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Joyce Dion, left, and George Ostler, center, rest their heads in their hands while listening to the board’s response to a question about last year’s budget surplus asked by Alex Bird, top right, during the Annual School Meeting at Sharon Elementary School in Sharon, Vt., on Monday, March 4, 2024. Following changes to Act 127, the school board moved to amend their proposed budget from the floor, eliminating a $475,000 one-time expenditure. (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.

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Results: Sharon voters approve town, school budgets

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Four-year-old Alex Ostrom watches his mother Deborah Ostrom as she votes in Weathersfield town elections at Martin Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Ascutney, Vt. (Valley News - Jovelle Tamayo) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Results: Weathersfield voters reject town and school budgets

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 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.

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Results: Pomfret approves local option taxes

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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Results: Windsor OKs funds for dam, skate park

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Selectboard member Mary Linehan, left, and Town Clerk Lisa Bragg wait for voters at the town offices in Strafford, Vt., during Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Most voters were dropping their ballots in a box outside the offices, but they could fill out their ballot inside if needed. Town Meeting is very different for Vermont towns this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Linehan and Bragg were discussing the possibilities of new town offices. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Results: Strafford voters approve budgets, elect officers

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Before voting in Norwich, Vt., resident Mark Lilienthal tells his son Luke Lilienthal, 7, he will meet him outside Tracy Hall on March 6, 2018 after he finishes. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Results: Norwich voters approve budgets, elect board members

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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Results: Woodstock voters approve wastewater system upgrades

by Staff Report March 4, 2026July 2, 2026

Outside the newly-renovated Fairlee Town Hall residents Clyde Gardner and Sonie Farnham share a laugh after Town Meeting in Fairlee, Vt., on Tuesday, March, 5, 2019. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Results: Fairlee voters opt to create Conservation Commission

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

Melissa Walker, of Bridgewater, Vt., voices her concerns about immediately voting to tear down the Bridgewater Village School at a town meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. (Valley News - John Happel) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Results: Bridgewater voters approve budget, elect Tarleton

by Staff Report March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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Results: Newbury voters approve land swap for conservation

by Sofia Langlois March 3, 2026March 3, 2026