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Charlotte negotiates new rescue, fire contract Committee members keep mum on details COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Charlotte is in the process of working out a new memorandum of agreement with the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, the first time the agreement would be updated since January 2019. The agreement, originally inked by the town and the service in 2014, was supposed to be renewed every two years but was put on the back burner due to COVID-19 protocols as well as work on the town’s Development Review Board. But officials are now working toward getting a draft agreement ready for both parties to review. “(Selectboard member Frank Tenney) and I had a productive conversation with the subcommittee members at CVFRS last week,” selectboard member Matthew Krasnow said at the selectboard meeting last week. “Although I was hoping to have some language for us to look at in a draft form, we have agreed on four basic areas to work on in the memorandum of agreement that we all agree would be mutually agreeable and beneficial.” Selectboard members declined to comment on what specifically was being worked on due to the ongoing negotiations. The service operates as a private corporation that receives both public and private funds and it has been providing fire and rescue services to the town for years. Although it is partially funded by taxpayer money, the selectboard has little authority over its managerial or operational decisions. See CHARLOTTE on page 2
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The Vermont Community Newspaper Group staff took home 34 awards for writing, photography and ad design from the annual New England Better Newspaper Competition, held in Boston over the weekend. From left, designer Kristen Braley, news editor Tommy Gardner and reporters Avalon Styles-Ashley, Corey McDonald and Aaron Calvin have their hands full with an array of first-place editorial awards.
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Greg Popa, editor and publisher of the Vermont Community Newspaper Group, was inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame over the weekend, and the publications he oversees received dozens of awards for writing, photography and design. Popa was one of six journalists inducted into the hall this year, as part of the annual New England Newspaper Convention, held in Boston and organized by the New England Newspaper and Press Association. Vermont Community Newspaper Group publications also received 33 awards during the association’s annual Better Newspaper Competition.
Much like the head chef at a restaurant who started his career as a dishwasher, Popa rose through the ranks by doing it all. He started as a photographer at the Stowe Reporter in 1986 and has, at various times, been a photographer, reporter, editor and advertising manager. He became publisher in 2014, shortly before the Stowe Reporter bought the neighboring News & Citizen, which has been covering greater Lamoille County since 1881. Popa applied the same methods of design, writing and photography — Lamoille County readers got to see their paper in full color for the first time — that made the Stowe Reporter
an annual awards earner at the New England Better Newspaper Competition. He later replicated that company consistency to what is now known as the Vermont Community Group, with Chittenden County papers The Other Paper of South Burlington, the Shelburne News and The Citizen, which serves Charlotte and Hinesburg. Popa was also at the helm when the company ceased publication of the Waterbury Record. Popa has for decades nearly single-handedly — with a talented stable of photographers, writers and designers — produced the twice-yearly Stowe Guide and Magazine, a See AWARDS on page 3
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Political notebook It has been my privilege to serve as the Charlotte-Hinesburg representative for the past 12 years, and I would like to announce that I will be running for re-election this year for another term. During my time in office, my priority has always been to support policies that benefit Vermonters and make Vermont, and our community in particular, a better place to live and work. I believe in a strong democracy in which all citizens can participate through their right to vote. I have advocated for a livable minimum wage, for mental health benefits for first responders, for sustainable pension funds for hard-working teachers and state employees, as well as many other policies to support working families. During the worst days of the pandemic, I helped many employees, small business owners and self-employed people in Charlotte access state and federal economic assistance programs. Through my work on energy and environmental policy, Vermont has taken significant steps to address climate change. However, much more needs to be done to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while helping
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folks save money on their heating bills and adapt to the changing weather patterns. One of my most important responsibilities is keeping you informed through my bi-weekly legislative reports in our local newspapers and occasional social media posts. You can access those reports at my website, mikeyantachka.com, for a look at what I’ve been working on throughout my legislative career. With your support I will continue working to support policies that will benefit the social fabric, the economic vitality and the natural and lived environment of Vermont. Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
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Inspiring and insightful, hilarious and heartbreaking, C. Jane Taylor’s “Spirit Traffic: A Mother’s Journey of Self-Discovery and Letting Go” chronicles the journey, undertaken in 2015, of the author, her husband John and her son Emmett — a seven-week, 10,000-mile motorcycle trip from Vermont to California and back to celebrate Emmett’s graduation from college. Her story — part travelogue, part diary and part confessional — celebrates the American landscape, its varied people and the physical and emotional challenges and triumphs of the self-titled “Free Rangers.” Taylor’s intelligent and accessible writing sprinkles literary and musical allusions that range from Albert Camus to Cat Stevens. But her clear and wittily metaphorical descriptions are her greatest strength, conjuring
both physical and emotional landscapes. Taylor had never ridden a motorcycle before their trek, and she recounts her odyssey from timidly skittering down her dirt driveway in Hinesburg to gliding
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continued from page 1 This is something that may the selectboard may be interested in changing, selectboard Chair Jim Faulkner told The Charlotte Bridge in March. The memorandum of understanding, first created in 2014, does contain certain stipulations for the relationship between the two boards, specifically the shar-
ing of all the organization’s board meeting minutes, its monthly financial statements, budget and audit reports and other documents. Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service’s $890,000 budget passed 534-405 on Town Meeting Day this year. The organization is run by a board of directors.
