Cardiac Cats
A year in sports
Hometown coach reflects on historic championship
A recap of high school sports action in 2024
Page 2
Page 11
Volume 53 Number 52
shelburnenews.com
POSTAL CUSTOMER
PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #217 CONCORD, NH ECRWSSEDDM
December 26, 2024
School district eyes ban on cellphones Measure could go into effect in September LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Champlain Valley schools could see a bell-to-bell cellphone ban for the entire district next year. A committee spearheaded by Champlain Valley School District superintendent Adam Bunting tasked with studying the use of cellphones in the state’s largest school district, recommended the sweeping ban to the school board last week.
A cellphone ban policy, which caught on this summer in several of the state’s school districts — and across the nation — would extend a set of restrictions already in play, Bunting said earlier this year. In all elementary and middle schools, the district has a strict “away for the day” policy, which requires cellphones to be powered off and stored in backpacks. See PHONE-FREE BAN on page 3
Shelburne unveils 10-year capital plan PATRICK BILOW STAFF WRITER
A pricey new fire and rescue facility is on the horizon in Shelburne, part of a 10-year capital improvement plan. The plan, which the Shelburne Selectboard looked at last week, addresses annual investments for departments, like vehicles, equipment and facilities and major capital projects, like the new fire and rescue facility. It’s intended as a guiding document for spending over the years. It’s been reviewed by the
Shelburne Planning Commission before it appeared before the selectboard. The board was expected to vote on the plan as part of its draft budget package, which will go out for public review in January, but withheld a decision until after the new year and requested more information from town manager Matt Lawless. The most expensive item on the plan by far is the new fire and rescue facility.
FILE PHOTOS
In the rear-view Above: Elsa Klein battles for the ball against her Burr and Burton opponent. Right: Jim Maille and his son, Benjamin stand in their barn originally built in 1939 that houses the last family-owned dairy farm in Shelburne. Take a look back starting on page 8.
See CAPITAL PLAN on page 7
MARKET STREET LOCATION OPENING SOON BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER @getblissbee
DINE-IN/TAKE OUT/ORDER ONLINE GetBlissBee.com Market Street (COMING!) & Shelburne Road, S. Burlington • Maple Tree Place, Williston