Letter to the editor: Adult allies are essential to promote student voices

I am using my voice to support Ron Makleff and Jess Venable Novak for Addison Central School District board; two advocates who I know will stand up for my peers and our community as a whole.

Letter to the editor: Venable-Novak, Makleff best for current crisis

This Town Meeting Day, I will be bringing to the polls my hopes and dreams for my daughter’s future. Now 8 years old, these next 10 years will set her on the course for adulthood, with an Addison Central School District public education as the foundation … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Defeat Apartheid question on Town Meeting Day ballot in Vergennes

Two proud daughters of Vergennes are deeply dismayed to learn about the decision to include Article 7 on the March 4 ballot. The City of Vergennes should refrain from taking official stances on foreign affairs.

Three vie for MAUSD board seats in Bristol

Bristol’s Town Meeting Day ballot on March 4 will feature a three-person race for two seats representing the town on the Mount Abraham Unified School District Board.

$49.5M sewer plant vote is coming

You flush your toilet, you move on, right? Well, people whose sewage ends up at Middlebury’s wastewater treatment plant are about to get a vivid reminder that there’s a lot more to removing waste than flushing.

Eight seek spots on Monkton selectboard

Highlighting Town Meeting Day voting in Monkton are races for three seats on the town’s selectboard, which have opened up after a few longtime members decided to step down from their posts.

Panton selectboard candidates outline their views

Two candidates are running for a seat on the Panton selectboard on Town Meeting Day. They are longtime incumbent Howard Hall and challenger Reece Jaring.

Bristol police district budget set for vote

On Town Meeting Day, voters who live in the Bristol Police District (primarily the village) will consider a proposed fiscal year 2026 spending plan of $688,370. The spending plan would require $533,088 to be raised by taxes.

Shoreham voter info session is Feb. 22

Each year on the Shoreham Town Meeting Ballot, voters are asked if the town should contribute funds for a variety of local social service agencies. You may not know much about some of them. Here is your chance to find out more

Letter to the editor: Library trustee seeks reelection

I am Elizabeth “Betsy” Almeter, currently a Trustee on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board. I have served a three-year term and am seeking re-election on March 4 as a write-in Candidate for a one-year term.

Letter to the editor: ACSD budget merits support

On March 4, Addison Central School District voters will have the opportunity to vote on the ACSD FY26 spending plan. With the educational changes being discussed in Montpelier, I believe it is especially important to exercise your right to vote to show yo … (read more)

Letter to the editor: ACSD board candidate shares campaign priorities

My name is Jess Venable-Novak and I am one of the Middlebury candidates running for the Addison Central School District School Board.

A dozen run for spots on Bristol library board

Without a doubt, the most crowded races on Bristol’s Town Meeting Day ballot this year will be those for seats on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board of Trustees.

Bristol to weigh 8.3% hike in town spending

The Bristol selectboard has approved a fiscal year 2026 budget proposal that reflects $3,784,825 in total spending, up 8.31% from the current year.

Two in New Haven run for MAUSD board

New Haven voters on Town Meeting Day will weigh in on a two-person race for one of the town’s seats on the Mount Abraham Unified School District Board.

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