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The service in January asked for a $158,415 budget increase, part of a long-term plan to shift rescue staff from volunteer and per diem to full-time, as the organization has struggled to retain volunteers and paid staff members in recent months. Town officials balked at the increase, however. Fritz Tegatz, president of the board of Charlotte Fire and Rescue Department, and fire Chief Dick St. George did not respond to requests for comment. Krasnow and Tenney, along with Tegatz and the service’s business operations manager Patricie Machavern, and Dave Schermerhorn, former chief of the Charlotte Fire Department, serve on the subcommittee working on the agreements. No timeline was given as to when an agreement might be reached. Once a draft agreement is finished, both parties will have to approve the changes. Per its memorandum of understanding, one selectboard member is supposed to sit on the volunteer fire and rescue board as town liaison. Jim Faulkner, chair of the selectboard, stepped down as that liaison to and no one has been appointed to fill his position.
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continued from page 1 240-page package that has regularly been awarded the best niche publication in New England. “Under Greg’s leadership, these newspapers not only were kept alive, but became excellent,” Popa’s biography in the Hall of Fame reads. “Greg led the transitions and built new teams, always on the principle that excellent, must-read journalism is the key to a weekly newspaper’s economic health.” Popa was inducted by a pair of fellow hall-of-famers, Tom Kearney — former executive editor of the Stowe Reporter and Keene Sentinel, now with VTDigger, who also wrote Popa’s Hall of Fame biography — and Mike Donoghue, a retired veteran Burlington Free Press reporter, head of the Vermont Press Association, and a post-retirement correspondent for the VTCNG papers and several other Vermont weeklies. “Greg is a skilled leader and motivator, and he has insightful news judgment,” Donoghue said. “He’s a great juggler for all his hats and newspapers. His newspapers are taken seriously and take seriously their First Amendment fights.”
Editorial awards The weekend’s New England Newspaper Greg Popa Convention also featured its annual Better Newspaper Competition, which netted the newsroom 21 awards, a haul that includes eight first-place winners for writing and photojournalism. Once again, the Stowe Guide & Magazine was named the overall best niche publication in New England and was also given a second nod as the publication with the best overall design and presentation. News editor and staff writer Tommy Gardner took home seven reporting awards in the weekly newspaper categories. Those include two first place awards — a local personality profile of actor Rusty “The Logger” Dewees and a sports feature about how local Scholars’ Bowl teams fared during the pandemic. Photographer Gordon Miller won six awards, including three first-place shots. He won in both weekly classes in a new category for pandemic related photos, one at a local high school and one at a nursing home. He also won for a photo of a baseball player safely sliding into home plate in a cloud of dust. Biddle Duke, the former Stowe Reporter owner and publisher, also won first place in the sports feature category, for his story on what it’s like being the parent of a competitive ski racer. Gardner earned three other sports-writing nods — for stories on a high school tennis state championship; a state championship baseball game; and the colorful announcers of the weekly Stowe Ski Bum Races. Miller was awarded three other photography prizes — two pictorials that featured very different crescent moons, and one general news photo of a school bus driver shoveling the bus roof. In other editorial and photography
awards: • Business/economic reporting: Avalon Styles-Ashley, second place for her story about a women’s ski apparel company with biologically convenient zippers. • Local personality profile: Gardner, second place for a feature of a man who picks up roadside trash in his hometown every day. • Best niche publication: Stowe Weddings, second place to big sister Stowe Guide. • Humor columnist: Carol Vasta Folley, second place for her piece throwing shade at appetizers. • Serious columnist: David Rocchio, second place for a rumination on inheriting a snowblower. • Investigative/enterprise reporting: Gardner, third place for a nearly year-long series of stories about a fire chief accused of sexual assault. • Personality photo: Paul Rogers, third place, for his photos of Rusty Dewees.
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Design awards The production staff, responsible for designing the eye-catching print and digital advertisements that bring revenue into the company — and responsible for the placement of every single bit of copy, photography and graphic — earned a dozen awards. The News & Citizen won second place for overall advertising “general excellence” for New England weekly newspapers. Production manager Katerina Hrdlicka got a third-place nod in the best overall ad designer category, with judges noting her “clean, clear design sense.” The papers also took home several awards for individual ads or special packages. The Stowe Reporter production staff won first place in the special section category, for the popular annual RIDE mountain biking supplement, which judges said was “magazine-like” in its scope. The staff also won for themed multiple advertiser pages, again for a popular annual feature, the leaf peeper section that runs for a month every fall. Designer and webmaster Kristen Braley won first place in two categories: most creative use of small space for a front-page mini Power Play Sports ad; and best local online ad, for a Ferro Jeweler digital display. In other advertising awards: • Automotive display ad: Beverly Mullaney, second place with Royers Auto Sales; Braley was third with Lamoille Valley Ford, both in the News & Citizen. • Holiday ad: Hrdlicka, third place with her Stowe Reporter ad for Country Store on Main. • Most creative use of small print space: Hrdlicka, third place for her Stowe Sweets ad. • Local color display ad: Braley, third place for the Ferro Charms ad in the News & Citizen. • Real estate display ad: Braley, third place with her Stowe Reporter ad for KW Vermont.
