Officials: Quebec fires possible again, prepare to protect lungs
The warning came on a recent Monday: The most extreme wildfires on Earth are on the rise — more frequent, more intense.
Celebrate July: National-eating-celebrations month
July is the month for national eating celebrations. Consider:
SCHIP grant makes senior center more hearing accessible
Thanks to a grant from Shelburne, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Interfaith Projects (SCHIP), the senior center is able to make programs more accessible to people experiencing hearing loss.
Summer reading may make reading a lifelong habit
Summer reading programs provide a wonderful way for kids and their families and caregivers to enjoy some adventuresome reading this summer.
Keeping your plants hydrated, responsibly
Water is a precious resource, and we should do what we can to conserve it.
Pick-your-own-fruit etiquette
Planning to pick your own fruit this summer? Let’s review some pick-your-own-fruit etiquette to keep in mind when you go.
Amongst your lush garden may be a treasury of herbs
If your garden is anything like mine this season, you are seeing a jungle that is difficult to keep up with.
Hodgepodge: A funny name for a yummy summer dish
This is another of those New England dishes with a funny name; a quick braise of midsummer veggies has long been a favorite when we find the new produce coming in abundantly, but don’t want to stand over the stove too long.
Watch out for these two pests
Many gardeners are reporting damage lately from two pests, the fourlined plant bug and slugs.
Around town: July 11
Congratulations and Condolences to Charlotters.
A preview of college visits to Bowdoin, Bates and Colby
Just a four-hour drive east from Charlotte is Portland, Maine. This Old Port waterfront begins the summer college road trips to the Maine Big 3 — Bowdoin, Bates and Colby.
Around town: July 11
Charlotte’s conserved lands AND More feedback on town employees unionizing
Board considers crosswalk, traffic calming for Ferry Road
A new analysis by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission recommends a suite of traffic-calming measures for a stretch of Ferry Road between Greenbush Road and the railroad tracks.
Charlotte Town Beach closed because of cyanobacteria blooms
Charlotte Town Beach manager Jennifer Lawson released a notice on social media that the Charlotte Town Beach was closed as of Tuesday afternoon, July 2.
From abandoned blades to old airplanes, Vermont Surplus Property has bargains galore
Where can you buy a cheap hardware desk, find an antique embalming machine and pick up the pocket knife that you had to give up to security officials when you flew from the Burlington International Airport?
Shelburne gets AARP grant for making communities more livable
AARP announced that Shelburne was one of five Vermont organizations that will receive 2024 Community Challenge grants, part of AARP’s largest investment in communities to date with $3.8 million awarded among 343 organizations nationwide.
Could Charlotte become a regenerative community?
Ever wonder what people are talking about when they talk about “regeneration”?
CVU grads honored for ‘bodacious’ persistence
Sixty years after its founding, the Champlain Valley Union High community gathered in the Patrick Gym at the University of Vermont to celebrate the school’s 2024 graduation.
Charlotte farms get sizeable chunk of agricultural grants
The state Agency of Agriculture has awarded more than $1,600,000 in grants to 13 farm operations across Vermont. Two of those farms are in Charlotte.
Town employees’ share of municipal healthcare costs likely to increase
After months of discussion, members of the Charlotte Selectboard have put together a plan for saving taxpayer money on municipal employee benefits.