New faces fill 5-town area Town Meeting Day ballots

Two communities in the 5-town area of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro will elect new selectboard members on Town Meeting Day after a handful of incumbents decided not to run again. 

The Russell Memorial Library is hosting drop-in Valentine making for all ages for the next two weeks each Friday and Saturday.

Rokeby Educator Tucker Foltz will present a fascinating program about artifacts from the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.

The East Monkton Church Association is hosting a community ‘Celebration of Christmas’ on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m., at the East Monkton Church, 405 Church Road.

The Monkton Museum and Historical Society welcomes you to an 1859 Old Town Hall Open House.

Monkton has made strides in its work revitalizing the town’s historic buildings. 

BSA Troop 525 is gearing up to sell Christmas trees and wreaths again this year.

If you haven’t heard, the MAUSD/ANWSD merger was voted down.

Shame on anyone sending out a flyer with my picture on it.

The Monkton Friends Methodist Church is preparing for its annual dinner on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Those hoping to preserve Monkton’s former town hall are seeking community input on what to do with the historic building.

Monkton-based Vermont Outdoor Guide Association is inviting women into the woods next month for something a little more strenuous that just enjoying the fall colors.

The town of Monkton recently hired its first-ever town administrator. At a Sept. 6 special meeting, the selectboard voted unanimously to have Stan Wilbur of New Haven fill the position beginning later this month. 

Kathleen and Aaron Stine purchased Boyer’s Orchard and Cider Mill in Monkton earlier this year, reopening it under the name Stine Orchard with traditional apple-affiliated goodies and new live music events. 

“There’s something calming for me about getting my hands in the dirt,” Jenne Morton told me recently.