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Hinesburg Police Blotter April 25 at 3:11 p.m., a dogwalker was worried there was a stranger in their employer’s house on Green Street. Police checked out the premises and they were clear and secure. April 25 at 6:06 p.m., a child walking in some woods found a bag of needles and drugs. Police properly disposed of the paraphernalia. April 25 at 6:23 p.m., police served someone a relief from abuse order for the Department for Children and Families. April 25 at 8:43 p.m., a family fight on Major Street dispersed when the parties were separated. April 25 at 9:24 p.m., Hinesburg Police backed up their neighbors at Shelburne Police with a DUI incident. April 26 at 10:02 a.m., a Burritt Road resident had a dispute with a neighbor over a property boundary. April 26 at 11:51 a.m., after a domestic dispute in Essex, one of the parties involved called Hinesburg Police asking them to check on one of the victims. An officer checked and helped with other services. April 26 at 5:29 p.m., someone stole some items from Kinney Drugs. The person had already a trespass order,, but it had expired so police issued a new one. April 27 at 8:30 a.m., someone reported a suspicious vehicle at a residence on Beecher
Hill Road, but it was only an appraiser’s car. April 27 at 10:56 p.m., an officer helped catch and release a bird that had flown into an elderly resident’s home on Sunset Lane East and was trapped. April 27 at 5:30 p.m., a hit and run occurred on Hollow Road after a car hit a horse that had broken loose from its stable. The owner of the horse reported that they saw the driver, but he later left the scene without leaving his information. The horse’s condition is unclear although the caller noted they were taking it to the vet to get evaluated. Police are still investigating. April 29 at 3:29 p.m., someone pumped over $200 worth of gas from Hart & Mead on Route 116, paying with two checks that turned out to be fake. Police are still investigating the alleged fraud. April 29 at 4:10 p.m., a Baldwin Road resident accidentally dialed 911. May 1 at 12:30 p.m., an ambulance and two wreckers arrived to assist a major car crash on Route 116 involving two vehicles that were totaled. Occupants were potentially injured but police did not have further information. May 2 at 1:04 p.m., a good Samaritan dropped off a wallet they’d found containing cash and credit cards at the station, where the owner later picked it up.
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Is nuclear power seeing a long overdue revival? Guest Perspective John McClaughry The growing reawakening of enthusiasm for nuclear-powered electricity has been a remarkable development over the past 10 years. For decades enviros of various stripes have raged against nuclear power. Nuclear was bad, bad, bad because a plant might explode, fission products would contaminate the continent, careless security might allow proliferation of bomb material, nuclear plants were big and owned by big corporations, mining uranium was environmentally destructive, and so on. Despite their protests, starting in 1957 104 civilian nuclear stations went online, ultimately generating about a quarter of the nation’s electricity that dependably supplied the grid as needed 24/7. And the nuclear stations did so without causing air pollution, a single nuclear-related death, and the emission of greenhouse gases that environmentalists believe are producing a coming global climate catastrophe. This record was largely accomplished by what are called Generation II and III reactors, mostly built by General Electric and Westinghouse. Among them was Vermont Yankee. In its 42 years Yankee never had a core failure or release of dangerous radiation to the public. The now six decade-old design well served its purpose, but no one would build one of that early design today. The future of nuclear energy today was first defined 20 years ago by a 10-nation conference called the Generation IV International Forum. In 2002 it announced the six most promising new technologies — clean, safe, likely cost-effective, and resistant to diversion of fissile materials. In January 2014 the forums technology roadmap update projected that the Generation IV technologies most likely to be deployed first are the sodium-cooled fast reactor, the leadcooled fast reactor and two very high-temperature reactor technologies. The molten salt reactor and the gas-cooled fast reactor were judged to be further down the road. Since then, there has been a flood of new approaches. In a 2016 article in Reason, Ron
Bailey wrote, “that under the November 2021 his Department Nuclear Regulatory Commisof Energy put $1.5 billion behind sion’s enabling legislation, the Bill Gates’ Natrium reactor agency is only able to consider (formerly Terrapower) and a approving a new power plant Maryland startup called X-Enerwhen its application is complete. gy. His energy secretary, Jennifer Filing a complete application Granholm, is an enthusiastic requires doing all of the engineer- promoter of “the next wave of ing and legal work in advance. nuclear technologies.” That generally An April 15 takes a decade news release President Joe Biden’s for conventional from the New designs financed York Energy energy secretary, by giant utiliand Climate ty companies. Advocates Jennifer Granholm, Entrepreneurs urged the pursuing innovaendorsement is an enthusiastic tive designs don’t of “a bold have the capital and inclusive promoter of “the to endure this.” climate strategy, President embracing both next wave of nuclear Barack Obama renewables and technologies.” cautiously zero-carbon supported some nuclear” by a nuclear advances. In 2018 coalition including the former President Donald Trump signed director of NASA’s Goddard the bipartisan (passed the Senate Institute Dr. James E. Hansen. 87-4) Nuclear Energy Innovation Hansen is the revered guru of Capabilities Act to further reduce climate catastrophe prediction those roadblocks. stemming from his 1988 testimoPresident Joe Biden has ny before Sen. Al Gore’s commitaggressively swung behind See MCCLAUGHRY on page 5 Generation IV nuclear. In
