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Hinesburg is looking for a consultant to work with a task force of residents to shape the direction of the town’s police and fire depart ments.The consultant, according to a draft request for proposal, would prepare a 10-year strategic plan for achieving specific goals that
“reflect the community’s public safety values and vision.” Notably, the company would work hand in hand with a task force of residents, chosen by the selectboard, to help shape the “What,plan.generally, does public safety mean to residents of Hines burg? We’re going to get a lot of different opinions,” town manager
High school sports venues ought to provide the same levels of protection for the students, Thomas said.“You learn so many good skills on the field, and we don’t want the kids to be subject to bullying and harassment,” she said. “As adults, we need to model the type of behav ior that we want our kids to show.”
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That’s the message from the Vermont Principals Association, which oversees varsity sports in Vermont, following a year that saw numerous acts of bad sportsman ship and ugly fan behavior — racial epithets, transphobic comments, body shaming and general harass ment of all kinds.
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Maura Kelley of Hinesburg shot this stunner of star trails over Shelburne Pond Sept. 2. The exposure spanned almost an hour, Kelley said, and “it’s not the stars that are moving, but actually, it’s us. You can see airplane trails and light pollution as well.”
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Lauren Thomas, the VPA’s assistant executive director, said it can be easy to forget that a sporting event isn’t just a game at the youth levels, but, in a way, an extension of the classroom. And one doesn’t expect an unruly fan to simply walk into a classroom and talk trash while kids are figuring out algebra equations, working on a sculpture
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or memorizing state capitals.
South Burlington’s director of activities, Mike Jabour, said it’s far easier to “redirect” a student who acts up at a game, whether through disciplinary actions or old-fash ioned teachable moments. For adults, it often takes another adult to step“Studentsin. can check them selves a little bit more so than an adult can,” Jabour said. “With the way an adult acts and receives, if
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There are two types of the new boosters, which are known as bivalent — mean ing they cover both the origi nal SARS-CoV2 virus and the more recent Omicron (BA.5) variant. The Pfizer booster is for people ages 12 and older, while Moderna’s is authorized for those 18 years of age and older.To receive either of the new boosters, people must have completed the primary vaccination series (two doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson).
that we’ve been collecting over the last year and a half is exactly what we’re hoping will influence the Legislature and policymakers on how to move forward with this challenge in the future. It’s in their hands,” Hover said.
Of the hundreds of millions the program allotted to struggling rent ers, the average monthly rent bene fit was $964 per household.
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“As the weather cools, we start spending more time inside — and that is when we see increases in cases of respi ratory viruses like colds and flu, and now COVID-19,” said Levine. “This fast-evolving virus continues to demand our attention, and I am pleased we now have an updated vaccine
Rental assistance will continue until the funds are fully depleted at an unspecified, yet likely immi nent, date. Utility assistance stops at year’s end. Rather than send renters to a financial cliff, winding the program down gradually was determined to be the best way to help them plan for the future.
From the Legislature to the governor to Vermont’s federal dele gation, everyone seems to agree that more needs to be done to aid the housing insecure and address the housing crisis, but questions remain.Rep.
that targets the variants we see circulating in Vermont.”
“I was very disturbed to learn that the administration had not engaged with the housing and social service groups about this
Vermont Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate Pres ident Pro Tem Becca Balint also expressed concern that the Legisla ture was kept in the dark about the program’s end.
Thousands will soon lose rental, utility help
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“I worry about the people that we’re serving in our portfolio, but I think about the people that are either accessing that or are in the in the private market, the people that may not be able to make their rent in October or November. I worry about the the evictions that are going to start being filed,” Donnel ly said.”Benefits through state aid programs and county-level hous ing trusts are still available. Those looking to learn more should go to the Vermont State Housing Author ity’s website.
Ann Pugh, D-South Burl ington, expressed her frustration at the news of VERAP’s sunsetting.
“There has been significant progress made in getting Vermont ers into stable housing, and we don’t want to see that progress eroded. We’ll be focused on moni toring the ongoing implementation of these programs and helping
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timing change. It was our explicit expectation that over the summer and fall that they would be having discussions about short- and longterm responses for ensuring that all Vermonters have a safe place to live,” she said. “We can’t go back to the way it was pre-pandemic when too many Vermonters were unhoused. The Legislature will continue to be focused on housing in the next legislative session.”
Gov. Phil Scott’s office said that the administration was doing all it could to responsibly wind down the program and pointed to the quarter of a billion dollars the state is spending to build large swaths of newSen.housing.Patrick
“The worst days of the pandem ic may be behind us, but working Vermonters still need support. I will continue to push for legis lation in Congress to provide more affordable housing support for Vermonters across the state,” Welch said.
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Between 79 Shelburne resi dents, nearly $800,000 kept renters in theirOverhomes.$711,000 was dispersed to 74 Hinesburg residents and only 19 Charlotte residents needed assis tance, costing the federal govern ment nearly $350,000.
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In October and November, the Vermont State Housing Authority will begin gradual reductions to the program that has allowed 12,613 households to “remain stably housed during an unprecedented public health emergency.”
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Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch both pledged to continue to work to secure federal support for Vermont housing funds.
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The lion’s share of the program — over $44 million — went to households in Chittenden County, and most of the money that went to Vermont’s most populous county also went to its most populated city. Burlington households received over $16 million.
According to the authori ty’s website, the program was a “short-term initiative, funded by an award from U.S. Treasury.” Under initial guidance from Treasury, the authority projected the funds would last through 2023, but new guidance issued in March “dramat ically upended” that timeline and required the program to spend the money
The Vermont Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or VERAP, doled out over $130 million across the state in emergency assistance for those struggling to pay rent and utilities since the COVID19 pandemic began, but now that program is winding down.
South Burlington received just over $5.4 million — slightly more than Essex Junction and slightly less than Colchester. The amount
Vermonters access resources. We will also work with our communi ty partners to strengthen long-term planning for how best to support those facing a housing crisis,” the statement said.
Vermonters will be able to receive newly approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots designed to be a match for the BA.5 Omicron vari ant currently affecting most people.Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven tion recommended use of the newHealthboosters.commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said these boost ers come at just the right time.
“This program really brought to the forefront what I think some of us advocates have been saying for a while, that the homeless and housing challenge is bigger than we’re really recognizing,” Caprice Hover, the housing authority’s VERAP coordinator, said.
The trust had been making early preparations to help their renters adjust in time for the program’s originally projected end, but it’s sudden winding down has them scrambling to help those who will lose essential subsidies.
