In 2011, The Charlotte Citizen was purchased by Wind Ridge Publishing and expanded to cover the towns of Charlotte and Hinesburg under its new entity, The Citizen. In 2017 the paper was purchased by its current owner, the Stowe Reporter LLC. The Citizen works to harmonize neighboring hometown happenings into one convenient publication, distributing subscription-free to every Charlotte and Hinesburg home as well as to area businesses.
Students from Champlain Valley Union High School marched from Lantman’s Market in Hinesburg to NRG Systems Wednesday morning, joining together for a social justice-minded walk. Participants were advised online to “come with signs, smiles and a desire to raise awareness about the inequality and injustices confronted by those in our society.”
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Volunteers in the parking lot of Usherwood Office Technology in Williston scurried around with an enthusiasm that belied the hour – before 8 a.m. – and the day – Saturday, May 30.
Volunteers in the parking lot of Usherwood Office Technology in Williston scurried around with an enthusiasm that belied the hour – before 8 a.m. – and the day – Saturday,
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I recently entered a (virtual) conversation about protests – and the cameras that are often present. A poster suggested that if cameras were unwanted in an area where demonstration was
When Josh Panda and his band became aware of first inklings of the virus, they contemplated canceling a March 14 performance in Jersey City.
Cancelling their hotel reservations and arming themselves with Lysol, they decided to make the trip a quick down and back. Soon after, half the band was sick with COVID-19.
The soft, folksy songs of Burlington band Cricket Blue practically beckon the listener to come closer.Since March, duo Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith have had to keep fans at more
As the coronavirus infected Vermont, driving much of the population into quarantine, a seemingly random array of products disappeared from grocery store shelves. Toilet paper, hand sanitizer and pasta all became scarce as shoppers obeyed a perplexing logic in the face of pandemic panic.
As the coronavirus infected Vermont, driving much of the population into quarantine, a seemingly random array of products disappeared from grocery store shelves. Toilet paper, hand sanitizer and pasta all
Samantha Aikman and Delilah Kramer have created an online gallery featuring art that captures the experience of being a Vermont student during the time of COVID-19.
Samantha Aikman and Delilah Kramer have created an online gallery featuring art that captures the experience of being a Vermont student during the time of COVID-19. Both 16-years-old, the two
Champlain Valley Union High School is collaborating with its Essex and South Burlington cohorts to put together a socially distant – and no doubt memorable – graduation.
Champlain Valley Union High School is collaborating with its Essex and South Burlington cohorts to put together a socially distant – and no doubt memorable – graduation.
A 30-year-old man found wounded at the Rocky Ridge Golf Course in St. George Friday morning apparently had been shot at a trailer park in Starksboro, police said.
A 30-year-old man found wounded at the Rocky Ridge Golf Course in St. George Friday morning apparently had been shot at a trailer park in Starksboro, police said.
“This man wrote me, ‘I’m old and I’m white, poor, I live in West Virginia, but I have to tell you: Your grandmother is my grandmother.’ And I wept at my desk.” - Emily Bernard
Emily Bernard has experienced what most of us would call success during the past year and a half. Nonetheless, she’s pondering the meaning of that elusive and often arbitrary measure
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With graduation and other milestone events canceled this year, celebrate your graduate with a Salute a Grad ad in the newspaper! Great for parents, grandparents, friends and businesses. We’ll be running graduation ads as they come in through June. Ads start as low as $30. We can help you write the perfect message, so just send your photo(s) and message to [email protected].
Champlain Valley Union High School is collaborating with its Essex and South Burlington cohorts to put together a socially distant – and no doubt memorable – graduation.
Champlain Valley Union High School is collaborating with its Essex and South Burlington cohorts to put together a socially distant – and no doubt memorable – graduation.
From our sister paper News and Citizen - What changes have you noticed?
The 645 Vermont farms that make milk were already at the mercy of a volatile market with wild swings in prices. Now the coronavirus pandemic has put many of them
BREAKING NEWS: A South Burlington emergency room doctor, Eike Blohm, 38, busted on state voyeurism charges last month, is now facing federal counts of production and possession of child pornography.
A South Burlington emergency room doctor, busted on state voyeurism charges last month, is now facing federal counts of production and possession of child pornography.
On Thursday, May 14, a line of around 100 cars, with headlights blinking and horns honking, stretched from Staples Plaza to South Williams Street, the site of the University of Vermont president’s house.