Letters to the Editor Hinesburg’s town budget reveals its priorities To the Editor: Just sharing some thoughts around the ongoing police budget discussion. First, I believe that all people should be fairly compensated for their work, and that includes our town’s police officers. If our salaries are not comparable to similar towns like Richmond, Jericho, Underhill, the salaries should be adjusted. I also hope that town manager Todd Odit is, or will be, conducting exit interviews with any officers who leave. It is important for him to have direct feedback from these officers on why they left, whether it is due to salary or other reasons. There is a saying along the lines of, “show me your budget and you show me your priorities.” Looking at our town budget it seems that our main two priorities are roads and police. I truly believe that discussion around top budget items is a good thing, not a bad thing. Research shows that increased police spending does not make
towns safer. Police respond to crime; they do not prevent it. One can look at every major city in this country and see that regardless of the billions of dollars spent on policing, crime is still happening. If we want Hinesburg to grow and stay safe there are options our community can take beyond a police-only approach. The town could significantly increase funding to the Hinesburg Community Resource Center. This could allow our town to hire a case manager and a social worker to ensure that all residents of Hinesburg can access food, child care and mental health services. Investing in these foundational services is an amazing way to fund not only the safety of our town, but also the long-term well-being of Hinesburg and its residents. Finally, thanks to all those who have shared their thoughts and opinions so far. While these discussions may be messy, as long as they remain civil, they can produce new ideas and ways forward. Christina Deeley Hinesburg
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Hinesburg town hall committee will explore different options Guest Perspective Joy Dubin Grossman Hinesburg Town Hall employees discovered some serious water leaks and visible movement of the roof line this winter. The town asked a local engineer to inspect the slate roof, which was originally built in 1901 and underwent some modifications during a remodel in the early 1990s. The roof inspection revealed that wooden frame members have bowed and show serious cracking. The condition of the slate is also considered to be in extremely poor condition due to age. As a safety precaution, engineers suggested the large hall room be closed to the public. The remainder of the building may continue to be used for town business. The roof structure will be regularly inspected visibly to provide an indication or warning if the situation is getting worse. The leaks were patched to prevent further water damage to the building. A committee was formed to investigate the problem and develop some options. This committee will bring suggested options to the town manager and selectboard by the end of June. Committee members include Phil Pouech, selectboard member, Rocky Martin, a former town employee, Joy Dubin Grossman, assistant town manager, Erik Bailey, town director of utilities and facilities, Rolf Kielmann, town resident and architect, Jay Lebare, Apex Consulting, and Chris Hill, Engi-
neering Ventures. Some possible solutions have been investigated along with some very rough cost estimates. These include: • Reinforcing the existing roof framing structure with added steel or wood structural members. While this could be done, the slate will still need to be replaced. The estimate to just reinforce the roof structure is $250,000, which does not include slate replacement. This option may not solve the roof problems for the very long-term and does not address other existing issues with the building, including poor accessibility for those with disabilities, poor energy efficiency, inefficient working spaces, and inadequate room for expected growth. • Replacing the entire roof structure with an alternate roofing material such as metal, or standing seam, which would correct the roof issues and allow for a new roof covering with a 50-year life span. The estimated cost to replace the roof is at least $500,000. This also does not address issues of accessibility, energy efficiency, workflow and growth. But, the new roof could be designed to allow for future solar panels on its south-facing side. • Rebuilding the town hall to correct the roof, correct any other structural deficiencies, add an elevator for accessibility, improve energy efficiency, update the building layout to increase space and improve working efficiency. This option will “preserve” the existing building and the large hall space to maintain its historical
character and functionality, and it would meet standards for disability accessibility. Energy efficiency would be brought up to required standards and help meet the town energy goals, correct other structural deficiencies, including the integrity of the foundation, and increase the amount of working space within the building. The cost is unknown. • Tearing down the existing structure and rebuilding a new efficient town hall. This option will allow the town to create a new building to meet the town’s existing and future needs. A new building could be built on the existing lot or other town property. For example, this location could be in the Lot 1 area next to the existing fire and police buildings. This plan would likely elicit conversations about preferences, an old building versus a new building. The cost is unknown. The committee will continue to gather information, including a formal survey of town workers to understand town hall space needs. The committee will also reach out to get opinions and answer questions on which options Hinesburg should explore. An ideal timeline for the project would see a community bond vote in March 2023. This total project will take at least two to three years, so in the meantime, the town will need to work around the closure of the hall space.
