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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
- Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...] |
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
- Submitted: Thursday, July 15th [more ...] |
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Recycling Fees Down
by Nancy Wood,
June 17, 2010, page 1.....
Tom Moreau, general manager of the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) reports that tipping fees paid by haulers and residents for recycling were cut in half
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
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Dan Luce: An Every Day Dad
by Rowan Beck,
June 17, 2010, page 9.....
Charlotters may think of Dan Luce as a Charlotte Central School Board member or the “man who takes care of the fish tank,” but he is much more than that.
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
The Boffa’s “Summer Fun List”
by Nana Boffa
June 17, 2010, page 10.....
Ahhhh… the kids are out of school, faces shining and happy, and summer stretches ahead
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
Get Down and Derby
by Rowan Beck
June 17, 2010, page 10.....
Looking for something different to do with your kids? Take them to the Champlain Valley Expo for a bout of Roller Derby.
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
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State Offers Affordable Health Insurance
June 17 2010, page 16.....
More than 47,000 Vermonters lack health insurance. The good news is that about half of these individuals are eligible for affordable health insurance under Green Mountain Care.
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
United Way Volunteer Opportunities
by Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer
June 17, 2010, page16.....
The listings below are a small sample of the more than 500 volunteer needs
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 15th [more ...] |
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Trail Work Day on Pease Mountain
by John Limanek
June 3, 2010, page 14.....
Trails Committee members participated in a trails work day on Pease Mountain on May 22.
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...] |
A Lakeshore Scare - A Bridge too Near
by Kay Teeter,
June 3, 2010, page 16.....
The demise last fall of the Lake Champlain Bridge between Fort Frederick at Crown Point, New York, and Chimney Point in Addison, Vermont, created havoc.
- Submitted: Tuesday, June 1st [more ...] |
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Green Up Day Thank-Yous
by John Quinney,
May 20, 2010, page 12.....
By the time the Quonset hut crew closed up shop on Sunday, May 2, more than 70 Charlotters had scoured our town roadsides
- Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...] |
Abel & Lovely Shop and Gallery to Open in June
by Nancy Wood,
May 20, 2010, page 16.....
Kristin Baker and Melissa O’Brien are creating a unique business that reflects their shared love of the creative and their desire to provide a community space.
- Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...] |
Authentic Patriotism Launched
by Martha Perkins
May 20, 2010, page 15.....
Stephen Kiernan, local author and award winning journalist, has written a new book, Authentic Patriotism, Restoring America’s Founding Ideals through Selfless Action
- Submitted: Wednesday, May 19th [more ...] |
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Host Family Needed for Exchange Student
by Nana Boffa,
May 6, 2010, page 8.....
A 16-year-old girl from Germany, who will be attending a local high school this fall as an exchange student, needs a host family
- Submitted: Wednesday, May 5th [more ...] |
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Conservation Currents
by Bob Hyams,
Chair, Conservation Commission
Mary 6, 2010, page 16.....
So How Bad is the Water?
- Submitted: Wednesday, May 5th [more ...] |
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Green Up Day Activities May 1 - 2
by John Quinney
April 22, 2010, page 6.....
Mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, for Green Up Days in Charlotte.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
Local Cycle Center Offers Unique Adventures
by Rowan Beck, April 22, 2010, page 8.....
Sojourn Bicycling & Active Vacations, located here in Charlotte on Ferry Road, is more than just another cycling tour center.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
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Bike Basics (and Beyond)
Out-Doors
by Elizabeth Bassett,
April 22, 2010, page 10.....If you think biking is a passing fad, think again: in 2009 more bicycles were sold in the United States than cars.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
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Spring Tree News
by Larry Hamilton, Tree Warden, April 22, 2010, page 12...
Planting and caring for a tree, or trees, invests the planter in the land, and in the future.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
Liz Robert Brings Terry Bicycles to Vermont
by Ashley Boyd, April 22, 2010, page 13...
Liz Robert reminisced about her childhood, building dams and having adventures by the brook behind her home in Alpine, New Jersey.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
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Volunteer Work Days at the Park April 24 & May 1 from 1-4 pm
by Jenny Cole, April 22, 2010, page 16...
At the April 13 meeting of the Park Oversight Committee, Mark LaBarr of the Vermont Audubon Society provided an update on the work he is doing at the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge and with students at C
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
From Stage to Film
by Kelsey Darby
April 22, 2010, page 19...
Have you ever wanted to act in a movie? Francesca Blanchard, CVU senior and resident of Charlotte, got that chance when she was 12 years old.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 20th [more ...] |
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United Way Volunteer Listings
by Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer, April 8, 2010, page 15.....