On Thursday, May 14, a line of around 100 cars, with headlights blinking and horns honking, stretched from Staples Plaza to South Williams Street, the site of the University of
Bleeding hearts, day lilies, hostas, lupines, peonies, astilbes, primroses, phlox, sedums, shasta daisies and other perennial beauties from private gardens in Hinesburg shone at the Osborne Parrish Hall on Saturday morning, May 16.
This year's plant sale as a little different...
Bleeding hearts, day lilies, hostas, lupines, peonies, astilbes, primroses, phlox, sedums, shasta daisies and other perennial beauties from private gardens in Hinesburg shone at the Osborne Parrish Hall on Saturday
“Can you understand the deep amount of hurt and pain that this might have caused, but do you have any empathy at all?”
Elizabeth Deutsch of Hinesburg got cut off during the May 6 Zoom selectboard meeting, while commenting on Lake Iroquois’ milfoil problem.
In a Zoom conversation on Monday, May 18, she shared her point of view.
She was reported as having said “F--- you” to Chris Conant, head of the Lake Iroquois Association.
Deutsch maintained she said, “I didn’t interrupt you” to Conant.
During the current pandemic with technology ruling most conversations and almost all meetings around the globe, it’s “he said she said.”
This is no different.
“Can you understand the deep amount of hurt and pain that this might have caused, but do you have any empathy at all?”
A feel-good story from South Burlington - what parades have you seen lately?
Despite the rain, around 20 vehicles paraded past Robert LaClair’s home on Proctor Avenue in South Burlington for his 95th birthday on Monday, May 11.
Social distancing has impacted Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, observed during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The period begins and ends with the crescent moon, this year beginning on April 23 and ending on May 23.
Two weeks after beginning Friday prayer service in its new South Burlington mosque, the Islamic Society of Vermont had to close its facility due to COVID-19.
David Greenberg’s grandfather came from Poland to the United States in 1909. While at Ellis Island he heard, “There was this place called Vermont where you could buy land if you were Jewish.”
Jewish American Heritage Month comes at a noteworthy time of year for Temple Sinai.
The long simmering debate about using an herbicide to fight an invasive weed in Lake Iroquois roiled to a boil at the Hinesburg Selectboard meeting on Thursday, May 6.
The long simmering debate about using an herbicide to fight an invasive weed in Lake Iroquois roiled to a boil at the Hinesburg Selectboard meeting on Thursday, May 6.
Dinner and a Movie is a weekly benefit series run by Phish’s charitable organization, Waterwheel. Each week, the band streams a full concert from one of its past tours – for free. The band also shares a recipe for viewers to follow and pair with their concert-viewing experience.
Perhaps taking a cue from its song, “Down with Disease,” Phish dedicated its recent Dinner and a Movie concert night to benefit Frontline Foods – an organization helping restaurants and
“Seventy percent of American sign language is facial expressions. The majority of the grammar is within the facial expressions. Adjectives - all of that is clearly defined within the facial expression.”
Gov. Scott’s thrice weekly press conferences have featured sign language interpreters – albeit inconsistently. They started with interpreters for the deaf present, then went without.
The trees are starting to bud, flowers are beginning to bloom and in Hinesburg it’s time for the annual Hearts for Hunger 5K. But this year, the run will look a bit different: Participants will hit the road, raising funds for a good cause – in a virtual race.
The trees are starting to bud, flowers are beginning to bloom and in Hinesburg it’s time for the annual Hearts for Hunger 5K. But this year, the run will look
Spring sports are off at CVU and schools around the state.
The athletic fields at Champlain Valley Union High School will stay empty for the rest of the spring.
Shortly after Ella Kenney’s food drive began and donations started – and kept – coming into the parking lot at Williston Central School, she may have been reminded of a famous quote from the movie “Jaws.”
As the food and other necessities piled up on Saturday morning, April 25, Kenney’s riff on the fishermen’s line about the inadequacies of their boat might have been: “We’re going to need a bigger car!”
Shortly after Ella Kenney’s food drive began and donations started – and kept – coming into the parking lot at Williston Central School, she may have been reminded of a
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Warmer weather usually brings out sommeliers and wine novices alike looking to taste Shelburne Vineyard’s latest vin.
But now, the tasting room has closed in favor of social distancing-approved curbside pickup during limited hours.
Warmer weather usually brings out sommeliers and wine novices alike looking to taste Shelburne Vineyard’s latest vin.
