George still mulling whether to prosecute
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Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George is issuing a Giglio letter against Shelburne Cpl. Jon Marcoux, a blow to Marcoux’s credibility stemming 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 prosecutor or other law enforcement officials when an offi cer’s conduct is called into question and can directly affect their credi bility 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 cita tion charging Marcoux for simple assault — bringing George and the state police to a standoff over whether to prosecute the corporal. At George’s request, state police investigated the incident stemming from a use of force incident on Jan. 23, when Marcoux was involved in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle and eventually used some form of phys
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Shelburne planners set zoning change hearing for Sept. 8
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The Shelburne Planning Commission has warned a public hearing for Sept. 8, beginning what could be a long process to eliminate the town’s current zoning designa tion for property on the northwest side of Route 7. The hearing is the first step in eliminating the controversial mixed residential character district, the zoning area encompassing most of the land north of Bay Road on the western side of Route 7 running up to the South Burlington border that, since October, has been the focal point of contentious debate over housing development and density restrictions.Afterthe public hearing, the recommendation to remove the zoning district would move up to the selectboard, which would have to decide to have a public meeting of its own and, eventually, wheth er to strike the zoning designation
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Hundreds turned out for Shelburne Day, an annual celebration of the town that takes over the weekly Saturday farmers market on the Parade Ground in the village. A line forms at the Lalumiere Farm booth for choice veggies. A kid gets to climb aboard Marine 4, a 16-foot Zodiac used by the Shelburne Fire Department on water distress calls. pages 6-7.
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The Hinesburg Counseling Collaborative is the result. Hinesburg Counseling Collaborative opens this month with nine part- and full-time clinicians dedicated to expand ing local access to mental health services and person-centered care.“We’re focused on creating a warm and accessible place for healing, growth and transfor mation for people of all ages,” Grubman said. The center will offer indi vidual and family counseling as well as therapeutic groups, monthly presentations by local specialists and clinical super vision services for interns and pre-licensed professionals. Every therapist within the collaborative is grounded in the humanistic tradition but has their own style andForspecialty.more information, go tive.com.hinesburgcounselingcollaborato Bailey Scott Jeter
Chittenden County partners launch Root802 Craig Bailey of Shelburne and Scott Jeter of Essex Junction have launched web development company Root802. “We might be one of Vermont’s newest web shops, but our roots run deep,” said Bailey, who has had a hand in build ing websites for Vermont busi nesses and organizations since 1994. “If you’ve been doing this work since before the turn-ofthe-century, you’re considered a pioneer.”Likewise, Jeter’s experience dates to 1998. “A lot has changed since the early days of the Internet,” said Jeter, reminiscing of when he started building websites for the engineering department at University of Vermont. “Today, the tools available for designers and developers provide endless possibilities.”Duringthe pair’s careers, the two have helped create and maintain web presences for companies as diverse as Smug glers’ Notch Resort, Dragonheart Vermont, Agri-Mark, Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Ever north, Vermont Human Resource Association and many others. Root802 will offer website design and development, custom programming and database plan ning and management, as well as web hosting plans that include around-the-clock monitoring and back-ups. Other offerings include email hosting and domain name registration.Moreinformation at root802. com.
Nicole Grubman and Denise Daly started thinking big after noticing the for-rent sign on the building next to the Hinesburg post office. Fed up with the chal lenges of community mental health, low wages, high case loads and inflexible bureaucra cies, these longtime residents and working mothers decided to act.
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Seven-year-old Thomas Lewis of Shelburne took this photo of a giant swallowtail in the garden of his family’s home.
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“We’re really hoping to move forward on this and find some way to share the police,” she said. “It should be a cost saving for both towns.”Richmond’s town manag er, acting police chief and two selectboard members met with Hinesburg town manager Todd Odit, selectboard member Phil Pouech and police Chief Antho ny Cambridge to talk about the possibility several days after their selectboard meeting.
“It was decided at the end of the meeting that we would work on finding someone who is famil iar with the creation of munici pal union districts (and) to give a presentation to a joint meeting of the boards of what they are, what the process is to get there and then see if there were any opportunities where the two towns might be able to work collaboratively,” Odit said. Cambridge, in an interview with The Citizen, cautioned that the idea to combine services “is really exploratory at this point, because it’s never really been successfully done before, or not that I’m aware of.”
