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Get to know this year’s invited runners for the Vermont City Marathon

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May 21, 2025

Get to know this year’s invited runners for the Vermont City Marathon

The 2025 M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay returns to Burlington’s streets and waterfront this weekend with an impressive group of championship-caliber runners headlined by last year’s men’s open champion.

The 35th edition of the Vermont City Marathon, and 34th on Memorial Day Weekend, is slated for Sunday, May 25. Event organizer RunVermont will use its 13.1-mile looped course through the Queen City for marathoners, relay runners and handcyclists.

Michael Kobotov still holds the men’s event record of 2 hours, 17 minutes and 3 seconds set back in 2001. The women’s record was reset in 2023 by Maegan Krifchin in 2:33:40.

Courtesy of RunVermont, here’s the invited field and information on each runner slated to compete Sunday:

WOMEN’S OPEN FIELD

Hayley Collins

A elementary school special education teacher in Connecticut, Hayley Collins competed in cross-country running and track and field while at Marist College. She made her marathon debut in 2023, posting a time of 2:56 at Hartford. The following year she lowered that performance to 2:41.

Eliza Kerschner

A 35-year-old occupational therapist from Old Town, Maine, Eliza Kerschner was the VCM runner-up last spring. She also placed sixth at the 2019 VCM and fifth in 2013. Her marathon personal-best time is 2:48:45, set at the 2019 California International Marathon.

Sarah Shiman

A South Burlington native, Sarah Shiman played soccer and basketball in high school before picking up running while living in Utah. She ran her first half-marathon in 2024 (1:32:32) and posted a half-marathon PB of 1:24:42 at the 2025 Half-Marathon Unplugged this year. VCM will be Shiman’s second full marathon (she previously ran 3:37:59), but expects to make significant improvements on her time.

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Emma Spencer

A Massachusetts native, Emma Spencers owns a PB of 2:36, which she ran at the 2021 Boston Marathon, finishing 18th overall. She also competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials for the marathon.

Margaret Vido

Margaret Vido, who hails from Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, is back at VCM for the first time since 2014 when she placed fourth overall. Vido ran at the Olympic Trials in 2016 and 2020, and placed 15th at the Boston Marathon in 2018.

MEN’S OPEN FIELD

Ryan Eiler

Ryan Eiler started competitive running in his early 30s. In 2023, Eiler finished second at VCM. In 2024, he posted a 2:14 at the Boston Marathon and then a 2:13 at the New York City Marathon.

Matthew Fick

In fall 2024, Matthew Fick won the Atlantic City Marathon in 2:34 and, just three weeks later, posted a 2:29:55 for second place at the Harrisburg Marathon.

Dan Forry

The native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Dan Forry won the One City Half Marathon in Virginia with a time of 1:06:14.

Jackson Friesth

A record-setting runner for Regis University in Denver, Colorado, Jackson Friesth is coming off a PB of 2:20:55 at the Houston Marathon in January.

Chris Gish

A Sharon Academy and University of Vermont graduate, Chris Gish is back at VCM for the first time since 2022. Last fall, he took third at the Maine Marathon in 2:23:18.

Hiro Kawakatsu

Originally from Tokyo, Hiro Kawakatsu is a high school physics teacher and cross-country/track coach in Greenwich, Connecticut. This year’s VCM will be Kawakatsu’s fifth marathon. He has a PB of 2:27:34.

Jack Leitch

Born and raised in Worthing, England, Jack Leitch competed collegiately for Boise State University. This is Leitch’s second straight trip to run at the VCM.

Sam Montclair

Sam Montclair, who lives in Cary, North Carolina, owns a 2:22:39 PB for the full marathon and 1:05:51 for the half-marathon. Montclair competed for Southern Connecticut State University.

Tommy O’Gorman

Tommy O’Gorman, of West Hartford, Connecticut, is racing in his third marathon when he makes the trip to Vermont. In 2022, he finished the Boston Marathon, and he has a half-marathon PB of 1:08.

