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Union leader: Multibillion-dollar NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players
BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to unionize college athletes will continue, advocates said Friday, even with the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool. “With this settlement, the NCAA continues to do everything it can to avoid free market competition, which is...
Claremont Motorsports Park Marks Race Two of Granite State Pro Stock Series Season
WALPOLE, N.H. – The Granite State Pro Stock Series proves that sometimes, you can go home again. After a year’s absence from the schedule, Claremont Motorsports Park welcomes the New Hampshire-based touring series back to its de facto home for the Key Auto Group 125 this Sunday, May 26, the second race of the 2024 season and the first of two stops planned at the oval this year.
Majority of Dartmouth arts and sciences faculty vote to censure president over protest response
HANOVER, N.H. — Part of Dartmouth College's faculty has voted to censure the institution's president after she brought local and state police in to help handle pro-Palestinian protests on May 1. A petition has also been circulating in support of President Sian Leah Beilock as controversy continues over the...
First Black restaurant owner in Vermont honored with 7-foot statue in Rutland
RUTLAND, Vt. — The Rutland Sculpture Trail unveiled the 12th monument on the trail on Wednesday, honoring late restaurateur Ernie Royal and his wife Willa. The 7-foot-tall statue stands on the corner of Merchants Row. Ernie Royal was the first-ever Black restaurant owner in Vermont and the new sculpture...
FIRST EVER FOR ZAHENSKY; THIRD FOR GRAY FRIDAY AT CLAREMONT
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Brad Zahensky scored the first Modified win of his career Friday, May 24, night at Claremont Motorsports Park, blending a cool head and heavy throttle foot to top the night’s 30-lap main event. Super Street ace Brandon Gray stayed red hot on the young season,...
Woodstock’s Memorial Day Weekend is full of activities, food and fun
Friday, May 24-Sunday, May 26—WOODSTOCK—Woodstock’s Memorial Day Weekend features the Memorial Day Parade plus much more. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, is a tribute to honor and mourn those who have served for our country while highlighting the local service personnel who have fought for our freedom.
Farmer who died during interstate expansion remembered in new film
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — A Vermont-made short film tells the tragic true story of a small-town farmer who died during a high-profile highway project. "Love of the Land," by writer, director, and animator Travis Van Alstyne is about Romaine Tenney. Tenney's property in Ascutney was seized in the 1960s...
Bethel officials say new fire truck won't be available for nearly 3 years following March crash
BETHEL, Vt. — In March, an unoccupied Bethel fire engines was involved in a crash with a Vermont State Police trooper along Interstate 89. While a recent update from the Vermont Troopers' Association has said that the trooper involved is making some progress in his recovery, fire officials are now working to figure out how to replace the vital piece of machinery.
You Can Quote Me: May 26, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - On this “You Can Quote Me,” her hit songs broke records and now Jo Dee Messina is embarking on a new tour. She talks about her music and her connection to Vermont. Also, Woodstock gets set for its first Pride festival. Gabe Deleon, the...
Cornish police seek information on suspicious Ford Focus hatchback
CORNISH — Police are requesting assistance from the public in identifying interactions with a male driver of a black or dark blue Ford Focus Hatchback following a report of suspicious activity in the town’s East Road and Route 120 area. The Cornish Police Department is asking anyone who...
Cavendish man gets 14 months in jail on firearms charge
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday, Thursday, May 23, Mitchell Horton, 37, of Cavendish, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford to a term of 14 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Horton...
Large turnout for Hartland school budget info session
The May 21 Hartland school budget information session may be the best-attended school board gathering in recent history — an estimated 40 people attended in person at Damon Hall in Hartland, and another 41 tuned in online. Hartland voters had already approved the $11,040,567 budget 320-311 on April 2....
Dartmouth honors Buddy Teevens in celebration of life
On May 18, the College honored late Big Green head football coach Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens III — the winningest coach in program history — in a celebration of life ceremony at Memorial Field. More than 1,500 people — including hundreds of former and current players...
Vermont colleges celebrate 50 years of NCAA Division III sports
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) - 50 years of organized sports at the Division III level may not seem that long, but each minute means the world to those who play the games. While Middlebury and Norwich have racked up the hardware in recent decades, neither school was part of the original D-III back in 1973. Three state colleges were: Castleton, Lyndon, and Johnson, three key cogs of the newly formed Vermont State University. Middlebury has grown into one of the benchmark athletic departments in Division III since their entry into championship competition in the mid-90′s. Current women’s lacrosse head coach Kate Livesay played on both the field hockey and lacrosse team at the turn of the Millenium. “It’s really changed,” Livesay said. “In fact, when I was a player was when we first got boundaries. And then after I graduated, googles came into the mix. So it’s really adapted and evolved over the last 20-25 years.” And they’re not alone. The eleven schools of the NESCAC have made the league a powerhouse across the scale of D-III sports “When I started here, it was kind of the first NESCAC tournament,” LIvesay said. “When we talk about preparation for the NCAA tournament, I think you know you’ve been tested like that every week of your season. You were really prepared in a different way going into NCAA’s.” But success isn’t just defined on the turf, ice, or hardwood for college athletes in Vermont. Many devote their time to improving the student athlete experience for everyone. The Student Athlete Advisory Committee was created in 1989, and Castelton sprinter Zackary Durr is the national representative for the Little East Conference. “It’s realy nice to be able to meet different athletes from different schools,” Durr said. “And it’s just really good, especially for this university, just to be able to have us showcased at the national level.” Durr says the goal of the committee is to encourage student athletes to give back to their communities and help build friendly relationships between on-field rivals. “Get more student ahtletes involved and wanting to do more community service,” Durr explained of the organization’s goals. “Do more social events to have student athletes from different teams get to know each other better. I think its really important to have all of our student athletes backing each other.” “After whistle blows, you’ll se the teams intermix, you’ll see best friends catching up, who went to high school together or played club,” Livesay added. “You’ll see coaches shaking hands and catching up about their families. So for me, what this experince is about, demanding so much of ourselves and our players, and going out and just playing hard and being really proud of what we put on the field but being collegial and respectful of our opponents all along the way.” Castleton just had an athlete earn All-American honors at the D-III Track and Field Championships, with Harrison Leombruno-Nicholson finishing 11th nationally in javelin, while Middlebury’s women’s lacrosse team will look to claim a 4th straight national championship on Sunday afternoon.
Dartmouth Arts and Sciences faculty votes to censure college president following protest
HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth Arts and Sciences faculty has voted to censure Dartmouth's president over her decision making during thepro-Palestine protests in early May. The vote was taken after some of the faculty members disagreed with how Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock handled the May 1 protests on campus, when she asked local and state police to take down pro-Palestinian encampments. Nearly 90 people were arrested the night the encampments were dismantled.
Someone broke into Vermont home, ate meal and slept before leaving, police say
HARTLAND, Vt. — Police in a New England state are investigating after someone broke into a home, ate a meal, and slept before leaving, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the burglary happened between May 9 and May 16 and that someone entered a locked home on Route 5 in Hartland.
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