Shelburne only months ago was struggling to keep police offi cers after problems with its previ ous police chief caused an exodus of officers and dispatchers. But “things are looking up” for the Shelburne department, police Chief Michael Thomas said. It has six officers in full-time rotation, providing enough flexibility to cover days and evenings without overtime or without officers being alone on a shift.
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For Hinesburg officials, the prospect of combining services could bolster overall police cover age and could potentially save money as “Ultimately,well. it would provide better coverage for both towns, better services,” Cambridge said. “There is money to be saved, and any amount of money to be saved is significant.”Amerger with Richmond, Cambridge said, would most likely reduce the reliance on state police for overnight coverage, but “at this point it’s something that I have to talk to the town about and to the state police about to see where we should be when we resume cover age as usual.”
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Both Thomas and town manag er Lee Krohn said they haven’t had any discussions recently with Hinesburg on the prospect of combining departments.
Hinesburg’s police department $815,483 budget was narrowly rejected at March Town meeting, 431-484.Theselectboard and town offi cials then spent the weeks debating what the department should look like in a town the size of Hines burg. They eventually passed a budget in May, but by then, three officers left to find other positions in Shelburne and Williston. Hinesburg currently has four full-time officers, Cambridge said. The department recently hired a new sergeant but is still looking to fill two vacancies to fill out the staff.“We’re definitely still in the process of rebuilding,” he said. As a result of the instability, Cambridge has been exploring the possibility of regionalizing with other“It’sdepartments.something that I’ve been pushing for a while and some thing that I, over time, have reached out to the town manag er about and individuals on the selectboard about and we all came together and approached Rich mond,” Cambridge said. “It’s been talked about for a long time, but we specifically started this now because their chief has left.”
“I think we could provide better service, possibly 24/7 coverage in this department as opposed to the state police, which would, I think, obviously provide better cover age,” Odit said.
Hinesburg officials are in discussions with Richmond to possibly share police services between town borders, but Shel burne is noticeably absent in those talks.Hinesburg Selectboard chair Merrily Lovell during a meeting earlier this month said there “have been discussions with the town of Richmond in terms of sharing police” and that the Richmond Selectboard approved moving forward with the possibility.
“I think we need to stabilize first and then make decisions from there, see what each town would have to offer,” Thomas said. “I think that’s a conversation that I would choose to probably take part of, but it’s higher than us.”
A larger department might also be more attractive to officers as a place to work, providing more opportunity to climb through the ranks through various positions, he said. S. Place,
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Two officers now at the Vermont Police Academy will at some point move into the full-time ranks in Shelburne, which is still contracting with Vermont State Police for some overnight cover age. But Thomas said he hopes to have that back in-house once the department is fully staffed with nine full-time officers.
Cambridge was previously in discussions with Shelburne to combine services but talks between those two towns have since fallen by the wayside.
“There’s examples of contract ing for police services, but there’s no examples of merging” in Vermont, he added. But “it’s my impression that both Richmond and Hinesburg are on board.”
A Winooski man who was found with a handgun and ignored demands by a woman to leave her hotel room in South Burlington has beenRoy-Anthonyjailed.
Erno’s criminal record includes a conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2010 in Chittenden County, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary B. Stendig.Stendig said Erno was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison and is prohibited from possessing firearms. Erno also has felony convic tions for burglary and forgery, Stendig reported. He said Erno was sent back to prison after he violat ed his parole in 2014.
