August 25, 2022 Weekly news coverage for Charlotte and Hinesburg thecitizenvt.com Grange on the Green Eclectic Will Patton Trio jazzes it up on the green Page 2 Invaders Spotted lanterflies spread across the United States Page 11 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT ECRWSSEDDMCONCORD,#217NHPOSTAL CUSTOMER PHOTOS BY AL FREY
The Champlain Valley Union High School fall sports season is underway. From top, two soccer players practice ball handling skills, Claire Marcoe stick handles around the cones during field hockey practice last Friday as footballers practice their tackling skills.
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The selectboard said it intends to select a consultant in late September — specifi cally at its Sept. 26 meeting. The contract would start immediately and would take between six to 12 months at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Town officials and selectboard members had been mulling the idea of a municipal department for several months, largely behind closed doors in executive session. Charlotte fire and rescue has provided emergency response service for Charlotte since 1950. It operates as a nonprofit orga for fire, rescue Transition could take year
Charlotte has gone out to bid for a consultant to help the town transition to a municipally owned fire and rescue depart ment, a prospect that the nonprofit Char lotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue appears to support.Thetown this week advertised a request for proposals “to assist with transitioning fire and rescue services currently provid ed by Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services, Inc. (“CVFRS”) to a municipal department reporting to the selectboard.”
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Bids are due by Sept. 12. “We’re looking for someone who is familiar with the industry, who is famil iar with what it takes to run a service and someone who will have the capaci ty to interface with CVFRS,” selectboard member Matt Krasnow said. “I think the biggest lift they’re going to have to do is to learn about CVFRS’ current operations as the town intends to maintain or improve the level of service.”
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George handily won reelec tion to her seat earlier this month after beating Ted Kenney, who was endorsed by several police
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George still mulling whether to prosecute “The only other option I am aware of is using a grand jury, which is incredibly costly and resource intensive ... We are looking into it.”
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The Will Patton Trio will perform on the town green on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 5.30 p.m. as part of the Grange on the Green summer music series. Combine a jazz/choro mandolinist and a symphony violinist who also plays bluegrass and hot swing with a lifelong guitarist equally at home with flatpicking fiddle tunes and fiery Gypsy jazz solos, then spice it all up with a little rock and roll attitude, season all of that for 20 years in small clubs and large concert halls and you get the music of the Will Patton Trio. This concert is sponsored by Charlotte-based Cumbancha record label, booking agency and music publisher. Bring friends, family, and a picnic or pick up dinner from several local eateries on hand at the event. Popsicles will be sale as well, courtesy of Adam’s Berry Farm.
State’s attorney issues Giglio letter against Marcoux
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Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George is issu ing a Giglio letter against Shel burne Cpl. Jon Marcoux, a blow to Marcoux’s credibility stem ming from a use of force incident that has mired the officer since it occurred earlier this year. A Giglio, or “Brady” letter, is filed by a pros ecutor or other law enforcement officials when an officer’s conduct is called into question and can directly affect their credibility if a case they are involved in goes to trial.The state’s attorney’s office will “disclose the finding to defense counsel on each case in which Marcoux is a witness for the state,” George said. The issuing comes after Vermont State Police declined to swear to an affidavit or issue a citation charging Marcoux for simple assault — bringing George and the state police to a standoff over whether to prose cute the corporal. At George’s request, state police investigated the incident stemming from a use of force inci dent on Jan. 23, when Marcoux was involved in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle and eventual ly used some form of physical restraint against the driver. Details of the incident remain unclear. Body camera recordings have been kept out of the public eye, and records obtained via a public records request were heav ily redacted due to the ongoing investigation.Apublicrecord request to the state police seeking those videos and documents — now that the investigation is finished — was not returned before press deadline.George has said that she believes Marcoux used excessive force that rises to the level of simple assault, according to email exchanges with state ingSheinvestigators.policeisnowmullwhetherto pursue prosecution independent of the state police or another agency.“The only other option I am aware of is using a grand jury, which is incredibly costly and resource intensive, so I am unsure whether we will go that route,” she told the newspaper. “We are looking into it.”
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Questions were raised during the at times testy meeting about why the selectboard needed to go into executive session. Much of the hour-long meeting was spent trying to enter the session, to the hesitation of board members. The public-private relation ship is currently governed by a memorandum of understanding that was first inked in 2014 and was last updated in 2019.
transitioningsidesdampenseemedsession,briefless,butdiscussed,whatKrasnowconcerns,”saidItisunclearwasnonetheaftertheexecutivetemperstoasbothagreedon fire and rescue services into the municipality.“Thetwo most important things are retaining uninterrupt ed and continuous service for the town and residents, and maximiz ing retention of what’s really a great staff,” Krasnow said. “Those are the two priorities.” “We want your help and don’t want to get in the way of prog ress,” Faulkner said. “We want to make this happen.”