The health department preordered approximately 17,000 doses of the bivalent boosters.Levine said that while the vaccines don’t necessarily prevent people from getting the virus, it will reduce the likeli hood of serious illness.
As the new booster shot becomes more widely avail able over the next few weeks, Vermonters will be able to get it from their provider, a phar macy or wherever they would normally get vaccinated.
Thoughfaster.the federal COVID19 cash flow that kept people in their homes is shutting off, the data collected by the authori ty will provide a clear picture of Vermont’s housing issue that some housing policy advocates have long attempted to draw attention to.
In the meantime, those in need may be left in the lurch. Accord ing to Chris Donnelly, communi ty relations director at Champlain Housing Trust, nearly 800 resi dents in the trust’s 2,500 homes had depended on VERAP money to make ends meet.
Guitarist Richard Smith gives concert at CVU theater.
the Hall of Fame in 2009.
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A year later he won the presti gious National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2001 at the
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The National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame named Smith Thumb picker of the Year in 2008 and again in 2021; he was inducted into
Smith performed throughout the 1990s with brothers Rob and Sam in the Richard Smith Trio before marrying Julie Adams, an accomplished cellist, and moving to Nashville in 2000. Once there, he founded The Hot Club of Nash ville, a band with a varying lineup that included John Jorgenson, Pat Bergeson, Bryon Sutton and Stuart Duncan and combined jazz and western swing.
Throughout his time at the Mass General Brigham system, Eappen’s leadership was integral to improving clinical care and the patient experience. He also served since 2020 as the interim leader for Brigham’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, representing Brigham and Women’s for Mass General Brigham United Against Racism.Eappen is the author of numer ous published articles and a nation al speaker on topics including opti mizing operating room efficiency,
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“All through the search process, Dr. Eappen stood out as a leader whose personal and profes sional values closely align with the strategic direction of the network,” said Allie Stickney, chair of the health network board of trustees and CEO search committee. “His track record of building part nerships, commitment to health equity and belief in a value-based approach to health care will build upon the strong foundation Dr. Brumsted began a decade ago.”
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Visit richardsmith.com to learn more about him, but, most of all, don’t miss the opportunity on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Champlain Valley Union Theater to hear Smith in person.
Dr. Sunil “Sunny” Eappen, has been named president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network.Eappen will be responsible for oversight of all operations, including the academic medical center, five community hospitals, children’s hospital, multi-special ty physicians’ group, and home health and hospice agency.
“I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to work alongside, learn from and support thousands of dedicated providers and staff across Vermont and northern New York, and to deliver on the prom ise of the UVM Health Network,” Eappen said. “Together, we will address our challenges and work to provide expert, equitable, valuebased health care for our patients and“I’mcommunities.”incredibly pleased with the result of the search, and I’m dedicated to ensuring a smooth leadership transition for our health system,” said Brumsted.
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Smith was born in 1971 in Beckenham, and began playing guitar when he was five, inspired by watching his father picking the Atkins and Travis version of “Down South Blues.” He says he remembers begging his dad to show him the fingerpicking style. Smith was quickly recognized as a child prodigy, and it was only a few years later when Atkins would bestow high praise upon him, describing Richard as “the most amazing guy I know on the guitar. He can play anything I know, only better.”
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He currently serves as chief medical officer and senior vice president of medical affairs for Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and is an associate profes sor of anesthesia at Harvard Medi cal HeSchool.succeeds Dr. John R. Brum sted, who is retiring after more than 10 years. Eappen starts Nov. 28.
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The story of 11-year-old Rich ard Smith joining Chet Atkins on stage is legendary and foretold a bright future: British-born Smith learned fingerstyle guitar listening to Atkins’ recordings, so when he played a date in England, it was arranged that Smith join him on stage.Smith selected “Whispering Pines” to play, and at the conclu sion Atkins, along with the thou sand people in attendance at Her Majesty’s Theater in London, was so impressed that he coaxed the bashful Smith to return to the stage to play another song, “Little Rock Getaway.” Atkins was so mesmer ized that he stopped playing.
Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan. Today, Smith tours the world with a repertoire that includes fingerpicking classics, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, originals, blues, ragtime, jazz standards and every thing from pop to Sousa marches. He has performed and recorded with Atkins, Les Paul, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Martin Taylor and Tommy Emmanuel.
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There are several reasons for the failure to implement the recommendations, but three of the most prominent ones were recalcitrant police chiefs, local control advocates and the lack of a supporting county govern ment structure. Those resistors to change don’t seem as strong now as they once Professionalwere.police chiefs today are mainly focused on delivering the highest quality of services and other local leaders have led successful development of regional entities to deal with systems as diverse as public water, public schools and public transit.In1970, the International Association of Chiefs of Police study found that fragmentation and duplication of effort could be eliminated with a county-wide approach that would result in
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Recently, Vermont Public reported on efforts to better coordinate and divide responsi bilities by Vermont’s state law enforcement agencies, which should result in efficiencies such as less duplication. This is being done, at least in part, in response to staffing shortages and is commendable no matter what the reason.Since policing entities at all levels in Vermont are finding it more and more difficult to find potential officers, perhaps it’s time to have a conversation about how we can do better at the local level. For me, a great conversation starter is embodied in an idea that goes back more than 50 years, promoted by then-Chittenden County State’s Attorney Patrick Leahy. Yes, that Patrick Leahy.
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improvements in administration, field operations, investigative services and training. The highly successful regionalization of child abuse and sexual assault investigations with the launch of the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations in the 1990s demonstrated the tremendous potential of combining resources.
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Two recent phenomena have added strength to the case for a regional approach in Chittenden County: the previously discussed recruitment and retention prob lems and the spike in shooting incidents in Burlington. If you hear someone refer to downtown in Chittenden County, chances are they’re talking about Burl ington and when the bars close at 2 a.m., for example, it is likely that county policing resources are misplaced because offi cers are in the outlying towns and cities and not where most needed.You might be tempted to conclude that this is just a Burlington problem, but resi dents from all over the region seek work, dining and enter tainment options in the Queen City. In addition to the flexibility of resource deployment, the recruiting and retention obstacles would be fewer due to greater
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should dust off Leahy’s idea from five decades ago because it was needed then and even more needed now.
Brian Searles is a retired former police chief in South Burlington and current member of the Vermont Criminal Justice
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What can you do? Sign the Stop the Champlain Parkway Project and Sign the Champlain RIGHTway Petition at chng.it/ tS9Ts5FjDx. The Pine Street Coalition reports that 754 people have signed the petition to stop and change the parkway.
Yes, you get yelled at by coaches and spectators. No one likes to get yelled at. I no longer hear those things; experience has taught me that.
