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“Taunting is bully-like behavior,” McCo llum said. “I tell students we don’t need to antagonize or bully, because we are better thanAthat.”new rule implemented by the VPA this year requires someone from the host school
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bit more so than an adult can,” Jabour said. “With the way an adult acts and receives, if it’s disrespectful or they use inappropriate language, then they’ve been living with that for a number of years. So, 30, 40, however old you are, it’s harder to break that pattern.”
“This program really brought to the fore front what I think some of us advocates have been saying for a while, that the homeless and housing challenge is bigger than we’re really recognizing,” Caprice Hover, the housing authority’s VERAP coordinator, said.Thousandswillsoonloserental,utilityhelp
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South Burlington’s director of activities, Mike Jabour, said it’s far easier to “redirect” a student who acts up at a game, whether through disciplinary actions or old-fashioned teachable moments. For adults, it often takes another adult to step in.
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while kids are figuring out algebra equations, working on a sculpture or memorizing state capitals.High school sports venues ought to provide the same levels of protection for the students, Thomas said.
According to the authority’s website, the program was a “short-term initiative, funded by an award from U.S. Treasury.” Under initial guidance from Treasury, the authority projected the funds would last through 2023, but new guidance issued in March “dramat ically upended” that timeline and required the program to spend the money faster.
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Ella Trevithick, 13, of Shelburne, took this photo of the sky between storms on a recent night.
“You learn so many good skills on the field, and we don’t want the kids to be subject to bullying and harassment,” she said. “As adults, we need to model the type of behavior that we want our kids to show.”
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Players aren’t the only ones who can get ejected from sporting events this year. That’s the message from the Vermont Principals Association, which oversees varsi ty sports in Vermont, following a year that saw numerous acts of bad sportsmanship and ugly fan behavior — racial epithets, trans phobic comments, body shaming and general harassment of all kinds.
Though the federal COVID-19 cash flow that kept people in their homes is shutting off, the data collected by the authority will provide a clear picture of Vermont’s housing issue that some housing policy advocates have long attempted to draw attention to.
Ricky McCollum, the activities director at Champlain Valley Union High School, the largest school in the state and arguably home to the largest trophy collection, put it bluntly.
“Students can check themselves a little
Lauren Thomas, the VPA’s assistant exec utive director, said it can be easy to forget that a sporting event isn’t just a game at the youth levels, but, in a way, an extension of the class room. And one doesn’t expect an unruly fan to simply walk into a classroom and talk trash
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The Vermont Emergency Rental Assis tance Program, or VERAP, doled out over $130 million across the state in emergency assistance for those struggling to pay rent and utilities since the COVID-19 pandem ic began, but now that program is winding down.In October and November, the Vermont State Housing Authority will begin gradual reductions to the program that has allowed 12,613 households to “remain stably housed during an unprecedented public health emer gency.”Rental assistance will continue until the funds are fully depleted at an unspecified, yet likely imminent, date. Utility assistance stops at year’s end. Rather than send rent ers to a financial cliff, winding the program down gradually was determined to be the best way to help them plan for the future.
of goods are up by about 10 to 50 percent in the last year,” he said. “I’m pretty sure the income of anyone here or anyone out there has not kept Accordingpace.”tothe U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, consumer prices for goods increased by 9.1 percent over a 12-month period ending in June.
Vermonters will be able to receive newly approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots designed to be a match for the BA.5 Omicron vari ant currently affecting most people.Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven tion recommended use of the newHealthboosters. commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said these boosters come at just the right“Astime.the weather cools, we start spending more time inside — and that is when we see increases in cases of respiratory viruses like colds and flu, and now COVID19,” said Levine. “This fast-evolving virus continues to demand our attention, and I am pleased we now have an updated vaccine that targets the variants we see circulat ing in ThereVermont.”aretwo types of the new boosters, which are known as bivalent — mean ing they cover both the orig inal SARS-CoV2 virus and the more recent Omicron (BA.5) variant. The Pfizer booster is for people ages 12 and older, while Moderna’s is authorized for those 18 years
To receive either of the new boosters, people must have completed the primary vaccination series (two doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson). Individuals who have recent ly received Novavax are not yet eligible for any booster at thisFortime. information, orPeoplevaccineics,availablecine.healthvermont.gov/myvacvisitFlushotswillalsobeatmanyoftheclinexceptforthehighdoseforolderindividuals.cangotoapharmacycontacttheirproviderfor
The health department preordered approximately 17,000 doses of the bivalent boosters.Levine said that while the vaccines don’t necessarily prevent people from getting the virus, it will reduce the likelihood of serious illness.
“I’ve come to tell you this is a terrible idea,” said Bruce Lisman, a retired Wall Street executive and a former Republican candi date for Vermont governor, who said the tax “will impact a broad swath of people and many of those who can least afford it.”
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Selectboard members passed the option tax vote to keep the town’s proverbial foot on the gas: “There’s a lot of process we need to go through” for it to be on the
If implemented, Shelburne would join many of its Chitten den County neighbors in levying the tax, including Burlington, Colchester, South Burlington, Winooski and Williston, as well as other Vermont towns like Rutland, St. Albans and Stowe.
The town’s finance commit tee has projected it could gener ate $939,961 in local option tax revenues, if adopted for the 2023 fiscal year.
“Most people that I spoke with seem to think that” using local option tax revenues for “capital improvements and infra structure, it made sense,” select board member Kate Lalley said. “But that was the limit of their interest in giving us extra money to work with.”
Shelburne voters will decide in March whether to adopt a local option tax in town.
“Continuing education around it is important,” select board member Cate Cross said, adding she has fielded several emails regarding the proposed tax. “It was a common question we heard: ‘What are you going to spend this on? Are you going to waste it and do something ridiculous?’ There’s a lot still to be said and written and commu nicated and answered, but for sure putting it on the ballot out in advance seems like the way to go based on the number of people we heard from.”
The option tax “depends on the price of goods, and the price
Nonetheless, residents are still wary of adding on addition al taxes with rising inflation, and an economy still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The town selectboard during its most recent meeting unani mously moved to ask the voters whether to institute a local option tax, allowing the town to tack on an additional 1 percent tax on Vermont’s retail sales, meals, rooms and alcohol beverage taxes — online sales included.
