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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 Powerball, Gimme 5 results for July 8, 2026

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July 9, 2026

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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 July 8, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from July 8 drawing

12-29-37-43-55, Powerball: 18, Power Play: 4

Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Gimme 5 numbers from July 8 drawing

01-05-23-36-38

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from July 8 drawing

Day: 0-1-3

Evening: 2-4-0

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from July 8 drawing

Day: 3-9-5-9

Evening: 9-2-0-9

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Megabucks Plus numbers from July 8 drawing

12-15-23-27-40, Megaball: 03

Check Megabucks Plus payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from July 8 drawing

16-18-43-48-50, Bonus: 01

Check Millionaire for Life 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.
Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily

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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Poll: Most young Vermonters say they’re likely to leave state amid affordability concerns – VTDigger

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July 8, 2026

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Poll: Most young Vermonters say they’re likely to leave state amid affordability concerns – VTDigger

University of Vermont students gather at a protest on campus in Burlington in April 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger.

Nearly two-thirds of Vermonters ages 18 to 34 say they’re likely to leave the state within five years in search of adventure or a cheaper place to live, according to a poll from the University of New Hampshire.

Overall, the poll estimated that 86% of Vermonters find the state at least somewhat unaffordable.

“The issue of affordability has been a very important thing across New England,” said UNH political science professor Andrew Smith, who runs the institution’s survey center. The poll, released Tuesday, includes response data for five New England states, excluding Maine.

In general, the survey found, most residents say Vermont is a good place to live — or even a great one.

Nevertheless, about 40% of Vermonters of all ages want to leave the state, according to the report from Smith’s team. Housing prices and other cost-of-living concerns are the foremost drivers of the trend, researchers found, followed by tax rates. Connecticut and Rhode Island showed similar overall rates of desired departure.

Among young people, though, Vermont’s numbers stand out.

Smith’s research found that 63% percent of Vermonters between 18 and 34 say they’re somewhat or very likely to move out of the state in the next five years. That’s a much higher rate of planned departure than in any other state surveyed. Responses varied from 28% in New Hampshire to 44% in Connecticut.

But according to Smith, New England often sees a beneficial “boomerang effect”: former residents eventually returning to their home states, often as higher earners.

In a Wednesday press conference, Gov. Phil Scott said that although he hadn’t seen the poll, he wasn’t surprised by reports that many Vermonters are considering a move.

“I think there’s a lot of frustration out there,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do to make Vermont the affordable state that these folks need.”

About half of young Vermonters who said they want to move away cited the cost of living as a primary reason, while roughly as many said they were looking for a “new adventure or more excitement.” By contrast, less than a quarter of those older than 64 foresee leaving, according to the poll.

Outmigration of young people could worsen the state’s existing workforce shortage, according to Kevin Chu, who leads the research nonprofit the Vermont Futures Project. Scott’s administration has made workforce development a priority in light of what his office called a “growing demographic crisis.”

Chu added that by design, services such as public education and healthcare are supported disproportionately by working households that tend to pay higher taxes and insurance premiums. When the base of income earners shrinks, the problem can then intensify for those bearing the brunt of rising costs, he added.

“There’s a demographic reality in which the economic burden is being shouldered by a small and shrinking pool of young working-age people,” Chu said.

Tuesday’s poll also indicated that Vermonters who have completed more education say they’re less likely to leave the state. For Chu, that’s likely because such households tend to earn more — and also because they tend to be older.

Julie Lowell, deputy director of the Montpelier research nonprofit Public Assets Institute, offered a grain of salt in relation to Tuesday’s report. While migration is crucial to keep track of, Vermont’s overall population turnover tends to be about 5% or less each year, she said. And although the state does have an unusual number of young people intending to leave, that age group is always the most mobile in any study, she said.

In recent years, more of Vermont’s older population has possessed more wealth to contribute to public services, Lowell added. For example, she said, her organization has found that more Vermonters aging out of the workforce has not appeared to decrease state tax revenues in recent years.

But it’s true that many Vermonters are struggling to make ends meet, she said. The state’s lowest earners have seen low wage growth in relation to other New England states, she said, and basic needs are getting harder to cover.

“We’re seeing prices, in large part driven by housing and healthcare, really outpacing our increases in household incomes,” Lowell said. “Many people are feeling insecure.”

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Vermont offers money to replace diesel vehicles with electric

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July 8, 2026

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Vermont offers money to replace diesel vehicles with electric

Beth McDermott
| Burlington Free Press

Vermont officials are offering $5.9 million in funding to help replace older diesel-powered vehicles and equipment with electric alternatives across the state.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting applications for the funding through the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, according to a community announcement. The program aims to reduce emissions by supporting conversions to all-electric equipment used in transportation and industry.

The new funding is open to a wide range of vehicle and equipment types, including class 4–8 trucks, school buses, transit buses, forklifts weighing more than 8,000 pounds, airport ground support equipment, freight switchers and certain marine engines.

Eligible applicants include federal, state, regional and municipal agencies, along with public institutions and private businesses whose vehicles operate in Vermont at least 80% of the time.

Public entities can receive up to 85% of project costs, while private businesses may qualify for up to 75%, according to the announcement.

The opportunity may be particularly relevant for farms, food producers, food hubs and distributors that rely on diesel-powered trucks or heavy equipment.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with submissions due by the last day of each month until December 2026 or until funding runs out.

Applicants can review full details at https://dec.vermont.gov/air-quality/vw-environmental-mitigation-funds/vw-request-applications.

This story was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.

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