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Local dancer lands role of Clara in ‘Nutcracker”
CVU athletes get ready for winter sports season
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December 15, 2022
Homeless crisis looms
Chittenden County braces for end of hotel housing LIBERTY DARR & COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITERS
On a tiny, wooded strip of cityowned land called Garvey Woods, a campsite was visible just north of the Community Lutheran Church on South Burlington’s Williston Road. A couple had been there for weeks, making campfires and using the church dumpster, according to Bill Barber, a trustee of the Lutheran Church, speaking to the city council during its Nov. 7
meeting. He turned to the council for help as the church did not have the resources “to try to handle this,” he said, adding that their “concern is that there’s one group of people there now — if something’s not done in the near future ... there’s going to be another tent encampment, and another one and another one.” “I think everybody’s frustrated,” he said. “The bigger issue is See HOUSING on page 6
Marcoux back to work with Shelburne police State’s attorney issued Giglio letter
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Ginger, the Williams family golden retriever, was happy to share a hay bale seat with Santa Claus on Saturday morning last weekend. Santa will be at the Shelburne Dog Park again this weekend for another round of photos.
Dogs meet Santa for a worthy cause This Saturday presents an opportunity to both capture a fun photo of the family dog meeting Santa Claus and an opportunity to help the Shelburne Village Dog Park as it fights back the invasive plants that threaten the safety and security of the park. The Shelburne Dog Park
Committee has received approval from the state to remove invasive plants that are damaging fences and clogging the spacious woodsy park. Removing the invasives properly requires the leadership of a professional conservationist and that comes with a price
tag of about $9,000 for fall and spring work plus ongoing maintenance. To help raise those funds, the committee came up with a creative way to combine a season-appropriate fun event See SANTA on page 11
COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Shelburne Cpl. Jon Marcoux is back to work with the town police department after two investigations into his use-of-force during an incident in January found no wrongdoing. Police Chief Michael Thomas said Marcoux returned to work at the department on Monday, Dec. 5, after spending nearly the entire year on administrative leave.
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“He’s back to work. He’s working on his training hours and getting caught up to speed,” Thomas said. Marcoux did not respond to an email or voicemail seeking comment by press deadline. The Shelburne Police Department conducted its own internal investigation following the conclusion of a separate criminal investigation by the Vermont See MARCOUX on page 4
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