Storytime Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10 a.m. Join caregivers and their children for songs, stories, rhymes and games. Followed by snack and open playtime. For children age 0-5 and their caregivers, free. Afterschool Arts: Library Mural Project Final Thursday, May 24, 3-4:30 p.m. Young artists are wrapping up work on new art for the library. They… Read More »
Some local seventh graders got help from a Hinesburg police officer last week with a campaign to make adults think twice before purchasing alcohol to share with minors. The students are part of the Hinesburg Community School Connecting Youth leadership group that promotes an anti-drug and alcohol awareness. The campaign is called “Sticker Shock” and… Read More »
May 13 11:05 a.m. An officer responded to Vermont Route 116 for traffic control around a vehicle that had lost a wheel and was partially blocking a traffic lane. 6:25 p.m. An officer responded to Silver Street for a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner. May 14 7:16 a.m. An officer responded to a… Read More »
Editor’s note: Contributor Phyl Newbeck meets and writes about the people who call Shelburne, Charlotte and Hinesburg home. This is her 300th Notable Neighbor feature for The Citizen and the Shelburne News. It was his childhood summers in rural western Virginia that instilled a love of farming and the outdoors in David Zuckerman, and those… Read More »
Storytime Every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10 a.m. Caregivers and their children enjoy songs, stories, rhymes and games. Followed by snack and open play time. For children age 0-5 and their caregivers, free. Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, May 23, 7 p.m. The public is invited to this monthly discussion of library matters. Recent meeting… Read More »
The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program recently recognized several tree and forest heroes at a special awards ceremony in Montpelier. Recipients of the 2018 Vermont Tree Stewards Awards were announced at the Vermont Arbor Day Conference on May 3. Winners of National Arbor Day Awards for Tree City, Tree Campus and Tree Line USA… Read More »
Vehicles of all kinds will roll into town for the Hinesburg Nursery School’s 20th Annual Big Truck Day and Children’s Festival on Saturday. Big Truck Day is a community event that lets youngsters and their families get up close and even climb inside their favorite big trucks and vehicles. The action all takes place behind… Read More »
A Hinesburg man was charged with driving under the influence after Vermont State Police said they stopped him on Route 105 in Swanton late Sunday night. Trooper Ben Patnode from the St. Albans barracks said he was monitoring traffic just before midnight Sunday night when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of… Read More »
May 6 7:02 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Silver Street for a report of horses loose on the road. The owners had the horses back in the pasture by the time the officer arrived. 10:23 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Rogers Way for an animal complaint. 10:29 a.m. An officer responded to North… Read More »
On Saturday Vermonters fanned out across the state with heavy-duty bright green trash bags, cleaning up trash along roadsides and sprucing up their communities. In Hinesburg, volunteers said they saw patterns to the trash litterbugs tend to toss. Coffee cups, beer cans and Gatorade bottles were the most picked-up items in Hinesburg. Volunteers talked about… Read More »