Shelburne option tax to be voted on in March Proposal would affect sales, meals, rooms and alcohol taxes by 1 percent
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“In my mind, this is about diversifying the ways we pay for our municipal government,” selectboard member Matt Worm ser said.
of age and older.
As the new booster shot becomes more widely avail able over the next few weeks, Vermonters will be able to get it from their provider, a pharmacy or wherever they would normally get vaccinat ed.
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March ballot because it would require a charter change, town manager Lee Krohn said.
Shelburne officials have stressed the importance of the tax as a means of paying for future capital needs, such as the new wastewater treatment plant proj ect, which will likely cost the town more than $20 million.
“It’s a regressive tax. Like the sales tax, it’s among one of the meanest this country has afflicted on those who could least afford it,” Lisman said.
The task for the selectboard moving forward is presenting and selling the tax plan to the public.
The finance committee this summer formulated the idea to generate income for the town specifically from visitors and tourists that visit the town — be it those visiting the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Farms or just passing by on Route 7.
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The story of 11-year-old Rich ard Smith joining Chet Atkins on stage is legendary and foretold a bright future: British-born Smith learned fingerstyle guitar listening to Atkins’ recordings, so when he played a date in England, it was arranged that Smith join him on stage.Smith selected “Whispering Pines” to play, and at the conclu sion Atkins, along with the thou sand people in attendance at Her Majesty’s Theater in London, was so impressed that he coaxed the bashful Smith to return to the stage to play another song, “Little Rock Getaway.” Atkins was so mesmer ized that he stopped playing.
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A year later he won the presti gious National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2001 at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan. Today, Smith tours the world with a repertoire that includes fingerpicking classics, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, originals, blues, ragtime, jazz standards and every thing from pop to Sousa marches. He has performed and recorded with Atkins, Les Paul, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Martin Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel.
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ers Hall of Fame named Smith Thumbpicker of the Year in 2008 and again in 2021; he was induct ed into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Visit richardsmith.com to learn more about him, but, most of all, don’t miss the opportunity on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Cham plain Valley Union Theater to hear
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Smith was born in 1971 in Beckenham, and began playing guitar when he was five, inspired by watching his father picking the Atkins and Travis version of “Down South Blues.” He says he remembers begging his dad to show him the fingerpicking style. Smith was quickly recognized as a child prodigy, and it was only a few years later when Atkins would bestow high praise upon him, describing Richard as “the most amazing guy I know on the guitar. He can play anything I know, only better.”Smith performed throughout the 1990s with brothers Rob and Sam in the Richard Smith Trio before marrying Julie Adams, an accomplished cellist, and moving to Nashville in 2000. Once there, he founded The Hot Club of Nash ville, a band with a varying lineup that included John Jorgenson, Pat Bergeson, Bryon Sutton and Stuart Duncan and combined jazz and western swing.
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Thousands turned out for a joint Army and Air Force Military Expo and Open House Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11, at the Vermont National Guard base at the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. The event included military aircraft, vehicles, simulators, weaponry, interactive displays and more.
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Sept. 8 at 2:08 p.m., a walk-in wanted to speak with an offi cer about homeless individu als “camping and setting fires” between Shelburne Road and
Sept. 6 at 5:13 p.m., someone called the police to report a homeless encampment on the LaPlatte River, but officers could not find anyone occupy ing the area.
Sept. 5 at 9:11 p.m., a juvenile told police her parents were trying to kick her out of the house. Officers helped mediate the situation.
Sept. 6 at 3:51 a.m., a vehicle fire was extinguished at the Shel burne Bay fishing access. The cause of the fire is under inves
Sept. 10 at 7:22 p.m., Shelburne fire and rescue assisted Char lotte fire and rescue with a boat fire at Point Bay Marina.
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Sept. 11 at 4:09 p.m., a caller reported items had been stolen from his car on Oak Hill Road.
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Sept. 9 at 9:30 a.m., a bullet was reportedly found in the parking lot of the Heartworks School.
Suspicious incidents: 11
tic disturbance was reported at Harbor Place. Officers assisted in mediating the dispute.
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Sept. 9 at 4:14 p.m., a three-car crash was reported with inju ries on Shelburne Road near Longmeadow Drive. A patient was transported to the hospital.
Sept. 9 at 8:59 p.m., a caller report ed hearing gunshots in the area near Webster Road and Spear Street. Officers could not deter mine the source of the sound.
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Sept.tigation.6at1:52 p.m., a Brentwood Drive resident called the cops on a neighbor who was playing their music too loud, but offi cers determined the noise was not excessive.
Sept. 9 at 3:50 p.m., a walk in reported a man yelling at a woman and a child at the bus stop near Harrington Avenue but officers later determined it was a deaf person communicat ing with his family members.
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Sept. 8 at 8:05 p.m., a two-car crash was reported with no injuries on Shelburne Road.
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Sept. 11 at 1:01 p.m., a caller reported a dog in a vehi cle parked at the Shelburne Museum, but the dog was OK. Sept. 11 at 2:36 p.m., a stray dog was reunited with its owner.
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because officers are in the outlying towns and cities and not where most needed.You might be tempted to conclude that this is just a Burlington problem, but residents from all over the region seek work, dining and entertainment options in the Queen City. In addition to the flexibility of resource deployment, the recruiting and reten tion obstacles would be fewer due to greater career development potential in a larger organi zation.Given that police departments, partic ularly in Burlington, are significantly understaffed, it would seem the right time to convene a renewed dialogue about what organizational alternatives are available to make us all safer. I believe we should dust off Leahy’s idea from five decades ago because it was needed then and even more needed now.
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Brian Searles is a retired former police chief in South Burlington and current member of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council.
Given that usavailablealternativeswhatdialogueconvenetheitunderstaffed,significantlyBurlington,particularlydepartments,policeinarewouldseemrighttimetoarenewedaboutorganizationalaretomakeallsafer.
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Recently, Vermont Public reported on efforts to better coordinate and divide responsibilities by Vermont’s state law enforcement agencies, which should result in efficiencies such as less duplica tion. This is being done, at least in part, in response to staffing shortages and is commendable no matter what the reason.
But it didn’t happen.
Time to policeChittendenconsolidateCounty’sagencies?
police chiefs today are mainly focused on delivering the highest quality of services and other local lead ers have led successful development of regional entities to deal with systems as diverse as public water, public schools and
In 1970, the International Associa tion of Chiefs of Police study found that fragmentation and duplication of effort could be eliminated with a county-wide approach that would result in improve ments in administration, field operations, investigative services and training. The highly successful regionalization of child abuse and sexual assault investigations with the launch of the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations in the 1990s demonstrated the tremendous potential of combining resources.
