It’s a place where rare birds and fish congregate, people paddle in search of new sights, pollutants stop short of Lake Champlain, and lake floodwaters halt their march toward land. Shelburne’s LaPlatte River Marsh Wetlands are a unique place, and a rare one in Chittenden County and in Vermont. On Aug. 30, the Vermont Agency… Read More »
On a recent Thursday morning, Rachel Childers was hard at work in the Conservation Lab at the Shelburne Museum, bent over one of two large wooden boards taken from the museum’s Dentzel Carousel collection. Each was painted with a scene of a hunter pursuing a rhino. She dabbed at a section of the painted wood… Read More »
After much debate Tuesday evening, the Shelburne Selectboard adopted two new municipal ordinances that regulate truck traffic on town roads and curtail the handling of hazardous materials. Representatives from several local companies attended the public hearing, mostly in opposition to the new regulations which they considered as a threat to their business practices. The ordinance… Read More »
The fourth annual Cycle 4 CMT fundraising bike race is scheduled for Aug. 27 at the Old Lantern in Charlotte. The goal of this full day of biking, walking, and enjoying good food and live music is to raise money for finding a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. CMT is a progressive neurological disease that affects… Read More »
Youth Catalytics in Charlotte is losing $2.25 million in federal grant money because of looming budget cuts in programs for adolescent health and teen pregnancy prevention by the Trump administration. The organization was caught completely by surprise when it was informed July 5 that its federal grant had been cut off as of June 30.… Read More »
UPDATE: Thursday, July 27 – Deputy Shelburne Police Chief Aaron Noble has been named interim head of the Shelburne Police Department. In a memo to Police Department employees dated Wednesday, Town Manager Joe Colangelo said: “Dep. Chief Aaron Noble is the Acting Police Chief of the department until further notice.” When asked for more details… Read More »
By Gillian English On a recent warm summer evening at Shelburne Farms, families set up blankets and stand in line for ice cream as the opening notes of Mozart’s Symphony No. 26 ring out from the Coach Barn. They’re here for the Vermont Mozart Festival. Children with sticky faces run in circles, chased down by… Read More »
Algae blooms, fueled by excess nutrients in the environment, have become a frequent summer occurrence in local lakes, potentially creating unsafe conditions for swimmers and other water users. At Lake Iroquois, a team of researchers from the University of Vermont is studying how one of these nutrients – phosphorus – gets into the lake, and… Read More »
The U13 Suburban Babe Ruth team clinched the state championship Saturday at Winooski High School.They beat Brattleboro 7-1 for the title. See full story on page 9. Photo by Shauna Knapp
The Town of Shelburne has filed a motion opposing in part Vermont Railway’s request to finalize the proceedings in U.S. District Court regarding the railroad’s lawsuit over construction of a salt storage and distribution facility off U.S. Route 7 near the LaPlatte River. The court ruled late last month that the town could not subject… Read More »