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After Dark: Step into 'The Secret Garden'
CHARLOTTE - Jake Stone, 11, of South Burlington has plans for the future. "I want to be on Broadway when I grow up," he said Friday night.
My Turn: Passenger rail the answer for Vt.
What's green and goes backwards? The answer: Passenger rail development in Vermont.
Student collects sneakers for nonprofit
CHARLOTTE -- Kendall Frost scurried around her Charlotte home this weekend dragging out boxes and storage bins from closets.
Woman injured in one-car accident in Charlotte
A woman was hurt Wednesday morning after crashing her car on Prindle Road. Vermont State Police said Theresa A. Davis, 38, of Hinesburg, swerved to avoid an animal in the road, when her 1993 Pontiac Grand Am ...
Douglas administration takes more criticism for its environmental performance
Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation tilts toward serving the interests of business and pays too little attention to the concerns of ordinary citizens, an environmental group alleged Tuesday.
Carbon-offset programs let travelers contribute
Carbon-offset programs let travelers contribute 10:51 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Fly from Dallas to Orlando, almost 2,000 miles round trip, and, by one calculator, you'll generate almost a ton of carbon ...
Burlington Readies for Fourth of July
Burlington marks Independence Day this Thursday-- July 3. The celebration typically draws 35,000 people to the city's waterfront, while tens of thousands of spectators watch from other points in the city.
Charlotte hears plans for U.S. 7 project
Residents interested in completing a town trail that is impeded by U.S. 7 were on hand last week at Charlotte's Selectboard meeting to hear Kenneth Upmal of the Vermont Agency of Transportation present the ...
A sailboat burns out of control in Shelburne Bay off the Lake Champlain Yacht Club Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2008.
Books headline Springfield parade
Townspeople celebrated their hometown and life in school Saturday with a gala parade up Main Street that featured dozens of antique cars and not-so-antique alumni of Springfield High School.
Bookmobile revs up for the summer
Young residents will be keeping an ear out this summer for the new South Burlington Community Library bookmobile.
Food News: Charlotte Gets a New Grocery
The old post office on Ferry Road in Charlotte used to house the Flying Pig Bookstore , until that business moved to bigger digs in Shelburne.
Do Carbon Offsets Really Work?
Jonathon D. Colman is the associate director of digital marketing for The Nature Conservancy , where he leads the strategic marketing and promotion of the Conservancy's web site at http://www.nature.org/ A ...
Williston native seeks justice
Williston native Meredith Barges sought out less-than-scenic spots on her recent 10-day trip to Mexico: low-wage factories, dingy union offices and subsistence farms.
Stow the rock salt. Pack away the flannel. The woodpile will keep, for a few days anyway.
Lake Champlain Waldorf School graduation list
The following students were awarded diplomas from Lake Champlain Waldorf School on Saturday : Samuel Borrello , Elliot Lacroix , Julian Lacroix , Ramzi Nakhleh , Adrian Unser , Nathanael Vander Els .
Unicel expands coverage to Charlotte
BURLINGTON - Unicel has expanded its wireless digital network with a new cell site in Charlotte, Unicel officials said this week.
Keep Arab network, crowd urges
More than 125 people crowded into the Hauke Conference Room at Champlain College on Wednesday night to urge Burlington Telecom's two citizen advisory committees to keep Al-Jazeera English on the air in ...
National Life CEO MacLeay to step down; will lead board
Thomas MacLeay announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as president and CEO of the National Life Group after 11 years at the helm of the Montpelier-based financial services company, which had assets of $15.5 ...
CHARLOTTE -- James and Patricia Pelkey announce the engagement of their daughter, Shauna Pelkey of Philadelphia, Pa., to Adam Mace of Philadelphia,son of Garrit and Harriet Mace of Shelburne.