MARCOUX continued from page 2 nization run by a board of direc tors. The fire and rescue service currently staffs seven full-time employees but is primarily made up of 20 per diem employees and 16 volunteers. It recently brought in Justin Bliss, a former South Burlington firefighter, as the new chief of the department. The idea appeared to come as a surprise to the nonprofit’s corpo rate board, which in a lengthy press release said the discus sions “should be happening in open meetings within the town rather than in so-called executive sessions.”Theselectboard set up a special meeting on Aug. 15 with members of the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue board to begin the discussions in an open forum. “Going forward, we’re going to do our very best to have every thing in the open, but there are some statutes that require us to go into executive session on some issues,” selectboard chair Jim Faulkner said at the special meeting. “I heard pretty clear that people would like to know what’s going on and I think that’s important, and we don’t want to do anything behind closed doors.”
Shelburne Road, S. Burlington Maple Tree Place, GetBlissBee.comWilliston #getblissbee Business Notes unions, including the Vermont Troopers Association, which represents state police. It was her first contested elec tion since she was appointed to the seat in 2017 and served as a referendum of sorts on George’s reform-minded practices in her role as the county’s top prosecu tor.George has ended cash bail, has effectively decriminalized possession without a prescrip tion of addiction therapy drugs like buprenorphine and Subox one, and adopted a policy of not pursuing charges where evidence was collected during traffic stops for things such as a suspended license or a broken taillight in an attempt to reduce racial bias in traffic stops.
from this endeavor, you’re just shutting the door saying there’s secrets that need to be had and there’s no basis in statute that substantiates that,” board member Peter Richardson said.Krasnow told members of the meeting that executive session was necessary “where premature general public knowledge would place the public body or person involved in a substantial disad vantage.”“There are clauses within the document that, because of the fact that it is an agreement, and there have been possible breach es of that, that the selectboard would like to discuss, that may cross into personnel issues or HIPAA issues ... there are priva cy
The company gives back to nonprofits quarterly and just this year became one of the first retailers to join the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partner ship, encouraging shoppers to buy local and support participat ing “Thisproducers.award means so much to us, because it acknowledges our core values and celebrates them,” Lesser said. “Deane C. Davis became governor at age 68, which shows that you really can switch careers and make an impact. That’s what I did as a young mom in the 1980s, and I’m still learning every day.”
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CHARLOTTE continued from page 1 “We want your help and don’t want to get in the way of progress. We want to make this happen.” — Jim Faulkner Charlotte Selectboard
Marcoux’s standing with the Shelburne Department meanwhile remains uncertain. Marcoux has been on administra tive leave since January. George said she has been in communication with Shelburne police chief Michael Thomas. He did not respond to a request for comment about Marcoux’s future status with the department.
Magazine, chamber names grocery chain ‘outstanding’ Healthy Living was named the 32nd recipient of the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award by Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Presented on Aug. 17 at a 50th anniversary celebration for the magazine, the award honors sustained growth and “an acute awareness of what makes Vermont unique.” Store founder Katy Lesser wanted to bring healthy, natural foods to the family table when she opened Healthy Living in South Burlington in 1986. In the three decades since, the brand has expanded to include locations in Williston and Saratoga, N.Y. Lesser co-owns Healthy Living with her children, Eli and Nina Lesser-Goldsmith, who live in Charlotte and serve as CEO and COO, respectively. Together they have created 350 jobs, supported the economies of Vermont and New York, and worked to fuel a passion for healthy food, health and well-be ing and establishing a sense of place where people gather to shop, eat and work.
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Aug. 16 at 3 p.m., police checked in on a couple having a verbal fight over some possessions following a break-up at Hill view Terrace, but it was not violent in nature. Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m., a resident on Clover Lane called concerned that their neighbors’ garage door was open when they were out of town. Police checked it out and found nothing out of place.
Aug. 19 at 9:30 a.m., someone came to the police station to report a possible stalking issue. The case is still under investi Aug.gation.19 at 2:40 p.m., police responded to North Road for a verbal citizen dispute. The parties agreed to separate for the evening to cool down. Aug. 21 at 2:20 p.m., a residential alarm went off on Pine Shore Drive, but it was an accident. Aug. 22 at 9 a.m., someone on North Road called to complain of an argument they’d had the day before, but it was not crim inal in nature. Aug. 22 at 9:42 a.m., a 70-yearold resident on Texas Hill Road died after falling down some stairs, dyiing before first responders arrived, police said. They did not immediately have the person’s name. Aug. 22 at 4:15 p.m., police inves tigated a report of suspicious activity on Leavensworth Road and a possible stalking issue. Community in community
