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Town faces possible budget deficit MARI HUGLIN STAFF WRITER
Only two months into the fiscal year, Shelburne officials predict the town may hit a budget deficit by the end of the year. At a selectboard meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, town manager Matt Lawless explained a gap is starting to form between the predicted yearly budget and what the town is spending. He said there are faster growing expenses and slower growing revenues. An increase in personnel and health insurance costs is the main contributing factor. “The shortest answer for why this did happen is those personnel costs are higher than what we expected they would be in January,” Lawless said. Selectboard member Chunka Mui pointed out the deficit is mainly due to the newly negotiSee BUDGET on page 20
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Shelburne Craft School is currently lifted high enough to be brushing the top of the tree in front of it.
School in the sky: Craft school makes repairs MARI HUGLIN STAFF WRITER
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a — floating building? Located on Harbor Road, the Shelburne Craft School has lifted its building high in the sky for repairs.
The school, which hosts a variety of art classes for adults and children, is attempting to restore and upgrade the currently deteriorating structure. The building was originally a harness shop 150 years ago but now hosts events, fiber arts and weaving classes.
The new repairs include a new foundation, straightened walls and a more open-concept interior. Director of the school Heather Moore said plans to upgrade this building began when she started in her position four years ago. Fundraising began around a year
ago as the school celebrated its 80th anniversary. “It’s really a dream to be able to fix it and to have people into it and problem solving and being See CRAFT SCHOOL on page 20
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Shelburne professor edits ethical handbook, looks to future of AI MARI HUGLIN STAFF WRITER
In the age of artificial intelligence, a Shelburne resident published an AI ethical handbook to help guide professionals and everyday people on the use of AI. Larry Medsker is a research professor in the physics department at the University of Vermont. Five years ago, Medsker proposed the idea to the publisher, Springer, and said, “I think the timing’s right for an AI and ethics journal.” Medsker is the editor and a contributing writer of the book titled “AI and Ethics Handbook” which contains chapters addressing AI in various disciplines. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of the journal AI and Ethics. The book is meant to be a guide for professionals in technology and non-technology fields. It discusses where AI may go in the future and addresses possible positive and negative outcomes. “The thing that I really wanted to happen is that having a very diverse and large number of professions that are covered so that it could reach people in their work and in their professions without getting a degree in AI or even a course in AI,” Medsker said. There are four sections and 50 chapters with each chapter written by one or multiple experts in AI or their specific discipline. Medsker wrote around four chapters in the book. The sections cover topics regarding AI’s foundation, societal
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Shelburne resident Larry Medsker, a physics professor at the University of Vermont, edited a new handbook to help guide professionals on the ethics of AI in a changing world.
influences, the relationships with science and humanities, and its global effects. The professor gathered essays for around five years, managing the editorial details and writers. He worked alongside a diverse editori-
al board with representatives from all over the world, he said, including the global south and a 50% female board. He and a colleague worked together to proofread the manuscript with the help of AI to point
out possible mistakes. Medsker said he was very diligent about checking every error and citation flagged by other editors and AI allowing humans to make the final call. He also guided the writers to not use AI for their ideas or writing, ensuring the handbook was fully written by humans.
Ethics and morality Ethically, Medsker said he believes that ethics should be questioned and implemented into machines and programs before they are even created. He said it See MEDSKER on page 23
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News Briefs Trinity Episcopal welcomes new priest Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne is delighted to welcome The Reverend Tommy Sheppard, MS, MDiv, DAS, as its new priest. Sheppard most recently served as Rector of Trinity Church in Moundsville, West Virginia, and succeeds the Rev. Dr. Frederick Moser, who retired last year. Warm, outgoing and engaging, Sheppard brings enthusiasm, humor and a compassionate approach to ministry, according to a press release. His experience extends beyond parish ministry to hospital chaplaincy, counseling and work with children and families, bringing a broad pastoral perspective to his new role at Trinity. Sheppard’s arrival also marks the beginning of a new Constellation partnership with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Colchester. The two congregations share his ministry while
each continues its own worship, traditions and community life. Sheppard celebrates and preaches at Trinity on the second and fourth Sundays of each month and at St. Andrew’s on the first and third Sundays. Trinity offers hybrid worship every Sunday at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School for children. All are invited to visit.
Students are semifinalists in scholarship program Champlain Valley students were named semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program out of 16,000 nationwide. At Champlain Valley Union, Oliver Guiterman and Parker Wildey were named semifinalists. About 95% of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
Over 1.2 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the program by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. To become a finalist, information about the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment and honors and awards received is submitted through an application. A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
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Bruce’s journey with Burton began more than two decades ago, when he served as the company’s mid-Atlantic brand manager from 2003 to 2005. He went on to build a career scaling global consumer businesses and modernizing heritage brands, holding senior leadership roles at Vans, Skullcandy and Traeger. He was most recently CEO of Gozney. According to a press release, his mandate at Burton is to build the commercial architecture, marketplace strategy and brand platform to carry the company through its next generation of growth, while protecting the core rider relationship that made it what it is. “Denny doesn’t need to be taught what Burton means or why snowboarding matters. It’s already part of who he is. He loves what Burton is, believes in what we can become, and has the experience to get us there. He respects what it means to be rider-driven and he understands that being family-owned is one of our greatest strengths,” Carpenter said. Bruce will relocate to Vermont and be based at Burton’s Burlington headquarters. “There’s a deep bench here, and I’m looking forward to bringing what I’ve learned over the past two decades to help carry Burton into its next 50 years and to be an advocate for the community that has been foundational to everything I’ve done in my career,” Bruce said. “To come back to the company where my snowboarding career began, and to work alongside Donna mentoring the next generation, is incredibly meaningful to me.”