plants should be shuttered. What does this growing acceptance of nuclear energy —– smaller in scale, safe, reliable, distributed, cost effective and carbon-free — mean for Vermonters? First, we need to steer clear of emotional, irrational and ignorant political movements and, as the climate activists repeatedly say, “listen to the science.” On the policy level, by the end of this decade there will be market-ready small nuclear reactors that can reliably and safely support the dramatically increased electrification that the
climate activists are now urging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our present and future governors should tell their public service commissioners to begin to identify suitable sites for new small nuclear stations, starting with a field in Vernon, which ratepayers have now spent $248 million to prepare.
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United Church of Hinesburg plant sale continues The United Church of Hinesburg annual plant sale continues Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the church, 10570 Route 116, and will include annuals, some perennials and bake sale. Contact Anne Donegan, ardonegan@ gmail.com, with questions.
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one another. On Saturday, May 21, 9-10:30 a.m., the gathering will take place at the home and garden of Anne Donegan. While f and open to the public, there is limited space so registering in advance is required by calling the library’s main desk at 802-482-2878 or registering on the library website, carpentercarse.org. Those attending are encouraged to carpool and can use the library as a meetup spot. A second gathering is planned for June 18.
Senior center hosts Monday Munch The next Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center is May 9, 212 Ferry Road, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The meal includes chicken with barley and spring veggies, green salad, bread, beverage and peanut butter cookies. A $5 donation is appreciated. Munches are planned for May 16 and May 23, with menus to come. Check the website in case of last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.
Register ahead for Age Well meals The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, May 5, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features chicken with marsala sauce and mushrooms, mashed potatoes, carrots, wheat roll, blueberry crisp with cream and milk. You must have pre-registered by Monday, May 2, with Lori York, 802-4256371 or lyork@charlotteseniorcentervt.org The meal on Thursday, May 12 — register by May 9 — is roast pork with raisin sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, Scandinavian vegetables, wheat roll, apple crisp with topping and milk. The meal on Thursday, May 19 — register by May 16 — is roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, winter squash, cranberry sauce, dinner roll, pumpkin pudding with cream and milk. The meal on Thursday, May 26 — register by May 23 — is roast beef with sauce, home fried potatoes with paprika, French green beans with lentils, wheat bread, oatmeal cookie and milk. Check the website for last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.
Former Flynn CEO speaks at men’s breakfast On the second Thursday of the month, men gather for breakfast and conversation at the Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road. This month’s program, May 12, 7-9 a.m. This month the guest speaker is Fritz Horton, a sailplane and glider pilot. He will share his gliding experiences — and plans See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 7
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Shelburne Little League held its first opening day celebration since 2019 on April 30 with a parade through town and a visit from Champ, the Vermont Lake Monsters mascot. “This is a great tradition and a wonderful way to kick off the season,” said Mike Niebur, president of Shelburne Little League. A record 382 kids registered to play this year from three towns: Charlotte, Hinesburg and Shelburne.
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to bring his plane to the senior center parking lot! To register, contact Tim McCullough at cubnut5@aol.com. Register by the Tuesday before the breakfast. Suggested donation is $5.
Moran screens awardwinning film ‘CODA’ Enjoy a screening of “CODA” on Friday, May 13, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry
Road, with Sean Moran. This award-winning film revolves around the tensions that arise when the only hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, child of deaf adults— discovers that she has a talent for singing and is torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams. Screenings are free, but registration is required as there is limited seating. To register: call 802-425-6345 or stop by the
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SPORTS Two CVU pitchers team up to throw no-hitter Monday LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
Baseball Champlain Valley 7, Mount Mansfield 0: Two Champlain Valley pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter and the Redhawks got the win over Mount Mansfield on Monday, May 2. Braedon Jones (five innings, 12 strikeouts) and Jared Anderson (two innings, four strikeouts) teamed up in the no-hitter. Robbie Fragola and Oliver Pudvar each had an RBI for the Redhawks, who move to 3-0. CVU pitched another shutout on Saturday, April 30, beating Rutland 12-0 in six innings. Ryan Canty got the win on the mound, allowing three hits and striking out nine in five innings. Canty also drove in three runs and went two-for-four at the plate. Fragola had three RBIs and Lewis Kerest also batted .500 with two RBIs.
Softball Mount Mansfield 6, Champlain Valley 5: The softball team fell to Mount Mansfield Monday in a tight-knit game. Sophia Stevens went two-forfour with two runs batted in and Shelby Companion had two RBIs for the Redhawks (0-4). The Redhawks lost to Rutland 20-17 on Saturday, surrendering a 15-9 lead in the fifth inning. Trinity Nye had a three-run homerun for CVU.
