Roads, spending dominate discussion at Monkton town meeting

The roughly three-hour gathering saw voters approve town and highway budget asks, reject a request for funds to repair Piney Woods Road and pose suggestions and questions to the selectboard over aspects of town operations.

MONKTON — Over 100 Monkton residents filed into Monkton Central School for their town’s annual meeting this past Saturday. At that meeting, voters fielded an amended general fund expenditures request of $1,007,324.89, an increase of 14.75% over the curren … (read more)

Town Meeting is Saturday, Feb. 28, starting at 10 a.m. at the Monkton Central School.

Here’s what to expect this Town Meeting Day in Monkton.

Here’s what to expect this Town Meeting Day in Monkton.

Monkton offers Minibeats, a chance to hear author and Vermont historian Kevin Graffagnino speak about his new book, and Toddler Storytime at the Russell Memorial Library.

Most voters in the 5-town area won’t see any contested races for seats on their local school and selectboards this Town Meeting Day.

The 2013 graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School recently earned a doctorate from the University of Rochester.

The intentional community for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities is raising $1.7 million for the construction of a new road and additional home on the property.

Art night, poetry club, Sunday yoga and historical society meetings are just some of the events coming up in Monkton.

Adrienne Raphael is converting a garage at 216 Monkton Ridge into a new general store and coffee shop.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming Monkton events.

You are invited to a Puzzlepalooza at the Russell Memorial Library on Thursday, Dec. 18, where teams will attempt to complete the same 500-piece puzzle first.

Come to the East Monkton Church at 405 Church Road for a Welcome Winter celebration on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m.

Monkton’s Russell Memorial Library is launching its Armchair Adventure series with a talk by Ivor Hughes, who will discuss his backpacking trip retracting gold rush routes through Yukon Territory.