Some dairy farmers, an artist, a social worker and an apple farmer gathered around a table to write some laws. That’s not the beginning of a joke; rather, it’s an average day in the Vermont Statehouse, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, D-South Hero, recalls from her days on the House Agriculture Committee. Something seemed off when… Read More »
After nearly three years of trying to deal with health hazards at a home on Gilman Road, the Hinesburg town government has obtained an injunction from the Vermont Superior Court, authorizing the town to get the place cleaned up. As The Citizen reported last October, neighbors say the property at 477 Gilman Road is overrun… Read More »
The Shelburne town government has used up the $20,000 donated by the Vermont Natural Resources Council in January to appeal a federal court ruling, and there is still no date for legal arguments to be heard in New York City. Town Manager Joe Colangelo said Shelburne has received a $27,130 legal bill from its law firm, Monaghan… Read More »
By Colin Meyn VTDIGGER.ORG Gov. Phil Scott was set to sign a trio of gun bills into law on Wednesday, less than two months after the arrest of a teenager allegedly plotting to shoot up a Vermont high school inspired him to publicly reverse his position on gun control. Having previously said he felt there… Read More »
On town meeting day Champlain Valley School District voters approved the $76.8 million budget. Voters also agreed to allocate $819,665 that was unspent from a bond to update the Shelburne Community school. Previously Shelburne voters approved a $9.25 million construction bond used to renovate Shelburne Community School in 2016-17. Work was completed last fall with… Read More »
Two years ago Shelburne Town Clerk Diana Vachon decided to do something creative to get cat and dog owners to register their pets with the town and the cat and dog of the year awards were born. At Tuesday night’s Selectboard meeting, retired local vet Dr. Steven Metz did the honor of picking this year’s… Read More »
A Shelburne man was among two people arrested when a companion mistook a marked South Burlington Police cruiser for a pizza delivery vehicle early Sunday morning. South Burlington Police said they responded to Stonehedge Condominiums off Spear Street to investigate public complaints about one of the residences. Michael Gonzalez, 29, of Underhill, came out of a condo in… Read More »
A New York City woman, who is charged with stealing $6,500 from a Shelburne bank account, needs to remain in prison pending her trial in federal court on four counts of bank fraud and a charge of aggravated identity theft, a judge has ruled. Elizabeth Rodriguez, 57, has amassed 12 felony fraud convictions and has… Read More »
A former Vermonter is facing a petty larceny charge in New York State in connection with the theft of money from a Lake Champlain Transportation ferry running, according to authorities. Travis M. Griggs, 35, now of Willsboro, N.Y. is due in criminal court in Essex County, N.Y. on April 16 following a joint investigation by New York… Read More »
A drug seizure during a routine traffic stop on Route 7 in Shelburne played a key role in a complex investigation that halted a major interstate drug conspiracy focused on Northern Vermont, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Burlington. Investigators seized 380 bags of heroin and 55 grams of crack cocaine as part of… Read More »