Voters OK $3.5M to replace Vergennes/Panton water main

Residents of Vergennes and Panton on Wednesday voted in favor of spending up to $3.52 million to install almost a mile of the most troubled water mains in the Vergennes/Panton Water District, including into Ferrisburgh.

Vergennes Black sheriff honored in his birthplace

An unexpected phone call to Oakham, Mass., resident Larry Schuyler ultimately led to the installation of two historic markers — one in Vergennes, one in Virginia — highlighting Stephen Bates’s rise from slavery to become the first Black sheriff in the Nor … (read more)

Garrow hired as executive director at Vergennes Partnership

The Vergennes Partnership has hired a new executive director to coordinate efforts to promote the Little City.

Letter to the editor: No-vote urged on resolutions

We urge voters in Vergennes and several other Vermont towns to reject well-meant but futile resolutions attacking Israel.

Learn about the Dalrymple Brothers on Feb. 8

Vergennes Historian Susan Ferland will be giving a talk about the Dalrymple Brothers of Vergennes on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m., at the Cross Life Church, 1759 Route 7 in Ferrisburgh.

Letter to the editor: Criticizing Israeli regime is not antisemitism

I would like to offer another (Jewish) perspective on the Apartheid Free Communities measure on the Vergennes town meeting ballot.

Vergennes & Panton residents to vote on $3.5 million water bond

The money would fix 90-year-old water mains along Main Street and Monkton Road that have sprung leaks recently.

Vergennes area to see contested elections

There are contested Town Meeting Day races in two of the five communities that include Vergennes and the four other towns northwest corner of Addison County.

Letter to the editor: City ballot item called ‘divisive’

I write to oppose the anti-Israel non-binding referendum on the Vergennes Town Meeting Day ballot. Israel is a vibrant democracy. Palestinian Israelis vote alongside Jewish Israelis in all elections. Arab countries of the Middle East and Africa are weak d … (read more)

City voters to weigh in on pro-Palestine article

Vergennes residents on Town Meeting Day will have a chance to tell city councilors to take a stand in the war between Israel and the Palestinian people.

March 4 ballot in Vergennes is shaping up

Due to expiring terms, potential races loom in March on the Vergennes ballot for mayor, three city council seats, two seats on the Addison Northwest School District Board, and one seat on the Vergennes-Panton Water District Board.

‘Surgical changes’ to city plan eyed

The Vergennes City Council last week gave final approval to a planning commission proposal to allow city zoning officials greater flexibility in handling some applications, notably for proposals to create more housing units.

Police replace stolen flag that flew for late veteran

Vergennes Police Sergeant Adam O’Neill knew quickly on New Year’s Eve that the woman calling the station was upset. City homeowner Tracy Tembreull was reporting the theft of an item from her family’s South Maple Street front porch. It was an item that in … (read more)

Water main break hits Vergennes, Ferrisburgh

An early Wednesday morning water main break under Monkton Road cut off water to major portions of Vergennes and Ferrisburgh and ended classes for the day at Vergennes Union High School and Ferrisburgh Central School.

‘How do you fly a stolen flag?’

Earlier this month, members of the Vergennes Police Department secured an American flag to replace one that was stolen from a city family’s South Maple Street home. The flag honored a member of the family who was a Purple Heart veteran and who had taken h … (read more)

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