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I read your blog and took note of your including the Frost Heaves in a new Canadian-American league. I can tell you from direct and recent experience pro basketball in Vermont cannot survive unless someone is willing to take a significant financial loss every year.

We're flying home from Oklahoma (actually Dallas, TX) to Vermont.

We're not "crammed in a 12 passenger van". We rent 2 12 passenger vans. That's how we travel.

We had over 1,000 people at the Barre Aud. Last year, the Cavalry played the Heaves in Burlington where crowds have not been as good, which is why all home games are in Barre this year. The webcast is somewhat challenged by the broadband level in Vermont. We did cut a 20 point lead to 4 before the C...

GO Heaves, Inc., , a non-profit organization managed by the fans, announced today at an afternoon press conference that Joseph P Salerno of Montpelier, VT, has been hired as the head coach of the Vermont Frost Heaves. Coach Salerno began last season as an assistant coach and moved into the head coac...

We're not yet ready to announce the name of our coach, but, hopefully, will be very shortly.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. We still have a lot to do and can use all the support we can get.

The Vermont Frost Heaves are in - we're holding a press conference on Friday, August 6 at the Barre Auditorium at 12:00 noon during which time we'll introduce our new general manager and, hopefully, our coach. We're operating the team as a fan-driven, fan-led, non-profit company, called GO Heaves, I...

I saw it from an earlier post...it doesn't quote anyone.....it's July 26 and we have until August 1.

Just curious...who keeps saying Vermont is out? Vermont has until August 1 to raise $100,000....it's only July 26.

Thanks to the posters for the emotional support. Fans in Vermont are organizing to raise sufficient funds to become a fan-driven and fan-led team. Our toughest opponent is the calendar since a lot of money needs to be raised in a very short period of time to demonstrate our commitment - but we appro...