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OPINION Reverse engineering the concept of ‘public education’ Guest Perspective Bill Schubart What is reverse engineering? We may define the existing model but we don’t spend time critiquing it, nor do we seek related paragons; we imagine a new one. We collaborate; we don’t compete with one another. The “common good” is a mean not an absolute, providing the best possible outcome for the most people, not perfection for all, since the perfect is the enemy of the good. What is public education? Public education is the continuum of educational infrastructure a government designs, funds and implements to educate all its citizens beyond the traditional family mandate to raise and educate children. Education takes many forms as it exists from about three months after gestation to the end of life, beginning in-utero when the fetus becomes aware of sound, hearing the heartbeat and voice of its mother. There’s a scientifically disputed theory that playing Mozart to unborn children will stimulate cognition (“Mozart Theory.”) Public education policy is designed with the goal of “lifelong learning.” This begins at birth, after which either parent is given a paid six-month leave to care for and bond with their newborn. After the bonding period, communities offer local facilities where newborns and young children can come to learn, develop and play. These nurseries employ
professional early educators with and discovery; play and physical specialized pediatric knowledge activity; civics and community and access to family-support service; personal health care, services. In the first few years of anatomy and sexuality; solitude life, more than one million neural and spirituality; arts and creativity; connections are formed each rote learning (nursery rhymes, second — a pace never repeated dramatics and poetry); wilderness again. Early childhood experienctime and the understanding that es from birth to age eight affect as one ages and learns, she or he the development of the brain’s is obligated to participate in the architecture, which provides the lifelong-learning process, giving foundation for all back in personfuture learning, al experience The idea that a behavior and (and taxes) to health. a system that’s “learned status” Early educaimbued them tors are also with knowledge is achieved on trained to identify and the wisdom adverse childhood of accrued expegraduation runs experiences and, rience. contrary to human if needed, enlist The idea trauma-informed that a “learned development. therapists to work status” is with children and achieved on families to address and remediate graduation runs contrary to human problems. development. How many seniors Attendance is optional until today return to our educational age five. After that, attendance systems to learn new skills and is required regardless of family ideas? religious beliefs. Other than a fair-share tax Traditional educational termipolicy, lifelong public education nology ignores the fact that boys imposes no additional costs on and girls develop at different rates. students, parents or families. No Crèche, nursery school, pre-k, one is denied access to lifelong kindergarten, primary, middle, learning for lack of “tuition.” junior high, high school, college, Remember, a goal is just that. post-graduate and adult education No matter how hard we try, there all assume a consistency of develwill be residual imperfections. opmental needs. The perfect does not exist. The Lifelong learning is a contin“common good” makes the endless uum of educational infrastructure cycle of life and death better even from the uterus to the universe: as it precludes perfection. birth mother, both parents, family, neighborhood, community, region, Bill Schubart grew up in and into the larger world — an Lamoille County and now lives age-appropriate outward migrain Hinesburg. He writes about tion. Vermont in fiction, humor and Integral throughout are science opinion pieces.
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Dolly Parton’s America was the opposite of Donald Trump’s U.S.A. Guest Perspective Melissa Dimondstein I’ve been a fan of Dolly Parton since her terrific 1980 movie (and hit song) “9-5,” about the struggle of working women organizing for dignity and respect — and against sexual harassment. Along with millions of others, I’m saddened by the Queen of Country’s passing. But I’m miffed about people who opposed what Dolly stood for now trying to claim her legacy as their own. For instance, President Trump has claimed that Parton was a supporter of his, even sharing a fake AI photo of the two of them together. Dolly’s sister Stella set the record straight, calling Trump’s behavior “deranged, ugly and nasty.” In life Dolly Parton was the opposite of Donald Trump. She was compassionate, humble, generous, humorous (including poking fun at herself), and accepting of people from all walks of life. Dolly Parton turned down the presidential medal of freedom three times, saying she didn’t deserve it. Trump brags of his own self-importance, flies giant self-portraits from federal buildings, places his picture in passports, demands the Nobel peace prize, renamed the Kennedy Center after himself and declares he is a genius. As a tribute to her hard-working sharecropping father who
never had the opportunity to learn to read, Dolly Parton created and funded the Imagination Library, providing hundreds of millions of books to young children — my grandchildren included. President Trump, who never lacked financial opportunity, is now pushing to slash funding for education, libraries and literacy. Dolly Parton embraced diversity, equity and inclusion. She was supportive of the LGBTQ community, expressed support for Black Lives Matter and uplifted those with disabilities. Trump has attacked DEI as “woke” and un-American, ridiculed the trans community, mocked people with disabilities and labeled Black Lives Matter protesters as domestic terrorists. Dolly Parton appeared with PBS’s “Sesame Street” characters to promote values of inclusivity and equality among children. Trump defunded PBS and “Sesame Street,” declaring them “radical left monsters.” Dolly Parton celebrated women workers and was a proud union member for over 60 years. Trump crushed the union rights of over 1 million federal workers, paid millions in a lawsuit for sexual abuse and carries on with the massive cover-up of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking. Dolly Parton donated millions to medical research, including to children’s hospitals, cancer research and the Covid-19 See DIMONDSTEIN on page 7
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DIMONDSTEIN continued from page 6 vaccine. Trump threatens the existence of rural hospitals with cuts to Medicaid, slashed federal funding for medical research and eliminated the agency overseeing patient safety. Dolly Parton donated substantial relief funds to those in her Tennessee Appalachian region whose property and lives were shattered by natural disasters. The Trump administration has undermined, delayed and politicized disaster relief. Dolly Parton had empathy toward the homeless and was known to give the “shawl off her back” to those in need. Donald Trump criminalizes the homeless and sent thousands of National Guard troops to rid D.C. of its homeless population. Dolly Parton empathized with the plight of migrant workers. She loved John Steinbeck’s famous book “The Grapes of Wrath” and covered Woody Guthrie’s song “Deportee.” Trump demonizes hardworking immigrants as rapists and criminals and has unleashed an army of violent masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agents to terrorize our neighbors and communities. I don’t have to agree with everything Dolly Parton did or didn’t do over the decades to recognize that she was a generous soul. She never forgot where she came from and acted on her religious beliefs of “Love your neighbor” and “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Donald Trump hoards his riches and uses the power of the presidency to enrich himself, his family and oligarch cronies to the tune of billions. The best way to honor Dolly Parton’s legacy is to counter Trump’s cruel inhumanity with generosity, kindness, compassion, respect and unity. And while we are celebrating her life, sit back with family and friends (as I have done) and watch, or rewatch, “9-5.” You will laugh, cry and applaud.
