From the Editor: Thank You, Park Board
Thank You, Park Board The Gazette extends its warm congratulations and admiration to the volunteers on the Claudius Crozet Park board, and especially the committee that spearheaded fundraising for the...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Who’s the Boss?
Whom Does the People’s Lawyer Work For? Readers familiar with the tortured history of the Restore’N Station project on Rt. 250 would have been stunned to see an Albemarle County attorney sitting with...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Three Heroes
Three Heroes With the news that bids to build the new Crozet library came in at $5.77 million, under the county’s budgeted estimate of $6 million, there were no reasons to further delay construction....
View ArticleFrom the Editor: U.S.A.: Under Surveillance Always
U.S.A.: Under Surveillance Always We’ve gotten used to cameras watching us in banks and some stores. We know the government records our phone calls and has the originals of our text messages and emails...
View ArticleFourth of July Parade and Celebration June 30
Fourth of July Parade and Celebration in Crozet Park Set for June 30 Crozet’s traditional Independence Day parade and town celebration is set for Saturday, June 30, and promises to be the real deal of...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Back to The Virginia Way
Back to The Virginia Way The restoration of Teresa Sullivan as president of the University of Virginia is a remarkable victory for the owners of the university—you and me and all other Virginians—but...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Thanks, Doc.
Thanks, Doc. We note with sadness that Crozet Gator swim team coach Doc Remaly will soon move to Boulder, Colorado, for the sake of being near family. The Remaly Era has been great for Crozet. In his...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Vote Yes on the Eminent Domain Amendment
Vote Yes on the Eminent Domain Amendment Next month’s ballot will include a referendum on an amendment to Virginia’s Constitution that will protect Virginians from government attempts to seize their...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Proven for Generations
Proven for Generations Over the last few years Albemarle County has tried to take over the volunteer fire and rescue services that many sections of the county developed over the years to provide for...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Virginia’s Disgrace
Virginia’s Disgrace Oh, shame, shame, shame. The Governor’s reappointment of University of Virginia Rector Helen Dragas and the General Assembly’s ratification of it shows that our most prominent...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: The Capital of Western Albemarle
The Capital of Western Albemarle To get something done in the public sphere you must have organization. And while citizen activism on various issues has done wonders for Crozet, nothing quite gets the...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Empire Builders
Empire Builders It is just silly of the county supervisors not to allow their paid firefighters to volunteer at their local firehouses in their off-duty hours if these are not the stations they are...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Secretive Police
Secretive Police The Albemarle County Police Department’s decision to go for a “geo-policing” strategy, one where officers largely work in an area they get to know well, sort of like beat cops of old,...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Was That a Wooden Stake at Last?
Was That a Wooden Stake at Last? We trust this is the last time the people of Albemarle will have to repudiate the so-called Western Bypass. Its defeat was urgently necessary in the name of honorable...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Not Good Enough
Not Good Enough Frank Stoner’s vague plan for developing the former Barnes lumber yard in downtown does not deserve rezoning approval. It’s a cheap version of downtown Crozet’s future, and if it...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: 100 and Counting
100 and Counting As the Gazette flashes past month marker 100, careening on its mission to be Crozet’s hometown newspaper, we acknowledge with gratitude our faithful advertisers who have appeared in...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: The Community Comes Before Profit
The Community Comes Before Profit Milestone Partners, the new owners of the 20-acre former Barnes lumber yard in downtown Crozet, has repeatedly raised as an issue the “marketability” of the site as...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: The Capital of Western Albemarle
The Capital of Western Albemarle To get something done in the public sphere you must have organization. And while citizen activism on various issues has done wonders for Crozet, nothing quite gets the...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Vote Yes on the Eminent Domain Amendment
Vote Yes on the Eminent Domain Amendment Next month’s ballot will include a referendum on an amendment to Virginia’s Constitution that will protect Virginians from government attempts to seize their...
View ArticleFrom the Editor: Proven for Generations
Proven for Generations Over the last few years Albemarle County has tried to take over the volunteer fire and rescue services that many sections of the county developed over the years to provide for...
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