Shoreham Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

SHOREHAM — Mirroring a trend throughout the county, Shoreham residents at their town meeting approved all the articles on their warning, including an array of financial requests. On Monday, those present at Shoreham’s annual gathering passed, by voice votes, a proposed fiscal year 2027 highway budget of $1,110,500, and its general fund budget of $483,997, reflecting increases of 3.4% and 2.3% respectively. Voters also approved setting the payment of real and personal property taxes on or before Tuesday, Nov … (read more)

Salisbury Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

SALISBURY — Salisbury residents on Town Meeting Day passed all the items on their warning, including an appropriation to eradicate mosquitoes and a universal healthcare-related resolution. Residents voted 119-48 in favor of spending $17,588 for the Otter … (read more)

Ripton Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

RIPTON — Brooke Wilcox topped Milo Tudor, 131-25, in the Town Meeting Day race for a three-year term on the selectboard, succeeding incumbent Laurie Cox, who decided not to seek reelection after 40 years of service. Residents also passed by resounding voi … (read more)

Middlebury Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents at their March 2 annual meeting approved, by voice vote, a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget of $15,998,045 — a roughly 9.9% increase — and then, on March 3, decided a contested race for two spots in the town selectboard. … (read more)

Cornwall Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

CORNWALL — Cornwall residents at their town meeting elected Barbara Greenwood in a contested race for the selectboard and passed every item on their warning with little debate. Greenwood bested Shawn Fetterolf, 116-87, in the race for a two-year term on t … (read more)

Bridport Town Meeting Day 2026 Results

Bridport residents at their town meeting this week endorsed all the items on its town meeting agenda, including the purchase — for up to $140,000 — of a new backhoe and associated equipment, using fund balance from the community’s Department of Public Wor … (read more)

New report lists county prosecutor’s ‘significant failures’

Researchers commissioned by the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs describe ‘crying, screaming or throwing items in the office” of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.

Cox bids farewell to Ripton selectboard after four decades

During her selectboard tenure, Laurie Cox has helped Ripton negotiate a gift-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Middlebury College; update town office technology, rebuild after 11 floods, and plan construction of a new municipal fire station and sand/salt sh … (read more)

Area schools get report card from state

Shoreham Elementary School has been flagged as one of a dozen Vermont public schools in line to receive assistance from the state of Vermont due to declining student performance.

Boosters seek turf field at MUHS

Local high school sports supporters have joined forces to resurrect the push for installation of artificial turf at MUHS’s Doc Collins Field.

Foster to cap storied career as real estate broker

Nancy Foster has been a leading real estate agent in Addison County for nearly 50 years.

Shoreham Town Meeting Day 2026 Preview

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Middlebury Town Meeting Day 2026 Preview

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Ripton Town Meeting Day 2026 Preview

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Salisbury Town Meeting Day 2026 Preview

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