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News from Pierson Library The Pierson Library hosts the following upcoming events at 5376 Shelburne Road. • Pierson Library open mic: Thursday, Sept. 17: 6-8 p.m. The Pierson Library Open Mic is now accepting songwriters, comedians, poets, guitar strummers, saxophone wailers, sleight-of-handers, jugglers, fire breathers (be safe, though!), drag queens, drag kings, afab queens, contortionists, mesmerists, psychics, short-story tellers, theremin wobblers, aerialists, ballerinas (and ballerinos), cowboys, boxers, hulahoop wigglers, lion tamers, geek acts, burlesque acts, card counters, orators, clowns, mimes and tuba blowers; maybe a couple other things as well. Under the welcoming auspices of Franc Gambatese, let your talents shine. • Creative Writing Support Group: Saturday, Sept. 19: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. For this support group session we will have a generative writing exercise, check in regarding projects, discuss editing and end the session writing together in peaceful quiet. To register, call the library at 802-985-5124. • Tech Help Tuesday: Tuesday, Sept. 22: 2-4 p.m. Have a tech problem you just can’t figure out? Have an app that’s giving you trouble? Does your smartphone leave you flummoxed? We can help. Book a 30-minute appointment with one of our tech-savvy librarians who can help you
tame that tech problem. call 802-985-5124 to register. • Exhibitionists Book Club: “The Night Circus: ”Tuesday, Sept. 22: 6:30-8 p.m. This month we’re pairing the Shelburne Museum’s “Varied and Alive” exhibit (new and rarely seen gems from their collection) with Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel, “The Night Circus,” a historical fantasy that Goodreads calls “spellcasting” and “seductive.” • Poetry Salon: Anne Damrosch and Roger Watters: Thursday, Sept. 24: 6-8 p.m. Our monthly Poetry Salon is an inspiring evening of poetics. Often the talent is homegrown, sometimes we bring in authors from the wider world, always the talent is top-notch. This month we invite you to bask in the words of local poets Anne Damrosch and Roger Watters, and at the end you will have an opportunity to share a poem of your own. • Pierson Stretches, Vinyasa yoga flow with Laura Meyer: Fridays (Sept. 25, Oct. 9 and 23 and Nov. 6): 6-7:15 p.m. Join certified yoga instructor Laura K. Meyer on a journey of breath and movement in a classic vinyasa class. Strengthen, lengthen and wind down your week with a grounding flow. This class can be more challenging, but students are encouraged to modify and make the practice their own. Bring your own mat. Call 802-985-5124 to register.
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COMMUNITY Community Notes Student milestones Just in time for a new school year, here are some late arrivals. The following students received academic honors for the spring 2026 semester. Their colleges sent the news along to the newspaper. • Travis Stroh, Fairleigh Dickinson University dean’s list. • Maggie Madden, College of Letters and Science, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. • Caroline Walsh, College of the Holy Cross dean’s list. • Jack Averill graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
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Visit Shelburne’s public Revolutionary War graves The Shelburne Historical Society and Shelburne Cemetery Commission will introduce the public to Revolutionary War veterans buried in Shelburne’s three public cemeteries on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at West Cemetery at Shelburne Farms. Short presentations will be held at 10 and 11 a.m. and noon and 1 p.m., covering the project and how to access historical information about the veterans. Society and cemetery commission members will be available to answer questions. Free admission and parking at the Shelburne Farms Show Barn.
‘Country People’ author gives book talk Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author Daniel Mason will discuss his new Vermontset novel, “Country People,” at Shelburne Town Hall, 5372 Shelburne Road, on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by The Flying Pig Bookstore and is Mason’s only Vermont tour stop. Tickets are $35 and include a copy of the book.
Church offers free fall, winter clothing A free fall and winter clothing event will be held at Shelburne United Methodist Church, 30 Church St. Clean, gently used clothing donations will be accepted Friday, Sept. 25, from noon to 7 p.m. The free shopping event is Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1-3 p.m. Donations are not required
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to participate, and no one will be turned away based on where they live. Remaining clothing will be donated to local nonprofits. Cabot Hosiery has donated more than 100 pairs of new socks.
Local author pens debut book Shelburne-based author, entrepreneur and educator Trish Passmore Alley announces the release of her debut book, “Defin-
ing Grace: Showing Up with the Gift of Divine Mischief,” a reflective and thought-provoking exploration of grace as a lived experience rather than an abstract ideal. In “Defining Grace,” Alley draws from a lifetime of professional, creative and civic engagement to examine how Grace shows up in moments of uncertainty, reinvention and everyday decision-making. She will celebrate the publi-
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cation with a conversation with Reverend Ed Sunday-Winters at the Greensboro United Church of Christ, 165 Wilson St., Greensboro at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. Alley founded and led three Vermont-based social impact organizations: Wonder & Wisdom, The Wisdom Connection and WholeHeart, Inc. She has written for Engaged Philanthropy and The Soul of the American Actor and her “Month-
All Souls Interfaith Gathering will celebrate its new home at Shelburne Commons, 4066 Shelburne Road, on Saturday, Sept. 19. An open house with refreshments and tours begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. concert by Skylark. Tickets are available through All Souls and at the door, with attendance limited to 100. The event is part of September’s “Celebrating Community” theme.
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Obituaries David L. Colman David L. Colman, born Feb. 18, 1938, in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and passed away on Aug. 30, 2026. He attended Emerson College in Boston and was a resident of Shelburne for the past 51 years. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, accomplished broadcaster and passionate collector and sports fan. David enjoyed a distinguished career in radio and television. David L. Colman His work included positions at WHDH Radio in Boston; WVMT and WDEV Radio in Vermont; and WCAX TV in Burlington. In addition to DJ’ing music, he called play-by-play for local high school sports. At WCAX, he served as both weatherman and sports anchor, hosted local high school quiz shows and lent his voice to many commercials. Through his years in broadcasting, he shared his voice, talent and enthusiasm with audiences across New England. Outside of work, David was a lifelong music enthusiast and avid record collector. Over the years, he had memorable encounters with some of his musical heroes, and with performers who would go on to become legendary, including Elvis Presley in Biloxi, Mississippi. David was also a passionate dancer who once taught ballroom dancing in Beverly Hills. A dedicated fitness enthusiast and loyal sports fan, he especially enjoyed cheering for the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Braves.
