By MARIA VALIENTE Correspondent With the closing date for the South Burlington arcade and entertainment center Pizza Putt quickly approaching, the local community is coming out in spades to give the family hangout a proper sendoff. The entertainment center and restaurant has been packed since the March 4 announcement, with nostalgic adults, families and children… Read More »
By MADELINE HUGHES Staff Reporter Her career with multinational company Unilever took her around the world – the Netherlands, Russia, Italy, Nigeria, United States and the United Kingdom – but Hanneke Willenborgs chose to come back to Vermont when the company had a job opening in the state. “I’ve been in the company for 23… Read More »
By MARIA VALIENTE Correspondent When people think about fighting climate change and saving the environment, religious groups may not immediately come to mind, but Vermont Interfaith Power and Light is doing just that. The group recently awarded matching grants for energy efficiency projects through the Katy Gerke Memorial Program to three local churches, St. John… Read More »
By SCOOTER MACMILLAN and MARIA VALIENTE Local schools participated in a district-wide digital detox last Friday in different ways, replicating the National Day of Unplugging on March 1. Though not mandatory, at Shelburne Community School many staff members and students unplugged, stashing away their laptops, phones, and other devices. For some, eliminating technology from their routine… Read More »
By LISA SCAGLIOTTI Correspondent It started more than a year ago with a third grader’s love for elephants. Soon, the entire Vermont state Legislature may know about now-Shelburne fourth grader Sara DiGuglielmo’s passion for pachyderms as part of a multi-faceted lobbying campaign headed to the Vermont State House. Sara and her schoolmates are hoping to… Read More »
By LISA SCAGLIOTTI Correspondent Once again, federal laws that exempt railroad development from local review and control have protected Vermont Railway Inc.’s Shelburne salt facility from local regulation. In a decision issued late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City ruled that a Shelburne ordinance enacted in… Read More »
By MADELINE HUGHES Staff Reporter The selectboard met for the first time since Town Meeting Day Tuesday and worked to finalize the purchase agreement with Healthy Living Market. Voters approved spending $25,000 to enter into a purchase agreement with Healthy Living Market by a 2-1 margin. The purchase agreement would be to potentially build a… Read More »
By MADELINE HUGHES Staff Reporter Engrossed in the fall musical last October, director Candy Padula wasn’t paying much attention to the news. She often listened to the “Legally Blonde” soundtrack on repeat as she commuted to Champlain Valley Union High School. However, one day she listened to the news, right around the 20th anniversary of… Read More »
By MADELINE HUGHES Staff Reporter Race and privilege have been at the forefront of Champlain Valley School District’s thoughts. This year, students created the Racial Alliance Committee, which meets in the library on Wednesday mornings. At the past few school board meetings, students from the committee have asked the board to allow the group to… Read More »
STAFF REPORT The Nature Conservancy is aiming to raise an additional $170,000 to successfully close on the purchase of a 48-acre parcel of land near Shelburne Pond that spans the City of South Burlington and the Town of Shelburne. The land belonged to the family of the late John Ewing, former chairman of Vermont Housing… Read More »