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Shelburne voters to decide on $1.12 million bond vote in March election
Feb 21

Feb 21 Shelburne voters to decide on $1.12 million bond vote in March election

Lilly Young
Local Government

Shelburne residents will vote on March 2 whether to approve a $1.12 million bond to purchase land for a new Health Living store and rights to build a fire and rescue station in the future.


BLM Flag to Fly over Hinesburg until July
Feb 21

Feb 21 BLM Flag to Fly over Hinesburg until July

Tyler Lederer
Community

The Black Lives Matter flag was raised over Hinesburg town hall on Feb. 1, after a resolution to display it was passed unanimously by the Select Board.

Plans for downtown Winooski hotel crawl forward
Feb 18

Feb 18 Plans for downtown Winooski hotel crawl forward

Scott Barnes & Natalie Charron
Local Government

A plan to build a hotel in downtown Winooski inched forward after the Winooski City Council signed on as a co-applicant with the hotel developer’s Act 250 permit — though several key issues remain unanswered.

UVM Students Join The Herald in Statewide  Initiative to Bolster Local News
Feb 18

Feb 18 UVM Students Join The Herald in Statewide Initiative to Bolster Local News

Alex Binzen
Community

Two Sharon Academy graduates will report for The Herald this spring as part of the University of Vermont’s Community News Service, a statewide initiative through which student interns work with professional editors to write local news stories.

Video feature: Milton Cemeteries
Feb 11

Feb 11 Video feature: Milton Cemeteries

Quinn Houston
Community

Town Historian James Ballard talks with CNS reporter Quinn Houston about cemeteries in Milton, VT, and what makes them special and a part of the town's identity.

Group asks for ballot warning about 5G radiation
Feb 11

Feb 11 Group asks for ballot warning about 5G radiation

Anna Kolosky
Local Government

Emily Lanxner lobbied the Hardwick Selectboard to add a question to the town meeting ballot that asks the town to inform its residents when cell phone towers or other sources of 5G radiation are being locally constructed.

Hey June Prints a Plan to Build Community
Feb 8

Feb 8 Hey June Prints a Plan to Build Community

John Ely
Arts

A large, antique letterpress greets visitors to Hey June, a Richmond stationary store and print studio that opened on Bridge Street this November.

Hinesburg: Scenes Around Town, January
Feb 8

Feb 8 Hinesburg: Scenes Around Town, January

Devany Di Paolo
Community

CNS photographer Devany Di Paolo captures some scenes around Hinesburg.

‘Ice Out’ challenge clean water fundraiser
Feb 6

Feb 6 ‘Ice Out’ challenge clean water fundraiser

Camille Sweet
Environment

The Lake Iroquois Association has kicked off its first “Ice Out Challenge” where contestants try to guess the exact moment a cinder block will break through the ice during the spring thaw.

State environmental authorities clean up kerosene spill near Mt. Philo
Feb 5

Feb 5 State environmental authorities clean up kerosene spill near Mt. Philo

Rowan Hawthorne
Environment

A kerosene tank along Mount Philo Road in Charlotte and Shelburne was reported Dec. 30 to have spilled an unknown amount of oil into the nearby storm drain and stream along the properties.

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