Chase Pizzonia

Chase Pizzonia helped Iona College to the runner-up finish at the 2007 NCAA cross-country championships, and he was the 2008 IC4A champion in the 10K. The 39-year-old currently lives in New York City and has a PB of 2:20:25 set at the 2019 Philadelphia Marathon.

Nathan Stine

Nathan Stine, an University of Vermont alum, is making his marathon debut. At UVM, he was a captain of the 2022 and 2023 cross-country teams and a captain of the 2023 track and field squad.

Kiplangat Terer

Kenyan Kiplangat Terer returns to Burlington to attempt the second of back-to-back VCM crowns. The 39-year-old owns five other marathon victories and has a PB of 2:13:29 for 26.2 miles.

WOMEN’S MASTERS

Christine Hagan

A Burlington resident who hails from Salem, Massachusetts, the 43-year-old Christine Hagan is a physical therapist who is set for her seventh marathon and fourth VCM. The former two-sport athlete at Colby College, Hagan has a marathon PB of 3:04, set at the 2012 VCM.

Katie Kissane

A native of Essex, Katie Kissane competed for the University of Colorado-Boulder. After graduation, she ran her first marathon, the 2007 VCM. Three years later, she posted a PB of 2:59:02 at VCM. And last fall, Kissane ran a 3:00:15 at the New York City Marathon.

MEN’S MASTERS

Michael Anis

Michael Anis has competed in 20 marathons in his career, with a personal-best time of 2:34:18 at the 2014 Boston Marathon. In 2022, he came out of racing retirement: Last year he ran 2:36:43 at the Hartford Marathon.

Dan McGrath

New York attorney Dan McGrath, 42, claimed the 2005 Atlantic 10 title in the 10,000 when he competed for the LaSalle University track and field team. He raced to his best time at the 2008 New York Marathon (2:23:04), where he finished 25th overall. Recently, McGrath ran a 2:30:27 at the 2023 California International Marathon.

NON-BINARY

Bryan Morseman

Bryan Morseman has run 123 marathons in a career that started in 2008, with an average finish time of under 2:30. Morseman will make their VCM debut this weekend.

Matt Powers

Born and raised in South Burlington, Matt Powers is a faculty member at South Burlington High School. Powers has a PB time of 2:54:54 at the 2023 Boston Marathon, where Powers placed third in the non-binary division.

Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.

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VT Lottery Mega Millions, Gimme 5 results for Nov. 14, 2025

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November 15, 2025

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Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win

Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.

Just the FAQs, USA TODAY

The Vermont Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big.

Those who want to play can enter the MegaBucks and Lucky for Life games as well as the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. Vermont also partners with New Hampshire and Maine for the Tri-State Lottery, which includes the Mega Bucks, Gimme 5 as well as the Pick 3 and Pick 4.

Drawings are held at regular days and times, check the end of this story to see the schedule. Here’s a look at Nov. 14, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Vermont Mega Millions numbers from Nov. 14 drawing

01-08-11-12-57, Mega Ball: 07

Check Vermont Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Gimme 5 numbers from Nov. 14 drawing

03-13-16-34-35

Check Gimme 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Lucky For Life VT numbers from Nov. 14 drawing

14-19-34-42-43, Lucky Ball: 13

Check Lucky For Life VT payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from Nov. 14 drawing

Day: 6-8-6

Evening: 9-9-9

Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 4 numbers from Nov. 14 drawing

Day: 6-5-0-7

Evening: 8-4-8-0

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

For Vermont Lottery prizes up to $499, winners can claim their prize at any authorized Vermont Lottery retailer or at the Vermont Lottery Headquarters by presenting the signed winning ticket for validation. Prizes between $500 and $5,000 can be claimed at any M&T Bank location in Vermont during the Vermont Lottery Office’s business hours, which are 8a.m.-4p.m. Monday through Friday, except state holidays.