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Now that the Supreme Court has handed decisions about abortions back to the voting public rather than a handful of unelected judges, Americans hopefully can begin state-by-state discussions about aborting unborn babies. Thankfully, most voters will ignore attempts by screaming abortion advocates who seek to intimi date the citizenry with threats of violence, medically unfounded claims and unsub stantiated predictions of future catastrophes for Onewomen.thing about the upcoming debate will persist, however. Advocates for abortion will never mention the fact that abortion is the willful act of killing a living, human being growing in her mother’s womb. Instead, we will hear a myriad of impersonal, antiseptic phrases and clichés like “reproductive liberty,” “a woman’s fundamental rights,” “the right to choose,” “personal reproductive autonomy,” and a classic truth distortion: “reproductive health care.” Note there is not even a hint about the violence done to the baby, or the funda mental rights of this other human life that’s destroyed by the woman’s right to choose. Perhaps you are like me. In my early adult life, I felt it was acceptable for a woman to have an abortion. I knew people who had abortions. They are good people and not for me to judge. I thought little about the realities of the process and accepted the argument that a fetus was just a clump of cells and tissue; we weren’t talking about an actual human baby. So, it just felt right that a woman should be able to have an abortion if she wanted. Over the past few decades, howev er, learning the gruesome details about abortion, and seeing remarkable images of babies developing in the womb at various developmental stages forced me to reassess earlier views. The truth about abortion now superseded my previous beliefs, prefer ences and ideology. I had to address some critical questions. I started with established science: What is the unborn? When does human life begin? Do medical terms like embryo and fetus describe a living human being? Finally, I had to face the critical, ethical question. Is it morally wrong to intentionally kill innocent, defenseless, human beings? The answers aren’t difficult to find if one decides to search with an open mind. Well established scientific findings bring immediate clarity. It’s universally accepted by medical embryologists that human life begins at conception, not birth. (Editor’s note: This is not universally accepted nor a universally accepted scientific position.) At all stages of development in the womb, regardless of the medical terminolo gy, we are seeing a living human being that is whole, growing, with unique DNA and, though attached to her mother for nutrition, is distinct from her mother. The same is true for post-birth terms: preemie, newborn, infant — all highly dependent on their mother — toddler, child, teen, adolescent, adult and senior. We are always referring to whole, living and distinct human beings. As for that
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Vermont needs to confront big questions about abortion Blanchette
BLANCHETTE continued from page 5 Our communities are still struggling through the pandem ic and its harmful impacts on mental health, substance use and affordable housing. It’s clear that we still need to do far more to support one another and to build healthy, safe and sivelylishedresultsprimarylastbeenthis.voterscommunities.vibrantVermontknowIftherehadanydoubt,week’s2022electionestabconcluthatvoters expect their elected officials to reform our criminal legal system by investing in people over prisons. For example, in the Chittenden County state’s attorney race, the incumbent — Vermont’s first and only elected prosecutor to reform our wealth-based bail system and take action to address persistent racial disparities in traffic stops — was challenged by a so-called tough on crime candidate. In the end, voters in each of Chittenden County’s 36 districts sent an emphatic message in favor of criminal justice reform, reit erating their support for humane, equitable and community-based solutions.Itwasn’t just Chittenden County. In other local and state wide peopleisdidbacksoughtthoseprevailed,publicreimaginingadvocatedcandidatesraces,whoforsafetywhilewhototurntheclocknot.Themessageclear:theof
The message is clear: the people of Vermont have long since turned the page on the failed tough on crime policies of the past.
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most important ethical question, thankfully, only cultural outli ers will assert that it is morally acceptable to intentionally kill innocent and defenseless human beings.So, we must ask why do some think it acceptable to kill a developing baby living in her mother’s womb? First, let’s set aside genuine medical threats to the mother or ectopic pregnan cies. These make up a fraction of abortions and are widely viewed as acceptable reasons. Rather, the debate centers on the rationale for most abortions: convenience and choice.Imagine for a moment that a few weeks after the birth of her child the mother is offered a great new career or educational oppor tunity. Or suppose the physical and emotional strain of caring for her newborn becomes unbear able, or she suddenly loses her job and will face serious financial hardship. Would any of these developments justify killing her newborn infant? What if the baby was born with a deformed arm or facial feature or was missing a hand or foot? Would it be morally okay to kill this child? Of course not. Yet, up until the instant a baby’s head exits the 5-to-6-inch-long birth canal, abortion activists contend it is morally acceptable to inten tionally kill unborn human babies in the womb. (Editor’s note: Abortion rights activists do not advocate for routine, late-term abortions, which are rare in the U.S. Rather, it’s generally agreed that the decision to terminate a pregnancy should be determined by a patient and her doctor on a case-by-case basis.) Studies tell us that most Americans dislike abortion but feel uncomfortable about openly opposing this horrible, violent act. “I wish we didn’t have any abortions, but I guess a woman has a right to her body” is a common sentiment. I would normally agree. But there’s a second, living, human being involved. Like me decades ago, most Americans haven’t investi gated what specifically happens to a baby during an abortion, haven’t watched online videos of the procedures and haven’t honestly asked and answered the questions listed above. I hope you will have the cour age to seek the truth and look. Joseph P. Blanchette lives in Charlotte.
Vermont have long since turned the page on the failed tough on crime policies of the past. They want their elected officials to reduce our reliance on prisons and reimagine public safety for the sake of our communities. As one local commentator said, the 2022 primary election results represent a “big win for criminal justice reform.” Now is the time to come together and work on solutions. We know what those solutions are. We know we need to signifi cantly expand investments and strategies for addressing a mental health crisis.
