily accept a beer, an invite to a party, or a good game of speed chess or Texas Hold’em. He usually won. For fun, Arthur figured out how to count cards and managed to get himself banned from a few casino blackjack tables — he considered it somewhat of an accomplishment.

Arthur was committed to animal rights and environmental causes. Once a self-described “carnivore,” he became a vegan after learning about the environmental impact of animal agriculture and factory farming. He made contributions to Mercy for Animals (mercyforanimals.org), Farm Sanctuary (farmsanctuary. org) and Greenpeace (engage.us.greenpeace. org). Please consider honoring his memory with donations to any of these organizations.

We plan to hold a memorial in Burlington (as well as virtually) at a date to be announced but likely in May 2022. Please bring your fondest memories and best stories about Arthur and his outrageous antics.

Thomas “TC” M. Clark SEPTEMBER 16, 1956OCTOBER 20, 2021 JEFFERSONVILLE, VT.

Thomas M. Clark passed away on October 20, 2021, in Concord, N.H., after a battle with cancer at the early age of 65. Born in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Henry Clark and Patricia Wilder.

Tom graduated from Johnson State College in Vermont and became a longtime resident of the Underhill and Jeffersonville

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Emily Jean Ehler

Emily was born in Shelbyville, Tenn., on February 16, 1932. She met her future husband, Duke Ehler, while he was stationed there in the U.S. Air Force. They moved to Vermont under “Operation Coldspot” and never left.

They raised their family in the First Congregational Church in Essex Junction. Mom volunteered for the church food pantry, Meals on Wheels, Shriner Ladies Group and Eastern Star, and she held offices in the FMCA and WIT clubs.

When Mom and Dad weren’t traveling, you could find them with family and friends. Mom loved their camp in Georgia, Vt., lovingly called Ehlerville Lakeside. It

was there that family gathered and created beautiful memories together on the shores of Lake Champlain.

Over the years, she could also be found at her grandkids’ sports and school events, cheering them on with pride. She was a lady who was happiest when she was busy and with friends, family and pets.

Emily leaves her husband of 69 years, Alden “Duke” Ehler, of Essex, Vt.; daughters Linda Kilpatrick of Tennessee, Debbie Ehler Holland of Essex, Vt., and Donna (Steve) Ehler-Vock of South Burlington, Vt.; son-in-law Dan Holland; and daughter-in-law Karen Ehler. She was a loving grandmother to Iris (Ben) Rieben, Danny Kilpatrick, Jennifer and Meghan Holland, Tyler (Megan) Vock, Kayleigh and Kyle Ehler-Vock, and Jackson Ehler. She was blessed with great-grandchildren McKenzie, Pearson and Spencer Rieben, Trace and Kinsley Kilpatrick, and baby Otis Vock. She leaves her sister-in-law Janie Bartlette, a niece and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Michael Ehler, brother Roy Bartlette, sonin-law Dan Kilpatrick Sr.,

and grandchildren Matthew and Maria Ehler-Vock and Charles Alden Ehler.

The family would like to thank all those involved in Mom’s care: doctors, nurses, family and friends, Mansfield Place staff, and University of Vermont Home Health & Hospice.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, November 4, from 4 to 7 p.m., at First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Junction.

Emily’s celebration of life will be held on Friday, November 5, at 2 p.m., at First Congregational Church, with reception to follow. A private burial will take place on Saturday, November 6, at Resurrection Park.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution in Emily’s memory to the First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Junction, VT 05452. Please note Heavenly Food Pantry/ Emily Ehler on the memo line or contribute online via bill pay at fccej.org; or to the Ehler Family and Friends Team with American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life or a charity of your choice.

The family also invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting awrfh.com.

Following graduation, Sheila began a career with American Airlines as a reservations agent in Boston.

Her quick mind and fluency in French helped her move, in a mere three months, to a more prestigious position as a ticket agent at what was then the Statler-Hilton hotel in the Back Bay section of Boston. She loved her job and received a number of awards for her superior salesmanship. She also enjoyed the available travel benefits of the job, traveling frequently with her mother, Lucille, to places such as

Great Britain, France and Mexico.

In August 1970, Sheila married Thomas A. Goldrick in a Roman Catholic church ceremony in Watertown, Mass. The couple honeymooned for two weeks in Hawaii, spending time both on Oahu and Kauai. In September 1971, Sheila gave birth to a son, Liam Sean Goldrick. An only child, Liam was the center of Sheila’s life for many happy years.

Although she returned to American Airlines after the birth, several years later she chose to stay at home as a full-time wife and mother.

She mastered those duties magnificently.

Sheila also took great enjoyment in the simple pleasures of a sunny day, a sparkling rainbow and a lazy day at the beach.

Her longtime favorite trip each year was to Ocean Park, Maine, where she, Thomas, Liam and other family members would gather for fun and seafood, especially boiled lobsters

and steamers. Sheila was reserved in her demeanor, but her warmth and caring spirit made an immediate impression on everyone she met and led to long, strong friendships lasting many years.

Sheila leaves her husband of 51 years, Thomas, of Essex Junction, now retired; along with her son, Liam, an education communication/crisis management consultant; a daughter-in-law, Kristen Murray, a tenured law professor at Temple University; and two grandchildren from a previous marriage, Conor Jack, age 14, and Annie Lucille, age 11, all of Philadelphia, Pa. She also leaves a sister-in-law, Eileen Barnacoat, and her husband, Christopher, of Townsend, Mass.

The family will conduct a celebration of life remembering Sheila sometime in the coming months.

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FEBRUARY 16, 1932OCTOBER 24, 2021 ESSEX JUNCTION, VT. It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Emily Jean Ehler of Essex Junction, Vt. On the morning of October 24, 2021, Emily packed up her RV and headed out on the road for her journey to heaven. Mom was the quintessential mother, wife, grandmother (Mommy Em), great-grandmother, aunt and friend. Mom was the rock of our family, always weathering the storms of her life and our collective lives with grace and kindness. She taught us how to move forward through challenges and to give to others unselfishly.

With strength and determination, Mom helped Dad build the family business, Ehler’s RV in Essex. The family business was just that — a place where many customers became family. Mom and Dad traveled extensively with their RV friends, caravanning throughout the U.S. They also had the opportunity to travel to Japan and Germany (with 11 Ehler family members in tow).

Sheila J. (Cloutier) Goldrick

APRIL 10, 1943OCTOBER 29, 2021 ESSEX JUNCTION, VT. Sheila J. (Cloutier) Goldrick of Essex Junction, Vt., passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, at the University of Vermont Medical Center from complications due to endometrial cancer. Sheila was born on April 10, 1943, in Lewiston, Maine, the only child of Robert Cloutier and Lucille (Vaillancourt) Cloutier.

Following their divorce some years later, Sheila and her mother moved from Maine to Massachusetts. Sheila attended Chapel Hill High School for girls in the town of Waltham, from which she graduated in 1961 as the class valedictorian. Sheila then attended Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., and later transferred to Boston University, from which she graduated with a bachelor’s degree.

Doris Houston MAY 22, 1953OCTOBER 30, 2021 COLCHESTER, VT.

Doris “Tootie” Houston (Clayton Viens), 68, died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer on October 30, 2021, in Colchester, Vt. Tootie was born on May 22, 1953, in Burlington, Vt. She is survived by her daughters Hilary Viens and Heather Tallman; granddaughter Cheyenne Westcom; grandson Hunter Tallman; great-granddaughter Kensley Gosselin; stepson William Houston III and partner Tonya Goodhue; granddaughters Harper Houston and Johanna Benoit; and three brothers, Donald, Robert and Gary Clayton.

She was predeceased by her husband, William J Houston; sister Deborah Clayton; and parents, Wilburn “Bud” and Rita Clayton. She leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Tootie was an avid reader, averaging two books a week, and completed New York Times crossword puzzles in pen with great speed. She loved to spend time knitting, gardening, and with her family and dogs. She loved trees,

lilacs and the ocean. Tootie obtained a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees and worked tirelessly in the criminal justice and mental health fields throughout her career.

The family would like to thank Gloria Lewis of Bayada for her incredible nursing skills and care over the past three months.

A funeral will be held on Friday, November 5, 2021, 10 a.m., at St. Joseph’s CoCathedral, 29 Allen St., in Burlington, Vt. Tootie would love for you to attend. A celebration of life will take place in the spring/summer of 2022.

Due to the high rate of COVID-19 in Chittenden County, for everyone’s safety, the family requests that visitors bring and wear a face mask.

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ebecca Mamy and Kongwa Shangalume stepped off a plane at Burlington International Airport in February 2019, anxious to settle into their new country. A refugee caseworker escorted the Congolese couple to a cluster of townhousestyle apartments in Winooski, where a two-bedroom unit at 300 Main Street had been reserved for them and their two young children.

They put down their bags. The apartment, built in 1986, wasn’t exactly old, but it struck the new arrivals as worn. The back door didn’t have a lock. The caseworker provided a brief tour, instructing them on how to use the stove and where to find the light switches. Almost immediately, they spotted cockroaches scuttling along the floor.

The couple were dismayed but too nervous at that moment to speak up.

Shangalume and Mamy didn’t know that cockroaches were a recurring problem at the Winooski complex, where rent was $1,464 a month. They didn’t know that it was owned and managed by Rick Bove, a landlord with a long track record of renting substandard apartments. And they had no idea that if they asked Bove to exterminate the roaches, he would stick them with the bill.

“Bove” is a household name across Vermont for the family’s unfussy Italian cuisine, served for decades at their legendary Burlington restaurant and more recently available as jarred pasta sauces at grocery stores. But the sauce is only half of the family business. Rick and his brother, Mark Bove, also own a growing empire of more than 400 rental units across Chittenden County, St. Albans and all the way to Hartford.

A joint investigation by Seven Days and Vermont Public Radio has found that swaths of these rental properties are also plagued by neglect. Health and safety issues such as broken doors, leaky ceilings and loose handrails have been

To learn more Seven Days and Vermont Public Radio teamed up in June to investigate when their respective reporters noticed separate court cases involving Mark and Rick Bove’s properties. VPR’s Liam ElderConnors and Seven Days’ Derek Brouwer reviewed court files and obtained other public records for this account. They also interviewed regulators and current and former tenants of the brothers’ buildings.

In addition to this print story, radio pieces will air on VPR. Listen in at vpr.org or on VPR’s daily news podcast, “The Frequency.”

left unrepaired. Dumpsters overflow. Fire and emergency systems aren’t properly maintained. Renters tolerate these conditions partly because Vermont’s bare-bones system of housing code enforcement is illequipped to effectively resolve them. The brothers, meanwhile, profit from government subsidies intended to help the poor.

Months after buying a Georgia property in 2018 that he planned to redevelop, Rick Bove refused to fix a leaky water pump, leaving two tenants with unreliable faucets for months. In 2019, he ignored an emergency order from the Town of Colchester to fix a broken kitchen sink and remove the mold that had grown beneath it. Earlier this year, an Essex firefighter, responding to a woman stuck in an elevator of a Bove

apartment building, reported to town officials that he nearly fell down a staircase after grabbing a handrail that was “literally coming off the wall.”

Essex, Colchester and St. Albans Town have all used the courts to seek compliance in recent years, extracting $6,400 in settlements. Numerous former tenants have pursued Bove in small-claims court to recover their security deposits. Even those who won judgments have sometimes struggled to get their former landlord to pay up.

Mark and Rick Bove are principals in both family businesses, but each is responsible for the day-to-day management of one of them. Mark runs the pasta sauce factory in Milton. Rick oversees the rentals.

Rick Bove initially agreed to discuss the family’s properties at length, saying he has “absolutely nothing to hide.” But he did not pick up the phone for a scheduled October interview and then sent a text message declining to answer questions. His brother, Mark, and his mother, Josephine, who owns one of the apartment buildings with Rick, also declined to comment.

Rick Bove later emailed the news organizations a statement disputing “any allegation that we are not good landlords.”

It reads, in part: “We respond promptly to calls for repairs. We work collaboratively with tenants and the City to meet code requirements … Any balanced consideration of our recent record demonstrates our commitment to providing affordable and safe housing.”

Mark and Rick Bove in front of the family restaurant in 2007

Unlike the vast majority of Vermont’s aging rental stock, many Bove apartment complexes were built within the last 20 years. The buildings aren’t fancy, but they’re designed to be affordable. They’re equipped with security systems, laundry rooms and elevators. Some have parking garages and rooftop solar panels. And unlike many landlords, Rick Bove rents to tenants with Section 8 rental assistance vouchers — nearly 100, currently — and to others who have few housing options, including refugees.

But in Burlington, Bove’s pattern of code violations has been an issue for years. And in 2018, a citizen organizer called attention to troubles at Bove’s buildings outside Burlington and urged Vermonters to boycott the family’s pasta sauce brand in protest.

The problems have continued. A low point came in 2019, when a pair of statechartered housing organizations that had helped fund construction of several of the apartment buildings threatened to make Bove pay back the money.

“There appears to be systematic maintenance and management failure throughout all Bove Brothers Realty properties,” Vermont Housing Finance Agency inspector Kathy Curley wrote to Bove in October 2019, referring to six of the complexes.

“Each property that I finally achieved access to revealed the total disregard of Vermont’s Rental Housing Codes, and the health and safety of Residents.”

Bove has since become more cooperative with those agencies, but the buildings still need work, and maintenance issues at some of his other properties have stacked up in recent months, Seven Days and VPR found.

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42-unit project in Montpelier. Preliminary plans for a 31-unit project in Georgia were submitted in 2020. In Burlington, he has long-standing plans to demolish the former family restaurant on Pearl Street and replace it with a hotel and 20 units of senior housing.

Seven Days and VPR surveyed the current conditions at two Bove apartment buildings last month upon the invitation of tenants.

Inside Monarch Apartments, a 30-unit complex in Essex, window ledges in common areas were littered with decaying food and live and dead insects. Large holes punched through drywall by a tenant who was being evicted remained more than a month after an inspector ordered them to be fixed.

At the 37-unit Arbor Gardens in Colchester, several exterior doors did not lock, allowing anyone to enter. One of four coin-operated washing machines was broken, and another appeared to be held together by duct tape. Some residents had decorated their entryways with festive fall arrangements, but the carpeting around them was heavily stained and sticky and smelled rank in places.

In these environments, stigmas and suspicions have become embedded. Some residents blame their neighbors for the poor conditions, attributing graffiti and broken mailbox lockers to drug dealers, scattered debris to tenants on Section 8, and cockroaches to immigrants. The handful of current Monarch and Arbor residents who talked to Seven Days and VPR said they feared retaliation if they spoke publicly about their landlord, though, as one longtime Arbor resident said, responsibility to maintain the complex rests with Bove: “I don’t give a shit what color you are — you can be pink, purple, green, black, blue — but you shouldn’t have to live like this.”

The agency that administers the state’s largest rental assistance program says that, in a tight housing market in which lowerincome residents have very few choices, it has no option but to work with Bove.

“Mr. Bove has demonstrated a willingness to pretty much lease to anyone,” said Kathleen Berk, executive director of the Vermont State Housing Authority. “So, he’s fulfilling a need in that sense, because he is providing housing to the most vulnerable.”

For Shangalume and Mamy, living in a Bove building became a source of anxiety, especially once Mamy became pregnant with the couple’s third child.

“What happens if the baby [is] sleeping

Broken washing machine at Arbor Gardens in Colchester

and the cockroach goes in his nose, mouth or go through the ear?” she recalled of her worries at the time.

Their landlord’s daily concerns were far removed from theirs. In July 2020, as exterminators were treating the couple’s apartment for roaches, Bove and his wife applied for a permit to build a nearly $1 million addition to their $1.6 million home on Lake Champlain in Colchester. The latest submitted plans involved relocating an outdoor spa terrace, building a secondfloor home office, and installing a treadmill pool and sauna in the basement.

FAMILY RECIPE

On December 7, 1991, the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bove’s Café, Dick and Josephine Bove held a public celebration featuring a spaghetti-and-meatballs special at the original price, 35 cents. The event was also a debut of sorts: introducing the couple’s sons, Rick and Mark.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) would participate in a “ribbon cutting,” according to a full-page ad in the Burlington Free Press, with the “third generation” of the Bove dynasty. The ad included

yearbook-style photos of the boys — the younger Mark, a recent graduate of the University of Vermont, next to his bespectacled older brother, Rick — beneath photos of their parents and grandmother, Victoria, an Italian immigrant who had opened the restaurant on the same day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Dick, who died in 2016, was a workingclass icon. He’d dabbled in local politics, effectively launching the political career of restaurant regular Bernie Sanders by playing spoiler in the 1981 Burlington mayoral race. He owned a number of small rentals around the city, but his focus was always the food.

Mark embraced the restaurant, fashioning himself as the “sauce boy” and soon parlaying the family’s recipes into a line of packaged meatballs and marinara. Rick took over management of his father’s rentals. In 2001, at age 37, Rick spearheaded plans to build an affordable apartment building next door to the restaurant.

He called it Victoria Place, after his grandmother.

There was a hang-up. The project relied on donated municipal land and federal tax credit subsidies. That drew scrutiny of the poor condition of an existing rental just around the corner, then owned by Dick and managed by Rick. The apartment house on George Street was eighth on the list of Queen City properties with the most code violations; a ceiling had collapsed

The former Bove’s Café building on Pearl Street in Burlington

E.P. was in place, but Bove’s relationship with the company didn’t last. E.P. sued the Bove brothers in January 2018 for more than $140,000 in unpaid invoices. The suit was quickly dismissed after Rick Bove paid, but E.P. decided that the arrangement had become untenable and stopped overseeing most Bove buildings, according to principal Jonathan Ziner.

“The way we wanted the buildings to be and the way they were becoming was not up to our standards,” Ziner said. “So we made a business decision.”

‘RICK IS NOT SUPPORTIVE’

Each property that I finally achieved access to revealed the total disregard of Vermont’s Rental Housing Codes, and the health and safety of Residents.

KATHY C UR L E Y, VE R MO NT H O US ING F INANC E AGE NC Y INS P EC T O R

ST. ALBANS TOWN 171 units

COLCHESTER 37 units ESSEX 74 units

For a more detailed map of Bove properties in Vermont, visit sevendaysvt.com.

WINOOSKI 24 units

CHITTENDEN COUNTY

HARTFORD 40 units

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BURLINGTON 94 units

SOURCE: GRAND LISTS AND TOWN ZONIN

on a resident, the Burlington Free Press reported at the time. Rick complained to the paper about his legal obligation to make repairs because, he said, tenants were behind on rent: “A part of me says, philosophically, that isn’t right.”

Victoria Place got built, in part because the Boves promised the city that a major renovation at George Street was in the works.

In 2004, the city sued Rick Bove for trash container violations at a different Burlington property, one of many housing code violations that had been documented there. An unsigned legal memo from the time, still in city files, described Bove as someone who “promises everything and does nothing” and “does not comply with the law until pushed.” The following year, an inspector obtained search warrants in order to gain access to some of the rentals.

In 2013, Bove properties, including the notorious George Street building, were still so problematic that Burlington officials threatened to yank the Bove’s Café liquor license in order to compel Bove to make improvements.

Meanwhile, Bove had expanded dramatically Bove Brothers Realty’s footprint. He began building Brookside apartments, a three-phase, 171-unit complex in St. Albans Town, in 2010. He also bought the apartments at 300 Main Street in Winooski, the 24-unit complex where Shangalume and Mamy later lived, from fellow developer Ernie Pomerleau. Then, in 2011, he acquired five developments that had been constructed in the early 2000s

by Homestead Design: Arbor Gardens in Colchester, Monarch Apartments in Essex Junction, the Whittier Building in Essex Town Center, Sunrise Settlement in Quechee and Stony Creek in Wilder.

Most of these projects had been constructed with help from one or two federal programs that fund much of Vermont’s affordable housing. The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board had awarded hundreds of thousands in federal deferred loans. The nonprofit Vermont Housing Finance Agency separately awarded the projects millions in low-income housing tax credits that developers typically pass on to investors as a way to raise capital.

The former Homestead Design buildings had been managed by an outside company, Massachusetts-based E.P. Management. Bove initially continued the arrangement, even putting Victoria Place and Brookside under E.P.’s umbrella, according to public records.

VHFA and VHCB occasionally inspect properties that receive federal support, such as the buildings overseen by E.P. The agencies’ records show relatively few problems at Bove’s new apartment buildings while

Several regulators interviewed for this story said the conditions at most Bove apartment buildings declined once Bove began bringing the management in-house.

In May 2018, for example, VHFA’s inspector found 32 separate maintenance issues at Monarch Apartments. Its market appeal had “deteriorated drastically,” the inspector wrote in a report to Bove.

As problems began stacking up at the rentals, the Bove family was marking the next big phase of its food business. Mark hosted an emotional grand opening in September 2018 at the brothers’ new sauce production factory in Milton. The event featured Gov. Phil Scott, who lauded the family for furthering the three goals of his administration: growing the economy, making the state more affordable and protecting the most vulnerable. “The Bove family is doing all three of those in many, many different ways,” Scott said.

A Burlington activist and organizer saw a different story unfolding. Charles Winkleman, best known today as the target of former Burlington police chief Brandon del Pozo’s anonymous social media posts, launched a Boycott Bove’s campaign that depicted the family as “slumlords” and broadcast tenant horror stories online.

The campaign garnered little media attention, but regulators at VHFA and VHCB took note, emails between the organizations show. Inspectors were even struggling to gain access to the Bove buildings, at one point getting inside through a door that had a broken lock.

Bove, in a brief conversation to schedule an interview for this story, attributed past challenges at his properties to a former property manager, whom he said was the only employee he ever fired, and the tenants she allowed to rent. Seven Days and VPR were unable to reach that former property manager.

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PEST CONTROL

Jerry Firkey remembers the first time he saw a cockroach. Decades ago, he and his wife were renting an apartment above a store when one night they came home, flipped on the lights and saw their kitchen counters move.

“I got out as fast as I could — I wasn’t there six months,” Firkey said. “My wife wouldn’t handle that.”

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maintenance requests, the person said, and frequently cut corners.

“It just seemed to me that he was trying to squeeze every cent out of people he could without having to spend anything himself,” the person said.

By mid-2019, Bove had just one property manager for at least eight housing complexes, emails obtained through public records requests indicate. The remaining manager was a veteran of the Burlington Housing Authority named Deb McCaffrey.

McCaffrey, who still works for Bove and said he told her not to comment for this story, pleaded with VHCB and VHFA for patience as she tried to manage an overwhelming workload and a boss who was upset about empty units.

“Rick is not supportive at all,” she wrote in a July 2019 email to VHCB. “If things don’t improve soon, he won’t have anyone, because I can’t take the stress.”

This was uncharted territory for the funding agencies that had supported many of the buildings now under Bove’s control.

Leaders at VHFA and VHCB decided to jointly pressure Bove to address what VHCB’s leaders described as a “bleak” situation.

They took the unprecedented step of threatening to claw back the years-old public subsidies, which totaled millions of dollars. In a previously unpublicized effort, each organization wrote to Bove’s attorney in August and September 2019 stating that he was in violation of the loan and tax credit agreements.

They got Bove’s attention. His attorney, Robert Rushford of Gravel & Shea, passed on Bove’s assurance that the issues would be “quickly resolved.” Rushford added that Bove had added more workers to his maintenance crew. Many of the most urgent problems were addressed, but more than a month later, fire doors at Arbor Gardens and Monarch still hadn’t been repaired. VHCB officials threatened to hire someone to do the work and send the bill to Bove.

That’s when the doors finally got fixed.

and tenants to ensure traps are set and changed frequently. Language barriers and housekeeping practices can add to the challenge. So can creating an environment in which tenants are afraid to report cockroach sightings, experts say.

“Passing blame along to residents — it hurts everything in the long run,” said Zach DeVries, an assistant professor of urban entomology at the University of Kentucky. “The problem is going to get worse and worse.”

Firkey ordered Bove to restart the cockroach treatment “immediately” or face potential enforcement action. He complied.

Bove’s pasta sauce factory in Milton

The next time Firkey encountered an infestation, it was at a building under his purview as Essex’s town health officer, a position he’s held for more than 30 years. In that role, Firkey, 81, is responsible for enforcing the state’s housing standards. The part-time job pays $797 per month.

Most Vermont towns rely on low-paid or volunteer health officers such as Firkey to keep tabs on rental properties. There is no system of regular inspection, and their oversight is typically limited to responding to complaints.

In August 2019, just as state-level organizations were working to force Bove into compliance, Firkey received a complaint about Monarch Apartments. He found a cockroach infestation so pervasive that he put up signs around the building to notify all residents. Firkey directed Bove’s property manager to hire a pest control company to treat the situation.

By late October, there were signs that the infestation had abated. Miller Pest Control emailed Firkey to say that, aside from a few “hot apartments,” the infestation was nearly eliminated. Firkey closed out the code violation on the understanding that Bove would continue the roach control.

In December, Firkey learned that Bove hadn’t paid the pest company and that, as a result, Miller’s exterminators hadn’t been inside the building for more than two months. Documents hint at one reason why. In a draft memo to tenants prepared just before Christmas, Bove blamed the residents for the ongoing infestation and planned to tell them they’d have to pay for any further roach treatments, Village of Essex Junction records show.

Cockroach infestations are among the trickier challenges an apartment owner can face. They are serious health hazards, but mitigation can take months and require significant cooperation between landlord

SEE YOU IN COURT

While Firkey was trying to eliminate the cockroaches in Essex, Shangalume and Mamy, who still didn’t know who their landlord was, were trying to get rid of the bugs in their Winooski apartment. Their caseworker, they said, had recommended they treat the problem themselves. They tried cleaning and using chemicals from a drug store, but it wasn’t working. The cockroaches, Shangalume said through an interpreter, were “all over.”

“Sometimes [we] found cockroaches in [our] food,” he said. “But what are we going to do? We didn’t have help at the time.”

Just across a parking lot, in a separate row of apartments in the same complex, Amy Brunelle and her 16-year-old daughter moved into a unit a few weeks after the Congolese couple arrived. When Brunelle toured the place, she said, she’d noticed several bug “bombs” in the unit.

The property manager, she said, assured her that there was no problem. That was reassurance enough for Brunelle, who at the time was living at a family member’s house and working at a convenience store.

“We didn’t think it was a big deal. And, of course, I was desperate and needed a place to live,” she said.

Upon moving in, Brunelle opened the dishwasher and found cockroaches inside. They were in the attic and in the laundry room, too. Brunelle was afraid to sit on the toilet seat in the dark, fearing that the bugs would crawl out of the bowl.

Mr. Bove has demonstrated a willingness to pretty much lease to anyone.

So, he’s fulfilling a need in that sense, because he is providing housing to the most vulnerable.

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She filed a complaint with the City of Winooski in August 2019. The city inspection the following month noted that the roaches had gotten into Brunelle’s smoke alarms, causing them to malfunction. By that point, Brunelle had paid Bove $8,784 for six months of rent.

Winooski city files note cockroach issues at 300 Main Street dating back to 2016 — before the residents interviewed for this story moved in — when another resident, in a complaint to the city, wrote that the bugs were “scaring the children.”

A photo from the time showed roaches and roach droppings blanketing a wall panel.

One unit had an infestation in 2018, too.

Cockroaches aren’t the only documented problem. Winooski, unlike Essex, has a municipal housing code and an enforcement division embedded in its fire department. The office generally inspects rental units every four years and issues “certificates of fitness” to those that pass.

City records show, however, that most of the 24 units at 300 Main haven’t had valid

certificates of fitness since 2018, when they failed initial inspections.

Gaps in city records provide no insight into what came next. But John Audy, Winooski’s code enforcement director, acknowledged that his office hadn’t followed up on the 2018 inspections to ensure that Bove had addressed the various violations. He also said that 300 Main was “becoming a challenging property for the city.”

“There appears to be a lack of maintenance and participation going on,” he said during an August interview.

Nearly half of the tenants at 300 Main receive rental assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 8 program, in which state and local housing authorities make direct payments to private landlords. A voucher holder pays 30 percent of their income toward the total rent; HUD pays the balance.

Most of the Winooski units are occupied by immigrant families, who, like Shangalume and Mamy, are frequently steered to a property through caseworkers. The Vermont office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants did not respond to interview requests.

After more than a year of coping with the infestation, Shangalume and Mamy got help from a clinical social worker when Mamy went to the hospital for a pregnancy checkup. The social worker got them in touch with an attorney at Vermont Legal Aid who helped them get Bove to send in pest control.

When they moved out, they found that Bove had deducted $625 from their $1,464 security deposit for the five cockroach treatments. He returned the balance to them.

Vermont rental housing code states that a landlord is responsible for an infestation if it’s in two or more units, or if it’s caused by their “failure to maintain” the property. Earlier this year, Shangalume and Mamy filed a small-claims case with the help of their Legal Aid attorney seeking return of the $625, plus another $625 in damages. The case is pending: Bove’s one-sentence, handwritten reply to the lawsuit states that cockroaches weren’t present when they signed the lease.

“We will be happy if we can have our money back, because I believe it is our right,” Shangalume said last month from the living room of his family’s new, bugfree apartment, where long tapestries covered the walls and clean dishes were stacked neatly above the sink of their tiny kitchen. Mamy coddled their new infant next to him.

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The family is one of nearly a dozen former Bove tenants who have sued the landlord in the last decade to reclaim security deposits.

In most of those filings, the tenants complained that Bove and his managers stopped responding to messages after they’d moved out. In two cases filed in 2019, before the pandemic, plaintiffs won default judgments because Bove never responded to their complaints. Nor did he appear at follow-up court hearings earlier this year about his ability to pay. During one of them, the judge suggested that the former tenant look into whether she could garnish Bove’s wages. Bove recently paid up, the tenant said, roughly two years after she moved out.

To Angie Menard, a former tenant at 300 Main, Bove’s evasiveness seemed like a strategy. She and her two children had been model tenants, Bove later told a judge, but when she moved out in 2017, he never released her security deposit or offered an explanation. Bove had done the same thing a year earlier to her sister, Miranda, who lived in a different apartment in the same complex.

“He is purposely disregarding the law, and making his tenants go through this process hoping it will be more trouble than what it is worth,” Menard wrote in her small claims complaint. “It is not fair and I am hoping the judge will make him pay this time so he understands this is unacceptable.”

She won. But in a way, Bove had.

Menard disclosed to the court that a nonprofit social services agency had paid a little more than half of her $1,190 security deposit. Menard wasn’t entitled to that money, Bove contended, and Judge Ian Carleton agreed. So even after Menard got her portion back, plus damages, court filing and service fees, the total Bove was ordered to pay was $66 less than the security deposit that he’d originally received.

PUTTING OUT DUMPSTER FIRES

The Town of Essex has long envisioned its so-called Town Center as a bustling hub that attracts moviegoers to the Essex Cinemas and residents to manicured apartment buildings with restaurants on the first floor.

The vision does not include dumpsters overflowing with reeking trash and the buzzing flies they attract. That is what the town has at one corner of the Town Center, where Rick Bove manages a series 30

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of commercial and mixed-use buildings on Carmichael Street.

Town officials have been sparring with Bove over the state of his dumpsters for four years. They took him to court in 2019 after amassing considerable photo evidence of the recurring mess. The sides reached a settlement a year later; the complaints didn’t stop.

As part of the deal, Bove gave the town permission to call his trash hauler and order a pickup at his expense if any unsightly or unsanitary refuse went neglected for 24 hours. The increasingly exasperated zoning administrator and deputy health officer, Sharon Kelley, made the call in March of this year. Myers refused to come, according to her notes from the call, because Bove was in arrears on his account. So in August, Kelley took a different tack. She told Bove she’d fine him $200 per dumpster per day, the maximum allowed, if he didn’t take care of the latest offense. By day’s end, Bove sent her photos of well-groomed containers. “As you can see all the dumpster areas look great!” he wrote. “I know because I did it myself!”

There is a simpler and more durable solution, Kelley said. Bove could pay to have the trash picked up more often.

He could also hire an on-site property manager. Instead, the dumpsters still overflow, and she and the landlord continue to send emails with photos of trash back and forth. According to Kelley, they may soon be headed back to court.

“I’m frustrated that he doesn’t have pride in his property,” she said.

Problems such as this erupt in other communities, involving different landlords, across Vermont. State government does not proactively enforce housing codes and lacks regulators who might pressure landlords to fix up their property. So the task of dealing with large landlords who are chronically noncompliant often falls to town health officers. They work in isolation from one another and may be ill-equipped to spar with the businesses they police.

I’m frustrated that he doesn’t have pride in his property.

E S S E X ZO NING AD MINIS TRAT O R S H AR O N K E L L E Y

Last year, legislators passed a bill that would have been a step toward change.

It would have created a statewide public rental registry and enlisted the Division of Fire Safety as a state housing code enforcer. Gov. Scott vetoed it. The governor asserted that the solution to the state’s housing crisis “is not more regulation.”

In cities and towns with their own code enforcement systems, the results have still been inconsistent, Seven Days and VPR found. Even when officials do pursue Bove, it’s time-consuming and the fixes are temporary.

Burlington, which has perhaps Vermont’s most robust code enforcement office, has

kept serious problems at bay through persistence and a regimented inspection process.

Still, compliance is fleeting.

Director of permitting and inspections Bill Ward told Burlington policy makers in 2017, when the city council was considering a deal to sell Bove a parking lot to accommodate his pending plan to redevelop the Bove’s Café site, that the landlord’s Queen City holdings had improved. Around that time, the notorious George Street property finally got its long-awaited renovation, for which Bove received a historic preservation award from Preservation Burlington. But this year, a round of routine city inspections begun in August has already identified more than 150 deficiencies across Bove’s Burlington buildings — what Ward described in an interview as unacceptable “backsliding.”

Nearly 100 Bove apartments are occupied by Section 8 voucher holders. The agencies that administer the program in Vermont must inspect units before the subsidy begins and once every two years, or when they get a complaint.

VSHA, the largest housing authority in Vermont, has refused to grant rent increases for several units at Arbor Gardens in Colchester that are set aside for Section 8. Why? Bove hasn’t disclosed his operating expenses, said Reenie Sargent, a field representative for the housing authority. “I just wonder,” she said, “what is he doing with the money, if he’s not investing it in the building?”

Sargent briefly withheld Section 8 payments to Bove earlier this year when he

failed to rectify a recurring trash disposal problem at Arbor Gardens. In response, Bove directed his property manager, McCaffrey, to tell the Section 8 residents to pay the full rent themselves or move out, according to emails obtained through a public records request to VSHA. Sargent then sent an urgent letter to the tenants instructing them not to pay Bove anything extra. Bove was “in the wrong,” she wrote.

She released the Section 8 payments a few weeks later when the dumpster areas appeared cleaner.

As Sargent was pressuring Bove, a separate inspector with the Winooski Housing Authority, which has Section 8 clients in the same building, found the place to be in full compliance, records show. WHA executive director Katherine Decarreau said the trash probably wasn’t overflowing on the particular day her inspector visited.

HUD can disbar bad actors from receiving government contracts or funds.

The publicly available list includes no Vermont companies. Berk, VSHA’s director, said the maneuver is “very difficult” absent a grave violation.

“Certainly, if we didn’t have just cause, that could be a reason for him to turn around and sue us, because we’re seriously impacting his business,” she said. Berk added that VSHA may need to confer with other Vermont housing organizations about Bove’s compliance record.

For now, housing agencies have learned to live with landlords like Bove.

They don’t have much of a choice.

“Landlords really do have a choice, and they can opt to rent to a higher-income family, somebody who is working, who is able to pay more than the families that we serve, and not be bothered with the biennial housing inspection,” Berk said.

Still, when one of her voucher recipients selects a Bove property, Sargent wants them to know what they’re getting into. “I always let people know, ‘You know, this is Bove,’” she said.

There are some signs that Bove’s track record may stand in the way of further expansion. In 2017, VHFA’s board of commissioners did not award Bove low-income housing tax credits for his proposal to redevelop the former J.J. Newberry building in Newport. The agency alluded to management issues in its notes on the proposal. Bove is currently trying to resell the still-vacant building, which sits across from the ignominious pit left by EB-5 swindlers.

But Bove has several other new housing developments in the works. The Essex Planning Commission rejected one plan over the summer because it didn’t comply with zoning; town officials advised that

Full written statement of Rick Bove “Bove Brother’s Rental Properties is proud of our participation in the community. We provide clean and safe affordable housing in a market where rental costs have risen to a level well above what working people can afford. From time to time, there may be repairs or cleaning that is required to maintain the apartments. We respond promptly to calls for repairs. We work collaboratively with tenants and the City to meet code requirements. Bove Brother’s disputes any allegation that we are not good landlords.

Any balanced consideration of our recent record demonstrates our commitment to providing affordable and safe housing.”

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Bove should be required to hire on-site management for any approved project, citing his history of noncompliance. Bove’s performance in Burlington was also raised as a point of discussion in whether to approve his proposed Pearl Street redevelopment — not unlike 20 years ago, when Bove won approval for his first major apartment complex, Victoria Place, on the same block. The project was approved in March 2020, but the permits have since expired, and Bove may need to reapply before construction commences.

In Winooski, code enforcement officer Audy recently received another complaint about 300 Main. The complaint, lodged by a tenant through a school liaison, alleged that roaches were present in the same unit where Shangalume and Mamy had lived until late last year.

Audy’s team confirmed the infestation, as well as a broken door lock, in August.

The findings prompted their return in October for a new round of complex-wide inspections.

Audy described the regimen as an attempt to press the “reset button” at the property, given that past issues with code compliance were compounded by the city’s spotty oversight. In other words, despite years of documented problems, he was working as if Bove had a clean slate.