David is survived by Susan A. Colman, his beloved wife of 64 years; his daughter, Pamela Kupiec of Richmond; his sons, David Colman Jr. of Natick, Massachusetts, and Todd Colman of Dallas, Texas; and his grandchildren, Joshua Kupiec, Evan Kupiec, Joseph Colman and Catherine Colman. His family and friends will remember his enduring love for those closest to him, his lifelong curiosity of medicine, and the passions that brought him so much joy. No services will be held. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association in David’s name.
Patricia Anne Barton The world became a little less bright last week. Pat Barton passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2026, following a sixtyyear struggle with Type 1 Diabetes. Her longevity amazed her doctors…but not those who knew her well. There was no way she was going to let Diabetes, or anything else for that matter, dictate her life. There are givers in this world and there are takers. Pat Barton was, without question, a giver. Since she was a young girl, Pat always wanted to teach children with disabilities and she never wavered from that goal. From the time she was 13 and baby-sitting special needs children, until she retired from teaching in 2002, See OBITUARIES on page 10
Shelburne Parks & Rec News Shelburne Parks and Recreation hosts the following events this week. • Davis Park will be closed on Monday, Sept. 21 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Construction vehicles will be on site so the entire park will be closed. This includes the parking circle, all tennis and pickleball courts and the playground. • The Shelburne Equity and Diversity Committee and Parks and Recreation Department invite you and your family to our Community Heritage Potluck on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 4-6 p.m. in the Shelburne Town Hall (bldg. in front of Pierson Library). This is a wonderful opportunity to come together, share a dish that reflects your cultural heritage (appetizer, soup, main or side dish, baked goods, dessert), and enjoy the company of neighbors around a table of delicious food. We invite
you to bring a dish (if you can) with an ingredients list that can serve 6-8 people and share stories about the food that matters to you and your family. Along with the shared meal there will be music, beverages and fun activities for children to enjoy. Food will also be available for those unable to prepare a dish. Our gathering space will be warm, safe and welcoming for everyone. • Apple season ride: Grab your bike and join us for a fun fall bike loop on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. We’ll meet at the Shelburne Supermarket parking lot, ride into Charlotte and stop at Shelburne Orchards to enjoy cider donuts before heading back. The 15-mile route features gorgeous roads, and we’ll keep a relaxed pace. This event will be hosted by the Shelburne Forward Together Bike and Pedestrian Task Force.
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OBITUARIES continued from page 9 she dedicated her life to helping those kids who needed her the most. There is nothing that she wouldn’t do for her children… and she was just as dedicated when she retired as she was when she taught her first child. Here is her story. Patricia Anne Barton was born on Oct. 13, 1942, in Highland Park, Michigan, to Wayne and Thelma Peppler. Since her father was an engineer with Ford Motor Company, they moved to Dearborn, Michigan, where she spent most of her formative years. Her summers, however, were spent at Glen Lake where her parents had built a cottage. Glen Lake was near Lake Michigan in Northwestern Michigan and was considered to be one of the most beautiful Lakes in North America. Pat loved Glen Lake. She swam like a fish, did tricks on water skies, sailed, and did all the things you would expect a young girl to do on summer vacation. But true to herself, she also ran a camp for children where they played games and learned about the flora and the fauna of the area. After Pat graduated from high school, she attended Central Michigan University where she met her future husband, Jerry Barton. After her sophomore year,
she and Jerry were married, and they moved to Lansing, Michigan, and enrolled at Michigan State where Pat got her teaching degree. Following graduation, Pat became the primary breadwinner while Jerry completed his master’s degree at Michigan State. It was here that we began to realize the depth of Pat’s commitment to special needs children. Her first job was in an inner-city school, and when she discovered that many of her children were coming to school without breakfast, she fed them breakfast. When she discovered that she didn’t have enough supplies for the children, she bought them supplies. And, when the parents didn’t come to the teachers conferences, she went to the parents. She piled everything into the car and Jerry drove her from house-to-house in the inner city. She had no fear for her safety. Jerry, on the other hand… After Jerry finished graduate school, they moved to Detroit where Pat gave birth to their two sons, Rick and Dave. She did not teach while they lived in Detroit, preferring to devote full time to raising her own children. But when they moved to Montreal four years later, she jumped back
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into special ed and devoted the rest of her working life to children with special needs. Pat loved Montreal. She loved the excitement of living in an international city, she loved the culture, she loved the people, and she loved her hairdresser, Ernesto. In fact, for three years after they moved to Shelburne, she would drive to Montreal every few months to get her hair cut... not because she was vain, but because her hair was so difficult to manage. Unfortunately, when the Parti Quebecois came into power in Quebec, many of Jerry’s clients moved to Toronto, so Pat and Jerry moved to Toronto as well.
Although Toronto was a beautiful city it did not have the international flare that Montreal had, and because Pat didn’t feel that Rick’s educational needs were being well served in Toronto, the family decided to move back to the states and they have lived in Shelburne ever since. Pat loved Vermont and aside from her hairdresser, it met all her personal and professional needs. She finished her master’s degree at the University of Vermont, taught at Porter’s Point school and then at Mary Hogan School in Middlebury until she retired in 2002. When she wasn’t traveling with her family or boating on Lake Champlain, Pat made beautiful quilts and wall hangings, she was president of the Quilters Guild, and she was on the board of the American Diabetes Association where she organized their annual bike-a-thon. She loved to ski with her family (before she tore her ACL), party with her friends, travel with her husband and dote on her twin grandchildren. Pat was one of the most selfless, generous and courageous people that you could ever meet. She had a smile that would melt an iceberg and a spirit that kept her going against all odds.
