Lions’ ‘Toys for Christmas’ provides holiday joy for the ninth year

The Vergennes Lions Club’s Toys for Christmas Program provides new toys, gifts and even bicycles for hundreds of children each year.

Substance treatment center Valley Vista returns to Vergennes

In partnership with the Vermont Department of Health, Valley Vista has opened 27 new residential treatment beds at its Vergennes facility.

Commodore senior is one of two Vermonters going to D.C.

The Vermont Principals’ Association last week announced Vermont’s 2026 United States Senate Youth Program delegates, and one of them is from Vergennes.

Vergennes workforce housing effort gets $1M grant, land

A big grant and a property transfer moves forward the effort to develop 74 units of workforce housing on a 14.4-acre parcel off North Main Street.

Bixby Library hires experienced director

Jennifer Pearson, the Bixby’s new library director, has extensive library and management experience.

Santa, start your engines for the tractor parade

Move over, sleighs – Vergennes is ringing in the holiday season with its first-ever Holiday Roll Tractor Parade.

City eyes uses for local option taxes

The Vergennes city council appears to be getting ready to serve a proposal to voters this coming March.

Vietnam veterans honored with quilts for their service

On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Seth Warner-Rhoda Farrand Chapter of the DAR held a Quilts of Valor ceremony for two local Vietnam veterans — Steve McElroy and Joanne Reynolds.

Twisty, squishy and squeaky event brings free fun for the family to Vergennes

Mike Randall from the Big Blue Trunk will bring his balloon art to LuLu’s and Rocker’s Pizzeria on Saturday, Nov. 22, for two free family-friendly events.

Singers find a new venue for the annual Thanksgiving Community Hymn Sing in Vergennes

The Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church will host the Thanksgiving Community Hymn Sing on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. Proceeds and donations still benefit the All Access Project at the Vergennes Opera House.

Council approves zoning changes in Vergennes

The updated regulations allow retail uses in the city’s Historic Neighborhood District near downtown and residential uses in the city’s three-part Commercial District.

Vergennes police deal with drug cases

City cops in the past two weeks dealt with two separate cocaine-related cases that between them resulted in citations issued to five citizens

Vergennes city council leans toward buying youth club building

Vergennes voters are likely to decide in March whether the city should buy the former Boys & Girls Club building at 20 Armory Lane.

Battery storage plant pitched for city

A Virginia firm will soon propose a 5-megawatt battery storage plant on a vacant Panton Road lot, a company representative told the Vergennes City Council last week.

City eyes new way to boost housing project

Two funding sources could help the city of Vergennes establish a major workforce housing project off North Main Street in the city’s Northern Gateway District. 

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