Amid Shelburne’s massive bylaw overhaul, the planning commission is exploring what inclusionary zoning requirements could look like for the town.
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The newest police officer hired by Shelburne Police was quietly demoted as a Burlington police lieutenant last year after an internal investigation showed he filed 25 timesheets that were inaccurate or untimely, according to public records.
March 18 at 2:38 p.m., a one-car crash was reported on Falls Road. The driver was reportedly injured but refused transport to the hospital.
Champlain Valley School District Superintendent Rene Sanchez will resign at the end of the school year after three years as head of the district.
After its first budget failed on Town Meeting Day, the Champlain Valley School District is now moving forward with a $101.8 million budget that would reduce spending by $4 million and cut 42 full-time positions.
For most of the 2023-2024 girls’ basketball season, Champlain Valley played zone defense.
Champlain Valley had quite the two-day performance on the hill at Burke Mountain for the Vermont alpine state championships.
Kevin McNeill, South Burlington resident and a senior at Rice Memorial High School, was instrumental in helping an injured ski racer during an Alpine ski race at Burke Mountain.
In the wild, finding a suitable mate is no simple matter, and it’s an extra complicated affair for one familiar resident of the woods and underbrush.
Would you like to receive a poem in your inbox every day in April? Or a weekly sketch or photo? Enliven your April and help new neighbors as they navigate the legal process of seeking asylum by being an Arts for Asylum Seekers sponsor.
The Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary club hosted Pie for Breakfast March 16 at Shelburne Community School.
The Community Sailing Center kick-offs its Access for All Virtual Regatta, a three-month campaign to raise the final funds for a new construction project.
The Burlington Elks Lodge St. Patrick’s dinner will be held Friday, March 15, 5:30-7 p.m., at the
The 2024 Vermont Francophonie Celebration will be held Thursday, March 28, in the performing arts center of the Winooski School District, 60 Normand St. The official ceremony will be held from 1-2 pm.
March 15 was the last day for the Senate and House to pass bills out of policy committees for consideration in the other chamber. Senate legislative committees now work on bills from their counterparts in the House. In addition, committees may also review the administration’s work implementing legislation passed during previous sessions.
In reference to the Shelburne Post Office “drive-thru” attempt: How about some metal poles at the sidewalk’s edge to prevent another crash?
Kudos to superintendent Rene Sanchez, his team and the Champlain Valley School District School Board for posting options for a revised budget that could reduce our tax increase from 26 percent to between 13 and 14 percent.
Wintry months have me meandering indoors at the University Mall in South Burlington. Morning crew starts at 8:30 a.m. when only the IHop restaurant is open. We are quiet and determined with our walkers, canes and shuffling gaits.
The question on many minds following the Republican response to Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was “Where does the GOP find these people?”
I’m delighted to report that Champlain Valley School District administrators have been working hard to fix our budget affordability problem. Somewhat.
Open government mattered to all of us during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Government played an outsized role in our day-to-day lives then. Schools closed, storefronts shuttered and the officials making decisions about quarantines, mask mandates and vaccines often met in secret or exclusively online.
My body feels as though I’ve volunteered for a scientific study; becoming a proving ground of sorts, evaluating various pieces of adaptive equipment as I put my own durability to the test, slipping, sliding, slogging and crunching over back roads whose fluctuating consistency becomes more unpredictable with each passing winter.
It may be time for the changing views of Vermonters toward wildlife to be addressed, but bill S.258 will not accomplish it. Currently, and historically, the 14 members of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board have been appointed by the governor with input from the Legislature. One seat represents each county.
It is frequently said that when writing regulations, we will know we’ve done it right when everyone is equally unhappy, because there are many competing interests that need to be balanced against one another. I understand that it can feel that way, but I disagree, wholeheartedly. It does not have to be that way.
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