By Madeline Hughes and Lisa Scagliotti Captain, a blue ring-necked parakeet, flew the coop on Saturday through an open door in his Colchester home. He happened to land near the Southern Acres section of Shelburne Farms onto a resident there who notified police. The call came in Monday morning as veterinarian and Shelburne Selectboard member… Read More »
The project to rebuild the 64-year-old Shelburne town beach house started two years ago, and the Selectboard got its first look at the preliminary design on Tuesday night. Last year, Shelburne resident and architect with Birdseye Design Jeff McBride volunteered to design the new beach house. McBride presented his sketches to the board and explained… Read More »
In an effort to get more accurate calculations for town property tax bills, Shelburne town officials have scrutinized records and updated their database so property sizes in the town system better reflect the actual size of parcels that people own and pay taxes on. The recent updates to the system resulted in the town lister’s… Read More »
A Shelburne woman who police say used her home on U.S. 7 to run an illegal drug trafficking business has pleaded guilty to two felony charges in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Tonyel Colby, 40, admitted in court to possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of crack cocaine on Oct. 25, 2016… Read More »
By Anne Galloway VTDIGGER.ORG This election cycle, no big names are challenging incumbents U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, who are up for re-election in Congress this November. The filing deadline was June 1 for major party candidates to file with the Vermont Secretary of State’s office ahead of the August 14… Read More »
Folasade Adelola, a Shelburne resident, is challenging Sen. Bernie Sanders for his congressional seat this fall. Sanders is registered as an Independent and a Democrat for the Vermont primary election. Adelola, 55, describes herself and her stances on policy as a “Clinton Democrat.” “I will push (Sanders) on issues,” Adelola said. She does not agree… Read More »
This week Shelburne public works crews have been working on Webster Road near the Webster Road Pump Station. A small crew was working on Harbor Road between Route 7 and Turtle Lane to prepare for the work scheduled during school summer break. Expect short delays in these areas.
By Doug Merrill The 15-person Shelburne Town Manager Search Committee has met three times over the past five weeks to begin the process of selecting the next manager. The committee intends to share updates in the Shelburne News periodically to update fellow residents on our process and progress. The Selectboard has tasked us with assisting… Read More »
No one was seriously injured in a two-car accident that slowed traffic to a crawl on Spear Street during the Monday late-day commute, Shelburne police said. The accident happened at about 4:45 p.m. near the Fisher Brothers Farm on Spear Street. Shelburne Police, Fire and Rescue crews responded to the scene where one car had… Read More »
In the past few months, school safety has dominated national news following the February high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., where a gunman shot and killed 14 students and three staff members. Since then, more school shootings have happened including ones in Maryland, Texas and Indiana. The question of school safety has dominated the discussions… Read More »