For prizes over $5,000, claims must be made in person at the Vermont Lottery headquarters. In addition to signing your ticket, you will need to bring a government-issued photo ID, and a completed claim form.

All prize claims must be submitted within one year of the drawing date. For more information on prize claims or to download a Vermont Lottery Claim Form, visit the Vermont Lottery’s FAQ page or contact their customer service line at (802) 479-5686.

Vermont Lottery Headquarters

1311 US Route 302, Suite 100

Barre, VT

05641

When are the Vermont Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Gimme 5: 6:55 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
Pick 3 Day: 1:10 p.m. daily.
Pick 4 Day: 1:10 p.m. daily.
Pick 3 Evening: 6:55 p.m. daily.
Pick 4 Evening: 6:55 p.m. daily.
Megabucks: 7:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

What is Vermont Lottery Second Chance?

Vermont’s 2nd Chance lottery lets players enter eligible non-winning instant scratch tickets into a drawing to win cash and/or other prizes. Players must register through the state’s official Lottery website or app. The drawings are held quarterly or are part of an additional promotion, and are done at Pollard Banknote Limited in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Vermont editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Guster’s singer volunteers for ‘most magical thing on earth’ with 12-hour dance in Lincoln

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November 14, 2025

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Guster’s singer volunteers for ‘most magical thing on earth’ with 12-hour dance in Lincoln

Ryan Miller learned of Zeno Mountain Farm a half-dozen years ago from his Guster bandmate Luke Reynolds, who had recently moved to Lincoln in Addison County.

It was a camp in town, Reynolds told Miller, geared toward helping people with disabilities. Year-round, folks with and without disabilities worked on an even plane to put on shows, all for free. Miller went to one of Zeno Mountain Farm’s annual plays, the musical “Best Summer Ever,” and discovered a “gateway drug” that has kept him in the world of Zeno Mountain ever since.

“When I walked in there and saw the play and saw this place and saw this community, I was like, ‘Well, this is the most magical thing on earth,’” said Miller, who lives in Williston. “It feels like science fiction.”

Miller corralled many of Vermont’s highest-profile musicians to perform Nov. 16 in a 12-hour dance marathon at Zeno Mountain. The fundraiser was expected to raise about $100,000, said Peter Halby, who founded the nonprofit camp with his family. That totals roughly a sixth of the organization’s annual budget.

“We take care of each other together,” Halby said in describing Zeno Mountain’s mission. “We really want to push the definition of inclusion.”

A sense of community in Lincoln, Vermont

As the org says online, Zeno Mountain Farm aims to support “people with disabilities, cancer and traumatic brain injuries, along with veterans, people in recovery and ever-expanding kindred groups.”

The group had roots in California before moving to Lincoln in 2008. The next summer came Zeno Mountain’s first monthlong summer camp, and over time, the team “realized the Zeno model worked to create a society without margins for everyone.”

Of the hundreds of people involved in Zeno Mountain Farm, only four staff members are paid regularly. No one pays to attend. There are no distinctions between counselors and campers. Everyone works together to put on plays and concerts and travel “to all of the sweet spots of Vermont,” Halby said.

Zeno Mountain strives to avoid defining those with disabilities as “almost less-than,” Halby said.

“It’s just like one element of who they are,” he said.

Zeno Mountain Farm offers about 15 residential camp sessions a year totaling nearly 100 days, Halby said, with 50 to 100 people in attendance per session. He said the goal is to invite the same people every year, building a sense of community for those who often bounce around between homes and otherwise miss the thread of togetherness.

“People go back every year,” Miller said. “It really becomes this family, like a real family.”

Zeno Mountain Farm exists “on this incredible network of volunteers,” Halby said. “It’s hundreds of people, hundreds of Vermonters.”

Miller is one of those Vermonters.

“He has taken this on,” Halby said of Miller and his work on the upcoming dance marathon. “He’s so into it. He gets Zeno. He’s such a light and so great at this, and he pours his heart into it.”

