Addison


  • Letter to the editor: Be wary of candidates who are running as a ‘block’

    The recent oversight in the town of Addison’s election process, failure to remember selectmen’s terms, was unfortunate. However, if I read the Vermont statute correctly, the selectman… “serves…

  • Candidates introduced to Addison voters

    Candidates introduced to Addison voters

    Arguably Addison County’s liveliest Town Meeting Day election this year may be found in the lakefront town that shares its name with the county, Addison.

  • Addison ballot hits snafu with misprint

    The five-member Addison selectboard has pointed to a misprint in Addison’s 2022 town report as the issue behind the board’s decision to juggle selectboard term lengths on the…

  • Letter to the editor: Addison has an election anomaly

    You will note an anomaly in the number of selectboard positions up for election this year. In a typical year, there would be no more than two board…

  • Nine running for 3 seats in Addison

    Three incumbents on the Addison selectboard face challengers for their selectboard seats in Town Meeting Day voting.

  • Addison Historical Society meets Sunday, Feb. 11

    The February Addison Town Historical Society meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, will feature a special guest speaker, local historian Bernard Noble.

  • DAR mansion to hold an open house this Saturday

    DAR mansion to hold an open house this Saturday

    A free open house will be held at the DAR’s John Strong Mansion in Addison on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and again from 2 to…

  • Addison homeowners to see property tax rates go up

    As Addison Northwest School District officials projected before Town Meeting Day voting, Addison homeowners are looking at major increases in their 2023-2024 Fiscal Year (FY24) homestead property tax…

  • Addison town hall fix could move forward

    Addison town hall fix could move forward

    The Addison selectboard appeared to be ready on Wednesday, July 5, to take a key step to advance the voter-approved plan to renovate the town’s former town hall…

  • John Strong Mansion open for tours

    John Strong Mansion open for tours

    The John Strong Mansion/Museum, located at 6656 Route 17 in Addison, is open for the season.

  • Addison property transfers

    Addison property transfers

    The following arms-length real estate sales were recorded in Addison between January 2022 and April 2023.

  • Addison teen heading to national rodeo

    Addison teen heading to national rodeo

    Lea Krause, an 11th-grader at Vergennes Union High School, has once again earned a position on the National High School rodeo team representing Vermont.

  • Letter to the editor: Addison project must be defined

    My questions regarding the will of the people, as demonstrated in last November’s Town Hall bond vote, have been rebuffed at two successive board meetings with robust arguments…

  • Letter to the editor: Addison delays town hall project

    On Nov. 8, 2022, a majority of residents of the Town of Addison voted to approve a bond to finally renovate the Historic Town Hall.

  • Letter to the editor: Addison Town Hall repair has been a saga

    All those who voted last November on the bond for the Addison Town Hall renovation might be wondering what’s happening. Here’s an attempt at an update.

  • New faces dot city-area ballots

    A few new faces and one contested race will dot the March 7 ballots in the four towns surrounding Vergennes, while also some incumbents, including the chair of…