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Burlington police alone reported a 90 percent increase in mental health inci dents over the past decade. That’s not something the police can or should be expected to solve. We know we need to improve access to drug treatment and expand harm reduction strategies. More Vermonters died of over doses last year than ever before
Vermonters go to polls, vote for smarter justice Perspective James Duff Lyall
The indisputable fact is that government enforced price controls on any product triggers a long chain of consequences, predictable by historians and economists. The unhappy results of government price controls is known, at least to some critics, as the Curse of Diocletian. Diocletian was emperor of Rome from 284 to 305 AD. Previous emperors had seriously debased the value of the silver currency. Diocletian, needing money to pay the legions and build grandiose public works, started over. He scrapped the old currency and introduced a new copper coin that quickly became worth essen tially nothing. Prices of goods and services in the new coinage shot upwards so Diocletian issued an edict declaring the mandated value of practically every traded product or service in terms of his worthless coinage. It prohibited buyers and sellers from making their own decisions about how much to pay for wool, wheat, drovers and farriers. It declared that anyone caught refusing to accept controlled prices of goods and services would be put to death. Not surprisingly, the result was marketplace riots, killing of trad ers, hoarding, shortages, unem ployment, hunger and, despite the death penalty, a rapidly growing black market. After four tumultu ous years the price control system collapsed.Diocletian became the first Roman emperor forced to abdi cate. Today, pharmaceutical pricing is an almost impenetrable jungle of discounts, rebates, copays, special deals and the like. What we do know is that price controls of Medicare-prescribed drugs will lower the prices of the affected drugs, but they will also raise the prices of drugs in the larger uncontrolled private sector market, drive up the costs of health insurance premiums and depress industry investment in new lifesaving drugs.
Another alternative is to join an association health plan or a faith-based health cost sharing society. Prescriptions can be filled and imported from countries like Canada and Ireland for personal use at much lower prices than the same drugs sold in the U.S., because U.S. patients are shoul dering the enormous cost of FDA approval here. Congress needs to help by allowing seniors to contribute to health savings accounts. Other needed reforms are rewriting the intricate medical patent laws to eliminate ingenious abuses, free ing generic drug manufacturers from unreasonable obstacles and dropping the cost-inflating 1962 efficacy requirement for gaining FDA approval of a new drug, that now costs more than $2 billion. Diocletian is long gone, and the lingering curse of his price controls needs to be similarly interred.
The Wall Street Journal edito rial board wrote that “progres sives are disappointed with the tentative drug-pricing deal that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appears to have struck with West Virginia’s Joe Manchin. But no worries, says (outgoing) Vermont Rep. Peter Welch, the price controls are merely the start of what will be a long raid on drug makers to fund Democratic spending ambitions.”
Primary Care, such as Atlas MD based in Wichita, Kan. AtlasMD offers 24/7 primary care for the most common medical problems via phone, email, Skype, Zoom and Facebook. Patients must buy high-deductible low-cost health insurance to cover serious medical issues, but AtlasMD sets up specialist appointments, and provides drugs (from GoodRx) and arranges tests and MRI scans at discounted prices. AtlasMD charges $50 a month for a mother and $10 for a child.
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President Joe Biden has signed into law the Schumer-Manchin Inflation Reduction Act. Among its many provisions is the long sought (by Democrats) authoriza tion for the federal government to negotiate prices of pharmaceutical products purchased through Medi care. The bill requires the health and human services secretary to negotiate prices for 10 of the top-spending drugs in Medicare starting next year and 20 by the end of the decade. If drug makers don’t accept the government’s offered price, they would get slapped with a 95 percent excise tax on their sales. As Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal writes, “That’s not a negotiation, it’s a gun to the head. The proper term is price controls.”
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In short, that long raid on drug makers will make the pharma ceutical industry completely dependent on the government for its viability, let alone shareholder returns. There’s a name for such an economic system, where the government mandates what prod ucts an industry must make, and fixes what prices the industry can charge for its products. It’s not socialism, where the government owns the industry. It’s fascism. Is there some better way for patients to obtain pharmaceuticals at lower cost? Patients should shop for the best drug prices themselves and pay for them directly from their tax-free health savings accounts, subsidized for lower income families. Online vendors like GoodRx and Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs offer most prescription drugs at 15 percent above manufacturer’s cost. Patients can enroll in Direct 881-0553 and it’s time to respond with the bold and compassionate ideas Vermont is known for. We know we need longterm investments to address the severe shortage of afford able housing. The number of people without permanent shelter doubled during the pandemic and people are turning down jobs in Vermont for lack of housing. The shortterm investments and initia tives Vermont has pursued have not been up to the task and it is obvious we need to do more.We know we need to adopt commonsense gun laws. Law enforcement voices calling for those reforms should be at the table in the coming legislative biennium. These are the things that ensure safe, thriving commu nities and that’s what Vermont voters rightfully expect their elected officials to prioritize. They are also calling for further progress reforming our criminal legal system with evidence-based, data-informed policies. These include ending our wealth-based system of bail, reducing barriers to successful community re-entry for people leaving prison and prioritizing community-based justice programs over tradi tional, punitive systems that have not made our communi tiesFinally,safer. Vermonters also expect police to be accountable for their actions and to serve all our communities equitably and with integrity. We still don’t have the policies in place to foster a stronger culture of accountability in law enforce ment and all of us — law enforcement officials includ ed — should have a strong interest in changing that. The fact remains that we have drastically underfunded our social safety net for gener ations. We can’t expect police and corrections officers to make up for that or to fix it for us. And we can’t keep ignor ing the disproportionate harm done to communities of color, particularly Black Vermonters, when we do. We invite everyone who calls Vermont home, includ ing those in law enforcement who recognize the necessity of moving forward together, to join us in ensuring that communities have the resourc es and reforms they need to thrive.
