Tomato and corn dish uses last of summer vegetables
Tomatoes and the sweetest corn imaginable are everywhere right now. Red tomatoes, green, purple, yellow, orange, striped and tie-dye too.
New school year begins at Charlotte Central School
The administrative team at Charlotte Central Schoool (Jen Roth principal, Tim O’Leary assistant principal and Beth Slater director of student services) reported that on Aug. 26 the school was excited and ready to welcome students to the first day of the school year.
Redhawks score touchdown to start first game, go on to shut out Hartford
The Champlain Valley Union football team started the 2024 season the way it wanted to, and it only took them two plays to do it.
Volunteers test Vermont waters to see if they’re safe
Every Wednesday morning volunteers around Springfield venture to a local waterbody and dip their sampling cups.
The fix is in — Repair Café returns Saturday, Sept. 21
Start collecting your broken stuff for the fall Repair Café.
For Osler, the energy answer is blowing in the wind
When Evan Osler took his two daughters, aged 5 and 8, to Fenway Park this summer, he was returning to his roots.
Around Town: Sept. 5
Condolences and Congratulations to Charlotters
Selectboard votes to fix Spear Street flood damage with culverts instead of bridge
Replacing the Spear Street bridge over Muddy Hollow Brook is proving to be at least as difficult, expensive and time consuming as predicted immediately after Hurricane Beryl washed it away in early July — if not more so.
Please help this newspaper cross fundraising finish line
Our nonprofit, community newspaper is just this close to successfully concluding our Annual Fund campaign.
Neither snow nor heat stops two-wheeled trek to Vancouver
Stopping for dinner in a small town where everyone knew each other’s names, Nick Vanderkloot and his buddy Robert Vernimmen got plenty of stares — then questions about their spandex shorts and clip-in bike shoes.
Tomato late blight shows up in Vermont
With our recent rainy weather and storms, I am not surprised that we diagnosed late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in the University of Vermont Plant Diagnostic Clinic in late August.
Officials try to quench village planning project controversy
The Charlotte Selectboard meeting on Monday was in the library, and the library end of the town parking lot was filled a half hour before the Aug. 12 meeting began.
Can you get us to the finish line?
To date, we’ve received more than 150 gifts in support of our Annual Fund campaign. We are so grateful.
Declaration of Inclusion proves controversial in Charlotte
A handful of people spoke in favor of the town of Charlotte adopting a Declaration of Inclusion at the selectboard meeting on Aug. 12, while a handful of people were opposed to adopting it.
Enjoy the ‘virtuous’ cabbage with Asian crunch salad
Even though there’s no zucchini on the menu at the next Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch, this seems an apt time to give a tip of the hat to zucchini, the vegetable described by “The Almanac” as “staggeringly productive.”
Pressure tank water pipe break dealt with quickly
The Charlotte Senior Center experienced severe water damage when the water well pressure tank failed.
Library wants to know what you want at library
From story times to cooking book clubs, from book discussions to selectboard meetings, the Charlotte Library is here as a community resource, meeting place and activity center.
Problems that can make lilacs look worn out
Lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) can be stunning in early summer when in full bloom, but this time of year they tend to look a bit worn out.
Help prevent erosion by sowing into exposed soil
Did you know that the condition of your yard can have an impact on regional water quality?
Autumn sparks the flame of our primal instincts
As summer winds to its close and the second year of extraordinarily powerful storms spins chaotically toward its denouement, the evening breezes bring with them the solace of lower humidity.