Total reported incidents: 61 Pending investigation: 8 Aug. 15 at 6:58 a.m., a woman reported her apartment was broken into, but a review of surveillance video showed no one entering the apartment and officers concluded the incident was unfounded. Aug. 15 at 4:52 p.m., police were called when a child had yet to be picked up from the Stonewood School North on Pine Haven Shores Road. The mother was contacted and eventually picked her kid up. Aug. 16 at 10:57 p.m., South Burl ington police and Vermont State Police assisted in locat ing a missing child, who was later located and returned home Aug.safely.17at 11:36 a.m., a retail theft was reported from Aubuchon Hardware in the Shelburne Shopping Park. Officers were unable to locate the individual and a theft report was taken. The case is under investigation. Aug. 17 at 1:21 p.m., police are investigating a report from someone who received threat ening messages on social media. Aug. 18 at 11:29 a.m., a retail theft was reported at Kinney Drugs. Officers located the individual involved and issued a trespass notice and got payment for the items taken. Aug. 18 at 11:43 a.m., a two-car crash was reported from earlier in the day on Shelburne Road. Aug. 18 at 11:47 a.m., another two-car crash was reported with some injuries in Shelburne Road. Shelburne Police, Fire and Rescue, and Charlotte Fire and Rescue were dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital. Aug. 18 at 4:36 p.m., someone reportedly had items stolen from their residence on Elmore Street. The case is under inves Aug.tigation.18at 6:06 p.m., an Acorn Lane resident told police their neighbor was threatening their daughter’s boyfriend. A harass ment report was taken. Aug. 18 at 10:05 p.m., Shelburne Police assisted South Burling ton police with locating an indi vidual involved in an assault Aug.complaint.19at6:16 a.m., a caller report ed a theft of her items from her Collamer Circle residence.
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Man jailed after incident at South Burlington motor lodge
South Burlington police said officers seized a backpack contain ing the firearm during the motel incident about 3:50 a.m. May 3. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac co, Firearms and Explosives later joined the investigation and obtained a federal search warrant for the Thebackpack.ATFrecovered a Smith & Wesson 9-mm pistol and suspect ed controlled substances, court records show. The handgun had been report ed stolen from Burlington, South Burlington officer Aaron Schwartz said.The woman, 27, went to motel staff to report that Erno would not leave her room despite repeated requests. Eventually South Burl ington Police were summoned. The woman appeared scared and anxious and reported Erno had a firearm, Schwartz said. During a pat down an officer located a knife, and while talking with police Erno said he had a gun in his backpack, according to court records.Police said Erno consented to a search of the backpack, they spot ted the gun and seized the bag. Erno had several pending arrest warrants, including charges of aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Winooski, Schwartz said. Police jailed Erno at the North west State Correctional Facility in St. Albans pending a state court hearing on the pending charges. A federal grand jury indicted Erno on the felony gun case June 2, but the paperwork was put under seal until he was arrested and arraigned on the charge in federal court.Federal magistrate Kevin Doyle jailed Erno after the defense said it would not contest a prose cution motion to hold him pending trial.Assistant federal defender Barclay Johnson asked for three months to investigate the case and to file any possible pre-trial motions.Stendig said there was both audio and video evidence, along with phone calls and a criminal history both in Vermont and else where that the defense would need to review.While the federal indictment uses the name Anthony-Roy Erno, the defendant told the court his real name is Roy-Anthony Erno. He also uses Roy Erno, records show.
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Erno, 35, plead ed not guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington last week to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm for an incident at the Travel Lodge on Shelburne Road near Laurel Hill Drive in May.
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For a real-world example, look no further than Western Europe’s recent experience. In 2021, as the continent grappled with soaring natural gas prices, it also had to contend with a year of unusually mild winds result ing in a 20 percent drop in wind-gen erated facebusinessesHouseholdsfeedbackingandcostlytoEuropeanproduction.electricityThisforcedutilitiesburnevenmorenaturalgascoal,creatanexpensiveloop:andnowcontinuous ly increasing electricity rates as utilities rush to replace “free,” but in this case non-existent wind power with ever more expensive real fuels, resulting in still more priceSecurityhikes. of energy also means protection from events such as terrorist attacks and supply cutoffs driven by geopolitics. Regarding the latter, Europe’s spiraling energy crisis follow ing cuts in deliveries of Russian natural gas due to the Ukraine war can be traced directly to the disastrous decision by numerous governments over the past decade to shut down both coal and nucle ar electrical facilities. When these decisions were being made, Russian natural gas was touted as not only green but cheaper than other energy options. Alas, ignoring the secu rity criteria has left millions of Europeans facing a cold — and dark — Finally,winter.environment does not only mean hyper-focusing on climate change, but also on equally important challenges such as air quality and biodiversity. Have our legislators done this in their deliberations over energy? Apparently not. Renewables do generate fewer greenhouse gasses in generating electricity than
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Legislators fail to look at big picture in energy plans Robert Letovsky
An economy that is powered entirely by renewables will always fail the security standard because it’s not sunny or windy all the time.