The October inspections turned up significant maintenance needs. None of the fire extinguishers had been serviced.

Kitchen counters and cabinets needed to be replaced. One bathroom was blanketed in mold, and Audy ordered Bove to “gut” the room to get rid of it. Nine units were infested with cockroaches.

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o an ice hockey team, going “netzero” sounds like a crushing defeat in which no pucks landed in the opponent’s goal. But for Union Arena Community Center in Woodstock, achieving net-zero was a hard-fought win that should keep the indoor ice rink in the game for years to come.

In mid-June, the nonprofit community skating center, located on the campus of Woodstock Union High School & Middle School, finished installing the last photovoltaic panels on an expansive rooftop solar array. Completion of the work, one of many energy-efficiency improvements made on the 18-year-old building, gives the arena the distinction of becoming the first net-zero indoor ice rink in the U.S. — that is, one with no net energy costs for its heating, cooling and electricity.

What Union Arena accomplished is no minor feat. Compared to other large sports facilities, such as Olympic swimming pools and illuminated football stadiums, indoor ice rinks typically have among the highest rates of fossil fuel consumption. Union Arena’s success could become a model for the other 20 ice arenas in Vermont — and more than 4,400 throughout North America.

But the arena’s $1.4 million energyefficiency project was about more than giving Woodstock bragging rights for its role in fighting the climate crisis. It was a matter of economic survival, said EJay Bishop, the arena’s executive director.

When Bishop was hired in 2014, Union Arena was at a crossroads, he said. Nearly one-third of the facility’s $470,000 operating budget — about $140,000 — paid for propane and electricity. For the nonprofit rink, which receives no public financial support, energy bills were steadily climbing year after year, while use of the rink had plateaued. In short, its economic future looked unsustainable.

However, Union Arena’s financial woes didn’t reflect the community’s strong support for its skating center. Banners hanging along the arena’s walls and from its rafters attest to the number of youth and adult teams, clubs and leagues that practice and play there.

Open seven months per year, the ice rink is the home of the Woodstock Union High School’s boys’ and girls’ hockey teams — both of which rank among the top seeds in the state in their divisions. It also hosts the Vermont Law School’s Fighting Swans Ice Hockey Team, the Woodstock 32

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Curling Club, Puck Hogs Hogwash Hockey, the Zambeauties, the Union Arena Skating Club, and the Woodstock Youth Hockey and Skating Association.

“In a healthy year, we run four adult leagues in the evenings,” said Bishop, who noted that the pandemic caused one league to cancel its 2020 season. “In the summer

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months we have curlers, and in the winter months we also have speed skating.”

In off-season months when the ice isn’t used, the arena hosts lacrosse and field hockey practices, trade shows, and even roller derbies.

In all, about 20,000 people use Union Arena each year, Bishop said, generating an estimated $2.5 million in economic activity for local businesses. Much of that activity is driven by youth hockey tournaments, Bishop added, which draw visitors from throughout New England to the Upper Valley’s hotels, inns, stores and restaurants.

Despite heavy rink usage, Bishop explained, there were only so many costcutting measures and fee increases that Union Arena could implement before impacting users’ experiences and limiting public access. It needed to find other ways to cut costs.

Enter Harold Mayhew, an ice arena specialist and the original architect who

designed the $4 million arena in 2003.

Mayhew, a Woodstock native who founded Bear Mountain Design in Farmington, Conn., has designed ice arenas and sports complexes around the country, including Kreitzberg Arena at Norwich University in Northfield; Sidney J. Watson Arena at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine; and Ted Harrison Arena at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. Now semiretired and living in Florida, Mayhew agreed to help Union Arena reach its ambitious netzero energy goal.

“Ice rinks are energy pigs, essentially,” Mayhew explained in an interview last week. Not only must the arena make ice and keep it frozen, it must also heat the air above the ice so that the room doesn’t feel like a deep freezer to skaters and spectators. While keeping the air warm, the building’s heating and ventilation system must control condensation, which can melt the ice, make its surface slippery and create other problems

in the building, such as mold and mildew.

Simply put, the simultaneous heating and cooling consumes a lot of power.

So in 2014, Mayhew joined Union Arena’s board of directors and began laying the groundwork for an ambitious multiyear project to overhaul and upgrade the rink’s heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting systems.

The project included installing highefficiency LED lights, computerized controls on all mechanical systems and a new high-efficiency boiler. A new heatrecovery system recaptures waste heat generated by the compressors during the ice-making process and uses it to heat water for taps and showers, refill the Zamboni ice-resurfacing machine, and melt snow in the melt pit. A new cooling

level equal to planting 2,450 trees, Chynoweth added.

“Some have called [Mayhew] a genius, and I would agree,” Bishop said. “Along with some of his peers, he has raised … ice rinks and their interconnected systems to a whole new level.”

Michael Caduto, executive director of the nonprofit group Sustainable Woodstock, said Union Arena’s energy efficiencies will help Vermont meet the goals mandated in Act 153, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act. Passed by the Vermont legislature in 2020, the law requires that the state reduce its greenhouse gas emissions incrementally to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

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In all, Mayhew was able to reduce the building’s overall energy consumption by more than 65 percent, saving the skating center $90,000 annually.

Installing the rooftop solar array added another $50,000 in savings through a reduced electric bill and the sale of renewable-energy credits to other electricity users. Funds raised from local individuals and businesses paid for all the upgrades and the solar panels.

Emo Chynoweth, vice president of Union Arena’s board of directors, said the rooftop solar array provides another advantage: Its shade reduces the solar gain, or heat absorbed through the metal roof, in warm weather. This benefit significantly reduces the energy load on the arena’s refrigeration system.

The solar panels alone will offset the building’s annual carbon emissions to a

are used eight months of the year — consume, on average, 1.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually, and the oldest and least efficient ones consume about 2.4 million, according to data from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. By comparison, the average U.S. household consumes 11,000 kWh annually.

The U.S. has at least 1,550 indoor ice arenas, second in the world only to Canada, which has 2,860, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Reducing their carbon footprints could make a significant dent in the sporting world’s fossil fuel consumption.

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n January 28, 1986, the 17 students in Roger Crowley’s fifth-grade class at Union Elementary School in Montpelier, along with parents and other visitors, gathered in his classroom to watch the launch of the space shuttle Challenger.

The spacecraft crew included New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe, with whom Crowley’s students had corresponded. She had sent his class an autographed poster, which hung in the school library. And Crowley’s students had prepared questions for McAuliffe that NASA was to transmit to her during the mission.

But the events that unfolded that day would shake the Montpelier classroom, the U.S. space program and the nation: Seventy-three seconds after the Challenger took off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, it blew apart in a fiery explosion, killing the seven people on board.

“That was probably the most difficult moment I had in teaching,” said Crowley, now 77 and retired in Florida. He taught for 35 years at Union. “We’re watching with all those people — and the tragedy happens. Everyone looks at the teacher. I was pretty upset.”

Six months later, for reasons that remain something of a mystery, Desilets Granite of Montpelier created a monument to honor the Challenger crew. The work, which has no official title, is informally called the “Challenger Seven.” It consists of two pieces.

The first is a granite marker inscribed with the words “In Memory of the Challenger Seven,” the date of the explosion and the names of the seven shuttle astronauts. The second component is a piece of black granite etched with a picture of the space shuttle.

Ed Epstein, a Montpelier artist who’s etched about 5,500 granite monuments, created the rendering of the Challenger.

He has made portraits of children and dogs and pictures of deer in the woods — but only one spacecraft.

“It’s tragic, and it’s sad,” Epstein, 85, said of the Challenger explosion. “And we’re all part of that. We’re all part of these public disasters.”

The public art was installed at the base of the road that leads to National Life Group, just off Memorial Drive and not far from the highway exit. Challenger Memorial Park was built around the monument,

Montpelier sculptor Ed Epstein by the Challenger monument

though that small park no longer exists.

The site is not easy to access — there’s no sidewalk or place to park. And so folks in cars and strolling downhill from the insurance company who saw (or didn’t see) the “Challenger Seven” might not have known what it was.

That changed in September, when the monument was moved to a more accessible site along the bike path near Montpelier High School. It will be rededicated during a ceremony on November 18. Anne Watson, the Montpelier mayor and a science teacher at Montpelier High School, is scheduled to speak.

She was a 5-year-old in Essex when the Challenger blew up and has no recollection of the event, she said. But she teaches about it. The explosion is one of several catastrophes her engineering students study, trying to unravel what occurred and looking for possible connections among such disasters.

“As someone who loves science, particularly astronomy, particularly physics, the work of NASA is really important,” Watson said. “And I’m really grateful for the work

they do. I think it helps us explore what it means to be human and our place in the universe.”

She’s pleased by the monument’s new location. The bike path provides ample public access, and the school campus is an appropriate setting, Watson said.

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“I don’t think it got the recognition or appreciation, the attention it deserved in its old location,” Watson added.

The effort to relocate “Challenger Seven” was spearheaded by Bob Hannum, an art conservator and member of Montpelier’s Public Art Commission. At an inaugural meeting two years ago, the commission had decided to survey the city’s works of public art, assess their condition and determine what care they might need.

“It seemed like a good use of my time,” Hannum said of the survey project. When he first came upon the Challenger monument at its unlikely setting near a corporate crossroads, Hannum mistook it for an electrical box.

“And then I looked closer, and I’m seeing that it’s a monument,” he said. And he thought to himself, Oh, my word. What is this?

Hannum, 68, was determined to find out where the monument came from, who made it and why.

Desilets was a family business whose owners, Victor and Evelyn Roselli and their son, Daniel, are deceased. Hannum sought information from other sources: National Life, the City of Montpelier, publications from the time of the monument’s creation and Front Porch Forum.

He got about two dozen responses from people on the online neighborhood forum, folks who shared memories of the Roselli family and of the original dedication ceremony. A 1986 industry publication from the archives of the Vermont Granite Museum noted that Vic Roselli, as he was

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“Danny deserves all the credit on this,” the publication wrote, quoting Victor. “He designed the monument and got everything done.” Dan Roselli died in 2004, at age 49, from cancer.

“Dan was a very charming young guy,” Epstein, the granite artist, said. “Very friendly, very easygoing.”

By his recollection, the City of Montpelier had asked Desilets to make the monument at its shed on Barre Street.

The Rosellis donated their time and

Teo Calcagni, who runs GCB with his brother and nephew, said the company used an excavator, a boom truck and a crane to move and reinstall the monument. It also added a new granite base.

Calcagni, 53, was a student at Spaulding High School in Barre when the Challenger blew up. Placing the monument by the bike path near the high school, he said, “was the best choice.”

“I’m happy that it’s gone to a place where a lot of people will see it,” Calcagni said, “and a [new] generation will learn about it.”

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“It does all the work,” he said of the implement. “All I do is hold on to it and guide it so it doesn’t jump around and do anything random.”

GCB, a Barre-based family business that’s been in the granite industry in Barre since 1895, moved the monument to its new location. National Life Group donated $5,000 to pay for the moving expenses.

“This monument honors those leaders aboard the Challenger and reminds us to keep reaching for the stars,” said Mehran Assadi, chair, CEO and president of National Life Group, in an email to Seven Days. “We are proud to help more people honor their legacy.”

Though the location near National Life was hard to access, the monument did have visitors there.

John Colby, 91, has lived on Longmeadow Drive in Montpelier for 70 years.

He was a neighbor of the Roselli family.

“Bless their souls,” said Colby, a keyboard player.

Colby used to take National Life Drive to get home, a route that took him past the Challenger monument. Sometimes he saw apples placed by the stone: mementos to honor the schoolteacher killed in the explosion.

“It went on for ages, for years and years,” Colby said. “From the time the sculpture was created.” m

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ast year, Kendra and Rob Knapik introduced a small flock of sheep to their vineyard in the Lake Champlain Islands. Established in 2018, Ellison Estate Vineyard is located on land in Grand Isle that was formerly occupied by East Shore Vineyard and is home to some of the oldest vines in the state.

The couple hoped the sheep would help them regenerate the land by increasing soil fertility, in keeping with the principles of biodynamic winemaking. When they sought advice on managing the ovines, Kendra said, people told her to “get ’em in the early spring and slaughter them in the fall … because then you don’t have to deal with overwintering them.

“I was like, ‘OK, that will work for us,’” the winemaker said. “And then, of course, we got four sheep and my children named them.”

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is Vermont’s first veterinary oncologist, and Rob chairs the physics department at Norwich University. When they launched the sheep experiment, they were living with three children under 5 in an Airstream on the vineyard. They weren’t sure where their kids would be wintering, much less the sheep.

A lot has changed since then — for the Knapiks, their vineyard and the sheep. The couple bought and moved into a ranch house in the middle of the vineyard. They purchased another home in Stowe and retrofitted its basement into a tidy, efficient winery, complete with a brand-new crush pad for turning the grapes into wine.

The vines that were “in rough shape” when they bought the land are now producing. “We did 10 and a half tons this year,” Kendra said, referring to production by weight of grapes. “That’s the most that we’ve ever done.”

As for the six sheep, four of which were

originally headed for slaughter, they are now pets that overwinter each year in Stowe.

Images of sheep have crept onto the winery’s whimsical and sophisticated labels, which can be seen on the shelves of retailers such as Dedalus Wine Shop, Market and Wine Bar; and at restaurants such as Honey Road. Ellison Estate’s new wine club, which gives members access to exclusive wine releases and events, is called Flock.

And the Flock seems likely to grow. To visit the Grand Isle vineyard or the Stowe winery is to feel like you’ve entered a secret wine lab run by friends who are constantly thinking of new ways to enjoy life in Vermont with a glass of wine in hand.

Kendra and Rob met, fell in love and married in graduate school in Philadelphia, which is also where they became “wine geeks,” Kendra said. They moved to Vermont, had two children, Zora and

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By 2017, Kendra had started to think about a new career in wine. She and Rob casually scouted land in the islands, where Kendra’s family is from. Then she experienced pregnancy complications with Bobby, her third child, who was delivered prematurely.

Once the couple knew Bobby was safe, while Kendra was still laid up from the experience, Rob showed her photos he’d taken of the East Shore Vineyard.

“Rob was like, ‘What about that vineyard?’” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘I can’t believe you’re bringing that up. I’m in a hospital bed.’

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The brick-and-mortar location will be Maudite’s second; the siblings ran the biz out of ORLANDO’S BAR & LOUNGE for a year before deciding not to renew its lease at the end of 2019. They planned to focus on the cart, events and catering. Then came the pandemic, and Maudite closed for most of 2020.

“We didn’t have a place to work out of, and we didn’t know what was going to happen,” Leah told Seven Days.

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“It was a happy-timing accident, and this is the perfect-size space for us,” Joe said.

The menu will feature Maudite’s classic poutine with hand-cut, doublefried potatoes; gluten-free gravy made from scratch using MISTY KNOLL FARMS chicken; and cheese curds from BRIDPORT CREAMERY. Vegan and vegetarian versions will also be on offer, along with hot dogs, hamburgers and beer on tap.

“If you go up to any small-town poutinerie in Québec, that’s what we’re shooting for,” Joe said.

“Very family-friendly and casual,” Leah added.

The Colliers hope to open for takeout — with a new to-go window — by January and to add indoor seating in late spring.

They’ll share the kitchen with small and up-andcoming food businesses for regular pop-ups. And don’t worry, curd nerds: The Maudite cart will be back on Church Street come summer.

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For his first takeout event, on October 28 at the catering business’ headquarters at 142 Hegeman Avenue, Coggio presold all 100 tacos filled with tongue or tripe within 40 minutes, he said. The team is taking November off after a busy catering season, but he plans to hold pop-ups at least weekly in December and January.

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Wines and Ovines « P.36 and other important moments with her children because of her demanding career, she explained. “There was part of me that wanted to incorporate something more creative into my life.”

Though Kendra and Rob have advanced science degrees, they were relatively new to farming. They had to get up to speed quickly, since the vineyard needed immediate care.

“It was in pretty rough shape. Some of the trellises were just lying on the ground,” Kendra said. “But then we thought about, If we were to start from scratch with new vines, the investment of time, money and infrastructure would be huge. And it would take four years until those new vines were fully producing. So we jumped in.”

Ellison Estate has been producing a steadily growing stable of hand-curated wines ever since.

Now, Rob is happy to work as a farmer on evenings and weekends and during the summers when he’s off from teaching, while Kendra has embraced an approach to making and bottling wine that’s both experimental and intuitive. One of her wines is even named Little Experiment #1.

“I think our scientific backgrounds have led us to really try to explore and get creative,” Kendra said. “When I’m in the winery, it’s less straightforward. It’s more like, ‘We have this, so let’s try this and this, and we’ll make a little bit of this and a little bit of that.’”

At a recent tasting on the crush pad in Stowe, Rob and Kendra poured eight wines out of the 16 they currently have for sale.

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a balanced acidity that goes beautifully with cheese and charcuterie. The Regeneration 2 pét-nat ($37), which combines white Louise Swenson grapes with a little red marquette for body and structure, tasted to me of cherries and dirt, yet it was

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prairie star, Louise Swenson and la crescent grapes in seemingly endless combinations with red St. Croix, marquette and frontenac noir.

The Vin de Table ($33), a still red wine that contains red and white grapes, has

also somehow clean. It went hand in hand with the Cellars at Jasper Hill cheese that the Knapiks served at the tasting.

“This one is a favorite of mine, too,” Kendra said of the Regeneration 2 as she poured it.

As she talked about the different varietals on display that day, it became clear that, in the four years since becoming a winemaker, she’s learned each varietal by heart and how to develop their flavors in creative ways.

My personal favorite of that day, the Renewal C ($35) is 100 percent St. Croix pét-nat. It tasted like raspberries, light and fun, and gave me a whole new appreciation for this versatile, cold-hardy varietal.

As she poured it, Kendra recalled learning the correct pronunciation of “St. Croix” from Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber of La Garagista Farm + Winery in Barnard. Heekin and Barber helped the Knapiks get up to speed on growing grapes and making wine, as they’ve done for many fledgling Vermont winemakers.

“The U.S. is in its infancy in winemaking, right?” Kendra said. “And Vermont is really in its infancy.” Heekin and Barber’s wines “were the first Vermont wines we tasted that we really loved,” she said. “And now they are mentors to tons of us. They got us started on the right foot.”

Heekin returned the compliment via email, calling the Knapiks “amazing additions to the Vermont wine community.”

In her view, the couple’s relationship to their island vineyard “is infused with so much heart. Their respect for this land and the vines planted there is so clear in their thoughtful and precise approach to their farming and in the making of their vibrant wines.”

During this year’s summer and harvest season, Kendra and Rob hosted several wine tastings and dinners open to the public, relying on Instagram and word-of-mouth advertising to generate sold-out events. In addition, more people joined Flock, which provides wine-related events and education to its members on a quarterly basis. Next summer, the Knapiks will welcome guests back to their Grand Isle vineyard, where they’ve since added a second Airstream.

Both will be available to rent.

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or the April 2014 issue of Met Golfer magazine, 26-year-old Randy Camacho posed in spotless chef whites with a tall toque on his close-shaved head. The Westchester Country Club sous chef was maneuvering microgreens onto a plated salad — with tweezers.

These days, Camacho, now 33, tucks his dark, curly hair into a knit hat and throws on a tie-dye apron. He channels his Dominican roots and culinary skills into the Sup con Gusto takeout dinners he and his wife, Gina Cocchiaro, have cooked almost weekly since September 30 in a rented kitchen space at Richmond Community Kitchen.

Camacho has decisively veered off the fine-dining, country-club circuit.

“He’s hippie-fied,” Cocchiaro, 31, joked.

Camacho is also much happier, he said during a recent interview in the spacious, sunny kitchen of the Richmond farmhouse apartment the couple has rented since June. They moved to Vermont from Philadelphia in January after Cocchiaro landed a nursing job at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Back in 2014, Camacho was among the youngest sous chefs ever to work at the Rye, N.Y., country club, he said. Despite that achievement, “I hated it,” he said.

Power inequities and intense kitchen dynamics wore him down. “I had to fight for respect,” Camacho said. “One day, I finally grabbed my [knife] case and just walked out.

“I love cooking,” he said, “but I wanted to do something for me.”

“He’s always had a more independent edge,” his wife said.

For their new dinner series, the couple pulls from their ancestry (Dominican and Italian), Camacho’s Le Cordon Bleu culinary school training, their cookbook collection, and their imaginations.

The Spanish phrase sup con gusto means to eat slowly, with pleasure, they explained. “It’s also a play on ’sup, like ‘What’s up?’” Cocchiaro said.

Sup con Gusto launched with what the couple called “a three-course ode to September in Vermont.” It featured a salad of Napa cabbage, radishes, grapes and fennel with apple-mustard vinaigrette and candied pepitas; a main course

A chicory salad with salt-baked beets, watermelon radish, orange and toasted hazelnuts from Sup con Gusto

of gigante beans, squash, tomato, fried capers, garlicky bread crumbs and Parmesan with rosemary focaccia bread; and roasted plums topped with spiced cream and almond crumble.

Their second offering honored Camacho’s heritage with a crunchy, shreddedcabbage slaw bright with carrots, radishes and cilantro; a Dominican-style, olivestudded chicken or seitan stew with sides of perfectly fluffy rice and plump, savory black beans; and a silky Dominican corn pudding strewn with local raspberries and mint.

“I was missing my family and my mom,” Camacho said.

The rice technique he learned from his mother, Damaris Rivera, is impeccable, he said; it took him years to even dare attempt it. Cocchiaro recalled a trip to the Dominican Republic for a family wedding.

“Someone recognized Randy on the beach and called out, ‘Are you Damaris’ son? She makes great rice!’”

“I have an affinity for cooking because

of my mom,” Camacho said. When he started culinary school at 17, he’d already worked a couple of years as a short-order cook at his uncle’s bodega in Philadelphia, flipping cheesesteaks and frying chicken wings. “It was always go, go, go. It was high stress, but it was fun,” Camacho said. “The only thing I ever wanted to do was pursue cooking professionally.”

Although her husband is the professional chef, Cocchiaro has always valued food, too.

As a UVM undergrad neuroscience major, she took a food systems course as one of her few electives. “Nursing is a living,” Cocchiaro said, looking around the kitchen. “This is life.”

Benton Taylor of South Burlington works with Cocchiaro at the hospital and ordered the first Sup con Gusto offering.

“She was always bringing delicioussmelling food into work,” Taylor said. The experience was so good that the next time, he ordered enough for four people, including two friends.

A standard order feeds two adults and

costs $40 to 45, and a double order costs $75 to $95, not including tax. Sup con Gusto has easily sold out of 30 servings per week. “The price is very good for the quality and amount of food,” Taylor said.

Renée Greenlee of Huntington learned about Sup con Gusto via Front Porch Forum and ordered the October 14 meal, which centered on a local sweet corn polenta and choice of braised beef or roasted eggplant, mushroom and fennel.

As a vegetarian, Greenlee added, “I was really curious to see what their take was on vegetarian food. It was, as it turns out, really good.” She was especially impressed with the layers of flavor and texture in the greens-and-squash salad with smoked maple-pear vinaigrette and fried leeks, and the pear-and-raspberry almond tart, which was vegan and gluten-free.

The positive reactions to the salads have been particularly unexpected.

“People geeking out over salad is heartwarming,” Cocchiaro said.

The couple is not vegetarian, but like

food+drink many people, they’re trying to eat less meat and also believe there is an opportunity and a challenge in making delicious, creative vegetarian and vegan food.

For Dominicans, Camacho added with a knowing chuckle, “If there’s no meat, it’s not a meal.”

“Our goal is to find quality, amazing produce and center that,” said Cocchiaro.

“We’re obsessed with beans.”

For the first month, the couple made a treasure hunt out of traveling to farmstands for ingredients, including sweet corn, tomatoes and raspberries. They bought chicken directly from Maple Wind Farm and beef from Moultroup Valley Farm, both in Richmond.

They’re realizing they need to streamline their sourcing. “We’re not big enough for a distributor, but maybe a double-wide CSA?” Cocchiaro mused.

The couple chatted as they tested components of their October 28 menu.

Camacho juggled coarse salt, sugar, beets, foil and baking dishes as he determined the best way to cook the beets for the planned chicory, salt-baked beet, orange and toasted hazelnut salad. “You’re witnessing me on the fly,” he said with a laugh.

Cocchiaro started making the hibiscus syrup for an apple dessert with whipped coconut cream and candied almonds. They agreed to hold off on testing the main dish of spanakopita filled with local greens, mushrooms and herbs until later. The two worked seamlessly together, offering support and ideas.

Sup con Gusto is not the couple’s first joint food venture.

When the two met in 2016 via an online dating app, Camacho was not in a good place. “I had stopped cooking professionally. I was working at a nightclub,” he said.

“I had a bad relationship with alcohol, and I was depressed.”

The pair almost didn’t connect thanks to Camacho’s introductory message to Cocchiaro. “‘They call me Randy, but you

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He returned to his native Vermont in 2019, after a year of working and traveling in Mexico, and joined Cloud 9, which was founded by his mother, SARAH MORAN. Qué Rico Taquería was inspired by the taco trucks and hole-in-the-wall eateries that Coggio experienced in Mexico and the abuelitas (grandmothers) with whom he cooked, he said. His tacos are traditional, topped simply with onions, cilantro and a choice of salsa, such as verde made with tomatillos, jalapeño and avocado; or

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can call me tonight,’” she recalled with an eye roll. “If you couldn’t laugh at that, we couldn’t be friends,” he said, defending himself with a grin.

But Cocchiaro was serious about finding a partner, so she checked out his profile. “I saw his face, and that worked for me,” she said.

At the time, she was a social worker.

Among her duties was recruiting participants for a program that organized group runs from a homeless shelter at 5:30 a.m., three days a week.

“That’s when I fell in love with her, when I went running with her and that group,” Camacho said.

Cocchiaro and her family helped Camacho find a therapist. He credits their support with saving him. “Therapy changed my life,” he said. “Then I didn’t need alcohol.”

But Cocchiaro could see that Camacho

wouldn’t be happy until he was cooking again.

In 2017, the couple started a pop-up pizza party business called Pizza Hero.

They were inspired by Joe Beddia, a cook in Philadelphia who made just 40 pizzas a night in a novel way: one helper, no phone, cash only. His was anointed best pizza in America by Bon Appétit in 2015. “People would wait three hours for his pizza,” Cocchiaro said. “I once slept in my car waiting for his pizza.”

Cocchiaro learned how to make fresh mozzarella, ricotta and feta. Camacho perfected his pizza dough, which includes spelt flour. They still have notebooks with detailed ingredient lists and diagrammed combinations of bases and toppings. Spring Dream featured a cream base, both roasted and shaved raw asparagus, lemon zest, mozzarella, Parmesan,

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and herb flowers. Purple Haze boasted pickled rhubarb, roasted shallots, sour cherry mostarda, cabbage, feta and mozzarella.

They schlepped to party locations with tables, a propane-fired pizza oven and all their equipment and ingredients in a Nissan Versa Note. “You know that thing when all those clowns keep coming out the car?” Camacho said.

The pandemic put an end to pizza parties, but the couple transitioned to making takeout in Cocchiaro’s parents’ home in suburban Philadelphia. When she finished nursing school in September 2020, Cocchiaro applied for jobs all over the country, including Hawaii. But, somehow, she said, she always knew she’d end up back in Vermont.

Camacho got a job in April in the kitchen at Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield. “I had my first garden!” he said enthusiastically.

He could have stayed there, but in the fall the couple decided it was time to do their own thing and brainstormed options around Cocchiaro’s weekend nursing shifts.

“He’s a perfectionist. I’m, like, 80 percent? It’s good,’” Cocchiaro said. “He said, ‘Let’s wait.’ I said, ‘We should just fucking do this.’”

Their home’s proximity to one of the few commercial kitchens in the area that rents by the hour helped. Longer term, they hope to buy their own kitchen trailer.

Amy Gifford, cofounder and owner of Richmond Community Kitchen, was happy to fit them in around other renters and the business’ own locally sourced, prepared meals schedule.

“They are so full of enthusiasm and joy,” Gifford said. “They’re a breath of fresh air.”

Quoting Richmond Community Kitchen sous chef Erin McGuire, Gifford added, “‘and their food is so stinkin’ good.’” m

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With a business plan and funding in hand, Coggio is seeking a restaurant space. “I’m just waiting for the world to rebalance itself,” he said.

For information on future pop-ups, follow him on Instagram @steezc802 or @Cloud9caterers.

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hen people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they often think of tragic stories of decline and loss. But South Burlington author Dana Walrath saw a different side when her mother, Alice, developed the disease and moved in with her.

In her 2016 graphic memoir, Aliceheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Through the Looking Glass, Walrath, a medical anthropologist, tells of accepting and entering into her mother’s shifting realities at every turn. Her adaptation to her mother’s disease became a way to learn about her mother’s past and heal their previously prickly relationship.

Alice died at age 84 in 2017.

Told in vignettes accompanied by drawings, Walrath’s story caught the attention of Brookfield composer Erik Nielsen. What interested him was not the mother-daughter interaction but Alice’s own experience of the disease. Now Nielsen and Walrath, acting as librettist, have turned the book into a chamber opera, also called Aliceheimer’s, that features a single voice: Alice’s.

Audiences can see two preview performances of the opera this weekend, in Montpelier and Middlebury, featuring soprano Mary Bonhag as Alice and Alison Cerutti accompanying her on piano.

Nielsen, who is currently orchestrating the opera for 10 instruments, said full performances will include a silent dancer.

The duo will perform six of the opera’s 12 scenes, with Walrath introducing each scene. A panel discussion with input from the audience follows each performance, moderated by novelist M.T. Anderson in Montpelier and by Town Hall Theater artistic director Douglas Anderson in Middlebury.

Operas about Alzheimer’s are less rare than one might think. The signature event of the Colchester-based Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival’s August 2021 program was a production of A Song by Mahler, a 2018 chamber opera by Marc Neikrug about a soprano who develops early-onset Alzheimer’s while her loving husband struggles to cope.

Another chamber opera about Alzheimer’s, Sky on Swings, premiered at Opera Philadelphia in 2018. Composed by

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Lembit Beecher — famildementia is like cancer: iar to Vermonters from No family can escape one his collaborations with or the other.”

Scrag Mountain Music — Two of Nielsen’s broththe work is told primarers died of brain cancer; ily from the perspectives he commemorated them of two women with with the chamber works Alzheimer’s who meet “The Falling of Trees” in and fall in love at a 2007 and “A Psalm for a memory care facility.

New Year” in 2019.

A still earlier opera Equally compelling E R IK NIE L S E N in this vein is The Lion’s to the composer was the Face by Elena Langer, which premiered at “huge range of emotion” Walrath’s story England’s Brighton Festival in 2010 and afforded him, he said. To open the opera, is sung from the perspectives of a male Nielsen chose a scene depicting Alice’s patient with Alzheimer’s, a relative, a constant hunger, brought on by her disease. caregiver and a clinician-scientist.

Her first words are ones of frustration: Nielsen had been searching for a topic “Last night, I dreamed I had broccoli growwith social relevance for his second opera — ing out of my ears.” The scene traces her the first was A Fleeting Animal, a tragic love food obsession to her Armenian parents’ story about a Vietnam vet and a single mother escape from genocide and their subsequent set in the Northeast Kingdom, produced in period of starvation.

2015. Alzheimer’s seemed perfect.

“It can get quite serious,” Nielsen said of “Just about everybody I talked to had the opera, “but in another scene she tells of a story about someone they knew with being surrounded by pirates. And there are dementia,” the 71-year-old composer happy scenes: When she arrives at a very said during a phone call. “I realized that good care place, she thinks she owns it.”

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The typical portrayal of Alzheimer’s as an inexorable downward spiral — in Neikrug’s work, for instance — seems naturally suited to tragic opera. In Walrath’s approach, Nielsen discovered a unique challenge: creating a story arc out of an individual’s constantly shifting reality.

“As a composer, I’m linear,” Nielsen said. (A Fleeting Animal progresses through the four seasons.) “But ... [Alice] is all over the place. In one scene, she’s a young woman who’s just met her future husband; in the next, she’s 5 years old. We want the audience to feel the whiplash that caretakers can feel when the [patient’s] perspective keeps changing.”

In the view of Cerutti, who has become northern Vermont’s premier singing accompanist, Nielsen’s music successfully captures the disjointed experience of Alzheimer’s.

In some parts of the “difficult” score, Cerutti said by phone, Bonhag sings an entirely different line from the piano part, “so she has to slough off the sounds I’m playing at her.” In others, the pianist plays a diminished seventh on the left hand while playing “something completely at odds with that” on the right.

The music veers from “dissonant and eerie-sounding” sections to a part with no set meter — evoking Alice’s Armenian heritage — to a sustained chord in a moment of lucidity for Alice.

Despite this disjointedness, Aliceheimer’s does have a story arc. In the first act, Alice is in Walrath’s care; in the second, we see her in a care home experiencing decreasing mobility, moving from a walker to a wheelchair to a bed. Like the heroine of Giacomo Puccini’s La Traviata, Alice sings her final words while lying down.

The second act is based on a sequel to Aliceheimer’s that Walrath is currently writing, a more traditional graphic novel called Between Alice and the Eagle. She began the work as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin in 2018 and 2019.

Walrath said she was thrilled when Nielsen proposed his idea, just before she left for Dublin. Alice listened to the Saturday radio broadcasts from the

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Metropolitan Opera and saw the art form as “a way into the American dream,” Walrath said by phone.

“I just thought, Oh, my gosh, an opera?

Alice would love that. What a way to honor her,” she recalled.

Walrath has enjoyed reworking her mother’s story into a libretto — her first — in Alice’s voice.

“When the story is being told from her perspective, we get to see so many layers of who she is as a human being,” she said.

“I’ve tried to do that [in my books], but in opera form, I could have her still singing and saying things — even though, in the last time frame, she really wasn’t speaking very much at all.”

Walrath said her ability to imagine what was happening inside her mother’s mind “came from my training as an anthropologist: I really knew how to negotiate different realities that were all legitimate.

“I was really looking to have a relationship with her,” she added, “and this was the last chance, and it was really wonderful to

get to do it. [Alice was] a constant reminder to focus on the beauty of the moment, not on loss of the past or fear of the future.”

Walrath hopes the opera will prove informative to caregivers and relatives — who, she said, lack sufficient support.

“One of the reasons we’re doing this opera is to show people that this is a person in there; this is not a walking vegetable,” Nielsen said. “She has things she needs to get out. Yes, there’s loss and grief, but there are [also] fun moments and moments of insights, if you’re willing to go on the journey with her.” m

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Aliceheimer’s, a preview of scenes from the new opera by Erik Nielsen with libretto

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Pluck of the Irish Book review: A Distant Grave, Sarah Stewart Taylor B Y M ARG A RET G RAYSON • margaret@sevendaysvt.com COURTESY OF SHARONA JACOBS

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here’s a special place in my heart for any book that breaks a reading slump. I had been pushing books aside in favor of scrolling through the Twittersphere and falling more and more behind on my Goodreads challenge. But when I picked up Sarah Stewart Taylor’s A Distant Grave, the second novel in her Maggie D’arcy series, what happened next was a cliché: I found myself feverishly turning pages late into the night, nearly frantic to know what would happen to Maggie, the novel’s narrator, as she unwinds a tightly spooled murder mystery with potentially deadly stakes.

A Distant Grave follows The Mountains Wild, the first Maggie D’arcy mystery, and it feels very much like a sequel. Readers who haven’t read the first novel should start there. They’ll receive a full explanation of Maggie’s history and motivations as she travels to Ireland, first in 1993 and then again in 2016, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her cousin, Erin.

Without revealing too many spoilers, I can say that the second book finds Maggie, a Long Island-based police detective, dealing with personal and professional fallout from the events of The Mountains Wild.

Grief, concern for her teenage daughter and a tentative new romance tug at Maggie as she works to solve another homicide.

This time, it’s an Irish national found dead on a Long Island beach.

Stewart Taylor, who grew up on Long Island and lived and studied in Ireland before winding up on a farm in Vermont, establishes a strong sense of place in her writing. Maggie travels again to Ireland in A Distant Grave, and the author’s depictions of the Irish landscape capture the awe of an outsider who has fallen for a new country.

Stewart Taylor writes: “The fields are so bright I stop for a minute, overcome with the life of them, the figures of reddishbrown cows in the plot closest to us.” Her prose is clear and rhythmic, valuing reflection and momentum in equal measure.

The story revolves around the strong, well-defined character of Maggie.

Tough but not hardened, she’s often overwhelmed by the task of balancing her career ambitions, love life and single parenthood. At times, she neglects her personal life to chase another lead in the

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murder case, or she feels frustrated by her daughter’s moodiness, then guilty later.

Maggie is also a woman in the maledominated world of policing, and Stewart Taylor reveals the character’s deliberations as she works to command the respect and authority she deserves. The relationship between Maggie and her work partner, Dave, is a highlight of the story, punctuated by good-natured ribbing and genuine affection.

While at work on the series, Stewart Taylor spent time with real Long Island cops and members of the Gardaí, the Irish national police force. She incorporates

current political and public tensions around modern policing into the novel, as well as many people’s lack of trust in law enforcement.

Set in 2017, A Distant Grave deals with gang violence. Maggie notes that, since the election of Donald Trump (though she never says his name), violence with roots in Central American cartel battles has become a convenient scapegoat for many crimes. Some of Maggie’s colleagues are convinced that gang members are behind the Irishman’s murder.

