World Soccer Festival Featured 51 Teams
The World Soccer Festival, an event created to engage players of all ages, had its biggest turnout in the two years of holding the regional festivities at Montpelier High School, Saturday, Aug.…
13 COVID Cases at Montpelier High School Follow State Championship Basketball Game
An outbreak of COVID-19 appears to be correlated with Sunday’s basketball game, according to Montpelier High School principal Renee DeVore. The Montpelier boys basketball…
UPDATE: MHS Basketball Title Game Moved to Sunday
BARRE — Montpelier High School’s Division II state championship boys basketball game against Mount St. Joseph has been moved from 3:45 p.m. Saturday to…
Nordic Skiing Update
This winter has begun with an unusual, though not unprecedented ambivalence. Although a two-inch snowfall on Friday freshened the winter view, it fell short…
Kindergarten Soccer Keeps Kids on Their Toes
Coaches Laurie Corson (left) and Jolynda Burton explain the game of “Sharks and Minnows” to a mostly attentive group of kindergartners at the Dog…
Montpelier Boys Claim State Hoop Crown
BARRE — A year and a pandemic since losing the state championship by a single point, the Montpelier boys basketball team completed the task…
Mountaineers Ready to Play in 2021 — Need Host Families
After the forced cancellation of the 2020 baseball season, the Vermont Mountaineers have their roster set and their ballpark ready to go for 2021.…
How to Get the Kids Skiing — Cross Country
The start of this year’s Bill Koch League was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, coordinator Naima Green persevered and had the popular program…
A Swimming Hole for Every Town
By Richarda Ericson, Vermont River Conservancy Swimming holes in Vermont are renowned for their beauty and the opportunity for adventure. Thousands of people enjoy…
Cross Country Skiing Update
“THE MORSE FARM SKI CENTER IS NOT OPEN. The trails west of County Road are being groomed by a coalition of Parks staff and…
Hubbard Park Marks 120th Anniversary
Among John Erastus Hubbard’s gifts to the community, the hilltop tract overlooking the city and the State House is often a surprise— and a…
Waxing Up for Nordic Skiing in Central Vermont
By Greg Gerdel The recent and unexpected closing of the cross-country trail system at the Morse Farm has been met with disappointment—and understanding—among the…