Around Town

Save your returnables for the WCS Swift House Bottle Drive, Feb. 18

As a fundraiser for their trip to New York City in June, the students of Swift House at Williston Central School will conduct a bottle and can drive on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 9 a.m.-noon. Curbside pick-up will take place in these neighborhoods: Brennan Woods, Southridge Road, Ledgewood Drive, Wildflower Circle, Lefebvre Lane, Katie Lane, Golf Links, Southfield Drive, Isham

• Emma Clark bought a condominium on Kadence Circle from Northridge-Williston LLC for $399,673.

• Chelsea Layton bought a mobile home on Porterwood Drive from the Estate of Joyce Boisvine for $194,000.

Circle, Pleasant Acres and Lamplite Acres.

WCS holding Williston Wildcat Virtual Penguin Plunge, Feb. 11

In place of the annual live Penguin Plunge fundraising event for Vermont Special Olympics that was cancelled this year due to the extreme cold last weekend, Williston Central School is holding a team ice bucket dump event on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 9 a.m. in the WCS bus circle.

The Williston Wildcat team has raised over $15,000 and hopes to reach $20,000. Community members are invited to attend and cheer on the group. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served.

Free home repairs, upgrades for older homeowners

Could your home be made safer and more comfortable? Cathedral Square is offering free home assessments and upgrades to older Vermonters so that they can stay safe and independent. Work can address kitchen and bathroom accessibility, improvements to entryways and thresholds for safe walking, lighting to enhance safety and other needs. Quali- see AROUND TOWN page 3

Legislature recognizes local field hockey team’s success

The Green Mountain Girls Field Hockey Club, founded in Williston in 2019, was recently honored at the Statehouse for its accomplishments in 2022, winning the U14 division at the USA Field Hockey Nationally Ranked Tour-

PROPERTY TRANSFERS — JANUARY 2023

• Wish Rehab LLC bought a home on Essex Road from Lindsay Pigeon for $400,000.

• John Sullivan bought a mobile home on Porterwood Drive from Howard Hubbard for $199,000.

• Gerald Ortego bought a mobile home on Stonehill Road from

Paul Fortin for $265,000.

• Trung Nguyen bought a home on Colton Place from Bruce Bennett for $270,000.

• Margaret Robinson bought a condominium on Timothy Way from Brian Wheel for $398,000.

• Michael Smith bought a home on Chloe Circle from Northridge-Williston LLC for $784,171.

• Cheryl Hayes bought a condominium on Chelsea Place from Alison Barges for $450,000.

• Bryan Savard bought a home nament in Florida in November. The program is for girls aged 7-15. Team members and coaches met with Williston Rep. Angela Arsenault to receive a resolution of congratulations from the General Assembly. on Brookside Drive from Timothy Fortune for $710,000.

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continued from page 2 fied homeowners must be at least 62 years of age, meet income requirements and reside in the towns of Williston, Richmond, Bolton, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho or Underhill.

To learn more and enroll, contact Carolyn Gipson at gipson@cathedralsquare.org, (802) 488-0734. Note: A previous notice about this opportunity included an incorrect email address.

Town manager ‘chat’ series upcoming

Williston Town Manager Erik Wells will host a series of drop-in “Manager Chats” for residents to discuss the annual town budget proposal or any other aspects of local governance. The schedule is as follows:

• Feb. 13, 5-6 p.m. Town Hall meeting room

• Feb. 15, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial Library

• Feb. 16, 5-6 p.m., virtual (via Zoom*)

• Feb. 22, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial Library

• Feb. 23, 5-6 p.m. Town Hall meeting room

• Feb. 27, 5-6 p.m., virtual (via Zoom*)

• Feb. 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial Library

• March 2, 5-6 p.m. Town Hall meeting room

* Email ewells@willistonvt.org for Zoom link.

Development Review Board meeting, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

The next meeting of the Wil- liston DRB takes place on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Beckett/McGuire Meeting Room at 7900 Williston Rd. To join virtually, use Zoom Meeting ID 846 5863 3532, call 1-646-558-8656 or go to https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84658633532. For the agenda, see p. 23.

Conservation Commission meeting, Feb. 15, 7-9 a.m.

The Town of Williston’s Conservation Commission meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The commission advises the Planning Commission, Development Review Board and Selectboard on matters relating to the town’s natural resources, including review of proposed development for potential natural resource impacts.

Community members may join in person at the Town Hall Annex at 7878 Williston Rd. or virtually using Zoom Meeting ID: 847 630 320 on zoom.us/join or 1-646-5588656. On the agenda for Feb. 15 is an update from the Winooski Valley Park District.

Williston first-responders perform sub-zero, off-road rescue

Members of the Williston Fire Department worked with Richmond Rescue during sub-zero temperatures Friday afternoon to rescue a person who had lost consciousness in a wooded area.

According to spokesman Prescott Nadeau, the male was first revived by friends doing CPR as directed by an emergency dispatcher from Shelburne. Williston first-responders used an off-road utility vehicle to transport the person out of the woods and into a waiting Richmond Rescue ambulance.

“These community members were dressed appropriately for the weather, had a charged cell phone which summoned fire and EMS in a timely manner and allowed Shelburne dispatch to provide CPR instructions. Without a doubt, the actions of the members of the patient’s party aided in saving his life,” Nadeau wrote in a news release.

Local robotics team takes title

The Williston-based Green Mountain Homeschool Robotics team of Carter Schoppmann, Ted Agnew, JJ Garcia and Emilyn Leinen was the overall winner of the Jan. 28 First Lego League Robotics State Challenge on Jan. 28 at Norwich University. The team, coached by Luis and Polly Garcia, placed well in three categories — core values, team innovation and robot design and scoring — to win the Champions Cup.