Vergennes picks three councilors, three school directors and a new mayor

Vergennes voters on Tuesday decided two contested races for major city offices, while also confirming that Chris Bearor will be the city’s new mayor.

Here’s your town-by-town recap of Town Meeting 2023 action in Addison County.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District board will work with its member communities to fill four vacancies on the panel that failed to draw candidates — or enough write-in votes — to be filled on Town Meeting Day.

Parking spaces at and around Lincoln’s Burnham Hall on Monday evening were about as full as the warning for that evening’s annual town meeting, held in person for the first time in three years.

Addison Central School District voters on Tuesday filled five seats on the ACSD’s 13-member governing board, with four of those spots decided in hotly contested elections.

Here are the key takeaways from town meetings around the county. Find full results in Thursday’s paper.

Here’s what to expect at each of the town meetings in Addison County this week.

Next Tuesday, March 7, is Town Meeting Day. Many towns have their official meetings on Monday evening March 6, with Australian balloting the next day. 

I am writing to recommend Hildie Stone for the Bridport seat on the Addison Central School District Board.

As a current Board member myself, I know these two will contribute to building healthy, vibrant, and high-achieving schools across our district that our communities can trust and rely on.

Ms. Romp, and indeed the entire ACSD community, was done a disservice by leaving her views out of the Q … (read more)

I take very seriously my role on the board and understand the importance of providing clean and safe drinking water to our member towns.

As a father of two young children attending school in our district, Chris is fully invested in the future of our schools, the success of our students, and the strength of our towns.

The ACSD school board ballot will be very full this year. I am proud to support Hilda Stone and Ron Makleff.

I do not come to this role with my mind set on solutions. I am open minded and humble about what I need to learn from prior work and others’ expertise.