Invitation to Charlotte Resilience Assessment Discussions
Resiliency happens when people work as a community—talking, listening, encouraging, supporting and respecting one another and doing whatever each can to make our community safer.
Did a pandemic year mean more or less litter?
On the one hand, curbside collection for take-out, extra packing for health and safety, and compulsion to drink away pandemic sorrow could have meant the gullies along Spear Street would have been overflowing with plastic, paper and beer cans.
Local Rotary Club offers festive spring fun event for all
Antique Clocks … Drones … Native Americans … Poems from the Wilderness … Shelburne Country Store’s history …and a SPIN-A THON? What on earth is the common link? If you are a member of the Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club you would know the answer. I am honored to be part of the group.
Charlotte Sustainable Living Network joins Green Up Day again
Do you have old stereos, VCRs, boomboxes, etc. that are just cluttering your house? Are you wanting to be sure they don’t end up in the landfill? Then we have a solution for you!
Gear up for Green Up Day 2021
Did you know that Vermont was the first state to designate a day of the year to clean up litter along the roadsides? And on that day in 1970, 51 years ago (!), participation and results far exceeded expectations.
Virtual Observation Morning & Lunchtime Chat: Middle & High School
Join Lake Champlain Waldorf School’s Virtual Observation Morning followed by an informal lunchtime chat with teachers.
Christmas Church Services and Events
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/St. Jude’s Catholic churches and Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC Advent & Christmas Events.
Charlotte Holiday Lights Roll: Light up the darkest days with your neighbors
First, I got a text from my friend and colleague Elizabeth Langfeldt floating the idea of organizing some kind of Charlotte holiday light tour. The next day, I got a text from my friend Carrie Spear suggesting the same thing.
Annual CCS PTO Holiday Craft Fair is virtual this year
Close your eyes, and imagine you’re in the Charlotte Central School MPR. Tables are set up by local artisans and entrepreneurs selling everything from calendars to face lotion to knitwear to Christmas ornaments. Now open your eyes and realize you can’t go there this year, but you can still get the same cool stuff, with the added bonus of being able to shop in your pajamas. The CCS PTO Holiday Craft Fair is all online this year from Dec. 10 to Dec. 13.
Chittenden County’s first Diaper Bank has been busy
The Junior League of Champlain Valley distributed its Diaper Bank’s 450,000th diaper to partner agencies statewide this week, and raised just over $5,800 in its JLCV Community Challenge in this week alone.
Charlotte Beach sculptors rock!
The Recreation Commission and Charlotte Recreation held a beach sculpture challenge this fall.
General election and absentee voting 101
The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office was in charge of mailing out absentee ballots to every active registered voter in the Town of Charlotte. They started the mailing on Sept. 25 and finished up by Oct. 1.
Put your pumpkins on parade
Trick or treating won’t be the same this year, but some Halloween traditions can’t be taken down by the coronavirus: as long as you have a squash and a sharp knife, you can’t be stopped.
Charlotte Town Link Trail seeks public input
Thanks to the generosity of Charlotte voters, the Town has allocated $57,000 to build the next section of trail.
Twenty years of tractors
It wasn’t the ideal 20th anniversary celebration of the East Charlotte Tractor Parade, but like everything else this year, it was memorable, nonetheless. The weather was glorious, the leaves were golden, and the wisp of the smell of diesel exhaust was in the air.
Live music at the library this month
Over the past couple of weeks, the library has hosted Wednesday late afternoon concerts. Performers have been on the porch and audiences scattered over the green, staying in marked circles and socializing from afar.
Concert on the water in memory of Dana Bolton supports sailing center
For the friends and family who loved Dana Bolton, his passing from brain cancer this spring has left a void. For music lovers and musicians, a dearth of live music events because of the coronavirus has been one more layer of hardship on an already challenging landscape.
Finding Kind Film Screening
Finding Kind Film Screening – “Finding Kind” a documentary on the effects of girl on girl bullying.
Scythe mowing workshop this month
Transition Town Charlotte is sponsoring a hands-on workshop on scythe mowing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Bud Shriner farm at 1503 Ferry Road.
Food trucks and farm dinners: Foodie options right here in Charlotte
Charlotte is home to a diverse set of agricultural activities and, by extension, some fantastic food options. From food trucks to homemade breads and pastries, coffee and creemees, there’s something to try nearly every week.