Guster singer gets to work

When he saw his first play at Zeno Mountain, Miller was struck by how there was no delineation between actors with or without disabilities. If an actor had trouble speaking a line, they were given the space to speak it. A performer with trouble walking would have someone walking with them. It seemed to Miller to be a place with no race, no age, no particular ability or disability, no hierarchy.

“It’s so hard to be cynical within the walls of the place,” he said.

Miller has been coordinating performers for the half-day dance marathon. Vermont musicians including Brett Hughes, Lowell Thompson, Troy Millette, Matt LaRocca, Mark Daly (Madaila), Eric Maier (formerly of Madaila), Sadie Brightman and James Kolchalka are scheduled for this year’s event.

Miller — who seems to know everyone connected to Vermont’s music scene and many not — is so into Zeno Mountain that the man, who spends months every year on the road with his rock band, has agreed to serve as a board member for the organization.

“I’m not a fundraiser kind of guy,” Miller said. “I don’t want to come in as, like, Daddy Warbucks. What I can do is come in and try to connect people.”

Miller said he aims to be optimistic about life. Zeno Mountain Farm, he said, helps him feel good about humans.

“I think you take that outside of Zeno,” Miller said. “It serves as ballast in my moral maneuverings.”

If you go

WHAT: Zeno Mountain Farm annual dance marathon fundraising event

WHEN: 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15-1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16

WHERE: Zeno Mountain Farm, 950 Zeno Road, Lincoln

INFORMATION: To donate, sponsor a dancer or take part in the dance marathon, visit zenomountainfarm.org or fundraise.givesmart.com/e/aahyTg?vid=1muq04

Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@freepressmedia.com.

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VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding – VTDigger

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November 13, 2025

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VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding – VTDigger

A crew from Colchester Technical Rescue takes a boat down flooded Main Street in Montpelier on July 11, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

FRONTLINE, PBS’s investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has selected VTDigger for a yearlong reporting partnership to examine the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding and the federal government’s shifting response to natural disasters.

Emma Cotton, who has served as VTDigger’s environmental reporter before becoming a senior editor, will lead the project’s reporting. Her work, as part of FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative, will investigate how this extreme weather has affected our residents, housing situation, farms, businesses and landscape.

“Our goal will be to investigate why some Vermont communities are struggling to recover from the floods and how they could be better supported in getting back on their feet,” said Geeta Anand, VTDigger’s editor-in-chief. “We will do this in conversation with people in these communities so that our reporting is deeply informed by those most affected by the floods.”

VTDigger is one of seven newsrooms selected for FRONTLINE’s Journalism Initiative. Digger will team up with Blue Ridge Public Radio and The Texas Newsroom (the collaboration among NPR stations in the state), providing in-depth coverage of the impact and recovery efforts as we grapple with worsening weather and increased destruction.

“I’m so grateful to have FRONTLINE’s support, which enables us to dedicate a new level of resources to one of the most important stories in the state,” Cotton said. “I look forward to giving this story my complete attention over the next year, and I’m eager to connect with Vermonters across the state to understand how flooding has affected them and their communities.”

Vermont, long cast as a climate haven, is struggling to recover from back-to-back major flooding events, never mind prepare for the next ones. For each of the past three years, extreme flooding has taken place on the same day, July 10.

Small, rural towns, like those in southern Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom, have tiny, sometimes volunteer governments with limited capacity to plan for floods. Some of these towns are currently grappling with millions of dollars in debt — doubling their annual budgets in some instances.

“So many of us were personally affected by these floods — my road washed out two years in a row, and my former Montpelier business was destroyed in 2023,” said Sky Barsch, VTDigger’s CEO. “I know firsthand how vital it is to have deep, sustained reporting on what recovery entails. Under Geeta Anand’s leadership and with Emma Cotton’s excellent reporting, VTDigger is proud to partner with FRONTLINE to bring these stories to light.”