Well done, Pat, well done. Pat is survived by her devoted husband Jerry, her sons Rick and Dave, her daughter-in-law Sharon Barton, her grandchildren Connor and Mitchel, her sister-in-law Jewel Barton of Winston Salem, N.C. and her children, Jill Huffman and Scott and Eric Barton. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Elizabeth Peppler of Lansing, Mich., and her children, Matthew Peppler and Melanie Williams, her nephew Tony Fink of Madison Heights, Mich., her niece Katie Heffron of Freeland, Mich., her step brother-in-law Charles Smith, his wife Beverly Smith of Saginaw, Mich., and her sister-in-law Geraldine Gage of Manistee, Mich. Pat was predeceased by her parents Wayne and Thelma Peppler, her brother Jim, her sister-in-law Mary Fink, her brother-in-law Richard Gage, and her nephew Phillip Barton. A Memorial Service will be held at the Charlotte Senior Center on Oct. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes.org/ways-to-give. For the full obituary or to share a memory of Pat, visit gregorycremation.com
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Kelly Kendall, of Shelburne, stars in Carole Vasta Folley’s “Control Top,” coming to town next weekend.
Shelburne Town Hall puts on ‘Control Top’ “It has pockets!” This common exclamation among women opens “Control Top,” a funny and poignant play coming to Shelburne Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Written by Vermont playwright Carole Vasta Folley, the production features an ensemble of five women reflecting on their lifelong relationships with clothing, revealing what lies beneath the very fabric of their lives. Kelly Kendall of Shelburne originated her role in the new play, which first premiered in June 2025 in South Burlington. “Control Top continues to amplify the voices of women in our society. Carole’s words resonate even more strongly this time, and our connections as a cast have
given us some genuinely thrilling discoveries — as both actors and women,” Kendall said. “I can't wait to share this with our audiences!” This “mini-tour” includes five venues (Hyde Park, Shelburne, Waterbury Center, South Burlington and Montpelier) and prepares for a nationwide tour. “We hold optional Q&As after each show, but we call them more of a ‘listening’ because women want to be heard and deserve to be heard. It speaks to the mission of this show: connection and change through conversation, which is why I’ll be sending this play to groups across the country,” Vasta Folley said. For tickets and more information, visit control-top.com.
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HOME & GARDEN The patience of saving seeds will be rewarded DEBORAH J. BENOIT UVM EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER
the plant after they’ve matured and allow them to dry. The seeds will rattle inside the pod when It’s harvest time, and we’re they’re ready to remove from enjoying the fruits of our labors, the plant. Place the beans or peas especially the tasty ones we’ll on a paper plate to finish drying reminisce about this winter. completely. For pumpkin and other types While there’s still plenty to do, there’s one more task worth of squash, allow the fruit to fully adding to your gardening to-do mature while still on the vine. When ready, cut in half and list: seed saving. Saving seeds helps preserve remove the seeds. Spread the heirloom varieties for the future. seeds in a single layer on paper If you save seeds from your and allow them to dry completefavorite heirloom tomato, you ly. To produce can plant that seeds, greens same tomato next Make a list of saved (such as lettucyear — for free. es and spinach) “Heirloom” seeds and where and root vegeand “open pollitables (such as nated” varieties they’re stored. radishes, carrots will grow true, and beets) meaning they produce a plant that’s the same “bolt” or flower. When the flower as its parent. On the other hand, turns brown, use a cup to catch seeds from hybrid varieties may the flowerhead as you remove be sterile. If they do germinate, it from the stem. Allow it to dry the size, color, taste and disease completely. You can store either resistance are unpredictable. the entire seedhead or just the Saving heirloom seeds is the seeds. Saving tomato seeds is a most reliable way to grow the bit different. Cut a ripe tomato same crop year after year. Always select a healthy, in half, scoop the seeds and mature specimen to harvest seeds. Saving seeds from beans and See SEEDS on page 13 peas is easy. Leave the pods on
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Pumpkin seeds can be dried and saved for planting the following year — or roasted for snacking.
Solitary sandpipers fly south for the winter The Outside Story Loren Merrill As summer ticks towards autumn, the flow of birds heading south for the winter grows in volume until it becomes a rushing torrent of migrants in September and into October. Millions of birds — hundreds of millions, in fact — will pass through the Northeast’s airspace during this time, as species that bred up north head to warmer locations. But this southbound river of migrating birds all began with a few drops as far back as early July, when a handful of shorebirds from northern arctic and subarctic regions started heading south.
One of those early migrants, and one of the most frequently encountered shorebirds in interior parts of the Northeast, is the solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria). Aptly named, the solitary sandpiper generally travels and forages by itself, unlike most other shorebirds, which tend to congregate in large flocks during migration and on their wintering grounds. The exception for the solitary sandpiper is during the breeding season, when males and females form monogamous pair bonds and remain together for a few weeks. In addition to being a bit of an outlier with regard to its social life, the solitary sandpiper stands alone among North American sandpipers
in its nesting behavior; it uses abandoned songbird nests in Canadian and Alaskan boreal forests, typically in muskeg bogs. Because these birds breed in remote areas that are difficult for people to access, we know very little about their breeding ecology. The avian ecologist Lewis W. Oring was one of the few to study these birds on their breeding grounds, and his accounts from the 1960s and 1970s (along with those of a few others from the 1920s and 1980s) provide glimpses into this world. Oring found that shortly after arriving on their breeding grounds in May, solitary sandpipers See THE OUTSIDE STORY on page 14
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SEEDS continued from page 12 surrounding gel into a container and cover them with water. Stir a few times each day to agitate. Cover the container with a cloth to deter fruit flies. The viable seeds will sink to the bottom. After several days, skim and discard anything that’s floating. Collect seeds from the bottom, rinse, and spread them on paper to dry completely. Depending on the size of the seeds, drying time can take one to three weeks (or longer for larger seeds in humid conditions). To test dryness, press large seeds with a fingernail. It should leave no mark. Press small seeds against a hard surface with the back of a spoon. The seed should crack or shatter with a crunching sound. If they’re not thoroughly dried, wait longer. Your patience will be rewarded in the spring. Saving seeds isn’t difficult, but there are some important things to keep in mind. If seeds aren’t completely dry before storing, they may mold, contaminating other seeds in the same container. Label each packet with the type, variety, and date to
avoid future mix-ups or confusion. Store packaged seeds in a cool, dark, dry location to help ensure seed viability. Storing paper packets in a large glass jar or metal container with a secure lid can help discourage mice or insects. Make a list of saved seeds and where they’re stored. Otherwise, when spring arrives, you may have forgotten what “safe place” those packets are in. A list in your garden journal can be handy when planning for spring planting and determining what seeds you may need to purchase. For gardening questions, contact the University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Helpline online (go.uvm.edu/ gardenhelpline) or by phone at 802-6565421 between 9 a.m. and noon on Thursdays from April to October. Deborah Benoit is a UVM Extension Master Gardener who volunteers as a garden columnist and participates in Bennington County Extension Master Gardener Chapter activities.
