Heat & Cooling Centers: Burlington is preparing for dangerously hot weather Tuesday, with a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and three cooling centers open at Fletcher Free Library, COTS Daystation, and CVOEO Community Resource Center, plus options like the City Hall Park fountain and waterfront. USL W Soccer: Vermont Green FC’s women advanced to the USL W national final with a 1-0 win over Asheville City SC, setting up the championship game Saturday, July 18. Local Sports & Community: The Upper Valley Lions Twin State Soccer Cup returns Saturday at Hanover High School, with proceeds split between New Hampshire’s Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation and Vermont’s Lions Camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Public Safety/Construction: A ramp connecting I-89 North to I-91 North will close all day Wednesday for milling and paving, with delays expected and a detour route via Woodstock Exit 1. Education & Health: Springfield Hospital selected Stockbridge’s Maggie Knox for its 2026 Health Education Scholarship, supporting her nursing studies at Salve Regina University. Business & Innovation: Retham Technologies launched next-generation Retham Cryoplatelets and named Prolytix as distributor for the Essex Junction-based coagulation and hematology partner. Politics Beyond Vermont: Vermont’s name also shows up in national Democratic infighting as attention turns to how progressives and moderates are battling in upcoming primaries.