Three to vie for two Midd selectboard seats

Middlebury voters on March 5 will decide a three-person race for two seats on their selectboard, a contest that’ll involve an incumbent, a former selectman, and the community’s former longtime town planner.

Ferrisburgh has race; city sees status quo

Barring stunning write-in results, the status quo will rule on the Vergennes City Council after Town Meeting Day, but the Ferrisburgh selectboard will have a new member after March 5 voting.

Nine running for 3 seats in Addison

Three incumbents on the Addison selectboard face challengers for their selectboard seats in Town Meeting Day voting.

Bristol, Lincoln have newcomers on the ballot

On Town Meeting Day, voters in Bristol and Lincoln will weigh in on contested races for open seats on their respective town’s selectboard.

ACSD sees unopposed seats

Four people are running unopposed for four seats on the Addison Central School District board, which governs the preK-12 public school system serving students in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.

Middlebury finalizes town meeting agenda

The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday finalized a fiscal year 2025 municipal budget and March 5 town meeting warning. It also received a progress report for one of the largest housing proposals in the history of the town.

Letter to the editor: Thanks to all who helped with Cornwall breakfast

The Friends of Cornwall School would like to thank everyone who helped make our first Town Meeting Breakfast on Saturday, March 4th, a relative success.

Letter to the editor: Why our town meetings matter

Another Town Meeting Day has come and gone, accompanied by not only praise for a tradition handed down over multiple generations, but also questions about the viability and future of an institution which some would say has outlived its usefulness.

Letter to the editor: Ripton gathering unsurpassed

I always enjoy town meeting, but last Monday night at Ripton was truly special.

Vergennes picks three councilors, three school directors and a new mayor

Vergennes voters on Tuesday decided two contested races for major city offices, while also confirming that Chris Bearor will be the city’s new mayor.

Town Meeting results 2023

Here’s your town-by-town recap of Town Meeting 2023 action in Addison County.

Middlebury OKs town spending, $3.5M water tank and more

Middlebury’s first in-person town meeting in three years drew roughly 100 residents on Monday. Those present agreeably dispatched all the business on their warning — including an almost $13 million fiscal year 2024 budget for Addison County’s shire town o … (read more)

Mount Abe board seeks members

The Mount Abraham Unified School District board will work with its member communities to fill four vacancies on the panel that failed to draw candidates — or enough write-in votes — to be filled on Town Meeting Day.

Residents show strong backing for their schools

Addison County residents showed strong support for education on Tuesday, when all local school budgets passed, four out of five by large margins. 

Lincoln residents talk challenges, celebrate community

Parking spaces at and around Lincoln’s Burnham Hall on Monday evening were about as full as the warning for that evening’s annual town meeting, held in person for the first time in three years.

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