5-Town ballots to feature races for school and selectboards

Monkton voters on Town Meeting Day will elect three new faces to serve on the town’s selectboard, as a few longtime board members decided they will step down, and several residents have stepped up to run for the open spots.

The New Haven Volunteer Fire Department completed the installation of a dry hydrant at 2409 Munger Street on Aug. 16. The installation was part of a comprehensive program to improve fire protection in the rural portions of New Haven.

Douglas Brooks, a boatbuilder, writer, and researcher from Vergennes, will be the featured speaker at the New Haven Community Library on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m., with his talk, “Traditional Boatbuilder from Japan to Hollywood.”

The property is located on Route 17 not far from the village and was officially bought by the town from the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) last month.

Your stinky trash is piling up in your garage and you missed that one, three-hour opportunity every one or two weeks when a hauler is parked at your community’s designated drop-off location to collect rubbish and recyclables.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board has appointed Sarah Louer to fill a vacant seat representing New Haven.

A group of New Haven residents is working to create more opportunities for townspeople to get together — including an outdoor music event on the town green this Saturday.  

A New Haven man will serve 5-10 years in jail, stemming from allegations he caused a July 25, 2020, fatal car accident on Route 7 in Salisbury when he was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs.

Roads in Ferrisburgh, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro were closed Thursday morning after heavy rains inundated the region overnight. 

From black bears and bobcats to gray foxes and gray squirrels, Addison County is home to a plethora of wildlife. It’s also home to many humans. 

Green Mountain Power plans to upgrade its 46kV “Transmission Line 60” through Salisbury, Middlebury, New Haven and Weybridge beginning this fall.

To all MAUSD residents: The budget has failed for a second time in our district, so the school has responded by issuing potential layoff notices to a number of beloved teachers and talking seriously about making major changes to the arts department and sp … (read more)

Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Tuesday defeated a proposed $35.9 million spending plan by 57 votes.

Beeman Elementary School parent Morgen Doane had a clear message for the Mount Abraham Unified School District Board at its March 26 meeting: She and other parents are worried students and educators aren’t getting the support they need.

As of Feb. 15, Ruth Shattuck Bernstein has taken the helm at the New Haven Community Library as its new library director.