Addison County Independent · Colchester, VT
VERGENNES — Albert William Freyer, 89, of Vergennes was born Oct. 11, 1937, and passed away Nov. 7, 2026, at McClure Miller respite house in Colchester after a short illness. Albert was a lifelong farmer and self-taught artist. Albert will be remembered by his wife, Gail Freyer; daughters, Jill Freyer and Judy Freyer; and granddaughters, Daphne Plante and Madison Thompson. There will be no services at this time.
VTDigger · Winooski, VT
Nearby: Winooski, VTThis commentary is by Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, a teacher at Winooski High School. She is the 2025 Vermont Teacher of the Year and the 2026 Vermont History Teacher of the Year. In the WCAX debate on Oct. 28, Gov. Phil Scott incorrectly claimed that the Winooski School District offers 17 languages, unlike smaller, more rural districts that may offer only one or two. This is false. Winooski offers one language, French. Elementary school students have no language opportunities, middle school students take French for one quarter, and high school students are offered French I or French II. When Scott claims that Winooski offers 17 languages, it is not just a curriculum mistake. It is a remark that serves to pit our rural, largely white communities against our more urban, more diverse communities. This misinformation fuels anti-immigrant, xenophobic thinking that hurts our students, our families and our communities. Collectively, our student body does speak at least 17 languages.
Seven Days · Burlington, VT
Nearby: Burlington, VTThe past six years were bumpy ones for the students and staff of Burlington High School. In 2020, the pandemic shifted students to remote learning. Later that fall, the New North End campus closed due to PCB contamination, and BHS moved into a former Macy’s department store downtown. The high-school-in-a-mall story went viral, capturing attention around the world. Downtown Burlington High School was windowless and noisy, and some students struggled to adapt. Finally, this past August, students returned to a brand-new, 256,000-square-foot, $204 million building on the site of the old BHS. This month, the BHS Drama Club stages its first musical in the state-of-the-art auditorium. Guys and Dolls, which runs November 19 through 21, represents an exciting new chapter for the club, which has built an impressive legacy over the past 30 years but faced a change in leadership and dwindling participation during the mall years.
Seven Days · Essex, VT
Nearby: Essex, VTWendy Piotrowski and Andrew Machanic confirmed that they will close the Pinwheel, their Western-influenced breakfast and lunch spot in Essex, on November 20. The couple operated the Swingin’ Pinwheel on Center Street in Burlington from 2014 to 2021 and then ran the Sweet Wheels Donuts bus before relaunching a suburban version of their daytime restaurant at 4 Carmichael Street, Suite 106, in early 2025. Customers can still place orders at the Pinwheel for Thanksgiving catering until the closing date. Machanic, 58, said he might continue catering for Christmas if November demand is strong. The couple attributed their decision to labor shortages. “We just haven’t had enough staff to manage how busy we are,” said Piotrowski, 44. They quietly put the restaurant on the market in May for $225,000.
The Vermont Cynic · Charlotte, VT
Nearby: Charlotte, VTFor 25 years, Adam Hausmann has worked his own farm, Adam’s Berry Farm, a 57 acre organic operation in Charlotte, Vermont. Hausmann and Jessica Sanford, his wife, own, manage and operate the farm year-round. During peak growing season, from June to September, they are joined by both migrant and student farm workers. The farm produces primarily blueberries, strawberries and raspberries and works in collaboration with Pollen and Nectar, a flower business that Sanford owns, she said. Sanford has seen a lot of students say they want to be farmers, and feels like everyone should work on a farm a little bit. But people do not realize how much work it really is, she said. “You can’t have a 40 hour work week, your social life is nothing,” she said. Farming is not the only way to be involved in agriculture. Job fields like agricultural policy, land conservation and market development are all avenues that could help farmers, Sanford said.
NYT > World News · Peru, NY
Nearby: Peru, NYLeo XIV returned to the city in Peru where he served as bishop for eight years, drawing large crowds who remembered him before he was pope.
NYT > World News · Peru, NY
Nearby: Peru, NYGPS-linked devices have been insisting that Ukrainians are in Lima, the Peruvian capital. The culprit is a jamming system built to thwart Russian airstrikes.
NYT > World News · Peru, NY
Nearby: Peru, NYIn Peru, where Leo XIV lived for two decades and became a citizen, the pope was met by President Keiko Fujimori, whose father’s policies he had protested.
NYT > World News · Peru, NY
Nearby: Peru, NYPope Leo spent nearly two decades in Peru, rising to bishop and becoming a citizen. But many Peruvians have turned to evangelical churches, seeking a more expressive and direct connection to God.
Press-Republican · Plattsburgh, NY
Nearby: Plattsburgh, NYThe Plattsburgh State men’s soccer team comes toegther after winning the SUNYAC championship against Cortland, Saturday in Plattsburgh. Gabe Dickens/Plattsburgh State Athletics Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh State men’s soccer team captured its first State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championship since 2013 on Saturday, defeating Cortland in a penalty shootout following 110 scoreless minutes at the Field House Complex.With the victory, the Cardinals claim their ninth conference championship in program history and secure the SUNYAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship.kAm$2EFC52J’D 492>A:@?D9:A >2C<65 2?@E96C 492AE6C :? E96 9:DE@C:4 D6C:6D 36EH66? !=2EED3FC89 $E2E6 2?5 r@CE=2?5] %96 r2C5:?2=D 6?E6C65 E96 4@?E6DE =@@<:?8 E@ 3F:=5 @? E96:C C68F=2C\D62D@? G:4E@CJ @G6C E96 #65 sC28@?D[ H9:49 96=A65 D64FC6 E96 @G6C2== }@] ` D665 :?
VTDigger · Plattsburgh, NY
Nearby: Plattsburgh, NYThis story by Mari Huglin was first published in the Shelburne News on Nov. 5, 2026. On Oct. 2, Shelburne resident Lucille Malaney began a journey she would never forget. The 83-year-old, a United States Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War, joined around 30 other veterans for a flight from Plattsburgh, New York, to Washington, D.C. North Country Honor Flight, based in New York and Vermont, is an organization that celebrates veterans by giving them a flight to honor their service fully free of charge. Once Malaney arrived in Plattsburgh, the organization gathered the veterans before sunrise for patriotic music and a celebration of each veteran’s military biography and speeches. Sent off by first responders and members of the community, veterans then boarded a plane and flew to Virginia. Malaney said she and some of the other veterans were getting embarrassed with all the attention so early in the morning.
Addison County Independent · Duxbury, VT
Nearby: Duxbury, VTPOULSBO, Wash. — Richard “Dick” Earl Ashley, formerly of Middlebury, was born in Duxbury, Vt., Dec 21, 1932, and died in Poulsbo, Wash., Nov. 7, 2026. He was predeceased by his parents, Forrest and Vera (Leslie) Ashley of Waterbury, Vt., and Seminole, Fla. He married Virginia “Ginnie” A. Miles in Waterbury, Vt., July 24, 1954, who survives him. They have two children, Mark Ashley of Sequim, Wash., and Karen Ashley Barcomb of Winooski, Vt.; four grandchildren, Mike (Britany) Ashley of Poulsbo, Wash., and Sarah (Ben) Thomas of Poulsbo, Wash., Chelsea (Max) Campolo of Littleton, Colo., and Stephanie (Vinny) Gagliani of Virginia Beach, Va. He also has six great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Savannah, Joshua and Joseph Michael Thomas, and Brielle and Maverick Ashley. Dick is also survived by his sister, Eileen Ashley Chittick of Naples, Fla.