The novel explores the idea that good cops aren’t always rewarded for doing the

right thing. Petty, self-interested politicians drive twists in the story.

All these layers of personal and social conflict, presented in the first few chapters of the book, seem at first as though they might make the story difficult to follow. But Stewart Taylor, like her main character, is an experienced multitasker and guides the reader with skill. As Maggie works to solve the whodunit and keep another murder from happening, Stewart Taylor draws a complicated plot and a large cast of characters into a satisfying ending.

Every caper has its consequences, and the end of this one finds Maggie again at a major crossroads, with enough questions to set the stage for her next adventure.

The third book in the series is due out in June 2022, leaving readers plenty of time to catch up — and to use Stewart Taylor’s books to pull themselves out of any tenacious reading slumps. m

INFO A Distant Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor, Minotaur Books, 432 pages. $27.99.

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rooted. Besides a novelist, he’s a farmer and cheesemaker who chronicled his life as an urban transplant in rural Vermont in the 2010 memoir Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese. The ag experience shows in his descriptions of Christopher’s orchard husbandry. The author’s Sandgate homestead is called Northern Spy Farm, and North includes an affectionate tribute to that apple variety and the history of its oddball name.

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rad Kessler’s North is a novel about being rooted in a sense of place — and uprooted. It opens with a May blizzard forecast for northern Vermont. Christopher Gathreaux, the cloistered abbot of Blue Mountain Monastery, rushes to cover his precious Northern Spy saplings.

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guesthouse. One of them is Sahro Abdi Muse, a young Somali refugee. Her hopes of finding asylum in the U.S. recently reached a dead end when her case was assigned to “‘the two-percent judge’… out of the hundreds of cases he heard each month, he granted asylum to less than two percent.”

The year is 2017, and the national climate isn’t friendly to people like Sahro — “everyone’s plans [had been] thrown into doubt since talk of a Muslim Ban,” Kessler writes. Having removed her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ankle monitor, Sahro is officially a fugitive.

Her companion, a volunteer transporting her to Canada, leaves her in the monks’ care after their accident.

What happens when the paths of a monk, a refugee and a war veteran converge? While Christopher has chosen a life of rootedness and seclusion, Sahro suffers from the trauma of repeatedly being uprooted. For his part, Teddy has returned to his roots after experiencing his own upheaval overseas.

Kessler knows something about being

The question at the heart of North is simple: Will Sahro’s hosts help her get to Canada? Or will they uphold the law of the land? The answer is never much in doubt. Christopher is a liberal Catholic who believes it’s his biblical duty to shelter pilgrims and migrants. His foil, the more conservative Brother Bruno, expresses opposition but soon vanishes from the story. As for Teddy, while Kessler keeps us in some suspense about whether he’ll help, he makes it clear the young man has a charitable heart.

Conflict is not North’s strong suit, at least in its central narrative. The story of Sahro’s stay at the monastery feels like an instructive parable, its conclusion foregone. Its static quality evokes ekphrasis, the poetic description of a visual artwork — a gorgeous example of which Kessler includes in a flashback to Christopher’s earlier life as a New York artist.

The story comes alive, however, in the chapters devoted to the characters’ pasts.

These occupy a sizable portion of North’s pages, as Kessler traces the lengthy paths that brought Sahro and Christopher to their meeting place.

While the 2017 sections can read a bit stilted, the flashbacks abound in evocative and musical prose. The passages describing Christopher’s conversion experience in Rome, for instance, are almost Tolstoyan: “It was as if those days he saw too much around him and felt a quaking coming off everything and everyone he met, God seething on every surface, bubbling out of stones.”

Kessler excels at showing how faith roots itself organically in a person’s experience of the world. That’s true not just for Christopher but also for Sahro, a devout Muslim who finds an almost sacred power

in stories. In ICE detention, learning English by reading Maya Angelou, “She went among the pages now like a butterfly finding pollen in each fold of the book, between the paragraphs, words sticking to her on her way in and out of each sentence.”

Besides passages like that one, Sahro’s flashback narrative lends North the nailbiting suspense that is absent from the main story. Her migrant journey — from Africa to the Middle East and up through South and Central America — is riveting and harrowing. Readers will root for her.

Sahro’s story shares a superficial plot point — a ride on the Mexican freight-train network colloquially known as La Bestia — with Jeanine Cummins’ best-selling American Dirt. That 2020 novel touched off a debate about who can and should tell immigrants’ stories. Many argued that white authors inevitably tend to misrepresent people from marginalized groups, speaking over the voices of the people on whose behalf they claim to speak.

In an afterword, Kessler addresses the issue directly. “In attempting to write this fiction, I was always painfully aware of trespass and the cycle of harm perpetuated

FROM NORTH In winter it would already be dark at the monastery during Compline, but in spring the sun lingered longer on the mountain and the office became the hour of sunsets and birdsong at the end of the day. Compline came from the Latin word for “complete,” and the office was a time for reflection and preparation for the coming night. In the Order’s tradition it was also a daily practice of preparing for death and eternity.

The monks sang the plainchant hymn “Now in the Fading Light of Day.” That evening they sang it straight, a capella, and not in folktale fashion as they did some nights, accompanied by Brother Luke on a classical guitar. When the fourth psalm began, Christopher tried to relax into the chant but found himself not ready; the chant was a train he couldn’t catch; it had already left the station.

Chanting was not like singing; you couldn’t just leap into it. When you chanted, you followed the breath. When you sang, you followed the beat. One was contemplation in the moment; the other reflection on the future. You had to set yourself aside when you chanted, your ego and all your musical markers. You had to become a fish in a school and follow the drift and swell of the line.

Legato was key — lightness. But Christopher was preoccupied with Sahro in the Guest House. And then another worry returned: his apples in the orchard — he hadn’t checked on them all day.

by White writers pretending to speak for, or somehow represent, people of color,” he writes.

Also in that afterword, the author thanks friends and readers in the Somali community who lent their expertise to the book, with particular recognition for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Colchester. Many Somali writers are included in the bibliography.

Despite its power as a depiction of a monk’s vocation and a refugee’s plight,

North never quite clicks as a complete novel. The central narrative pales by comparison with the flashbacks. Teddy’s character remains a bit of a cipher, and the messages can feel heavy-handed. For instance, Christopher wonders about himself and Sahro: “Weren’t they part of the same system, no matter how separate each seemed on the surface?”

But that moral has urgency, however shopworn it may be. Sahro’s plight eventually forces Christopher to acknowledge

that there’s no place on Earth where human beings can live in true seclusion from conflict and change. By opening with that blighting spring storm and explicitly tying it to the climate crisis, Kessler suggests we’ve reached a point in human history when we sorely need a reminder that we’re all in this together. m

INFO North by Brad Kessler, Overlook Press, 288 pages. $26.

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ith “Unbound,” at Burlington’s BCA Center, curator Heather Ferrell has created a remarkably coherent exhibition of abstract work by Rachel Gross, Rob Hitzig and Kirsten Reynolds. All three artists work in painted wood and reject the rectangular frame, that impersonal and limiting traditional format in art and architecture. They’re also linked by a playful interest in spurring viewers to question what they’re seeing — to use imagination and narrative to engage with the art.

Viewers entering from Church Street walk into a mystery. Reynolds’ “Spillover,” commissioned by the BCA and created specifically for the gallery’s front room, consists of three airy 3D grids of two-byfour framing. Some of the extruding posts are capped with long, painted arcs made from bent plywood. A fragment — one brief arc attached to a post — lies to the side of a structure as if discarded or fallen.

The constructions nearly fill the space, dwarfing human visitors. Tipped on their sides, they force viewers to walk a single path around them while wondering, What happened here?

Reynolds, an installation artist based in Newmarket, N.H., wrote her MFA thesis for the Maine College of Art & Design on the carnivalesque in art and culture. That wide-ranging net has led her to an interest in theoretical approaches to architecture.

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architecture as stable, completed spaces that endure. The installation hovers between about-to-be-finished and abandoned; either narrative seems valid.

“Spillover” even destabilizes the idea of a built structure. In a comedic wink, the two-by-fours’ “grain” has been meticulously painted on, and the sets of wooden pegs protruding where planks intersect (and occasionally where they don’t) merely create the illusion of post-and-beam construction.

The framing is actually held together with hidden screws.

Reached by phone, Reynolds characterized her work as “pushing away from” that of abstract minimalists such as Donald Judd and Richard Serra. Speaking of those sculptors’ scale and materials — Serra’s massive sheets of steel, Judd’s 100 aluminum boxes in Marfa, Texas — Reynolds noted “an overwhelming macho-ness about their work, like, Here I am; take it or leave it.

“I find that, as a female artist, being slightly subversive, a trickster with materials, is a way of reacting to and critiquing those predecessors,” she added.

Abstract minimalism also influenced Hitzig, who has four works in “Unbound.”

The Montpelier artist creates shaped paintings on wood in unique wall-hung forms whose surfaces play with depth.

“Onotonto,” commissioned by the BCA, is a seven-sided birch panel, 44 inches high and 66 across. From a distance, it appears painted in a way that emphasizes its polygonal shape: Nested bands of color outline the form in diminishing size until they enclose a small, white triangle at the center.

But a closer look reveals a lot going on underneath that controlled geometric surface: Radial graphite lines appear to reference an abandoned intention, and dyed shellac has spread like watercolor stains, intersecting lines of dripping acrylic paint.

After taping and painting the bands of color, Hitzig applies a layer of clear shellac, then alternately rubs and sands it until he achieves a luster that still retains texture, he explained in a phone call. More texture comes from two initial layers of gesso applied to the untouched wood surface perpendicularly, creating a woven look.

While similarly painted, the seven-sided “Aspienta,” another commission, has an entirely different shape from “Onotonto,” and “Noringatt” has six sides. (Hitzig’s nonsense titles are meant to provoke imaginative engagement, according to a label.)

An earlier work from 2012 that Hitzig returned to in 2020, “Always There,” consists of four joined maple panels with a highly

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lustrous shellac finish that showcases the wood’s grain. On closer inspection, the panels aren’t entirely flat. Each is a wedge, joined in a way that evokes a folding screen.

Shaped paintings have a long history but gained prominence in the 1960s, particularly because of Frank Stella — Hitzig’s primary influence. However, Hitzig, a selftaught artist, brings an entirely different toolbox to his shaped work.

A former Peace Corps volunteer who spent three years as a forester in Benin and Senegal, Hitzig carried his interest in wood back to Washington, D.C., where he started making furniture in a woodwork-

Gross is keenly interested in texture in these prints, as well as in her three large wall-hung works on shaped plywood. The latter actually incorporate finely textured prints, cut and glued to sections of the plywood. In some cases, viewers must puzzle out which wood grains are printed and which are real.

“Ascension,” a 32-by-48-inch piece, is made from only three overlapping pieces of plywood, but Gross’ techniques make it appear as if many more surfaces are in relief. Finely grained prints of different colors overlay, or create apparently solid edges with, visually contrasting surfaces,

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ing club while working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He moved to Vermont in 2004 to focus on making art from wood. But Hitzig continued to apply shellac to his works — a laborious furniture-finishing skill he learned at the woodworking club — for the sense of depth it contributes.

“Depth on a flat surface, multiple levels at the same time, the creation of mystery — I hope it’s confusing, but a confusing that draws you in,” the artist said of his work.

Gross’ shaped plywood paintings play with the viewer’s sense of depth even more directly. A printmaker by training, the Hartland artist earned her MFA at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia. She has a quartet of woodblock relief and intaglio prints in the show titled “Pine Wraith,” “Album,” “Carapace” and “Anchor.” The works create the illusion of depth by layering polygonal and organic shapes, some conforming to the rectangular limits of the paper and others extending beyond so that their shapes look sliced off by the frames.

complicating borders everywhere. Fluorescent orange and pink spray paint edging a central box lends a glow and illusory depth to the shape, as if the box is ascending to the heavens.

“Ladder,” another work on plywood, is a collection of geometric planes that could be receding from or jutting into space, folded over each other or unfolding. A sky-blue polygon near the top of the work, taken together with the title, seems to imply the endpoint of the ladder.

Gross said of her art, “It goes back to the idea of art creating a fantasy world you can move into — like it’s this window into a space that draws you in, the idea that there is a secret room.”

Notably, the work of all three artists in “Unbound” suggests secret rooms. It is left to the viewers to conjure them. m

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f VANESSA COMPTON: “Grandmother,” mixedmedia collages inspired by the artist’s grandmothers, both artists and of different cultures. Reception: Friday, November 5, 6 p.m. November 5-December 9.

Info, info@krinshawstudios.com. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

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f ‘CELEBRATE!’: An annual exhibition featuring fine

art and crafts created by more than 60 SPA member artists, displayed on all three floors of the building.

Masks required. Art Social: Saturday, November 13, 4-6 p.m. November 10-December 29. Info, 479-7069.

Studio Place Arts in Barre.

f KASEY CHILD & KENNETH GOSS: Textural abstract acrylic paintings and original photography of the Vermont countryside, respectively. Reception: Friday, November 5, 5-7 p.m. November 5-30. Info, 279-5048. ART, etc. in Northfield. f PJ DESROCHERS: “To See & Be Seen,” an exhibition of nonbinary tarot cards. Artist’s talk: Thursday, November 18, 7 p.m., on Zoom. Info at thefrontvt. com. November 5-28. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

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f YUKO NISHIKAWA: “Piku Piku,” mobiles by the Brooklyn-based Japanese designer and contemporary ceramicist. Reception: Friday, November 5, 5-9 p.m. November 5-28. Info, 347-264-4808. Kishka Gallery & Library in White River Junction.

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‘LOCAL COLOR’: Nature-inspired works in a variety of mediums by members of Caspian Arts. November 5-December 31. Info, 533-2000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

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f HERB CARPENTER: “Photographic Images of

the Night Sky’s Majesty, Beauty and Splendor,” an exhibition of images by the former businessman, policeman and educator, and longtime astronomy aficionado. Reception: Friday, November 5, 5-8 p.m.

November 5-26. Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

ART EVENTS ANNUAL MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER ALEX WOLFF: At the meeting open to members and the public, the museum hosts the Cornwall sportswriter and author speaking about his latest book, Endpapers. Preregister for Zoom event at henrysheldonmuseum.org. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Monday, November 8, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2117.

‘BREADLOAF AND BATTELL WILDERNESS THROUGH THE LASER LENS’: In this Zoom talk, Middlebury College geology professor Will Amidon discusses a new technique to visualize landscapes using high-resolution topographic images of Earth’s surface, in conjunction with a current exhibition. Preregister at henrysheldon museum.org. Thursday, November 4, noon-1 p.m. $5.50 per household. Info, 388-2117.

CORRINE YONCE POP-UP: “Estate Sale,” a temporary installation of paintings and home objects that continues the themes explored in her solo exhibition, “Home in What Remains.” Soapbox Arts, Burlington, Wednesday, November 3, 5-8 p.m. Info, 324-0014.

HOLIDAY ARTISAN GIFT SHOW: One-of-a-kind handmade treasures include pottery, fine art, quilled ornaments, jewelry, stained glass, photography, wood carvings, handwoven wool blankets, rag rugs, hand towels, caps, mittens, clay planters, dishes,

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“Trees in Winter, Goshen, Vermont” by Caleb Kenna

‘Sightlines: Picturing the Battell Wilderness’ In 1911, a Middlebury philanthropist named Joseph Battell

sold some 1,200 acres of forest, including the summit of Camel’s Hump, to the State of Vermont for $1. He also donated to Middlebury College 35,000 acres of nearby land that would become part of the Green Mountain National Forest. The latter gift encompasses the Breadloaf and Battell wilderness areas, which have been essential to local recreation and education for more than a century.

The terrain’s physical beauty has long inspired artists, as well. Two of them share a current exhibition at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

Caleb Kenna’s drone photographs and Jill Madden’s paintings — some on linen, others on maps of the wilderness area — capture the beloved landscape from above the canopy and on ground amid the trees. It’s an inspired pairing of both content and process.

The Sheldon organized a trio of Zoom talks germane to the exhibition, and the last one explains a cutting-edge process. On Thursday, November 4, at noon, Middlebury College associate professor of geology Will Amidon discusses Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), a landscape visualization technique that uses high-resolution topographic images of the Earth’s surface. Guess no easels are involved.

Register for Amidon’s talk at henrysheldonmuseum.org. “Sightlines” continues through December 31. (Disclosure: Caleb Kenna is a freelance contributor to Seven Days.) greeting cards, terrariums and more. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, Friday, November 5, 4-8 p.m., and Saturday, November 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info, 775-0356.

‘KNIT DEMOCRACY TOGETHER’: A workshop with artist and former election lawyer Eve JacobsCarnahan, both in person and on Zoom. Register at brattleboromuseum.org to receive instructions and a materials list. This event is for anyone who likes yarn and democracy; no knitting skills are required.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Saturday, November 6, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 257-0124.

MONTPELIER ART WALK: Pedestrians stroll through downtown venues to look at art, meet artists and explore shops, galleries and restaurants. Art Walk guidebooks available at participating locations.

Various Montpelier locations, Friday, November 5, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604.

‘PANDEMIC PASSAGES’: A monthly online workshop presented by the Passing Project that uses art to open the unexpected gifts the pandemic life has given us. Participants can explore their experiences through writing, drawing, dancing or other means. Details at passingproject.org. Sunday,

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November 7, 4-5:30 p.m. Sliding-scale donations, $10-25. Info, infopassingproject@gmail.com.

‘REPATRIATION/RESTITUTION/REPARATION’: Over three days at various times, the museum presents guest speakers, roundtable discussions and artist presentations, both in person and virtual, to address the history of plundered objects in museum collections, best practices for returning objects and/ or providing restitution, and a reflection on lessons learned. See uvm.edu/fleming for more information and to register for events. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, November 4-6.

Free. Info, 656-0750.

TALK: ‘AESTHETIC ADDICTIONS’: Graham C. Boettcher, director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, discusses psychological perspectives on collecting, from Rudolph II to Charles Foster Kane.

This is the second installment of the “Elephant in the Room: Exploring the Future of Museums” series.

Preregister for Zoom event at henrysheldon museum.org. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, November 10, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 388-2117.

ART LISTINGS AND SPOTLIGHTS ARE WRITTEN BY PAMELA POLSTON. LISTINGS ARE RESTRICTED TO ART SHOWS IN TRULY PUBLIC PLACES.

TALK: BRADLEY BORTHWICK: The Maine sculptor discusses his current installation, “Objects of Empire,” and his research-based practice in a Zoom presentation. Preregister at burlington cityarts.org. BCA Center, Burlington, Thursday, November 4, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

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‘ABSENCE: SEEING AND UNSEEING THE FLEMING’S COLLECTION’: Large text labels throughout the museum appear in place of artwork that had been on view for decades and whose subject matter or background was deemed hurtful to members of the community. Instead of filling the spaces with new artworks immediately, staff have left them as intentional signs of their commitments to transparency and reckoning. ‘ABSTRACTS: OPENING SPACE FOR IMAGINATION’: Paintings displayed on the Marble Court balcony that allow the museum to reconsider outdated exhibition traditions and start to envision what comes next. ‘THE LEARNING STUDIO’: Part gallery, part classroom, this exhibition space invites visitors to take part in intimate conversations about art and material culture on view from the museum’s collection. The works show how artists have always been open to documenting experiments and showing pieces in process. STORYTELLING SALON: A selection of artwork from the collection by staff that inspire thinking about the power of storytelling to enact change. The newly created space is for gathering ideas about what new kinds of stories can be told in the museum, sharing multiple perspectives and inviting new voices. Through December 10.

Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

AL LARSEN: “Four Feet Forward: Objects, Excess & Illusion,” video and mixed-media pieces incorporating puppets and everyday objects by the Champlain College faculty member. Through November 28.

Info, 865-8980. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

ART HOP IN SPACE: Fifty Vermont artists and 12 studio artists exhibit fiber arts, illustrations, paintings, collage, prints and hundreds of original works in the gallery and the halls of the Soda Plant. Through November 20. Info, spacegalleryvt@gmail.com. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

ARTWORK AT UVMMC: Oil paintings of cows by Stephanie Bush, wood shadowboxes by Sam Macy and abstract butterfly paintings by Maria Angelache in the Main Street Corridor and Ambulatory Care Center 3; mixed-media paintings by Kathleen Grant in McClure 4; acrylic paintings and monotypes by Elizabeth Powell and photographs by Kristina Pentek in ACC 2. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through January 24. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

‘UNBOUND’: Painting, sculpture and works on paper by Kirsten Reynolds, Rob Hitzig and Rachel Gross that explore contemporary approaches to abstraction as it relates to architecture, space and materials. BRADLEY BORTHWICK: “Objects of Empire,” sculptural installation that evolved from the artist’s research on the Dorset marble quarry and ancient Roman storehouses, and ponders shared cycles of civilization. Through February 5. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

EVI CUNDIFF: Stained-glass works by the local artist.

Through November 20. Info, 859-9222. Great Harvest Bread Co. in Burlington.

HOSTILE TERRAIN 94: A participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project: handwritten toe tags representing migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020, geolocated on a large map of the Arizona-Mexico border. A team of anthropology students from the University of Vermont will facilitate participation in tag-filling, in which members of the public write the details of the

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dead and then place the tags on the map. Through November 5. Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

HOWARD CENTER ARTS COLLECTIVE: “Interwoven,” works in a variety of mediums by artist-members who have lived experience with mental health challenges or addiction. Through November 30.

Info, 865-7296. Burlington City Hall.

LARGE GROUP EXHIBITION: Members of the South End Art + Business Association show works in a variety of mediums. Through November 20. Info, 859-9222. The Maltex Building in Burlington.

LARGE SEABA EXHIBITION: Many member-artists of the South End Arts + Business Association display works in a variety of mediums. Through November 20. Info, 859-9222. RETN & VCAM Media Factory in Burlington.

LISA MYERS: Etching, chine-collé and watercolor by the local artist. Through November 20. Info, 859-9222. Noyes Auto & Tire Service in Burlington.

SEABA MEMBERS GROUP SHOW: Dozens of local artists exhibit works in a variety of mediums on multiple floors of the building. Through November 20. Info, 859-9222. The Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington.

SOUTH END ART HOP JURIED SHOW: Fifty artists working in a variety of mediums on all three floors of the building. Juror Mark van Wagner chose as first-, second- and third-place winners Longina Smolinski, Suomo Snook and Kalin Thomas, respectively. Frankie Gardiner won honorable mention. Through November 30. Info, 859-9222.

The Vaults in Burlington.

TAWNYA MCDONALD: Photography by the local artist. Through November 20. Info, 859-9222.

Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington. ‘...WILL YOU SING?’ MURAL: A 43-foot, wall-size mural, a project of Big Heavy World, features photographs of more than 200 Vermont musicians and audio clips of their music. Collaborators include

photographers Luke Awtry and Jim Lockridge, design firm Solidarity of Unbridled Labour, Vermont Folklife Center and Gamma Imaging of Chicago.

On view during business hours in the building’s entry hallway. Through December 31. Info, info@ bigheavyworld.com. Howard Space Center in Burlington.

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ADRIENNE GINTER & ERIKA LAWLOR SCHMIDT: Hand-cut paper works that tell stories from nature, and monotypes that reflect the natural world and the interconnectedness of all life, respectively.

Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through January 31. Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

ELLIOT BURG: Photographic portraits shot on the streets of Havana, Cuba. Gates 1-8. SHANNON O’CONNELL: Paintings with phosphorescent and UV-sensitive pigments mixed into the paint, allowing secondary paintings to be revealed. In the Skyway. Through December 31. Info, 8657296. Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

‘THE GIFT OF ART’: An off-season exhibition featuring a changing collection of artworks. Open by appointment or during special events. Through April 30. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

‘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. Info, 985-3346.

‘PATTERN & PURPOSE: AMERICAN QUILTS FROM THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM’: The museum presents 20 textile masterpieces from its collection dating from the first decades of the

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2021 GINGERBREAD CONTEST: Bakers, schools, organizations, businesses, families, adults and young people are invited to submit their imaginative gingerbread creations. No kits. Preregistration is not required but is appreciated.

Entries must be delivered on November 17 or 18 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Details and entry form at chaffeeartcenter. org. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland. $10. Info, 775-0356.

2021 MEMBERS’ ART SHOW & SALE: An unjuried showcase of member-artist work. Online submissions due by November 6 at thecurrentnow.org. Artwork drop-off dates: November 8-13. The Current, Stowe. Info, gallery@thecurrentnow.org.

2021 PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOTOUT: Last year’s Shoot-Out winner, Orah Moore, chose the theme of “Shadows” for this year’s juried show, which will be in November. Photographers

are invited to submit their best work interpreting the theme literally or figuratively.

Limit of two entries per artist.

Deadline: November 6.

Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery, Waterbury. $20 per entry. Info, 244-7801.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY MEMBERS’ SHOW: The show and sale, December 3 to 31, is open to artist members in any medium.

Drop-off for submissions is Tuesday, November 16, through Tuesday, November 23. Details at strandcenter.org. Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh N.Y. Info, 518-563-1604.

ARTFUL ICE SHANTIES: BMAC and Retreat Farm invite entries to the second annual ice shanty exhibition in February.

Details and registration at brattleboromuseum.org.

Deadline: December 15.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Info, 257-0124.

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: Artist development grants support Vermont-based artists at all stages of their careers, funding activities that enhance mastery of a craft or that increase the viability of an artist’s business. Funding may also support aspects of the creation of new work. Grant amounts range from $250 to $2,000. Details and application at vermontartscouncil.org.

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Deadline: February 14. Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier.

‘FACE IT’: We are hardwired to look carefully at what other people’s faces reveal — the lines of age, a gamut of emotions, even an attempt to disguise what’s on their mind. We want to share portraits and self-portraits, abstract or realistic, masked or unmasked, in any medium that convey a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, emotions and expressions. Submission info at studioplacearts.com.

Deadline: December 4. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10 for nonmembers; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

MICRO-GRANTS FOR ARTISTS: The Montpelier Public Arts Commission is offering a micro-grant program for Vermont-based artists for up to $1,500 for permanent or temporary art installations throughout the city. The request for proposals is open for an indefinite period; artists may submit at anytime during the year. The commission will review and award grants twice yearly, with deadlines of October 31 and March 30. For more info and to review the RFP, visit montpelier-vt.org.

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1800s to the turn of the 21st century, organized by associate curator Katie Wood Kirchhoff. Online only at shelburnemuseum.org. Through February 1. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

JULIA HECHTMAN AND MELISSA POKORNY: “Kindred,” an artist collaboration including video, photography and sculpture, combining materials generated on research trips to Iceland and other locations. Through December 10. Info, bcollier@ smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

artists. ‘LET US INTRODUCE YOU’: An exhibition showcasing five established artists new to the gallery: Jane Ashley, Amy Hook-Therrien, Lisa Miceli, Jen Violette and Liane Whittum. Through November 7. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

MELEKO MOKGOSI: “Scripto-Visual,” small and large paintings paired with different kinds of text; the Botswana-born, New York-based artist investigates the links between these elements in relation to the politics of representation. Through November 13.

Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

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‘THE CATAMOUNT IN VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the feline symbol of Vermont through the lenses of art, science and culture. Through May 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

EMMA NORMAN: “In the Night of Day,” photographs of San Francisco Bay as the skies turned amber from wildfire smoke and fog on September 9, 2020.

Through December 31. Info, jess@cal-vt.org. Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier.

"Four Horsemen Stage Their Own Apocalypse" by Gerard Rinaldi

Gerard Rinaldi The Susan Calza Gallery occupies a single room in a

stately Victorian on Montpelier’s Main Street. Though modest in size, the space benefits

from large front-facing windows and a welcoming foyer where visitors might shed soggy umbrellas or boots. Calza’s own provocative installations commonly occupy the gallery, but currently it’s filled with an exhibition titled “Becoming Nothing: 1980-2015,” featuring works by Gerard Rinaldi.

East Corinth resident Rob Rinaldi, nephew of the late artist, assembled the exhibit, which includes photographs, video, framed works consisting of a single typed sentence on a large sheet of white paper, notebooks filled with cataloged fragments and series themes

VERMONT CLAY GUILD DISPLAY: The nonprofit group of ceramic artists exhibits some of their creations in a variety of styles. Through November 30. Info, vermontclayguild@gmail.com. Capitol Region Visitors Center in Montpelier.

— the very essence of conceptual art — and other ephemera. In a press release, Rob Rinaldi

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more than 35 years, at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, N.Y., before moving to Vermont

f ‘DATA FLOW’: Advanced Digital Media presents video, sound, objects and ephemera by Daniel Arriola, Mousegh Monteiro, Kaden Sweet, Finn Watsula and Nicholas Wolff. Reception: Thursday, November 4, 3-5 p.m. Through November 19. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

‘LAND & LIGHT & WATER & AIR’: The 14th annual exhibition features Vermont and New England landscape paintings by more than 70 member

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‘TRANSCENDENCE’: Golden fabric creations by Catherine Hall and Buddhist- and Hindu-inspired sculptures by Shelley Warren. Through November 21.

Info, 355-2150. GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

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JESSE AZARIAN: Landscapes and pop-culture artworks by the Vermont artist. Through November 6. Info, 225-6232. Filling Station in Middlesex.

CATHY CONE: “There Was Once,” hand-painted photographs and black-and-white Piezography by the Vermont artist. Through January 8. MICHAEL MAHNKE: “A River Moving in You,” a large-scale, site-specific work by the gallery cofounder, located on the Johnson Village Green, that reflects the natural environment and our relationships to one another. Through December 31. Info, 646-519-1781.

Minema Gallery in Johnson.

‘ITTY BITTY: TINY TEXTS IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS’: Books from the 17th to 21st centuries that measure between 1.8 and 10 centimeters, from religious manuscripts to cookbooks, children’s books to Shakespeare. Visitors are not currently allowed in the library but may view the works online at go.middlebury.edu/tinybooks.

Through May 31. Davis Family Library, Middlebury College.

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JENNIFER BRYAN: “Liquid Mind,” abstract paintings by the NU alumna ’05. Through December 10. Info, 485-2183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

TUMBLING BLOCKS COMMUNITY QUILT PROJECT: Montpelier Alive exhibits the Capital City’s newest piece of public art, a project intended to help “stitch together” the community during the pandemic.

More than 250 individuals, including more than 100 students, contributed designs for panels that Sabrina Fadial collated and made into a “quilt.”

Through December 31. Info, 488-4303. Montpelier Transit Center.

“HENRY AT 200’: An exhibit celebrating the museum founder and collector of New England history with documents, photographs, scrapbooks, autographs, Middlebury imprints, diaries, music ephemera, relics and even a lock of Napoleon’s hair. ‘SIGHTLINES’: Photographs by Caleb Kenna and paintings by Jill Madden that explore the Joseph Battell and Breadloaf Wilderness areas of the Green Mountains.

Through December 31. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

‘PRIDE 1983’: Through interviews with organizers, photographs and scanned images of historic documents, the exhibit, curated by Meg Tamulonis of the Vermont Queer Archives, explores the origins and lasting legacies of Vermont’s first Pride March on June 25, 1983, in Burlington. It can also be viewed online at vtfolklife.org. Through March 25. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

GERARD RINALDI: “Becoming Nothing: 1980-2015,” a retrospective of photography, video and mixedmedia works by the late artist, curated by his nephew Rob Rinaldi and gallery director Susan Calza.

Through November 13. Info, susancalza@gmail.com.

Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier.

ROBERT WALDO BRUNELLE JR.: “Vox Pop: Cartoons,” an exhibit of pen-and-ink drawings in the Quick Change Gallery. Through November 20. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

HANNAH SECORD WADE: “Swamplands,” large-scale, green-dominated paintings by the Maine-based artist. Open by appointment. Through November 30.

Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

PHILIP HERBISON: Assemblages made with “recuperated” wood, found objects and acrylic paint.

Through November 6. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

TOM ZENATY: “Within,” close-up, macro and creative photography. Through November 30. Info, 598-2080.

Village Wine and Coffee in Shelburne.

MERYL LEBOWITZ: “A Way from Reality,” abstract paintings. Through November 30. Info, 479-7069. AR Market in Barre.

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‘FLUID EXPRESSIONS’: The annual awards show by the Vermont Watercolor Society features 30 outstanding paintings in a variety of styles, both realistic and abstract. Through December 17. Info, 496-6682. The Gallery at Mad River Valley Arts in Waitsfield.

called this retrospective “just a small slice” of his uncle’s prodigious output.

A practicing artist originally from Connecticut, Gerard Rinaldi taught students for in 1994. He admired such champions of the minimal — and the absurd — as novelist Samuel Beckett, painter Marcel Duchamp and composer John Cage, a proclivity that manifests in sly humor throughout the works on display.

One “piece” invites visitors to take a page from Rinaldi — literally. A towering pile of typing paper sits on a pedestal in the gallery window. The statement on each page begins, “This stack of 1000 imprinted paper sheets occupies a spatial volume which I really consider sculptural.” When the pile diminishes or disappears, it continues, “the original spatial volume will be said to have been relocated by those who chose to participate in this performance.”

This visitor took home No. 50. Just 950 pages to go.

AMY HOOK-THERRIEN & MOLLY HARPER: “Birches at the Border,” watercolors and pottery respectively, that celebrate one of New England’s most iconic tree species. Through November 30. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

PAULA CLOUDPAINTER: “Cloudmaps and Other Travels Through the Atmosphere,” watercolors and mixed-media paintings. Through December 31.

Info, 457-2295. Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock.

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ALAN JENNINGS: “Finding the Way Home,” animated films the artist created about growing up in Vermont, including “The Northeast Kingdom,” “Dream of Deerman” and “The Bill Jennings Mysteries”; and the drawings, paintings and sculptures he uses to make them. Watch at catamountarts.org. Through December 31. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

‘COLLABORATIVE TEXTURES: A WORD-IMAGE ENGAGEMENT’: An exhibition of poetry and painting

by Sara Biggs Chaney and Michael Chaney. Their work explores the boundaries between order and eclecticism, male and female, individual and collective. Through November 18. Info, 626-6487. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, in Lyndonville.

‘ISOLATING TOGETHER IN WOOD AND WOOL’: Melinda and Ford Evans, together known as Four Crows Wood and Wool Works, show their creations produced during the pandemic. Through November 13. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

‘A LIFE IN LISTS AND NOTES’: An exhibition that celebrates the poetic, mnemonic, narrative and enumerative qualities of lists and notes. The objects on display span myriad creative, professional, bureaucratic, domestic and personal uses of lists through the ages. Through May 31. Info, 626-4409.

The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

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Photographers Jon Henry and Mikael Owunna discuss their artistic responses to police murder of Black men.

This virtual conversation will include audience Q&A. Advance registration is required. Learn more and register at bit.ly/OwunnaHenry or scan the QR code.

Left: Mikael Owunna, Nommo Semi (The Guardian of Space), 2018, from the series Infinite Essence. Dye­ sublimated aluminum Chromaluxe metal. Collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art. Purchase with funds provided by the Henry J. Simonds Student Curator Fund, 2021. © Mikael Owunna.

Right: Jon Henry, Untitled #48, Inglewood, CA, 2019, from the series Stranger Fruit. Digital print on paper.

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MARCY LINDSTADT: “Pandemic Pastels,” paintings made in the time of COVID-19. Through November 16. Info, 525-3366. The Parker Pie Company in West Glover.

STJ ART ON THE STREET: A walkable gallery of downtown storefronts and shop windows featuring fine art by Mwanga William, George Pearlman, Andrea Pearlman, Kelly Doyle, Barbara Grey and Tara Moreau. Indoor galleries along the route include work by Harlan Mack, Jackie Fox, Elizabeth Nelson, Anna Lorenzini, Keith Chamberlin, Terry Ekasala and others. Through November 30. Info, 748-2600.

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B. LYNCH: “Pull Back the Curtain,” a fantastical universe of the Reds and the Greys, disparate societal factions set in the 18th century, using puppetry, drawing, painting, linoleum block printing and digital animation. Through February 13. DELITA MARTIN: “Between Worlds,” a year-long installation in the museum’s front windows that reimagines the identities and roles of Black women in the context of Black culture and African history. Through May 31. GUILD OF VERMONT FURNITURE MAKERS: “Evolving Traditions,” contemporary works in wood crafted by members of the guild. Through February 13. MICHAEL ABRAMS: “Arcadia Rediscovered,” a luminous, misty painting installation that invites viewers to be mindfully in the world. Through March 5. NATALIE FRANK: “Painting With Paper,” abstracted portraits of imagined female figures, each accompanied by an animal, in wet pigmented cotton and linen paper pulp. Through February 13. SCOTT BOYD: “Endangered Alphabets,” sculptures that pair the ancient form of the obelisk with near-extinct languages. Through November 30. VERMONT GLASS

GUILD: “Inspired by the Past,” contemporary works in glass exhibited alongside historical counterparts from the museum’s collection. Through March 5.

WILLIAM RANSOM: “Keep Up/Hold Up,” mixed-media installations that speak to the current state of social tension in the U.S., the reckoning with a history of white supremacy, and the potential for flare-up or collapse. Through March 5. Info, 257-0124.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘DEEP BLUE’: Curated by American artist Katherine Bradford, this group show examines “deep blue” as a color and as a phrase that can describe mood, the natural environment, music and even a region’s political landscape; more than 70 paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper and videos by 70 artists. CLARK DERBES: “Time Travelers and Portals,” illusionistic sculptures carved from blocks of wood and painted. KATHERINE BRADFORD: “Philosophers’ Clambake,” more than a dozen luminous, dreamlike works that merge color field painting with figuration. Advance reservations recommended but not required. Through November 28. Info, 952-1056, vermont@hallartfoundation.org.

Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

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ALAN DEL VECCHIO: “Moments,” digital prints and photography. Through November 28. Info, sales2@theelectricrose.com. The Beyond Gallery in Bennington.

DUSTY BOYNTON: “Boundless,” new paintings and mixed-media works by the Vermont artist, curated in collaboration with Stowe’s 571 Projects. Through December 31. Info, jfranklin@benningtonmuseum. org. Bennington Museum.

NORTH BENNINGTON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: The 24th annual exhibition brings large-scale outdoor works to the historic village and surround-

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Through November 7. Info, jrc373@comcast.net.

Various locations around North Bennington.

‘OUR TANGLED CHOICES: ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT’: Works in a variety of mediums by Pat Musick and Michelle Lougee that explore the fragility of the planet and the choices humans make that impact its health. Through November 14. SVAC MEMBER EXHIBITION: Works in painting, sculpture and other mediums by member artists of the gallery.

Through November 28. Info, 362-1405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

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‘CHANGING SEASONS: INNOVATIONS AFTER SEVENTY’: A group exhibition of Vermont artists including Ria Blaas, Alexandra Bottinelli, Paul Calter, Bob Eddy, Rachel Farrow, Jean Feierabend, Paul Godenschwager, Margaret Kannenstine, Ellen Langtree, Judith Lerner, Jim Robinson and Martha von Ammon. Through November 6. Info, 728-9878.

Chandler Gallery in Randolph.

JOAN HOFFMANN: “Libraries and Barns: Vermont en Plein Air,” acrylic and watercolor paintings by the South Royalton artist. Through November 21. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

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‘CALLING FROM THE MOONLIGHT’: Artworks with themes on the moon, harvest and dreaming.

Artists include Jane Ashley, Barbara Bartlett, Jim Bellisle, Dan Brenton, Linda Bryan, Sapira Cheuk, Anne Cogbill Rose, Elizabeth D’Amico, Greg Gorman, Deborah Hanson, Cindy Heath, Margaret Lampe Kannenstine, TylerAnn Mack, Elizabeth Mayor, Elizabeth Meyersohn, Dorothea Osborn, Travis Paige, Kathryn Peterson, Evelyn Roberts, Rebecca Rolke, Adele Sanborn, Kathy Stark, Heather Stearns, Laura

Tafe, Karla Van Vliet, Samantha Wiebkin and Arthur Zorn. Through November 5. ‘WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE’: Paintings by members of the artist critique group 8xONE: Kate Cone, Charles Depuy, David Fisk, Jim Jordan, Rachel Jordan, Anne Cogbill Rose, Jonathan Rose and Joseph Saginor. Through November 12. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘ECOLOGIES: A SONG FOR OUR PLANET’: An exhibition of installations, videos, sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs that explore the relationship between humans and nature, and disruptions to the planet’s ecosystems caused by human intervention. Through February 27. ‘HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR ONE VOICE TO REACH ANOTHER?’: An exhibition of major works from the museum’s collection, along with new acquisitions and loans, that explore the theme of voice in both physical and metaphorical registers. Through February 13. ‘THE WORLD OF YOUSUF KARSH: A PRIVATE ESSENCE’: A showcase of 111 silver-gelatin portraits by the renowned Armenian Canadian photographer, shot and printed himself; donated by the artist’s estate and his widow.

Through January 30. RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: “Sumarnótt” (“Death Is Elsewhere”), an immersive installation by the Icelandic artist, filmed under the midnight sun, consisting of a seven-channel video and musical soundscape that surround the viewer.

Through January 2. Info, 514-285-2000, mbam.qc.ca.

Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

‘THORNTON DIAL: THE TIGER CAT’: Part of a new acquisition of 10 artworks from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, the exhibition looks closely at the late artist’s work and the ways in which it broadens an understanding of American art. Through February 27. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. m

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he wind picked up, ripping through the tall grass and bushes and carrying a hint of the coming winter. Nicole Nelson walked out of the Burlington house she shares with her partner in life and music, Dwight Ritcher, arms loaded with firewood. While she fed the outdoor fireplace, Ritcher and I smiled appreciatively, two shivering Jersey boys in denim jackets. Nelson, in her warm winter coat already, gently chided us both.

“See, I don’t even mess around,” she said. “If I’m cold, this coat is going on.

Denim season is over, boys.”

“It was so warm in New York yesterday,” Ritcher lamented as he edged closer in his seat to the fire. “I wasn’t ready, man.”

Nelson flashed her partner an understanding grin and squeezed his arm. “To be fair, we’ve both lost all sense of time these

last two weeks,” she explained. “When you go into studio mode, everything else sort of falls out of focus.”

The duo, known to the world as neosoul act Dwight + Nicole, has just finished what Ritcher called “the most intense period of recording of our lives” in Brooklyn with Grammy-nominated producer Joel Hamilton (the Black Keys, Yoko Ono, Mavis Staples). He helmed both their 2018 EP Electric Lights and the just-released EP Further.

Ostensibly, I was at the duo’s house to talk about the latter, a five-song collection of bangers, from the head-nodding R&B shuffle “Heart Is Home” to the slow-burn “Time.”

While Nelson and Ritcher were excited about the new EP, there was no hiding the glee on their faces over the session they’d finished only hours before we met.

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Between the two records and a newfound willingness to embrace spontaneity in their career, Dwight + Nicole (formerly punctuated by an ampersand) are eyeing what they think could be their biggest year yet.

“It’s hard to describe the feeling we have right now,” Ritcher admitted. “Things are just starting to bubble up, like it’s building. And I don’t even know to what, exactly.

But it feels like a lot of energy is gathering.”

The two musicians met in Boston and were a fixture on the music scene there in the early 2000s before moving to Vermont and eventually releasing their first record, !Signs, in 2010. Over the years, they’ve built a reputation as talented and versatile songwriters, as well as one of the best live acts around.

A little over five years ago, they added drummer Ezra Oklan (Matthew Mercury,

Francesca Blanchard), creating a powerhouse trio. As the band has expanded, so has its sound, from the rootsy, blues-driven soul of Shine On (2014) to the increasingly rock and pop-styled material on EP Electric Lights (2018).

“We’ve really felt the growth lately,” Nelson said as she settled into an Adirondack chair, flames flickering in her eyes. “I like our old stuff; I’m proud of it. But as you grow, you develop the ability to actually make the sounds that are in your head.

“When I listen to the new stuff,” she went on, “I realize that, Holy shit, this is what I’ve wanted our music to sound like for 18 years!”

To Ritcher, what made the latest studio session so special wasn’t so much finding a long sought-after sound as giving in to a sense of trust. Describing himself as

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“someone who usually works from a place of structure,” Ritcher enjoyed being out of his comfort zone.

“It just kept snowballing,” he recounted. “We got down to Studio G and thought we were just going to make another EP, but the session kept yielding incredible stuff. Ezra even said it felt like one of his best sessions of all time, which is saying something.”

Oklan confirmed the sentiment a few days later by phone.

“It feels like there’s a new direction with the writing,” he said. “Joel is an incredible producer, and he’s really put this modern sheen on the songs. But Dwight writes with such a retro feel, the combo makes for some killer songs.”

Ritcher is aware of the modernity that has crept into what has traditionally been a sound steeped in love for the past. Early Dwight + Nicole records focused strongly

piano while he and Nelson entertained guests.

“I was just trying to make background music,” he admitted.

Ritcher is “always writing,” he said, and often records those experiments on his phone. “We weren’t expecting Joel to hear them and want to develop the weird ones,” he said. “But that’s sort of what happened.”

Nelson laughed. “Yeah, but your weird little stuff is oddly brilliant!” she enthused.

The process of turning Ritcher’s iPhone fragments into actual songs “became a trust exercise,” Nelson explained. “If you believe you can make music out of anything, then you can,” she said. That realization allowed her to relax and “just trust the music.”

“If I could give young Nicole some advice, it would be less planning, less thinking in general,” she said.

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on the duo’s shared love of classic singers such as Mavis Staples and Etta James.

While that influence hasn’t waned — just listen to Nelson’s soulful vocals of “Into the Shadows” on Further — the band’s sound is evolving at a faster pace.

“There’s an electronic element to the new LP,” Ritcher revealed. “It’s a nod to how Nicole and I grew up in New Jersey and New York, listening to KISS-FM and Z100. All those pop songs had electronic drums. We’re branching out a bit into modern pop sounds and looking back at the same time.”

Retreating from the cold to the warmth of the couple’s kitchen, Nelson queued up an early mix of “On Your Way to Go” from the forthcoming record as an example.

The song is a taut slice of electro-R&B with a bob-and-weave bass line unlike anything Nelson usually plays on her red Hagstrom bass guitar.

“I love that groove,” she said, eyes closed as she listened. “There’s so much space.”

In the couple’s living room is a piano that was a housewarming gift from the previous owner, who is a fan of the band.

Ritcher explained that much of the extra material that turned what was supposed to be a new EP into a full-length album came from him messing around on the

There might be something to that newly spontaneous approach to making music. The title track from Further was spotlighted in last month’s issue of American Songwriter, and Dwight + Nicole recently launched their first featured Spotify playlist. Additionally, earlier this year the Flynn named the couple the organization’s first Flynn Fellows, a residency that allows them to work as liaisons between the theater and the greater Burlington community.

“You can feel something happening,” Oklan observed, noting how their recent work has sparked the band. “We all speak the same musical language, so I can tell why they’re so excited about this new material.”

“It’s the bubbles again,” Ritcher said.

“I really wish I could explain it better, but there’s a momentum we’re trying to grab hold of. We’re not really even planning a tour right now, we’re just focusing all our energy on this new record and getting ready to properly promote it and maybe get it to a label.” Then he added, “We’re ready for the next step.” m

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In 2021, the best reason to release a CD as opposed to going digital-only is to offer an extra with the disc. Newfane trip-hop duo Coyote Reverie, consisting of singer-songwriter Meadow Eliz and rapper/producer Stresselbee, included an eye-catching lyricsand-art booklet with its debut recording, Imah.

Eliz’s surreal collage work lines the booklet’s pages, juxtaposing images of modern consumption — such as McMansions, factories and superhighways — with natural and cosmological iconography. The album itself is an enjoyable listen, but it’s worth purchasing purely for the art.

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I love a good mystery album. They usually arrive by email in the form of a link to a record the artist invariably recorded at home. No lyrics, no descriptions, just that link to a passion project, often made by someone with no designs on pushing the record.

Louis John Louis’ self-titled debut came as just such a mystery.

A solo project of South Burlington’s Jeff Crozier, Louis John Louis is a surprisingly slick, highly listenable indie-pop record.

Crozier recently moved to Vermont from Austin, Texas, where he played

’90s and early ’00s. Stylistically, Coyote Reverie mine the cusp of the millennium for a sample-based hip-hop sound akin to A Tribe Called Quest. They layer a broad range of instrumentation in snippets and shuffle it together with propulsive beats.

Stresselbee’s rhymes, along with guest spots from Vermont rappers such as Jarv and MC Humble, are intercut with languid hooks from Eliz that are reminiscent of Morcheeba’s Skye Edwards. Or, even more specifically, of Cat Power’s hypnotic guest spot on Handsome Boy Modeling School’s White People.

Lyrically, the album explores the valley between the extremes of consumerism and natural awe evoked by the collages — but in abstract ways.

There’s certainly a sense of finality in the duo’s verbose streams of consciousness.

But what’s coming to an end? Seemingly, life as we know it, if you can allow the hyperbole.

Coyote Reverie and their cronies Jarv, MC Humble and others have a lot to say.

At just under 60 minutes, the record is a tad overlong. But it’s hard to say where cuts should happen, since there’s a lot to like throughout.

Particularly, Eliz’s contributions are never unwanted. The choices she makes with words, emphasis and delivery convey compassion and comfort. Her vibe is: I promise it’ll be OK. The pair’s preoccupation with science and nature comes through in song titles like “Kora Borealis,” “Eye of the Storm” and “Definition of Dirt.”

“Piranhagon,” a darkly toned (and cleverly named) lament for our sickly society, keeps the listener on edge as its clipped beats never quite reach a climax.

The pair sees the world as a scary place (“It’s a dark forest, kid / Keep ya torch lit”) but offers some ways to cope (“Find

a passion that fills you fully / That is what makes your reality”).

“Achilles’ Helix,” another smartly titled track, bobs along with seesaw strings both plucked and bowed. Love borders on obsession in this down-tempo song.

In an argument for less being more, “Gravity Overture” — Imah’s shortest song, at just under two minutes — might also be its most successful. A spaced-out atmosphere, plodding pace and Eliz’s rhythmically symmetrical lyrics coalesce into a standout groove.

Coyote Reverie’s first outing is grand in scale and scope. Their deep bench of affiliates includes rapper Mavstar and producers such as the Aardvarcheologist and Equal Eyes Records cofounder Rico James. Together, they have tapped into a rich vein of trip-hop worthy of exploration and augmentation.

Imah is available to stream on all major platforms.

with acts such as singer-songwriters Danny Malone and Molly Burch. He revealed in an email that he’s had a tough time finding a project since he relocated, writing, “I overestimated my social skills when moving to a strange city.”

After listening to the seven tracks on his solo record, I’m not sure he needs the collaborators.

Leading off the record, “so long, Austin” is a three-minute blast of indie rock that finds Crozier reflecting on his final days in Texas. “No farewell / Just as well / Best get back to my room / it’s so still,” he sings over an ironically celebratory chord progression that adds a sneer to the song.

It’s an impressive bit of songwriting that captures that specific sensation of knowing when it’s time to go.

There’s a little of the Shins’ James Mercer in Crozier’s vocal delivery, as well as a hint of Elliott Smith. His melodies move cleverly, sometimes more rhythmic and sometimes slipping around in an almost playful fashion.

Louis John Louis is a remarkably fullsounding album on which Crozier plays every sound. It’s clear he has a lot of tools at his songwriting disposal. On the epic, seven-minute-plus track “Oceanside/ DWMYPOS,” Crozier lays down horns, walls of synths, echo-laden electric guitars and a driving rhythm section, shading into space-rock territory. The song ends with a full three minutes of jamming.

Pulsing stabs of guitar and piano herald “can’t keep up” before a sweeping arrangement, complete with xylophone hits, adds a bit of ceremony to the song.

Crozier sings of black lights and the sound of cash falling in “a room full of smokers / some wincing in pain / but they don’t keep time in this place.” His

songs are worlds unto themselves, full of vivid detail.

After the elegiac piano instrumental “Ben & Vanessa are getting married,” Crozier bites with gently phrased venom on “aging hipster gives pause.” It’s a shot at the Instagram influencers, the people with big plans who end up standing around drinking and existing in a state of nothingness. “If you’re young and you look good enough / You don’t have to do nothing you don’t want to, honey / But you may suffer more than some / When the lines come,” he warns.

Louis John Louis is a record made by someone leaving a party of which he had grown long tired. Maybe it’s Crozier’s farewell to Austin; maybe it’s just the songwriter realizing he’s entered another stage of his life. Either way, it’s a strong debut full of character.

Louis John Louis is available to stream on Spotify.

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alloween has come and gone, but some of us like to watch creepy movies year-round. Netflix recently released Fever Dream, a Spanish-language film based on Argentine author Samanta Schweblin’s acclaimed 2014 book of the same name. Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow) directed from a script cowritten with Schweblin.

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FIELD OF NIGHTMARES Valverde plays a young mom whose stay in the country goes very wrong in Llosa’s unsettling literary adaptation.

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Will you like it?

Llosa’s Fever Dream is an intensely faithful adaptation of a book that is both easy and difficult to read. The framing of the story is urgent: David seems to be pushing Amanda to solve the mystery of her own impending death. (The entire novella consists of their dialogue.) Yet it soon becomes clear that this mystery has no single solution.

Environmental contamination is certainly a key factor; the story takes place in an agricultural landscape with a mist of pesticide hanging over the fields. But it’s hard to pigeonhole Fever Dream as eco horror when it’s also about magic and folk beliefs in the transmigration of souls.

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Something is wrong with Amanda (María Valverde). Somehow she has ended up lying in the grass, gravely ill — infected with “worms,” a whispering voice tells her.

The voice belongs to a boy named David (Emilio Vodanovich) whom Amanda met when she came to stay in the countryside with her young daughter, Nina (Guillermina Sorribes Liotta). David urges Amanda to remember all the events that led to this moment, insisting they could have great importance.

In flashbacks, we see Amanda arrive in the country and strike up a friendship with David’s mother, Carola (Dolores Fonzi). Carola confides to Amanda her belief that David is no longer her son but an alien presence she fears. Her explanation involves a runaway horse, a contaminated water source, a terrifying illness and an unorthodox cure offered by a woman (Cristina Banegas) who lives in a green house and “can see people’s energy.”

Amanda dismisses the story as rural superstition — until it’s too late.

calculating how far she can move from Nina and still keep her daughter safe. At one point, Amanda recalls her own mother spelling out what might be the story’s leitmotif: “Sooner or later something bad is going to happen. And when it happens I want to have you close.”

The brooding paranoia of that quote hangs over Llosa’s film. Viewers who expect a movie about any particular “something bad” — the evils of Big Ag, changelings, supernatural intruders — will be frustrated by the multivalence of Fever Dream. Different layers of implied threat constantly shift and overlap, making for an experience that is, indeed, dreamlike.

Llosa uses tight close-ups to put us deep in Amanda’s perspective, creating a visual approximation of Schweblin’s already cinematic prose. Amanda’s narrative is a succession of vivid, seemingly random details — such as Carola’s gold bikini or the ash that falls from her cigarette — that impress themselves on us with the force of nightmare.

Llosa’s occasional long shots have magical and sinister qualities, too. One carefully composed shot of Carola’s husband tending to his horse, for instance, creates the brief illusion that we’re seeing a centaur.

The film brings out a subtext that was easy to miss in the book: the flirtatious quality of the relationship between Amanda and Carola. While Valverde gives a strong performance as the cautious, introverted urbanite, Fonzi is magnetic as a smalltown glamour girl who seems desperate to change her circumstances but clueless about how. When Amanda teaches Carola to drive — giving her a mode of escape — the chemistry between them crackles.

Unlike many recent horror films that spell out their metaphors, Fever Dream leaves many questions open. Is David really an impostor, or does Carola see him that way only because she feels trapped by parenthood? Was Amanda poisoned by something in those lush green fields or by her own terror of bad things happening to her daughter?

When I read the book a few years ago, I found those ambiguities a little unsatisfying. Watching the movie, I changed my mind, and not just because Llosa has brought the story so skillfully to the screen.

In 2021, David’s urgent interrogation of Amanda no longer seems simply bizarre.

He’s asking the type of questions a contact tracer would ask. Fever Dream conveys the free-floating terror of knowing a deadly

infection might lurk anywhere, even in the places that feel the safest and most innocent. It’s all too appropriate to the world in which we now live.

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GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2014; Pluto TV,

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THE LAST WINTER (2006; IFC Films

Unlimited, AMC+, DirecTV, rentable): Larry Fessenden, who directed this flick about an ill-fated drilling crew in the Arctic, has made environmentally conscious horror his specialty.

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NEW IN THEATERS CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG: The children’s books about a beloved giant pet come to the screen in a semi-live-action adventure starring Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall and John Cleese. Walt Becker (Old Dogs) directed. (97 min, PG. Starts Tuesday, November 9, at Essex, Star.)

ETERNALS: The latest Marvel adventure introduces a new group of heroes who are literally gods, played

by Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Najiani and others. Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) directed. (157 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Sunset, Welden) THE FRENCH DISPATCH: Wes Anderson’s latest, presented as an anthology of stories from a fictional magazine, is a love letter to the vintage New Yorker. With Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand and, of course, Bill Murray. (108 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Playhouse, Savoy) SPENCER: Pablo Larraín (Jackie) does his artybiopic magic on Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), depicting her decision to leave Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) over a family holiday. (111 min, R. Savoy)

NOW PLAYING THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2HH Everyone’s favorite spooky family returns in the sequel to the 2019 animated comedy. With the voices of Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron. (93 min, PG. Capitol) ANTLERSHHH Scott Cooper (Hostiles) directed this horror drama in which a teacher (Keri Russell) suspects her student may be connected to a creature haunting their small town. With Jesse Plemons and Jeremy T. Thomas. (99 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Star [ends Mon]) DUNEHHH1/2 Director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) takes on the first half of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel about space colonization, political intrigue, drugs and mysticism. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac star. (155 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Playhouse, Roxy, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 10/27) HALLOWEEN KILLSHH In the sequel to the 2018 Halloween reboot, a vigilante mob tries to put an end to Michael Myers’ reign of terror. With Jamie Lee Curtis. David Gordon Green directed. (105 min, R. Bijou, Majestic, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESHHH1/2 This documentary from Jörg Adolph and Jan Haft explores the thesis of Peter Wohlleben’s book of the same name: that trees communicate with one another. (101 min, PG. Savoy) LAST NIGHT IN SOHOHHH1/2 A newcomer to London (Thomasin McKenzie) has thrilling and then increasingly disturbing visions of the life of a 1960s glamour girl (Anya Taylor-Joy) in this psychological thriller from Edgar Wright (Baby Driver). (116 min, R. Capitol, Essex [ends Mon], Majestic, Roxy, Sunset)

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: WORLD HEROES’ MISSIONHH1/2 In the third animated film based on the My Hero Academia manga series, superheroes in training must foil a terrorist plot. (101 min, PG-13. Essex [dubbed and subtitled])

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NO TIME TO DIEHHH1/2 James Bond returns from retirement to tackle a villain (Rami Malek) who targets people’s DNA in Daniel Craig’s swan song as the superspy. Cary Joji Fukunaga directed. (163 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

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WINOOSKI CLEANUP DAY: Volunteers join Winooski Partnership for Prevention in clearing up litter around the school. Free lunch follows. Meet at Normand St. and Main St., Winooski, 3 p.m. Free. Info, jhenderson@ winooskiprevention.org.

conferences

MILITARY WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM: Authors and researchers gather to discuss security and foreign policy in the Arctic region. See norwich. edu for full schedule. Virtual options available. Norwich University, Northfield, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2000.

crafts

DROP-IN KNITTING GROUP: Needle jockeys gather to chat and work on their latest projects. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

environment

ALIGN YOUR INVESTMENTS WITH YOUR VALUES: Green Mountain Solar and One Day in July explain how investors can fund renewable energy and other green initiatives. 11

a.m.-noon. Free; preregister.

Info, renee@onedayinjuly.com.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: Viewers discover that a cold, icy land is stunning, still pristine and home to an incredible variety of life.

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.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: An educational and entertaining film takes viewers on an epic adventure through some of Earth’s wildest landscapes. 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.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: Moviegoers join scientists on a journey through a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals. 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.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: A tenacious mammalian matriarch fights to protect her family

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Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: Structure sleuths hunt through downtown to compete for a prize from the American Institute of Architects Vermont.

Clue sheets available at aiavt.org or Ilsley Public Library. Various Middlebury locations. Free. Info, info@aiavt.org.

CHESS CLUB: Players of all levels, from beginner to seasoned, drop in for a friendly game. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 6-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

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ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: Those in need of an easy-on-the-joints workout gather for an hour of calming, low-impact movement.

United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431.

AYURVEDA PROGRAM ONLINE: Maryellen Crangle and Dorothy Alling Memorial Library lead a 12-week introduction to this ancient Indian and Nepalese healing and lifestyle tradition. 2-3:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

BURLINGTON MOVES: Fitness fanatics of all stripes gather on the grass for body weight workouts. Dogs welcome. Andy A_Dog Williams Skatepark, Burlington,

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VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS VIRTUAL SUMMIT: Women business owners share lessons learned from the pandemic and talk about navigating the unexpected.

6:30-8 p.m. $30. Info, 870-0903.

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or producer’s offerings. Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2368.

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BILL MARES: Attendees learn about the history of beer and Vermont’s homebrew industry.

Presented by Vermont Humanities Council and Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: The new senior center opens its doors for tea, coffee and friendly conversation every weekday morning. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 846-4107.

COOK THE BOOK: Home chefs make a recipe from Beata Zatorska’s Sugared Orange: Recipes and Stories From a Winter in Poland and meet to compare results. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. Noon.

Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

SENIOR CENTER WEEKLY LUNCH: Age Well and the Kevin L. Dorn Senior Center serve a hot, sit-down lunch.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 12:30 p.m.

Donations; preregister; limited space. Info, 923-5545.

WEEKLY WINE TASTING: Themed in-store tastings take oenophiles on an adventure through a wine region, grape variety, style of wine

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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NOV. 5 & 6 | AGRICULTURE Homes and Gardens As the growing season winds down, home gardeners from Vermont and beyond gather virtually for University of Vermont Extension’s Community Horticulture Annual Conference. Experts, designers and neighbors lead talks and workshops dedicated to helping amateur agriculturalists level up their beds, expand their skill sets, and connect to the land and the wider community. Sessions include lessons on Abenaki traditions, mushroom foraging, food resiliency, heirloom garden design hacks and the effect of fungi on soil health. A Q&A follows every talk, and breakout rooms allow all conference attendees to debrief, share tips and make new friends.

UVM EXTENSION COMMUNITY HORTICULTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021 Friday, November 5, noon-3:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 6, noon-4:45 p.m. Online. $45.

Info, 656-5421, uvm.edu/extension.

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6:15-7 a.m. Free. Info, burlington moves@gmail.com.

Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1182.

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.

talks

FALL PREVENTION SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: Humans boost their strength and balance through gentle, flowing movements.

Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3322.

TAI CHI SUN 73 CLASS: Practitioners enjoy a peaceful morning of movement. Ages 55 and up; prerequisite is Tai Chi for Fall’s Prevention series 1, 2 & 3.

Middlebury Recreation Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister.

Info, doreenvermont@gmail.com.

TAI CHI: SUN-STYLE 73: A sequence of slow, controlled motions aids in strength and balance. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 11:20 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 223-3322.

TXT U L8R: University of Vermont injury prevention coordinator Abby Beerman teaches drivers how to avoid distractions and stay safe.

6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 844-886-4325.

language

VIRTUAL ELL CLASSES: English language learners of all abilities practice writing and speaking with trained instructors. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

montréal

‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: Daniel Brochu’s one-man performance centers on a child trying to show his clinically depressed mother why life is worth living.

The Studio, Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 8 p.m. $25-67. Info, 514-739-7944.

JEWISH BOOK MONTH: COLUM MCCANN: The award-winning author talks to journalist Anne Legacé Dowson about his newest novel, Apeirogon. Presented by the Jewish Public Library in Montréal. 7:30 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, 514-345-2627.

music

‘SHAKE & HOLLA’: Theatergoers hitch a ride down Highway 61 with the North Mississippi Allstars and the Rebirth Brass Band for a hybrid night of rock and jazz. Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $30-55.

Info, 863-5966.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE RECITAL: University of Vermont music students prove their chops at a variety of genres.

University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-3040.

WILD WOODS SONG CIRCLE: Singers and acoustic instrumentalists gather for an evening of music making. Zoom option available. Godnick Adult Center,

BRYAN BLANCHETTE & MELODY WALKER MACKIN: Two Abenaki artists discuss their tribe’s connection to the land, the ramifications of colonialism and ideas about reconciliation. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338.

DESIGN FOR AGING, DYING, & DIGNITY: NORA EL-KHAURI SPENCER: The founder of the North Carolina nonprofit Hope Renovations discusses her work bringing together women in construction and seniors looking to age in place. Presented by Yestermorrow. 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 888-496-5541.

DEVIN COLMAN: The architectural historian uses Burlington as a case study to dig into the mail-order homes craze of the early 20th century.

Presented by Historic New England. 5 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 617-994-6678.

theater

‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: A young man reflects on the coming together – and falling apart – of his family in 1936 Ireland.

McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2268.

words

JESSICA LAHEY: The best-selling Charlotte author shares the lessons in her new book The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence.

Presented by Charlotte Library.

7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 425-3864.

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#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.

VERMONT WOMENPRENEURS VIRTUAL SUMMIT: See WED.3.

community

FOOD DRIVE: Anyone who brings a bag or box of food for Essex/ Jericho/Underhill Food Shelf receives a free adjustment, laser session or new patient appointment. Farrell Chiropractic Center, Jericho, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 899-9991.

conferences

MILITARY WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM: See WED.3.

crafts

GLASSBLOWERS AT WORK: Locals come in from the cold to

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watch craftspeople transform 2,100-degree molten glass into artful pieces. AO Glass, Burlington, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Info, info@aoglass.com.

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THURSDAY ZOOM KNITTERS: The Norman Williams Public Library fiber arts club meets virtually for conversation and crafting. 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@normanwilliams.org.

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COMPASSION MEDITATION SESSION & VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING: Milarepa Center hosts a virtual meditation and discussion circle in advance of the release of the new film The Last Pig. 7 p.m.

Donations; preregister. Info, 633-4136.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘KING LEAR’: National Theatre Live brings a 2018 West End performance of this classic Shakespeare tragedy, starring Ian McKellen, to the silver screen. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $7-21. Info, 748-2600.

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‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

‘NOSFERATU’: The Astral Projector Orchestra provides the live, spine-chilling score to this silent classic of vampire cinema. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

food & drink

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: See WED.3.

SUP CON GUSTO TAKEAWAY DINNER SERIES: Philly transplants Randy Camacho and Gina Cocchiaro serve up a three-course, family-style menu of seasonal Vermont produce and meat. See supcongustovt. com for menus. Richmond Community Kitchen, 6-8 p.m.

Various prices. Info, gustogastro nomics@gmail.com.

games

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

WHIST CARD GAME CLUB: Players of all experience levels congregate for some friendly competition. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA WITH LINDA: Lowimpact moves are the order of the day at this weekly sit-down yoga practice. Zoom option available. Morristown Centennial

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Aurora Chamber Singers’ Shimmering Lights and a Rising Dawn SAT., NOV. 13 COLLEGE STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

MON., NOV. 15 HOTEL VERMONT

‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See WED.3.

words

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: The Charlotte Library book club reads The Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich’s touching novel inspired by her grandfather’s fight for Native land sovereignty. 7:30-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 425-3864.

Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine Takeout SAT., NOV. 20 O.N.E. COMMUNITY CENTER

The Sleight-of-Hand of Christopher McBride

CYNTHIA DEWI OKA, JAKE SKEETS & VANESSA ANGÉLICA VILLARREAL: Three poets read from their work and discuss borders, migration and putting down roots. Presented by Vermont Studio Center. 7-8 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 635-2727.

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Burlington Choral Society Fall Concert

SAT., NOV. 20 ELLEY-LONG MUSIC CENTER AT ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE

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theater

BOOK CLUB: Readers unpack their thoughts about Angela Flournoy’s novel The Turner House. Fairfax Community Library, 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: Applicants work one-on-one with tutors to study history, government and geography — and to practice English, if needed. Zoom option available. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063.

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RUTLAND COUNTY AUDUBON BIRD WALK: Enthusiastic ornithologists go on a gentle hike and search for feathered friends.

BYO binoculars, bug spray, water and guidebook. West Rutland Marsh, 8-11 a.m. Free. Info, bird ing@rutlandcountyaudubon.org.

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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.

PENS & PAGES: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett serves as inspiration for discussion and writing exercises in this Mercy Connections reading group focused on Black people’s experiences. 1:30-4 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063.

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UVM EXTENSION COMMUNITY HORTICULTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021: Home gardeners level up by learning about Indigenous agriculture, mushroom foraging and more

from University of Vermont experts. See uvm.edu/extension for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. Noon-3:30 p.m. $45.

Info, 656-5421.

crafts

GLASSBLOWERS AT WORK: See THU.4.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘LAMB’: This disquieting Icelandic folktale delivers atmospheric horror vibes and a twist that would freak out the Brothers Grimm. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-8; free for Dartmouth students. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

food & drink

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: See WED.3.

POP-UP ART CAFÉ: Art and live music meet tapas and wine at a cultural convergence hosted by Gallery on the Green owners Chip and Opal Evans. Soulfully Good Café, Woodstock, 6-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink; preregister. Info, 457-7395.

games

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

TURKEY BINGO: Modern Times Theater presents an evening of fun benefiting community programming in East Hardwick.

Three lucky winners take home an organic turkey from Wild Acres Farm. Caledonia Grange, East Hardwick, 6:30 p.m. $1 per two bingo cards. Info, 472-8987.

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.

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health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.3.

FALL PREVENTION SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: See WED.3, 10-10:45 a.m.

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.

holidays

CHRISTMAS MARKET WITH A DIFFERENCE: All proceeds from this holiday bazaar benefit fair trade and charitable organizations around the world. Masks required. Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-3150.

SANTA SALE: Shoppers get their gifts lined up early at a market packed with crafts, Christmas decorations, baked goods and more. Masks required. Waterbury Center Community Church, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8089.

music

DARK SHADOWS ENTERTAINMENT: THE SILENT MILE: Burlington’s own emo quartet joins up with punk band Mr. Doubtfire, beach goths Beneath Black Waves and Boston indie rockers Castling. Merchants Hall, Rutland, 8-11 p.m. $10. Info, darkshadowsentertainment@ gmail.com.

FACULTY RECITAL: DAVID FEURZEIG: A professor of music theory plays a haunting and intimate piano program, including pieces by Schubert and Janáček.

University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-3040.

JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET: The unparalleled ensemble celebrates its 75th anniversary with a program of Dvořák, Beethoven and Dutilleux. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $15-50.

Info, 603-646-2422.

MICHAEL ARNOWITT: The internationally celebrated concert pianist tickles the ivories to pieces by Bach, Brahms, Ligeti and Ginastera. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0984.

seminars

RHYTHM + RHYME + FLOW: Vocal coach Shea Rose helps participants explore their creative potential using movement, writing and soulful voice practice. Presented by Women Business Owners Network Vermont. 8:30-10 a.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 503-0219.

theater

‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See WED.3.

‘XANADU’: The Trumbull Hall Troupe takes to the stage in a

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Info, jean@trumbullhalltroupe. com.

words

VIRTUAL POETRY HOUR: Lit lovers bring a few of their favorite poems for an hour of sharing, discussing and celebrating works of verse.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 439-5338.

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agriculture

UVM EXTENSION COMMUNITY HORTICULTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2021: See FRI.5, noon-4:45 p.m.

bazaars

ANNUAL BAZAAR: The United Church of Fairfax sells handcrafted gifts and home-baked goodies to benefit its mission work. Fairfax Community

Center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 849-6313.

crafts

RUMMAGE SALE: Overstock items from Your Turn Resale Shoppe go for low prices.

Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church, Vergennes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3915.

dance

WILLISTON CRAFT SHOW: Local artisans display a smorgasbord of knits, pottery, jewelry and more for locals looking to treat themselves or start their holiday shopping. Masks required.

Williston Central School, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, wsdcraftshow@ cvsdvt.org.

business

VERMONT ATHENA LEADERSHIP AWARDS: The Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce throws a gala to recognize the accomplishments of women in business over the past year. Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Montpelier, 5-10 p.m. $65; preregister. Info, 229-5711.

GLASSBLOWERS AT WORK: See THU.4.

BOSTON BALLET II: The acclaimed dance troupe performs scenes from The Nutcracker.

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $13-28. Info, 760-4634.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

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Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $58; free for Dartmouth students.

Info, 603-646-2422.

‘UNDERDOG’: Meticulously captured over the course of a decade, this new documentary follows a Vermont dairy farmer who dreams of dogsledding in Alaska.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222.

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MIDDLEBURY FARMERS MARKET: Produce, prepared foods and local products are available for purchase at this year-round bazaar. Middlebury VFW Hall, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free.

Info, middleburyfarmers mkt@yahoo.com.

POP-UP ART CAFÉ: See FRI.5.

WEEKLY WINE TASTING: Themed in-store tastings take oenophiles on an adventure through a wine region, grape variety, style of wine or producer’s offerings.

Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, Stowe, noon-3 p.m.

Free. Info, 585-7717.

games

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

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

FALL PREVENTION SUN STYLE TAI CHI: Humans boost their strength and balance through gentle, flowing movements while enjoying the warm weather. Father Lively Center, St. Johnsbury, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431.

holidays

CHRISTMAS MARKET WITH A DIFFERENCE: See FRI.5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

SALUTE TO VETERANS PARADE: Cub Scouts and the Vermont National Guard Band march through the streets to celebrate Veterans Day in style. Vergennes City Park, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, randall.k.gates.mil@mail.mil.

SANTA SALE: See FRI.5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

montréal

‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: See WED.3, 2 & 8 p.m.

music

‘ALICEHEIMER’S’: Right Here Productions presents selected scenes from a brand-new opera in a special preview performance. A panel discussion follows. Masks and proof of vaccination required.

Bethany United Church of Christ, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, erik@eriknielsenmusic.com.

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ALMOST QUEEN: Chevron mustaches and face-melting guitar solos make for a startlingly authentic Queen tribute. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8-11 p.m. $27-47. Info, 518-5631604, ext. 105.

BOB STANNARD & THOSE DANGEROUS BLUESMEN: The beloved Vermont musician gives one last wickedly fun performance before retiring from the stage. Livestream available.

Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 877-6737.

JIGJAM: The critically acclaimed Celtic quartet displays its mastery of traditional Irish, bluegrass and Americana influences. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. $20. Info, 728-9878.

KALOS: Ripton Community Coffee House presents the folk trio at its most mysterious and transcendent. Livestream available. Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 388-9782.

MATTHEW WHITAKER QUARTET: The wunderkind jazz pianist and his crew bring down the house.

