Category: Our Town
Food Shelf critically short of supplies, funding
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Headlines, Our Town |
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According to Val Martel, director of the Shelburne Food Shelf, the shelves are at dangerously low levels of inventory. She is asking all residents who can to assist to do so by donating non-perishable boxed and canned goods. Martel is specifically looking for the following items: Hamburger Helper and Rice-a-Roni boxed dishes Canned meats: tuna,… Read More
Traffic discussion for historic town intersection continues May 13
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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Representatives from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the consulting firm Stantec presented possible traffic solutions to the US 7/Falls Road/Harbor Road intersection to a packed house of residents, stakeholders, and representatives from the town of Shelburne and Vermont Agency of Transportation last month. Stantec conducted a scoping study that addressed ways to… Read More
Route 7 construction continues
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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The following is the schedule of the construction to take place on Route 7 – Shelburne Road for Thursday, May 9. Thursday night: Final paving and line striping within Shelburne Village limits. NOTE: Driveway tie-ins will begin after the main line paving is complete. Please note traffic control will be present. We ask motorists to… Read More
Rethink taxation
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
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Each week, Reps. Joan Lenes and Kate Webb provide an update on legislative actions in the ‘Report from Montpelier.’ Two very nice ladies, but I wonder why they vote the way they do. In this session, taxes have been increased on income, clothing, meals, vending machines, soft drinks, candy, satellite TV, cigarettes, gasoline, and most… Read More
Representatives are pro-development
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
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I watch the happenings around Shelburne, with all of the talk on the Planning Commission and on the SelectBoard of changing: (1) the sewer system borders to support development and (2) the rural zoning that is the core of Shelburne. I became curious about the current members of the Planning Commission and the Select Board.… Read More
Pierson Library News
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Library News, Our Town |
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Learn a new language this summer! Did you know that you can learn a new language – or refresh your memory about one you used to be able to speak – from the comfort of your own home by simply going to the Pierson Library website, www.PiersonLibrary.org? Look at the menu options on the right… Read More
AMHA awards Shelburnite for 25 years of service
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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Long-time Shelburne resident Erica Richard recently celebrated 25 years as an employee of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA). Richard was honored at a dinner reception in Springfield, Mass. on April 26 with fellow co-workers and the AMHA Board of Directors. Currently the registrar of the American Morgan Horse Registry, Richard has held several different… Read More
Wiltrude “Trudy” Bartlau – Burlington
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Trudy Bartlau, 77, of Pillsbury Manor, passed away on April 29, 2013, in Burlington Health & Rehab. She grew up during World War II in Himmelstadt, Germany, daughter of Karl and Margarete (Ritter) Post, and came to this country in 1955 to work as a Lab Technician at Jamaica Hospital in New York City. In… Read More
Harriet Drew Elstner – Shelburne
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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A celebration of the life of Harriet Elstner will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 11 am. This informal memorial will be held at the Inn at Shelburne Farms. All are welcome. Read More
Florence Etta (Brunelle) Lord – Burlington
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Florence Etta (Brunelle) Lord, 101, passed away after a brief illness, in Fletcher Allen Health Care, on May 2, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 21, 1912, in Winooski, the daughter of Albert and Lillian (Mitchell) Brunelle. Florence was very proud of her five sons. She enjoyed managing the gift… Read More
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