Salisbury town meeting preview 2020

SALISBURY — Salisbury voters on Town Meeting Day will be asked to eliminate the elected position of auditor, establish a new energy fund, and field two advisory referenda that seek to give residents a bigger say in the leadership and future of their local elementary school. Article 9 on the warning pitches the elimination of the town auditor post, with future audits to be provided by a public accountant. Article 10 recommends creation of an Energy Fund, seeded annually with at least $500 per year, to be tap … (read more)

In January, the Salisbury selectboard voted unanimously to separate Salisbury’s payment to the Brandon-Leicester-Salisbury-Goshen-Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG) into Article 11 on the town meeting ballot. On Election Day, Tuesday, March 3 (Super … (read more)

SALISBURY — The continual loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitat, forest lands, agricultural lands, recreational lands, and diminishing ecosystem services, is happening at an alarming rate. Is it sustainable? Is it in the best interest of Vermonters? … (read more)

SALISBURY — Louise D. Ellwood, 94, died on Jan. 9, 2020, at home in Salisbury with her family at the bedside. The family wants to thank all the caring professionals at Elderly Services, Project Independence, Addison County Home Health and Hospice and the … (read more)

SALISBURY — Douglas W. Goodrich, son of Wilbur and Hazel (Douglas) Goodrich, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Shard Villa in Salisbury within one week of his 98th birthday. He was born on the family farm a half mile south of there, and lived in … (read more)

Cheryl Rose Kirby, 43, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 24, 1976, in Middlebury, Vt., to Linda and Randall Kirby. She graduated from MUHS in 1994. She is survived by her dau … (read more)

SALISBURY — Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Salisbury Community School performed Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on Dec. 5.  The students provided a lot of thoughtful reactions to their experience learning about and performing … (read more)

SALISBURY — The town of Salisbury will host its 14th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration this coming Saturday evening. Everyone is invited to gather at Salisbury’s Veterans Memorial Park, across from Maple Meadow Farm, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. … (read more)

SALISBURY — BARN OPERA completes its second season “The Season of Love” with Giancarlo Menotti’s holiday opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” This production will be performed by an all-Vermont principal cast as well as a local amateur chorus, on Friday … (read more)

BRANDON/SALISBURY — Barn Opera of Brandon will complete its second season — “The Season of Love” — with a presentation of Giancarlo Menotti’s holiday opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at Salisbury Congregational Church on Dec. 13 and 14. “Amahl” is t … (read more)

SALISBURY — Vanguard Renewables and Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) received the 2019 American Biogas Council Up-and-Coming Biogas Project award for the Goodrich Farm Anaerobic Digester project in Salisbury, at the organization’s awards ceremony on Oct. 29.  Th … (read more)

SALISBURY — Residents of the Addison-2 Legislative District (Cornwall, Goshen, Hancock, Leicester, Ripton and Salisbury) are invited to join Rep. Peter Conlon for a look at how the Legislative process works in Vermont, from idea, to bill, to law, and how … (read more)

Courtney and George had been dating for eight years and were out to celebrate at Fire & Ice for dinner. They ordered drinks and exchanged cards. In no particular rush, Courtney pushed hers aside to first examine the menu, but George insisted she open it r … (read more)

Chelsea is a native of Salisbury, but now lives just over the eastern border, in North Haverhill, New Hampshire. It was there that she met Gabriel. After being initially introduced online, the couple’s first date was at the Walmart in Lebanon. It must hav … (read more)

SALISBURY — Vermont State Police on Thursday provided the name of the man whose body was found dead in Salisbury on Tuesday morning. The body of 34-year-old Nicholas Louras of Rutland was found off Route 53/Lake Dunmore Road in Salisbury on the morning of … (read more)