“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”
It was a voice not even the most organized planner could have anticipated to confront. But COVID-19 has spoken loudly, has been far from peaceful and has forced some couples to put their wedding day on hold.
“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”It was a voice not even the most organized planner could have anticipated to confront. But COVID-19 has spoken loudly, has been far from
Like so much that COTS has done over the years, they’ve designed the Sunday, May 3, coronavirus-restricted version of the “walk” with the creative flair the organization has demonstrated since it opened its first overnight shelter on Christmas Eve 1982.
Although Sunday, April 1, 1990, dawned as a gorgeous spring morning, it started as hectic and uncertain day for COTS volunteers and their new fundraising effort for a cause that
With historic levels of unemployment claims, Vermonters are seeking help in a challenging health and economic environment.
Around the country, full parking lots and long, socially distanced lines are stretching out at community food shelves.
Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System, has resigned, less than two weeks after he proposed the near-immediate shutdown of college campuses in Johnson, Lyndon and Randolph.
Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System, has resigned, less than two weeks after he proposed the near-immediate shutdown of college campuses in Johnson, Lyndon and Randolph.
Officers arrested Dr. Eike Blohm, 37, at his Meadowood Drive home in South Burlington on Friday afternoon, police said.
An emergency department physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center is facing multiple charges of voyeurism after a hidden camera was found in a staff-only bathroom at the Burlington
If you're a high school senior graduating this spring, we'd love to know if you have plans for a socially distanced prom celebration. Any photos?
“I wouldn’t wish this kind of pain on anyone and with your continued effort, fewer families will have to grieve in isolation, and we just might be able to exchange hugs soon!”
The coronavirus has devastated the family of Frank Twarog and he’s worried Hinesburg residents are minimizing the risks of the disease.On Monday morning, April 13, Twarog’s mother passed away from
“This process has been lacking in transparency,” said Patrick Wickstrom, a student at NVU-Lyndon. “The proposed plan is ill advised and irresponsible. We must devise a plan that works with unions, students, local communities and all of Vermont that delivers equity and equality.”
The news that Chancellor Jeb Spaulding proposed closing three campuses in the Vermont State Colleges system spread like wildfire across the Johnson campus of Northern Vermont University on Friday, April
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Snowmobile fun on Lake Iroquois today! Video by Peter Monty
Abby 7 of Cvu gets open inside the box and scores against Crimson Tide, Spaulding making the score 4-0 in the first period with Cvu putting non stop pressure against Spaulding goalie!
Charlotte Vol. Fire and Rescue training today on Carpenter Road around 2pm.
Did you see steamboats on the lake this weekend? Here's why! Meet Russ Steeves with the North American Steamboat Association! Video by Lynn Monty
Circus performer wannabes of all ages hone skills for a day at Shelburne Museum’s Circus –Palooza Sunday. Joan White-Hansen of Charlotte was on hand with Circus Smirkus offering up some tricks of the trade. Video by Lynn Monty
Last week we posted a pass from Charlotte resident Dillon Machavern in his winning race at Brainerd International Speedway in Minnesota. However, that wasn't the winning pass. This is and it is spectacular. It happens about 40 seconds in.
A moving, somber video of the beginning of the Dr. Kenneth Najarian memorial bike ride taking off from Charlotte town beach late this afternoon. Video by Matt Keller
Check out this video from the cockpit as Charlotte native Dillon Machavern makes the final pass to move to first place for his first victory in the TA2 series in the Ryan Companies Independence Day Classic at Brainerd International Speedway in Minnesota last weekend. Check The Citizen next week for the full story.
Check out this video of the 5-10 year olds at the RedHawks soccer camp at the Shelburne Field House fields... Video by Matt Keller
A little Dressage fun for you with Jamie Fell at Taproot Farm
VIDEO: Hinesburg Community School Class of 2015 share memories as they start a new chapter. Bravo graduates!
In 2011, The Charlotte Citizen was purchased by Wind Ridge Publishing and expanded to cover the towns of Charlotte and Hinesburg under its new entity, The Citizen. In 2017 the paper was purchased by the Vermont Community News Group, which also has high-quality weekly newspapers in South Burlington, Shelburne, Stowe and Morristown. The Citizen works to harmonize neighboring hometown happenings into one convenient publication, distributed subscription-free to every Charlotte and Hinesburg home as well as to area businesses.
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