[ad_1] Brad Coolidge, Contributor Enjoy a Broadway-style concert of the musical “Bright Star” in the historic Shelburne Town Hall on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. or Sunday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. New Charlotte residents, Brad and Melissa Coolidge, are joined by professionals from Vermont, New York City and the Berkshires to share this
Read More[ad_1] Maj Eisinger, Contributor The Charlotte Food Shelf, with our all-volunteer staff, continues to support families in Charlotte who are in need of food and assistance. This month, the drive to outfit kids with winter clothes and boots begins. Tai Dinnan is spearheading this effort, which is a partnership between the Charlotte Grange and the
Read More[ad_1] Scooter MacMillan, Editor What’s a beach without inspiration wrapped in whimsy? That rhetorical question will be left unanswered by visitors to the Charlotte Town Beach where creativity and flights of fancy rule, memorialized in rock sculptures by often anonymous artists. Photo by Evan Webster. Screen printer and artist Evan Webster built this rock arch,
Read More[ad_1] Mary Landon, Calendar Coordinator Please send event listings to us at least three weeks in advance. Fall garden choresThursday, Aug. 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Meet with other gardeners in the display gardens at Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg. Discuss steps to put your garden to bed in the fall, while learning from a Master Gardener and
Read More[ad_1] John Quinney, Publisher and President and Claudia Marshall, Fundraising Committee Chair Sometime last week, we noticed folks switching from the question, “How is your summer going?” to “How was your summer?” We’ve heard several different answers, but one common theme: Many of us have been making up for lost time, traveling and seeing friends
Read More[ad_1] Lori York, Charlotte Senior Center Director With September upon us and the arrival of autumn rapidly approaching, now is the time to squeeze in those final summer experiences. There are several senior center activities that provide opportunities to spend time outside and enjoy the sun, whether it be kayaking, bird watching or spending the
Read More[ad_1] Scooter MacMillan, Editor Charlotte is buzzing with the possibility of changing its fire and rescue service from a separate nonprofit organization into part of the town government. A discussion about how public the planning for this proposed transition should be began contentiously at a special selectboard meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, but ended more
Read More[ad_1] Scooter MacMillan, Editor For more than two decades, this newspaper has gone to print with a variety of editors able to breathe easier and relax more fully from the tension of surviving story deadlines. Lots of editors don’t get to enjoy that sense of calm while their newspapers are committed to ink on newsprint
Read More[ad_1] Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ teachers, principals and staff members will receive pay raises just before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. On Tuesday, Board members unanimously approved the $1.8 billion operating budget that will see the average CMS teacher get a 4.2% pay raise. Principals and assistant principals will see a 4% pay raise, retroactive
Read More[ad_1] Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the University area. According to a statement by CMPD, around 3:24 p.m., officers responded to an assault with deadly weapon with injury call near 600 block of Sawyers Mill Road. When officers located a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased on
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