Hinesburg boy meets president at White House
Shea McCaffrey, 9, of Hinesburg met president Barack Obama at the White House in September through Make-a-Wish Foundation of Vermont. He even signed his basketball, a dream-come-true after a two-year...
View ArticleProtecting seniors from fraud
Seniors are often prime targets for con artists looking to steal money, property and identifications. Patrice Thabault of Home Instead Senior Care said with the senior population growing rapidly in...
View ArticleFree Programs at the YMCA
Silje Dalsgaard, 2, holds her arms out for her Dad Thomas Dalsgaard at the parent and child swim class during Free Programs Week at the YMCA in Burlington on Sept. 8. Courtesy photo When the YMCA...
View ArticleTime to play in Hinesburg
Cousins Wyatt Duca, 2, and Gavin Bilodeau, 2, at Hinesburg Playgroup at Hinesburg Town Hall on Sept. 12. Cousins Wyatt Duca, 2, and Gavin Bilodeau, 2, both of Hinesburg, happily shared an undersized...
View ArticleHuntington to host spaghetti dinner
Servers Christine Brosius (from left), Rev. Larry Detweiler, Les Hunton, Ted Sergeant, Dave Cozzens, Ron Brosius, Becky Cozzens, Red Therrien, and Larry Brace at The Community Church of Huntington....
View ArticleFrom Vermont to South Sudan
Photo of Calvin on Audio, Duane under umbrella, shooting patient outside Maternal Health Building Essex High School graduates, Duane Peterson III, and Calvin Elmore, traveled with the Sudan Development...
View ArticleYoung fighter supports Vermont Heart Walk
Payton Jones, 11, of Vergennes is excited to attend her Taekwondo class once again. She is alive today due to what her physician calls an “uber-save.” After her cardiac arrest at a swim meet in July,...
View ArticleHome, a world away
Brenda Howley, 62, of South Burlington founded The Howley Foundation to build homes for orphaned children in India. For more information visit www.TheHowleyFoundation.org. (LYNN MONTY, Free Press)...
View ArticleArt for all ages
Michelle Kessler of Richmond teaches a Forever Young Rembrandts for Adults class through the Milton Recreation Department at the Milton Elementary School in Milton on Oct. 2. (LYNN MONTY, Free Press)...
View ArticleGlobal gathering for giving back
Ben and Jerry’s Chief Marketing Officer Dave Stever of Williston paints at the Howard Center for Ben and Jerry’s Global Gathering in Burlington on Oct. 3. More than 99 Ben and Jerry’s international...
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