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Above: Close call. Below: CVU fell to South Burlington 5-2 in an April 29 matchup, but beat Essex the next day 6-1.
1-2. On Friday, Champlain Valley fell to South Burlington 5-2.
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Stowe 4, Champlain Valley 3: A few three-set matches were the difference as Champlain Valley fell to Stowe in boys’ tennis Monday. Charles Mjaanes and Aiden Greer each got a win in singles for the Redhawks, while John Bingle and Jacob Graham got a win in doubles.
Champlain Valley 11, South Burlington 8: Champlain Valley jumped out to a quick lead and held off a South Burlington rally to win a matchup Friday, April 29. Chloe Snipes had four goals to pace the CVU offense, while Dicey Mannin and Stella Dooley each tallied twice. Tess Everett, Amelie Scharf and Grace McNally each scored a goal for CVU, which moved to 5-1. Clare Stackpole-McGrath stopped five shots in goal.
Girls’ tennis Champlain Valley 6, Essex 1: Six Champlain Valley girls won their matches in straight sets to get a 6-1 win over Essex on Saturday. Tabitha Bastress, Cassie Bastress, Sage Peterson and Leonie Schwetlick each got a win in singles for the Redhawks. The doubles teams of Stella Makay and Ariel Toohey won in No. 1 doubles, while Millie Boardman and Eliza Willoughby won in No. 2 doubles. With the win, CVU moves to
Boys’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 9, South Burlington 6: Colin Zouck had four goals and two assists to help the boys get a win over South Burlington Friday. Nolan Shea added a hat trick for the Redhawks while Matias Williams tallied twice. Jake Bowen made six saves in goal. CVU is undefeated, 6-0.
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Pierson Library is hosting a presentation and maker circle on May 9 as part of the Knitting Democracy Together project. More below.
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day, May 17, 9 a.m. Presented by the United Way of Northwest Vermont, this interactive workshop will give employers talent acquisition and retention tools. On Thursday, May 19, noon, “Smart Start: The Legal Fundamentals for Launching a Business,” will be presented by Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer. Attendees can attend in person at the Lake Champlain Chamber, 60 Main St., Burlington, or virtually. This workshop addresses business formation and regulatory considerations, brand identity protection and employment laws for managing employees and contractors. Registration is required and workshops are free for Lake Champlain chamber members. There is a $20 fee for non-members to attend. To register or learn more about upcoming workshops, visit lccvermont.org/business-exchange.
Historical societies present talks on syrup, transit Chittenden County Historical Society offers “The Essex Junction Syrup Plant: Weaving Together 75 Years of Vermont Maple Syrup,” a talk by Dr. Matthew M. Thomas at Shelburne Sugarworks, 746 Shelburne-Hinesburg Road, Tuesday, May 17, 6-8 p.m. Dessert will be served. The two options are sugar on snow or maple strawberry shortcake or a choice of maple ice creams. Register your choices and numbers in your party at 802-9853581 or sarah.morganhouse@ comcast.net. On Sunday, May 15, from 1-2:30 p.m., the Winooski and
Chittenden County historical societies offer a history of public transit, “Trolley Wires to Rubber Tires: Burlington, Winooski, Essex Junction, Vermont 1885-Present,” with James R. Jones, at the senior center, 123 Barlow St., Winooski.
Pianist offers Schumann, Beethoven at concert Claire Black, renowned Burlington-based pianist, will perform music by Robert and Clara Schumann and Ludwig Beethoven on Sunday, May 15, 7-9:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Junction A portion of the proceeds will go to Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Tickets are $20. More at fccej.org.
Advocate explores mental health, faith at event Father Tim Naples of St. John Vianney Church, 160 Hinesburg Road, South Burlington will host an interactive mental health presentation on Thursday, May 12, 6-7:30 p.m. by the National Alliance on Jodi Girouard Mental Illness of Vermont. The presentation highlights the importance of creating a supportive faith community that welcomes open dialogue about mental health to support individuals and family members and includes a discussion. Jodi Girouard, author, mental
health advocate, and National Alliance on Mental Illness volunteer will talk openly about her mental health experience and how she found a pathway to hope and healing. She will read excerpts and poetry from her book, “Living with the Neighbors.”
Shelburne maker circle knits together democracy Come learn more about democracy while participating in a group knitting project. This free maker circle and presentation at the Pierson Library is for civically minded adults who want to deepen their understanding of the electoral process, learn how it is being threatened and discover how to strengthen it, on Monday, May 9, 7-8:30 p.m., in the community room. The presenter, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, is a former lawyer in the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, who now creates fiberart sculptures with democratic themes. Register at knitdemocracy.org.
Glider, sailplane pilot shares a gliding life On the second Thursday of the month, men gather for breakfast and conversation at the Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road. This month’s program, May 12, 7-9 a.m., features guest speaker is Fritz Horton, a sailplane and glider pilot. He will share his gliding experiences — and plans to bring his plane to the senior center parking lot! Register at cubnut5@aol.com.
