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.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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Preview: Randolph voters to decide on contested Selectboard races

by Sofia Langlois February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Jennifer Barker, left, and Carol Hall fill out their ballots during Town Meeting Day at White River Valley High School in South Royalton, Vt., on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Voters were asked to weigh in on whether the town should adopt flood hazard area regulations, and on a $6.17 million bond for school improvements. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus)

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Preview: Royalton voters to decide on AI and crypto data center moratorium

by Staff Report February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Marcy Marceau, left, talks to Town Clerk Catherine Sartor while voting by paper ballot to elect a school board member to a three-year term during the Annual School Meeting at Sharon Elementary School in Sharon, Vt., on Monday, March 4, 2024. Marceau, nominated by her son Joseph, ran against current board chair Will Davis, who won his reelection 76-12. (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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Preview: Sharon voters to decide on Town Meeting day and time

by Staff Report February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Voters place slips of paper into a ballot box, watched over by Constable Ed Eastman, center, Town Clerk Lisa Bragg, second from right, and Assistant Town Clerk Regina Josler, right, during Town Meeting in Strafford, Vt., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Attendees voted to switch to Australian ballot for election of town officials, adoption of budget items and voting on public questions. (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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Preview: No contested races for Strafford Selectboard or School Board in upcoming election

by Marion Umpleby February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Selectboard member Sharon Harkay campaigns outside Town Hall in Thetford, Vt., with her dog Jada and Orin Pacht, who is a candidate for Harkay's seat, on Tuesday, March, 2, 2021. ( 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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Preview: Thetford voters to consider budget increase and school funding

by Alex Ebrahimi February 20, 2026February 20, 2026