Back in the mid-2000s when I was co-teaching environmental science courses, I discovered Will You Join Us?, an online game developed by Chevron, where players had to power up a simu lated city drawing on a variety of energy sources. The game’s scoring system required players to evaluate each energy source on three distinct criteria: affordabili ty, security and environment. I was always impressed by how quickly my students grasped the simulation and made their cities thrive. However, as I follow the current debates about climate change and energy going on in Vermont and the nation, I can’t help but ask: If college students can grasp the idea that energy choices should be evaluated using multiple criteria, why can’t legis lators do the same? Instead, we see too many policies and initiatives driven by a simplistic, single-minded focus on one factor — greenhouse gas emissions.Political leaders can’t approach the energy issue like the 5-year-old who insists on ice cream for dinner. Just as an adult must tell the child that taste cannot be the only deciding factor, political leaders must stop pretending that reducing green house gas emissions is the only factor when making decisions aboutTheseenergy.choices always involve accepting less than perfect outcomes in some areas in return for acceptable or even superior outcomes in others.
Looking at the three evalua tion criteria built into that online game, it’s depressingly clear that one or more is often given short shrift.Affordability is a key consid eration for households and businesses when considering long-term living and working situations. When companies unable to afford energy leave Vermont in favor of lower-energy price areas, they take their jobs with them, broadening the afford ability crisis. Can we really say that economy, as in affordability, was given adequate attention in the debates over the clean heat standard or 273-pagewhichatfromcan’tpatientsdingThewithpowertheylearnedstudentsallsunnybecausestandardfailablesentirelythattive?ClimateTransportationtheInitiaAneconomyispoweredbyrenewwillalwaysthesecuritysimplyit’snotorwindythetime.Myquicklythiswhenwouldtrytoahospitalrenewables.gamewouldappropriatelytheirscoreaftertheyleftatrisk.Ifpoliticiansstomachreliableenergyfossilfuels,shouldn’ttheyleastconsidernuclearenergy,wasnevermentionedintheClimateActionPlan?
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Marshall Webb in a recent photo at Shelburne Farms.
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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 Eliza beth (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 planning for the future of their 1,800-acre estate on the shores of Lake Champlain. Young and idealis tic, 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 stew ards Shelburne Farms as a campus dedicat ed to learning for a sustainable future. Marshall married Emily Wadhams in 1970. Together they hosted the first Vermont Symphony 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 sever al years. After their divorce, he married Juliet McVicker in 1980 and the musical duo performed at local venues, including the first Harvest Festival. 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 daughters Sarah and Diana joined the family. Their marriage was a joyous, generous and passionate union. Kate supported Marshall through his diag nosis of rheumatoid arthritis and subse quent six joint replacements. With the great care of Dr. Bonita Libman and the surgeons at the Univer sity of Vermont Medical 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 photographer, 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.; stepdaugh ter, 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 Thailand, and Quentyn of Bennington. He was “Pop” to nine grandchildren and leaves behind many cousins, nieces andInnephews.response to the global climate crisis, Marshall intended 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 accom plish this dream and the family invites you to honor and remember Marshall with your support. (shelburnefarms.org/support/ special-funds)Acelebration of his life is planned for 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at the Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms.