Masks and proof of vaccination required. Streaming option available. See calendar spotlight.

Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. $5-25. Info, 443-6433.

MICHAEL ARNOWITT: See FRI.5.

ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 457-3500.

PATTI CASEY & THE WICKED FINE PLAYERS: The Vermont favorites play a bodacious bluegrass set. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7-9 p.m. $20. Info, 533-2000.

theater

‘CARTOGRAPHY’: Actors share the stories of young refugees through a combination of spoken word and interactive video. Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 863-5966.

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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‘DANCING AT LUGHNASA’: See WED.3.

‘XANADU’: See FRI.5.

words

NOVEMBER USED BOOK SALE: Books go for $2 or less at this sale hosted by the Friends of Ilsley Library. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, friendsofilsley library@gmail.com.

SUN.7 bazaars

HARVEST BARTER FAIR: Neighbors trade items they’ve grown, preserved, baked or raised over the past months. Lakeview Union School, Greensboro, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 755-6336.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘BEANS’: Viewers see the Oka Crisis — a 1990 land dispute between the Mohawk people and a Canadian town — through the eyes of a young Indigenous girl. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. $58; free for Dartmouth students.

Info, 603-646-2422.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

‘SPARTACUS’: The Bolshoi Ballet broadcasts to cinemas its live performance of this tale of an uprising in ancient Rome.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600.

games

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators are always welcome to join this weekly class, virtually or in person. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com.

language

DIMANCHES: FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Parlezvous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Celticcurious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

montréal

‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: See WED.3, 2 & 7 p.m.

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JEWISH BOOK MONTH: DAVID GROSSMAN: The iconic novelist and activist keynotes this series from Montréal’s Jewish Public Library.

2 p.m. $18; preregister. Info, 514-345-2627.

music

‘ALICEHEIMER’S’: See SAT.6, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GLEE CLUB: A collegiate choir gives a compelling performance, drawing on its uplifting, everexpanding repertoire. Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. $7-12; free for Dartmouth students. Info, 603-646-2422.

SUNDAY MUSIC: LYNNE ROBBINS & BARRY KING: Jericho’s answers to Joan Baez and James Taylor, respectively, display their lyrical harmonies and joyful musicality. Livestream available. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 899-4962.

theater

‘XANADU’: See FRI.5, 3 p.m.

words

FIRST SUNDAY SHAKESPEARE: ‘HAMLET’: Thespians of all kinds gather for a virtual live reading of the Danish prince’s downfall. Presented by the Howe Library. 6:30-8 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, jared. jenisch@thehowe.org.

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agriculture

IT TAKES A REGION CONFERENCE: The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group holds its annual shindig, this year with the theme “Resistance and Healing Amidst Crisis and Injustice.” See nesawg.org for full schedule. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $40-100. Info, info@nesawg.org.

education

COLLEGE TALK ROUNDTABLE: APPLYING TO & PAYING FOR COLLEGE: Chelsea Martin of Vermont Student Assistance Corporation hosts a support and advice group for those navigating the application process. Presented

by Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

food & drink

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: See WED.3.

food & drink

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: See WED.3.

games

games

health & fitness

LET’S PLAY CHESS: Players of all ages and experience levels come together to play the king’s game.

Coaching available. Feel free to BYO board. Masks required.

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.3.

language

AFLCR SOCIAL HOUR: The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region hosts a virtual cocktail hour. 5-6 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, info@aflcr. org.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION CIRCLE: Locals learning English as a second language gather in the Board Room to build vocabulary and make friends.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

holidays

VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE: Brig. Gen. Kimberly A. Baumann speaks at a Corps of Cadets review in honor of all veterans, past and present. Norwich University, Northfield, 1-2 p.m.

Free. Info, 485-2135.

montréal

SPANISH & ENGLISH CONVERSATION PARTNERS: Neighbors looking for bilingual buddies practice both languages together, guided by translators and a weekly discussion topic. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 877-2211.

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See THU.4, noon-5 p.m.

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agriculture

IT TAKES A REGION CONFERENCE: See MON.8, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

crafts

BOOKSHELF INSERTS: Crafters construct tiny dioramas into some conversation-starting bookends. Fairfax Community Library, 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

KNITTERS IN PERSON: Yarn enthusiasts of all abilities bring their knitting projects and help each other out when needed.

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:15 a.m.-noon.

Free. Info, 457-2295.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

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FALL PREVENTION SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: See WED.3, 10-11 a.m.

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health & fitness

LET’S TALK: ESL CONVERSATION HOUR: Lebanon, N.H.’s Howe Library hosts a midday gathering for those looking to practice their English. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, jared.jenisch@ thehowe.org.

‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: See WED.3, 7 p.m.

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PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATIONS: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue.

Burlington Bay Market & Café, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 343-5166.

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‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: See WED.3.

music

NELLA: An emerging star of Latin music delivers a night of swoonworthy songs and resonant lyrics. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $15-25; free for Dartmouth students. Info, 603-646-2422.

VERMONT’S FREEDOM & UNITY CHORUS REHEARSAL: Singers of all ages, races and genders lift their voices in songs that represent the ongoing struggle for justice. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:45-8:45 p.m. $35. Info, vermontsfreedom andunitychorus@gmail.com.

seminars

LINDA CANNON-HUFFMAN: The public health educator teaches listeners how to write a will and make other end-of-life arrangements. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 5:30-7 p.m.

Free. Info, 888-3853.

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STORY TIME AT THE BIXBY LIBRARY: Preschoolers and their caregivers engage in reading, songs and a take-home activity.

Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, melanie. cote@bixbylibrary.org.

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champlain islands/northwest

HOW FAMILIES & PROVIDERS CAN ACCESS RESOURCES THROUGH VT 211 & HELP ME GROW VT: Vermont Family Network hosts a talk with representatives from two organizations providing health and wellness assistance to families. 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 876-5315.

burlington

CRAFTERNOON: Weaving, knitting, embroidery and paper crafting supplies take over the Teen Space. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

FFL YOUNG WRITERS: Budding authors, scriptwriters and graphic novelists ages 10 and up learn more about the craft via prompts and group exercises.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

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SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Vengan a cantar y aprender!

Kids ages 1 through 5 learn Spanish through song out on the lawn. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

AFTERSCHOOL LEGO TIME & BOARD GAMES: Kindergartners through fourth graders construct block buildings or face off in board games. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME: Little ones from birth through age 5 learn from songs, sign language lessons, math activities and picture books. Masks required. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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TEEN KARAOKE: Singers ages 12 through 18 croon, belt or scream along to their favorite jams.

Masks required. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

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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.

Liquid Mind

up. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

CODES, SIGNS & SIGNALS: Ciphers and other top-secret skills are on the lesson plan for aspiring spies ages 6 and

BINARY CODE BRACELETS: Crafters and coders ages 8 and up learn the language of computers while making a cool accessory to wear. Fairfax Community Library, 3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

outside vermont

PLAYGROUP FOR AGES 0-2: Babies, toddlers and their caretakers meet new friends and play to their hearts’ content. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3, 12:30-1:30

p.m.

chittenden county

READ TO A DOG: Little ones get a 10-minute time slot to tell stories to Lola the pup.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

stowe/smuggs

BABY & TODDLER MEETUP: Tiny tots and their caregivers come together for playtime, puzzles and picture books. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: Students ages 10 through 12 kick off the library’s new participatory program for preteens. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME WITH CYNTHIA: Readers ages 3 and older bundle up to hear tall tales out in the garden. Waterbury Public Library, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

champlain islands/northwest

READ WITH HENRY: A big, friendly Newfoundland makes for a perfect friend to read stories to.

15-minute time slots available.

Fairfax Community Library, 3:15 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 849-2420.

upper valley

PARENT & CAREGIVER MEETUP & PLAYGROUP: Those with new and pre-walking babies gather to chat and sip coffee while the little

ones play. Older siblings welcome.

BYO mug. Norwich Public Library, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, roger. arnold@norwichlibrary.org.

outside vermont

MORNING STORY TIME: Kids ages 2.5 through 4 hear a story before playtime and arts and crafts. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

FRI.5

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

chittenden county

PAJAMA STORY TIME: Puppets and picture books make for a special pre-bedtime story hour for kids in their PJs. Birth through age 5. Masks required.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

PLAY TIME: Hoops, stepping rocks and parachute games help kids ages 2 through 5 make friends and build social skills. Masks required. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: New youth librarian Sasha McGarvey encourages creativity and exploration in kids under 6. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

stowe/smuggs

STUFFIE SLEEP OVER: Kiddos drop their plushy friends off at the library on Friday, then receive a photo album of all the fun they had the next day.

Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville. Free. Info, 888-3853.

outside vermont

MUSIC & MOVEMENT: Little ones ages 2 through 5 and their caregivers move along to songs.

Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 1010:30 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 603-640-3268.

SAT.6

DIWALI ON VIEW: Vid. Nithya Ramesh marks India’s festival of lights with a virtual dance lesson. No experience needed; wear clothes you can move in. Presented by Hopkins Center for the Arts. 11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2422.

JAMES KOCHALKA: The Eisner Award-winning cartoonist leads a virtual drawing lesson and reads from his new book, Banana Fox and the Book-Eating Robot.

Presented by Phoenix Books. 11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

JASON MICHAELS: A renowned magician tells his story of growing up with Tourette’s syndrome — and maybe even busts out a few

LIST YOUR EVENT FOR FREE AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT

tricks. Hosted by Tourette Syndrome Vermont Support Group. 6 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, hqlane@yahoo.com.

what you can. Info, alexandra@ inclusiveartsvermont.org.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3, 8:30-9:15 a.m.

SOCIAL SUNDAYS FAMILY ART: Registered families pick up take-home kits to complete with video or typed instructions. Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center & Gallery.

Free; preregister. Info, 891-2014.

burlington

FAMILY PLAYSHOP: Kids from birth through age 5 learn and play at this school readiness program. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

CHALK THANKFUL MESSAGES: Gratitudes and colorful pictures fill up the sidewalk in front of the library. Anyone can add to the mural for the rest of the month.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

KATHERINE PATERSON: The author regales listeners with excerpts from her newest middlegrade book, Birdie’s Bargain.

Presented by Flying Pig Bookstore and Pierson Library. Shelburne Town Hall, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, flyingpigbooks@gmail.com.

barre/montpelier

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE CANDLEKEEP MYSTERIES: Teens bring their imaginations and their problem-solving skills to this weekly collaborative role-playing game. Masks required. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, anthony.taylor0731@gmail.com.

stowe/smuggs

READ TO FIGMENT THE THERAPY DOG: Novice and nervous readers of any age find a calm, comforting environment in which to practice when Figment visits the library, courtesy of Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 11-11:45 a.m.

Free; preregister; limited space.

Info, 888-3853.

chittenden county

MON.8

INCLUSIVE INTEGRATED ARTS FOR FAMILIES: Students integrate science, math and art in an eight-week course for homeschoolers or families looking for an online afterschool activity. Presented by Inclusive Arts Vermont. 3-5:15 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 871-5002.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3.

burlington

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Bookworms ages 2 through 5 enjoy fun-filled reading time.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info,863-3403.

mad river valley/ waterbury

BABY & TODDLER STORY TIME WITH CYNTHIA: The library’s tiniest patrons get cozy for songs and play. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

outside vermont

AFTERNOON STORY TIME: Fun books, toys and crafts are on the docket for kids ages 3.5 through 5. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

PLAYGROUP FOR AGES 0-2: See WED.3.

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3, 12:30-1:30

STUFFIE SLEEP OVER: See FRI.5.

p.m.

TOUCH A TRUCK: SCHOOL BUS: Kids listen to a story, then go outside to meet a real life school bus driver and their bus. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 1011 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

burlington

upper valley

A DAY OF FLIGHT: Imaginations soar — alongside rockets, balloons and parachutes — at this day of activities dedicated to the museum’s “Air Works” exhibit. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Regular admission, $14-17; free for members and kids under 2. Info, 649-2200.

SUN.7

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

burlington

ADAPTIVE AERIAL CLASS: Kids of all abilities ages 7 through 12 learn aerial dancing with hanging fabrics. Masks required. Murmurations Aerial, Burlington, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Pay

SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with Linda out on the library lawn. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county PRESCHOOL STORY TIME ON THE GREEN: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library leads half an hour of stories, rhymes and songs. Masks or social distancing required. Williston Town Green, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Outdoor pursuits through fields and forests captivate little ones up to age 5 and their parents. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 229-6206.

stowe/smuggs

FULL STEAM AHEAD TUESDAYS: Kids learn art, science and math through games and crafts, including paper airplane races, Lego competitions and origami.

Ages 6 and up. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: The 5-and-under crowd meets up for an hour of stories, songs, crafts and playtime. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

UKULELE LESSONS: Preteen pickers ages 8 through 11 learn the basics from librarian Rachel Funk.

Instruments and other materials provided. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, youthservices@ centenniallibrary.org.

WED.10

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.3.

SPECIAL EDUCATION RULE CHANGES: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR FAMILIES?: Caregivers learn how the new rules taking effect in July 2022 will affect their kids’ IEPs. Presented by Vermont Family Network. 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 876-5315.

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burlington

CRAFTERNOON: See WED.3.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: See WED.3.

chittenden county STORY TIME: See WED.3.

stowe/smuggs

COZY PJS FIRESIDE STORY TIME: Listeners ages 10 and under don their jammies and hear winter-themed tall tales.

Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

P.E.N. TEEN CREATIVE WRITING GROUP: Writers of anything from poetry to fan fiction convene to discuss their work.

Ages 12 through 18. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, youthservices@ centenniallibrary.org.

middlebury area STORY TIME AT THE BIXBY LIBRARY: See WED.3.

champlain islands/ northwest YARN EMBROIDERY: Kids learn how to stitch scenes and slogans using yarn, needles and burlap. Ages 8 and up. Fairfax Community Library, 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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‘ANTARCTICA 3D: ON THE EDGE’: See WED.3.

BOOKS & LUNCH ON TUESDAYS: The ensemble cast of Anne Tyler’s novel Redhead by the Side of the Road provides ample inspiration for this midday discussion. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, mike. morris@thehowe.org.

FIRST SUNDAY SHAKESPEARE: ‘HAMLET’: See SUN.7.

M.E. SIPE & TREVIEN STANGER: Phoenix Books launches the editors’ new anthology about ecology and preservation in the Champlain Basin, Our Basin of Relations: The Art & Science of Living With Water. 7 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 448-3350.

RECITE!: Poets of all levels, from fledgling to professional, celebrate the spoken word at this virtual reading. 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@norman williams.org.

SHERLOCK HOLMES CLUB OF THE UPPER VALLEY: Club member Fred Lerner speculates about what everyone’s favorite literary detective may have been up to during the Great Hiatus. 4-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, jared. jenisch@thehowe.org.

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DROP-IN KNITTING GROUP: See WED.3.

words

days a week

WHAT’S ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND? THE NOT-A-BOOK-CLUB BOOK CLUB: Rebel readers discuss anything from book jacket design to the ebook revolution at this nonconformist meeting.

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Free.

Info, 457-2295.

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crafts

MAP!: MAKE AN ACTION PLAN: Guest speakers and the Mercy Connections team teach students how to live their best post-pandemic lives. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063.

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT EXCEL: Fletcher Free Library teaches new users how to make and utilize spreadsheets. Attendees should download and complete the handout before class at fletcherfree.org. 6-7:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

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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.10

agriculture

IT TAKES A REGION CONFERENCE: See MON.8, 9 a.m.5:30 p.m.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.3.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.3.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.3.

‘STORM LAKE’: Mark Davis of Vermont Public Radio hosts a screening of this new documentary, followed by a panel of local journalists. 7 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, events@ vermontpbs.org.

food & drink

COFFEE CORNER MORNINGS: See WED.3.

SENIOR CENTER WEEKLY LUNCH: See WED.3.

WEEKLY WINE TASTING: See WED.3.

games

ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT: See WED.3.

CHESS CLUB: See WED.3.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.3.

AYURVEDA PROGRAM ONLINE: See WED.3.

BURLINGTON MOVES: See WED.3.

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.3.

FALL PREVENTION SUN-STYLE TAI CHI: See WED.3.

HOW TO OVERCOME OVERWHELM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: Psychologist Aron Steward and physician Jeremiah Eckhaus provide attendees with tools to help navigate the stress of this time of year. Presented by the University of Vermont Medical Center. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 844-886-4325.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SPEAKER SERIES: MARIA MERCEDES AVILA: The University of Vermont assistant professor of pediatrics illuminates the impact of racism on public health issues. Hosted

by Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 223-3338.

TAI CHI SUN 73 CLASS: See WED.3.

p.m. Free; preregister. Info, gloriafinkelstein@gmail.com.

VIRTUAL ELL CLASSES: See WED.3.

montréal

‘EVERY BRILLIANT THING’: See WED.3.

JEWISH BOOK MONTH: JEFFREY SHANDLER: Judaica librarian Zachary M. Baker interviews the Rutgers University professor about his new book, Yiddish: Biography of a Language. Presented by the Jewish Public Library. 7:30 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 514-345-2627.

music

OPEN MIC: Artists of all stripes have eight minutes to share a song, story or poem. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, sbplprograms@ southburlingtonvt.gov.

talks

ANN MCCLELLAN: Howe Library hosts the English lit expert as she explains the history of British servant stories on page and screen. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, jared. jenisch@thehowe.org.

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by Vermont playwright Carole Vasta Folley. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $23-25. Info, 448-0086.

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art DAVIS STUDIO ART CLASSES: Discover your happy place in one of our weekly classes. Making art boosts emotional well-being and brings joy to your life especially when you connect with other art enthusiasts. Select the ongoing program that’s right for you.

Now enrolling youth and adults for classes in drawing, painting and fused glass. Location: Davis Studio, 916 Shelburne Rd., South Burlington. Info: 802-425-2700, davisstudiovt.com.

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405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Kiersten Williams, 802-865-7157, kwilliams@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

WIRE EARRINGS: Bring BCA’s jewelry studio home with you! Join local jeweler Bren Prescott on Zoom to make simple but satisfying metal wire jewelry. Learn the basics of wirework and beading to create your own unique pieces to keep or give as gifts. Includes two hours of instruction and all materials. Tue., Dec. 14, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: $40. Location: Zoom. Info: Kiersten Williams, 802-865-7157, kwilliams@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

dance Burlington City Arts fall class registration is now open! Find these classes and many more at burlingtoncityarts.org.

FRIDAY TEEN WHEEL: A ticket includes a wheel-throwing demonstration at the beginning of class, access to a wheel and time to create. There is a $5 fee per piece if you want your work fired and glazed by the studio. Finished pottery will be available for pickup four weeks after visit. Teens only. Fri., Nov. 12, 19, Dec. 3, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 /per participant per class. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: Kiersten Williams, 802-8657157, kwilliams@burlingtoncity arts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

TANGO MONDAYS IN BURLINGTON: 6-7 p.m., Technique for Both Roles: partner-free way to improve or begin your tango journey. 7-8:30 p.m., Partner class + Practical, role fluid. Vaccinated only — we care (and we card)!

Ongoing series. Basics, variations and how to improvise! Cost: $15 or pay what you can. Location: Nataraja Studios, 215 College St., 3rd Floor, Burlington. Info: Eva Zimet, 802tango@gmail.com, facebook.com/groups/802tango.

PAINT NIGHT WITH JESS GRAHAM: Get creative at home with Vermont artist Jess Graham.

Jess is known for her strikingly colorful designs and paintings. She will share pro tips and techniques as you paint together via Zoom. This is a fun way to get creative and meet other artists virtually. Tue., Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m.

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GENERATOR is a combination of artist studios, classroom and business incubator at the intersection of art, science and technology.

We provide tools, expertise, education and opportunity — to enable all members of our community to create, collaborate, and make their ideas a reality.

CUSTOM PRINTED CARDS WORKSHOP: This workshop teaches participants to create hand-printed cards by editing a digital image, etching it into a woodblock using the laser machine and hand-printing the block onto paper with a printing press.

It’s the perfect opportunity to create thank-you notes, cards or any other type of printed materials.

Mon., Dec. 6, 13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears La., Burlington. Info: Sam Graulty, 802-540-0761, education@ generatorvt.com, generatorvt. com/workshops.

LASER CUT CLOCK WORKSHOP: Use a laser machine to cut and etch a custom one-foot diameter wooden clock. Students will work with the instructor to design their clock using Adobe Illustrator. Using their design and the Epilog Laser, they’ll fabricate a unique working clock. Wood and clock movement is included. Mon., Nov. 8, 6-9 p.m. Location: Generator, 40 Sears La., Burlington. Info: Sam Graulty, 802-540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com/workshops.

HANDBUILDING: Join local clay artist Sarah Camille Wilson on Zoom, live from the BCA’s Clay Studio, to create clay work at home. Explore basic handbuilding techniques such as creating a strong, even slab; soft slab construction; hard slab construction; pinch pots; and coil building.

Learn tips for texture and decoration. Thu., Nov. 18-Dec. 16, 6-7 p.m.

Cost: $80. Location: Zoom. Info: Kiersten Williams, 802-865-7157, kwilliams@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

drumming DJEMBE & TAIKO DRUMMING: JOIN US!: New classes (outdoor mask optional/masks indoors), Nov. 8 and Jan. 18. Taiko: Mon., Tue., Wed. and Thu.; Djembe: Wed. and Thu.; Kids and parents: Tue., Wed. and Thu. All Thu.

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Janeiro State Champion and two-time IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Champion! Julio “Foca” is the only CBJJP, USBJJF and IBJJFcertified seventh-degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense instructor under late grand master Carlson Gracie Sr. currently teaching in the USA. Accept no Iimitations!

Location: Vermont Brazilian JiuJitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 802-598-2839, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

classes at Camp Meade Middlesex behind Red Hen! Schedule/register online. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 802-9994255, spaton55@gmail.com, burlingtontaiko.org.

MITTEN SEWING WORKSHOP: Create your own mittens from recycled sweaters (Bernie mittens anyone?) with help from instructor Eliza West. We’ll provide materials, and you’ll leave with greater knowledge of sewing knitted fabrics and a great pair of mittens for yourself or someone on your holiday list. Basic knowledge of machine sewing is required. Wed., Dec. 15, 6-8:30 p.m.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears La., Burlington. Info: Sam Graulty, 802-540-0761, education@ generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com.

Media Factory language JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSES: JASV offers three levels of Japanese in the fall semester via Zoom. Level-1 covers the first half of the textbook Busy People 1. Level-2 covers the second half of Busy People 1. Level-3 uses Busy People 2. To register or learn more, email Linda Sukop, jasvlanguage@gmail.com. No classes Thanksgiving week. Level-1 Thu., Oct. 7-Dec. 16; Level-2 Wed., Oct. 6-Dec. 15; Level-3 Mon., Oct. 4-Dec. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Location: Japan America Society of Vermont, Zoom. Info: 802-8659985, jasvlanguage@gmail.com, jasv.org.

LEARN SPANISH LIVE & ONLINE: Broaden your world. Learn Spanish online via live videoconferencing.

High quality affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children.

Travelers lesson package. Our 15th year. Personal small group and individual instruction from a native speaker. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 802-585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

IMOVIE ON COMPUTERS: Online media management class. You will learn and practice essential iMovie project management skills such as creating and managing new libraries and projects, as well as importing videos and photos to events. Fri., Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Suggested donation $25.

Location: Online. Info: Gina, 802651-9692, gin@mediafactory.org, bit.ly/btvmediafactory.

VIDEO PROD. PANASONIC UX-90: Explore advanced camera techniques with this 4K pro camcorder. Learn when to use different frame rates and shutter speeds and when to shoot different video resolutions. In-person class.

Tue., Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Suggested donation $25. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 2G, Burlington. Info: 802-651-9692, gin@mediafactory.org, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: This school was developed to communicate the importance of proper, legitimate and complete Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction. We cover fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a realistic approach to self-defense training skills in a friendly, safe and positive environment. All are welcome; no experience required. Develop confidence, strength and endurance.

Julio Cesar “Foca” Fernandez Nunes was born and raised on the shores of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Earning his black belt and representing the Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Team, Julio “Foca” went on to become a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, three-time Rio de

movement AXIS SYLLABUS WORKSHOPS: Axis Syllabus four-part study of dynamic motion at the Field Center. The Axis Syllabus offers movers of all disciplines an opportunity to experience a deeper

respect for this design called the human body. First session: Everything Comes From the Feet, Oct. 18-21. Second session: Spinal Musings, Feb. 17-20. Third session: Axial Arcing (moving the limbs from the spine), May 17-22. Fourth session: Reception and Perception (a study of the nervous system as it relates to movement), Aug. 18-23. Designed as a four-part modular program, people have the option to attend individual workshops or sign up for all four. Thu., Nov. 18, 4 p.m.Sun., Nov. 21, noon. Cost: $475 / room & board incl. No one turned away for lack of funds. Discount for all 4 workshops. Location: The Field Center, 61 Williams Rd., Bellows Falls. Info: The Field Center, Nuria Bowart, 510-8471145, thefieldresidence@gmail. com, thefieldcenter.com.

printmaking DRYPOINT CARD MAKING: With holidays coming up, this workshop is ideal for drawers and graphic artists who want to learn some printmaking and make an edition of 25 cards! Drypoint (a drawing etched onto plexiglass) will be combined with Chine-colle (the process of gluing a delicate paper to a heavier printmaking paper.) Nov. 20 & 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $250 /day. Location: new new art studio, 4 Howard St., Suite I-17, Burlington. Info: new new art studio, Susan Smereka, 802-373-7096, susansmereka@ gmail.com, susansmereka.com.

tai chi TAI CHI CLASS IN PERSON/ ONLINE: Improve your balance, alignment, looseness and awareness. Two new beginner classes: one in person and one online. Inperson class: information below.

Online class: Thu., 5:30-6:30 p.m., starting Nov. 4. Taught by Djemila Cavanaugh of Long River Tai Chi Circle, school of Wolfe Lowenthal, direct student of Cheng Man-ching. In-person classes: COVID-19 vaccination required and mask per CDC guidelines, venue policy and group comfort. Starts Nov. 2, Tue. 7-8 p.m.; registration open until Nov. 30. Cost: $65 / month. Location: Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Djemila Cavanaugh, 802-4900225, djem.translator@gmail. com, facebook.com/gemstaichi.

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If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the District Coordinator as soon as possible, and by no later than November 18, 2021.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C08871R-Q 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On October 21, 2021, The Snyder FC Commercial Properties, LLC, 4076 Shelburne Road, Suite 6, Shelburne, VT 05482 and Rieley Properties, LLC, PO Box 4279, Burlington, VT 05406 filed application number 4C0887-1R-Q for a project generally described as construction of a new 4,300 sf commercial building for use as a restaurant, a small park to the north of Holland Lane, parking areas, and associated site and utility improvements. The project is located on Holland Lane in Williston, Vermont.

If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in a public hearing, if one is held), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as much time as possible to accommodate your needs.

The District 4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51— Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below. The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (http://nrb.vermont. gov) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0887-1R-Q.” No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before November 18, 2021, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information.

Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

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Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent that they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the Act 250 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 26th day of October, 2021.

By: /s/Rachel Lomonaco Rachel Lomonaco, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5658 Rachel.Lomonaco@vermont.gov CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE 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: 10/20/2021 Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 11/03/21

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Effective: 11/24/21 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rule 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.

Stop signs are authorized at the following locations: (1)-(165) As written.

(166) Reserved. At the intersection of Proctor Place and Harrison Avenue causing traffic on Proctor Place to stop.

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CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE A Regulation in Relation to Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission - Section 16. Bus Stops.

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works Action: Approved Date: 10/20/2021 Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson EI Public Works Engineer, Technical Services Published: 11/03/21 Effective: 11/24/21 It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, Section 16, bus stops, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows: Section 16 Bus stops. (a) – (b) As written.

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CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE - UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS TO ARTICLE 14 ZA #21-09 ORDINANCE 6.07 Sponsor: Office of City Planning, Planning Commission, Ordinance Committee Public Hearing Dates: 10/25/21 First reading: 08/09/21 Referred to: Ordinance Committee Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix A, Comprehensive Development Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Article 14, PlanBTV Downtown Code, thereof to read as follows: Section 14.1: Purpose and Applicability 14.1.1-14.1.2 As written.

14.1.3 -Applicability

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS This planBTV Downtown Code shall be applicable to all lands outside of the public rights-of-way or a Thoroughfare within the Downtown and Waterfront District as mapped or described on the Burlington Regulating Plan (Section 14.2), as such may be changed from time to time, pursuant to Section 14.2 - Regulating Plan. Any and all subdivision of land, development, and construction or modification of all Improvements, land, Buildings, and Structures in the Downtown and Waterfront District shall occur only in accordance with this Article 14 planBTV Downtown Code as in effect on the date of acceptance of the completed application for approval of the applicable Project Plan submitted pursuant to Section 14.7 Administration and Procedures.

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To the extent applicable, and not otherwise in conflict with this Article 14-planBTV Downtown Code, the following sections of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO) shall also continue to apply:

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a) Article 1 - General Provisions b) Article 2 - Administrative Mechanisms;

d) Article 4 - Zoning Maps and Districts, Parts 1, 2, 3, and Part 5 Sec. 4.5.4;

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Improvement, development, construction or modification within an existing or proposed public right-of-way or a Thoroughfare shall be made in accordance with Great Streets BTV: Downtown Street Standards, and require approval by the Dept. of Public Works.

c) Article 3 - Applications, Permits and Project Reviews, Parts, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6;

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14.3.5-D-Building Height & Bulk As written.

Table 14.3.5-E- Parking, Loading & Service On-Site Parking As written.

Location on the Lot All parking provided within a Principal Building (other than a Perimeter Building Type) shall be located: Underground, at or above the second Story, and/or at-grade within the first Story where located in the Third Lot layer and separated from the street by an Active Street-level Use. Parking Lots are not permitted, and Parking Areas shall be located in the Third Lot Layer.

Unless located within a Principal Building below the finished grade or above the second Story,All Parking Structures, Garages and Garages Parking Areas shall be located in the Third Lot Layer behind a Principal Perimeter Building (see Sec. 14.6.3 and Sec. 14.4.11)Type.

Parking Lots are not permitted Miscellaneous As written.

14.3.5-F- Encroachments into- Required Setbacks Encroachment Type Front Rear

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Miscellaneous As written.

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Awnings and Canopies2 Permitted Not permitted

4, Sec. 5.4.7 and, Sec. 5.4.8;, and, Part 5;

Map 3 - Shopfronts Required **See attached map identified as Downtown Form District Shopfront Required—ZA- 21-09 as proposed, Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance, Article 14-Map 3 with ZA-21-09 expanded Shopfront as proposed; changes noted with black circles between Cherry Street and Bank Street.

f) Article 7 - Signs

Section 14.3: Specific to Form Districts

Signs3 Permitted Not Permitted

Landscaping Permitted Permitted

g) Article 8 - Parking

14.3.1-14.3.3 As written.

Balcony and Decks 4-ft max. encroachment

Fences or freestanding walls Not permitted 6-ft max. height

h) Article 9 - Inclusionary and Replacement Housing;

14.3.4 FD6 Downtown Core

Other Architectural Features4 4 ft. max

14.3.4-A—14.3.4-B As written.

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14.3.4-C- Lot Occupation & Building Placement

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e) Article 5 - Citywide General Regulations, Parts 1 and, 2;, Part 3, Secs 5.3.1-5.3.4 and Secs 5.3.1-5.3.8;, Part

i) Article 10 - Subdivision Review; j) Article 12 - Variances and Appeals; and, k) Article 13 - Definitions.

In each case, the standards and requirements applicable to the Downtown and Waterfront District Regulating Plan and this Article 14 shall take precedence without limitation over any duplicative or conflicting provisions of the other Articles of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance (BCDO).

If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Article 14 and any provisions of any other existing City codes, ordinances, regulations or standards (the “Existing Local Codes”), the provisions of this Article 14 shall take precedence over such conflicting provisions except for City and state Building, Fire, Health and Safety Codes.

The graphics, illustrations, photographs, tables, and metrics are an integral part of the planBTV Downtown Code; however: a) – d) As written. fe) The graphical depictions of the Form Districts on the various Tables are provided for ease of reference only and are not binding. The Form District designations and standards applicable to each Form District are binding.

Where in conflict, metrics represented in text and/or tables shall take precedence over metrics represented graphically, and a more specific standard shall take precedence over a more general standard.

Section 14.2: Regulating Plan 14.2.1-14.2.6 Text as written.

Rear Setback: - Principal Buildings - Outbuildings 0-ft min. or 15-ft from a rear public Alley centerline 0-ft min. or 15-ft from a rear public Alley centerline *** 14.3.4-D As written.

14.3.4-E- Parking, Loading & Service On-Site Parking As written.

Location on the Lot All parking provided within a Principal Building Type (other than a Perimeter Building) shall be located Underground, at or above the second Story, and/or at-grade within the first Story where located in the Third Lot layer and separated from the street by an Active Street-level Use. Parking Lots are not permitted, and Parking Areas shall be located in the Third Lot Layer.

Unless located within a Principal Building below the finished grade or above the second Story, aAll Parking Structures, and Garages, and Parking Areas shall be located in the Third Lot Layer behind a Principal Building TypePerimeter Building (see Sec. 14.4.11 and Sec. 14.6.3).

Parking Lots are not permitted.

14.3.4-F- Encroachments - into Required Setbacks

Frontage Type Elements1 Permitted Permitted

Encroachment Type Front Rear Frontage Type Elements1 Permitted Permitted

Signs3 Permitted Not permitted Balcony and Decks 4-ft max. encroachment

Awnings and Canopies2 Permitted Not permitted

Other Architectural Features4 4-ft max. 4-ft max. encroachment

Driveways, Walkways Permitted Permitted Utility Structures Not permitted Permitted 14.3.4-G- Encroachments - Public right-of-way

Driveways, Walkways Permitted Permitted Utility Structures Not permitted Permitted 14.3.5-G- Encroachments - Public right-of-way Building eaves, roof overhangs, solar shades, and light shelves; bay windows, oriels, and vestibules that are less than ten feet wide; and, cornices, belt courses, window sills, buttresses, or other similar architectural features may encroach into the ROW provided they are a minimum of 10-ft above the Sidewalk.

Building eaves, roof overhangs, solar shades, and light shelves; bay windows, oriels, and vestibules that are less than ten feet wide; and, cornices, belt courses, window sills, buttresses, or other similar architectural features may encroach into the ROW provided they are a minimum of 10-ft above the Sidewalk.

14.3.5-H- Use Types As written.

14.3.4-G- Use Type As written.

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An Open Space associated with water-dependent recreation and related facilities.

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14.3.6-Civic Spaces (c) 14.3.6 – 14.3.6-H As written.

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Coverage 80% max.

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Champlain (100-feet above mean sea level) unless encroachment is required for the operation of a water- dependent use or facility.

Features such as walkways, planters, benches, fountains, public art, sitting walls and other improvements to enhance the pedestrian environment and enjoyment of the waterfront may encroach into this required setback provided public access to the water’s edge and pedestrian circulation is not unreasonably impaired.

vertically, and may continue onto the upper stories.

Such bays are not required to include additional horizontal expression or upper story step-backs as required in c) below. iv. Where provided: A-D As written.

Not inclusive of any associated Civic Buildings.

E. Shading devices designed and intended to control light entering the Building may project no more than 5- feet from the Facade, shall be consistent in materials, color, and design across the same Facade, and shall be placed, sized, shaped, and proportioned to match the associated openings.

Typical Facilities

c) Façade Articulation and Upperstory Stepbacks:

• Water-oriented facilities and services such as docks, marinas, boat ramps and lifts, boat fueling and pump-out, restrooms, marina office and chandlery, and facilities for commercial vessels.

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• Civic, recreational, and community facilities

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• Playgrounds and play Structures

C. The top story (other than a penthouse setback at least 10-feet from the primary plane of the Façade below) must have a cornice, parapet, pitched or shaped roof form and/or other equivalent architectural feature involving a projection from the average plane of the Facade of the story below by at least 12-inches to serve as an expression of the Buildings top.

• Passive recreation, paths, and trails • Buildings and Structures necessary to support water-oriented facilities and services • Commerical concessions Parking On-site parking is not required, and may not occupy more than 60% of the gross site area.

Section 14.4: Specific to Building Types 14.4.1 – 14.4.12 As written.

14.4.13 - Urban Design Standards As written a) Voids and Transparency: Requirements regarding the proportion and spacing of voids, and the transparency of glazing on a Building Facade for the purposes of activating the public street, shall be as required in Table 14.4.13-A Street Activation Primary and Secondary Facade below.

14.4.13-A- Street Activation – Primary and Secondary Facade Building Types: Rowhouse and Multi-Family: small Ground Floor 15% min, Upper Floors 10% min Building Types: Mixed-Use, Multi-Family: Large, Perimeter and Civic

iii. Building Facades shall be horizontally articulated as follows:

iv. The upper stories of any Building exceeding 6 stories in height shall step-back as follows: A. An upper story step-back of at least 10-feet from the primary plane of the Façade below shall occur above either the 2nd 3rd, 4th, or 5th story, with the resulting Building base seeking to maintaining a consistent height of at least 50-feet along Main and Battery streets, and at least 33-feet on all other downtown streets, in order to frame and define the public realm.

B. – E. As written. d) Building Materials: As written. i. Primary Materials: Not less than 80 percent of each street-facing Facade (not inclusive of voids) shall be constructed of one or more primary materials comprised of tested and proven, high quality, durable, and natural products, and those with low embodied carbon. For Facades over 100 square feet, more than one Primary Material shall be used. Changes between Primary Materials must occur only at inside corners. The following are considered acceptable Primary Materials: A. Brick and tile masonry;

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B. Native or sintered stone;

Upper Floors 20% min

C-E As written.