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The next Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center is Aug. 29, 212 Ferry Road, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The meal features a sandwich platter, potato salad and brownies. A $5 donation is appreciated. The munch on Sept. 12 features a chicken salad niçoise — chicken, potato, egg, green beans and more — on a bed of lettuce, and apple cake. The menu on Sept. 19 has not yet been announced. Check the website in case of last-minute cancellations at char lotteseniorcentervt.org. Pick up meal to go at St. Catherine’s Aug. 9 Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish again team up to provide a meal to go for anyone age 60 or older on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church St., 11 a.m.-noon. The menu is Swedish steak with mushroom sauce, seasoned penne pasta, chopped broccoli, wheat bread with butter, fresh fruit salad and milk. To order a meal, email Sheryl Oberding at soberding@yahoo. com or call 802-825-8546 by Sept. 9. Knights of Columbus host pancake breakfast Join the Knights of Columbus DeGosbriand Council # 279 on Sunday, Sept. 11, for an old-fash ioned all-you-care-to-eat pancake breakfast, 9-11:30 a.m., in the parish center of St. Joseph’s cathe dral, 29 Allen St., Burlington. The feast will feature bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, blue berry pancakes, French toast and more. Coffee, juice, butter and real Vermont maple syrup are included. Admission is $10 and $25 for a family of four. Breakfast benefits seminarians or religious Upcomingaspirants.breakfast dates include Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 16 and May Contact14. David Ely, davide ly1986@gmail.com or 802-8625109, for more information. Lyric Theatre wants you! Come to volunteer fair Lyric Theatre Company, one of the largest volunteer-based community theater organizations in the country, celebrates its 49th season this year. On Saturday, Aug. 27, 1-4 p.m., join the troupe at the Lyric Creative Space, 7 Green Tree Drive, South Burlington, for an afternoon of technical demonstrations, chats with veteran Lyric volunteers, explore the Creative Space and learn how to get involved. All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win two tickets to our next show, “Into the Woods.” Please be prepared to present vaccination cards at the door. More information at office@ lyrictheatrevt.org or 802-658-1484 Howard Center offers training for caregivers “When Survivors Give Birth” will be presented by Howard Center on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with Washing ton-based trainer Selena Shelley. This virtual, daylong training for professionals about working with trauma survivors before, during and after birth is designed for those serving pregnant, birth ing and postpartum families. It offers nurses, doulas, midwives, social workers, physi cians, psychotherapists, childbirth educators and others the resources and tools they need to better serve their clients or patients, many of whom may not disclose a history of sexualQuestions?abuse.Call 802-488-6912. Register for this free training at howardcenter.org. First Friday features funk with the Reflexions Free First Friday, the last of 2022, returns Sept. 2, 5-7:30 p.m. to Shelburne Museum. Check out the historic build ings, play lawn games and enjoy food from local vendors, includ ing Lake Champlain Chocolates, Southern Smoke Foods, Taco Truck All-Stars and Weathervane Café.Beginning at 6 p.m, enjoy live music from the reggae-funk band Reflexions. More information at shelbur nemuseum.org.
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Hands-on Rokeby Monday, Sept. 12, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Take a step back in time with a hands-on introduction to the Rokeby Museum. Tucker Foltz shares some of the artifacts that tell the story of this historic house, from the Underground Railroad to the contemporary role today. Monday, Sept. 19 Mystery book group: ‘The Plot’ Monday, Sept. 19, 10-11 a.m. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a thirdrate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written — let alone published — anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Bonner is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then he hears the plot. Zoom. Hard copies available at the library circulation desk. Ahead of the Storm Wednesday, Sept. 21, 5:30-7 p.m. Learn about water quality in Charlotte and how the Charlotte Library made improvements to water quality through the Ahead of the Storm program. Men’s book talk: ‘Caste’ Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7:30-9 p.m. Isabel Wilkerson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” exam ines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. Book group: ‘March’ Thursday, Sept. 22, 7:30-9 p.m. From Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic “Little Women,” Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story “filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgetta ble man.” A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geral
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Morning book group: ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m. The pick for September is “The Devotion of Suspect X” by Keigo Higashino. Recipe Swap Friday, Sept. 23, 7-8 p.m. Particpants bring a homemade dish, side or baked good to share — along with the recipe. Set up inside, but eating takes place outdoors. Register with Rachel. 115 Ferry Road, Charlotte. 802-425-3864. Register at char lottepubliclibrary.org or info@ charlottepubliclibrary.org.Allprogramswilltake place via Zoom unless noted until further notice. Links can be found on the library website. Short story selections Thursday, Sept. 1 and 15, 1-2 Joinp.m.library director Marga ret Woodruff to share and discuss short stories old and new. Register in advance. Book chat Fridays, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Join Margaret Friday on Zoom to discuss new books, old books and books missed. Grange on the Green Thursday, Sept. 8, 5:30-7 p.m. Will Patton Trio: From Brazil ian sambas and folk waltzes to gentle choros and hot Gypsy jazz, a musical journey from a Parisian bistro to a plaza in the heart of Rio. All ages.
