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Champs, once again
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The South Burlington boys’ soccer team wins the Division I state title game Sunday, its first since 2017 and eighth overall for the program. See story, page 10.
South Burlington’s House candidates win unopposed Proposition 5 passes by wide margin, city reelects incumbent senators COREY MCDONALD AND LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday night’s election was a historic one for Vermont, as well as a relatively predictable one for South Burlington, where voters elected all four of its newcomer candidates — and a lone incumbent — to the Statehouse in uncontested elections, while also reelecting the district’s three incumbent state senators. Kate Nugent was elected to South Burlington’s Chittenden 10 district, the seat vacated by 10-year
incumbent Rep. Maida Townsend; Brian Minier will take over for the seat vacated by Rep. John Killacky in Chittenden 11; Emilie Krasnow was elected to South Burlington’s Chittenden-9 District, succeeding Rep. Ann Pugh; and incumbent Martin LaLonde won reelection to the Chittenden 12 House seat. “I’m really honored to represent my South Burlington friends and neighbors in Montpelier,” Krasnow said. “I am very grateful to everyone who encouraged me to run and supported me. I can’t wait to start advocating for our district when the session starts
in January.” Noah Hyman, meanwhile, was elected to Chittenden County’s newest district, Chittenden 8. “I would like to thank the people of South Burlington and Williston for spending so much time with me talking and helping me to get to know you all,” Hyman said. “I am looking forward very much to serving for you all in Montpelier. I’m very excited to get to work for you.” In the reapportioned Chittenden County’s Southeast Senate district, meanwhile, incumbents Thomas Chittenden, Virginia
Lyons and Kesha Ram Hinsdale cruised to easy victories against two Republican challengers — Rohan St. Marthe and Dean Rolland. Chittenden garnered 6,669 votes, Lyons 6,002 and Hinsdale 5,498, while their opponents, Rolland and St. Marthe, garnered 1,900 and 1,418 votes, respectively. Voters also approved a several ballot items, including whether the town should join a communications union district to try and bring broadband to unserved and underserved homes in the area.
South Burlington’s 7,490 yes votes, compared to 832 against, means the town will form its own district to operate as a municipal entity to build and deliver highspeed internet. Communications union districts have become increasingly popular since 2015, when state legislators created the mechanism. Nine districts in Vermont currently serve 208 member towns and more than half the state’s population. Meanwhile, voters in South See ELECTION on page 12