Facade Voids: ((Rough openings of all windows and doors, and the transparent portion of a curtain wall per floor)

ii. Accent Materials: The following Accent Materials may make up no more than 20% of the surface area on each Façade. Accent Materials are limited to:

Distance between voids measured both horizontally and vertically: 35-ft max. 20-ft max.

A. Pre-cast and cast-in-place board-formed, finished and/or textured, and patterned masonry (for trim and cornice elements only);

Transparency and Reflectance of Glazing: applicable to 80% of the glazing per floor. VLT - na VLR - 15% max2 VLT - na VLR - 15% max2 60% VLT min2 VLR - 15% max2 VLT - na VLR - 15% (VLT - Visible Light Transmittance, VLR - Visible Light Reflectance)max2 1-2 As written. b) Windows & Doors: i.-ii. As written. iii. Principal Entrances shall be defined and articulated by architectural elements such as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, canopies, awnings, transoms, sidelights, or other design elements appropriate to the architectural style and details of the Building as a whole. Bays including a Principal Entrance should be expressed

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B-F As written. iii. As written. iv. Fences: Fence materials shall not include barbed or razor wire. Chain link and wire fencing shall not be used along any Frontage Line, however, woven cable fencing is permitted. iv. Roof Materials (not applicable to flat roofs).

Acceptable roof materials include 300 pound or better, dimensional asphalt composite shingles, wood shingles and shakes, metal tiles or standing seam, slate, and ceramic tile. To the extent possible, all roof materials and colors should be selected to maximize the roof’s Solar Reflectance Index (SRI). vi. Alternate Materials: Alternate Primary and Accent materials, including high quality

PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 110. synthetic materials, may be approved by the Planning DirectorAdministrative Officer after seeking input from the Design Advisory Board.

New materials must be considered equivalent or better than the materials listed above and must demonstrate successful, high quality local installations in a similar climate. Regionally-available materials, and those with low embodied carbon are will be strongly preferred. vii. Other: As written. e) Walls: i. Unfinished (ie. not clad or constructed in a Primary or Secondary Material per d) above) foundation walls on a Principal Building shall be exposed no more than 48-inches above the finished grade. Surface-applied waterproofing on any foundation wall shall not be visible. ii-vi As written. f). Roofs: As written. g) Balconies and Decks: Where provided, all Balconies and Decks shall meet the following specifications: i. Balconies must be at least 4-feet deep ( A ) and 5-feet wide, and shall not project more than 8-feet from the plane of the Façade or Elevation to which it is attached. ii. Balconies shall be cantilevered or visibly supported by brackets or beams sized, shaped and proportioned to match the associated bBalcony.

Columns or posts extending to the ground within the public right-of-way are prohibited on a Facade, except in the case of a Gallery Frontage Type. iii. Balconies shall provide 8-feet minimum clear height above the finished grade, or 13-feet 6-inches minimum clear height above the finished grade above any area used for vehicular parking or circulation, or emergency vehicle access.

entire Façade Frontage shall be fixed no higher than the top of the first story. v. All awnings and canopies used within an individual Frontage Type shall be consistent in materials, color, and design. v. Awnings and cCanopies shall not be internally illuminated or backlit, however they may contain lighting fixtures intended to illuminate the ground beneath when covering a Building entrance. vi. Awnings and Canopies may incorporate signage pursuant to the requirements of Article 7. vivii. Awnings shall have an internal or external structural framework of steel/aluminum or other appropriate, durable structural material supporting a thin, non-translucent covering material with a matte finish such as painted metal, acrylic, canvas, or synthetic fabric. The Aawnings design should shall not include a soffit, and c- or side-panels.

Retractable awnings are encouraged. olumns or posts extending to the ground are prohibited within the public right-of-way. Retractable Awnings are encouraged. viii. Awnings shall beare typically rectangular in elevation and triangular in cross-section, with shall have straight edges with no arcs or curves, and may be pitched to shed water off to the side when placed over a Building entrance. The valance of the an Aawning shall be no more than 12-inches in height ( D ). ix. Canopies are typically rectangular in both elevation and in cross-section, shall have straight edges with no arcs or curves, and may be pitched enough to shed water off to the side when placed over a Building entrance. The faces of the Canopy shall be no more than 24-in in height ( D ). viiix. Canopies shall be constructed of steel/ aluminum or other appropriate, durable structural material, and. The canopy may be clad in metal panel, wood, or other durable finished material.

iiiv. The bBalcony platform shall be at least 3-inches thick, and where the underside of a balcony is visible from a public way it shall be finished. Balconies may or may not incorporate a roof, Canopy or Awning, but shall not be enclosed.

xi. The cCanopy design shall may include a flat roof be or be left open to from above without a roof using louvers or slats instead to provide shade, and the exterior faces of the canopy should be no more than 24-in in height (D).

Decks shall be permitted only in the Third Lot Layer or on rooftops.

vxii. Canopies projecting into the public rightof-way shall be cantilevered or supported from above, and. Ccolumns or posts extending to the ground are prohibited. Canopies placed outside of the public right-of-way may be partially or fully free-standing.

iiiv. Decks may include a Canopy, Awning or freestanding pergola, but shall not be enclosed. h) Awnings and cCanopies: Awnings and cCanopies are encouraged as a traditional street-level storefront fitting to accent and provide shade and/or shelter over a primary entrance, display windows, or outdoor seating. Awnings and Canopies may also be found above upper story windows and Balconies, and over secondary entrances. Where provided, such all Awnings and Canopies placed on a Facade shall meet the following specifications: i. Awnings and cCanopies shall provide 8-feet minimum clear height above the finished grade (A), and shall project a minimum of 6-feet from the Façade ( B ) to a maximum of 2-feet from the curb ( C ). 13-feet 6-inches minimum clear height above the finished grade shall be provided above any area used for vehicular parking or circulation, or emergency vehicle access ( A ). ii. First floor Awnings and Canopies shall project a minimum of 3-feet from the Façade (B) or Elevation to which it is attached to a maximum of 2-feet from the curb (C). Awnings and Canopies on upper story windows may project no more than 5-feet from the Facade. Awnings that cannot project a minimum of 3-feet due to the small size of the opening, shall project a minimum of 50% of the height of the opening (e.g. a window that is 4-ft tall shall project at least 2-ft). iii. Awnings and Ccanopies shall be placed, sized, shaped, and proportioned to match the associated openings or width of the associated Frontage, and .shall be consistent in materials, color, and design across the same Façade, Frontage Type, or architectural bay. iv. Awnings and Ccanopies that span across an

i) Other: i. As written. ii. Permanent vertical access features (stairs, ramps, etc.) handicapped access ramps located in the First Lot Layer must be integrated into the design of the chosen Frontage Type. Otherwise they must be located in the Second or Third Lot Layer. iii.-iv. As written. *** photo caption: An example of a handicapped vertical access ramp integrated into a Building Frontage.

Section 14.5: Specific to Private Frontage Types 14.5.1-14.5.17 As written.

14.5.4-A – 14.5.7-D As written.

14.5.8-A – 14.5.8-B As written.

14.5.8-C - Standards Courtyard Width - 12-ft min -lessor of 1/3 the total Building width or 35-ft max Courtyard Depth 12-ft min.- 35-ft max Canopy/Awning Projection 10-ft from Façade max Clear Path of Travel to a Principal Entrance 3-ft min.

extend the depth of a maximum required front yard setback to an amount equal to the maximum depth permitted in Sec. 14.5.15-C. A Forecourt shall remain open to the sky, and may not contain Driveways, parking, loading or service areas, or mechanical equipment or vents.

A Forecourt may include a free-standing Canopy, Awning, umbrellas or pergola, but they shall not be enclosed.

Hardscape coverage requirement may be achieved through a combination of pervious and impervious surface materials.

14.5.16-A – 14.5.17-D As written.

Section 14.6: Applicable in All Form Districts 14.6.1 –14.6.3 As written.

14.6.4- Building Height a) - c) As written. d) Basements and Crawl Spaces i. Exposed basement walls visible along any Frontage shall not exceed 89 (nineeight) feet in height measured from the exterior finished grade to the finished floor of the Story above. ii. – iii. As written. e) Grading or Regrading of Sites. Sites with uneven topography present unique issues in relation to Building height. Buildings on steep slopes shall reflect the pre-construction topography of the site. When a site’s topography is modified, the site shall be graded in such a way to avoid the following features: i. Retaining walls or unfinished blank walls taller than 4 feet in height along required Principal or Secondary Frontage; ii. – iii. As written. f) As written.

14.6.5 –14.6.6 As written.

14.6.7- Parking and Circulation a) - d) As written. e) Parking Structures and Garages i. With the exception of individual Garages serving a Rowhouse Building Type which shall be located in the Third Lot Layer, all Pparking Structures and Garages shall be located: within a Principal Building Type and located Underground, at or above the second Story, and/ or in the ground floor when located in the Third Lot layer and separated from the street by an Active Street-level Use; or, - behind a Perimeter Building (See Section 14.4.11), or enclosed below the finished grade or above the second story within a Principal Building that provides active uses (such as, but not limited to, residential lobby, retail, office, recreational, or services) at the street level along the width of the Frontage a minimum of 20-feet deep. ii-vi As written. f) As written. g) Parking Spaces, Lot Design and Layout i - ii As written. iii. Stacked and Tandem Parking. As written.

14.5.8-D - Miscellaneous A maximum of one Courtyard is permitted per Principal Building.

A Courtyard shall remain open to the sky, and may not contain Driveways, parking, loading or service areas, or mechanical equipment or vents.

A Courtyard may include a free-standing Canopy,

Awning, umbrellas or pergola, but they shall not be enclosed.

The Courtyard shall be activated as a space for gathering, circulation, outdoor shopping, and/or restaurant seating.

The proportions and orientation of these spacesa Courtyard should be carefully considered for solar orientation and user comfort.

A Courtyard is considered as part of the Building for the purpose of measuring the Frontage Buildout.

All faces of the recessed Courtyard shall be considered to be part of the Façade.

14.5.9-A – 14.5.15-C As written.

14.5.15-D - Miscellaneous

h) – j) As written.

14.6.8- Site and Landscape Standards a) Purpose and Applicability As written. b) Site Standards: i.-iv. As written.

A Forecourt occupies the First Lot Layer, and may

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v. Fences and Free-standing Walls: A. Fences and Free-standing Walls placed within the First Lot Layer shall not exceed 4-feet in height.

Fences and Free- standing Walls placed within the Second or Third Lot Layer shall not exceed 8-feet in height unless a different height limit is specified under the applicable Form District or Frontage Type.

B. Materials used for Fences and Free-standing Walls shall be limited to Brick and tile masonry; Native or sintered stone; Wood – panels, clapboard or shingles; Cementitious siding, metal, and woven or braided cable wire. Chain- link and welded-wire fencing shall not be used along any Frontage Line with the exception of the temporary enclosure of a construction site, or where required by the Building Official to protect public safety. Barbed or razor wire shall not be used in any application. Alternate materials may be approved by the Administrative Officer after seeking input from the Design Advisory Board. Alternate materials must be considered equivalent or better than the materials listed above, and must demonstrate successful, high quality local installations. Regionally-available materials are preferred.

C. All fences and free-standing walls shall be installed so that the a finished side faces outward towards the adjacent property or public wayFrontage. c)-d) As written.

14.6.9 -14.6.10 As written.

Sec. 14.7: Administration and Procedures 14.7.1 - Applying for a Zoning Permit: Submission Requirements and Review a) As written. b) Application Submission. Each application shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and ZoningPermitting and Inspections along in a form to be provided by the Department. Upon its determination that an application is complete, the Department shall process each application in accordance with this Section. c) As written. d) Modification of Submission Requirements. The Administrative Officer Director may allow the modification of the application and submission requirements listed above, including reducing and/ or combining existing and proposed information on the same site plan, provided that any modification enables adequate review of the application. The Administrative Officer Director may also require the submission of additional information when deemed necessary to make a decision on the request. Such additional information may include but is not limited to the following: i-vi. As written. e) As written. f) Review and Approval of Civic Spaces and Civic Buildings. The creation of new Civic Spaces or Civic Buildings, or the Substantial Modification of an existing Civic Space or Civic Building, shall follow the process as defined below. Any other proposed alteration to an existing Civic Space or Civic Building shall be reviewed and approved by the Director Administrative Officer who shall ensure ongoing compliance with the intent and standards of this Chapter as applicable.

Because of their important civic nature and public use, the design and form of a new or Substantial Modified Civic Space or Civic Building shall be determined after: pre-application review and consultation with the departments of City Planning and Zoning, Permitting and Inspections, Community and Economic Development, and Parks, Recreation, Waterfront;

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- a pre-application Neighborhood Public Meeting pursuant to Sec. 3.2.1 (d) of the BCDO; - review and recommendation of the Design Advisory Board; and, - final review and approval by the Development Review Board.

In its discretion to approve a new Civic Space or Civic Building, the Development Review Board, after a Public Hearing, shall consider and reach an affirmative finding on each of the following: i.– iii. As written.

14.7.2 - Non-Conformities In addition to that as specified in Article 5, Part 3 Non-Conformities of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance, any Building, Structure, Frontage, Development, Site, Improvement, or other appurtenance thereto non-conformity which lawfully existed at the time of adoption of the applicable provisions of this or any Article or any amendment thereto may be continued subject to the following provisions: a) Nothing in these regulations are intended to prevent normal repair and maintenance necessary to keep a Building, Structure, Site, Improvement or other appurtenance thereto in a safe and sound condition; b) a) Any Building, Structure, Frontage, Development, Site, sign, Improvement, or other appurtenance thereto which legally existed on the effective date of this Article that does not conform to the requirements of this Article may continue until a Substantial Modification is requested or Abandonment occurs;. c) Any nonconforming structure may be enlarged, maintained, repaired or altered; provided, however, that no enlargement, maintenance, repair or alteration shall either create an additional nonconformity or increase the degree of the existing nonconformity of all or any part. d) At such time when a Substantial Modification is requested or Abandonment occurs, only the affected portion(s) of the Building, Structure, Frontage, Development, Site, sign, Improvement, or other appurtenance thereto shall be required to comply with all applicable provisions of this Article, and to the greatest extent practicable in the determination of the Administrative Officer or unless relief is provided by the DRB pursuant to Sec. 14.7.3 below; e) Any modification other than a Substantial Modification an existing Building, Structure, Frontage, Development, Site, sign, Improvement, or other appurtenance thereto shall be permitted

By Right only if such changes result in greater conformance with the specifications of this Article; and, dfBuildings listed or eligible for listing on the State or National Register of Historic Places shall not be required to make any modifications under a) and b) abovethis section that would threaten their historic integrity.

14.7.3 - Variation from the Form: Administrative Relief, DRB Alternative Compliance, and Variances The planBTV Downtown Code is intended to result in By-Right approval where development occurs strictly in conformance with the requirements of the applicable Form District. In some instances, however, it may be necessary to vary the prescribed form in order to accommodate unique site and/ or building circumstances in order to promote context-sensitive development. In such instances, an applicant may seek Administrative or Development Review Board approval for relief from the requirements as set forth below. Any and all relief from the prescribed standards shall run with the land and be binding on the Property Owner and its/their successor and assigns. Applications requesting relief shall be made in writing and in the form as determined by the Department.

PLACE AN AFFORDABLE NOTICE AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/LEGAL-NOTICES OR CALL 802-865-1020, EXT. 110. a) Administrative Relief. The Administrative Officer shall have the authority to authorize modification of up to 10% from any numerical standard set forth in this Article inclusive of any specific relief set forth in Table 14.7.3-A Administrative Relief below sets forth relief from the prescribed standards that may be granted by the Director. No other relief from the prescribed standards shall be permitted except as approved by the Development Review Board in b) below. i. Any request for Administrative Relief shall extend the requirements of 24 VSA 4448(d) regarding Administrative decisions for an additional 30 days in order to provide for opportunities for public notice and comment pursuant to Departmental procedures. ii. Decisions by the Administrative Officer Director regarding any Relief granted shall be made in writing and upon affirmative findings that: A. The relief granted is the minimum necessary to achieve the desired result; B. Granting the relief will yield a result equal to or better than in strict compliance with the standard: C. TtheThe property will otherwise be developed consistent the purpose of this ordinance, the intent of the Form District, the intent and purpose of the section that the relief is being sought, and all other applicable standards; and, D. Any additional findings as may be required by Table 14.7.3-A Administrative Relief as follows:

Department: The Department of Permitting and Inspections.

Thoroughfare: a public or private way for use by public vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic that provides Access to Lots and Open Spaces, and incorporates vehicular lanes and Public Frontages.

Streetscreen: a freestanding hedge, fence or wall of between 3.5 and 8 feet in height built (a) along the Frontage Line or (b) on the same plane as the Façade of the Building to Screen a Parking Lot, Parking Area or Loading Area, provide privacy to a side yard or rear yard, and/ or strengthen the spatial definition of the public realm. A Streetscreens may have include an openings no larger than necessary 4-feet to allow automobile andenable pedestrian Access, and may be no longer than 20-ft or 20% of the Frontage whichever is less. ** Material stricken out deleted. *** Material underlined added.

CITY OF BURLINGTON: IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO B.C.O. — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTIONS 21-28 USE OF BUILDINGS BY DISORDERLY PERSONS, 2133 PROSTITUTION, AND 21-34 KEEPING HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION ORDINANCE 7.07 Sponsor: Councilor Freeman, Ordinance Committee Public Hearing Dates: ____ First reading: 07/12/21 Referred to: Ordinance Committee Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: ___ Second reading: 10/18/21 Action: adopted as amended Date: 10/18/21 Signed by Mayor: 10/27/21 Published: 11/03/21 Effective: 11/24/21 It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:

b)-c) As written.

Sec. 14.8: Glossary This Section provides definitions for certain terms found in this Article 14. Additional definitions are to be found in Article 13 of the BCDO. The following terms, as used in this Article 14, shall have the following meanings:

That Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Section 21-28, Use of buildings by disorderly persons, deleting Section 21-33, Prostitution, and deleting Section 21-34, Keeping house of prostitution, thereof to read as follows: *** 21-28 Use of buildings by disorderly persons.

Active Street-level Use: a use or activity within a space that is regularly frequented and actively utilized by workers, residents, guests, and/or patrons of the Principal Use; invites direct access from the public sidewalk or Civic space; and, provides visual interest and engagement to pedestrians on the adjacent sidewalk. Active street level uses generally include, but are not limited to retail, restaurants, bars, entertainment, hospitality, professional and personal services, libraries, institutional, educational and cultural facilities, office, residential, and entrance lobbies. Active Street-level Uses do not include those intended for parking, storage, mechanicals, utilities, and other substantially similar secondary or accessory uses and spaces.

No person shall permit histheir buildings or other place to be used, frequented or resorted to by riotous or disorderly persons, or by any vagrants, gamblers or common prostitutes, nor shall any person permit any boisterous, riotous or disorderly conduct therein or thereabout.

Awning: A fixed or retractable wall mounted frame covered with fabric or other pliable material that provides decoration and shade and weather protection over a patio, window, storefront, or Building entrance.

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Balcony: A wall-mounted projecting platform with a railing accessible from an upper story doorway that provides outdoor amenity space above the first floor.

Canopy: A fixed wall mounted or stand-alone rigid structure that provides decoration and shade and weather protection over a patio, window, storefront, or building entrance.

Deck: A roofless, raised platform on the ground or on top of a roof that is accessible from a secondary entrance that provides outdoor amenity space.

*** 21-33 Prostitution.

It shall be unlawful for any female to be a prostitute, ply the vocation of a prostitute in this city, or subject her person to prostitution, and no male shall associate and consort with such female for the purpose of prostitution.

21-34 Keeping house of prostitution.

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a house of prostitution; permit prostitution in any house or building he may occupy; be an inmate of any house of ill-fame; or in any manner contribute to the support or maintenance of any house of ill-fame. It shall also be unlawful for any person having control of any house or building to lease or rent the same to any prostitute to be kept as a house of ill-fame. *** 21-33 – 21-34 Reserved. * Material stricken out deleted. ** Material underlined added.

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(b) Buildings on Sloped Sites: Buildings on slopes shall reflect the pre-construction topography of the site by making use of opportunities to vary the building’s height and roof forms relative to terrain changes as follows: 31. Measurement Interval: To encourage a variation in building heights relative to terrain changes and Page 2 encourage a variation in roof form, Bbuilding height shall be measured along the street-facing façade beginning no less than or more than 32-feet DEVELOPMENT from lowest corner, ORDINANCE or where two streets An Ordinance in Relation to 16-feet COMPREHENSIVE – intersect if a corner lot, and at an intervalsHeight of no less than 32-feet Dormers or more than 65-feet for along the entire length of the Measurement, & Eaves street-facing façade (s).

ZA #21-07

are encouraged. Active rooftop uses are also Unknown CITY OF BURLINGTON: IN THE YEAR TWO 27 (b) Buildings on Sloped Sites: Buildings on slopes shall reflect the pre-construction topography ofencouraged the site by to add to the visual complexity and Formatted: Font:11 pt 28 making use of opportunities to vary the building’s height and roof forms relative to terrain changes as follows: THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, AN ORDINANCE IN activity of the city’s skyline, and afford public 29 31.

Measurement Interval: To encourage a variation in building heights relative to terrain changes and RELATION TO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT access façade to otherwise unseen views of the city and 30 encourage a variation in roof form, Bbuilding height shall be measured along the street-facing ORDINANCE – HEIGHT MEASUREMENT, DORMERSbeginning no less than 16-feet or more than 32-feet from lowest corner, or where two streets surrounding 31 intersect if a landscape. & EAVES ZA #21-07 32 corner lot, and at an intervals of no less than 32-feet or more than 65-feet for along the entire length of the 33 Planning, street-facing façade (s).

ORDINANCE 6.05 Sponsor: Office of City 3. Building Openings As written.

Planning Commission, Ordinance Committee Public Unknown (b)– (i) As written.

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Existing Small Lots

Any small lot of record existing as of April 26, 1973 may be developed for the purposes permitted in the district in which it is located even though not conforming to minimum lot size requirements if such lot is not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet in area with a minimum width and depth dimension of forty (4) feet. the lot:

COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE – Height Measurement, Dormers & Eaves Page 4 *** - can be served by municipal water and sewer ZA #21-07 42. Lots Fronting on Two or More Streets: Where a service; and An Ordinance in Relation to COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE –

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35 First reading: 08/09/21 36 Referred to: Ordinance Committee 37 of Rules suspended and placed in all stages 38 passage: ____ 39 93 reading: 10/25/21 Second 40 41 Action: adopted 42 34 Date: 94 10/25/21 35 Signed by Mayor: 10/29/21 36 Published: 11/03/21 95 37 Effective: 11/24/21 38

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lot, other a corner lot, fronts two or more 42. Lots Fronting on Twothan or More Streets: Where a lot, otheron than a corner lot, fronts on twoSec. or more streets, 13.1.2 Definitions Deleted: <sp> streets, shall be measured the building height the shall building be measuredheight along each street-facing façade. Where the streets are at differing 45 elevations, the building height may gradually increase above the maximum height allowed on the lowest along each street-facing façade. Where the streets For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms and street provided that any such additional height along the lowest street shall be set-back a minimum of 16are at differing elevations, the building height may words are herein defined as follows: feet from the average plane of the building’s street-facing façade below for every 10-feet of additional increase the maximum height buildinggradually height up to the maximum above height allowed on the highest street.

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Height Measurement, Dormers & Eaves - is at least four thousand (4,000) square feet in Unless defined to the contrary in Section 4303 of the Vermont Planning Development Act as amended, area; andor ZAand #21-07 has a minimum defined otherwise in this section, definitions contained in the building code of the City of Burlington, -Sections 8-2width and depth dimension of allowed on the lowest street provided that any Unless defined to the contrary in Section 4303

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Unless defined to the contrary in Section 4303 of the Vermont Planning andforty Development Act as amended, or

such additional height along the lowest street shall

of the Vermont Planning and Development Act and 13-1 of the Code 42.ofLotsOrdinances, as amended, incorporating the currently adopted of the American Fronting on Two Streets: Where a lot, otherwise other than athe corner fronts on twoas or more streets, or defined be set-back minimum of 16-feet from average amended, otherwise in section, 94oraMore defined inlot,this section, definitions contained inedition thethis building code ofpermit the City of Burlington, Sections A for Aany such development shall 8-2 require a 45 Author

Deleted: <sp> the building height shall building’s be measured along each street-facing façade.below Where the streets are at differing plane of the street-facing façade definitions elevations, the building height may gradually increase above the maximum height allowed on the lowest contained in the building code of the for every 10-feet of additional to of Burlington, Sections 8-2 and 13-1 of the street provided that any such additional height alongbuilding the lowest height street shallup be set-back a City minimum of 16- 46 feet from average planeheight of the building’s street-facing belowstreet. for every 10-feet of additional thethemaximum allowed on thefaçade highest Unknown Code of Ordinances, as amended, incorporating building height up to the maximum height allowed on the highest street.

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permit certificate of appropriateness pursuant to

39 95 Building and Code" 13-1 of the Ordinances, as Protection amended, incorporating the currently adopted edition of 4the American Insurance Association's "National andCode the ofNational Fire Association's "National Fire the standards of Article and, where design review

96hereby Ordained by the City Council40 of the It is 41 City of Burlington as follows: That Appendix A, 42 97 Comprehensive Development Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sections 98 Building Height Limits, 6.3.2(a)2, Roofs and 5.2.6, Rooflines, and 13.1.2, Definitions, thereof to read as 99 follows: 43

Code" shall prevail.

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is applicable, design review provisions of Article 3 Insurance Association's "National Building Code" andofthe Association's "National Fire the currently adopted edition theNational American Fire Protection and the development standards of Article 6.

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Code" shall prevail.

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Additional definitions specifically pertaining to Art. 14 planBTV: Downtown Code can be found in Sec. 14.8, and 98

Additional definitions specifically pertaining to Art. 14 planBTV: Downtown Code foundRequirements in Sec. 14.8, and Sec. 5.2.3 can L ot be Coverage

46 definitions specifically pertaining to Art. shall take precedence without limitation over anyprecedence duplicative or Additional conflicting definitions of this Article.

99 shall take without over anyCode duplicative or conflicting definitions of this Where a maximum lotArticle. coverage is specified pursu14limitation planBTV: Downtown can be found in Sec.

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No structure shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height unless otherwise authorized under the 101 district-specific provisions of Article 4:

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ant to the requirements of Article 4, no building or part of a building or impervious surface or other form of coverage shall exceed such maximum allowable except as specifically by this vertically beyond the plane authorized of a pitched ordinance.

Dormer: A roofed structure, often containing a window that projects Dormer: A roofed structure,101 often containing a window that *** projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched 102 roof. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in a half story and to create window openings in 43 roof.

Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in aA half Dormer: roofed story and to create window (a) openings Calculating Lotin Coverage: As written.

103 a roof plane.

Height Measurement: 44 53. Illustration: To illustrate evaluate the height structure, often a roof plane. (b) Exceptions to Lot Coverage: buildingstructure in a single, and bulk of the a proposed containing Shed dormers have inclineda window roof.

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The maximum height of any building shall be measured as follows:

context with its surroundings, the DRB applicant

1. Starting Point: Building height shall be measured from:

model, computer visualization, illustrations, or other renderingsof the proposed building in 104 context with its surroundings.

Shed dormers have a single, inclined may be required the roof. developer to prepare a scale

A. a public sidewalk, alley, or other public way or space 104 where the proposed building’s street-facing façadeit is within a 1050-foot horizontal distance of the lot’s street frontage. of an exterior wall on the front of the building; or,

that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in a half story and to create typically window gable roofed, openings in a roof plane. Shed dormers have a single, inclined roof. Dog house dormers are gable roofed, typically with a single window.

In all districts, the following shall not be counted as lot coverage 1. – 9. As written.

10. The DRB may grant an exemption from maximum lot coverage limits for up to 650 sq.ft., of the lot area occupied by an ADU, For lot area occupied by an ADU, the DRB may approve up to 650 sq. ft. additional lot coverage over existing lot coverage, even if present or proposed lot coverage exceeds the standard lot coverage limits. To grant such an exemption, the DRB must find that the existing lot coverage has been *** lawfully created, and that the proposed location, a 50-foot horizontal distance from the lot’s street site design, and improvements will enable on-site frontage.all exterior walls of the building. In cases Eave: The edge of the 109 112 Eave: The wall and, normally, projects beyond Proposed buildings and additions shalledge be of the roof which overhangs the face of an exterior building management of the first one inch of stormwater where a property line is within a 10-foot horizontal roof which overhangs appropriately scaled and proportioned for their runoff water from the lot area ADU exceeding the the side of a building; performing the function thenormally, roof in throwing clear of of thetheexterior building 110 of an exterior wall, the average grade shall function113 distance the face of an primary exterior building wallofand, and with respect to their context. They applicable lot coverage limit, and will not have undue be measured between the property line(s). projects beyond the side of a building; performing 114 harmoniously walls. shall integrate into the topography, 111 adverse impact on public rights of way based on the the primary function of the roof in throwing water and to the 115use, scale, and architectural details of review of the DPW Stormwater Program Manager.

C. For buildings on sloped sites, see additional clear of the exterior building walls. existing buildings in the vicinity.

116 *** measurement standards in (b) below.

112 Sec. 5.4.5 Accessory Dwelling Units * Material stricken out deleted.

The following shall be considered: 113 2.

Ending Point: Building height shall be measured ** Material underlined added.

117 (a) Accessory Units, General Standards/ to: 1. Massing, As written.

114 118Height * and Scale: Material stricken out deleted.

Permitted Uses: CITY OF BURLINGTON: IN THE YEAR TWO A. Flat Roof: As written. ** Material underlined added.

115 2. Roofs119 and Rooflines.

Where there is a principal structure on a lot THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, AN ORDINANCE IN which exists as an owner-occupied single family 120 B. Pitched Roof: As written.

RELATION TO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT 116 New buildings should incorporate predominant residence, one accessory dwelling unit, that is 121and pitches KS: Ordinances 2021/Zoning Amendment – ZA 21-07, Height Measurement, Dormers Eaves ORDINANCE – ACT 179 CHANGES TO& 117 ZA #21-08 roof forms within the existing located within or appurtenant to such single family C. Curved Roof: As written.

122 and Secs. 5.2.6, 6.3.2(a)2, 13.1.2 ORDINANCE 6.06 neighborhood appropriate to the context. dwelling, shall be allowed as a permitted use if the 117 123 10/6/21 Large expanses of undifferentiated roof forms shall D. Roofs with Dormers: Building height will be provisions of this subsection are met. An accessory Sponsor: Office of City Planning, Planning be avoided.

This can be achieved by incorporating 118 calculated to the midpoint of the rise of dormers dwelling unit means aan efficiency or one bedroom Commission, Ordinance Committee dormers or some variation in the roof form to that either individually or collectively exceed 50% apartmentdwelling unitthat is clearly subordinate Public Hearing Dates: 10/25/21 lessen the impact of the massing against the sky.

119 of the width of the horizontal eave length of the to the principal dwelling, and has facilities and First reading: 08/09/21 While flat roofs can be a reasonable architectural roof. Dormers less than this width do not affect provisions for independent living, including Referred to: Ordinance Committee Rules 120 solution, pitched roof forms and architectural eleheight calculation noted in A – C and E of this sleeping, food preparation, and sanitation. No suspended and placed in all stages of passage: ___ ments that enhance the city’s skyline are strongly 121 KS: Ordinances 2021/Zoning Amendment – ZA 21-07, Height Measurement, Dormers & Eaves subsection. accessory unit shall be inhabited by more than Second reading: 10/25/21 encouraged. Roof eaves, parapets, and cornices 2 adult occupants. An accessory unit shall not 122 Secs. 5.2.6, 6.3.2(a)2, 13.1.2 Action: adopted should be articulated as an architectural detail.

DE.Other Roof Forms: As written. be counted as a dwelling unit for the purposes of Date: 10/25/21 123 10/6/21 Roof-top mechanicals shall be screened from view density calculation. Additionally, there must be Signed by Mayor: 10/27/21 from the public street, and should be incorporated (b) Buildings on Sloped Sites: Buildings on slopes compliance with all the following: Published: 11/03/21 into and hidden within the roof structure whenever shall reflect the pre-construction topography of Effective: 11/24/21 possible. the site by making use of opportunities to vary the 1. The property has sufficient wastewater capacity building’s height and roof forms relative to terrain as certified by the Department of Public Works; It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City Dormers shall not exceed the height of the changes as follows: and, of Burlington as follows: ridgeline of the roof to which they are attached, and shall be set back a minimum of 1-foot from 31. Measurement Interval: To encourage a variation 2. The unit does not consist of more than 800 900 That Appendix A, Comprehensive Development the edges of the underlying roofline. Individual in building heights relative to terrain changes and sq.ft., or 30 percent (30%) of the Gross Floor Area of Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of dog house dormers shall be limited to 33% of the encourage a variation in roof form, Bbuilding height the principal home, whichever is greater; and, Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending horizontal eave length of the principal roofline. shall be measured along the street-facing façade Sections 5.2.1, Existing Small Lots, 5.2.3(b), beginning no less than 16-feet or more than 32-feet 3. Applicable setback and coverage requirements Exceptions to Lot Coverage, 5.4.5, Accessory Solar panels, light colored ballast or roof from lowest corner, or where two streets intersect are met, except as provided for in Sec. 5.2.3 (b) 10; Dwelling Units, 13.1.2, Definitions, Appendix A—Use membranes, split roof clerestories, planted or if a corner lot, and at an intervals of no less than and, Table—All Zoning Districts, thereof to read as “green” roof technologies (with a clearly articulated 32-feet or more than 65-feet for along the entire follows: maintenance plan) and “gray water” collection length of the street-facing façade (s). (cb) Exceptions to HeightDog Limits As written.

105 house dormers

106 (dc)Clear Sight Triangle As written.

107 105 Dog house dormers are *** gable108 roofed, typically with a 106 109 B. the average finished grade within a 10-foot Sec. 6.3.2 Review Standards horizontal distance of the building’s street-facing 110 107 façade where the proposed building is more than 111 108 (a) Relate development to its environment:

are

with a single window.

single window.

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Eave: The edge of the roof which overhangs the face of an exterior building wall and, normally, projects beyond the side of a building; performing the primary function of the roof in throwing water clear of the exterior building walls. ***

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[CONTINUED] 4. A deed or instrument for the property shall be entered into the land records by the owner containing a reference to the permit granting the accessory unit prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the unit. Such reference shall identify the permit number and note that the property is subject to the permit and its terms and conditions including owner occupancy.

No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for the unit unless the owner has recorded such a notice. (b) Discontinuance of Accessory Units: As written. *** Sec. 13.1.2 Definitions For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms and words are herein defined as follows:

*** Accessory Dwelling Unit or Apartment: An efficiency or one-bedroom apartmentA dwelling Page 3 unit that inisRelation clearly subordinate to a single-family An Ordinance to COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE – Act 179 Changes to 117 dwelling, and has facilities and provisions for ZA #21-08 independent living, including sleeping, food 74 Accessory Dwelling Unit or Apartment: An efficiency or one-bedroom apartmentA dwelling unit that is clearly 75 preparation, subordinate to a single-family and has facilities and provisions for independent living, including anddwelling, sanitation.

76 sleeping, food preparation, and sanitation. *** Appendix A-Use Table-All Zoning Districts Recreation, Conservation & Open Space

Institutional

Downtown i Mixed Use

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N

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N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

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N

N

Y

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Y

N

N

1

N

N

CUY

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

1

N

N

CU

CU

CU

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N

Y

Y

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30

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N

N

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N

N

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30

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1. – 32. As written.

tm/KS: Ordinances 2021/Zoning Amendment – ZA 21-08, Act 179 Changes to 117 Secs. 5.2.1, 5.4.5, 13.1.2, Appendix A-Use Table 10/6/21

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES John Graham Housing & Services (JGHS) requests Architectural Firms to submit proposals for design services related to the rehabilitation of JGHS Addison County Emergency Shelter. The location of the property is 69 Main Street, Vergennes (9 units).

This proposal requests services to determine overall project feasibility. Project feasibility includes determining the scope of work for the rehabilitation, producing schematic designs arriving at a construction cost estimate with an independent cost estimator. Qualified applicants will have comparable experience including historic preservation projects, knowledge of affordable housing, and experience working on publicly funded projects.

JGHS intent is to review architect proposals and negotiate a contract with the selected firm for pre-development design work with the intent and option to contract with the selected architect for design development and, subject to feasibility and final HUD Environmental Clearance, through the construction administration phase of the project.

To obtain a RFP and specific project information, contact Susan Whitmore, Executive Director, JGHS at susan@johngrahamshelter.org (802) 257-6771.

Complete proposals must be submitted electronically and received by 3:00 PM, Thursday November 18, 2021. A mandatory site visit will be required, as detailed in the RFP. Minority-owned, womenowned, Section 3 businesses, and locally-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to respond and should identify and document themselves as such. JGHS is an equal opportunity employer.