dine Brooks’ place as a renowned author of historical fiction. Register in advance. ‘Returning Nature to our Farm’ Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Six-week discussion series starts based on Isabella Tree’s recent book. “Wilding” is an inspiring story about what happens when 3,500 acres of land, farmed for centuries, is left to return to the wild, and about the wilder, richer future a natural landscape can bring. Copies to check out or purchase at the library circulation desk. Co-sponsored by Sustain able Charlotte. Want to be a fraud fighter? Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1-2 p.m. Join the Vermont Consumer Assistance Program to hear about the latest scams and scam preven tion strategies.
To register, reserve books or for more information, contact Meg Malone at rachel@carpentercarse. org. Masks required indoors. Folk Jam with SongFarmers of Hinesburg Thursday, Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m. Do you play an acoustic instru ment or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country and folk music? Join SongFarmers in a live music offering. Free and open to the public in the library’s commu nity room. Masks required.
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On the afternoon of the harvest moon, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, Marshall Canfield Webb died unexpectedly due to a heart attack while swimming. He was doing what he loved, with people he loved in a place that he loved. Marshall was born on April 22, 1948, on the date that would eventually become Earth Day, an auspicious beginning to a life defined by his love of the land. Marshall was the second son of Derick and Elizabeth (Canfield) Webb. He grew up with his five siblings on Shelburne Farms. Marshall graduated from Groton School in Groton, Mass., in 1966. After three years at Wesleyan University, he felt the call to return home, gathering with his family to begin plan ning for the future of their 1,800acre estate on the shores of Lake Champlain. Young and idealistic, moved by the values of their era, they envisioned ways to share the beauty that surrounded them with others.In 1972, Marshall led the founding of the education nonprofit that became his life’s work. He completed his degree at the University of Vermont. True to Marshall’s vision, the nonprofit now owns and stewards Shelburne Farms as a campus dedicated to learning for a sustainable future. Marshall married Emily Wadhams in 1970. Together they hosted the first Vermont Sympho ny and Mozart Festival concerts at what is now the Shelburne Farms Inn. They welcomed daughter Molly in 1974. With Bob and Amy Kinzel, Marshall and Emily ran summer camps and an organic vegetable operation for several years. After their divorce, he married Juliet McVicker in 1980 and the musi cal duo performed at local venues, including the first Harvest Festi val. They welcomed daughter Lila in 1981. Although these marriages did not last, the friendship, love and support that were forged while raising a blended family endured. Marshall met Kathryn (Kate) Laun Spaulding in 1984. When they married in 1989, her daugh ters Sarah and Diana joined the family. Their marriage was a joyous, generous and passionate union. Kate supported Marshall through his diagnosis of rheuma toid arthritis and subsequent six jointWithreplacements.thegreat care of Dr. Bonita Libman and the surgeons at the University of Vermont Medi cal Center, Marshall continued to ski black diamond trails, slalom waterski, and run a chainsaw, scythe or whatever tool of work or play that might cross his path. A quiet, humble man, often smelling of wood smoke, Marshall lived by example. His joy in sharing a forest or coastline walk, respectfully felling a tree, championing biochar, battling garlic mustard or finding glee on a moonlit sled run changed us. Marshall embodied the mission and values of the non-profit he co-created. A talented photogra pher, Marshall leaves a legacy of stunning photographs taken in all seasons and weather at Shelburne Farms.Marshall is survived by his wife, Kate Webb; his daughter, Molly Webb and husband, Paul Lawrence of London, England; daughter, Lila Webb and husband, Jeff Beerworth of Charlotte; stepdaughter, Sarah Webb and husband, Will Webb of Salisbury, Conn.; stepdaughter, Diana Short and husband, Cameron Short of Aspen, Colo.; siblings, Alec and wife, Megan Camp of Shelburne, Lisa and husband, John Roberts of Cornwall, Robert and wife, Jade of Mt. Shasta, Calif., Mary and husband, Matthew Kelly of Thai land, and Quentyn of Bennington. He was “Pop” to nine grand children and leaves behind many cousins, nieces and nephews. In response to the global climate crisis, Marshall intend ed Shelburne Farms to be carbon-negative by Earth Day 2028, which would have been his 80th birthday. The Marshall Webb Carbon Drawdown Fund at Shelburne Farms was created to accomplish this dream and the family invites you to honor and remember Marshall with your support.
Marshall Webb in a recent photo at Shelburne Farms.
