Surplus gives Vergennes a modest tax increase

In the 11th hour for adopting a budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), Vergennes officials calculated there would be enough of a surplus left over from the current fiscal year to limit the increase in the city property tax rate needed to support municipal spending in the next year to just over 1 cent.

McGuinness promises to be strong advocate for families

McGuinness promises to be strong advocate for families

Monkton Republican Renee McGuinness knows the Vermont Statehouse well, having testified there on a variety of legislation on behalf of the Vermont Family Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization that, among other things, tracks “current and proposed policies and laws that infringe on parental rights, and (exposes) the potential harms that could occur when such policies and laws are made,” according to its website.

By the way for Jun. 27

Join Tri-Valley Transit officials and boosters this Thursday, June 27, at 4 p.m. for the dedication of a new flower sculpture at the Green Street bus shelter in the heart of downtown Vergennes.

St. Peter’s marks 150th with celebration & renovation

St. Peter’s marks 150th with celebration & renovation

In addition to celebrating its 150th anniversary, the parish is also embarking on a major fund-raising effort for a project that echoes the labor of its parishioners in the early 1870s, when they built the church with their own hands on its current 85 South Maple St. site.