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TCN News CCS Board Finalizes $6.9 Million Budget CCS Board Finalizes $6.9 Million Budget by Rowan Beck, January 27, 2012..... The final FY13 budget meeting and public hearing for Charlotte Central School was Tuesday night, January 24. [more ...] The Inn at the Old Lantern Welcomes Its First Guests By Rowan Beck, January 26, 2012, pages 1 and 6..... After roughly three years of planning, permitting and construction, the Inn at the Old Lantern is finally open. [more ...] Warm Up Winter at the Fire and Ice Ball By Rowan Beck, January 26, 2012, page 1..... Bundle up the family for an evening of fun! The Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services Fire and Ice Ball, otherwise known as the “holiday party,” will be held February 3 at the Old Lantern. [more ...] Town and School Budgets Finalized By Nancy Wood, January 26, 2012, page 4..... The Charlotte Selectboard, CVU School Board and CCS School Board all finalized their budgets for Fiscal Year 2013 during meetings this week. [more ...] Postal Service Update By Edd Merritt, January 26, 2012, page 4..... Rumors abound, and people complain that their mail is being delayed or lost. [more ...] Glass-blowing Shop Destroyed in Fire By Rowan Beck and Nancy Wood, January 26, 2012, page 5..... A glassblowing shop owned by Dr. Wilbur Shriner was destroyed in a fire midmorning on Friday, January 13. [more ...] Stay Safe and Stay Off the Ice! By Kay Gault for the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services, January 26, 2012, page 5..... This is a reminder to please use extreme caution near the water and ice. [more ...] Applications for Preschool Funding Now Available Information provided by the Charlotte Children's Center, January 26, 2012, page 6..... Families residing in the Chittenden South Supervisory Union (CSSU) that have children ages three to five years old are eligible to receive funding for their children [more ...] Ballot Counting Machines May Be Mandated by the Legislature By Mike Yantachka and Denis Delaney, January 26, 2012, page 8..... Selectman Dennis Delaney A senator I knew in the Statehouse often warmed up his floor comments with that familiar bit of Vermont wisdom: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” [more ...] It’s Time to “Raise the Steeple!” By Nancy Wood, January 26, 2012, page 9..... The Charlotte Congregational Church has announced the start of “Raise the Steeple,” a fundraising campaign to construct an historically accurate replica of the original 1849 steeple, [more ...] Applications for SCHIP Grants Due January 31 Information provided by Ron Bouchard of SCHIP Public Awareness Committee, January 26, 2012, page 10..... Shelburne Charlotte Hinesburg Interfaith Project, the three-town organization that raises funds at its resale shop to make grants to projects that [more ...] Marvin Fishman, Transition Charlotte's By Ruth Swennerfelt, January 26, 2012, page 11..... On Charlotte’s first snowy day of 2012, I took the short walk over to Marvin Fishman’s house to talk to him about his latest win of a gift certificate to the Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne Village [more ...] Show Me Video's Grand Finale By Lori Lutsberg, January 26, 2012, page 11..... On February 29, 2012, Show Me Videos in Shelburne will close its doors. [more ...] Raven Ridge Moonlight Hike February 11 Information provided by the Charlotte Land Trust, January 26, 2012, page 13..... Come out for a winter night hike on Raven Ridge! [more ...] Charlotte's Historic Churches: A Look at Our Past By Frances Foster, January 26, 2012, page 15..... Charlotte supported at least five churches during the 19th century in what is generally regarded as a strongly religious time in our country’s history. [more ...] Betcha’ Didn’t Know By Barbara Ferdinand and Theresa Knowles, January 26, 2012, page 16..... Barbara Ferdinand thought this e-mail exchange might be an item of interest about the early days of Charlotte. [more ...] Winter’s Here Travel Safely By Rowan Beck January 26, 2012, page19..... Lately, The Charlotte News has received more than the usual number of reports of car accidents, near misses and traveling mishaps. [more ...] Blissworks is More Than a Consignment Shop By Rowan Beck, January 26, 2012, page 21..... In mid-November, Tracy Brown opened Blissworks Consignment Shop, located in the newly renovated Hinesburg Village Center on Mechanicsville Road. [more ...] YWP:Young Writers Project Submissions from Matthew Silverman and Megan Mahoney, grade 6 at CCS, regarding New Year's Resolutions, January 26, 2012, page 21..... [more ...] Commentary: Is This How We Want Our School to Function By Bill Gerson, January 26, 2012, page 2..... In his recent Commentary (“Is This the Community We Want to Be?,” The Charlotte News, January 12, 2012), Barry Finette asks the crucial question. [more ...] [Post News...]

January 26, 2012 Issue Local Vermont News Please Note: The news headlines displayed here are automatically collated from national news feeds and are not endorced by Charlotte News. Crash kills 16-year-old boy in Hinesburg. Hinesburg police say a 16-year-old boy died following a car crash this morning. The boy, of Shelburne, wasn't breathing when rescue crews were called to the scene, say police. ... Supreme Court orders new trial for man convicted of sexual assault on a child. The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a Somali Bantu immigrant convicted of sexual assault on a child deserves a new trial because a juror might have been influenced by information about Somali culture he found on the Internet. The case raises serious questions about jury conduct in the... ... Family unhappy at arsonist's new sentencing hearing. The family of the four people who were killed in a 1999 fire in Milton set by Eric Williams are not happy he has won a new sentencing hearing. ... Crash closes Shelburne Falls Road in Hinesburg. Shelburne Falls Road is Hinesburg is closed following a single-car crash, according to police. ... Green Awards: Citizen scientists are thankfully an inquisitive group. The Citizen Scientist award, one of three categories in the Green Mountain Environmental Leadership awards, celebrates people who turn their curiosity into public understanding and solutions to problems ... Local Vermont News Please Note: The news headlines displayed here are automatically collated from national news feeds and are not endorced by Charlotte News.Crash kills 16-year-old boy in Hinesburg. Hinesburg police say a 16-year-old boy died following a car crash this morning. The boy, of Shelburne, wasn't breathing when rescue crews were called to the scene, say police. ... Supreme Court orders new trial for man convicted of sexual assault on a child. The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a Somali Bantu immigrant convicted of sexual assault on a child deserves a new trial because a juror might have been influenced by information about Somali culture he found on the Internet. The case raises serious questions about jury conduct in the... ... Family unhappy at arsonist's new sentencing hearing. The family of the four people who were killed in a 1999 fire in Milton set by Eric Williams are not happy he has won a new sentencing hearing. ... Crash closes Shelburne Falls Road in Hinesburg. Shelburne Falls Road is Hinesburg is closed following a single-car crash, according to police. ...