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A Heartwarming Story
Cota & Cota, a multi-generational family business, brings warmth to the local community through high-quality fuels, considerate customer service, and thoughtful philanthropic initiatives.
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Stronger in the Shires
United Counseling Services has been empowering members of the community to live healthy, meaningful lives for 65 years.
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Heroic Hearts
Stratton-area emergency responders join forces to help their communities, while sounding the alarm to recruit the next generation of local heroes.
Area Resources
Travel in Style
Travel to Stratton during the winter ski season on the luxurious and comfortable Stratton Jitney.
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Forward Thinking
Vermont’s Colleges and Universities provide helpful insights for prospective students and their families.
Features and Stories
SPOTLIGHT: Molly Gray
Vermont’s new Lieutenant Governor speaks on her formative experiences at Stratton Mountain School.
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GOING GREEN
Southern Vermont’s environmental innovators speak on the future of sustainable community partnership.
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Our State Orchestra
A chat with Executive Director Ben Cadwallader on the history and future of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
INTERVIEW BY JOSHUA SHERMAN, MD
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The Little TV Station with Big Purpose
Whether it’s providing transparency in local government, coverage of local news and events, or training youth how to create their own television show, GNAT-TV expands the boundaries.
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At the Base, Quality Care
It is not often easy to find top-notch medical care in rural communities, but for Stratton and the surrounding towns, Stratton Mountain Urgent Care at the Carlos Otis Clinic is a priceless resource that’s available to everyone…
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Right Next Door
Our goal is to support quality-of-life measures for all the townspeople in the communities around us. We’re not going to think less of anyone for being in a tough situation with their housing, finances, or health, or of those who seek to make changes in their lives. We’re not just here for those with lower incomes or for those with substance abuse issues or family emergencies…
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Solar Switch
At first, the electricians in Barrio San Salvador de Caguas, a village of approximately 3,000 people in Puerto Rico, didn’t understand what Vermonters Bill Laberge and Eric Hangen were up to when they switched off all the electrical breakers in Maria Garcia Carrion’s house, as there was no power to begin with…
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Vermont Businesses Do Well By Doing Good
Benefit Corporations, or B Corps, are for-profit businesses with heart and a social conscience, companies that place taking care of their employees, supporting their communities, and protecting the environment alongside making a profit. And not surprisingly, Vermont is one of the leaders in the B Corp movement…
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Prosperity Candle Helps to Light The Way
Prosperity Candle, makers of unique, hand-poured candles, is lighting the way for women refugees to escape poverty and to achieve economic independence by providing opportunities for them to earn a living…
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Keep It Reel
For generations the Battenkill lured anglers from around the world to its legendary banks promising a trout-fishing paradise, but some 30 years ago the river stopped giving up large numbers of fish, leading scientists, anglers, and concerned citizens to ask: What was killing the Battenkill?…
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The Power of Giving Back
Gold Medalist Ross Powers gives back to young athletes with his Level Field Fund—dedicated to helping talented but financially strapped athletes pursue excellence in their sport…
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One Woman’s Vision Becomes a Global Movement
When Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics in 1968 and hosted the first World Games at Chicago’s Soldier Field, she took a rebellious stand against the injustices faced by people with intellectual disabilities. She faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles and yet never wavered in her steadfast belief that every person deserves to be treated with respect and to have an opportunity to be included…
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Food for Thought
Blessings in a Backpack is a national not-for-profit program that provides child-friendly, non-perishable weekend nutrition for schoolchildren in need during the school year. Manchester resident Nancy Kimball has just made it local…
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A Quiet Strength with a Profound Impact
Very much a behind-the-scenes organization, the Vermont National Guard Charitable Foundation works quietly and unobtrusively around the state, but that doesn’t mean the work they do goes unnoticed. To countless Vermont military families, both in the reserves and in active duty, the impact the foundation has…