Sports & Recreation

Stump the Chumps: Pete Carney & David Hershberg 06/21/2018

Bill Keogh is joined by two Burlington merchants to answer tough questions on Burlington's days-gone-by, like the name of a local family which ran a grocery store on Church Street. Pete Carney, of Hayes & Carney, was a men's clothier for over 30 years on Church Street. David Hershberg was a fruit and vegetable vendor for a similar length of time servicing grocery stores and restaurants. Stump these Chumps with Burlington trivia!

Burlington Public Works Commission 06/20/2018

The Burlington Public Works Commission represents the citizens of Burlington in determining and demanding appropriate departmental performance.

For more information contact Chapin Spencer at (802) 863-9094.

Normal meeting date is the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Artful Word: Amy E. Tarrant Gallery Horizons Exhibit Tour 06/07/2018

Community producer James A. Gero tours the Amy E. Tarrant Gallery. James Gero interviews artists and attendees at the opening of the exhibit Horizons.

Essex Discussion About Firearms Discharge Ordinance 06/05/2018

The Town of Essex holds a community forum to kick off a discussion about the Town’s firearms discharge ordinance.

JUULs in Schools: E-cigarette Use and Vaping among Vermont Teens 05/31/2018

Welcome - Naa Aku Addo, Tobacco Control and Prevention Program

10 - 25 minutes
JUUL 101 - Zoe Paxton & Tatiana Byam, BE Above members from Edmunds Middle School

next 30 minutes
Panel Comments and Questions
Chris Oleks - Principal, Stow High School
Diane Kirson-Glitman - School Nurse, Essex Westford School District
Justin Hoy - Director of Prevention Services, Essex CHIPS
Rhonda Williams - Chronic Disease Prevention Chief, Vermont Department of Health

Final 10-15 minutes
Closing remarks - Dr. Mark Levine - Health Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Burlington Bike Tour with the Walk/Bike Council 05/29/2018

Jason Van Driesche of the Burlington Bike/Walk Council gives a bike tour to local areas of concern, discussing current and future plans to improve bike accessiblity and safety.

Nora Hickson's Ocean Journey: Meet a Channel 17 Volunteer 05/29/2018

Channel 17 Staff Member Kimberly Villemaire is joined by our new volunteer Nora Hickson to hear about Nora's recent nine-month sailing trip that has led her to seek a new path in life.

Artful Word: Vermont City Marathon 2018 05/27/2018

Community Producer James Gero's video of the 2018 Vermont City Marathon in Burlington.

Essex Junction Memorial Day Parade 2018 05/26/2018

Essex Memorial Day Parade Committee is proud to be the sponsor of the Annual Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Service. The event brings the community of Essex Junction and Essex Town together to honor those men and women who served our country.

For more information visit: Essex Memorial Day Parade

CHIPS 5k 05/16/2018

Eliza Kuchuk, Director of Youth Engagement at Essex Chips, and Kim Gleason, who is a mentor with the organization, discuss FriendCHIPS Youth Mentoring. FriendCHIPS is a school-based program at Essex Westford School District that matches a caring adult with a student for one hour per week. There is a 5K Fun Run fundraiser to support the program and gain awareness on Saturday, May 19th at 9:30 am at Founders Memorial School.

For more information, please visit: www.essexchips.org/friendchips

Event Registration: friendchips5k2018.eventbrite.ca

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!