The fight to permanently protect reproductive care has never been more urgent but there is a growing chorus of businesses voicing their support for repro ductive choice. Some have never used their platform like this before but have chosen to do so in this moment because this time is different, this time we have a chance to create lasting change here in Vermont and inspire change elsewhere by becoming the first in the nation to consti tutionally ensure reproductive health care access.
In the face of a Supreme Court hell-bent on dismantling our civil liberties and decades of progressive reforms, please help put our brave little state on the right side of history and join us in endorsing the Reproductive Liberty Amendment.
On Saturday, I was driving home from the Fairfax-Lamoille football game where I was part of the officiating crew. I was listening to the radio and heard a public service announcement about the critical shortage of sports officials in all sports at the high school level.
To the Editor:
For the past six weeks a group of residents in the Queen City Park neighborhood of South Burlington has been standing at the corner of Pine Street and Queen City Park Road passing out flyers informing motorists about where Pine will dead end at Queen City Park Road. This planned closing is part of the design of the Champlain Parkway.Thedrivers that stop to take a flyer — about two in 10 — say they are angry that Pine Street might be closed. About a third don’t even know about the Champlain Parkway. They ask, “What’s happening to our communities?” and “What are the alternatives?” and “What can we do?” The flyers provide infor mation about those alternatives with the Champlain Right-Way project.The dead-ending of Pine Street is a key element in the legal fight of the Pine Street Coalition against the city of Burl ington, and this battle continues in theEvencourts.former Burlington planning director David White objected to the dead-ending of Pine Street, which closes one of the two major north-south streets, clearly a historical mistake and one that will cause irreparable damage to the South End trans port structure.
You enjoyed the time you played. Help ensure that games can continue. Step up and join us, you’ll never regret it, if you give it your best. At a game ask an official how to become involved. It may be one of the best decisions you ever make.
That said, for high school (or any level), new officials are needed. Most of those working games now are in the 50s and older. Several of us are in our mid 70s. Although we would like to work games forever, we know that our window of officiating days is closing fast. Help is needed.Tothose who played any sport, at any level, officiating is a great way to give back to the sports you enjoyed in your youth. The benefits are great. You’re still involved with the games, you get needed exercise, and earn a little extra income and make friends that last a lifetime.
imperative but an economic one as well. In short, a Vermont er who can make decisions about their own reproductive health care, including whether to become pregnant, use birth control or seek abortion care is a Vermonter with a firm grip on the reins of their financial future.
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I have been officiating every level from youth to college for over 60 years. This football
Since the pandemic, roughly 50,000 men and women, nation ally, have left the vocation. All sports need officials. Vermont is no different: The need for new officials has never been greater than now.
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There has been no significant change in the parkway design since it was solidified in about 2010. There is a better way, though.The Champlain Right-Way alternative, as proposed by the
season I was content to finally be off the field, running just the clocks. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. In Vermont there are only 44 football officials to cover the entire state. This includes varsity and sub-varsity games. Not all 44 are available to work games. Work, personal issues and injury usually makes the total number available far less.
There is also a fundamental connection between reproductive rights and racial justice, as the impacts of abortion restrictions fall largely on people of color and people with low incomes. People of color are disproportionately prosecuted in states where abor tion is criminalized, experience higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, and have historically been denied access to care due to racism and structural inequities.
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Not having enough money to care for a child or support another one is the most common reason people give for wanting to end a pregnancy and Vermonters are rightfully concerned about the financial consequences of carrying a pregnancy to term.
On the other hand, provid ing access to the full range of reproductive health care helps people who can become pregnant control their lives, their health and their futures. States that have adopted policies that afford their citizens more control over their bodies are also the states where women have more economic opportunity.Infact,women living in states with stronger reproductive health care have higher earnings and report less occupational segrega tion, are less likely to work part time, meaning they have higher earning potential, more robust benefits and more upward mobil ity in the workplace, and they are more likely to transition between occupations and from unemploy ment into employment.
In fact, someone who is denied access to abortion and forced to give birth is more likely to expe rience household poverty lasting at least four years, more likely to not have the resources to cover basic living expenses like food, housing and transportation, more likely to have lower credit scores and higher debt loads, and their children are more likely to live below the federal poverty level.
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Because of this, I made myself available for on field assignments. At my age, I hope I’ll be able to fulfill the assign ments I receive.
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Meanwhile, according to a study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the legalization of abortion in the 1970s led to a 9.6 percent increase in Black women’s college graduation rate and a 6.9 percent increase in Black women’s labor market participa tion rate — a figure three times higher than the rate for women writYet,large.across the country we are
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Pine Street Coalition, would place a roundabout where Pine Street meets Queen City Park Road. Other improvements include adding additional round abouts, wider walkways and bicycle lanes.
seeing vicious attacks on repro ductive rights and access to care has reached a crisis point. The U.S. Supreme Court’s disgraceful decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision has only paved the way for even more, as local, state and national leaders continue to rob people who can become pregnant of their person hood.While many of our business es have already taken steps to preserve reproductive liberty for our employees — offering travel assistance, paid leave and other benefits to help those living in places where abortion is restrict ed seek care elsewhere — what we need is systemic change.
The fair also features a bake sale and luncheon.
The course provides family members and caregivers with education about various mental
Nicole Virgil, Christian Science practitioner, offers the talk, “Be Set Free,” Tuesday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., First Church of Christ Scientist, 420 S. Union St., Burl ington.Virgil will examine liberty from both a Biblical and modern perspective, showing how people can find freedom from physical, emotional and circumstantial restrictions so that they may “be set free.”
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The St. Peter’s Cemetery Association is hosting a craft fair on Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 Maple St., Vergennes.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont is offering an education program for family members of people diag nosed with mental health condi tions.Family-to-family is an evidence-based program proven to improve the coping and prob lem-solving abilities of parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult children, and significant others of people living with a mental health condition. This free eight-week program is taught by trained volunteers who are family members caring for their loved ones themselves.
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the spirit of Camp to the greater community through this softballa-thon,” Meaghan Bombardier, a camp board member and event co-chair,Participantssaid. sign up to play for as many of the endless potential innings as they would like. All skill levels are welcome. Players can sign up as individuals or as a team and get to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportuni ty to play at the Lake Monsters’ CentennialCommunityField. members are encouraged to bring their friends and family to enjoy free activi ties at the ballpark. Participants can look forward to inflatables, Touch-a-Truck vehicles, lawn games, park food, face painting andLearnmore.more and sign up to play at takumta.org/softball.