Two recent phenomena have added strength to the case for a regional approach in Chittenden County: the previously resourceslikelya.m.,whenaboutchancesinoneington.shootingproblemsrecruitmentdiscussedandretentionandthespikeinincidentsinBurlIfyouhearsomerefertodowntownChittendenCounty,arethey’retalkingBurlingtonandthebarscloseat2forexample,itisthatcountypolicingaremisplaced
Since policing entities at all levels in Vermont are finding it more and more difficult to find potential officers, perhaps it’s time to have a conversation about how we can do better at the local level. For me, a great conversation starter is embodied in an idea that goes back more than 50 years, promoted by then-Chittenden County State’s Attorney Patrick Leahy. Yes, that Patrick Leahy.The idea was to combine the local police entities in Chittenden County to form what was referred to at the time as a Metropolitan Police Department. Leahy, who is now wrapping up a long run as U.S. senator from Vermont, was successful in convincing the county planning commission, assisted by the Internation al Association of Chiefs of Police, to study the idea in some detail, produc ing an 81-page report in the summer of 1970 that concluded a regional approach would result in a more effective and efficient policing effort.
The union activates a develop ment program that will ultimately convert the fertilized egg cell into a multi-trillion-cell organism.
For complex multicellular organisms to grow and evolve their DNA must be duplicated every time a cell divides. In highly complex organisms like humans, the process of genome duplication must approach perfec tion. Too many mistakes would irreversibly corrupt the genetic blueprint.Theenzyme responsible for replicating DNA in a human cell nucleus is known as DNA-poly merase. The time allotted to copy the diploid human genome is five to eight hours and requires thousands of polymerase mole cules working at a rapid pace in a complex and coordinated molecu lar ballet.Withso many polymerase molecules moving so fast during the duplication process how does the polymerase not make occasional mistakes? The answer is it most certainly does make mistakes, but polymerase has a proofreading ability that allows it to correct most of the mistakes.
Two days later, the embryo is now 0.26 inches and is devel
In many states and with many insurance programs contraception methods are available at no cost or minimal co-pay.
Obviously, men are equally responsible for avoiding unwant ed pregnancies, and a significant number of women experience situations where it is not their intent to engage in sexual inter course.Nonetheless the reality is many millions of men and women are taking no precautions to prevent unintended pregnancies. In addition, many couples do not follow perfect-use directions of the contraception approaches or devices they employ.
The process of creating a new human being, an organism whose complexity and abilities are more aligned with science fiction than science fact, is the result of tens of millions of years of mammali an evolution.Manywho engage in sexual intercourse do not desire a preg nancy yet take no steps, or fail to
Those who advocate for the right of a woman to carry a pregnancy to term or abort pregnancythein the first trimester, or at any stage, declare the right to beButabsolute.itisfair to ask if the means are avail able to manypregnancies,unintendedpreventbutmillions
Excluding abortion where a woman is at risk for serious harm if the pregnancy contin ues or where serious congenital malformations develop in the embryo-fetus, as well as women who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest and desire an abortion, I would define rare as a 90 percent reduction in the current number of abortions.
And what if that cannot be achieved?
Bill Clinton said that abortion should be
Despite effective methods of contraception and often minimal cost, it is estimated that more than 900,000 abortions occur every year in the U.S. Why, then, do abortions still occur in such highDatanumbers?collected by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for womenpercentdetail2017-2019that30ofbetween
In the second and third trimes ter, organs that have formed in the first trimester will further develop and prepare the fetus to enter the world as a member of the human species.
Most abortions take place during the first trimester or approximately 12 weeks of a pregnancy.Themost common method of abortion is referred to as medi cation abortion. It involves two drugs, one to stop development and the other to induce contrac tions that will separate the embryo (or fetus) from the mother’s body.
There are more than a dozen different approaches to contracep tion, 10 of which have efficacies
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He often wrote about the biological wonders that exist on ourInplanet.anessay entitled “The Wonderful Mistake” he talks about the appearance of DNA in primitive single cell organisms three billion years ago. Over very long intervals more complex multicellular organisms evolved, and we now know the transition can be traced to changes in DNA, the genetic blueprint of life.
Over a seven-day period, while initial cell divisions are ongoing, the tiny, fertilized egg moves from the fallopian tubes to the uterus. Upon arrival at the uterus the now multicellular entity (an embryo) directs the creation of a placenta in which all further developmental events occur.
Medication abortions can be safely done up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. At 10 weeks of gesta tion the fetus is 1.3 inches long and development is advanced, with all organs present and some functioning as in an adult.
of individuals do not avail them selves of these prevention options, what does this say about personal responsibility and the lack of appropriate consideration for an entity in the process of becoming a new human being?
oping a face with nostrils, mouth and hollows that will become the eyes.At about 7.5 weeks of preg nancy, the embryo is 0.4 inches long and has features of a tiny human being with the exception that the head is 25 percent of the entire body. All organs have formed to some degree and the kidneys are releasing urine into the placenta’s amniotic fluid where it will be transferred to the maternal circulation for eventual discharge.At58days post-fertilzation or week 10 of the pregnancy, the embryo, now referred to as a fetus, is 1.3 inches long and essentially a miniature human being, although a long way from being able to exist outside the mother’s body.
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Development is astoundingly fast.Twenty-one days after fertil ization — equivalent to week five of the pregnancy as the timeline of a pregnancy is based upon the date of the last missed menstru al cycle — the embryo is now 0.1 inches long and looks like a tadpole or a seahorse.
Gerry Silverstein lives in South Burlington and taught courses in human health and disease at the University of Vermont for 22 years.
Those three mistakes are the drivers of evolution.
Guest Perspective Gerry Silverstein
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Thomas in his essay conveys that if humans had invented the process of genome duplication, they would have perfected it, and evolution would never have occurred.Howdoes this review of species evolution and DNA duplication relate to the abortion debate?Ithas taken more than 60 million years of mammalian evolution, and six million years of hominid evolution, to “perfect” the enormously complex process of creating a human life.
employ contraception methods correctly, to prevent unintended pregnancies.Theresult for many involves a decision to terminate the pregnan cy at a stage in development when some or all organs of the devel oping embryo have been created, although in rudimentary forms.
the ages of 18-49 at risk for unintended pregnancy were using no method of contra ception. This translated into almost 20 million women.
