At the end of the first period of the girl’s hockey semifinal, Burlington-Colchester trailed Harwood with a score of 2-1. With the lone goal scored by Colchester’s Meghan Lehouiller, tensions were high, Harwood was possessing, and shots were getting...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
Over the past few months that I have been reviewing books, I have tended to avoid classics and older books. My logic usually includes the knowledge that these books have been reviewed countless times and...
Located on College Street in Downtown Burlington, Battery Street Jeans is one of the most popular thrift stores in Chittenden county. With local art lining the walls, and everything from VCR tapes to rain jackets to vintage earrings inside, the store...
On November 6, 2019, Burlington Superintendent Yaw Obeng announced that he will resign in June. Since then, the Burlington School Board has hired the search firm McPherson & Jacobson, LLC to advise on the process and recruit a competitive applicant...
Rocket Boys, Homer Hickam
Homer Hickam’s October Sky is a memoir set in the 1950s West Virginia. The story takes place in coal-mining town Coalwood and is told from the perspective of high-school boy Sonny Hickam, who is determined to build...
This article was edited on December 11, 2020. The onset of the pandemic has created a plethora of local challenges, one of them being income for small, local businesses. In addition to the positive environmental aspects, shopping local aids businesses...
Afternoon of the Faun, by James Lasden
For those who like a good read with a political spark, Afternoon of the Faun is a riveting story fueled by current issues. Author James Lasden writes a compelling and disturbing story about a rape accusation....
