About Busy Anderson
Busy Anderson is a senior political science major interested in reporting on sports and local politics. Busy’s favorite food is apples with peanut butter.
Dragon boating is a tool, not a setback, in breast cancer recovery
Dragonheart Vermont celebrated the pairing of paddling and rehabilitation from cancer at the 19th Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival this August.
Vermont Green FC final overflows into Burlington’s neighborhood watch parties
Here’s what gameday looked like beyond Virtue Field in a historic year for Vermont soccer.
Vermont Green hurdles extra time and penalty shootout to make first league final
“Every single one of the games is so exciting — they take it right down to the end. You buy the whole seat, but you only use the edge.”
CrossFit Burlington won’t budge on LGBTQ+ inclusion
The workout in 2024 and 2025 has since raised $10,000 each, thanks in large part to an anonymous match of the gym’s $5,000 goal.
🎧 A week with Vermont Green: Inside the plan to build a destination for women’s soccer
Two wins and two sellouts marked this year’s women’s exhibition matches as a permanent team is in the works.
Vermont Green FC turns a new leaf against Seacoast United
A corner kick zipped past the goal and landed for a close-range volley 74 minutes in, delivering the Green a 4–0 final.
Shelburne Shipyard mum on greenlit project
Following an Act 250 investigation last year, the shipyard was issued an after-the-fact permit for construction.
Burlington’s ‘Angry Gay Grandpa’ plans PSA over young trans suicides
The PSA, “Not Losing You,” will be filmed on Sept. 21 and 22, then released by Oct. 1 to local television stations in Pennsylvania, Lantz said.
Shelburne farm hosts fundraiser to help Latin America farmers
Farmers in Vermont and in Latin America face many of the same challenges, and events like the picnic help make that connection for people here, an organizer said.
‘All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art’ debuts at Shelburne Museum
The exhibit opened in Shelburne last month as the first stop on its national tour and will run until Oct. 20.
Meet the faith-guided leaders backing the South Burlington Food Shelf
“We want to bring to bear for good, but we also want to do that in a very humble and a servant style.”
Winooski businesses welcome a trimmer Waking Windows
It’s a scaled down version of the event from its high in 2022.
Charlotte residents remain split over sidewalks
Charlotte has debated the addition of sidewalks in its West Village for more than a decade.
Charlotte voters take up sticky topics at the polls
Residents decided whether to give the town manager position more power and balked at a steep school budget proposal.
Haverhill community weathers 20 years of scrutiny into Maura Murray case
While the Murray family has searched for answers in the case, a growing cadre of amateur sleuths have fixated on the mystery, causing disruption for Haverhill residents.