I agree with conditionally.Clinton,
Yet the abortion debate focus es almost exclusively on terminat ing the process of creation; never about the details that define the creation process itself.
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On day 22 a primitive heart has formed and begins to beat, ultimately twice as fast as the mother’s heart. At 28 days the embryo has grown to 0.23 inches, the spine has formed, as has arm buds that look like little wings.
When a complete genome duplication process has occurred, on average, three mistakes will appear in each set of maternal and paternal chromosomes of the newly created cell.
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Bill Clinton said that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. I agree with Clinton, conditionally.
That is a question I believe society urgently needs to address.
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of 99 percent or greater in perfect use. Moreover, when two methods are used simultaneously, efficacy increases even further.
Creating a human being begins with the fertilization of a sperm cell with an egg cell, or ovum.
Lewis Thomas was one of America’s great essayists.
If not now, then when?
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I have been officiating every level from youth to college for over 60 years. This football season I was content to finally be off the field, running just the clocks. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. In Vermont there are only 44 football officials to cover the entire state. This includes varsity and sub-varsity games. Not all 44 are available to work games. Work, personal issues and injury usually makes the total number available far less.
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This planned closing is part of the design of the Champlain Parkway.Thedrivers that stop to take a flyer — about two in 10 — say they are angry that Pine Street might be closed. About a third don’t even know about the Champlain Parkway. They ask, “What’s happening to our communities?” and “What are the alternatives?” and “What can we do?” The flyers provide infor mation about those alternatives with the Champlain Right-Way project.The dead-ending of Pine Street is a key element in the legal fight of the Pine Street Coalition against the city of Burl ington, and this battle continues in the courts.
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What can you do? Sign the Stop the Champlain Parkway Project and Sign the Champlain RIGHTway Petition at chng.it/ tS9Ts5FjDx. The Pine Street Coalition reports that 754 people have signed the petition to stop and change the parkway.
For the past six weeks a group of residents in the Queen City Park neighborhood of South Burlington has been standing at the corner of Pine Street and Queen City Park Road passing out flyers informing motorists about where Pine will dead end at Queen City Park Road.
Even former Burlington planning director David White objected to the dead-ending of Pine Street, which closes one of the two major north-south streets, clearly a historical mistake and one that will cause irreparable damage to the South End trans port structure.
The Champlain Right-Way alternative, as proposed by the Pine Street Coalition, would place a roundabout where Pine Street meets Queen City Park Road. Other improvements include adding additional round abouts, wider walkways and bicycle lanes.
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That said, for high school (or any level), new officials are needed. Most of those working games now are in the 50s and older. Several of us are in our mid 70s. Although we would like to work games forever, we know that our window of officiating days is closing fast. Help is needed.Tothose who played any sport, at any level, officiating is
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There has been no significant change in the parkway design since it was solidified in about 2010. There is a better way, though.
Get official: High School sports needs referees
If you want to get involved, contact me at woodchuck37@ hotmail.com or call me at 802-658-9974.
Because of this, I made myself available for on field assignments. At my age, I hope I’ll be able to fulfill the assign ments I receive.
Champlain Parkway, Pine Street plan a mistake
On Saturday, I was driving home from the Fairfax-Lamoille football game where I was part of the officiating crew. I was listening to the radio and heard a public service announcement about the critical shortage of sports officials in all sports at the high school level.
The Railroad Enterprise Project would relieve conges tion from the Maple-King Street neighborhood by cutting over before Curtis Lumber.
Yes, you get yelled at by coaches and spectators. No one likes to get yelled at. I no longer hear those things; experience has taught me that.
You enjoyed the time you played. Help ensure that games can continue. Step up and join us, you’ll never regret it, if you give it your best. At a game ask an official how to become involved. It may be one of the best decisions you ever make.
a great way to give back to the sports you enjoyed in your youth. The benefits are great. You’re still involved with the games, you get needed exercise, and earn a little extra income and make friends that last a lifetime.
Since the pandemic, roughly 50,000 men and women, nation ally, have left the vocation. All sports need officials. Vermont is no different: The need for new officials has never been greater than now.
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Age 6: Jamison Kavanagh, Roman Kim, Malou Koch, Warner Reid, Calvin Jackson. Makea Hussels and Oliver Sawyer
The all-day event includes hours of softball, infinite innings and free family fun.
USS Nationals Strongman compe tition while overcoming the tragic loss of her cousin to Huntington’s disease.Thedocumentary will be shown Friday, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m., at The Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, 60 Lake St. A Q&A willCarter’sfollow. journey is a true testa ment to perseverance in battling
Carter caught the attention of local documentary artists, and the result is a 36-minute short film about her journey training for Nationals.
lifetime of learning and fun.
The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, Sept. 22, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features turkey tetrazini, Scandinavian vegetables, wheat dinner roll with butter, apple and berry crisp and milk.
News from Pierson Library
St. Peter’s hosts craft fair in Vergennes
Congratulations to new Pier son Library youth cardholders who received a library card this summer. The library welcomes everyone to a
The Ta-Kum-Ta Softball-athon will be held at Burlington’s Centennial Field Saturday, Sept. 24 to support local families affected by childhood cancer.
Age 11: Sadie Plante
Age 12: Olivia L. Proulx Smith
You must have pre-registered by Monday, Sept. 19, with Kerrie
a-Truck vehicles, lawn games, park food, face painting and more. Learn more and sign up to play at takumta.org/softball.
Co-sponsored with the Char lotte Library, register for the free talk by Monday, Sept. 19.
“Taking Up Space” follows Vermont plus-size powerlifter Laura Carter as she trains for the
“There’s a magic you expe rience when you witness Camp Ta-Kum-Ta’s programs in person. Through family friendly activities, energetic games, and a whole lot of fun, we’re excited to bring the spirit of Camp to the greater communi ty through this Softball-a-thon,” Meaghan Bombardier, a camp board member and event co-chair, said.Participants sign up to play for as many of the endless potential innings as they would like. All skill levels are welcome. Players can sign up as individuals or as a team and get to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at the Lake Monsters’ Centennial Field.Community members are encouraged to bring their friends and family to enjoy free activities at the ballpark. Participants can look forward to inflatables, Touch-
Speaker offers historical talk at Shelburne town hall
The St. Peter’s Cemetery Asso ciation is hosting a craft fair on Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 Maple St., TheVergennes.fairalso features a bake sale and luncheon.