Chittenden County Historical Society presents “Bethuel Chit tenden: Ordained for Vermont During Tense Political Times,” Sunday, Sept. 25, 2-3:30 p.m., with educator, speaker and author
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Green Mountain Peace Corps volunteers are holding their 24th bike and sewing machine collection for Pedals for Progress. Items gathering dust in your closet or garage will help struggling families in communities around the world build a more secure life. Bring bikes or sewing machines, plus $15 per item to help with international shipping costs, to the Burton Factory, 266 Queen City Park Road, Burlington on Saturday, Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteers are still needed. For questions, to volunteer or to donate, email p4pvermont@gmail.com or visit Facebook. Above, volunteers process bikes for shipment to help a family overseas.
Miles for Migraine hosts its 5th annual 2-miler, 5K Run and Relax Burlington Event on Satur day, Sept. 24, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at Veterans Memorial Park, 1000 Swift St., in South Burlington. The event raises funds for migraine and headache awareness,
See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 7
Earthkeep Farmcommon explains its vision at talk
Raap will share his goal of advancing a new era of regen erative, diversified farming that balances Vermont’s 150 years of dependence on commodity dairy farms. Earthkeep Regenerative Agriculture Center is a non-profit research, innovation and educa tion hub. The associated farmers collective offers a new legal and operational structure created to incubate farm businesses more effectively.Co-sponsored with the Char lotte Library, register for the free talk by Monday, Sept. 19.
PHOTO BY JOANNE HEIDKAMP
Pedals for Progress collects bikes, sewing machines
“There’s a magic you expe rience when you witness Camp Ta-Kum-Ta’s programs in person. Through family friendly activi ties, energetic games, and a whole lot of fun, we’re excited to bring
St. Peter’s hosts craft fair in Vergennes
The first class takes place Thursday, Oct. 6. Class will meet via Zoom every following Thurs day at 6:30 p.m. through Dec. 1.
Speaker offers historical talk at Shelburne town hall
Donate $10 to the Vermont Foodbank at Lenny’s today and get a reusable Canvas Tote Bag. Save 25% storewide when you shop with your tote bag during Lenny’s Annual Charity Sale!
Barre, Williston, St. Albans, Plattsburgh M-F 10-6, Sat 10-5
Lori Wilson, at the Shelburne Town Hall at Pierson Library. She is the author of three books on historical topics, includ ing a history of Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne, 1790-1990. Bethuel Chittenden was a founder of the church and brother of Gov. ThomasMoreChittenden.atcchsvt.org or contact Sarah Dopp at 3581.house@comcast.netsarah.morganor8802-985-
Questions? Visit charlottese niorcentervt.org.
The Ta-Kum-Ta Softball-athon will be held at Burlington’s Centennial Field Saturday, Sept. 24 to support local families affect ed by childhood cancer.
All-day softball fundraiser supports kids with cancer
• September bird monitoring walk, Saturday, Sept. 24, 8-9 a.m.
Second, Indiana bats are found in the midwestern to east ern U.S. — Vermont’s Cham plain Valley represents the
• “Fine Feathers” art show runs through Oct. 31. What happens when you mix art, play and insights from birds? Creativ ity influenced by feather color and pattern, frills and function. View art, read poems and interact with works on display.
The Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, has a few upcoming events.
to highlight their locally made beeswax products! Penzo Pizza Food Truck will be joining us for the afternoon! What could be better... apples, music, pizza, and doughnuts all in the same place!
SATURDAY Sept. 17th
Crazy Cotton Candy Lady is coming! Time TBD. And El Gato Cantina will be here with Mexican fare from 11-4 p.m.
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Monthly monitoring walk records birds on the museum property. Learn something new, share what you know, or both.
SUNDAY Sept. 25th
State wildlife officials Tues day confirmed they’d located a large summer colony of the endangered Indiana bat in the northwestern part of Vermont.
“This finding is exceptional because we have not document ed a surviving summer colony of over 100 Indiana bats in Vermont since the devastating declines caused by white-nose syndrome in 2008-2009,” small mammal biologist Alyssa Bennett said. “In Hinesburg this field season, we counted as many as 300 bats in a single roost. That is simi lar to historic numbers at this site, and three times greater than anything we have found in Vermont over the past decade.”
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Bennett says this is evidence that habitat improvement efforts made more than a decade ago may be paying off.
bat boxes and persistence at the extreme of the Indiana bat’s range means there may be new opportunities for conserving this species in Vermont and the northeast,” Bennett said. “Are Indiana bats moving further north and east as summers become warmer? Are there other colonies that could bene fit from habitat improvement? Thanks to this year’s findings, these are the questions we’ll be working to answer in 2023.”
Endangered Indiana bat colony found in Hinesburg
In addition to its size, two other factors make the Hines burg colony especially import ant as biologists continue to study the Indiana bat’s response to white-nose syndrome and work to sustain and recover the species, she said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF VERMONT FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT Indiana bats are a federally endangered species across their range, and wildlife officials in Vermont just confirmed finding a large summer colony in Hinesburg.
The colony, located on conservation land in Hinesburg, consists of over 700 bats. The species is federally endangered.
Monthly monitoring walk records
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Vermont Fish and Wild life Department reported that data from the 2022 field season confirm the national conserva tion significance of the colony.
First, bats in the Hinesburg colony are making use of bat houses. This is unusual for the species across its range and has not previously been document ed in Vermont. In addition, bats were tracked back to large tree roosts on conserved land.
• Green Mountain Wood Carv
El Gato Cantina will be back with Mexican fare from 11-4 p.m. K9 Duke and Officer Cohen will be here for a meet and greet from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
ers carve-in, Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Come and watch woodcarvers in action.
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Mister Foods Fancy Food Truck will join us for the afternoon! We are excited to offer vegetarianforward fare.
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ROOT contemporary Hive will host a event
a cappella group will be back amongst the trees, belting out their unique blends and filling the orchard with sweet harmonies. Shows 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Happy
• The Big Sit, Sunday, Oct. 9, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. The most relaxed birding around. How many birds can we identify from a 17-foot diameter circle?
SATURDAY Sept. 24th
Make friends at Birds of Vermont Museum
• October bird monitoring walk, Saturday, Oct. 29, 8-9 a.m.
“This colony’s size, use of
For more info, go to christian scienceburlington.org.
northeastern extreme of their range. The Hinesburg colony is the most northeasterly known population of Indiana bats, which have only been found summering below 1,200 feet in Vermont.However, climate change modeling for this species suggests that as lower eleva tions warm, the species may be pushed further northeast and to higher elevations.