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Pierson Library hosts Robert Broder, local children’s author and poet laureate of Shelburne, for a family-friendly book event about ocean pollution, Saturday, Sept. 17, at 11 Brodera.m.will talk about his new book, “Better than New: A Recy cle Tale / Mejor que Nuevo: Un Cuenta de Reciclaje,” published by Patagonia.Thebook is presented in English and Spanish on the same pages.The story follows two kids who encounter a sea lion tangled in an abandoned fishing net. Broder says the book opens kids’ eyes to the issue of plastic pollution in the ocean and challenges them to help the planet by making good choices andBroderacting. has been traveling this summer to present “Better Than New” to audiences around New England as well as Washington D.C., most recently at The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, Mass. At the events, he shares show-andtell items that illustrate the process of recycling fishing nets into “NetPlus” material that is used in Patagonia shorts and hat brims as well as skateboard decks. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Broder is a creative director, author and librarian, and former publisher of Ripple Grove Press, recently acquired by Chicago Review Press. His latest books are “Crow and Snow” (Simon and Schuster Books, 2020) and “Our Shed: A Father-Daughter Building Story” (Little Bigfoot, May 2021). “Better Than New” is his fifth children’s book. More at robert broder.com
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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.
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 brocco li, 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.
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PHOTO BY LEE KROHN Shelburne Museum hosted the WIld Hearts Tour on Aug. 15 on a perfect summer evening. Wild Hearts TourCommunity Notes See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 11
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The library has several perfor mances coming up over the next couple of weeks. On Saturday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., the library hosts a performance of “Bright Star,” the Steve Martin and Edie Brickell musical, with an encore performance the next day, Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. New Charlotte residents Brad and Melissa Coolidge are joined by other professionals from Vermont, New York City and the Berkshires to share this bluegrass musical with toe-tapping live accompani ment on fiddle, banjo and piano. Based on true events, the story will leave you filled with hope. Tickets are free, but there is a suggested donation for Shelburne Food Shelf. To get a ticket go to piersonlibrary.org. ‘Grease’ Sean Moran hosts a screening of “Grease” Saturday, Sept. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. to honor the recent death of Olivia Newton-John. Moran, a Shelburne resident, played Moose in the 1978 movie and he’ll introduce the film and raffle off copies of his memoir about the making of the film. Everyone is invited to sing along in this appropriate for teen agers-and-up classic. Free event, no tickets needed. Donations to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Center will be accepted at the door (onjcancercentre.org).
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Tango Queen City Tango presents guest musicians Atlas Tango Proj ect on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. Meet the musicians of Atlas Tango Project and learn about the instruments that create the distinc tive sound of Argentine tango. Then enjoy an evening concert for danc ing and listening, hosted by Queen City Tango. (See details below). The Atlas Tango Project includes founder James Anderson (violin), Ben Thomas (bandone on), Tony Rogers (cello), and Phil Spencer (bass). This performance also features Grammy award-win ning pianist Emilio Teubal. The night of live Argentine tango music for listening and danc ing takes place from 7:30-10 p.m. at Shelburne Town Hall. Tickets are $20 at queencitytango.org. or religious Upcomingaspirants.breakfast dates include Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 16 and May 14. Contact 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 demon strations, chats with veteran Lyric volunteers, exploring the creative space and learning how to get involved.Allattendees will be entered into a raffle to win two tickets to our next show, “Into the Woods.”
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News from Pierson Library fossil fuels. However, if we’re serious about reducing them, we need to consider the total cost of ownership.Thatframework looks not only at the sticker price of an acquisition but also at its cost of operation in terms of main tenance, prices for replacement parts, fuel consumption and insur ance rates. A total cost of owner ship approach applied to energy and emissions would require factoring in the reality that both solar panels and wind turbines require rare earth minerals to produce, requiring extensive mining that generates tremendous amounts of greenhouse gasses. Worse, limiting one’s focus to only one part of the environ ment criteria while ignoring other aspects of it could lead to a range of unforeseen problems. For example, some energy experts say that moving this country to a totally solar powerbased economy would require deforesting quite a large chunk of the continental United States. What would that do to biodi versity in this country? Here in Vermont, wind farms have run into serious opposition from outdoors groups fearful of the impact industrial scale wind farms have on animal migration patterns.Looping back to the security lens, renewables’ reliance on rare earth minerals is even more problematic since 90-95 percent of such minerals are produced in China. Has anyone considered the risk of some type of supply cutoff imposed by the Chinese regime considering ongoing geopolitical tensions with the United States? Sadly, Chevron took down the Will You Join Us? site after several years of being pummeled in the Twitter-sphere by crit ics who couldn’t imagine an oil company having anything worthwhile to say about climate change. The good news is that there is an online game — Energy Island Corp. — which offers the same experience to users, with similar energy options and chal lenges. However, players must pay $6 for access. Why not have Vermonters collectively kick in to buy access to this simulation for all our state legislators? This sounds way cheaper than the costs that will continue to be inflicted on all of us by simplistic energy choices being made by those who should know better.