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begin looking for appropriate nests. Males do the nest-searching, and when a possible nest is located, the male calls to the female to inspect the nest for suitability. Oring noted that the sandpipers most frequently used nests of the American robin, rusty blackbird, cedar waxwing, Canada jay and eastern kingbird. Once the female selects a nest, she does a little neatening up of the nest cup, and then lays, on average, four speckled eggs. Both the male and female incubate the eggs, but what happens after hatching is mostly a mystery. The young, which are downy and precocial (born alert and mobile, with their eyes open) abandon the nest soon after hatching and likely remain with one or both parents for some period of time before becoming independent. There is no information on the duration of parental care (if any) nor on what happens during the fledgling period. Adults begin migrating first, especially those that lost their eggs or young to predators or inclement weather. These adults are the ones to first arrive in the Northeast in early to mid-July, appearing at almost any source of freshwater, including flooded fields, drainage ditches and other temporary water bodies in addition to ponds, wetlands and riverine systems. The timing of peak solitary sandpiper autumn (or more accurately, “post-breeding”) migration varies a bit across the region but generally occurs in August. Venture into
quiet backwaters of streams, rivers, ponds and wetlands during this time, and you are likely to come across this robin-sized shorebird with long greenish-yellow legs, a clean white belly, brown back flecked with white and a bold white eye-ring. One of the characteristic behavioral traits of the solitary sandpiper is that it often bobs its upper body when standing in one spot or as it walks along the edge of the water looking for invertebrates, small fish and tadpoles. When flushed, it often utters a sharp wheet-wheet-wheet as it flutters to a new location. Upon landing, solitary sandpipers have the distinctive habit of keeping their wings raised above the body for a few beats before dropping them to their sides. By late September, most of these birds will have moved further south, and many will already have reached their wintering destinations in Central and South America. For the next few weeks, however, we get to enjoy these long-legged loners as they patrol our inland waters. Loren Merrill is a science writer and photographer with a PhD in ecology. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: nhcf.org.
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SPORTS Varsity teams at CVU start new season LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
Boys’ golf Coach: Seth Emerson Last season: Second at the Division I state tournament. Key returnees: Quinn Vincent, senior; Sam Nostrand, senior; Ben Gramer, senior; Jack Main, junior; Anderson Howard, senior. Key newcomers: Evan Dore, sophomore; Caden Anderson, first year; Matt Bator, first year; Jacob Osekoski, junior. Outlook: After placing second in a tight Division I state tournament last year, the Redhawks are once again looking to return to the Division I state championship this season. CVU will rely on returning senior leadership to set the tone for a young group of golfers. “We don’t have a lot of returning match experience,” CVU coach Seth Emerson said. “Hopefully, as we get toward the big matches, we will become more comfortable.” CVU will have to replace three of the top scorers from last season’s state championship team as the season progresses if they hope to challenge again.
Girls’ golf Coach: Troy Paradee Last season: Division I state champions. Key returnees: Rylee Makay, senior; Riley Dunn, senior; Kaiya Gallipeau, junior. Key newcomers: Too early to tell. Outlook: After winning the Division I state championship last season, Champlain Valley is aiming for a four-peat this year. The Redhawks return the top golfer from last year, Rylee Makay, and will look to both Riley Dunn and Kaiya Gallipeau to return to last year’s form. CVU will also look to get some new
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Above: CVU’s Melina Kanarick shields the ball from her opponent in a game against Essex Sept. 2, where CVU won 2-1. Right: Redhawk Sawyer Lake keeps his eye on the ball in the tie game against South Burlington on Sept. 4
players time on the golf course to add to the team’s depth. “I am expecting some strong performances this year from both Dunn and Galipeau, we will need them to score if we want to return to that championship level again this year,” CVU coach Troy Paradee said. “I believe they are both ready to post good numbers this season.”
Boys’ volleyball Coach: Frank Distler Last season: 6-8, lost in the Division I semifinals. This season: 1-0 Key returnees: Reid Sadler, senior, outside hitter; Henry Shrier, senior, outside hitter; Zephyr Haines, senior, opposite hitter; Ryan Burritt, senior, setter; Willcox Elliott, senior, middle hitter; John Beaumier, junior, opposite hitter. Key newcomers: Luke Halverson, junior, setter. Outlook: The Champlain Valley has high expectations
coming into the 2026 fall season. With an experienced group of returning players, the Redhawks are looking to return to the Division I final for the first time since 2021. “Our team chemistry is exceptional, which is what will
differentiate us from the other teams in Vermont,” CVU coach Frank Distler said. “We need to stay focused on the fundamentals and take one point at a time. We expect to have a great season with our eye on being state champions.”
With 11 of the team’s 14 players coming in as seniors or juniors, CVU will have a lot of leadership to rely on.
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Mixed results start fall Redhawks sports season LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
Football Middlebury 12, Champlain Valley 7: Middlebury broke a defensive stalemate with 17 seconds to go, scoring a touchdown to beat Champlain Valley 12-7 on Saturday. CVU had a narrow 7-6 lead heading into the final drive, but the Tigers broke through for a 26-yard passing touchdown to surpass the Redhawks. D’Marcus Riggs and Alex Jovell teamed up for the lone CVU touchdown, a 29-yard TD. CVU is 1-1 and will face Burlington-South Burlington on Friday at 7 p.m. at Burlington’s Buck Hard Field.