Up next: Friday, Sept. 16, vs. South Burlington, 4:30 p.m.
Outlook: Champlain Valley fell in the state championship last season and return 19 players from that team, giving this year’s Redhawks plenty of motivation.
Last season: 10-6, lost in the DI semifinals
This season: 1-0
Last season: 7-3; lost in the Division I championship
Coach: Tucker Pierson
The Redhawks have a strong group of senior defenders, led by Diego Robinson, which should provide stability as the season gets underway.“Thereturning players are moti vated by our disappointing quarter final playoff exit last year,” Cole said.
challenge presents.”
Key newcomers: Too early to tell.
Up next: Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Burr and Burton, 4 p.m.
Coach: Rob Cole
Girls’ soccer
Outlook: The team features a ton of experience in key positions, including seniors Grace Fergu son in goal and Tess Everett in the midfield, that will help the group rebound from last year’s semifinal disappointment.“Wehaveastrong senior goalie as well as a year of experience on the back line, so I am hoping that we keep our feet out of the way inside the circle and keep tackling back all over the field,” coach Pierson said. “We have strength and experience at some critical positions and some new and younger players stepping in to fill gaps left by our graduates.”
Coach: Stan Williams
Key returnees: Chloe Pecor, forward, junior; Ava Barron, midfield, junior; Stella Dooley, defense, junior; Zoe Klein, midfield, junior; Zoe Zoller, defense, senior; Norah Munn, defense, senior; Emma Allaire, goalie, senior; Anna Morton, midfield, senior.
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PHOTO BY AL FREY
Outlook: After falling in the DI football championship game — the Redhawks first title appear ance — CVU is looking to redefine itself and build on the breakthrough success of last year.
Up next: Friday, Sept. 16, at Burlington-South Burlington, 7 p.m.
CVU’s Logan Vaughn (L) and Asa Roberts battle at the net with South Burlington’s Ryan Sweet during the Redhawks’ game versus the Wolves on Friday evening in Hinesburg
Boys’ soccer
Key newcomers: Eli Marden, midfield, senior; Lucas Kelley, forward, senior.
The team has strength on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as experience in the QB and running back positions, which will help as the team finds their rhythm and pushes to return to the title game.
Coach Williams said the team is
CVU sports teams start fall season title hunt
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Last season: 13-2-2; lost in the DI championship game. This season: 1-0
Outlook: After a disappoint ing departure from the playoffs last season, the Champlain Valley boys’
Key newcomers: Too early to tell.
Field hockey
with Morgan’s Message to keep well-being a central theme this year.
Football
Key returnees: Ryan Boehmcke, LB, senior; Max Desti to, QB, senior; Aidan Miller, WR, senior; Alex Provost, WR, senior; Trey Terricciano, OL/DL, senior; Jacob Bose, RB/LB, junior; Ollie Cheer, DB/QB, junior; Lucien Grif fin, OL/DL, junior; Sean Kennedy, OL/DL, junior; Brian Rutherford, LB, junior; Connor Simons, OL/ DL, junior; Jack Sumner, WR/DB, junior; Charlie Taylor, OL/DL, junior.
Last season: 10-4-2; lost in the DI quarterfinals
will look to rebound this year and advance to the title game.
LAUREN CORRESPONDENTREAD
Coach: Rahn Fleming
“We graduated 23 seniors,” coach Fleming said. “The good news is that we have five senior captains, elected by the over whelming vote of their teammates, who head up a dozen capable senior Redhawks who I’m confident will fill the leadership roles that that
This season: 2-1
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This season: 1-1
Key returnees: Zach Spitzna gle, midfield, senior; Diego Robin son, defense, senior; Sam Denni son, forward, senior.
CVU is also focusing on the team’s mental health, teaming up
Key returnees: Tess Everett, midfield, senior; Danielle Gamelin, defense, senior; Miranda Oppen heimer, forward, senior; Grace Ferguson, goalie, senior; Emma Kim, midfield, senior.
Key newcomers: Aidan Morris, K, junior; Jacob Ander son, WR, sophomore; Billy Bates, DB/WR, sophomore; Dylan Frere, DB/RB, sophomore; Will Kearney, OL/DL, junior; Chase Leonard, DB/WR, sophomore; Anderson McEnaney, LB, sophomore; Calvin Steele, LB/WR, junior.
Justin Bliss, the chief of Charlotte Fire and Rescue, who is also a paramedic,
On Aug. 22 I fell and broke my hip while hiking with my 9-year-old grand daughter and 6-year-old grandson on the loop trail of Raven Ridge Natural Area, which straddles Monkton and Charlotte.
waited for me at the ambulance. Not only did he provide some pain medication on the way to the hospital, he spoke up loud and clear to get me directly into a room rather than being left in the queue at the very crowded emergency department.
Rescue, who was in charge of the call, was competent, organized, thorough, considerate and caring. Her management of the scene left me with no doubt that I was going to get the help I needed as efficiently as possible but without endangering anyone else.
The following evening, I had a full hip replacement and am recovering at home. I hope more people will join the ranks of these trained rescue teams so this valuable service will continue to be available for years to come. I will certainly be express ing my gratitude with financial support and I encourage others to do the same. As I now know, anyone can find themselves in need of their services.
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At least 15 people assisted with our rescue. Charlotte Fire and Rescue managed my care and transported me to Universi ty of Vermont Medical Center. The first person to arrive on scene was from Monk ton First Response. Other personnel came from both the Monkton Fire Department and Hinesburg First Response, and perhaps others. I never saw the trucks and apparatus provided on my call, but I truly appreciate the responders, their families and their employers who support their commitment to serving the community as they do.
Thanks to his advocacy, I had imme diate attention by a team of very caring and competent medical professionals who helped me through the excruciating process of positioning my leg for imaging to deter
I also want to remind all who adventure to tell someone or leave a note at home about where you are headed and when you left. Sign in at kiosks, too. Not only does that data prove valuable as proof that trails are being utilized, which can help with funding future upkeep and development of trail systems, it gives information about who is on the trail in the event of a search.
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Crews come to them, hiker says
This experience was made so much less traumatic because there was cell service in those woods. Despite my effort to do so, I have not been able to imagine how I would have contacted help while broken, on a Monday, on a trail that sees less traffic than most, without cell service. It allowed me to not only reach 911 but my husband, daughter and a friend.
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Thanks to quality cell service at the location of my fall, I reached 911, and soon became the very fortunate recipient of caring, competent professional rescu ers who located us, packaged me up, and carried me off trail on the least painful and most direct route out to a waiting ambu lance. It was challenging for them to locate us on the trail and even more difficult to determine a way that their four-wheel drive mule could be positioned to transport me.
mine my injury.
