Shelburne News

Marcella and Chris Chiarello of Shelburne went to Thursday night's gubernatorial candidate forum hoping for hints that will help them choose from a field of five Democratic candidates with strikingly similar viewpoints.

A Rhythms from Nature workshop was held last week at the home of Alicia Daniel in Burlington to teach the craft of elk hide and birch bark rattle making.

Visit a Vermont dairy farm and odds are you'll encounter a Mexican worker. "They're loyal, they're reliable and they're honest," farmer Bernie Guillemette said.

A 143-acre farm-preservation effort in South Burlington has edged closer to closing costs, thanks to a fundraising campaign by a small, local grassroots group.

Shelburne Community School students collected 230 pounds of coins for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.

Citizens Bank awarded its annual "Be Inspired Award" to Linda Barker, manager of the Shelburne office, for her commitment and dedication to the community.

Henry Henzel, 9 months, spent a lot of time Wednesday at Miguel's on Main, his parents' new restaurant.

A special commission on judicial operation voted Friday to recommend a sweeping reorganization of the state's court system to unify its management, eliminate duplicative staffing and produce more than $2 million in ongoing savings in state and local taxes.

Veterans looking for work should check out a job fair Tuesday. The Veteran's Day Career Expo will be held at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington.

A massive and controversial restructuring of the state court system was approved by a commission studying the judicial system Friday and will be taken up by lawmakers in January.

With tumultuous economic, political and environmental issues in the news everyday, more and more of us realize that choices made today will determine our future for many years to come.

Age: 17 School: Vermont Commons Parents: Emile and Diane Fournier Hometown: Shelburne Top 5 accomplishments: Being inducted into the National Honor Society, a 3.66 GPA, co-leading the VCS debate team, VCS headmaster search committee, student representative at private school fairs.

Josie Furchgott-Sourdiffe, 22, doesn't fall far from her tree. Her family owns the Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, representing over 30 prominent artists from throughout the region.

Unicorns, leopards and Superman joined the Vermont Youth Dancers as they performed at the last Richmond Farmers Market of the season.

Local wrestling coaches Wayne and Lori Ring of the Hurricanes Wrestling Club will hold wrestling sign ups for junior high school age students, Nov.

Charlotte residents David Harcourt and Peter Harrington have leading roles in Shelburne Players' fall thriller "An Inspector Calls". Peter Harrington Harcourt plays the role of the mysterious Inspector Goole, who is investigating the death of a young girl in what a critic describes as "a mystery inside an enigma". He lives in Charlotte "with his ...

Lawmakers continue to scrutinize the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant which wants to extend its license another 20 years.

Back to Shelburne today for a visit to the amazing Shelburne Museum where over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds.

The future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant will be the subject of a forum this week in Shelburne.

Didier Murat scoops a finished batch of Vadeboncoeur Nougat to put into molds at his commercial home kitchen in Vergennes.