Susan Whitmore 802-257-6771 susan@johngrahamshelter.org John Graham Housing and Services http://www.johngrahamshelter.org REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES Cathedral Square and Evernorth are seeking proposals from qualified Construction Managers for both pre-construction and construction services for Kelley’s Field Phase II, a new, affordable, independent living, 24 unit, senior housing project located in Hinesburg, VT. Interested CMs must have comparable experience and a bonding capacity of +$4,000,000. For complete RFP details, all attachments, and any questions, contact CSC’s project manager, Greg Montgomery (montgomery@cathedralsquare.org). The project is also listed on Works In Progress. Responses are due by 3pm on November 16, 2021. Cathedral Square and Evernorth are equal opportunity employers.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FARM WORKER ASSESSMENT FOR STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is looking for proposals to assess the unmet needs of Vermont farm workers, develop a coordinated plan for how existing organizations can best meet those needs and begin to connect farmworkers with needed resources. The RFP is located at the link below and all proposals are due by November 19, 2021. Questions contact Diane.bothfeld@vermont. gov http://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com/ BidPreview.aspx?BidID=55897

RFP: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN John Graham Housing & Services (JGHS) requests Architectural Firms to submit proposals for design services related to the concurrent rehabilitation of JGHS RENTAL PROPERTIES, Addison County Supportive Housing. The project consists of several buildings it owns, with the potential of an additional property to be identified. Current properties are located at 74/76 Green Street, Vergennes (6 apartments); 3/5 East Street, Vergennes (3 apartments); 24 Mountain Street, Bristol (3 apartments); and 42 N Pleasant Street, Middlebury (4 apartments).

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Date: October 26, 2021 Sharon McNeil, COM VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR ABANDONMENT PURSUANT TO 10 V.S.A. § 6249(i) (Uninhabitable) NOW COMES The Housing Foundation, Inc. (“HFI”), by and through its counsel Nadine L. Scibek, and hereby complains pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6249(i) as follows: 1. HFI, a Vermont non-profit corporation with a principal place of business in Montpelier, County of Washington, State of Vermont, is the record owner of a mobile home park known as the Coburns Mobile Home Park (the “Park”), located in the Town of North Clarendon, Vermont. The Park is managed by the Vermont State Housing Authority.

2. Debbie Myers (“Myers”) is the record owner of a certain mobile home, described as a 1970 New Moon mobile home, 12 x 65, bearing serial number 2ERLL6954 (the “Mobile Home”), located on Lot #21, Coburns Mobile Home Park, 24 Fire Lane 3B Coburn Court in North Clarendon, Vermont. See attached Vermont Mobile Home Uniform Bill of Sale.

This proposal requests services to determine overall project feasibility. Project feasibility includes determining the scope of work for the rehabilitation, producing schematic designs arriving at a construction cost estimate with an independent cost estimator. Qualified applicants will have comparable experience including historic preservation projects, knowledge of affordable housing, and experience working on publicly funded projects.

3. Myers leased a lot in the Park for her mobile home from HFI pursuant to a written lease. Myers paid a security deposit in the amount of $320.00 to HFI. See attached Lease.

JGHS’s intent is to review architect proposals and negotiate a contract with the selected firm for pre-development design work with the intent and option to contract with the selected architect for design development and, subject to feasibility and final HUD Environmental Clearance, through the construction administration phase of the project.

5. The last known legal occupant of the Mobile Home was Myers. The last known unauthorized occupants of the mobile home were Janet & Andrew Lafayette, Jr. (Myer’s daughter and sonin-law) who were evicted from the mobile home on September 2, 2021 by court order pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 4853b. See The Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Lafayette et. al., Vermont Superior Court, Rutland Civil Division, Case No. 82-2-20 Rdcv. The mobile home has been unoccupied since the Writ of Possession was executed by the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department.

To obtain a Request for Proposals (RFP) and specific project information, contact Susan Whitmore, Executive Director, JGHS at susan@ johngrahamshelter.org (802) 257-6771. Complete proposals must be submitted electronically and received by 3:00 PM, Thursday November 18, 2021.

A mandatory site visit will be required, as detailed in the RFP. Minority-owned, women-owned, Section 3 businesses, and locally-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to respond and should identify and document themselves as such. JGHS is an equal opportunity employer.

Susan Whitmore 816-257-6771 susan@johngrahamshelter.org John Graham Housing and Services http://www.johngrahamshelter.org STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION RUTLAND UNIT CASE NO. 21-CV-03284 IN RE: ABANDONED MOBILE HOME OF DEBBIE MYERS NOTICE OF HEARING A hearing on The Housing Foundation, Inc.’s Verified Complaint to declare as abandoned and uninhabitable the mobile home of Debbie Myers, located at the Coburns Mobile Home Park, Lot #21, 24 Fire Lane 3B Coburn Court in North Clarendon, Vermont has been set for November 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

This hearing will be held remotely as no hearings are being held in person at the Courthouse. To participate in this hearing, the WEBEX Login Information is as follows: App: Cisco Webex Meeting Website: https://vtcourts.webex.com Meeting Number: 179 381 8436 Password: civilonhill

4. Myers is deceased. Myers’s date of death is October 23, 2019. No probate estate has been opened for Myers per the Vermont Superior Court, Rutland Probate Division. See attached Vermont Certificate of Death & Obituary.

6. HFI has communicated with Myers’s heirsat-law, daughters Janet Lafayette and Stacy Towne. Janet Lafayette and Andrew Lafayette, Jr. indicated on July 29, 2021 at the hearing in the above-matter that the mobile home needs to be torn down. At that same hearing, Stacy Towne indicated that prior to her death, Myers had verbally stated that she was leaving the mobile home to Stacy Towne’s daughter and Stacy Towne wished to reside in the mobile home with her daughter. HFI forwarded an application for occupancy in the park to Stacy Towne on July 30, 2021. On September 9, 2021 Stacy Towne communicated via telephone to HFI’s Counsel that she was not going to complete the application as she would not qualify to live in the park. Stacy Towne indicted that she wanted some personal items from the shed, she didn’t care about the trailer and after she obtained the personal items, HFI could consider the mobile home abandoned.

7. The following security interests, mortgages, liens and encumbrances appear of record with respect to the mobile home: a. Myers is in arrears on obligations to pay property taxes to the Town of Clarendon, Vermont in the aggregate amount of $195.69, plus any additional interest and penalties. The delinquent property taxes are now a lien on the property. See attached Tax Bill & Delinquent Tax Report.

8. Mobile home storage fees continue to accrue at the rate of $426.00 per month. Rent due HFI as of October, 2021 totals $8,844.58. Court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by HFI exceed $2,000.00.

9. HFI sent written notice by certified mail to the Town of Clarendon on September 9, 2021 of HFI’s intent to commence this abandonment action as required by statute. See attached.

10. The mobile home is uninhabitable. Property Manager Thomas Young, duly authorized agent for HFI, will testify under oath as to the poor and unlivable condition of this mobile home at the abandonment hearing.

WHEREFORE, HFI respectfully requests that the Honorable Court enter an order as follows: 1. Declare that the mobile home has been abandoned; 2. Transfer the mobile home which is unfit for human habitation to HFI without a public auction so that it may be removed and disposed of accordingly.

3. Order pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6249(j) that the mobile home and any security deposit paid be conveyed to HFI in “as is” condition, and free from all liens and other encumbrances of record.

DATED this 19th day of October, 2021.

THE HOUSING FOUNDATION, INC. BY: Nadine L. Scibek Attorney for HFI I declare that the above statement is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

I understand that if the above statement is false, I will be subject to the penalty of perjury or other sanctions in the discretion of the Court.

October 19, 2021 By: Thomas Young, Duly Authorized Agent for HFI STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 376-5-20 CNCV CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC v.

ANDREW H. MONTROLL, ESQ., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JON E. BOISE A/K/A JON BOISE, JACQUELINE C. BOISE AND SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUPANTS OF: 7906 Main Road, Huntington 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 June 11, 2021, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by the late Jon Boise and Jacqueline C. Boise to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Sterling National Mortgage Company, Inc., Subsidiary of Federally Chartered Bank dated December 14, 2007 and recorded in Book 95 Page 360 of the land records of the Town of Huntington, 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 Sterling National Mortgage Company, Inc., Subsidiary of Federally Chartered Bank to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. dated May 5, 2009 and recorded in Book 98 Page 594 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Bank of America, National Association, successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC dated April 16, 2018 and recorded in Book 111 Page 326, both of the land records of the Town of Huntington for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 7906 Main Road, Huntington, Vermont on November 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A certain piece of land in Huntington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, described as follows, viz:

Said land and premises are further described as follows: A parcel of land situated in that part of town of Huntington known as Hanksville and abutting the westerly side of the main highway leading from Huntington to Buells Gore. Together with a house and garage located thereon, Said parcel is a portion of the “George Hall Property”, so-Called, described as Parcel 2 in a Deed to Felix and Bertha Smith from Fay B. Shattuck as Administrator of the Estate of Bial C. Shattuck, dated April 17, 1948 and of record in Vol. 22, page 261 of said land records. Said parcel is further described as follows: Commencing in the westerly sideline of the aforementioned road at the northeast corner of the aforementioned George Hall property, so called; thence proceeding in a westerly direction at the right angles to the westerly sideline of the aforementioned highway for a distance of 181.5 feet, more or less; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding in a southerly direction in a course parallel with the westerly sideline of the aforementioned highway for a distance of 239.25 feet; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding in a southerly direction in a course at right angles to the westerly sideline of the aforementioned highway for a distance of 181.5 feet to a point in the westerly sideline of said highway, thence deflecting to the left and proceeding northerly in and along the Westerly sideline of the aforementioned highway to the point or place of beginning.

Parcel ID#: 070110 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 : September 20, 2021 By: _/s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren_ Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

land records of the Town of Randolph, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc dba Lenders Network to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, on behalf of SASCO Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-MLN1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-MLN1 dated August 9, 2018 and recorded in Book 208 Page 750 of the land records of the Town of Randolph for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 53 Central Street, Randolph, Vermont on November 15, 2021 at 10:30 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION A certain piece of land in Randolph, in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, described as viz:

Tax 1D# 207032.000 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.

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.

DATED : October 8, 2021 By: _/s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren__ Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

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In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 31, 2021, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Douglas J. Parker to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc. dba Lenders Network, dated September 25, 2006 and recorded in Book 162 Page 293 of the

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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”.

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION CHAMPLAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Board of School Directors gives public notice of its intent to adopt local district policies dealing with the following at its meeting scheduled on November 16, 2021:

OCCUPANTS OF: 53 Central Street, Randolph VT

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Beginning at the northeast corner of the houselot of Virginia J. MacDougall (see book 79, page 335) on the southerly side of Central Street; thence running southerly 150 feet along the MacDougall’s east line; thence running 50 feet easterly in a line parallel with Central Street; thence running 150 northerly to Central Street; thence running 50 feet westerly to the place of beginning.

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ORANGE UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 16110-19 OECV WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF SASCO MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007MLN1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-MLN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WORKER Now offering sign on bonuses up to $5,000!

Join The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington as an Environmental Service Worker. The EVS Worker is responsible for the cleaning of all areas of the facility with the exception of the OR. Qualifications: • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

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The University of Vermont Medical Center is seeking Security Officers to join their team in Burlington, VT. Multiple opportunities and shifts are available. The primary responsibilities of the Security Officer are to conduct patrol duties, respond immediately to emergency and non-emergency calls for assistance, and document services provided on each shift. High School graduate or equivalent, valid driver’s license and safe driving record required. Prior security or public safety experience preferred.

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Develop and carry out strategies for delivering universal access to high-speed internet in the Northeast Kingdom. Oversee operations to ensure efficiency, quality service, and cost-effective management of resources. Knowledge of regulatory and fund-raising principles, experience communicating with a Governing Board, and demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure are vital. Salary commensurate with experience.

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The Town of Stowe Public Works Department seeks a Public Works Engineer to join its Public Works team. The Public Works Department oversees the Town’s Highways, Water/ Wastewater systems and building facilities operations and capital projects. This includes the maintenance, repair, and replacement of existing public works infrastructure and community enhancements. This position offers a broad range of tasks, experience and challenges in a Public Works environment working with professionals in a premier four season resort community. This is a full-time position with excellent benefits and starting salary range from $66,000 to $76,000 depending on qualifications.

An associate degree in Civil Engineering Technology or Construction Management and two (2) years of experience associated with engineering design and/or construction, or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the duties and responsibilities is required.

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The Vermont Wine Merchants Company, a Burlington based, wholesale distributor of fine wine and specialty beer, is looking for full-time (plus some OT) warehouse pickerpackers 5 days a week.

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Inventory Control Specialist: We’re seeking two talented individuals to join our Garden Center in Williston, VT and Lebanon, NH! Each individual will be responsible for the movement of goods into and out of store databases and for ensuring accurate and timely inventory on hand and value. This role also supports some store department leads with the preparation of orders through sku assignment and purchase order creation. Our ideal candidates will have 2 yrs inventory control, receiving or accounting experience; 2 years of POS experience; strong knowledge of MS applications specifically Excel; and working knowledge of inventory management processes preferred.

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks candidates for a full-time Executive Assistant in our Burlington office to assist the Executive Director in managing a large statewide non-profit law firm.

We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace.

The work involves a wide variety of complex assignments where independent action and a high degree of initiative are required.

Responsibilities include management of grant applications and reporting, analyzing, and presenting caseload and other data, and general administrative support for the Executive Director and other senior management staff. BA or equivalent experience required.

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Benefit package: Health, Vision and Dental Insurance. Paid Time Off/401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan/ STD/Life Insurance.

Email resumes to: lynn@jpcarrara.com or print and email the employment application from our website: jpcarrara.com. Call for more information: (802) 775-0286. E.E.O.

Work for an organization that makes a difference and offers meaningful work while providing care to seniors in the community Become part of the Home Instead team! CAREGivers no experience necessary. Key Players previous experience preferred. Pays up to $20/hour.

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NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL has exciting opportunities!

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Now hiring CAREGivers and Key Players

FT and PT employees are eligible for excellent benefits including student loan repayment, generous paid time off, health/dental/vision, 401k with company match and much more!

to serve as our Public Programs Manager. This position coordinates a team of staff, interns, and volunteers in the development and delivery of STEM learning experiences for museum day guests, including daily design challenges in our Engineer It program space, walk-up natural history activities, and seasonal festivals and theme days. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic STEM educator skilled in engaging early learners, youths, and adults; a detail-oriented project and events coordinator; an effective and supportive manager of staff and volunteers; and a skilled developer and builder of hands-on STEM programming.

For a full job posting, please visit echovt.org/jobs.

NOVEMBER 3-10, 2021

NVRH is looking for dedicated and compassionate RNs, LPNs and LNAs to join our team and provide high quality care to the communities we serve. NVRH provides a fair and compassionate workplace where all persons are valued by the organization and each other, providing ongoing growth opportunities.

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Finish Carpenters, Carpenters and Carpenters Helpers. Good Pay, Full Time and Long Term!

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Inquiries may be sent to search@vbsr.org.

Primary responsibilities: Taking & scheduling all concrete/aggregate orders; dispatching and supervision of ready mix concrete, tractor Apply in person trailer drivers and fleet.

210 East Main Street, Richmond, VT Individuals applying for this position must be able to work well in a fast paced, challenging and continually evolving environment.

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Bread Loaf is looking for architects with strong design portfolios, the ability to think on their feet and solve problems. We want people who enjoy working in a team environment and are interested in an integrated project delivery approach.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to meet with clients to review and determine project requirements, develop project design alternatives, and collaborate with in-house estimators and project managers to develop estimates and schedules. This person will participate in business development activities, draft, negotiate and execute consultant agreements, acquire necessary approvals and permits, and develop design within prescribed budgets and contracts.

A minimum of eight years of experience doing commercial, industrial and institutional work is desired. Candidates must understand the design process from conception to completion including constructability, schedules and budgets. State license and NCARB registration required.

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CAD Drafter & Project Manager

COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS ASSOCIATE

Small Landscape Architecture Firm is seeking to fill one or two positions: CAD Drafter and Project Manager/Assistant Designer. We are a very busy firm that focuses on master planning, site planning and landscape design for residential, commercial, and non-profit clients. We strive to design highly innovative, well-integrated and beautiful outdoor spaces that provide strong connections to nature.

Our favorite jobs involve teamwork and collaboration with other disciplines, which result in dynamic and meaningful places. This is the job for you if you wish to work on unique projects.

Energy Action Network (EAN) is seeking a skilled and adaptable associate to become a core part of our non-profit staff team, in a permanent, parttime position. The Communications and Events Associate will coordinate and support communications, events, and administrative tasks. Located in Montpelier (with some remote work possible).

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We offer competitive compensation, a creative work environment, flexible work schedules, and the ability to work part-time remotely.

You must be fully vaccinated.

Additional skills for the Project Manager position include: · Research of site materials, finishes and furnishings · Support of principal in development of design concepts If you are intrigued, send us a cover letter, resume, three (3) professional references and some examples of your work. Please keep the presentation as brief as possible. Thank you. cynthia@cynthiaknauf.com

CLERICAL ASSISTANT OPENINGS

VERMONT STATE COURTS The Vermont Judiciary is recruiting for several fulltime, permanent Docket Clerk positions. Will perform specialized clerical duties including data entry customer service, multi-tasking, legal processing, courtroom support and record keeping.

Hiring for Burlington, Barre, Chelsea, Newport & White River Junction. High School graduate and two years of clerical or data entry experience required.

Starting at $17.49 per hour with excellent benefits, paid holidays and generous leave time.

Candidates shall submit a complete and up-to-date Judicial Branch Application and resume for the location they are interested in.

An electronic version of the Application and further details may be found at: vermontjudiciary.org/ employment-opportunities/staff-openings.

Open until filled. Equal Opportunity Employer

The Village of Johnson

OFFICE MANAGER

Minimum skills we are seeking for both positions include: · Proficiency in Autocad for preparing plans, sections, and presentation materials · Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop · Sketch-up · Enthusiasm, creativity, and the ability to think proactively

Village Manager/ Water & Light Department General Manager

BUSINESS MANAGER FOOD RESIDUALS PROGRAM OPERATOR Vermont Compost Company is looking for a Business Manager and a Food Residuals Program Operator to join our team.

A leading compost and potting soil producer of more than 20 years; we provide a fun, dynamic and growing environment.

Experienced office manager to provide administrative support to a South Burlington church. Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, computer, and problem resolution skills are required.

Position would be 16 hours/ week ideally spread over 3 days. Starting at $20/hr; higher commensurate with experience.

Opportunities provide competitive wages and a full benefit package.

Visit our website for more information: vermontcompost.com/careers

CHOIR DIRECTOR Experienced musician to choose choir music, rehearse with the choir, usually weekly, and conduct choir once/ month during a worship service for an anthem.

Position is 3-5 hours/week and as an Independent Contractor. Starting at $25/ hour; higher commensurate with experience.

Please send resume to: Church.Office@alcvt.org.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration or minimum of five years of experience in an advanced administrative capacity in a municipal environment required.

Knowledge of municipal electrical, water, wastewater and financial management strongly preferred with knowledge of laws and regulations related to utilities in the public sector.

Position is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating the affairs of the Village and for assisting the Village Trustees in developing policies for the general direction of Village affairs, for planning long-range programs for the various Village Departments and for the general oversight of Village Departments and staff.

Detailed job description and directions on how to apply can be found on our webpage at townofjohnson.com/news-2.

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The successful candidate will: • Lead with compassion and clarity this growing peer recovery center at the heart of Chittenden County, overseeing all aspects of the organization.

• Bring a focus on motivation and empowerment to the Center’s programs helping people in recovery from alcohol and other substance use disorders.

• Lead the Center’s fundraising and donor relationships to foster sustained support for programs and education initiatives.

• Manage all aspects of administration and accountability.

• Build upon strategic partnerships with State and local governments, foundations, businesses for programming and services.

“Seven Days sales rep Michelle Brown is amazing! She’s extremely responsive, and I always feel so taken care of.”

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For a full job description go to www.turningpointcentervt.org.

Reply with a cover letter and resume by November, 17 to Maureen Leahy at mbl92@hotmail.com.

The Turning Point Center of Chittenden County is a safe, substance free environment providing encouragement and support to any seeking recovery from alcohol and other substances.

Get a quote when posting online. Contact Michelle Brown at 865-1020, ext. 121, michelle@sevendaysvt.com.

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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR United Way of Northwest Vermont is hiring for the position of Marketing & Communications Director. In this position, you will manage United Way NWVT’s marketing and communications programs in support of our mission to build a stronger Northwest Vermont by mobilizing our community to improve people’s lives. You will also work closely with the CEO, leadership team, and all departments to implement organizational communications that ensure a consistent brand experience across programs.

United Way NWVT has been recognized as a Best Place to Work for three consecutive years.

Employees enjoy a range of excellent benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a generous paid vacation policy, 403(b) contributions, a robust wellness program, and much more.

We are looking for candidates to join our team who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the organization. Interested candidates may visit unitedwaynwvt.org for the full job description. To apply, candidates should send via e-mail a resume and cover letter by 11/15/2021 to: hiring@unitedwaynwvt.org.

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COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR VCIA is seeking a Communications Director to aid in the growth of our established trade association and assist in the success of VCIA’s events, including the annual conference which attracts 1000+ risk management professionals to Burlington, VT each August. Responsible for the planning and execution of promotions, marketing plans, membership and educational material development, press coordination and VCIA’s presence on digital platforms including website, digital marketing, conference app, social media. Position will work closely with team to execute quality materials and projects related to VCIA’s mission and vision. Will work with Director of Membership to engage membership and reach new prospects. Will work with staff Graphic Designer to produce quality artwork and materials. Responsible for overseeing all design projects.

Join a supportive team where the days fly by!

TO APPLY: Please provide minimum salary requirement in cover letter.

Send letter, resume and any other links, samples of work, or details you believe are relevant, to: Peggy Companion; pcompanion@vcia.com. Deadline to apply Nov. 26th. Position to begin in Januray, 2022. For full position details, visit vcia.com.

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Come join the Lake Champlain Chocolates team! We’re looking for team-oriented people who enjoy physical work, take pride in the details, and enjoy the thrill of a busy holiday season in a chocolate factory. Seasonal positions are available now through February in our manufacturing, packaging, and shipping departments (with 1st and 2nd shift positions available in our shipping department). Sweet benefits include chocolate and generous store discounts, earned sick pay, paid holidays, and end of season incentive!

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This position is the glue that holds the team together answering phones, scheduling appts, managing multiple tasks while building client relationships.

Fun and engaging culture with benefits in Colchester, VT. Resume and cover letter to Jilene.x.guttenfelder@ ampf.com.

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SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience with marketing planning and hands-on creation of digital marketing • College degree & minimum 4 years’ related professional work • Experience with design and promotional writing • Preferred knowledge of: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Constant Contact, Website CMS, Blog software, MS Office, Asana, social media • Highly self-motivated, attentive to details and deadlines • Collaborative team member; reliable and dedicated to high quality work

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individual to work year-round, 3-4 days a week in our Visitor Center to assist visitors with hike planning, answer phone calls and emails, provide education about Vermont’s hiking trails and GMC, and sales of our products.

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Benefits matter; that’s why we offer a competitive package. Our benefits program includes medical, vision & dental insurance, retirement plans & a total well-being approach. Perks to keep you healthy & happy include a wellness program, time off & tuition assistance. A certified B Corp since 2014, we’re using our business as a force for good.

To apply, please call 802-479-9371 or apply online at: careers.landolakesinc.com/vermontcreamery.

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Experience driving a box truck and a clean driving record a must. This is a full time position and requires moving and lifting 170lb kegs and full pallets of beer.

WHY NOT HAVE A JOB YOU LOVE? Join our dedicated team and together we’ll build a community where everyone participates and belongs.

We are looking for an individual who is a team player as well as who can work independently, and values being an essential part of a small but mighty team.

Stowe Trails Partnership, managing 35+ miles of mountain bike and multiuse trails in Stowe, seeks a dynamic, highly motivated, and exceptionally organized candidate for 12:35 PM Executive Director.

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Send resume to bryan@vtbeershepherd.com At CCS you receive a $500 sign on bonus, a comprehensive benefits package that includes affordable health insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement match and more. In addition, CCS has been voted 2v-VTBeerShepard072821.indd 1 7/26/21 one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for the third year TOWN ADMINISTRATOR in a row and we want you to be a part of it.

The Town of Swanton seeks to hire Our current openings of Direct Support Professionals, a Town Administrator. The Town Service Coordinator, Senior Manager, Shared Living Provider Administrator is a highly responsible and Asleep Overnight Supports offer the opportunity to administrative and supervisory position make a positive impact on someone’s life, and in yours. overseeing the operations of the Town under the direction and at the discretion of the Selectboard.

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A successful candidate will be community oriented and organized. Preferred Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, selectboard may make other considerations based on experience.

Full time position. Competitive salary, great benefits benefits offered.

Job description can be found at: townofswantonvermont.

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Day in the Life After grabbing your favorite morning beverage, you can expect to: • Direct off-loading operations • Cleans tanks and equipment with pressure washer • Prepares waste for shipment • Use light equipment - such as forklift, pallet-jack, lift gate, and drum dollies - to load, unload and move recycling and waste • Maintains facility retainers and drum storage • Performs general housekeeping of storage facility and drum storage What you need to apply • High School Diploma or GED • Lift up to 50 lbs.

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Two or more years of paralegal experience is preferred. The Paralegal will work with a team of paralegals, attorneys, and other staff at the firm across several practice areas–Litigation/ Regulatory matters (including Energy and Environmental), Business and Finance, Advertising and Consumer Protection, and others.

US Ecology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Competitive salary and benefits, with the option of a hybrid work model. Interested persons should e-mail a letter of interest and resume to applications@dunkielsaunders.com by November 19, 2021.

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The ideal candidate will have the ability to prioritize and manage many tasks simultaneously, with strong organizational and proofreading skills. The candidate should also be proficient with Microsoft Office suite and Adobe and comfortable learning new cloud-based software and applications. The Paralegal will be part of our mission-driven law firm. “We work with clients— including businesses, nonprofits, cooperatives, government entities, and individuals—who share our commitment to making a difference in their communities and the broader world. We take our inspiration from our clients’ good work and help them excel in their business or mission by resolving their legal issues with creativity and integrity.”

For your hard work • Tuition reimbursement after six months • Opportunity for professional growth • Employer paid certifications and training • 100% employer paid medical for you • Paid Time Off • Cash Recognition Programs

Duties include, but are not limited to, leading and supporting STP’s Board of Directors; managing day to day operations and communications; engaging and cultivating relationships with all partners; strategic planning; community outreach; event planning; grant writing and fundraising.

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NURSE EDUCATOR (RN) Business Systems Analyst Our IT department is growing and adding a new position, Business Systems Analyst. Ideally, we would like this position to work on-site in Morrisville, VT. RESPONSIBILITIES: • ERP Integration applications and projects • Develop and implement a new financial reporting system • Automate transactional processes for greater economies of scale • Transactional processing in the accounting department initially with a goal of reducing need through automation projects • Develop and implement dashboards and business intelligence tools • Financial and operational analysis and problem-solving • Support implementation of upgrades and new system functionality through testing, training, and user acceptance

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Full Time, No Weekend Needs This professional nurse provides educational opportunities including orientation programs, individual development plans, in-service education and continuing education opportunities at CVMC in Berlin. RN licensed in good standing in the State of Vermont, BSN, and a minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience required.

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To read the entire job description and download an application visit the homepage of the Town’s website at underhillvt.gov. Mail your cover letter, application and resume to: Town of Underhill, Attn. Town Clerk, P.O. Box 120, Underhill, VT 05489.

Deadline for submitting applications is November 17, 2021. E.O.E.

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Innovative funding agency seeks a full-time Financial Assistant to join our financial team. Lead the accounts payable and grants disbursement processes and provide support in other accounting tasks, helping manage state, federal, and private funding sources for programs that support Vermonters. Never a dull moment, a supportive environment to work in, and a great mission to support! Strong attention to detail, concern for accuracy, exceptional organizational and time management skills as well as the ability to work well under pressure are essential. Qualifications include a minimum of four years’ experience in accounts payable and other bookkeeping functions. Read the full job description at www.vhcb. org/about-us/jobs. This is a 40-hour per week position with a comprehensive benefits package. EOE. Please reply with cover letter and résumé to: jobs@vhcb.org.

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QUALIFICATIONS: • A background in modern ERP systems, Epicor preferred • This position requires a relevant degree • 3+ years of relevant working 4t-VHCB102721 1 10/25/21 experience required • Functional knowledge of finance and accounting processes • Ability to evaluate business objectives and translate them into a technical solution $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS • COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE • Positive, enthusiastic hands-on approach with excellent work The Town of Calais is accepting applications for an immediate ethic full-time position to fill a vacancy with the highway We offer competitive compensation and benefits along with fantastic work culture.

Please forward your cover letter and resume for consideration.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

The Town of Underhill is seeking to fill the position of Temporary Seasonal Snowplow/Equipment Operator.

This position is a temporary seasonal snowplow operator. The position requires the person be responsive to calls when roads in Underhill need plowing, sanding or salting, as well as vehicle maintenance.

Hours will vary depending upon weather conditions and the needs of the municipality. Hours will vary weekly and may require weekends and holidays. Work is performed under direct supervision of the Road Foreman or Commissioner, in accordance with established routines and procedures. As a temporary position it exists only during the snow plowing season (December – April).

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For over 20 years, we have been providing great career opportunities in the food industry. Get in touch with us if your passion is great food, and your needs include: • Consistent schedule: 40 hr/weeks • A livable wage 4:04 PM • Health care

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department. Candidates must have a Class B CDL or higher, experience with heavy equipment, and be able to work additional hours outside of a regularly scheduled workday.

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For more information or to apply, contact Road Commissioner Alfred Larrabee at calaisroadcommissioner@myfairpoint.net or at 456-7466. Applications accepted until position is filled.

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• Paid time off • Retirement plan with company match

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 will work closely with our veteran Chef making great food and running a joyful, tight kitchen. We are looking for someone with a passion for food and for whom this is a career choice. Send resumes and inquiries to cassy@redhenbaking.com.

KITCHEN PREP/LINE A chance to be involved in all aspects of making our well-known sandwiches, salads, soup and more. Contact Cassyat cassy@ redhenbaking.com.

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Full Time MEMORY CARE NURSE ASSISTANT PLANNING & ZONING ADMINISTRATOR The Town of Waterbury seeks to hire an Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator (PZA). The successful candidate will assist with the administration and enforcement of the Town of Waterbury’s zoning and subdivision bylaws, as well as general planning functions. The Assistant PZA will also assist with the regulation and management of the 100-yr. floodplain. The Assistant PZA will assist the Planning & Zoning Director, Development Review Board, and Planning Commission when necessary. Experience with floodplain management and a demonstrated ability to review and write zoning by-laws is desired. This is a full-time position with benefits, 40 hours per week. Pay is commensurate with experience; hiring range is $21.00 to $29.00 per hour. Seeking to hire as soon as possible. The compete job description can be accessed via the home page of our municipal website: waterburyvt.com. The employment application is on the Finance & Human Resources page of our municipal website: waterburyvt.com/department/finance.

Send applications and resumes by Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to: Stephen Lotspeich, Planning & Zoning Director 28 N. Main Street, Suite 1, Waterbury, VT 05676 For further information contact Stephen Lotspeich, Planning & Zoning Director, at 802-244-1012, or via e-mail: slotspeich@ waterburyvt.com. Waterbury is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TOWN OF UNDERHILL ROAD COMMISSIONER Full Time The Town of Underhill is seeking to fill the position of a full time Road Commissioner. This position is responsible for supervising and assisting the Road Crew which includes truck driver/laborers and equipment operators. This position is also responsible for managing road construction and maintenance, scheduling, coordinating supervision of the work performed on the Town of Underhill roads and maintaining clear and safe roadways free of dangerous hazards, ice and snow during the winter. The Road Commissioner also is responsible for various administrative duties as required to oversee the work of the department including payroll records, budget oversight and purchasing for highway expenditures. Work is performed under the general guidance of the Selectboard, but requires the ability to work independently following established policies, procedures and routines. This position entails extensive public contact.

As required by Vermont Statutes, this position must be appointed by the Selectboard. Therefore, the successful candidate will be hired as a member of the Town’s Road Crew and then immediately appointed by the Selectboard.

For full job description and application, visit the homepage of the Town’s website at underhillvt.gov. Mail your cover letter, application and resume to: Town of Underhill, ATTN: Town Clerk P.O. Box 120, Underhill, VT 05489 The deadline for submission is November 5, 2021.

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Are you a dedicated and compassionate nurse tired of working a hectic schedule? The Converse Home, an assisted living community in downtown Burlington, is looking for a Full Time experienced RN or LPN to join our established team of fun and caring people. Work 32-40 hours per week for our non-for-profit organization and get to know 16 of our wonderful residents living in our memory care community.

The right person for this job will be compassionate, dedicated, a team player and a detail oriented nurse.

This position has excellent benefits including a regular schedule, a competitive salary, medical, dental, and paid vacation time.

Please visit www.conversehome.com to learn more about our community.

Send your resume to kellie@conversehome.com and fill out an application on our website!

You must have a VT State Nursing License and be able to pass a background check.

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Pretrial Services Coordinator The Pretrial Services Program is for adults with substance use or mental health treatment needs who are going through the court process and awaiting final case resolution. LRC is looking for a Coordinator who can quickly connect program participants with treatment and other community-based services. The ideal candidate, in addition to a bachelor’s degree, will be a seasoned professional with experience with trauma-informed and culturally sensitive program delivery, training, education and/or lived experience in the fields of substance use, and/or mental health, and strong communication and people skills.

LRC is a unique and special place to work. It is a team-oriented non-profit organization that is widely recognized for its high quality and innovative work. Consider joining the LRC team if you are a professional who thrives in a dynamic workplace that promotes employee well-being and is known for its inclusive and collaborative work environment. The position requires on-site work in the Hyde Park office, and includes:

· $43,160 annual starting salary · Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, and life insurance · Paid sick and vacation leave · 15 paid holidays · An employer matched retirement plan after one year of employment Applications must include a cover letter that describes the candidate’s interest in the position and relevant skills and experience, and a resume, and can be sent to this email address: info@lrcvt.org.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

LRC is an equal opportunity employer.

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Development Coordinator Join our growing wilderness team! Northeast Wilderness Trust seeks a well-organized, detail-oriented candidate to be an integral member of our philanthropy team to help us garner new support and coordinate fundraising activities.

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Stowe Land Trust, a local land conservation nonprofit serving the Stowe, Vermont area, is hiring a Conservation Program Manager to play a central role in completing new land protection projects and to manage our land Stewardship Program. We are seeking a skilled and motivated professional who will approach projects with initiative, positivity, and a dedication to high-quality work. Stowe Land Trust is committed to creating a supportive work environment defined by a culture of responsibility, integrity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of color, indigenous, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities to apply.

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COMMUNITY BANKER College Street Branch

WE ARE PROUD TO BE BANKERS! JOIN OUR TEAM! Northfield Savings Bank, founded in 1867, is the largest banking institution headquartered in Vermont. We are committed to providing a welcoming work environment for all. Are you looking to start or continue a career in the finance industry? Consider joining our team as a Community Banker!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS This frontline position is crucial in creating a positive, welcoming and inclusive experience for NSB customers. A successful candidate will have exceptional customer service and communication skills.

Previous cash handling experience is a plus! The Community Banker will be responsible for receiving and processing customers’ financial transactions as well as opening and maintaining customer accounts and services. We are looking for someone who can develop relationships with our valued customers, protect bank and customer information, and maintain customer confidentiality. A high school diploma, general education degree (GED), or equivalent is required.

OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH NSB has training opportunities to engage employees and assist with personal development within our company. The average years of service for an NSB employee is 9! If you’re looking for a long-term career, join our team!

WHAT NSB CAN OFFER YOU Competitive compensation based on experience. Well-rounded benefits package. Profit-Sharing opportunity. Excellent 401(k) matching retirement program. Commitment to professional development.

Opportunities to volunteer and support our communities. Work-Life balance!

Send an NSB Application & your resume in confidence to: Careers@nsbvt.com or: Northfield Savings Bank | Human Resources | PO Box 7180, Barre, VT 05641 Equal Opportunity Employer / Member FDIC

Director of Public Works Looking for an opportunity to be part of building a growing City?

Want to make a positive impact on the residents and visitors of your community? Is living and working in a beautiful location with an abundance of recreational, social, and wholesome options important to your quality of life?

The City of South Burlington is seeking a Director of Public Works—an experienced and engaging leader who can work effectively across the organization, with City Council, and the public.

Annually, more than 175 employees of the municipality serve the community to make it one of the best places to live, work, and visit.

Governed by a City Council of five, and City operations are under the direction of a City Manager. The Director of Public Works reports to the City Manager and manages a staff of direct and indirect reports.

The department includes three divisions: Water Quality, Stormwater, and Highway.

The right candidate will be looking to join a team of exceptional professionals who are committed to bringing this community’s vision to life. For more than 40 years, the City’s residents, businesses, and visitors have dreamed about a downtown and a list of amenities. You could be part of the team that is writing history to bring these dreams to fruition.

To apply, please send a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to: Human Resources, 180 Market Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 or via email to jheld@sburl.com.

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Would you like to make a valuable contribution supporting statewide design and construction? We are currently accepting applications from all architectural and engineering candidates. Candidates should have experience associated with capital improvement and maintenance projects. In addition to project management, this position will also assist the Design and Construction Program Chief with managing technical reviews, vendor evaluations, design guidelines, standard specifications, and procedures. For more information, contact Jeremy Stephens at jeremy.stephens@vermont.gov. Department: Buildings & General Services. Status: Full Time. Location: Montpelier. Job ID #19529. Application Deadline: Open Until Filled.

