Shot by Carly Geraci. Edited by Maggie Cassidy.
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‘Just an Everyday Thing’: Glove Company Good Fit for Randolph Family
Shot by James M. Patterson. Edited by Maggie Cassidy.
Zack’s Place Prom
Shot by Geoff Hansen. Interview by Aimee Caruso. Edited by Maggie Cassidy.
What Will Happen to Great View Roller Skating Rink?
Shot by James M. Patterson and Maggie Cassidy. Interview and editing by Maggie Cassidy.
David Vincelette
Shot by James M. Patterson. Edited by Maggie Cassidy.
Town Officials: Why We Serve
Shot by Geoff Hansen. Edited by Maggie Cassidy.
Upper Valley Satellite Timelapse
Video by Maggie Cassidy.
Grape Catch Is Feat for the Ages
Story by Maggie Cassidy. Video shot and edited by Maggie Cassidy.
Post Mills — Setting the world record for using your mouth to catch a grape dropped from the greatest height: It was a dream years in the making, and all it took was a hot air balloon, walnut-sized fruits shipped specially from Georgia and a crew of Ph.D.-level engineers who gathered at a tiny Vermont airport before the sun rose on Monday morning.
The man with the plan was Brent Fraser, 35, who said he “just had a natural knack” for catching things in his mouth ever since his high school days in Barre, Vt., where buddies would chuck food toward him in the school parking lot. Continue reading “Grape Catch Is Feat for the Ages”
Farm Crews Take a Few Hours Off for ‘Olympics’
Story by Maggie Cassidy. Video shot and edited by Maggie Cassidy.
Vershire — Spread out across a hayfield at Broad Acres Farm late Tuesday afternoon, dozens of farmers in teams of five, give or take, waited for the countdown over a megaphone — three, two, one, go! — before frantically installing sections of single-strand fence in square areas marked by small orange flags.
While the 31st Summer Olympics were ongoing in Rio de Janeiro (population 6.32 million), the second annual Farmer Olympics, put on by the Northeast Organic Farming Association, were just getting started in Vershire (population 679).
And right out of the gate, some teams were having a harder time than others.
“We do not have cows!” cried out a farmer from Springtail Farm, in Washington, Vt., as that crew struggled with the lines.
“We’re a seed farm!” hollered another teammate. Continue reading “Farm Crews Take a Few Hours Off for ‘Olympics’”