The listings below are a small sample of the more than 500 volunteer needs from more than 200 agencies you can find on-line at unitedwaycc.org.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 6th [more ...] |
Vermont-Hands to Honduras-Tela 2010
by Linda Gilbert, April 8, 2010, page 16.....
The pieces of time and the adventures you share fit in a kind of mosaic that evolves into some near-perfect shape that stays with you and becomes the fabric of your life.
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 6th [more ...] |
Legislative Update: Budget
by Representative Scott Orr
April 8, 2010, page 19
A sign that we are in the final few weeks of the legislative session is that the House passed the budget bill, putting it in the Senate’s hands before negotiations begin with the Administration to wor
- Submitted: Tuesday, April 6th [more ...] |
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News from The News
March 25, 2010, page 2....
Please join us in welcoming Monica Marshall as the new Advertising Manager at The Charlotte News.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
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SCHIP Distributes $24,550 in Grants
by Rosalyn Graham, March 25, 2010, page 10.....
Members of the board of Shelburne Charlotte Hinesburg Interfaith Projects (SCHIP), a locally-based non-profit, were faced with difficult choices as they considered more than $64,000 in requests for grants
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
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A Tasty Challenge
Interview with Emma Volk by Kaya Yurieff, March 25, 2010, page 15.....
Emma Volk is a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School and a Charlotte resident.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
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Is There a Lawyer in the House?
Probably a Few
by Kay Teetor, March 25, 2010, page 16.....
“There is no lawyer now in Charlotte.” All true, believe it or not, albeit in 1800, according to the U.S. Census.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
Census & Passport Rate Hike
Passport Day in the USA
by Colleen Haag, March 25, 2010.....
There is an impending increase in passport fees.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
Leavitty... Shark Fishing With Josie!
by Josie Leavitt
March 25, 2010, page 19.....
My family is strange and estranged. I haven’t seen my uncle or two cousins since my father’s third wedding when I was 17.
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
Fire & Rescue News
by Assistant Chief Dick St. George
March 25, 2010, page 21.....
Instructors from Charlotte and Shelburne assisted in conducting several ice rescue courses over the winter resulting in over 100 firefighters in the Champlain Valley becoming certified in
- Submitted: Tuesday, March 23rd [more ...] |
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Shifty Brides
Looking Back, by Frank Thornton, March 11, 2010, page 10.....
Frank Thornton’s “Looking Back” essay about women’s property rights is very fitting this month, as March is National Women’s History Month.
- Submitted: Thursday, March 11th [more ...] |
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Tree Planting Comes Sooner Than You Expected
by Larry Hamilton, Tree Warden, March 11, 2010, page 16.....
Yes, it is that time of year again! Seems early to be thinking about it, but maple sap is flowing and syrup makers are hard at it.
- Submitted: Thursday, March 11th [more ...] |
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Water Tales
February 25, 2010, pages1 – 11.....
By Nancy Wood
Water is an issue in Charlotte. Ask someone who lives here, and you will hear a tale of water woes
- Submitted: Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...] |
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Hungering for Chocolate
Travelers Experience Panama’s Little-Known Asset
February 25, 2010....
by Bonnie Ayer
Bonnie and Russ Ayer are recently “semi-retired” East Charlotters who visited Panama this winter and discovered killer chocolate from a local cacao plantation.
- Submitted: Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...] |
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Roadside Brush Hogging Along Guinea Road
by Larry Hamilton, Tree Warden
February 11, 2010, page 11.....
Those residents of, or commuters along, Guinea Road, especially those who contacted the Tree Warden, can rest assured that the damage will not continue. Nor will i
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
At Copenhagen
by Sasha Pearson
February 11, 2010, page 14.....
My name is Sasha Pearson, and I just went to Copenhagen
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
Summer Remembered
by John Curtis
February 11, 2010, page 15.....
Last summer I went to Martha’s Vineyard with my Boy Scout Troop for a week’s camping trip.
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
Be Prepared!
from Fire & Rescue Services
by Kay Gault,
February 11, 2010, page 16.....
If an unexpected emergency arose and you were ordered to evacuate your home, would you be ready?
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
Report from the Legislature
by Representative Scott Orr, February 11, 2010, page 21
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Nearing the end of the first month of this year’s legislative session is different than the five I have seen before, much of it in a good way and significantly, some of it in a very difficu
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
Sign up Now for Free Home-Energy Visits
February 11, 2010...
by Transition Town Charlotte
Are you interested in saving energy in your home? If you live in Charlotte or Shelburne, you can sign up for a free energy visit.
- Submitted: Wednesday, February 10th [more ...] |
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