Age 8: Kendall BaDore, Amelia Raby, Adina Barth, Ella Robinson, Evan D. Proulx Smith, Grayson Demers, Alectra Hussels and Amelia Voland
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‘Taking Up Space’ spotlights female powerlifter
emotional and physical hardship in a male-dominated sport.
Raap will share his goal of advancing a new era of regen erative, diversified farming that balances Vermont’s 150 years of dependence on commodity dairy farms. Earthkeep Regenerative Agriculture Center is a non-profit research, innovation and education hub. The associated farmers collec tive offers a new legal and opera tional structure created to incubate farm businesses more effectively.
Earthkeep Farmcommon explains its vision at talk
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Chittenden County Historical Society presents “Bethuel Chitten den: Ordained for Vermont During Tense Political Times,” Sunday, Sept. 25, 2-3:30 p.m., with educa tor, speaker and author Lori Wilson, at the Shelburne Town Hall at Pier sonWilsonLibrary.is the author of three books on historical topics, includ ing a history of Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne, 1790-1990. Bethuel Chittenden was a founder of the church and brother of Gov. ThomasMoreChittenden.atcchsvt.org or contact Sarah Dopp at sarah.morgan house@comcast.net or 8802-9853581.
Tales and Tails is held every Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at the Pierson Library.
Age 5: Charlie Tyler, Nich olas Henderson, Leah Graefe, Blake Georgiadis, Suri Didrichsen, Grayson Brassard, Leonie Cheva lier, Lola Strayer-Beton, River Maneely Nathan, Emily Richard son, Nigel Pluss, Stella Grana ra, Theodore Fanning, Wesley Demers, Nolan Brennan, Rown McCrarthy and Grace Kelly
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Age 7: Maura Fitch, Delphine Lively, Sydney Welch, Adeline Robinson, and Wilder Galipeau
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All-day softball fundraiser supports kids with cancer
Donate $10 to the Vermont Foodbank at Lenny’s today and get a reusable Canvas Tote Bag. Save 25% storewide when you shop with your tote bag during Lenny’s Annual Charity Sale!
Call 802-985-5124 to register for a half-hour session.
New card holders
Pedals for Progress collects bikes, sewing machines
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Age 9: Rylee McCarthy and OwenAgeHuntoon10:Gavin
Join Will Raap as he presents his vision for Earthkeep Farmcom mon on Route 7 in Charlotte on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m.
Would you like to read to a certified therapy dog?
The film was co-directed and produced by Anthony Marques and Scott Cherhoniak. Tickets at takin gupspacefilm.eventbrite.com.
Green Mountain Peace Corps volunteers are holding their 24th bike and sewing machine collection for Pedals for Progress. Items gathering dust in your closet or garage will help struggling families in communities around the world build a more secure life. Bring bikes or sewing machines, plus $15 per item to help with international shipping costs, to the Burton Factory, 266 Queen City Park Road, Burlington on Saturday, Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteers are still needed. For questions, to volunteer or to donate, email p4pvermont@gmail.com or visit Facebook. Above, volunteers process bikes for shipment to help a family overseas.
SATURDAY Sept. 24th
To maximize the opportunity for as many as possible to participate, registration is limited to one class per person. Each class will be
Beginner pickleball clinic
Sundays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sept. 11 to May 21 in the Shelburne town gym. Cost is $30. ($35 if signing up for both leagues.
Crazy Cotton Candy Lady is coming! Time TBD. And El Gato Cantina will be here with Mexican fare from 11-4 p.m.
Brooke (J.R.), Paul III, Lauren (Joe), Morgan (Lou), Patrick, Matthew (Kasey) and Oliver (Dana); seven great-grandchil dren, James, Ryan, Victoria, Emmett, Henry, Lydia and Alex andria. She was very close to her half-sister, Maria, as well as many friends and family.
She was a woman of strong faith whose life will be celebrated at a Mass on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Shelburne at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at her daughter Patrice’s house in Char lotte. Donations in Pat’s name can be made to the Vermont Donor Milk Center in Essex Junction.
Mister Foods Fancy Food Truck will join us for the afternoon! We are excited to offer vegetarianforward fare.
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Advanced volleyball
ROOT 7: A Vermont contemporary a cappella group will be back amongst the trees, belting out their unique blends and filling the orchard with sweet harmonies. Shows 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Happy Hive will host a pop-up event to highlight their locally made beeswax products! Penzo Pizza Food Truck will be joining us for the afternoon! What could be better... apples, music, pizza, and doughnuts
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Join Len Gulino for an intro ductory lesson to learn how to play America’s fastest growing sport. Gulino is an avid pickle baller, former USAPA ambassa dor and pickleball instructor who enjoys sharing his passion for the game with new players. Sign up in advance is required, as this oppor tunity is limited to a maximum of three players per class.
approximately 1.5 hours, with the opportunity to continuing playing games for 30 minutes.
Arrangements are in care of the Cremation Society of Chit tenden County. To send online condolences to her family please visit cremationsocietycc.com.
She was born May 12, 1935, and joins her beloved husband, Paul, who predeceased her.
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Essentrics
The registration fee benefits the recreation department as Gulino is volunteering his services. In the event a class is canceled due to weather, the registration fee will be refunded.Forages 21 years and up. Regis ter by Thursday prior to each class: Monday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 3, at 10:30 a.m.
While she was famous for her striking beauty and fabulous sense of style, Pat was most known for her fierce devotion to her family and her great generosity. She was the touchstone who nurtured the connection between the family and friends throughout the world and the Borngenerations.inBrooklyn, she enjoyed traveling with her husband around the world, spending time with her children and grandchildren at the Jersey Shore and Vermont. She enjoyed all the music, art, theater and food that New York City couldSheoffer.issurvived by her sister, Barbara (Paul); her children, Patrice DeMarco (Peter), Antho ny DeMarco, and Paul DeMar co Jr. (Patty); her grandchildren,
SATURDAY Sept. 17th all in the same place!
