The excitement is mounting as Vermont faces it’s fourth tournament in five seasons, and its first time facing Duke in the dance. No. 13 Vermont will face No. 4 Duke in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 on Friday night.

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The Northern Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York will be right under the bullseye of the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse—and Backyard Burlington is ready!

Be sure to grab a pair of official ISO-approved and CE-certified solar eclipse glasses for the big event.

We’ll be handing them out at various events leading up to the eclipse—or stop by our studios at 70 Joy Drive during normal business hours and pick up a pair while supplies last!

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WILLSBORO — As often occurs, small town businesses do what they can to assist others in their community, and Drew Reithel, proprietor of the Willsboro Diner, can be counted among them with a “Wall of Sharing”.

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On Sunday, the northern New York native will join more than 50,000 people at the starting line, competing in the 2023 New York City Marathon. But she will do so without her handcycle this time, using crutches instead.

“Why not?” she said. “It will be hard, and it will hurt. But because I can…I have so many friends that I race with that can not stand, can not walk. And that’s something that I still have the ability to do. ”

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High school students from Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES in Malone are stepping out of traditional classrooms and into the construction field.

Around 80 juniors and seniors enrolled in Career and Technical Education classes are diligently working on building a modular home on campus, aiming to diversify housing options in the North Country.

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Riley Dinsmore, a 19-year-old Ticonderoga resident and the proud owner of “That’s RAD!!” is the visionary behind this vintage haven.

For Riley, the arcade is not just a business venture, but a dream come true. Having faced tough times at the age of 13 when diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Riley found a passion in video games during his half-year-long treatment.

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Not sure how to purchase your first home in this marketplace? Join the Virtual Open House Party for 1st Time Home Buyers March 20th hosted by Seven Days VT.

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Earth and old tires breath life into this year-round self-sufficient greenhouse home better known as an Earthship. The greenhouse was designed in 2022 for an intentional living community, Awakening Mountain, by one of its residents, Brenden McBrier, 33. The owner of Regenerative Retrofits, a design and build company, he specializes in sustainable architecture and small-scale food production, also known as permaculture. He based his greenhouse concept, which he plans to replicate across the country, on the Earthship style of architecture, which uses natural and upcycled materials to collect and store Earth resources like energy from the sun and rainwater and grow food on-site.

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Continuing it’s 50-year run, the guesses continue to roll in on when the ice is out in the Northeast Kingdom’s Joe’s Pond. Last year, over 11,000 tickets were sold. Despite the warm weather, the ice is holding strong. Ticket sales continue to be brisk.

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Trooper Michelle Archer was chosen as December’s Officer of the Month by The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, an organization that tells the story of American law enforcement and honors those who died in the line of duty.

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