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Healthy forests benefit stream salamanders The Outside Story Steve Faccio The life cycles of the three species of stream salamanders native to New England — northern two-lined, northern dusky and spring — are closely tied to the small streams where they are found. All three species belong to the Plethodontidae family, which are lungless salamanders that breathe through their skin. Stream salamanders forage for small invertebrates both on land and in water and have a lengthy aquatic larval stage during which breathing is done with gills. The presence and persistence of these amphibians, therefore, can be greatly affected by the condition of the forested buffer along streams, as well as other factors, including atmospheric pollution. The smallest and most abundant stream salamander is the northern two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata). This slender, coppery-colored amphibian with two black stripes can reach lengths of 3 to 4 inches, much of which is tail. They are easily found by flipping rocks and logs along small rocky streams, seeps and springs. Females attach their eggs to the underside of rocks within a rushing stream — a seemingly impossible feat that I’d love to witness. On rainy nights they may seek prey within the forested buffer up to 100 feet or so from the stream edge. The larger and chunkier north-
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ern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) is grayish brown to black and may reach 5 inches in length. Northern duskies prefer stream habitats with mossy seeps and mucky soils, and they remain relatively close to stream edges during their forays for terrestrial prey. Females lay their eggs in moss or beneath logs in seeps adjacent to streams, and guard the eggs until hatching. The spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) is
the largest and least common of our stream salamanders, reaching a length of 8 inches. These salmon-colored amphibians with fine black reticulations are only found in highly oxygenated, cold, clear springs and rocky headwater streams in forested areas. Like the northern two-lined salamander, female spring salamanders defy gravity and rushing water to deposit up to 100 eggs on the underside of rocks or logs in fast-moving streams. Spring sala-
mander larvae have large, feathery gills and spend 3 to 4 years in streams, often reaching 5 inches in length before transforming to the adult stage, when they begin venturing up to 150 feet from streams on rainy nights in search of prey. Land managers can take steps to help ensure that populations of stream salamanders persist, including by avoiding timber harvests near stream buffer zones. A study by Winsor Lowe and Doug
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Bolger in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest found that spring salamanders were less abundant in streams where adjacent forests were recently harvested. Timber harvests near streams often result in stream siltation, which fills the spaces beneath rocks and logs where salamanders hide and hunt. In the southern Appalachian Mountains, researchers estimated that stream buffer zones should extend 250 feet from the stream edge to conserve salamander species. A 2014 study found that riparian canopy gaps as narrow as 40 feet, such as a single powerline cut that crosses a stream, will inhibit salamanders from moving across the gap, and can isolate populations within a stream. Stream salamanders also benefit when land managers maintain forested connections among stream networks and avoid habitat alterations between stream branches. Highly branched streams that consist of networks of similar-sized channels have higher occupancy rates of stream salamanders compared to streams that flow directly into larger channels. Unfortunately, even with good land management, changes in water quality due to atmospheric pollution can have negative consequences. In Maine’s Acadia National Park, historical data from 1938 to 1987 indicated that northern dusky salamanders were once widespread and common in the park. During intensive surveys of 37 streams conducted from 2000 to 2003, however, researchers observed only two adult northern dusky salamanders in one stream and had no sightings of eggs or larvae. The researchers concluded that the decline was due to atmospheric pollutants, which resulted in the mobilization of toxic mercury and aluminum from Acadia’s thin, rocky soils, which have little capacity to buffer industrial air pollutants that blow into our region from the Midwest. While these conditions are relatively uncommon in our area, maintaining habitat for stream salamanders and other amphibians is critical to their populations — and to that springtime rite of searching for salamanders. Steve Faccio is a conservation biologist and co-founder of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, nhcf.org.
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The film “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” will be shown at the Charlotte Library Thursday, May 19, 7-8 p.m.
News from Charlotte Library 115 Ferry Road, Charlotte. 802-425-3864. Register at charlotte publiclibrary.org or info@charlotte publiclibrary.org. All programs will take place via Zoom unless noted until further notice. Links can be found on the library website.
Short story selections Thursday, May 12 and 26, 1-2 p.m. Join library director Margaret Woodruff to share and discuss short stories old and new.
Preschool storytime Tuesdays, May 10, 17 and 24, 10-10:30 a.m. On the porch, or inside, with masks.
Knitting drop-in Wednesdays, May 11, 18 and 25, 5:30-7 p.m. Swing by for knitting night at the library. Jessica Card, a local knitting teacher at Shelburne Craft School, helps people both get started and with existing projects.
Book chat Fridays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Join Margaret Friday on Zoom to discuss new books, old books and books missed.
Mystery book group: ‘Arsenic and Adobo’ Monday, May 16, 10-11 a.m. When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. But when a notoriously nasty food critic, who happens to be her ex-boyfriend, drops dead moments after a confrontation, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Chris-
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ReUse workshop Thursday, May 19, 2-4 p.m. Can you make a dog toy from a T-shirt or a coaster from tile set? All materials available during the drop-in workshop session.
