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You’re Invited to the Annual Town Party!
This summer’s biggest bash, the Town Party, takes place on Saturday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Town Green.
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Town Bites
Planning Commission Discusses Petition to Modify Land Use at Route 7 Intersection.
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know...
What's On Your Summer Reading List?
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Commentary
Do you know how many of your neighbors are facing hunger each day?
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Commentary
It is troubling that in spite of that condition in VELCO’s Certificate of Public Good, VELCO has done much of their work in wetlands in Charlotte during the spring!
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Library News
Town Party on the Green
July 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book Sale opens at 11 a.m.
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Leavitt-y
I woke up the other morning and it started to rain – well to pour, actually.
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The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is Now
On June 2, the Charlotte Selectboard approved the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) grant program.
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Old Lantern "Live"
Tickets will soon be on sale through the Flynn Box Office for the for a July 19 Honky Tonk Hoedown
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Senior Center News
A reminder to all Appalachian Trail Walkers: don’t forget to call your team captains on Monday mornings with your miles!
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Food Shelf
This is a program for anyone with a home garden who can grow an extra row, or might have some vegetables left over - a fun summer activity for kids!
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Would You Like to Become a Tree Keeper?
The Charlotte roadside tree restoration program is initiating a hands-on training program for residents who would like to become Tree Keepers.
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Conservation Commission Seeks New Members
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Busy Days for the Rutter Tree Fund
We hope that both Charlotters and visitors are enjoying the sight of the plantings which were carried out last year.
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Charlotte Historical Society
Well-known local resident Dan Cole previously brought Charlotte Civil War stories to fortunate audiences, a spin-off of his long-standing research of that conflict.
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Wild Life
With this issue, Charlotte Conservation Commission is very pleased to begin a new monthly column, Wild Life.
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In and Around the Garden
Have you ever driven by a house with a planting that makes you slam on the brakes and risk your life in traffic to get a slower, more careful look?
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Across the Field
Rice High School Incoming Freshmen Orientation; For My Son
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Sports Shorts
Rice Laxmen taken down by Burr and Burton for the State Title
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CVU Sports
There appeared to be an abundance of gold jerseys on the spring sport tracks and fields.
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Life is Berry Good!

Charlotte Berry Farm's new owner Polly Simpkins and her dog Lily take a short break while checking on the strawberries recently.
photo by Robbie Stanley
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National Mall in monumental disrepair, activists say.
About half a million people are expected Friday on the National Mall in Washington for the nation's birthday celebration, but they may be shocked at what they see. Trash can pile up quickly on the National Mall, which the said had 25 million vistors ...
An old-fashioned Fourth of July.
NEW YORK - Americans across the country were rolling out their Independence Day celebrations on Friday, readying backyard grills, colorful parades and brilliant fireworks displays. In Hartford, Connecticut descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of ...
Fires threaten Big Sur, Santa Barbara.
Fast-moving flames early Friday burned the steep mountainsides a mile from homes on the northern edge of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara. Fire evacuee Bill Draper rests as his wife, Zola, prepares her cot at a Red Cross shelter in Santa Barbara. ...
'Benjamin Franklin' weds 'Betsy Ross' on holiday eve.
Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross celebrated the eve of the Fourth of July not with fireworks but with wedding vows. Ralph Archbold and Linda Wilde decided to dress the part literally for their wedding. Ralph Archbold and Linda Wilde, who portray the ...
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