Shoreham land eyed for affordable housing

SHOREHAM — This year’s Shoreham Apple Festival will boast more than the usual celebration of fruit, families and fun.The highly anticipated event on Sept. 19 will also invite the public to view and give feedback on the potential for a large piece of town-owned land in the village to host a mixed-use development that would include affordable housing for individuals and families.The focus is the so-called Farnham property, a 326-acre parcel in Shoreham Village that borders a sizable stretch of Route 22A and a … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Organizers of the Annual Jamaican Hymn Sing at the Shoreham Congregational Church over the weekend announced tht the Sept. 26 had been cancelled. Ginny VanHazinga of the church said a renewed concern about COVID-19 was driving the decision.”For … (read more)

Federal law enforcement officials have accused a Center Rutland man of robbing a Wallingford Cumberland Farms at knifepoint and indicate that he is a suspect in a series of similar armed robberies at convenience stores, including in Shoreham, Brandon and … (read more)

SHOREHAM / BRANDON — Police are investigating armed robberies in Shoreham and Brandon this past weekend, where stores captured images of the assailant wearing the same sweatshirt at both crime scenes.The first robbery took place Saturday morning, Aug. 21, … (read more)

UPDATEDMIDDLEBURY — Police are looking for men suspected of being involved with armed robberies in Middlebury and Shoreham on Monday evening.Middlebury police are searching for a man who robbed the Jolley Shortstop gas station at knifepoint in Middlebury … (read more)

SHOREHAM — The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, which provides 7-minute-long ferry rides across Lake Champlain from Shoreham, Vt., to Ticonderoga, N.Y., has not yet reopened this summer.Longtime ferry owners Michael and Alison Matot this past winter sold the ferry … (read more)

Mark your calendars for the Shoreham Strawberry Festival on Thursday, July 1, from 6-8 p.m., at the Gazebo on the Shoreham Town Green. The Shoreham Congregational Church will serve its famous strawberry shortcake with Vermont strawberries and real whipped … (read more)

The Lemon Fair Sculpture Park is gearing up to to celebrate the many new pieces in the park including Susan Teare’s art installation, “Find Your Own Space,” on June 18, from 5 p.m. to sunset, with a rain date of June 20. The site-specific installation was … (read more)

“Regenerative agriculture” may be the latest term to describe a system of sustainable farming that has become popular with the environmentally conscious consumer, but for some farmers, it’s simply the most obvious path.Will and Judy Stevens established Go … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY AREA — Probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 have cropped up this week at schools in Middlebury, Cornwall and Shoreham. Due to health information disclosure rules, the schools could not say whether the cases were among students, teachers or … (read more)

A few weeks ago, I happened to be listening in on a Shoreham selectboard meeting while Abby Adams, our town librarian, was presenting her proposed budget for next year and summarizing the library’s accomplishments for the year. I was so amazed. Despite th … (read more)

EAST DORSET — Cosmo Edward “Cozie” D’Eredita peacefully passed away on December 19, 2020, at the Vermont Veteran’s Home. He was born October 26, 1934, the son of Anthony D’Eredita and Dorothy Sembrat. Cosmo grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., graduating Syracuse H … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Due to staffing challenges, the Shoreham Elementary School will be moving to fully remote learning beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, according to an email from Principal Michael Lenox. The decision was made in response to an increase i … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Shoreham Democrat Ruth Shattuck Bernstein always knew she’d eventually run for the Vermont House. But the timing never seemed right. Three young children to raise, bills to pay. She filed her political quest under “some day.” Well, “some day” i … (read more)

SHOREHAM — After closing down more than a week ago to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 among its staff, Champlain Orchards is open again for pick-your-own apples. “It’s been quite a week here at Champlain Orchards, but we’ve all persevered thanks to the lov … (read more)