Vergennes Day celebrates Vermont’s ‘Little City’ Vergennes Day kicks off its 40th year Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26-27, starting with music by The Hitmen on Friday night, 7-10Activitiesp.m. continue Saturday with a pancake breakfast at the Vergennes Fire Station, 7-10 a.m.; Little City 5K, 10K and 15K races, 8:30 a.m., with on-site registration at 7:30 a.m. at Vergennes Union Elementary School; and later in the day, free wagon rides and events at both Bixby Library and Vergennes Rotary. The bandstand will feature music throughout the day, and the city’s green will be the site of more than 55 crafters and vendor booths offering fine handcrafts, locally made products, food and more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Please be prepared to present vaccination cards at the door. More information at office@ lyrictheatrevt.org or 802-6581484 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 Washington-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 sexual abuse.
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Kendall said no decision has been made about whether they would hire another consultant to help rewrite the town’s zoning.
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Brandon’s and Crombach’s more than 100-unit residential development has since been halted as the town works through the zoning changes, but both have frequently expressed puzzlement over the move and have questioned whether they were targeted.
Kindergarten Mini-Mites soccer Join coaches from Soccer Roots for a fun and active soccer clinic on Saturday morn ings. Participants learn and practice basic soccer skills while engaging in age-ap propriate activities and games. This co-ed program will take place on the Shelburne Community School soccer fields with a maximum number of 20 participants. Kids must be entering kindergarten. Registration deadline is Sept. 7 or when program is full, and it opens Aug. 29 at 8 a.m.Program dates are Saturdays, Sept. 10 to Oct. 8. Session A is 11 a.m.-noon, and session B is noon-1 p.m. Cost is $55. Led by Soccer Roots staff at the Shel burne Community School soccer fields. Parent volunteer helpers are encouraged. Preschool soccer Designed especially for children 3-5 years of age, not enrolled in kindergarten, with the idea that children naturally want to have fun. Includes age-appropriate games that lets kids enjoy the game while learning basic skills without the pressure of winning or competition. They’ll also learn to work cooperatively with other children. It’s a great first experience. There is a minimum of eight participants and a maximum of 15. Registration deadline is Sept. 7 or when program is full, and it opens Aug. 29 at 8 a.m.Program dates are Saturdays, Sept. 10 to Oct. 8. Session A is 9-9:45 a.m., and session B is 10-10:45 a.m. Cost is $75. Led by Soccer Roots staff at the Shel burne Community School soccer fields. Parent volunteer helpers are encouraged. Fall and winter programs Adult and youth programs are now posted, and most are open for registration with several opening soon. Check back often for updates and additions at shel burnevt.org/160/parks-recreation.
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“One of my objectives with the commis sion is to take a methodical, rational, objec tive approach through this whole process,” he said. “It probably feels like a rush (but) this has taken up the majority of the planning commission’s time for basically the last 10 months. This is not being rushed at all, in my opinion.”Theplanning commission debated how to proceed once the mixed residential charac ter district is officially eliminated, but Krohn opined that the commission may be better off rewriting the zoning in the district from scratch.“We never really say what it is we want to achieve, and then even when the rules allow things we still end up in these battles — that’s kind of inevitable in Vermont. We say we want housing in certain areas of town, and then we get criticism when the housing appears,” he said. “That’s a constant conflict we’ll never work our way out of. But if I were going to do this, I’d start fresh. Tinkering is what we’ve been doing for 20 years, we keep getting results we don’t like, and we keep digging the hole deeper and deeper,” he said.
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“We feel backed into a corner right now because the application that we have, that is ready to submit, is the one that nobody wants — it’s the one we had ready in March, and we could submit that so as to vest our rights under the zoning we’ve spent the better part of a couple hundred thousand dollars on,” Brandon said. “We’ve come so far with our neighbors to something that not only follows the form-based code, follows the compre hensive plan and, quite frankly, follows what some of the leaders of Shelburne told us to do.”Kendall pushed back on some notions that the zoning change was being rushed through.
