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Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas confirm romance by holding hands during Vermont getaway
Hot new couple alert. Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas confirmed their romance by holding hands during a low-key getaway to Vermont on Sunday, per photos obtained by TMZ. The actors appeared cozy while walking through downtown Woodstock, as the...

Did Tom Cruise just confirm dating rumors with Ana de Armas? Here's what they did during their romantic Vermont getaway
It appears that the secret has been revealed and it was written with hand-holding. After months of rumors, Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas may have finally confirmed what fans have long suspected. The Hollywood A-listers were seen getting cozy during...

Shrine Game: Green Mountains to Green Bay
CASTLETON — Middlebury Union High School graduate Tucker Morter is going halfway across the country to play his college football. But St. Norbert University in De Pere, Wisconsin, a suburb of Green Bay, is hardly foreign territory to Morter. "I...

Burt's Irish Pub Returns to Stowe's Mountain Road
Burt's Irish Pub has relocated to Stowe's Mountain Road, not far from where it opened almost 50 years ago. The under-the-radar locals' fave moved from its original spot to Luce Hill Road in 2002, a year before Janet Martinez bought the business....

Green Mountain Lightning win Last Man Standing Tournament
SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — The Green Mountain Lightning exacted revenge on Monday, defeating the Sorensco Falcons 6-2 inside Schuyler Park to win the Last Man Standing Tournament. Green Mountain amassed a 4-1 record in the tournament, playing five...

Nighthawks dash Mountaineers' playoff hopes
HARTFORD — The Vermont Mountaineers’ long-shot chances of advancing to the postseason came to an end in Monday’s extra-inning thriller against the Upper Valley Nighthawks. The Nighthawks tied the game at 3-3 in the ninth frame and scored three...

Vermont school districts pursue projects as reform has yet to take full effect
Members of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union have formed a working group to push their plans for a new Woodstock Union Middle and Highschool. It comes after the large education reform law was passed at the end of the last legislative session....

Vermont reacts to Trump executive order on homelessness
Vermont organizations and officials are reacting to an executive order from the Trump administration seeking to removing homeless people from the streets. This includes the possibility of committing the homeless for mental health or drug treatment...

Will Patten: Capitalism Needs Rescuing, and Vermont Can Help
Many Americans have a negative view of capitalism, blaming it for “an angry climate, exhausted natural resources, and an increasingly dysfunctional society,” but the causes of those crises are not capitalism itself, but abuses and excesses that we...

Comedian D’yan Forest to take the stage at Joe’s Pub for her
Funny woman D’yan Forest, who holds the Guinness Book of Records for the oldest working comedian, isn’t slowing down. On July 31, she turns 91 and will celebrate her birthday by performing her one-woman show at the iconic Joe’s Pub in Manhattan....

‘Psychological terror’: What happened when border agents detained this Vermont superintendent
Wilmer Chavarria was 5 when he began selling bread with his mom on the streets of Ocotal, Nicaragua, in the country’s northern mountains. “We tried to do whatever we could do to survive,” said Chavarria, whose family had been displaced during...

Vermont Covered Bridge Week kicks off Saturday in Montgomery
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott has officially proclaimed Aug. 2-9, 2025, as Covered Bridge Week, honoring the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society and celebrating the legacy and preservation of Vermont’s iconic wooden spans. With...

Vermont to hold hearings on wake boat rules
FAIRLEE — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is holding two public hearings this week to discuss potential changes to wake boat usage on lakes and rivers, according to a news release. The proposed changes, which are in the earliest...
Vermont towns continue to debate short-term rental rules
Tourism-heavy towns often have a lot of AirBnBs per capita. Some towns, like Londonderry, are putting stricter rules in place on short-term rentals. Their goal, in large part, is to maintain housing for full-time residents — Vermont has a housing...

Mountaineers coast past Navigators, 8-2
LYNN, Mass. – Vermont kept its playoff hopes alive behind Noah Hertzler’s incredible start on his 21st birthday Sunday as the Mountaineers downed North Shore, 8-2. A 38-minute rain delay pushed the afternoon start time back at Fraser Field. But...

Nighthawks down Mountaineers in extras
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - After falling behind 3-0 initially, the Upper Valley Nighthawks came back to down the Vermont Mountaineers in extra innings on Monday, 6-5. The Nighthawks remain in the fourth and final playoff spot after the win...

Forest Fire in Fair Haven contained after days of work
front moves through, chances of precipitation are A RUTLAND COUNTY FOREST FIRE THAT WAS BURNING FOR áDAYS HAS NOW BEEN CONTAINED. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FOREST PARKS AND RECREATION. MULTIPLE CREWS RSEPONDED TO THE FIRE OFF...

Can’t Make It to Vermont? Try This Picture-Perfect Indiana Alternative
When I think of Vermont, three things come to mind: covered bridges, waterfalls, and lakes. Of course, this sounds like a dreamy landscape to explore. The only problem? It’s over 1,000 miles from my Midwestern home. Moreover, some Vermont towns...

Fair Haven forest fire declared 100% contained, though not extinguished
FAIR HAVEN — The forest fire that’s been burning off Scotch Hill Road since early last week is now contained, according to the local fire chief, but without rain there’s nothing to do but let it burn out. Fair Haven Fire Chief Jim Heller said...

After a triumphant weekend, Vermont Green Football Club to host league final in Burlington
Vermont Green Football Club’s Alexander Hall, right, contests the ball against Lionsbridge FC’s Ricky Lewis in Burlington on Friday, July 25. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger K.C. Dressing, a 31-year-old Colchester resident, spent Friday evening...