Police have cited a former student for allegedly displaying a BB gun during a football game Saturday afternoon at the Champlain Valley Union High School. Hinesburg Police Chief Anthony Cambridge said the 17-year-old male from Hinesburg was cited for possession of a dangerous weapon on school property and giving false information to police. Police released the juvenile
Read MoreWe launched our reader survey in last week’s newspaper and have already received dozens of completed surveys in the mail and online. We’re grateful to everyone who has taken a few minutes to share their thoughts with us. For the results to be the most useful, we will need to receive many more completed surveys
Read MoreAfter a one-year hiatus, the tractor parade is returning to East Charlotte. At its meeting on Monday, the selectboard decided to make the East Charlotte Tractor Parade an official town event this year. 2020 Tractor Parade The tribute to Charlotte farmers will run 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, with the parade beginning at
Read MoreOn a highly-altered landscape, the idea of an old-growth forest is captivating to many. But what are old-growth forests? And why do they matter? Definitions vary. Some would say that the only true old-growth forests are primary forests — the tiny fraction that have never been extensively altered by humans, or by humans of European
Read MoreSpooky spots to catch a thrill within one hour of Charlotte Courtesy, Scarowinds Haunted houses and trails in and around Charlotte aren’t for the faint at heart. Here are several spots that offer some thrills within one hour or less from Charlotte. Note: Most haunted houses and trails happen on the weekends, and, of course,
Read MoreSouthern charm and an easy-going attitude make Columbia a great place for families. In the heart of South Carolina, just 90 miles south of Charlotte, there are more activities for the whole family than hours to do them. Below, we’ve assembled a sampling of what’s in South Carolina’s capital city and the surrounding area for
Read MoreTasting menus and creative cocktails will always have a place in Charlotte, but let’s be honest. Even the most cultivated palates cave to a greasy spoon at some point. Who among us hasn’t been hit with a craving for blueberry pancakes, steak and eggs, or a plate of loaded fries? The next time it happens,
Read MoreA history lover could, without planning, fill a trip to our nation’s capital with visits to only a fraction of the 17 Smithsonian museums and 129 national monuments. But what if you’ve been to D.C. multiple times and seen all the monuments you care to? Or what if the throngs of tourists on the National
Read MoreIn 1953, Helen and Benjamin Hoover bought a home and later moved it to Berryhill, a rural township where her grandfather had farmed since the turn of the century. Now 91 and 97, the couple lives there still. Their son, Marcellus Hoover, 55, checks in daily and swings by to tend his nearby garden, on
Read More“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”– Leo Tolstoy It’s raining again and I just ran around my house gathering up all the books I’ve read in the past few months that I have not yet written about in this column. I turned up: seven. There might be
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