Update: Wednesday meeting should determine city manager’s status

VERGENNES — Vergennes City Manager Daniel Hofman’s future in his job apparently remained to be determined after a 40-minute, closed-door city council session on Tuesday night. After the closed session, the council voted that Mayor Lynn Donnelly and Councilor Jill Murray-Killon should speak with Hofman in a meeting that was scheduled to occur this past Thursday. UPDATE: On Friday night the Vergennes City Council held a two-hour closed-door session devoted to Hofman’s status, but made no decision. That follow … (read more)

VERGENNES — Friday morning’s painstaking recount of the race for the final of four Vergennes City Council seats produced a tie. A special election that must by law be held with the next 30 days will decide the victor.  Former longtime city manager Mel Haw … (read more)

VERGENNES — In what officials said was strong turnout for a special election, Vergennes voters on Tuesday chose three political newcomers and former longtime city manager Mel Hawley, out of a field of 14 candidates, to fill four vacancies on the Vergennes … (read more)

VERGENNES — In what officials said was strong turnout for a special election, Vergennes voters on Tuesday — out of a field of 14 candidates — chose three political newcomers and former longtime city manager Mel Hawley to fill four vacancies on the Vergenn … (read more)

This is the second of two stories in which we introduce readers to the 14 candidates for Vergennes City Council. Read the first here. VERGENNES — On Tuesday, Sept. 22, and in mail-in balloting before then, Vergennes residents will pick four new Vergennes … (read more)

For the pending City Council election in Vergennes, I have cast my vote for the candidates I believe have a vision for the future of our Little City: Ian Huizenga, Dickie Austin, Jill Murray-Killon, and David Small. Our City and our region will need to ad … (read more)

Elections are about making a choice, and the choice usually comes down to change versus status quo. As the first city in Vermont, Vergennes has experienced its share of change. Over the years, some community leaders have embraced change by making thoughtf … (read more)

This is the first of two stories in which we introduce readers to the 14 candidates for Vergennes City Council. Read the second here. VERGENNES — On Tuesday, Sept. 22, and in mail-in balloting before then, Vergennes residents will pick four new Vergennes … (read more)

Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in Vergennes does not stay in Vergennes. I am not a resident of Vergennes but I might as well be. I live in Ferrisburgh. Like many in the neighboring towns of Panton, Addison and Waltham, Vergennes is our downtown. It is our … (read more)

Dear fellow residents of Vergennes, The field for our city’s Sept. 22 special City Council election is crowded, with 14 citizens running for four City Council seats. I am grateful to all 14 candidates for their willingness to serve and their desire to mov … (read more)

With the Vergennes City Council Special Election on Tuesday, Sept. 22, we don’t have time to waste. We’re Ian Huizenga, David Small, Dickie Austin and Jill Murray-Killon, and we hope you’ll vote for us in the Special Election. The last few months have bee … (read more)

VERGENNES — The race to fill four vacant seats on the Vergennes City Council in a Sept. 22 special election is set: 14 residents turned in papers to be on the ballot to challenge for the open slots created by four recent resignations. Several of those run … (read more)

VERGENNES — The race to fill four vacant seats on the Vergennes City Council will have a pretty big field — and there is time for more candidates to enter the contest. As of midday on Wednesday 11 residents had turned in papers announcing their intention … (read more)

VERGENNES — Former longtime city manager Mel Hawley, former mayor and multi-term councilor Mike Daniels, and former multi-term councilor Ziggy Comeau are among the candidates who by Thursday had already filed paperwork for the Sept. 22 special election to … (read more)

VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council will hold a special online meeting at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday to talk about an unspecified allegation against the city’s police department. The one item on the agenda reads, “Discussion regarding accusations that the V … (read more)