Boys’ soccer Champlain Valley 6, Colchester 2: Stef Arsovski and Max Howard each tallied twice to lead Champlain Valley in a win over Colchester on Wednesday.
Lincoln Ricketts and Boden Russell each chipped in with a goal and Waydon Cherington dished out three assists. CVU moves to 2-0-1 with the win and faced Essex on Wednesday at home at 4:30 p.m., which was after press deadline
Field hockey South Burlington 2, Champlain Valley 1 (OT): Hannah Jones had a goal for the Redhawks, while Cici Kenney made nine saves in goal. CVU drops to 2-2 and will now travel to Colchester on Thursday for a 4 p.m. game.
Boys’ golf Champlain Valley was bumped to the top spot in match play at Neshobe Golf Course on Wednesday in high school boys’ golf. Sam Nostrand earned medalist honors with a 38, while Ben Gramer (39) and Quinn Vincent (39) were right behind him. Matt Bator came in with a 41 and Evan Dore shot a 43.
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Girls’ volleyball Coach: Joey O’Brien Last season: 7-6, lost in the Division I semifinals This season: 2-0 Key returnees: Rowan Farmer, junior, libero; Maya Lewis, senior, setter; Chapin Grubbs, senior, opposite. Key newcomers: Samantha Boisjoli, senior, middle. Outlook: Champlain Valley will look to take a step forward this year in high school girls’ volleyball. The Redhawks bring 10 seniors to this season and will
rely on experience as they look to challenge for the Division I state championship. Coach Joey O’Brien is relying on the senior leadership — along with the team’s passion and enthusiasm — to help them weather some preseason injuries. “They are an extremely experienced group and are some of the most enthusiastic and passionate players I’ve ever worked with,” O’Brien said. “They, and the entire team, recognize that the level of volleyball in the state continues to rise and they are excited to compete against each and every opponent.”
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CRAFT SCHOOL continued from page 1 creative and caring about it like I expensive than replacing it with a do,” Moore said. “There is just so new one. Another benefit is keepmuch history and love and joy in ing the history and joy brought by that building that I’m excited that the current building. it’ll be able to have that as a space “This building has had 80 years for many more generations.” of creativity and joy and happiConstruction began in August ness baked into the walls and I and is planned to wrap up by the feel it, I feel like most people feel end of October. it,” she said. “I want my daughThe school ter’s daughwas lifted with ter’s daugh“There is just so multiple hydrauter’s daughter lic lifts as to feel that and much history and wooden beams so I don’t want were placed to start over love and joy in that under the buildcollecting the ing holding joy in the walls.” building.” it aloft while The upgradcrews work on ed — Heather Moore will stillstructure the foundation, be two Moore said. stories and host Once the foundation is complete, fiber art classes and bigger social the crew will slowly lower the events. The looms and other building down and rest it so the weaving equipment used to be walls and floors will straighten. scattered through the building. Donors fully funded the proj- With the upgrades, Moore said ect, and Sutherland Construction, the looms will be organized and out of Charlotte, was contracted stored upstairs. for the work. Moore reiterated that the Moore also said that repairing building will remain as close as the building would be much less possible to its original format and
will have more open space for classes, updated walls and replace the deteriorating windows. “I want as much of that building to stay that building, so any place that I can keep it the same if it’s not just crumbling,” Moore said. The director said she also plans to host some pop-up events once the building is finished to celebrate. The new space will allow for more classes, scholarships, events and partnerships with the community — which have tripled in the last four years, she noted. Moore said the community and donors have been supportive of the slightly risky plan even though they did not know if the building could even be fixed before lifting it up. Thankfully, the old building had “good bones,” she said, and the issues so far have been solvable. “I’m so grateful to our donors because that took guts too, you know, because we had to find the money before we could do it, so these people but decided that we were worth the gamble,” she said.
ated police contract being $500,000 over expectations. “Let’s be clear, this entire deficit is due to the increase in the police contract,” Mui said. “I think the public needs to hear that.” Last year when the selectboard and police department were negotiating a new contract, the board predicted to spend around $325,000 but now spends $835,000, which is a $510,000 increase. The selectboard predicted what their yearly budget would be last January, but since then gas, labor and other prices have increased. Even though insurance costs were not as expensive as the selectboard originally expected, the deficit still remains large. In an interview, Lawless said an increase like this is not uncommon during labor negotiations. He also said the police officers and dispatchers in Shelburne are “outstanding” and their wages are fair to the market and competitive workplace. “The bottom line is that we want to have excellent police officers and dispatchers on our payroll and compensate them fairly for the work they do and we shouldn’t lose sight of that,” Lawless said. Lawless presented delaying hires for current vacancies as one solution, allowing the town to partially close the budget gap. Deputy town manager and finance director Patty Carpenter said these delays could take the deficit from $510,000 to $243,000. Selectboard chair Matt Wormser said the town is not “overstaffed” but still struggles to fill positions. He agreed that delaying new hires could benefit town, but said new hires are welcome, they will just need “an addi-
tional level of approval.” Jimmy Mack, a long time Shelburne dispatcher, was concerned waiting to fill vacancies would lead to defunding the police. Mack explained dispatchers will work overtime anyway, saving the town money, but eventually making it just as expensive to hire someone new. “I know that departments will work overtime because you can work somebody at overtime as long as you’re staying under that magical number of hiring that new person, it’s a benefit to the town,” Mack said. Wormser reiterated that new people can be hired, there will just be more scrutiny and specific strategic value reasoning on why they should be. Another solution would be to boost revenue and economic development. If new residential or commercial construction projects get completed earlier, Lawless said, these organizations can start contributing to the tax base. Lawless said he will continue to gather data on places to save within the budget. He and the selectboard agreed to avoid cutting highly visible programs and services the town provides like recreation. Carpenter said if the town continues to spend money at the current rate, the town may need to cut services or take money from the reserves to cover costs. Lawless said flagging this early is important so the selectboard can make effective changes now. “Two months into a fiscal year, we can make changes that don’t radically affect services that can steer this budget back towards balance,” he said.