El Gato Cantina will be back with Mexican fare from 11-4 p.m. K9 Duke and Officer Cohen will be here for a meet and greet from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Adult volleyball
Three-on-three matches with higher level play. This night is more competitive and intense. Need a minimum of six to run.
Cost is $20 per class. At the Davis Park courts.
Essentrics is a full-body work out that will rebalance the muscles in your body through a dynamic and fluid combination of strength ening and stretching. By develop ing strong, lean muscles, the tech nique helps improve your posture and overall mobility. Perfect for men and women of all fitness levels. The music is great too. A mat and water bottle are all you need to Tuesdays,participate.Sept. 20 through Oct. 18, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the town gym with instructor Sherry Senior. The fee is Registration$80. deadline is Sept. 17.
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Patricia DeMarco, aka Pat, Patsy, Grandma, Gigi and The Contessa, died on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at The Residences at Shelburne Bay in Shelburne.
SUNDAY Sept. 25th
Registration is still open for this coed, pick-up play. This is a recreational level program with an emphasis on Wednesdays,fun. 7-9 p.m., Sept. 14 to May 24 in the Shelburne town gym. Cost is $30.
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Key newcomers: Too early to tell.
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CVU is also focusing on the team’s mental health, teaming up with Morgan’s Message to keep well-being a central theme this year.
Up next: Friday, Sept. 16, at Burlington-South Burlington, 7 p.m.
Coach: Rahn Fleming
Key returnees: Zach Spitzna gle, midfield, senior; Diego Robin son, defense, senior; Sam Denni son, forward, senior.
Coach: Tucker Pierson
help as the team finds their rhythm and pushes to return to the title game.
Coach: Rob Cole
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group of senior defenders, led by Diego Robinson, which should provide stability as the season gets underway.“Thereturning players are moti vated by our disappointing quarter final playoff exit last year,” Cole said.
Last season: 13-2-2; lost in the
Outlook: The team features a ton of experience in key positions, including seniors Grace Fergu son in goal and Tess Everett in the midfield, that will help the group rebound from last year’s semifinal disappointment.“Wehaveastrong senior goalie as well as a year of experience on the back line, so I am hoping that we keep our feet out of the way inside the circle and keep tackling back all over the field,” coach Pierson said. “We have strength and experience at some critical positions and some new and younger players stepping in to fill gaps left by our graduates.”
DI championship game.
This season: 1-0
“We graduated 23 seniors,” coach Fleming said. “The good news is that we have five senior captains, elected by the over whelming vote of their teammates, who head up a dozen capable senior Redhawks who I’m confident will fill the leadership roles that that challenge presents.”
DI quarterfinals
Key returnees: Ryan Boehmcke, LB, senior; Max Desti to, QB, senior; Aidan Miller, WR, senior; Alex Provost, WR, senior; Trey Terricciano, OL/DL, senior; Jacob Bose, RB/LB, junior; Ollie Cheer, DB/QB, junior; Lucien Grif fin, OL/DL, junior; Sean Kennedy, OL/DL, junior; Brian Rutherford, LB, junior; Connor Simons, OL/ DL, junior; Jack Sumner, WR/DB, junior; Charlie Taylor, OL/DL, junior.
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Key newcomers: Too early to tell.
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Key newcomers: Eli Marden, midfield, senior; Lucas Kelley, forward, senior.
CVU’s Samara Ashooh tips the ball over the net during the Redhawks’ 3-0 win over the Burlington Seahorses Sept. 2.
Up next: Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Burr and Burton, 4 p.m.
Girls’ soccer
The Redhawks have a strong
Last season: 10-6, lost in the DI semifinals
This season: 1-1
Outlook: After falling in the DI football championship game — the Redhawks first title appear ance — CVU is looking to redefine itself and build on the breakthrough success of last year.
Key newcomers: Aidan Morris, K, junior; Jacob Ander son, WR, sophomore; Billy Bates, DB/WR, sophomore; Dylan Frere, DB/RB, sophomore; Will Kearney, OL/DL, junior; Chase Leonard, DB/WR, sophomore; Anderson McEnaney, LB, sophomore; Calvin Steele, LB/WR, junior.
Field hockey
Key returnees: Chloe Pecor, forward, junior; Ava Barron, midfield, junior; Stella Dooley, defense, junior; Zoe Klein, midfield, junior; Zoe Zoller, defense, senior; Norah Munn, defense, senior; Emma Allaire, goalie, senior; Anna Morton, midfield, senior.
Key returnees: Tess Everett, midfield, senior; Danielle Gamelin, defense, senior; Miranda Oppen heimer, forward, senior; Grace Ferguson, goalie, senior; Emma Kim, midfield, senior.
Boys’ soccer
Last season: 10-4-2; lost in the
Outlook: After a disappointing departure from the playoffs last season, the Champlain Valley boys’ will look to rebound this year and advance to the title game.
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This season: 2-1
The team has strength on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as experience in the QB and running back positions, which will
This season: 1-0
Last season: 7-3; lost in the Division I championship
Coach: Stan Williams
Outlook: Champlain Valley teams start fall season title hunt
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Up next: Friday, Sept. 16, vs. South Burlington, 4:30 p.m.
Coach Williams said the team is looking to play an up-tempo style and will look to push play up the field.
Up next: Tuesday, Sept. 13, vs. Randolph, 6:30 p.m.
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Outlook: After their threeyear reign at the top of division ended last season — by just one stroke — the boys are a motivat ed group coming into the fall. The Redhawks return seven golfers from last year’s team and bring in a talented group of newcomers.
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Key newcomers: Girls: Estella Laird, sophomore. Boys: too early to tell.
“Our goal is to come together as a group of 24 and to make sure that it is as positive of experience for us as possible, individually and collectively,” Williams said. “This will mean committing to the team, holding ourselves and each other accountable for how we train and play.”CVU got off a to a great start with a season-opening win over Mount Anthony, racking up goals in the 7-1 victory.
CVU will have to see how incoming runners fit into the team as the season progresses, which will determine if they can return to the top of the division.
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Key returnees: Bryce Bort nick, senior; Zach Vincent, senior; Jason Douglas, senior; Connor Malaney, junior; Kaiden McClure, junior; Travis Stroh, junior; Emer son Ayer, senior.
Key newcomers: Jack St. Peter, setter, junior.
fell in the state championship last season and return 19 players from that team, giving this year’s Redhawks plenty of motivation.
