Town-City-Government Archives - Page 15 of 330 - Valley News

News

Preview: Bridgewater voters to decide on $1.8 million budget and Selectboard election

by Liz Sauchelli February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Andy Pomerantz speaks during Town Meeting at Chelsea Town Hall in Chelsea, Vt., on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Voters decided on items including the town budget and funding for nonprofit agencies during the meeting, but residents could vote by Australian ballot throughout the day on whether the town should withdraw from the First Branch Unified School District. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Two candidates vie for Chelsea Selectboard

by Staff Report February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Dan Wing, left, makes an announcement about a program to build insulating window inserts while holding up an example during Town Meeting in Corinth, Vt., on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. “What if your windows are bigger than that?” an attendee jokingly asked. “Well then you’re just out of luck,” Wing responded, prompting a collective laugh. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Voters to decide on eliminating constable office in Corinth

by Clare Shanahan February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Fairlee election official Hod Palmer counts hands during a vote during Fairlee's Town Meeting on Tuesday, March, 5, 2019 in Fairlee, Vt. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Fairlee voters to decide on proposed $1.53 million budget

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

.Jim Dow, who lives in Brockway District between Quechee and West Hartford, listens to Judith Bettis raise a question about property taxes at Hartford's pre-Town Meeting session in White River Junction, Vt., on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Rick Russell photograph

News

Preview: Hartford voters to decide on $8.36 million bond for water main improvements

by Clare Shanahan February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Hartland resident James Sturm sketches fellow residents during the Hartland Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Hartland Vt. This is the first in-person meeting since 2020, due to the pandemic. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Voters to decide on $50,000 for North Hartland School demolition

by Alex Ebrahimi February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

From left, Brenda Highland, assistant to the town clerk, and Amanda Beaulieu, lister, talk to Wally Fischer as he collects his ballot to vote on a $700,000 bond to build a new town fire station during Town Meeting at Newbury Village Hall in Newbury, Vt., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Fischer was dressed in his firefighting gear because a boiler malfunction set off a smoke detector in the building, leading to a response from the fire department. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus)

News

Preview: Newbury to vote on land gift and conservation easement for Tucker Mountain

by Sofia Langlois February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Mary Brownlow, wearing an alpaca hat at left, touches the mink coat worn by Selectboard candidate Priscilla Vincent, middle, as Doug Wilberding, right, looks on outside the polls at Tracy Hall in Norwich, Vt., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. "It is organic and compostable and the warmest thing I've ever owned," said Vincent. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Norwich voters to decide on property tax exemptions for local organizations

by Clare Shanahan February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Cathy Emmons, left, addresses a point of confusion with Pomfret town officials, from left, Selectboard Member Meg Emmons, Town Clerk Rebecca Fielder, Moderator Kevin Geiger and Selectboard Chair John Peters during a brief recess from a special town meeting at The Prosper Valley School in Pomfret, Vt., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Cathy Emmons was unsure whether everyone in attendance understood that after voting to switch to Australian ballot that the statutorily-required informational meeting would now function as the annual gathering to discuss town business, with no Town Meeting being held on the day of voting. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Pomfret considers 1% sales tax on meals and beverages

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

A handful of Randolph, Vt., town officials gather in front of the Chandler Music Hall to convene Town Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. “You may demand a meeting, it is yours to demand,” Moderator Kelly Green told the gathering, comprised of Clerk and Treasurer Emery Mattheis, Assistant Clerk Ann LaPerle, Selectboard Member Larry Satcowitz, Justice of the Peace George Phillips, and resident Forrest MacGregor. “I think this meeting should be happening and I don’t think we should be doing this. I’m getting feisty,” she said before adjourning the meeting, to be reconvened in March, 2023, as was also done in 2021 due to the pandemic. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

News

Preview: Randolph voters to decide on contested Selectboard races

by Sofia Langlois February 20, 2026February 20, 2026