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• Saturday, Sept. 3 Lamoille Valley Rail Trail: The 40-mile ride from Jeffersonville to Morristown is completely flat with a packed stone surface. 8:45Meeta.m.at Lamoille Valley Rail Trail trail head in Jeffersonville. Leader is Phil Littler, 802-309-2464 or phil.littler@me.com.
• 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.
• Sunday, Sept. 25 Venice en Quebec: Ride 40 miles from Alburgh across the border to Venice en Quebec, a summer resort on Missisquoi Bay. Lunch. The return is through Alburgh Springs border crossing. Bring passport or required customs documents. 9:45 a.m. Meet at Alburgh Community Education Center. Leader is John Bertelsen, 802-5574633, jo.bertel@gmail.com.
“When we talk about fixing the bylaws it connotes to me what we’ve done for so long, which is tinker around the edges,” town manager Lee Krohn said. “Somebody comes in and says, ‘I want to build a porch, I don’t like the setback, I want you to change the setback’ and we tinker there, and somebody else wants this as a priority, and we have created this massively complicated, inter nally inconsistent rulebook to regulate in a negative sense, where we haven’t really said what it is we want.” That assessment was essentially confirmed by Blue Zones, a consultant that was paid $25,996 by the town to evaluate the mixed-use district, which said the zoning is “overly complex for a relatively small geographic area” that leaves the area open to a wide array of development that the town and neighbors may not want to see.
Krohn and the planning commission discussed the issue at length during the last commission meeting prior to voting to warn the public hearing. Planning commission member Marla Keene was the only member to vote no on the warning.
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“We’re addressing this because in the consultant’s final analysis, what could happen in the MRCD was not consistent with what was intended in the town plan and with the form-based code overlay district — for me that’s why we’re looking at what we’re looking at,” said planning commission chair Steve Kendall. The months-long saga was sparked almost singlehandedly by a development proposal put forth by chiropractors Stephen Brandon and Shelley Crombach last September. That proposal, and the vociferous response to it from nearby property owners, now has the town in the process of redoing its entire zoning — which for some officials has been a long time coming.
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Aug. 19 at 1:24 p.m., a Pond Road resident reported a theft of his items from his home. Aug. 19 at 7:03 a.m., a Quarry Road resident told police their neighbor was riding ATVs and dirt bikes without mufflers. Police checked but didn’t find Aug.anything.19at8:38 p.m., Shelburne Rescue assisted Richmond Rescue with a motor vehicle crash with multiple injuries. Aug. 20 at 9:55 a.m., a Henry Street resident reported items had been taken from their resi Aug.dence.20at 12:23 p.m., a two-car crash with no injuries was reported on Shelburne Road. Aug. 20 at 7:34 p.m., motorcyclists were reportedly racing up and down Mount Philo Road, a resident told police, but officers found no such thing when they checked the area. Aug. 20 at 7:40 p.m., a report of smoke in the area led officers to a small campfire on Falls Road. Aug. 21 at 2:29 p.m., officers medi ated a dispute between a man and a woman on Harrington Aug.Avenue.21at6 p.m., a retail theft was reported from Kinney Drugs. Aug. 21 at 8:31 p.m., a caller reported her daughter had gone paddleboarding and had not returned. Police found her safe and sound at Shelburne Beach.
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George has said that she believes Marcoux used excessive force that rises to the level of simple assault, according to email exchanges with state police investigators. She is now mulling whether to 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 look ing into Georgeit.” handily won reelection to her seat earlier this month after beating Ted Kenney, who was endorsed by several police 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 prosecutor. George has ended cash bail, has effectively decriminalized possession without a prescription of addiction therapy drugs like buprenorphine and Suboxone, and adopted a policy of not pursu ing 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.
ical 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 heavily redacted due to the ongoing inves tigation.Apublic record request to the state police seeking those videos and documents — now that the investigation is finished — was not returned before press deadline.
Marcoux’s standing with the Shelburne Department meanwhile remains uncertain. Marcoux has been on administrative 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. Call
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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.
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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.
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