Key newcomers: Izzy Weimersheimer, outside, junior; Amelia Novak opposite, junior; Kate Bostwick, DS, junior; Merrill Jacobs, setter, junior; Rose Bunting, middle, sophomore; Harper Danforth, outside, junior; Kate Boehmcke, outside, junior; Greta Walberg, outside, junior.
Led by Bortnick, the team’s top finisher at last year’s title tour nament, the team will look to win another Metro division title and return to the top of DI.
Outlook: Both teams return some of the state’s top runners, Alice Kredell on the girls’ side and Matthew Servin for the boys. The two harriers started the season off right for the Redhawks, with Kredell and Servin both coming in first at the Essex Invitational.
Up next: Saturday, Sept. 17, vs. Burr and Burton, 10 a.m.
Last season: Second at the DI state tournament
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Key returnees: Shelby Companion, outside, senior; Shan non Kennelly, setter, senior; Chloe Boliba, setter, senior; Maddie Bunting, opposite, senior; Grace Wells, outside, senior; Eliza Konowitz, DS/libero, senior; Samara Ashooh, middle, junior; Anna Daggett, libero, junior.
With two wins to start the season, the Redhawks are off to a good start.
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Key returnees: Girls: Alice Kredell, sophomore. Boys: Matthew Servin, senior; Jack Crum: senior.
game, and they will rely on a mix of experienced returning players and eight newcomers.
“Our goal as a team is to perform fundamental skills at the highest possible level,” the coach said. “We believe in ourselves, and we are hoping for a very successful seasonThetogether.”teamisoff to a quick start to the year, with two wins to start them off.
Key returnees: Zach Santos, libero, senior; Asa Roberts, outside hitter, senior; Jack Rich burg, outside hitter, senior; Logan Vaughan, middle, senior; Matt Zych, middle, senior; Jaden Parker, opposite, senior; Sayehler Thamoo, setter, senior.
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freshman; Cam Ayer, freshman; Fr. Brendan Chevrier, freshman; Jake Strobeck, junior.
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“The team is very deep across the board, and they push each other to improve every single day,” said coach O’Brien. “They love to play and aim to compete at a high level every time they step on the court. They show every sign of being able to maintain that over the course of the season, and I’m excited to coach them along the way.”
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Outlook: The boys’ team lost its first game of the season in the state championship game and a cadre of returning players are moti vated by that loss.
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“We are excited to welcome back returning athletes and welcome several new talented athletes,” said Gorman. “That said, it’s too early to call the season with no full distance meet yet this year. We will know more after the Essex Invitational this weekend.”
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Key newcomers: Cooper Guerriere, freshman; Jack Bryan,
“That will be the hardest part of the season, figuring out the top five,” Emerson said. “This is as deep and talented a team that CVU has ever had.”
Outlook: The girls will look to make it to their sixth straight title
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Being a sports fan can also be a learned behavior, and if people see throngs of college students at a Duke University game packing Cameron Arena and screaming at a player to miss a foul shot, or if people see Phila delphia Eagles fans booing Santa Claus and throwing snowballs at him, they may apply that level of spirit to the high school level.
Thomas said this is particularly prob lematic because there’s a significant dearth
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“You also see poor behavior being modeled in politics, by adults,” he said. “It’s that learned behavior that you’re witness ing and consuming on social media, on TV sports shows, what have you.”
“The playing surface is a safe haven for most kids,” Albertson said. “They play these sports because it allows them to get away from whatever is going on in their lives and allows them to do something that they enjoy. We don’t want that to become some place where they now don’t want to go.”
Tim Albertson, athletic director at Stowe High School, and a former CVU base ball coach, said he hopes it doesn’t get to the point where he’ll have to stop a game or clear out the fan section before resum ing play, but he will if he has to. He said sports fans need to put things in perspective, because they aren’t there for themselves, or at least shouldn’t be.
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Thomas said the association has received one submission to that form so far in the very new school year, and it was from a school “self-reporting” an incident. She did not say which school or whether the association was investigating — the reporting form indi cates that investigations are not automatic, but rather to “identify any patterns that may benefit from localized interventions and any
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Jabour said it’s not just sports.
to read a version of the association’s pregame statement before every contest encouraging good sportsmanship and discouraging bad behavior. The consequences are stern:
Jabour co-chairs the VPA’s committee for diversity, equity and inclusion. That commit tee’s work played a large part in the current reporting system as well as the reading of the sportsmanship declaration before each game.
He said this year marks a somewhat new beginning for sports.
Albertson said this can have a deleteri ous effect on kids’ mental health.
ior and/or language aimed at a person’s sex, gender identification, race, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability that substantially interferes with a student’s school performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment.”Peopleatgames are encouraged to report hate speech to game officials and the host site’s administrator when they see it.
“In a way, it’s a new crop of spectators, and it’s something that’s been missing for so long for students,” Jabour said. “People get overly excited for games because they haven’t had a lot to cheer for in a while.”
• Scheduling future games without fans
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Students aren’t the only ones who have to suffer abuse at the hands of spectators or opposing players. Referees also receive plenty of jeers for a seemingly errant call or superfluous whistle.
The VPA defines hate speech as “behav
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• Resuming the game without fans
• Restrictions/suspensions from future attendance/participationThomasemphasizes that bad behavior is far from the norm, even if incidents like a soccer game last year between Enosburgh Falls High School and Winooski High got so heated with alleged racial slurs that a rematch in the semifinals was played without specta tors.“We don’t want it to seem like it’s the norm,” Thomas said. “We don’t want the negative to surpass what is probably 95 percent positive fan behavior.”
• Ending the event early and returning home•Forfeiture of the event or future events
of people signing up to officiate sports contests. She said veteran refs are starting to age out of the sport, but if the job starts to seem like more abuse than it’s worth, fewer people are going to sign up.
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“It’s not about you, in the stands. It’s about your peers, your kids, your friend’s peers who are trying to compete and who have worked really hard to get to this point,” he said. “They’re doing it because they love the sport, they work so hard at the sport, and we want them to continue to have that enjoyment, and they shouldn’t have to be subjected to behavior from the outside of the field, let alone anything going on on the field.”
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Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch both pledged to continue to work to secure federal support for Vermont housing funds.
