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I write many articles about successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, but the one thing that readers always want to know is what these wealthy people do to give back to the community.

This post is not sponsored and does not contain any affiliate content. Go: With 121 trails, slopes and glades, Okemo Mountain Resort averages 200 inches in snowfall each year, located close to the major cities of Albany, New York and Manchester, New Hampshire. Enjoy alpine skiing and riding, ice skating, the on-site mountain coaster, and snow tubing park.

Vermont is one of the most photogenic states in the country. From the mountains to the lakes, there is scenic beauty at every turn. The state is also home to some of the prettiest towns in the country, including Woodstock and Stowe.

Some people will drink any style of beer during any time of year, pounding pale lager in a blizzard and sipping imperial stout in mid-summer. I am not one of those people. While there are some beers I will drink all year long (cough*IPA*cough), I tend to drink a lot of dark beer in the winter and load up on lighter and mire refreshing beer for the warm days of summer. That means my dark beer drinking is winding down with the nicer weather moving in, so I am trying to clear the stouts and porters out of my beer fridge to make room for some saison and pale lager. It's a tough job, but somebody needs to do it. I was pleasantly surprised at how many different local porters I found this winter, and many of them have been excellent. One of the last versions I finished in my beer fridge was Owl at Night, a robust porter from 4 Quarters Brewing in Winooski, Vermont. 4 Quarters Owl at Night is available on a rotating basis on draft and in 16 oz cans.

How have I never reviewed a beer from Frost Brewing? I've been enjoying their beers for a while, I remember buying some of their IPAs in 750 mL bomber bottles. Frost is one of the many stellar breweries from the great state of Vermont, their brewery and taproom in Hinesburg cranks out a variety of beers with a heavy focus on New England style IPAs. In addition to their taproom you can find Frost beers out in distribution in a number of northeastern states. I knew that the beers made it down to Rhode Island because my friend Amanda (who lives in Providence) saw that my last stock-up photo included Frost Ponyboy IPA and wanted to make sure I would review the beer, she is a fan of Frost IPAs but hadn't tried this one yet. So this review is for you Amanda! Frost Ponyboy is brewed on a rotating basis and available on draft and in 16 oz cans.

Tufts alum and emergency room doctor Niki Thran formally announced her candidacy in the Vermont Senate race on Jan. 16. Thran is entering the race to replace Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) who is retiring after eight terms.

"Scam alert" sign.Nzphotonz/Getty Images (Canva Pro license.) Last week the Chittenden Country Sheriff's office reported that they received multiple calls from concerned residents about a phone scam that is targeting individuals across the state.