City to choose between Hawley and Small on Oct. 20

VERGENNES — Barring another tie, Vergennes residents will pick the seventh member of their city council this coming Tuesday, and it’ll either be former longtime City Manager Mel Hawley or former councilor David Small, a sales and marketing professional.  A recount of Sept. 22 balloting showed the two candidates tied,  339-339, for a term on the council that will expire on Town Meeting Day in March.  Hawley entered the Sept. 25 recount with a one-vote lead, but the Vergennes Board of Civil Authority’s painst … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Small earns youth support

We are young people who grew up in Vergennes and we know what is at stake.  We have witnessed our local and national leaders fail to collaborate on the most important issues of our time, fail to put the people’s interests first, and fail to act with integ … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Four city council candidates ask for your vote

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)