Selectboard proposes budget with small spending increase
Both the Charlotte Selectboard and the Champlain Valley School District board have worked to propose budgets with very small…
Town priorities, budgeting, leadership decisions’ true cost
I appreciate the ongoing discussion about the town budget and priorities, as these decisions directly impact our community. In…
Senior center’s mulligatawny soup, tasty and fun to say
Upcoming Monday Munches at the Charlotte Senior Center, where you are invited to enjoy meals served from 11:30 a.m….
Lots of engaging and supportive programs for seniors
The Charlotte Senior Center is committed to enhancing the lives of older adults by offering a wide range of…
Valentine’s Day, also Douglass Day celebrates Black history
Friday, Feb. 14, was not only Valentine’s Day, but also Douglass Day. Although Douglass never knew his birth date,…
Blueberries, a missing child, a Supreme Court justice
It’s been a while since my last article, and because I read a lot, books have been accumulating like…
Wait for growing season with a good gardening book
Whenever someone asks for a recommendation for a gardening book to offer as a gift, especially for a beginner,…
Winter should not interrupt your composting
Compost, the dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling material produced by natural decomposers, provides many benefits to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Converting…
Bewitching witch hazel tree
You may be familiar with its name from the bottle of astringent found in your home medicine cabinet or…
Dinnan sees Grange increasing in-person gatherings
For many people, the notion of a Grange conjures up images of days gone by. Tai Dinnan wants to…
Testing as a reality check for college readiness
“Should we make reservations at Halvorson’s?” is a common question when it is University of Vermont graduation weekend. Although…
CCS teacher named a Rowland Foundation Fellow
Eighth grade humanities teacher Julia Beerworth has been named a 2025 Rowland Foundation Fellow. During the 2025-26 school year,…
Human Rights Commission asks legislators for more staff
Facing record caseloads and short staffing, the Vermont Human Rights Commission has turned away dozens of Vermonters attempting to…
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 20
Support for re-electing Devine to the selectboard To the Editor: Please join me in voting for Kelly Devine for…
Around Town: Feb. 20
Condolences Joan Mulford Braun passed away peacefully in the company of family at her home in Shelburne, Vt., on…
Lots to do to reform education, not much time to do it
I’m on the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee. Friday, we had a joint meeting with the Senate…
Voters to decide on Australian ballots
For most of the past 236 years, Charlotte residents gathered in person on Town Meeting Day to make decisions….
CVSD proposes less than 1-percent budget increase
If you’ve been living under a rock while wearing noise-cancelling headphones, you might not know that school budgets have…
CVSD proposes school budget with less than 1 percent increase
If you’ve been living under a rock while wearing noise-cancelling headphones, you might not know that school budgets have…
Some personal perspectives on the proposed town budget
One of the most important pieces of the work of a selectboard is proposing the town budget. The budget…