Around Town – January 12, 2023
Condolences Pamela D. Volk Gentle into that good night she did not go. Our mother, Pamela Dow Volk, left…
Charlotte deals with Nor’easter and holiday bomb cyclone
Charlotte got its first decent snowfall on Dec. 17 — nothing historic but a few good inches that looked promising for a white Christmas.
Trail committee finds a sign is more than just a sign
Putting up trail signs is a lot more than digging a hole, putting in a post and nailing a sign to it.
Calendar of events – December 14, 2022 – February 15, 2023
Holiday events and Christmas church service in the area.
Community Roundup – December 15, 2022
Antiques Roadshow announces Shelburne Museum air dates and CVU graduate selected for art recognition
Community Heart & Soul to kick off next month
Who decides the future of a town? According to Vermont’s Orton Family Foundation, it should be everyone who lives there.
Time to get cracking on town office campaigning
’Tis the season when “it’s” loses its most-favored contraction status and “’tis” often supplants it as the preferred contraction for “it is.”
Dave Quickel: Growing produce and community connections
Stony Loam Farm is more than just an agricultural endeavor. Owner Dave Quickel’s mission statement includes building community and providing education about local, sustainable agriculture. Since 2002, Quickel has been doing all of that on his organic farm.
Tricks, treats and little feet. It’s Halloween on Greenbush Road!
Fun was had by kids and adults for Halloween night on Greenbush Road.
Ferry transits reduced for staffing issues
The ferry from Charlotte to Essex, N.Y., reduced the number of its lake crossings a bit earlier this year.
Community Roundup – November 3, 2022
Efficiency Vermont offering free business energy visit, Lend a hand to an agency that needs volunteers and Training geared for women running in local elections.
Early morning wreck
Courtesy photo No one was hurt when a box truck flipped near the intersection of Route 7 and Ferry…
Currently, no business like water flow business
Wicked. It’s a great word for the Halloween season. Wicked is also the word Steven Owen uses to describe how busy he, and others in the area who work to ensure people have water at their homes, have been.
Community Roundup
Announcements from local organizations.
Greenbush Road: The Halloween happening place in Charlotte
Greenbush Road has been a destination spot for trick or treating for some time, but this year the neighborhood is really bringing its ghosting-or-gifting game.
Fraser-Harris resigns from recreation commission
Recreation in Charlotte got tossed a curveball when recreation commission chair Bill Frasier-Harris resigned on Sept. 22.
Around Town – October 6, 2022
Condolences and congratulations to Charlotters
Free weatherization supplies to keep Charlotters warm this winter
The Charlotte Energy Committee is continuing the Charlotte Weatherization Project this year to connect low-to-moderate income
School work
Volunteers cleaned and painted the Quinlan schoolhouse.
Fire destroys boat at Point Bay Marina, no one hurt
Around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services were called to a boat burning in Lake Champlain off Point Bay Marina in Town Farm Bay.