Approximately 120 people gathered at the Veterans Memorial in Shelburne this past Monday to observe Memorial Day with a ceremony conducted by the Shelburne Veterans Committee.
On March 8, Shelburneâs director of planning and zoning Dean Pierce received an email from the state advisory council on historic preservation asking for information about the Safe Harbor Shelburne Shipyard Marina.
âWe are reaching out to ask if you have any pertinent information about the history and/or significance of this property,â the email said. And it asked for the information to be sent by March 15 for a meeting three days later.
Now locals are worried that the shipyard, possibly the oldest continuously operating of its kind in the country, could lose its historic status.
Shelburneâs historic preservation and design review commission chair Fritz Horton said he was alarmed by the request and upset that so little time was given to gather information.
This was a tough year, thereâs no denying it. But in Shelburne, it offered a chance for the community to come together, to do some good work and have some difficult conversations.
Letâs take a trip back in time, shall we, and check out the good, the bad and the ⦠weird.
Something to crow about
Something you may not know about me is that I think Iâm really funny.
That doesnât mean that Iâm funny, it just means that I think I am.
When assistant editor Scooter MacMillan told me about an issue blowing up on social media, I couldnât hold back.