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In September 2021, one boy’s blue ribbon-winning 4H project at the Kansas State Fair made national news. The exhib it included a colorfully-spotted, inch-long, moth-like insect that immediately attracted the attention of entomologists. The insect, which the boy had found on his front porch, was a spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicat ula).Native to Asia, this species was discov ered in Berks County, Pa., in 2014 and is considered a harmful invasive in the United States, causing stress to plants, gardeners, foresters and farmers. Although it is firmly established in the northeastern United States, the 4H exhibit was the first time entomologists had noted the spotted lantern fly’s existence so far west. Spotted lanternflies belong in the mostly tropical family Fulgoridae. The common name comes from a false belief that a projec tion from the heads of many species glowed in the dark, a myth propagated through the European scientific literature during the 1700s.The insects hatch from eggs between April and June and develop through four nymphal instars. The nymphs have stubby black bodies with white spots and long legs. When I tried to snag a few for a closer look during a visit near Philadelphia, I learned that they are fast movers, and I had little hope of success without a net. The adults are found between mid-July and fall’s first frost. I found many deceased lanternflies available for examination. The spotted lanternfly’s preferred host is the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), another aggressive invasive species. But spotted lanternflies will also nibble on the tender parts of more than 170 plant species, including hops, apples, grapes, walnuts and a range of hardwood trees that lack defenses to deal with Asian insects. Like other hemipterans or true bugs, lanternflies have piercing mouth parts. Lanternflies use their sharp drinking strawlike apparatus to tap the stems and branches of their hosts for sugary sap. While extract ing plant nutrients directly weakens plants, it is just the beginning of several steps that cause plant illness and death. Like the rest of us, lanternflies need nitrogen to make proteins. But plant sap is mostly water, with some sugar in the mix; nitrogen is far down the list on the nutrition facts label. To accumulate enough nitrogen for growth, sap feeders must ditch all that water and sugar as a waste product called honeydew.Antstake advantage of this waste and “farm” honeydew from aphids to get a high-calorie supplement to their diet. Lanternflies, however, lack devoted ant followers, so honeydew accumulates on plant stems, rendering the bark a sticky mess. Just as human-derived waste causes algal blooms, lanternfly waste causes a bloom of a different kind: mold. Spores from molds that otherwise might not infest a particular plant stick to and then propagate molds that are both unsightly and injurious to many plants.
Spotted lanternfly spreads through United States
Preventing the spread of this invasive species is a particularly difficult because lanternflies are indiscriminate egg-layers. While many insects deposit eggs only on the perfect larval food source, some insects with broad host ranges lay eggs on nearly any plant. Lanternflies take this to the next level. They will lay eggs on nearly anything standing still. This includes bridges, homes and — most worryingly — vehicles and trailers, where eggs can be unwittingly moved from place to place.
Declan McCabe teaches biology at Saint Michael’s College. His first book, “Turn ing Stones: Exploring Life in Freshwater” will soon be published by McDonald and Woodward. 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.
Early Pennsylvania distribution maps showed spread from Berks County to adja cent counties, straight west along the Penn sylvania Turnpike route, and north along the Northeastern Turnpike Extension. More recent maps show expansion from these initial Pennsylvania counties into bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virgin ia, and as far afield as Indiana and Massa chusetts. Isolated individuals have been found in locations including Rutland — and the Kansas State Fair. Scientists believe spotted lanternflies could survive as far north as southern New Hampshire, southern coastal Maine, and through warmer portions of the Champlain Valley into Vermont and Upstate New York. Discovery of spotted lanternflies or other invasive species in Vermont should be reported to vtinvasives.org.
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Follow these tips to control common garden invasives
While summer provides a bounty of fruits, veggies and flowers, it also brings invasiveCommonspecies.invasive species that you might find in your garden or landscape often started out as decorative landscape plants. Plants like knotweed, goutweed, burning bush and Japanese barberry were once imported for their attractive and vigor ous garden characteristics. For example, knotweed (Fallopia japon ica) has a lot of characteristics that likely made it attractive to plant in the past. It has showy flowers and seedheads, yellow-or ange fall color and red showy stems. It easily forms hedges and grows in almost any condition. Ironically, this growth habit is exactly what makes knotweed invasive today.Knotweed is an expert at spreading. Just a little piece of a root or stem can sprout into a new plant. Its opportunistic spirit makes it very good at establishing in eroded areas, such as river banks. It looks very obvious along river banks, forming dense hedges and stifling diverse native plant growth. If you have knotweed in your home garden, there are several ways to manage it. The first is mechanical or cutting back the plants by hand. This should begin in the spring and continue through the growing season. After multiple years, the constant cutting should weaken the plants. If cutting knotweed, the fresh stalks and roots should be thoroughly dried and browned in the sun before composting. Lay the cuttings on a tarp or plastic and ensure that the cuttings do not touch the edges, as it can spread easily. Cuttings can alternatively be sealed in thick, black plastic bags and left in the sun to solarize, but this requires hot, sunny weather to be effective. Other options for management in the home garden include smothering the plants with layers of heavy black plastic and wood chips.
