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Letter to the editor: Lamenting the loss of native foliage trees

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:33am meganj

I have a concern about our town.

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Local high school rowers compete on the lake

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:30am meganj

THE COMMODORE EXPERIENCED Six-Oar team in the Golden Oak lines up for the start of its race at the annual James Wakefield Rescue Row in Burlington harbor on Saturday, which drew 206 rowers from nine Vermont and Maine schools. The VUHS crew was edged out by Belfast, Maine, in the race, but Commodore rowers won two races on the day. Photo by Holly Weber

BURLINGTON — Middle- and high-school rowers from Vergennes and Mount Abraham union high school club teams participated in a major competition in Burlington harbor this past Saturday that drew three

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MUHS, VUHS runners fare well in Thetford

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:26am meganj

MOUNT ABE JUNIOR Liam Davison glides through the 5K Woods Trail Run in Thetford this past Saturday. He earned 266th place out of 735 runners. Photo courtesy of Karyn Norwood

THETFORD — Local high school cross-country runners posted solid results at Saturday’s Woods Trails Run at Thetford Academy, a major meet that drew more than 1,300 varsity athletes and 96 boys’ and

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Otter Valley's Mia Politano wins D-II golf crown

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:24am meganj

OVUHS JUNIOR MIA Politano won her second straight individual girls’ Division II championship on Tuesday at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club. Her round of 84 was the best of all competitors in all divisions by four strokes. Photo by Austin Danforth/Burlington Free Press

PITTSFORD — Otter Valley Union High School junior Mia Politano fired an 84 on Tuesday at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club to become the Division II girls’ medalist for the second straight year.

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Tiger field hockey topples Lakers, 1-0

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:18am meganj

COLCHESTER — The Middlebury Union High School field hockey team knocked off host Colchester on Tuesday, 1-0, avenging a 3-0 home loss earlier this season.

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Otter field hockey rolls past Slaters, 14-0

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:17am meganj

BRANDON — The host Otter Valley Union High School field hockey team crunched winless Fair Haven on Tuesday, 14-0, to improve to 7-2.

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Sodbusters set fall finale tournament

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:16am meganj

BRISTOL — The Sodbusters Horseshoe Pitching Club will host its 23rd annual Roger Forgues Sr./Fall Finale Horseshoe Tournament at its Bristol courts on Sunday, Oct. 13.

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Girls' Ultimate clinic scheduled

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:15am meganj

MIDDLEBURY — Teenage girls interested in learning more about the game of Ultimate, played with tossed discs, are invited to an afternoon clinic on Sunday, Oct.

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Mary Louise “Weezie” Austin, 68, of Addison

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:15am sarahp

MARY LOUISE AUSTIN

ADDISON — Mary Louise “Weezie” Austin died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at the University of Vermont Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

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Tigers, Eagles win in boys' soccer; VUHS falls

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:13am meganj

ADDISON COUNTY — In high school boys’ soccer games on Tuesday both Mount Abraham and Middlebury posted road shutouts, but Vergennes dropped a home contest.

EAGLES

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