The trust had been making early prepara tions to help their renters adjust in time for the program’s originally projected end, but it’s sudden winding down has them scram bling to help those who will lose essential subsidies.“Iworry about the people that we’re serving in our portfolio, but I think about the people that are either accessing that or are in the in the private market, the people that may not be able to make their rent in October or November. I worry about the the evictions that are going to start being filed,” Donnelly said.”
“The worst days of the pandemic may be behind us, but working Vermonters still need support. I will continue to push for legislation in Congress to provide more affordable hous ing support for Vermonters across the state,” Welch said.
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“There has been significant progress made in getting Vermonters into stable hous ing, and we don’t want to see that progress eroded. We’ll be focused on monitoring the ongoing implementation of these programs and helping Vermonters access resources. We will also work with our community partners to strengthen long-term planning for how best to support those facing a housing crisis,” the statement said.
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Vermont Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint also expressed concern that the Legislature was kept in the dark about the
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The lion’s share of the program — over $44 million — went to households in Chit tenden County, and most of the money that went to Vermont’s most populous county also went to its most populated city. Burlington households received over $16 million.
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“I was very disturbed to learn that the administration had not engaged with the housing and social service groups about this timing change. It was our explicit expectation that over the summer and fall that they would be having discussions about short- and longterm responses for ensuring that all Vermont ers have a safe place to live,” she said. “We can’t go back to the way it was pre-pandemic when too many Vermonters were unhoused. The Legislature will continue to be focused on housing in the next legislative session.”
Benefits through state aid programs and county-level housing trusts are still available. Those looking to learn more should go to the Vermont State Housing Authority’s website.
Rep. Ann Pugh, D-South Burlington, expressed her frustration at the news of VERAP’s sunsetting.
Gov. Phil Scott’s office said that the administration was doing all it could to responsibly wind down the program and pointed to the quarter of a billion dollars the state is spending to build large swaths of new housing.Sen.Patrick
In the meantime, those in need may be left in the lurch. According to Chris Donnel ly, community relations director at Cham plain Housing Trust, nearly 800 residents in the trust’s 2,500 homes had depended on VERAP money to make ends meet.
“The data and information that we’ve been collecting over the last year and a half is exactly what we’re hoping will influence the Legislature and policymakers on how to move forward with this challenge in the future. It’s in their hands,” Hover said.
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Of the hundreds of millions the program allotted to struggling renters, the average monthly rent benefit was $964 per household.
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Over $711,000 was dispersed to 74 Hines burg residents and only 19 Charlotte resi dents needed assistance, costing the federal government nearly $350,000.
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South Burlington received just over $5.4 million — slightly more than Essex Junction and slightly less than Colchester. The amount was dispersed among 484 people.
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Libra, confusion or an argument may cause a lack of passion between you and your romantic partner this week. It’s only a temporary situation and can be resolved.
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Leo, your love life is a big roller coaster this week, and you may not know if you are on or off with this special someone. It may be time to sit down and have a serious discussion.
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girl is uncomfortable, such as wear ing a pair of shorts under the skirt. Cultural variations are also encour aged, such as the donning of a hijab for people of certain faiths.
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He said the school is working on rebranding its “Hall of Champi ons” so that it encompasses all the school’s clubs and activities, recog nizing everyone “from the lacrosse player to the person on the spelling bee or the person who won the art award.”“We want to close the loop,” he said. “That’s winning in totality.”
Albertson said Stowe and most schools have adopted a restorative justice approach to bad behavior, which focuses less on punishment and more on making amends and learning from mistakes.
Sexual harassment
Many of the incidents reported have been for misogyny toward females, Thomas said.
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“I tell them all the time, I’m like Uncle Ben,” he said, referring to Peter Parker, aka Spiderman comics. “‘With great power comes great responsibility.’”
Students and staff from Burlington and South Burlington high schools strutted in drag at a Seawolves game last October. South Burlington’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance advisor Erin Randall, far left, joined students at the event, which was in response to multiple incidents of racist, sexist and transphobic language at school sporting events around the state.
Sportsmanship doesn’t end on the field of play but gets right into the cheering sections. Thomas said a key difference between student spectators and adult fans is the kids tend to group together, create post ers, paint their faces with the school colors and come up with creative group cheers.
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McCollum said he would like to see CVU celebrate winning a sportsmanship award just as much as taking home a state title.
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“I think if we get the sportsman ship award, we’ve got to highlight that just as much or more than a
Just a day later, the Hartford High School girls’ soccer team walked off the field in the middle of a game at Fair Haven Union High School because of alleged sexual harassment from the stands, according to the Valley News.
She said although girls’ sports uniforms are often more revealing than their male counterparts — tight fitting shorts in volleyball and short skirts in lacrosse, field hockey and tennis — there is always the option of adapting the uniform if a
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Thomas said body shaming is particularly nefarious for teenaged girls, who are already subject to all the physical changes that occur during their high school years.
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Adults tend to cheer by them selves — and jeer by themselves, which can make it easier for an offi cial to kick them out if they violate the rules of decorum.
While there are plenty of teens at all schools who are inclined to talk trash, education officials have observed that today’s teens are also the ones putting their foot down when they hear a racist or discriminatory joke, jeer or chant — although it is tough for a teenag er to tell an adult to behave.
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Last year, a volleyball match between South Burlington and Burlington high schools ended abruptly when Burlington players walked off the court after racial and transphobic slurs were allegedly shouted at them from a spectator, and South Burlington offered to take the forfeit.
“Why would a female already carrying that with them want to go out onto the field?” Thomas said.
“I thoroughly enjoy going to, say South Burlington, and they have all their baby blue, and they’re all going, ‘Let’s go Wolves! Let’s go Wolves!” he said. “That’s intim idating.”
“We have a lot of social justice advocates among our youth, which is great because they have a sense of right and wrong,” Thomas said.
The National Federation of State High School Associations has, since 2011, offered a free sportsmanship course. A spokes person for the organization said last week that more than 920,000 peopled have taken the test in the past decade. It’s available at nhfslearn.com.Withcomic book-based movies all the rage for the past decade, McCollum is big on using superhe
However, all that misses the point, Thomas said: “A female should be able to wear whatever she wants. That is not her problem. That is a societal problem put on her.”
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The Seattle Seahawks football team refers to the collective fan base in its stadium as the 12th Man, as a reference to how loud and impactful they can be on the game. McCollum said there’s room for that kind of energy in high school, too. It just needs to be pro-team and not anti-other team.