Shelburne Vineyard hosted a community meeting on Sept. 20 for those interested in hearing more about proposals for restoring the Historic Town Hall and building a new library. More than 50 people attended a presentation where architects from Vermont Integrated Architecture (VIA) displayed three different concepts and asked for feedback. Andrea Murray, Nicholas Wood, and […]
How do pet waste bags relate to stormwater? That was one of the many topics covered during the Stormwater Summit held on Sept. 22 and sponsored by the Shelburne Planning Commission. The summit featured six experts who gave insight into federal, state, and local regulations the town of Shelburne is facing, what is currently being […]
The Town filed a temporary restraining order with the U.S. District Court on Sept. 17 seeking relief from the Court’s June 29 ruling, which allowed Vermont Railway to continue constructing its transload transmodal facility near the banks of the LaPlatte River because of federal preemption. The Town says the ruling was based on incomplete information […]
Over 500 friends, family, co-workers, a former Governor, Vermont’s Secretary of State, Town Clerks from across the state and townspeople showed up last Thursday to honor longtime Town Clerk/Treasurer Colleen Haag in a retirement celebration held at Shelburne Museum’s Pizzagalli Center. Guests were asked to bring canned food donations in Haag’s honor to the event […]
By Holly Brough and Boston Neary The thunderstorm that rolled through Shelburne on Sunday morning may have woken many from a sound sleep, but it had a far more devastating impact at Shelburne Farms. At about 5:30am, on Sept. 11, 2016, lightning from the storm struck the Old Dairy Barn on the Southern Acres portion […]
Even though Shelburne Farms suffered a devastating loss last Sunday when fire consumed the Old Dairy Barn, there is nothing stopping the the 38th Annual Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival from taking place on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10am-4pm. The Harvest Festival is a community event celebrating Vermont farm and food traditions, and a full day […]
The Shelburne Natural Resources and Conservation Committee, the Shelburne Planning Commission, and the Pierson Library are teaming up to present a screening and discussion of the documentary film “What’s Your Watermark?” next Tuesday at Shelburne Town Hall. “What’s Your Watermark?” is the brainchild of Jen Fleckenstein and Steve Parker of Clear Water Filtration, a water […]
Beautiful weather for the Labor Day weekend was the backdrop for lots of great outdoor fun. From boating to biking, to hiking and cooking out, the spectacular weekend days and cool nights were the perfect ending to a gorgeous summer.
For more photos click here Young and old gathered along Falls Road, Route 7 and at the Fire Station on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon to honor and cheer on members of Shelburne’s Fire Department during their 75th Anniversary parade. Fire trucks from neighboring town joined in, as well as engines from Baldwin, NY (Nassau County) […]
Even though the skies opened up right before students arrived at school, the weather cleared by the time that busses arrived allowing everyone to enjoy their walk into school. Teachers and Co-Principal Pati Beaumont were all smiles as they greeted the crowd of excited K-5 students as they arrived and headed off to their newly […]