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Bishop’s weed or goutweed (Aegopodi um podagraria) is another garden menace that spreads easily by pieces of rhizomes. It grows low (1 to 3 feet tall), in large, uniform swaths. Each leaf is made up of nine leaflets and can be a solid or variegated green. Management for bishop’s weed is very similar to knotweed, including consis tent hand pulling and smothering. Proper disposal is also essential, so make sure every piece gets into a trash bag or onto a tarp to dry and solarize. Another common garden invasive is burning bush (Euonymus alatus). It has fantastic fall color, with leaves turning a vibrant red, and tiny, bright red berry-like pods that grow on the underside of the stem. The stems have ridges and make almost a square shape, which makes the bush easily identifiable by touch. Japanese barberry (Berberis thunber gii) is an aggressive shrub with clusters of one-inch leaves that are often located on the upper side of the stem, thorns and tiny red berries that droop on the underside of the stem. The plant comes in many cultivars with foliage that can be yellow to green to red and purple. Japanese barberry spreads by roots and seeds, quickly taking over. Burning bush and barberry should be cut back before fruiting to help prevent spread ing the seed. The plant and roots should be carefully dried on plastic or tarps before composting or tossing in the brush pile. As you can tell, some of the common invasive garden plants have attractive qual ities, but their aggressiveness has enabled them to spread into the wild, stifling native plant communities and habitats. You should also keep an eye out for plants in your own garden that technically may not be invasive but may act Interestedaggressively.inwhatmore you can do? Try to grow more native plants in your garden. Doing this will help build habitat for native insects and pollinators and help prevent future decorative plants from spreading. For more information on invasive species and tips for managing them, check out vtinvasives.org.
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While burning bush is prized for its vibrant fall color, its aggressive spreading habit makes it a poor choice for landscapes.
• Saturday, Sept. 10 Underhill gravel ride: A 27-mile ride combining pavement, gravel and trails. 8:45 a.m. Meet at Underhill Central School. Leader is Brian Howard, 802-3040610, bjhowd@gmail.com.
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LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 It is alright to have some doubts when you are trying something new, Leo. Just don’t let those doubts get the better of you and derail your plans.
TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Taurus, others appreciate your authenticity. Stay true to yourself and you will have no regrets. Encourage others to do the same when they seek your input.
GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Gemini, this week is a good opportunity for some serious introspection. Put yourself in other people’s shoes before you render an opinion.
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Sagittarius, you have long been practical and sensible with your nances. But this week you may be lured by a ashy purchase. If it is in the budget, then let loose.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Clear your mind of cobwebs and any other errant thoughts, Capricorn. Right now you need to relax and unwind for a bit, and you’ll feel better after a few days of recharging.
AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, after many months of asking yourself where you want your life to go, this week you nally have a plan of action to put in motion. Enjoy the ride.
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LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, this week you are likely to feel refreshed and energized. This may pave the way to some new ideas, including a change of scenery or even a new job.
VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Virgo, a public gathering in the near future may attract several people, including some you are interested in meeting. Take the rst step and introduce yourself.
SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Scorpio, at this point in your life, it is important to go with the ow and learn from others with an easygoing approach. Take time to exhale and unwind.
CANCER June 22 - July 22 An important decision is looming, Cancer. Take some time to look inward as your try to decide the best path to take. Don’t hesitate to seek input from people you trust.
PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Be extra patient and affectionate towards all of your loved ones this week, Pisces. Someone close to you will need your help.
ARIES March 21 - April 20 Aries, take a step back and allow people some room to gure things out. Your offers to help are appreciated and will be accepted in due time.
The Citizen • August 25, 2022 • Page 15 CLUES ACROSS 1. One point north of due west 4. Indigenous peoples of northern Scandinavia 9. PopularNevadaCalifornia/lake 14. Go quickly 15. Fatty acid in soaps 16. Brand of fuel stations 17. State of fuss 18. Romance novelist 20. Members of a household 22. Asserts to be the case 23. Type of infection 24. With metal inlays 28. Chinese philosophic principle 29. Early multimedia 30. Employee ownershipstockplan 31. He investigated Clinton administration 33. Shells 37. Six 38. Snakelike sh 39. Capital of Kenya 41. In uential group (abbr.) 42. Used to chop 43. It comes as a case 44. Challenges 46. Small amounts 49. The Golden State 50. Peyton’s little brother 51. For walking in Alaska 55. Buddhist honori c titles 58. Lively ballroom dance 59. Capital of Albania 60. Late night host 64. Draw from 65. A way to utilise 66. One who is not native Hawaiian 67. A power to perceive 68. Bulky 69. Horse mackerels 70. Proclaim out loud CLUES DOWN 1. Hits 2. Bathroom accessory 3. Young 4. Beef cattles 5. It’s often in soap 6. For each 7. Innermostenvelopingmembranethebrain 8. A way to leave 9. 10.EmaciationPunishwith a ne 11. Steeds 12. Having eight 13. Greek goddess of the dawn 19. Mature reproductive cells 21. Armadillo species 24. Ancient country in what is now Romania 25. Extreme greed 26. Stars 27. Poems 31. Places to sit 32. One from the Lone Star State 34. Small rails 35. One quintillion bytes (abbr.) 36. Where coaches work 40. Indicates position 41. Mammals 45. Resembling a wing 47. Beliefs 48. Hindu male religious teachers 52. Mischievously 53. Where athletes want to end up (abbr.) 54. Large, deep-bodied sh 56. Horned squash bug genus 57. Excessively sentimental 59. Shared verbally 60. You can put it on toast 61. Data methodologymining (abbr.) 62. Resinlike substance secreted by certain insects 63. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano CROSSWORD 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 ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can gure 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!
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