Film: ‘My Garden of a Thousand Bees’ Thursday, May 19, 7-8 p.m. Film and discussion about a wildlife filmmaker who spent the lockdown filming bees in his urban garden and discovering their diverse personalities.
News from Carpenter-Carse Library To register, reserve books or for more information, contact Meg Malone at meg@carpentercarse. org. Masks required indoors.
Hands and needles Mondays in May, 10 a.m.-noon Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc. No registration required.
Morning book group: ‘Death of a New American’ Wednesday, May 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m. This informal group meets the second Wednesday morning of each month to chat about a mystery book together.
Nurturing a child’s sense of wonder series Wednesday, May 18, 6:30-8 p.m. Second of two parent discussions organized by Four Winds Nature Institute to explore topics and best practices in supporting nature-based play and adventure while nurturing a sense of wonder, place and well-being. Based on “Adventure, Play, Peace” by Nancy MacPhee Bower, copies will be available in late March.
Zoom trivia Thursday, May 19, 7-8:15 p.m. Enjoy three rounds of trivia on an array of topics and take advantage of a chance to impress your neighbors with your knowledge. Prize for the winning individual or team.
Food shelf collection and book giveaway Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “Map of Memory Lane” by local author Francesca Arnoldy is a story inspired by her own early conversation with her grandparent and gently introduces the topic of loss while celebrating the simple moments we share. Arnoldy received an order of these picture books with mostly unnoticeable, slight imperfections and wants to share these books with the community. During the library’s hours on Saturday, May 21, come grab one of these signed “seconds” with a specialty postcard in exchange for a donation to the Hinesburg Food Shelf. The food shelf is hoping to collect a variety of shelf-stable kids’ snacks, such as: applesauce, canned fruit, cereal, crackers, dried fruit, granola bars, mac and cheese, nut or seed butter and oatmeal.
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March 21 - April 20 A strong urge to be alone arises this week, Aries. If this happens, turn off your phone and put a message that you’re not to be disturbed until you’re ready for some company.
TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Yours may turn into the party house this week when a lot of uninvited visitors show up and expect to socialize. It’s a good thing you have energy to spare right now, Taurus.
GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Errands are not going to complete themselves, Gemini. Schedule time this week to get all of your ducks in a row. You have obligations to your family and friends.
CANCER
July 23 - Aug. 23 This week you could receive word of an exciting challenge at work, Leo. If you have been putting in for a promotion or job change, this could be what you’ve waited for.
VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Keep in mind that you shouldn’t mix money and friendship, Virgo. If a close friend wants you to work for him or her, remember the importance of this separation.
LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 Spring cleaning is in the air, and this week you are ready to tackle your home top to bottom. Why not ask for some help from the kids or your spouse to work more quickly?
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June 22 - July 22 You intend to use the extra energy that seems to have been building in you for some time, Cancer. An impromptu sports match or a trip to the gym can burn off energy.
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Frustrations may be high this week. Scorpio. Despite your desire to socialize, you can’t seem to get out of the house. Responsibilities at home won’t change for some time.
SUDOKU Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Keep in mind it can take a few days for you to recover from a night of revelry, Sagittarius. Avoid overdoing it on weeknights or you may pay the price at work in the morning.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 There is a lot of work to get done around the house, Capricorn. A lack of funding has you in a holding pattern. Examine your budget to see if there’s wiggle room.
AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, if you find yourself in a poor mood this week, try not to take it out on others. Simply ask for some alone time until you can work out your feelings for the better.
PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Exercise tact and diplomacy when someone asks for your honest opinion about their performance at work, Pisces. You’ll get your point across.
CLUES ACROSS 1. A power of perception 4. Slotted hinged metal plate 8. Popular crop 10. Siamese fighting fish 11. Larval crabs 12. South American mammal 13. Occur as a result of 15. Slavic language 16. An electric underground railway 17. Transporting 18. A direction 21. Opposite of start 22. Mock 23. People love and hate it (abbr.) 24. A people of Myanmar 25. A Queens ballplayer 26. Southern Thailand indigenous person 27. Famed actress
34. Thin strips 35. Bluish greens 36. Ridiculed 37. Having the shape of a cube 38. Came down 39. Indian religious god 40. “Bewitched” actress Moorehead 41. Leak through slowly 42. Buzzing insects 43. Midway between south and southeast CLUES DOWN 1. Skin condition 2. Earlier 3. Right away 4. Vomiting 5. Go to 6. “The Police” frontman 7. Bullfighting maneuver 9. Pacific island 10. A system of algebraic notation
ANSWERS
12. A room used for the activities of a group 14. The longest division of geological time 15. Car mechanics group 17. A barrel of liquid (abbr.) 19. Bound to do 20. Explosive 23. Ridicules 24. Adult male 25. Military personnel 26. French and Belgian river 27. Found in the sea 28. A share lost in default (abbr.) 29. Type of medication (abbr.) 30. City on the Rhine 31. Animal disease 32. They’re in martinis 33. Get away 34. Wampum 36. Lacking brightness
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