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One neighbor suggests Hinesburg press pause for turf field BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
As Champlain Valley Union School District anticipates fundraising to begin for a controversial artificial turf field at its high school in Hinesburg, one local resident is suggesting the town hit the pause button on permitting. Joe Iadanza, who formerly served on Hinesburg’s planning commission, has come before the selectboard twice to urge the town to consider interim zoning. The measure, as outlined in state law, allows a municipality to hold off on development while it performs a study or reworks pieces of its bylaws. In the two-year interim period, the legislative body — in this case, the selectboard — controls permitting rather than a development review board. “It’s a timeout,” Iadanza said. “The selectboard gets the last word on what is allowed during an interim period so the planning commission can catch up and understand the larger issues.” A contingent of residents havsfrequently voiced concerns over the proposed synthetic turf field related to microplastics and chemicals reaching the town’s well — although there is disagreement about whether the field would impact the water supply. This would be a period where Hinesburg could consider zoning related to issues like water quality or the kinds of development allowed in the village growth area, Iadanza said. If the Hinesburg Selectboard takes up the suggestions, it would not be the first legislative body to do so in order to ward off different kinds of unwanted developments. “Examples I know of in Vermont where municipalities have at least thought about or actually implemented interim bylaws have typically revolved around a Walmart-type, large big-box development being proposed in town, and not having the right
tools to guide the siting of that on a particular property,” Taylor Newton, the deputy director at Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission said. Interim bylaws are an emergency measure, Newton said. If a municipality expects a kind of development it has never considered before, interim bylaws allow time for it to create appropriate regulations. It isn’t clear what the state may or may not consider an emergency — that is not defined in the law. Shelburne instituted interim bylaws during pandemic lockdowns to allow increased outdoor seating at restaurants and more sidewalk sales, keeping businessCOURTESY IMAGE es open during social-distancing The Community Field Project included renderings of the field as part of a presentation on the project. measures. In 2018, South Burlington pal regulations can be imposed to take a look at things that we really put interim bylaws in place that synthetic turf field to be built. Additionally, Hinesburg’s the extent that they “do not have hadn’t looked at before — be they restricted development in the southeast quadrant of the city for zoning may not be the last word the effect of interfering with the public, private, municipal, whatthree years — extending the initial on what’s allowed in the school intended functional use.” It is ever — and look at them in the two-year period — in order to district. While CVU sits within unclear whether or not this could larger frame of: ‘are they endanHinesburg’s boundaries, state law be applied to the proposed field. gering other things we need to revise environmental standards. “I think that interim zoning keep a community together?’” More recently, Morristown has special provisions for schools adopted an interim bylaw that and other institutions that munici- would allow the opportunity to Iadanze said. placed a moratorium on data centers and other high-impact use facilities. While the artificial turf project MEDSKER may be the inspiration for the push continued from page 2 to adopt interim bylaws, Iadanza said any regulations the town is unethical to start thinking about to form what is the best choice responsibly because it is not going forward, weighing drawbacks and away anytime soon. He said many adopts would not be considered morality after. He explained that AI can be outcomes. Different schools of students use it, but many professors spot zoning — an illegal practice in which towns single out a human-centered where humans are thought contribute to this discus- push back at its use and teaching it. He said there are multiple specific parcel or set of parcels for involved with every step of design sion. “Say, like with data centers, opportunities to teach students special zoning, often to prevent or and implementation of AI tools. encourage specific developments This isn’t a new idea, but he said if there is really something that about AI including the possibility that might be at odds with a town it is not always integrated by those really needs data centers and of teachers implementing an underwho build the systems. we can maybe learn more about standing of AI into their learning plan or a neighborhood zone. Medsker said he is often asked certain diseases or save people’s outcomes and present guidelines “There are a lot of other things that that I think about: We already if AI is good or bad and he always lives, having the data centers, even for their classes on when to use AI. “I think part of what I see, or have some gas stations around responds, “yes.” It is both good though they have a downside, it my role here, is to speak up for this well protection area and near and bad, but some of the positives might be worth it,” Medsker said. He also said some believe it’s humans and don’t get carried away where the wells are. Is that wise? can outweigh the negatives or vice versa, he said. Some of the nega- unethical to harm any form of life, with what we can do with technolWould we want more?” he said.4/29/2019 He acknowledged that even tives include data centers which so it depends on individual inter- ogy because it’s not going to be have become a strain on the envi- pretation. as good as people think and that if the town spends a couple3.5 of x 2 AD for Shelburne News & The Citizen Regarding schools, Medsker humans bring in an element that years reconsidering its zoning ronment and towns. Medsker said individuals must said he believes professors should just can’t be replaced by technoloor conducting a study, those new $18.00/week $432.00 use ethics and theirWeeks own opinion teach students for how both to use papers AI gy,” Medsker said. regulations may still allow for 24 the Consecutive
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ROBERT F. WHITEMAN, SR. U.S. Air Force E6 1959-1979
LORENZO P. BUSHWAY, SR. April 28, 1960 Active Duty: Feb. 1953-Feb. 1955
ROBERT S. BORKOWSKI Sergeant (SFC) Medic VT Army National Guard 1982-2005
PVT. HENRI DE MARNE & PVT. CLAUDE DE MARNE Henri de Marne and his brother Claude, Patton’s 3rd army, WW2, 1944 following French resistance before liberation.
PETER PAUL ZUK U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Served 1955-57 Japan and Korea
DAVID F. LELAND United States Navy Lieutenant WWII 1944-1955
ROLAND W. WILBUR United States Army T/4, 14th Armored Division WW II 1942-46
PERRY D. MELVIN U.S. Navy, HM 3 3rd Marine Regiment Vietnam War
BRUCE NUNZIATA 1st Infantry Vietnam 1967-68
THOMAS C. GIBSON Royal Air Force Squadron Leader 1947-1952, Malaya
MICHAEL W. LYNCH U.S. Navy, Lt.J.G. Civil Engineer Corp 1967-1975 VT Air Guard 1976-1979
PETER GADUE US Army and VTARNG 1970-2009
SHANNON B. BLAKE U.S. Army, Major 1986-2006 Afghanistan War Veteran
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