The trail was not wide enough to accom modate the vehicle, so they carried me, on a litter, while bushwhacking a different trail, a long way to where they were able to transfer me to the mule. From there, the mule was used on farm roads to get me to the ambu lance. They had the technology, knowledge and creativity they needed to determine a manageable route, with great consideration for my best possible comfort. Full Belly Farm also stepped up and let the rescue team use it as command central.
It is a lovely, moderate trail owned and maintained by The Nature Conservancy.
She did all she could do to stabilize my body for the necessary moving and jostling required to get me out of the woods. She was kind, loving and patient with my grandkids, who were very worried, but calm, and asked endless questions. She welcomed the input and help offered to her team by my husband, which increased my comfort and gave him a worthy task on which to focus.
Marilyn Fuller of Middlebury with her grandchildren.
I have always done both of those things, but on that day, I uncharacteristically did neither. I left no crumbs to follow. As I said, without cell service, the outcome of this misadventure likely would have been very different for me and much more trau matic for the kids. The professional, caring voice of the 911 operator was soothing to all of us. I support all efforts being made to expand cell service throughout Vermont. It’s about so much more than convenience.
rescue: Support
The medic from Charlotte Fire and
marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability that substantially interferes with a student’s school performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment.”Peopleatgames are encouraged to report hate speech to game officials and the host site’s administrator when they see it.
• Ending the event early and returning home•Forfeiture of the event or future events
Jabour said it’s not just sports.
“You also see poor behavior being modeled in politics, by adults,” he said. “It’s that learned behavior that you’re witness ing and consuming on social media, on TV sports shows, what have you.”
Students and staff from Burlington and South Burlington high schools strutted in drag at a Seawolves game last October. South Burlington’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance advisor Erin Randall, far left, and Burlington’s advisor Andrew LeValley, far right, joined their students on the runway. The event was in response to multiple incidents of students using racist, sexist and transphobic language at school sporting events around the state.
“Taunting is bully-like behavior,” McCo llum said. “I tell students we don’t need to antagonize or bully, because we are better than
Thomas said the association has received one submission to that form so far in the very new school year, and it was from a school “self-reporting” an incident. She did not say which school or whether the association was investigating — the reporting form indi cates that investigations are not automatic, but rather to “identify any patterns that may benefit from localized interventions and any additional VPA support.
“In a way, it’s a new crop of spectators, and it’s something that’s been missing for so long for students,” Jabour said. “People get overly excited for games because they haven’t had a lot to cheer for in a while.”
Bad behavior
Students aren’t the only ones who have to suffer abuse at the hands of spectators or opposing players. Referees also receive plenty of jeers for a seemingly errant call or superfluous whistle.
“The playing surface is a safe haven for most kids,” Albertson said. “They play these sports because it allows them to get away from whatever is going on in their lives and
The athletics section of the VPA website features a prominent link for reporting concerns stemming from incidents at any sporting event for kids grades 5-12.
Ricky McCollum, the activities director at Champlain Valley Union High School, the largest school in the state and arguably home to the largest trophy collection, put it bluntly.
• Resuming the game without fans
Thomas said this is particularly prob lematic because there’s a significant dearth of people signing up to officiate sports contests. She said veteran refs are starting to age out of the sport, but if the job starts to seem like more abuse than it’s worth, fewer people are going to sign up.
Tim Albertson, athletic director at Stowe High School, and a former CVU base ball coach, said he hopes it doesn’t get to the point where he’ll have to stop a game or clear out the fan section before resum ing play, but he will if he has to. He said sports fans need to put things in perspective, because they aren’t there for themselves, or at least shouldn’t be.
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it’s disrespectful or they use inappropriate language, then they’ve been living with that for a number of years. So, 30, 40, however old you are, it’s harder to break that pattern.”
Athat.”new rule implemented by the VPA this year requires someone from the host school to read a version of the association’s pregame statement before every contest encouraging good sportsmanship and discouraging bad behavior. The consequences are stern:
“It’s not about you, in the stands. It’s about your peers, your kids, your friend’s peers who are trying to compete and who have worked really hard to get to this point,” he said. “They’re doing it because they love the sport, they work so hard at the sport, and we want them to continue to have that enjoyment, and they shouldn’t have to be subjected to behavior from the outside of the field, let alone anything going on on the field.”
Albertson said this can have a deleteri ous effect on kids’ mental health.
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Being a sports fan can also be a learned behavior, and if people see throngs of college students at a Duke University game packing Cameron Arena and screaming at a player to miss a foul shot, or if people see Phila delphia Eagles fans booing Santa Claus and throwing snowballs at him, they may apply that level of spirit to the high school level.
• Scheduling future games without fans
• Immediate ejection from the event
The VPA defines hate speech as “behav ior and/or language aimed at a person’s sex, gender identification, race, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy,
• Restrictions/suspensions from future attendance/participationThomasemphasizes that bad behavior is far from the norm, even if incidents like a soccer game last year between Enosburgh Falls High School and Winooski High got so heated with alleged racial slurs that a rematch in the semifinals was played without specta tors.“We don’t want it to seem like it’s the norm,” Thomas said. “We don’t want the negative to surpass what is probably 95 percent positive fan behavior.”
Jabour co-chairs the VPA’s committee for diversity, equity and inclusion. That commit tee’s work played a large part in the current reporting system as well as the reading of the sportsmanship declaration before each game. He said this year marks a somewhat new beginning for sports.
“My concern is if we put it out and then we appoint (members to the task force), they could say ‘Well I didn’t have anything to do with this, I would’ve done something differently,’” Odit said.
7:06 p.m. Havdalah, break-the-fast
10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur morning service
Just a day later, the Hartford High School girls’ soccer team walked off the field in the middle of a game at Fair Haven Union High School because of alleged sexual harassment from the stands, according to the Valley News.
point, Thomas said: “A female should be able to wear whatever she wants. That is not her problem. That is a societal problem put on her.”
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“I thoroughly enjoy going to, say South Burlington, and they have all their baby blue, and they’re all going, ‘Let’s go Wolves! Let’s go Wolves!” he said. “That’s intim idating.”Sportsmanship doesn’t end on the field of play but gets right into the cheering sections. Thomas said a key difference between student spectators and adult fans is the kids tend to group together, create post ers, paint their faces with the school colors and come up with creative groupAdultscheers.tend to cheer by them selves — and jeer by themselves, which can make it easier for an offi cial to kick them out if they violate the rules of decorum.
is great because they have a sense of right and wrong,” Thomas said.