The State Refugee Office is looking for someone with a passion for public health, health equity and a commitment to working with people from various backgrounds and cultures. The Refugee Health Coordinator will work well independently and understand the important role that health plays in successful refugee resettlement and self-sufficiency. They will be able to engage with a range of partners, from small community organizations to large healthcare systems. This job requires someone who is detail oriented and has strong organizational skills, other key skills include meeting facilitation and the ability to lead groups effectively. This position reports to the Director of the State Refugee Office at the Agency of Human Services and works closely with the Department of Health and with state and federal partners in supporting newly arriving refugees in accessing appropriate health care services. For more information, contact Tracy Dolan at tracy.dolan@vermont.gov. Human Services Agency.

Status: Full Time. Location: Waterbury. Job ID #22782. Application Deadline: November 7, 2021.

VOCATION AL REHABILITATION BENEFIT S COUNSELOR – BARRE

Voc Rehab is seeking a Benefits Counselor to serve job seekers with disabilities in the Barre and Morrisville districts. Benefits Counselors provide benefits information so that consumers can make informed choices about employment and benefits. The nature of the job involves a diverse range of knowledge about state and federal funded benefits, program rules and disabilities issues. For more information, contact Bill Sugarman at william.sugarman@vermont.gov. Department: Disabilities Aging and Independent Living. Status: Full Time. Location: Barre. Job ID #23603. Application Deadline: November 10, 2021.

P U B L I C H E A LT H S E R V I C E S D I S T R I C T D I R E C T O R – M I D D L E B U R Y

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated leader who wants to guide a dedicated and caring interdisciplinary team with diverse expertise in the Middlebury District Office.

District Directors mobilize staff and partners to create healthy communities by assessing needs, capacity building, planning, implementing programs and evaluating outcomes to improve the health and well-being of Vermonters. For more information, contact Chad Spooner at Chad.Spooner@vermont. gov. Department: Health. Status: Full Time. Location: Middlebury. Job ID #22424. Application Deadline: November 18, 2021.

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Want to make a difference in the lives of Vermonters? The Vermont Department of Health has an exciting opportunity for you to improve population health. Local Health is seeking enthusiastic public health professionals with experience in epidemiology to join our district office team. The Epidemiologist will conduct surveillance and investigations for reportable infectious diseases, serve as the District COVID-19 subject matter expert, investigate instances of COVID19 in facilities. For more information, contact Chad Spooner at chad.spooner@vermont.gov. Department: Health. Status: Full Time. Location: Bennington or Brattleboro. Job ID #16901 for Bennington or #16921 for Brattleboro. Application Deadline: November 18, 2021.

Voc Rehab is seeking a team-orientated individual with very strong customer service, interpersonal and administrative skills for our St. Albans Office. Candidate must be able to juggle multiple priorities and perform complex tasks involving state and federal programs. Must be a self-starter and have excellent computer, financial and technical skills. Tasks include reception, casework assistance to counselors and employment staff, technical support, financial operations. For more information, contact Liz Harrington at elizabeth.harrington@vermont.gov. Department: Disabilities Aging and Independent Living. Status: Full Time.

Location: St. Albans. Job ID #23601. Application Deadline: November 10, 2021.

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAN AGER – BARRE

You will be responsible for analyzing transportation and environmental issues including climate change, water quality, and wildlife to develop policy recommendations that guide Agency decisions. If you are passionate about the environment, enjoy collaboration, and thrive in a fast-paced workspace this job is for you. You must have education and experience in the environment, transportation or a related field, excellent communication skills and be able to foster positive relationships.

For more information, contact Joe Segale at joe.segale@vermont.gov. Department: Transportation Agency. Status: Full Time. Location: Barre. Job ID #23561. Application Deadline: November 14, 2021.

VOCATION AL REHABILITATION JOB COACH – BARRE

Voc Rehab is recruiting for a Job Coach. The VR Job Coach will provide time limited on-site support for consumers with disabilities in education and or training settings. This position may provide support prior to, during and/or after a consumer’s work schedule including on-site and off-site support. This might include direct, one-to-one support at job sites as well as tutoring or coaching at workshops or classes.

The work schedule will vary based on specific training needs of consumers. For more information, contact Bill Sugarman at william.sugarman@vermont.gov. Department: Disabilities Aging and Independent Living.

Status: Part Time – Temporary. Location: Barre. Job ID #23461. Application Deadline: November 10, 2021.

Learn more at: careers.vermont.gov The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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CITY ASSESSOR SERVERS & BARTENDERS At Spruce Peak we have something special. As the premier Vermont mountain community, we are surrounded by the natural beauty of the Green Mountains. The Lodge and Club are slopeside at Stowe Resort; gorgeous for year-round adventures, escapes, destination weddings, and more. We take pride in our teamwork, high standards, and diversity. It’s fitting that we are located at the pinnacle of Vermont!

We are excited to be opening two new restaurants and want to add to our engaging and professional team. If you know your stuff and are looking for a quality environment, we would love to hear from you!

In addition to competitive pay and health benefits, Spruce Peak employees enjoy a host of great benefits, including ski-passes, fitness memberships, and free or discounted stays at Hyatt hotels worldwide.

Settle into a long-term groove with us or explore endless career opportunities with Hyatt – apply now at SprucePeak.com.

Proud diversity advocates and EOE.

City of Barre, Vermont (pop. 9,052) General Job Description: The City Assessor is responsible for the daily operations performed by an Assessor. The City of Barre’s grand list is very complex, in that we have a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) District; we have few current use valuations, and allow for Tax Stabilization Agreements. The responsibilities include the valuation of land, residential, commercial, and industrial real estate within the City, as well as maintaining all other components of the grand list including current use valuations and homestead declarations. This individual will work closely with the Clerk/Bookkeeper who assists in the daily administrative duties who maintains the property record files, name and address changes, and property transfers among other things. The Assessor will complete site inspections, valuations, grievance hearings, and establish the annual grand list. The Assessor will be a part of the team that is overseeing the City-wide Reappraisal that is to be conducted by an outside firm. Other duties as necessary or required by Statute.

For more information and a detailed job description go to our website: barrecity.org/hr.

Please submit a City of Barre Application, cover letter and resume to Mrs. Janet Shatney, Director of Planning, City Hall, 6 North Main St, Suite 7, Barre, VT 05641. Electronic submittals can be sent to ppadirector@ barrecity.org. Application deadline is December 3, 2021.

The City of Barre is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Women, Minorities and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

EXECUTIVE CHEF Burlington School Food Project (BSFP) is hiring an Executive Chef to join our Food Services team.

Benefits include paid vacations, paid holidays, paid sick and personal days, and professional development. Plus access to group health insurance benefits for single, 2-person, family, or domestic partner coverage with generous district-paid support towards your annual out-of-pocket deductible, district-paid life insurance, and an awesome team!

The Burlington School District recognizes the need and importance of diverse hires. We celebrate that diversity is a key component of our overall strategic plan for all school locations and business units' cultures.

The Executive Chef position will manage, coordinate, plan, and implement the day-to-day food service operation at Burlington High School and supervise the staff assigned to Burlington High School. This position will also perform and oversee food production duties as well as assist the Director in evaluating all BSFP kitchen staff. Salary based on applicable experience, $55-65,000/year. For complete descriptioin, please see: Schoolspring (#3699859)

FOOD SERVICES STAFF & FOOD SERVICE SUBSTITUTES Full and part-time positions available, F/T positions include benefits, paid days off, school year calendar and professional development.

Plus access to group health insurance benefits for single, 2-person, family, or domestic partner coverage with generous district-paid support towards your annual out-of-pocket deductible, district-paid life insurance, and an awesome team!

Starting salary-$15.23-$17.50/hour Schoolspring (#3689372) Substitutes: Schoolspring (#3652809) Our Food Serviced team members safely and efficiently provide nutritious meals to Burlington School Students in all aspects of food preparation, production, service and clean-up.

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CLEANING CREW (P/T positions) Starting hourly rate of $18+/hour.

MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST

Join our team and help us keep our brewery and taproom looking their best. Evening and weekend shifts. Experience preferred.

Medical Billing Specialist opening with a large private mental health practice in Burlington, VT.

TAPROOM & RETAIL BEERTENDER (P/T positions): A multifaceted position providing outstanding customer service in both our taproom and retail operations.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SPECIALIST

Job Responsibilities: • Provide oversight for assigned providers AR. • Charge and payment entry for assigned providers.

• Follow up with all payers for assigned providers outstanding claims.

• Review and submit charges to all insurances.

• Guide billing staff in compliant billing procedures.

• This is a full time position. This is not remote work.

Qualifications: Billing experience and health insurance background preferred.

CPC certification preferred but not required.

The Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, Vermont is seeking a full time (40 hours per week) Construction Project Specialist to join our dedicated team of professionals who assist low-income households by providing access to safe, affordable housing and retention support services that promote self-sufficiency and vibrant neighborhoods.

Send resumes to: kareng@ocamhs.com.

This position works closely with and supports the Director of Asset Management.

The primary function of this position is to coordinate small to medium sized renovation and repair projects at all owned and managed properties. This position also will assist in the development and preparation of construction project bid specifications, requests for proposals and project requirements, manuals, and plans, as well as other aspects of project management, which include working with contractors, interfacing with tenants, and assisting the department with capital needs planning and day to day operations in the office and out in the field.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of modern methods, materials, and practices of the various trades, including carpentry, plumbing, and electrical maintenance and repair, and all phases of construction contract management, effective verbal and written communication skills, excellent organizational and computer skills with an emphasis on Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and Google Apps.

Previous construction project management experience is preferred, as well as a valid driver’s license and personal means of transportation within the greater Burlington area. Must be sensitive to the needs of elderly, disabled and low-income housing.

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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, and an excellent benefit package. If interested in this career opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter by October 29, 2021, to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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PRESCHOOL TEACHER The Mad Taco, $20 to $30 an hour making tacos and a flexible schedule Bolton location is hiring all positions, front and back of house. Highly competitive pay, 3 weeks paid vacation, retirement match, 2-5 day work week, and full tip share. Bolton location offers ski passes as an added perk!

PT/FT/Management Pay range is $20.50 min/$30 max for hourly (base + tips).

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Do you see the future in the eyes of our youngest community members? Join the Sara Holbrook Community Center & Champlain Valley Head Start collaborative, 5 STAR-rated Early Education Program as we guide children on a path of curiosity and lifelong learning.

The SHCC Preschool Teacher will work closely with their Co-Teacher and Assistant Teacher to plan and implement Creative Curriculum, utilize the Early Multi-Tiered System of Support principals, and provide a program of activities that promote the social, emotional, physical, and academic development of each child. This is a full-time, benefiteligible position.

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Please go to saraholbrookcc.org/employment to view the full job description and to apply.

Why work for Capstone? We offer many benefits including medical, dental, a 401k plan, and paid time off. Plus, you’ll be making a difference by helping Vermonters live better lives.

There is a wide range of Capstone jobs available, including union positions. Visit capstonevt.org/jobs to learn more about position details, qualification requirements, and wage ranges.

Want to join the growing Health Care IT industry and work in a fantastic team culture? Perhaps you, too, desire the friendly, casual, hardworking, and client-focused environment offered by our 100+ employee company located in the Champlain Mill in Winooski, VT. Physician’s Computer Company (PCC) has designed, developed, and supported our award-winning pediatric software for over 30 years. As our electronic health record solution is driving greater demand for our services, we need to expand our team. PCC is seeking to fill the following position:

DATA CONVERSION SPECIALIST Physician’s Computer Company (PCC), a privately held Winooski, VT based healthcare IT Benefit Corporation, seeks a developer to join our growing Client Implementation team in the role of Data Conversion Specialist. The ideal candidate is responsible for ensuring that new client financial and clinical data is accurately transferred and converted from external systems to PCC EHR. This process is critical to the success of the new client implementations.

This position requires initiative, creativity, the ability to work well with others, and a high level of productivity. The Data Conversion Specialist works closely with PCC implementation specialists, vendors and clients. Excellent communication skills are a must! Our work culture is casual and our employees are dedicated and strive for client satisfaction. Our customer reviews are among the very best in our industry.

Candidates should be comfortable working in Unix or Linux shell environment, have demonstrable programming proficiency and be familiar with Git. Our ideal candidate also knows Unix tooling by heart, can publicly share source-code examples of their programming work and is familiar with version control best practices.

In order to keep our employees and families safe, PCC employees have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are slowly opening our office and expect our Winooski office will be fully reopened in 2022. Employees currently have a hybrid remote/in-office work option.

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To learn more about PCC, this role and how to apply, please visit our website at pcc.com/careers. The deadline for submitting your application is November 22, 2021.

As a Benefit Corporation, we place a high value on client, employee, and community relationships.

Our company offers a friendly, informal, and professional work environment. PCC offers competitive benefits as well as some uncommon perks.

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Capstone Community Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider.

Applications from all genders, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and people from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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PROPERTY MANAGER Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, Vermont is seeking a full time (40 hours per week) experienced and enthusiastic Property Manager to serve as a critical member of our property management team. This position provides oversight of day-to-day operations to ensure long-term viability of the properties assigned within BHA’s property portfolio. This position requires independent judgment, timely management of deadlines as well as discretion in carrying out responsibilities.

HOUSEKEEPING Seeking candidates to be apart of our award-winning hospitality team. Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all guest rooms and public spaces.

• Experience: Previous housekeeping experience preferred.

Will train right candidate.

• Requisites: High school graduate or equivalent. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team. Must possess excellent communication skills. Ability to work in fast pace environment and have strong attention to detail.

Shift is mainly 7am/8am- 3pm/4pm but must be available to work flexible schedule, including weekends & holidays.

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure established property standards are achieved; maintain occupancy at acceptable levels; perform apartment move-in and move-out inspections; review delinquent accounts; conduct regular physical site inspections; review monthly financial statements; ensure that all properties are operating within standards of compliance and maintain effective and positive resident and community relations.

SERVERS Seeking candidates to serve in our award-winning restaurants which showcase menus drawn from the best purveyors in New England. Candidate must efficiently serve all dining guests in the Red Rooster and/or Richardson's Tavern in a timely and professional manner. Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner Opportunities. Full Time and/or Part Time.

• Experience: 1 year prior serving experience in fast paced environment.

• Requisites: High school graduate or equivalent. Minimum age is 18. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, be passionate about service, and be able to multi-task.

Knowledge of food and beverage, including beer & wine preferred. Must be available to work flexible schedule, mainly P.M. shifts approx 4pm-10pm, weekends & holidays.

The ideal candidate should have an associate degree or equivalent and at least two years of experience in property management. Experience in affordable housing would be preferable. Must possess outstanding organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Must be adept at fostering positive and collaborative relationships with staff, residents, vendors, and community agencies alike and be sensitive to the needs of low-income households, elderly and disabled individuals.

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!

SPA FRONT DESK We are looking for the right candidate to join our Spa Team.

Our front desk team takes spa reservations over the phone and in person and assist to create memorable experiences for our guests. In addition to reservations they create warm welcomes and fond farewells for the spa guests. This position is ideal for a candidate who enjoys being part of a team and has a keen attention to details. Full Time and Casual positions available.

• Experience: Prior customer service experience.

• Requisites: Effective communication and phone skills and computer skills are desired. Flexible schedule, must be able to work weekends & holidays. Must thrive in fast paced environment.

BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and an excellent benefit package. If interested in this career opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter by October 29, 2021, to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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$500 STARTING BONUS AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT. PTO AND SOME BENEFITS INCLUDED. Please send a resume for application: info@vtwinemerchants.com.

Please visit our website for full job descriptions and to submit an application: miltonfamilycenter.org/employment-opportunities.

Compensation based upon education and experience. MFCC is a family-friendly workplace with generous paid time off (pro-rated for part time employees). We offer 60% of health insurance costs for employees, and a discount for childcare offered onsite. E.O.E.

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The Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, Vermont, is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) coordinator for its Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program. FSS is an employment incentive program designed to support and encourage Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program participants to move towards economic self-sufficiency.

The program also provides case management services in ways that are designed to help clients achieve goals in six main categories: Employment, Education, Financial Literacy, Housing, Childcare, and Health/Wellness.

Candidates should have a college degree and two years’ prior experience in social services, as well as case management experience. Experience in relevant focus areas and/or the HUD Family Self Sufficiency Program preferred. A successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and computer skills.

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, and an excellent benefit package. If interested in this opportunity, please submit your electronic resume and cover letter by November 15, 2021 to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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The Vermont Wine Merchants Company, a Burlington based, wholesale distributor of fine wine and specialty beer, is looking for full-time (plus some OT) driver position(s), 4 days a week. Drivers start their day at 6am and work until the route is finished (typically by 4pm). The right candidate has a good balance of customer service skills and time management. Employment for drivers pending a driving record check.

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The Milton Family Community Center strengthens families through parent education, building community networks, home visiting, high quality childcare and concrete supports through our food shelf and financial assistance program.

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HOUSING RETENTION SPECIALISTS Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, Vermont seeks three full time (40 hours per week) Specialists for our growing Housing Retention Department.

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.

Offender Re-Entry Housing Specialist provides housing placement and retention services to high-risk offenders returning to the community from long-term incarceration. This grant funded position works as a part of a skilled Housing Retention Team and in close collaboration with Burlington Probation and Parole and Dept. of Corrections Central Offices. Candidates must have the ability to work in a respectful and supportive capacity with individuals with criminal history.

Housing Retention Specialist provides eviction prevention and service coordination to low-income seniors, persons with disabilities and families. This position will work as a part of a skilled team and will focus on assessment, intervention, and service coordination of at-risk households.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field and three to five years of experience working with home-based service provision is required. Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks are required. A valid driver’s license and private means of transportation is required. Candidates should be highly organized. Strong written and verbal communication skills and positive contribution to a collaborative team is a must.

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, and an excellent benefit package. If interested in this career opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter by October 29, 2021, to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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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.

Saint Michael's College is seeking applications from dependable, efficient, workers to fill a custodial position. The shift is TuesdayFriday 7:00am-3:30pm + Saturday 6:30am-2:30pm. Successful candidates will join a team which cleans College buildings including dormitories, restrooms, offices and classrooms.

Training will be provided for the right candidate.

UVM SHS Administrative Assistant - Center for Health and Wellbeing - #S3180PO - The University of Vermont’s Center for Health and Wellbeing is recruiting for a SHS Administrative Assistant. This position provides administrative support to the CHWB Medical Director and SHS Lead Team. Assists Medical Office Manager with coordination of Immunization Compliance. Provides administrative support and coordination for search committees, new hires, SHS meetings, special trainings, divisional events, medical modifications process related to incompletes, withdrawals, and parking requests. Plans and coordinates outreach activities for SHS services - GYT, flu clinics, orientation, etc. Provides communication and marketing support, including monitoring website and social media in coordination with the CHWB Marketing Coordinator. Promotes and supports the philosophy, policies, and procedures for comprehensive university health services that incorporate multicultural diversity, inclusivity, and social justice concepts and principles to support student wellbeing. Responsible for supporting the mission and philosophy of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, Division of Student Affairs, and the University of Vermont.

Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), generous paid time off, employee and dependent tuition benefits, and discounted gym membership.

For a complete job description and to apply online, please click here: https://bit.ly/SMCvtCUSTts.

CARPENTER/PAINTER Saint Michael's College is seeking applications from dependable, efficient, and motivated carpenters/painters for full-time work. Successful candidates will join a team which maintains all of the College’s buildings including dormitories, academic, and ancillary buildings. Candidates should have carpentry and painting skills, a valid driver’s license and the ability to pass a driving record check, and have experience in related work for preferably 3-5 years. Preferred candidates will also have locksmith skills.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, click here: https://bit.ly/SMCvtCarpPaint.

ELECTRICIAN Saint Michael's College is seeking applications for a fulltime Electrician. Applicants should be flexible, dependable, and motivated. Applicants should have a Journeymen’s level Vermont State Electrical License, be able to pass a driving record check, and have experience in a maintenance environment for preferably 2-4 years. Preferred applicants will also be Fire Alarm certified with the state of Vermont.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, click here: https://bit.ly/SMCvtElectrician.

CUSTODIAN M-F Saint Michael's College is seeking applications from dependable, efficient, workers to fill a custodial position.

The shift is Monday-Friday 5:00am-1:30pm. Successful candidates will join a team which cleans College buildings including dormitories, restrooms, offices and classrooms.

Training will be provided for the right candidate.

Minimum Qualifications: Associate degree with one to two years of related experience. Knowledge of software applications used to support office functions, and familiarity with internet resources required. Effective communication and organization skills. Ability to attend to multiple and varied tasks within a given work shift. Experience with appointment/scheduling systems. Ability to interact in a non-judgmental manner with a diverse population. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness.

Farmworker Health Program Support - UVM Extension - #S3182PO - UVM Extension seeks candidates for an office-based Farmworker Health Program Support position out of St. Albans. This position will facilitate the efficient operation of the Farmworker Health Program by providing general program support and performing a variety of clerical and administrative tasks. Candidates must demonstrate organizational skills and attention to detail as well as the ability to work with minimal daily supervision while supporting a statewide program. Strong writing skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite, ability to learn new data systems and navigate other electronic technologies required. High School Diploma or GED required with additional education or experience equivalent to an Associate degree with one to three years of related experience. Spanish proficiency desirable but not required. The University is especially interested in candidates, who can contribute to the diversity of the institution and deliver high quality service to the CALS and Extension community. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Mail Room Staff - Howe Library - #S3188PO - The University Libraries is seeking a Mail Room (Services Support Worker) staff member to join our team. Responsibilities include: sort inbound U.S. and campus mail, prepare shipments of libraries materials, and deliver material to library departments. This position receives government publishing and patent shipments, confirm receipt, file/organize items for processing, shelve and shift material as needed. Mail Room position will operate UPS computer manifest for processing shipments and use postal meter machines for applying correct postage amount. They will respond to customer inquiries and resolve problems to ensure customer satisfaction.

This position will drive a university vehicle to deliver library material.

Candidates are required to submit a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three references. The search will remain open until the position is filled. For best consideration, complete applications should be received no later than November 19, 2021.

Grant Program Assistant - Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program - #S3166PO - The University of Vermont seeks a Grant Program Assistant for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which is funded by the USDA. See http://www.northeastsare.org.

This position will assist individual grant program coordinators, each with unique annual cycles of activities, to coordinate the application process; manage review of applications; and support the setup and management of awarded projects.

This is a 12-month, full-time position with full benefits, partially based in the S. Burlington office of UVM Extension, available on January 24, 2022. Northeast SARE is committed to engaging agricultural communities of color and others that are socially disadvantaged in our regional agricultural systems. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. Minimum qualifications include an Associate’s degree and one to three years of experience or equivalent qualifications and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with different timelines, and to complete projects in a timely manner. Application review will begin on November 22nd and interviews will take place in early or mid-December. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY REAL NOVEMBER 4-10 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The delights of self-discovery are always available,” writes author Gail Sheehy. I will add that those delights will be extra accessible for you in the coming weeks. In my view, you’re in a phase of super-learning about yourself. You will attract help and support if you passionately explore mysteries and riddles that have eluded your understanding. Have fun surprising and entertaining yourself, Taurus. Make it your goal to catch a new glimpse of your hidden depths every day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist

SCORPIO (OCT.23-NOV.21)

To encourage young people to come to its shows, the English National Opera has offered a lot of cheap tickets. Here’s another incentive: Actors sing in English, not Italian or French or German. Maybe most enticing for audiences is that they are encouraged to boo the villains.

The intention is to make attendees feel relaxed and free to express themselves. I’m pleased to give you, Scorpios, permission to boo the bad guys in your life during the coming weeks. In fact, I will love it if you are extra eloquent and energetic about articulating all your true feelings. In my view, now is prime time for you to show the world exactly who you are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you still hoping to heal from psychological wounds that you rarely speak about? May I suggest that you consider speaking about them in the coming weeks? Not to just anyone and everyone, of course, but rather to allies who might be able to help you generate at least a partial remedy. The moment is ripe, in my opinion.

Now is a favorable time for you to become actively involved in seeking cures, fixes and solace. Life will be more responsive than usual to such efforts.

and philosopher Muriel Barbery says, “I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.” In the coming weeks, I hope you will overcome any tendency you might have to manipulate yourself in such a way. In my view, it’s crucial for your mental and spiritual health that you at least question your belief system and perhaps even risk shaking its foundation.

Don’t worry: Even if doing so ushers in a period of uncertainty, you’ll be much stronger for it in the long run. More robust and complete beliefs will be available for you to embrace.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her book Mathilda, novelist Mary Shelley (1797-1851) has the main character ask, “What had I to love?” And the answer? “Oh, many things: there was the moonshine, and the bright stars; the breezes and the refreshing rains; there was the whole earth and the sky that covers it.” I bring this to your attention in the hope of inspiring you to make your own tally of all the wonders you love. I trust your inventory will be at least ten times as long as Mathilda’s.

Now is a favorable time for you to gather all the healing that can come from feeling waves of gratitude, even adoration, for the people, animals, experiences, situations and places that rouse your interest and affection and devotion.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Our memories are always changing. Whenever we call up a specific remembrance, it’s different from the last time we visited that same remembrance‚ colored by all the new memories we have accumulated in the meantime. Over time, an event

we recall from when we were 9 years old has gone through a great deal of shape-shifting in our memory so much so that it may have little resemblance to the first time we remembered it. Is this a thing to be mourned or celebrated?

Maybe some of both. Right now, though, it’s to be celebrated. You have extra power to declare your independence from any memories that don’t make you feel good. Why hold on to them if you can’t even be sure they’re accurate?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. His flight marked the first time that NASA, the agency in charge of spaceflight, had ever used electronic computers. Glenn, who was also an engineer, wanted the very best person to verify the calculations, and that was Virgo mathematician Katherine Johnson. In fact, Glenn said he wouldn’t fly without her involvement.

I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because I believe the coming months will be a favorable time for you to garner the kind of respect and recognition that Katherine Johnson got from John Glenn. Make sure everyone who needs to know does indeed know about your aptitudes and skills.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to an Apache proverb, “It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” If you act on that counsel in the coming weeks, you will succeed in doing what needs to be done. There is only one potential downfall you could be susceptible to, in my view, and that is talking and thinking too much about the matter you want to accomplish before you actually take action to accomplish it. All the power you need will arise as you resolutely wield the lightning in your hands.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “If we’re

not careful, we are apt to grant ultimate value to something we’ve just made up in our heads,” said Zen priest Kosho Uchiyama.

In my view, that’s a problem all of us should always be alert for. As I survey my own past, I’m embarrassed and amused as I remember the countless times I committed this faux pas.

For instance, during one eight-month period, I inexplicably devoted myself to courting a woman who had zero interest in a romantic

relationship with me. I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because I’m concerned that right now, you’re more susceptible than usual to making this mistake. But since I’ve warned you, maybe you’ll avoid it. I hope so!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Asha Sanaker writes, “There is a running joke about us Capricorns that we age backwards. Having been born as burdened, cranky old people, we become lighter and more joyful as we age because we have gained so much practice in wielding responsibility. And in this way we learn, over time, about what are our proper burdens to carry and what are not. We develop clear boundaries around how to hold our obligations with grace.” Sanaker’s thoughts will serve as an excellent meditation for you in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase when you can make dramatic progress in embodying the skills she articulates.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As author

Denise Linn reminded us, “The way you treat yourself sends a very clear message to others about how they should treat you.” With that advice as your inspiration, I will ask you to deepen your devotion to self-care in the coming weeks. I will encourage you to shower yourself with more tenderness and generosity than you have ever done in your life. I will also urge you to make sure these efforts are apparent to everyone in your life. I am hoping for you to accomplish a permanent upgrade in your love for yourself, which should lead to a similar upgrade in the kindness you receive from others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have at your disposal a prodigiously potent creative tool: your imagination. If there’s a specific experience or object you want to bring into your world, the first thing you do is visualize it. The practical actions you take to live the life you want to live always refer back to the scenes in your mind’s eye. And so every goal you fulfill, every quest you carry out, every liberation you achieve, begins as an inner vision. Your imagination is the engine of your destiny.

It’s the catalyst with which you design your future. I bring these ideas to your attention, dear Pisces, because November is Celebrate Your Imagination Month.

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HOT WOMAN CHATTING WITH ME We were chatting waiting in line. Then an older lady was trying to cut, and you made it a point to tell her, “You’re behind him!” That was hot! I could be wrong, but I felt a connection. I liked what I saw; did you? I’m game if you are.

Chat or even more — send you home smiling. ? When: Friday, October 29, 2021. Where: Hannaford, North Ave., in line. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915449 THREE ENCOUNTERS: TWO HEARTS The morning we met across the counter, we had a pleasant conversation and I was drawn to your quiet charm. Twice since then, I’ve visited, and each time, you’ve left hearts with my order. If you were looking to make an impression, it happened that very first time. Look me up? When: Sunday, October 3, 2021. Where: North Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915448 RANDI WITH THE GRAY CURLS I’ve always secretly admired you and like talking to you when you come into my work, but I haven’t seen you in a while.

Let’s hang out sometime. Maybe I could be your winter warmth. If you see this, please respond or come see me. I hope you are doing well! When: Friday, October 1, 2021. Where: South Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915447 CITY MARKET PARKING LOT SMILES Our cars were parked next to each other. You were on your phone, and I was on mine. I looked over, and you smiled; I smiled back. You waved at me as I left the store. You: wearing circular-shaped glasses and driving a gray Honda CR-V. Would love to have a simultaneous conversation in person.

When: Monday, October 25, 2021.

Where: City Market downtown parking lot. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915446

SHELBURNE JIFFY GINGER You: polished and so cute. Me: not so much. So glad we shared a smile. :) When: Monday, October 11, 2021.

Where: Shelburne Jiffy Mart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915445 WHERE’S THE ‘MAILMAN’?

Mailman, where did you go? I was just about to send you a flirt, and you were long gone. Bummer, dude! I’d really enjoy sharing a white Russian with you sometime. When: Sunday, October 24, 2021. Where: Seven Days personals.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915444 PLANET FITNESS Saw you this morning: tall, handsome guy on the treadmill wearing the beanie! Just wanted to let you know you’re lookin’ good! I wonder if you are single? When: Monday, October 25, 2021. Where: Planet Fitness.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915443 BEAUTIFUL MOM AND ADORABLE DAUGHTER You and your daughter visited me and my goats. I think we caught eyes a few times. I wanted to chat more and get your name, but I was occupied with other visitors. You: wide-brimmed green hat, cowboy boots, beautiful smile and adorable daughter. I was the goat guy. When: Friday, October 8, 2021.

Where: Richmond Farmers Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915442 BEAUTIFUL IN BLUE You were dressed all in blue, walking your dog, who seemed to have plans of his/her own. I watched you from another parking lot. You told me your dog was flirting.

You were so beautiful. When: Friday, October 22, 2021. Where: UVM Trinity Campus. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915441

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YOU WERE FRAMED! LEBANON, N.H. You: picking up your Radiohead piece for framing. Me: rocking the red Chucks. Nice chatting with you about being creative and sneakers. Let’s get coffee and keep the conversation going. When: Thursday, October 21, 2021. Where: Lebanon, N.H. You: Man. Me: Man. #915440 STONE SOUP Me: 60 y/o. You: about the same. We caught each other’s eye at the café. I was with a friend having a piece of pie and a tea. You were with a younger woman, possibly your daughter. I would be interested in finding out more about you. When: Saturday, October 16, 2021. Where: Stone Soup café.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915439 EVERYWHERE IN MY DREAMS, MONTPELIER I’ve seen you many places. Tall, kind, carefree. When will our paths cross?

My heart and soul need us to find one another for a happy journey together.

Me: tall, soulful woman. You: tall, kind and looking for last love. When: Friday, October 1, 2021. Where: everywhere.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915438 CITY MARKET SUNCATCHER You: basking like a lizard outside the downtown co-op at the table closest to the entrance. Me: finding nothing to say that could possibly enhance the pearl-perfect moment you seemed to be enjoying. Let’s have a moment like that together at my favorite sunset spot. It’s an obvious one, but few people seem to know it. When: Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Where: City Market downtown.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915436 CITY MARKET LUNCH RUN You told me I looked like I was going for your roast beef sandwich during the lunch rush. You weren’t wrong. Maybe we have lunch together sometime? When: Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Where: City Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915435 DARK CIRCLES UNDER YOUR EYES You: finishing two weeks of night shifts and still smiling and singing. Me: in awe and in love. Wishing you an amazing birthday, mi amor! You have no idea how incredible you are. When: Thursday, October 21, 2021. Where: Burlington waterfront.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915431

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Dear Reverend,

I have been out of the dating pool for quite a while, so when I recently put a toe back in the water, I was frozen out! I am concerned about sexually transmitted diseases, so I brought up the subject before things became too intimate — it’s not the kind of thing I’d bring up in bed. The response was less than I’d hoped for — was I accusing her of being a tramp?

How does one discuss this subject nowadays? Although some STDs are easily treated, others are not. It seems to me worth discussing the risks, especially as we’re all sensitized to infectious diseases in the COVID-19 era. Is there a place to get tested for them? Forget about asking a primary care doc — most of us don’t even have one.

Bug in the Rug

(MALE, 63)

GOT EXCITED ABOUT SNAKE I saw your I Spy about the interrupted run and snake! I’m a short, blond man who was running with my friend — a slightly less short, snake-owning woman — and screamed her name so she could see the snake! No idea which one of us was “radiant,” but wanted to let you know that I was tickled for my first I Spy appearance! When: Thursday, September 23, 2021. Where: Burlington bike path. You: Man. Me: Man. #915434 CUTIE AT SAMMY’S IN WINOOSKI You: Middle Eastern, very friendly, cute.

Me: trans woman. You’re cute. Want to know more. When: Sunday, October 10, 2021. Where: Sammy’s, Winooski. You: Man. Me: Trans woman. #915433 THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW! Our paths are running next to each other. I hope they cross sooner rather than later. I hope you turn here as much as I do. When: Sunday, October 10, 2021. Where: my daily read.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915432 I MISS YOU, SUNSHINE I made a mistake, and it cost me the best woman I ever knew. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my Montpelier girl. I do wish the best for you but wish we split on better terms. You will always be in my heart, Smarty Pants. When: Monday, September 27, 2021. Where: Montpelier.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915428 ON TAP, SATURDAY 9/25 I was sitting alone in the back corner.

You and your friend were at the table in front of me. You got up and came over and introduced yourself and didn’t come back. I would love to buy you a drink and chat. When: Saturday, September 25, 2021. Where: in the back room of the bar. You: Woman. Me: Couple. #915427 SHELBURNE ROAD, ADVANCED AUTO PARTS You and your guy were waiting at the counter as I walked by and wished you good luck on your project. Did I imagine it, or did you come over by me a few times and then bend over in front of the air fresheners for my benefit? If so, I’m really glad you did. Meet for a drink? When: Friday, September 24, 2021. Where: Shelburne Rd. auto parts store. You: Couple. Me: Man. #915425

Inquiring about whether a potential paramour has a communicable disease has never been easy, but the question should come as no surprise. Timing is everything, and perhaps yours was off. Had you just met?

Were you at dinner? It’s possible your date felt that you weren’t intimate enough to make the inquiry.

So when is the right time to pop the question? I’d say sometime after a little smooching but before any naughty bits get involved. And here’s

HEARTBREAKER Why do you have to be a heartbreaker? / Is it a lesson that I never knew? / Got to get out of this spell that I’m under ... my love for you. / Why do you have to be a heartbreaker, when I was being what you want me to be? / Suddenly everything I ever wanted has passed me by. / Yes, I mean you. When: Thursday, April 1, 2021. Where: in your guest bed.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915426 BURLINGTON CUMBERLAND FARMS, GAS, SMILES You: F, light brown hair in a bun, blue Volkswagen wagon parked at the pump.

Me: M, tall, salt-and-pepper hair, shorts, floral mask, held the door for you as you came in. We caught each other’s eye, smiled as you walked to the pump.

I said hi. I should’ve come over to talk.

Care to do that sometime? When: Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Where: Cumberland Farms, Pine St., Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915424 FOREVER, EVER? Forever never, seems that long until you’re grown / And notice that the day-by-day ruler can’t be too wrong. / I wish I could become a magician to abracadabra all the sadder / Thoughts of me, thoughts of she, asking what happened to the feeling that her and me had. When: Sunday, October 14, 2018. Where: separate ways. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915416 GEORGIA MARKET You: blue shirt and jeans, and some tats.

Me: blue shirt and shorts. We smiled at each other, said hi, and then I dropped my keys and said, “Sh*t.” I would enjoy hearing from you if you are single!

G. When: Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Where: Georgia Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915410 BURLINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, BIG SMILES 5 p.m. Me: M, parked in loading zone by Sweetwaters, unloading my car. You: F, tall, pretty, blond, flat-brim black hat, long black boots. Your smile lit up the afternoon. We smiled at each other like we knew each other. I said hi; you beamed and walked on up College Street. Care to say hi and more sometime? When: Friday, September 10, 2021. Where: Church Street Marketplace, Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915404

a tip: Rather than asking your date point-blank about her STD status, why not offer up yours first? It’s easier to discuss an awkward topic when someone breaks the seal.

If you don’t have a primary care physician, Planned Parenthood is a great place to go. Among many other services (and free condoms!), it offers STD testing and treatment. If you don’t have insurance, you may qualify for a sliding-scale fee or another special program. You could even go together with a new partner to get tested — just maybe not on the first date.

Good luck and God bless,

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