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From One Heart to Another
by Brett Sigurdson, May 9, 2013……It starts, as all triumphant stories do, with the clouds parting to reveal rays of sun and clear sky. As the movie preview begins, a dramatic score builds and title cards appear on screen, interspersed with footage of our
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Local Filmmakers Take Look Back at Charlotte History
by Brett Sigurdson, May 9, 2013……The past is set to come alive in a four-part documentary film about Charlotte recently completed by local filmmakers Don and Betty Ann Lockhart.
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With Little Commotion, CCS Budget Passes
May 9, 2013……The parking lot at the CCS was packed on Monday, April 29. There was movement and commotion inside and outside the building as lacrosse practices and other activities were taking place.
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Commentary: State Government Stands in the Way of Smaller School Budgets
May 9, 2013……By the time you read this you will have made your decision on part B of the CCS budget. Any peculiarities of syntax in this letter are due to the fact that I’m writing it before I know the outcome of the vote.
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Commentary: Help Improve Local Democracy with Town Meeting Group
May 9, 2013……Seeing the petition now circulating about Town Meeting suggests that the questionnaire—and its intended use—which was on every seat at Town Meeting last March and also available in several locations afterward may not have been well enough pub
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Legislative Report: End-of-Life Choices
by Representative Mike Yantachka, May 9, 2013……I have heard from constituents for and against Bill S.77, Choices at the End of Life. It has been one bill that I have been very conflicted about, and I have put a lot of thought into it.
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Local Group to Host Community House Event June 2
May 9, 2013……On Sunday, June 2, a local group will host a celebration of music at the Senior Center from 4 to 8 p.m. The event is to promote and receive feedback on a vision for a Charlotte community house, which would feature a coffee shop and pub where
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This Year’s Green Up Day a Success
by Joe Gallagher, May 9 2013……Thank you to everyone who pitched in this weekend to clean up our roads, highways and byways. It was a spectacular weekend with bright sunshine, warm temperatures and low humidity, and that simply added to the delight in so
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Selectboard Talks Anniversary Funds, Town Hall Repairs
by John Hammer, May 9, 2013……The Selectboard meeting on April 29 was originally called to handle a few routine items; however, the agenda quickly filled up.
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Potluck Welcomes Achinda Family to Charlotte
by Melissa O' Brien, May 9, 2013……The community spirit of welcome and generosity shone through this past Sunday as friends and neighbors gathered at the Friendship Lodge on Church Hill Road to warmly welcome the Achinda family, who moved here from Congo t
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Waldorf School to Host Free Workshop on Cooking Meat
May 9, 2013……Local food celebrities contribute to school’s Nourishing Foods Initiative
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Curlers Contribute to Carolina Mission Trip
May 9, 2013……Charlotters Peter and Laurie Curler traveled to North Carolina April 20-28 to work with 32 other volunteers from Vermont United Methodist churches to help people recover from Hurricane Irene flooding.
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The Charlotte News Fiction Contest Winner: Immersion
by Merilyn Burrington, May 9, 2013……For the first Charlotte News fiction contest, we asked readers to submit a short story of 1,000 words or less about winter in Vermont.
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Host Families Needed for International Students
May 9, 2013……The Program of Academic Exchange (PAX) is seeking families interested in hosting an exchange student who will be attending CVU next fall.
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The Board's Corner
by Kristin Wright, May 9, 2013……Thank you to all voters who cast their ballots on April 30. We appreciate the support our community extends to Charlotte Central School, and we will continue to be careful stewards of the taxpayer money that funds its opera
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Jasmin Townsend-Ng Wins VPT Writers Contest
May 9, 2013……Eagle and hamster friends, moose vs. crocodile, a vegetarian cat and a hard-working pencil are among the protagonists in stories honored in the 2013 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest, held by Vermont Public Television.
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CCS Students Learn about Forest Trees and Fruit
by Larry Hamilton, May 9, 2013……The Arbor Day celebration at CCS on May 3 changed substantially from previous years in that it focused on food and fruit trees.
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News from the Library
by Margaret Woodruff, May 9, 2013……Springroll Season. Saturday, May 11, noon. Elvira Golding shares the secrets for Philippine springrolls, also known as “lumpia.”
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History Lives on at Charlotte Library
May 9, 2013……Several of Don and Betty Ann Lockhart’s Perception Production films are at The Charlotte Library, including The Historic Quinlan Schoolhouse, The Story of the Charlotte Senior Center, and Betty Ann’s book Maple Sugarin’ in Vermont: A Sweet Hi
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Senior Center News & Café Menu
by Mary Recchia, May 9, 2013……Save the date! Our Annual Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 25, where you will find buds, blossoms and bargains.
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Please Note: The news headlines displayed here are automatically collated from national news feeds and are not endorced by Charlotte News.
Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning.
Failing ninth grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He'd barely made it this far, after being held back in seventh grade. ...
First class graduates from pharmacy college.
Jennifer DeMasi knew from age 13 when she was growing up in Northfield that she wanted to work in a pharmacy. ...
Litter leads to drug arrest.
Vermont State Police say a passenger littering by flipping a cigarette butt out the window of a car has led to a drug arrest. ...
South Burlington teachers contract talks stall.
Contract talks between South Burlington teachers and the school board are sputtering and the two sides have ordered a fact-finding report in an attempt to reach agreement. ...
Voltage upgrade turns power off.
A scheduled four-hour power outage in parts of Winooski, Colchester and South Burlington to upgrade voltage went off without a hitch Sunday, a Green Mountain Power spokeswoman said. ...
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