Joe Carroll
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Joe is expanding his duties, including reporting on the unique people and places of Vermont.
The Rutland native is a Lyndon State College graduate. He started his career at Channel 22, and then as the videotape editor at Channel 3.
His favorite stories are the kind that combine a strong character with great visuals, making the viewer feel they are there. From covering Howard Dean's campaign in Iowa to the pope in Toronto, Joe feels privileged to witness history wherever it happens.
Have a story idea? Please let him know, he might show up with his camera to document a little bit of Vermont history.
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Eighty-four-year-old Tom Tiller journeys from his home in Essex to his oasis in Montgomery just about every day.
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John Dimick spends much of his time in his basement painting watercolors of scenes in Vermont and beyond.
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An old building was on the move in the Northeast Kingdom on Wednesday. And as our Joe Carroll found out, it was slow going.
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This Vermont Super Senior says she's going to bike to heaven, but she's got a long road ahead of her before then. Our Joe Carroll takes you along as he tries to keep up with Lindy Millington.
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Addison County attorney Peter Langrock loves his land and the animals on the farm he shares with his wife in Salisbury. And at 85, he still runs an active law practice out of his Middlebury office.
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What’s a fair without food? Seventy-year-old Pat Brennan and his dad Tom started The Bloomin’ Onion in 1993. It’s an easy menu remember - just a deep-fried whole onion with a side of special sauce.
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John and Grace Mekkelsen are both just weeks away from turning 100 and it’s fair to say they’ve experienced life’s ups and downs.
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Pretty much everything is on the menu at Joe's Snack Bar in Jericho. This Vermont Super Senior showed our Joe Carroll what's cooking.
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A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for this Vermont Super Senior to be in the business he's in now. He rarely speaks about it, but he did with our Joe Carroll.
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Dan McGowan and Ruth Dunkley McGowan founded Dunkley’s Gymnastics Camp In South Hero nearly 50 years ago and it has grown into an institution.
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There’s a bit of racket happening on a normally quiet street in Colchester as a group of Super Seniors with Habitat for Humanity are building a new home.
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It’s a muggy Monday in Saint Johnsbury and Gary Aubin takes to the podium to conduct the town band, a nearly 200-year-old community tradition.
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Reporter Joe Carroll spoke with Sanders about the deluge of destruction and the efforts to bring aid to those in need.
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At a quarry lake in Poultney, Dick Walker takes his golden retrievers Martin and Merlin for a swim. It’s a quiet respite for a hot summer day, but what lies around the corner is another story.
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When Monique Zeigler first entered St. Ann Catholic Church in Milton, something was lacking. Twenty-eight stained glass panels -- and five years later -- the Super Senior shows her faith for all to see.
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Eighty-eighty-year-old Dave Pash -- affectionately known as “Bunker Dave” -- is out five days a week working as the groundskeeper at Montague Golf Course.
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Everyone has that certain teacher you’ll remember forever. At Saint Albans City School, there’s a good chance it’s Miss Sally Lawyer.
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Super Senior Joe Mark has been the coordinator of the state's Trout in the Classroom program for going on a decade.
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Super Senior Dick Thut grew up in Chicago sneaking into Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs play. But it wasn't until he retired that baseball became a hit. Our Joe Carroll explains.
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At White River Valley Middle School in Bethel, there’s the traditional classroom. And then just up the hill, there’s a more earthy education with 75-year-old outdoor education teacher Bonna Wieler.
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Just off the track at Lake Region Union High School, there’s a dedication honoring Pete Davis' past. But the 80-year-old's dedication to coaching races on.
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For close to seven decades, Super Senior Claire Duke has kept a secret from her family -- she wanted to go to college. This week, she got formal recognition from the school she always wanted to attend.
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Northern Vermont University Lyndon graduated 150 students Sunday morning from the Northeast Kingdom institution.
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In Huntington, Beaudry’s Store may be the heart of the community, but Linda Pecor is its soul.
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Known for its box stores, shoplifting has become a major problem for the police in Williston. And the epidemic of retail theft tells a larger story about a justice system not set up to deal with the social ills at the root of the problem.
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It's a family affair at Tuck’s Garage in Northfield. Reggie Tucker and his son work together to repair cars. And with the coming warmer weather, they’ll soon be hitting the race track together, too.
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Rep. Jarrod Sammis -- who represents Castleton and Bomoseen -- on Wednesday dropped out of the GOP and joined the Vermont Libertarian Party.
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Here’s the dirt -- mud season is still clinging on in Montgomery, and it’s 78-year-old Billy Baker’s job to make the roads passable.
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Peter Miller wrote the iconic book “Vermont People,” highlighting country folks from the Green Mountains.
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Eighty-seven-year-old Larry Hathaway loves his craft. He starts with a blank panel of wood, creating something from nothing. It could be an analogy of his life.
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Even as a child, Gwen Allard was drawn to the mountains. Now at 85, the Super Senior is looking back on her career as a pioneer of adaptive skiing in the United States.
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Winter is taking its sweet time leaving the Northeast Kingdom, but there is one sure sign of spring -- the sap is starting to run on Butch Greaves’ 188 acres in Walden.
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Ninety-one-year-old Janet Schurink has spent most of her life on a Shaftsbury hillside after emigrating to the U.S. from Holland after the war. And even after two broken hips, the riding instructor and horse expert rarely slows down.
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Seventy-six-year-old Israel Mac is the second generation to run Mac Equipment and Steel Company in Rutland. His family came to Vermont after leaving Austria following the Holocaust.
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At 96, Super Senior Lester Durett is a regular on the dance floor with his 'dancing partner.'
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Ninety-four-year-old Curt Brainard was honored at this week's Town Meeting Day for his lifetime of service to the town of Derby.
The town of Derby took time to honor one of its residents at its Monday night town meeting.
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Ed Blechner's days of dog mushing are over. Now, the 75-year-old and his wife have time to take care of their aging team and reflect on a nearly 50-year sled dog career.
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Debbie Boyce, a long-time EMT and foster care advocate, is a regular on Rutland community access station PEG-TV, dispensing public safety tips and other life-affirming messages.
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Kathy and Bruce Atwood have earned a first-degree black belt in Taekwondo and now they’re working on their second strip.
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Jean Richardson rarely sits still. The longtime UVM environmental professor has embraced all things Vermont.
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Eighty-three-year-old Howard Kelton doesn’t just know the history of the Middlebury Snow Bowl, he’s lived it.
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If you played in high school sports in southern Vermont, there’s a good chance Tom Haley at the Rutland Herald has covered it.
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The Seven Super Seniors at the Double E Performance Center are in their 70s and have been playing together for years, but this is the first time they're recording an album together.
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A fire badly damaged the Gilmore Home Center in Castelton Sunday morning.
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At 70, Super Senior Brian McCarthy isn’t the oldest ref in Vermont, but perhaps the most dedicated.
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Unnoticed for close to half a century, a reel from the Channel 3 archives captures the worst fire in Rutland’s history that took place 50 years ago this week.
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Perhaps it’s not too far of a stretch to say life is like a jigsaw puzzle for Ada Alger -- trying to find the perfect match.
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What keeps a person volunteering, delivering for Meals on Wheels for decades? Our Joe Carroll found out from this Vermont Super Senior... and his son.
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On Christmas Eve, we're shining a spotlight on some of the Super Seniors we've profiled, revisiting their stories and learning what makes them super. Here's a preview of what you can expect.
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