Since then, the department has explored merging its police depart ment with Shelburne, and more recently with Richmond. The two towns’ select boards had a joint meeting to discuss the Duringpossibility. its Sept. 7 select board
debatedboardHinesburgmeeting,Selectmemberswhether
We had said in June that we were going to get this put as soon as possible.”Selectboard member Phil Pouech emphasized that whoever is hired should look at what other departments across the state are doing.“For us, public safety, as far as police go, is officers in cars cruising around during the day and investigat ing problems that happen. We’ve heard other people say ‘Maybe you need somebody who isn’t necessarily a policeman but who will come and open your car door and do other things. That would free up the full-time people,” Pouech said, adding that seeing what other towns are doing might reveal other valuable ideas.
6:30 p.m. Bring in the new year with the JCOGS band
8:00 p.m. The Nosh presents dessert
12:30 p.m. Community Torah learning & potluck lunch
10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah service
Sexual harassment
Todd Odit said. “The consultant will distill those down and say, ‘Here’s what the consensus is, or the majority is, here are what other communities are doing, here are ways you can achieve that vision of public safety.’ It’s meant to be broad and not specific.”
PUBLIC SAFETY
5:30 p.m. Celebratory new year’s dinner
While there are plenty of teens at all schools who are inclined to talk trash, education officials have observed that today’s teens are also the ones putting their foot down when they hear a racist or discriminatory joke, jeer or chant — although it is tough for a teenag er to tell an adult to behave.
Thomas said body shaming is particularly nefarious for teenaged girls, who are already subject to all the physical changes that occur during their high school years.
“I tell them all the time, I’m like Uncle Ben,” he said, referring to Peter Parker, aka Spiderman comics. “‘With great power comes greatMcCollumresponsibility.’”saidhe would like to see CVU celebrate winning a sportsmanship award just as much as taking home a state title.
The selectboard during the months leading up to the August budget vote had told residents that
“Why would a female already carrying that with them want to go out onto the field?” Thomas said.
and with some 400 units of resi dential housing on the horizon — the town is now unsure of what its department should look like.
7:00 p.m. Kol Nidrei service
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Last year, a volleyball match between South Burlington and Burlington high schools ended abruptly when Burlington players walked off the court after racial and transphobic slurs were allegedly shouted at them from a spectator, and South Burlington offered to take the forfeit.
6:00 p.m. Ne’ilah concluding service
9:30 a.m. The Nosh presents coffee & pastries
12:30 p.m. Tashlich by the river
7:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah service
12:30 p.m. Yizkor memorial service
Monday, September 26
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But in the wake of the town’s recent police budget rejection —
Hinesburg has not conducted a full study of its public safety since 2008. That study focused primari ly on appropriate staffing levels, based on an average number of annual calls per officer.
Lovell said that it would be appropriate to send out the bid as a selectboard while interviewing people for the task force to expedite the process: “I think it just drags it on way too long if we first get the task force and get their input — it’ll be December before we have a rough draft or a finished proposal.
allows them to do something that they enjoy. We don’t want that to become some place where they now don’t want to go.”
However, all that misses the
they would try to “keep the status quo” within the department, select board chair Merrily Lovell said, until they could have the more in-depth study done like the one that was conducted in 2008.
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Albertson said Stowe and most schools have adopted a restorative justice approach to bad behavior, which focuses less on punishment and more on making amends and learning from mistakes.
The town’s police department has been facing pressure from some members of the community that say it is too large based on Hinesburg’s population. After voters in March voted down the department’s $815,483 budget, selectboard members spent months debating what it wanted its department to lookThelike. selectboard in April trimmed nearly $20,000 from
its original request — cutting an administrative assistant position entirely and reducing the budget for per diem service — but by the time the town finalized a revised budget, three of the departments six officers had left for neighboring departments.Hinesburg currently has four full-time officers. The department recently hired a new sergeant but is still looking to fill two vacancies to fill out the staff.
“I think if we get the sportsman ship award, we’ve got to highlight that just as much or more than a state championship,” he said. “If we get a state championship too, that’s a bonus.”
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The National Federation of State High School Associations has, since 2011, offered a free sportsmanship course. A spokes person for the organization said last week that more than 920,000 peopled have taken the test in the past decade. It’s available at nhfslearn.com.Withcomic book-based movies all the rage for the past decade, McCollum is big on using superhe ro motifs as learning experiences.
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She said although girls’ sports uniforms are often more revealing than their male counterparts — tight fitting shorts in volleyball and short skirts in lacrosse, field hockey and tennis — there is always the option of adapting the uniform if a girl is uncomfortable, such as wear ing a pair of shorts under the skirt. Cultural variations are also encour aged, such as the donning of a hijab for people of certain faiths.
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Many of the incidents reported have been for misogyny toward females, Thomas said.
The Seattle Seahawks football team refers to the collective fan base in its stadium as the 12th Man, as a reference to how loud and impactful they can be on the game. McCollum said there’s room for that kind of energy in high school, too. It just needs to be pro-team and not anti-other team.
He said the school is working on rebranding its “Hall of Champi ons” so that it encompasses all the school’s clubs and activities, recog nizing everyone “from the lacrosse player to the person on the spelling bee or the person who won the art award.”“We want to close the loop,” he said. “That’s winning in totality.”
Hinesburg currently has four full-time officers. The department recent ly hired a new sergeant but is still looking to fill two vacancies to fill out the staff.
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to first appoint residents to the task force prior to sending out its reqeuest.
The town will continue draft ing the proposal and will then start the process of interviewing resi dents for the task force, but it is unclear when that process would be completed.“Wewouldn’t necessarily want to pick people who already have real strong opinions one way or the other, but people who are interested in this process,” Pouech said.
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Conveyed hereby is all land shown on said Survey Map as “Property of United Church of Hinesburg”, and that parcel of land located southwesterly of the LaPlatte River shown on said survey map as “Property of Town of Hinesburg see Reference Map 1.5 to be conveyed to United Church of Hinesburg”, consisting of 0.498 acres. Said parcel is described as commencing at point 3 shown on said map and proceeding S 1°06’45” E, 227.94 feet, more or less, to point 4; thence turning to the left and proceeding N 80°43’15” E, 197.72 feet, more or less, to point 5; thence proceeding 280 feet, more or less, along the top of the bank of the LaPlatte River to the point and place of beginning.
