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Waitsfield Local Hits Broadway
Shaina Taub stars in her own musical, “Suffs,” a Broadway nod to the National Woman’s Party’s role in the suffrage movement. Co-produced with former Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the musical has been making the rounds on the talk show circuit, including a stint on the Kelly Clarkson Show this past week.
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Bargain Hunters Unite! WOKO's Final Indoor Flea Market This Sunday
Get ready, treasure seekers and bargain enthusiasts! This Sunday, April 14th, marks the last WOKO Gigantic Indoor Flea Market of the season. Head over to the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction for a sprawling wonderland of hidden gems and unbelievable deals.
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Vermont Motorsports Expo This Saturday
A group of gearheads has created the Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame to recognize local legends of racing.
The new nonprofit officially fires up its engine on Saturday, March 30, at the first-ever Vermont Motorsports Expo in Barre. It will honor people in a wide range of motorized disciplines: stock car, sports car, hill climb, motocross, snowmobile, truck and tractor pull, karting, and demolition derby. The group will also name a “racer of the year.”
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Plattsburgh 6th Graders Put The Eclipse On Display
More than 50 sixth-grade students from the Stafford Middle School in Plattsburgh created projects that shared the process, history, and safety measures for the total solar eclipse on April 8. They’ve been learning about it in Mrs. Sarah McCarty’s class for months.
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13th Seed UVM Takes on 4th Seed DUKE NCAA
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.
LEARN WHAT TO EXPECT COURTESY OF WPTZ HERE
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Total Eclipse of the Sun
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 NY Diner Pays it Forward
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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Breaking Barriers: Keeseville's Devann Murphy does NYC Marathon on Crutches
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 Make Affordable Housing Possible
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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That's RAD!! Vintage Arcade Opens in Ticonderoga
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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