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Volume 51 Number 42
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October 20, 2022
Saturday ceremony
Peepers
Shelburne swears in new police chief MIKE DONOGHUE CORRESPONDENT
Michael T. Thomas was officially sworn in as Shelburne’s permanent police chief during a special ceremony Saturday. His wife, Cheryl Thomas, pinned the chief’s badge on her husband’s chest, while two grandchildren, Emelia and Ariya Poley pinned the collar brass. Thomas noted it was an emotional day, especially having family members as part of the ceremony.
“Those of you that really know me know that my family is my world,” Thomas said. He thanked the roughly 60 people who attended, including members of the selectboard, town manager Lee Krohn, executive assistant Nini Anger and others who supported him along the way. Thomas has run the department since late December when embattled police chief Aaron Noble went on leave. That departure followed a series of resignations by both See THOMAS on page 2
Town begins town manager search Krohn will stay until replacement found COREY MCDONALD CORRESPONDENT
PHOTO BY LEE KROHN
A quintessential fall scene in Shelburne.
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Shelburne is beginning the process of hiring a new town manager and will begin advertising for the position three months after current town manager Lee Krohn announced he would vacate the post. Selectboard members during
their Oct. 11 meeting said that they’re still mulling how to form a search committee, but “given the current climate and given the situation we are in, we should really work quickly to get an ad out,” selectboard chair Mike Ashooh said. “This could be a very long See SEARCH on page 13
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