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Winners of the Fifth Annual Peter Coleman Photo Contest
Grand Prize - Tuttle's Barn by Judy Tuttle, July 15, 2010, pg 21
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The Question of the Week...is it Pollen or Algae?
by Bob Hyams, July 15, 2010, pg 1....The Town Beach waters have been visited upon by a substance casting a bright green hue.
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Old Lantern Decision Appealed
by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....Neighbors Michael and Karen Frost have appealed the Planning Board’s June 7 approval
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Town Hall Needs Extensive Repairs
by Ellie Russell, July 15, 2010, pg 1....At the July 12 Selectboard meeting, Dick St. George reported finding during his inspection of the Town Hall severe rotting
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Neighbors Question Proposed Restaurant at Point Bay Marina
by Nancy Wood, July 15, 2010, pg 1....During a July 1 site visit to Point Bay Marina, and later during the Planning Commission meeting at the Town Hall
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“Poison” Parsnip Has Invaded Charlotte’s Fields and Roadsides
by Richard H. Bernstein, M.D., July 15, 2010, pg 2....There is a striking flower growing alongside the roads and in the fields in Charlotte.
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The Weather Man Gets the Soaking, not the Charlotte Town Party
by Edd Merritt, July 15, 2010, pg 5....With sixteen town parties under their belts and more to come
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State Rep Candidates Express Views on Education, Property Taxes and Maintaining our Rural Character
by Kaya Yurieff, July 15, 2010, pg 6....The five candidates running for State Representative from Charlotte gathered at the Old Brick Store on June 30.
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Co-principals Greg Marino and Audrey Boutaugh have moved into their offices at CCS
July 15, 2010, pg 7
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The Gaujacs Keep Tradition Alive at The Old Lantern
by Rowan Beck, July 15, 2010, pg 8....Lisa and Roland Gaujac, along with their three children, moved to Charlotte in 2006
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Commentary and Letters
by Darrilyn Peters, The Friend of the Charlotte Library Board, John Howe and Tim Ashe, July 15, 2010, pgs 2-3
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A Guide to Walking Trails in Charlotte
by Elizabeth Bassett, July 15, 2010, pgs 3-A to 4-A....Melissa and Trevor Mack Trail
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Mel Kaplan Sets the Pitch
by John Hammer, July 15, 2010, pg 5-A....Whenever you hear an orchestra tuning up, you’ll hear a quiet little A note played by the oboe
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Looking for Something to Do with the Kids? Take them to the Library!
by Margaret Woodruff, July 15, 2010, pg 6-A....July 19-23: ‘NEATH the WAVES
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Mid-Summer Events at the Senior Center
by Mary Recchia, July 15, 2010, pg 7-A....Just for the month of August the Blood Pressure Clinic will be held on the second Wednesday of the month
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Charlotte Conservation Currents
by Bob Hyams, July 15, 2010, pg 17....The 2008 Charlotte Significant Wildlife Habitat Map (interactive version) is now available to the public
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Jump! Leap! Now.
by Melissa O’Brien Eyre, July 15, 2010, pg 17....I decided, when I turned 45 back in May, that I would welcome the new year by jumping out of a plan.
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Food Shelf News
by Karen Doris, July 15, 2010, pg 19....Thank you to Cindi Robinson for her fresh, cage-free eggs
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Summer Sports
by Edd Merritt, July 15, 2010, pg 20....Charlotte Little Leaguers stand at 3-2 in the state tournament.
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Rotary Holds Changing of the Guard Party
by Dorrice Hammer, July 15, 2010, pg 22....The Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary Club held its annual Changing of the Guard party July 1
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Please Note: The news headlines displayed here are automatically collated from national news feeds and are not endorced by Charlotte News.
Champlain College's Perry Hall opens.
Perry Hall, a restored 151-year-old brick mansion with contemporary addition, is the college's new Welcome and Admissions Center. The building stands at 251 S. Willard St., across the street from the main campus. ...
Colchester is applying for a special tax district.
Colchester expects to submit by Thursday an application to create a special tax district at Severance Corners to help pay for necessary road, sidewalk and water system improvements. ...
Shooting range owner gets 2 years in jail.
An Essex man convicted of manslaughter in the accidental shooting of a retired St. Michael's College professor has been sentenced to two years in prison. ...
White River Junction postal processing plant cited, fined $420,000 in safety violations.
Federal job safety inspectors have cited a Vermont mail processing center for a halfdozen safety violations and will seek $420,000 in fines, the latest in a series of crackdowns on "willful" neglect of electrical hazards in postal buildings. ...
ADL: Vermont saw fewer anti-Semitic cases in 2009.
The Anti-Defamation League said its annual survey showed the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Vermont decreased slightly in 2009. ...
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Please Note: The news headlines displayed here are automatically collated from national news feeds and are not endorced by Charlotte News.Champlain College's Perry Hall opens.
Perry Hall, a restored 151-year-old brick mansion with contemporary addition, is the college's new Welcome and Admissions Center. The building stands at 251 S. Willard St., across the street from the main campus. ...
Colchester is applying for a special tax district.
Colchester expects to submit by Thursday an application to create a special tax district at Severance Corners to help pay for necessary road, sidewalk and water system improvements. ...
Shooting range owner gets 2 years in jail.
An Essex man convicted of manslaughter in the accidental shooting of a retired St. Michael's College professor has been sentenced to two years in prison. ...
White River Junction postal processing plant cited, fined $420,000 in safety violations.
Federal job safety inspectors have cited a Vermont mail processing center for a halfdozen safety violations and will seek $420,000 in fines, the latest in a series of crackdowns on "willful" neglect of electrical hazards in postal buildings. ...
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Fri 30th, AA Meeting
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Sat 31st, 24th Annual Quilt Exhibition
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Sat 31st, UVM Historic Tours
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Sat 31st, Bristol Farmers’ Market
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Sat 31st, Shelburne Artist Market
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Sun 1st, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mass
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Sun 1st, Charlotte Congregational Church Worship
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Mon 2nd, Crafts & Games Playgroup
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