Reference is hereby made to the instruments aforementioned, and the records thereof, and the instruments therein referred to, and the records thereof, in further aid of this description.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF HINESBURG, in accordance with 24 V.S.A. §1061(a)(1), that the Town of Hinesburg (the “Town”) proposes to convey to THE United Church of Hinesburg, in consideration of ten and more dollars, by Quit Claim Deed, all right and title which the Town, or its successors and assigns, have in, and to a certain piece of land in Hinesburg, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, described as follows:
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The Town of Charlotte is seeking design/build bid proposals for the construction of an approximately 9,000 sq. ft. town highway garage. The building’s HVAC is to be fossil fuel free, and it is to be “solar ready” and “electric vehicle ready.” Construction is to be completed by October 31, 2023.
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Reference is hereby made to a survey entitled “Plat of NRCS Conservation Easement - NRCS Agreement Number 54-1644-21-01W0Q on Lands of United Church of Hinesburg, Town of Hinesburg, State of Vermont, 13.646 Acres,” prepared by Cross Consulting Engineers, PC, dated August 23, 2022 and of record in Map Slide ____ of the Hinesburg land records.
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If a petition signed by 5% of the legal voters of the Town of Hinesburg objecting to this conveyance is presented to the Town Clerk within 30 days of the date of the posting and publication of this notice, then the Town will cause the question of whether to sell the property as set forth above at a special or annual meeting called for that purpose.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS, NOR AN OFFER TO SELL THIS REAL ESTATE TO ANY PERSON ON ANY PARTICULAR TERMS OR CONDITIONS.
The Selectboard has authorized the Selectboard Chair to effectuate the conveyances, unless a petition in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061 (a) is presented to the Town Clerk by 4:00 PM on October 17, 2022.
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“Taking Up Space” follows Vermont plus-size powerlifter Laura Carter as she trains for the USS Nationals Strongman compe tition while overcoming the tragic loss of her cousin to Huntington’s disease.The documentary will be shown Friday, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m., at The Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, 60 Lake St. A Q&A will follow.
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Will hold a public hearing on the following application during its regular meeting of Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022:
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Last season: 17-1, lost in the state championship
“The team is very deep across the board, and they push each other to improve every single day,” said coach O’Brien. “They love to play and aim to compete at a high level every time they step on the court. They show every sign of being able to maintain that over the course of the season, and I’m excited to coach them along the way.”
Boys’ and girls’ cross country
Outlook: After their threeyear reign at the top of division ended last season — by just one stroke — the boys are a motivat ed group coming into the fall. The Redhawks return seven golfers from last year’s team and bring in a talented group of newcomers.
Up next: Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Ralph Myhre Golf Course, 4 p.m.
Last season: 14-2, lost in the DI state championship
to tell.
Key newcomers: Izzy Weimersheimer, outside, junior; Amelia Novak opposite, junior; Kate Bostwick, DS, junior; Merrill Jacobs, setter, junior; Rose Bunting, middle, sophomore; Harper Danforth, outside, junior; Kate Boehmcke, outside, junior; Greta Walberg, outside, junior.
Key returnees: Zach Santos, libero, senior; Asa Roberts, outside hitter, senior; Jack Rich burg, outside hitter, senior; Logan Vaughan, middle, senior; Matt Zych, middle, senior; Jaden Parker, opposite, senior; Sayehler Thamoo, setter, senior.
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Outlook: The boys’ team lost its first game of the season in the state championship game and a cadre of returning players are moti vated by that loss.
Outlook: Both teams return some of the state’s top runners, Alice Kredell on the girls’ side and Matthew Servin for the boys. The two harriers started the season off right for the Redhawks, with Kredell and Servin both coming in first at the Essex Invitational.
Up next: Thursday, Sept. 15, at Essex, 6:30 p.m.
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looking to play an up-tempo style and will look to push play up the field.
Boys’ golf
Up next: Saturday, Sept. 17, at Queensbury, N.Y.
Last season: Second at the DI state tournament
Key returnees: Girls: Alice Kredell, sophomore. Boys: Matthew Servin, senior; Jack Crum: senior.
With two wins to start the season, the Redhawks are off to a good start.
Coach: Seth Emerson
This season: 2-0
Up next: Tuesday, Sept. 13, vs. Randolph, 6:30 p.m.
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Coach: Dave Rapuano
Coach: Joey O’Brien
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“Our goal is to come together as a group of 24 and to make sure that it is as positive of experience for us as possible, individually and collectively,” Williams said. “This will mean committing to the team, holding ourselves and each other accountable for how we train and play.”
“That will be the hardest part of the season, figuring out the top five,” Emerson said. “This is as deep and talented a team that CVU has ever had.”
Companion, outside, senior; Shan non Kennelly, setter, senior; Chloe Boliba, setter, senior; Maddie Bunting, opposite, senior; Grace Wells, outside, senior; Eliza Konowitz, DS/libero, senior; Samara Ashooh, middle, junior; Anna Daggett, libero, junior.
Boys’ volleyball
Key returnees: Bryce Bort nick, senior; Zach Vincent, senior; Jason Douglas, senior; Connor Malaney, junior; Kaiden McClure, junior; Travis Stroh, junior; Emer
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CVU got off a to a great start with a season-opening win over Mount Anthony, racking up goals in the 7-1 victory.
Coach: Nicole Gorman
son Ayer, senior.
“We are excited to welcome back returning athletes and welcome several new talented athletes,” said Gorman. “That said, it’s too early to call the season with no full distance meet yet this year. We will know more after the Essex Invitational this weekend.”
Led by Bortnick, the team’s top finisher at last year’s title tour nament, the team will look to win another Metro division title and return to the top of DI.
This season: Girls: first at the Essex Invitational. Boys: second at the Essex Invitational.
Key newcomers: Cooper Guerriere, freshman; Jack Bryan, freshman; Cam Ayer, freshman; Fr. Brendan Chevrier, freshman; Jake Strobeck, junior.
Last season: Girls: second at the DI state meet. Boys: fifth place at the state meet.
Up next: Saturday, Sept. 17, vs. Burr and Burton, 10 a.m.
This season: 2-0
Key returnees: Shelby
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Key newcomers: Girls: Estella Laird, sophomore. Boys: too early
Outlook: The girls will look to make it to their sixth straight title game, and they will rely on a mix of experienced returning players and eight newcomers.
Key newcomers: Jack St. Peter, setter, junior.
“Our goal as a team is to perform fundamental skills at the highest possible level,” the coach said. “We believe in ourselves, and we are hoping for a very successful season
CVU will have to see how incoming runners fit into the team as the season progresses, which will determine if they can return to the top of the division.
Thetogether.”teamisoff to a quick start to the year, with two wins to start them off.