Fire and Rescue at forefront of budget discussions once again
Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services (CVFRS) finances were once again under a microscope, this time at a Selectboard…
Senior Center receives a delicious holiday lunch
On Monday December 17th, Chef Roland and Lisa Gaujac provided the Senior Center with a delicious holiday lunch. We…
Property Transfers Oct. 26 – Nov. 30, 2018
Oct. 26. Rodney G. and Donna M. Stearns to Thomas T. Tintle and Katra Kindar, easement, Lot 9, Spear Street,…
The quest for a new forestry
If you research early logging practices in New England, you’ll find a lot of amazing stories. In the times before the chainsaw and the skidder, loggers headed into the woods for the winter with draft horses, crosscut saws and double-bit axes and drove the logs down the rivers in the spring.
CCS students created COTS CARE packages
Charlotte Central School kindergarten through second grade students created COTS CARE packages in their YOU SKILLS classes. We appreciate…
Obituary
Jacquelyn Kennedy Baker – May 8, 1936 – Dec. 11, 2018 Jacquelyn (Kennedy) Baker, daughter of John and Mary…
Senior Center News Dec 12, 2018
Having your sip of joy might be easier than you think. Just remembering where you’ve tasted it before might…
It’s the season of fall-stars
With fall sports wrapped up and winter ones just beginning, the lists of all-star selections by both coaches and…
Treasure in plain sight
The University of Vermont Extension and its Master Gardener Program are Vermont treasures. As we look out at the…
The wonders of hygge and a good book, too
I just got back from Thanksgiving in Copenhagen where, while you were eating turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce, I…
Some thoughts about Silent Night at 200
Two hundred years ago this Christmas Eve, the beloved Christmas carol “Silent Night” was sung for the first time…
This is it. Right here. Start drilling.
I had an old Jeep CJ-7 whose floorboard had rotted out, and we installed a sheet-metal door on hinges…
Santa visits CVFRS
Children of all ages lined up to visit with Santa on Saturday, December 8. Laughter, smiles and Christmas wishes…
Legislative Report
As I watched the funeral services of our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, this past week, I was moved…
Q & A with Carolinne and Dylan Griffin of State 14
Carolinne and Dylan Griffin are a husband and wife creative team whose current endeavor (one of them), State 14,…
Around Town Dec. 12, 2018
Congratulations to Susan Ohanian whose letter to the editor appeared in the “Opinion Section” of the New York Times…
Calendar of events Dec. 13 – Dec. 16, 2018
Thursday, Dec. 13Celebrate the Arts Night at Champlain Valley Union (CVU) High School in Hinesburg from 6:00 p.m. to…
Charlotte earns bench through plastic recycling efforts
In April Charlotter Ken Spencer signed on for the Trex Recycling Challenge, in which a community is encouraged to…
Baked Mac n Cheese
With the winter solstice nearly a week away and the ever-present buzz of the holiday season lingering in the…
A family christmas
All was calm, all was bright We showed one another our treasures: wooden puzzles that we could rarely…