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By LIZ SAUCHELLI

SOUTH ROYALTON — For the third time in seven months, Bethel and Royalton voters rejected a $3.8 million bond to renovate the White River Unified School District’s middle and high schools .

NEW LONDON — In less than 20 minutes Wednesday night, about 400 voters opted to indefinitely postpone a decision on a bond to purchase a property and continue planning for a new police station.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

HANOVER — The item that prompted the most discussion at the annual Hanover Town Meeting on Tuesday night was an article brought by petition calling on the town manager and police chief not to enter any agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

NEWPORT — In all-day balloting Tuesday, voters approved an $11.1 million budget, three-year contracts for police and public works and reelected two Selecboard incumbents.

Articles of note: One article seeks $2.7 million for a lead service line inventory and repairs. Another article seeks $640,000 for the completion of the Unity Road Water Main Project. There would be no tax impact for either article as repayment of debt from the projects would come from the Water Fund. A petitioned article asks voters whether they will accept Lucinda Circle Way as a town road.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A Dartmouth sophomore is challenging an incumbent Selectboard member of almost two decades for a seat on the board in this month’s municipal election.

BRADFORD, Vt. — Voters added $100,000 to put toward food services in the Oxbow School District’s four schools during the annual school meeting on Wednesday night.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — From preventing the Hanover Police Department from entering into agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remote meeting participation, voters will be asked to decide a wide range of issues this Town Meeting.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

BRADFORD, Vt. — Residents of the two-town Oxbow Unified Union School District will vote on a $21.4 million budget during the annual School Meeting Wednesday evening.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Selectboard is seeking public support for an $11.1 million budget this year, after voters rejected the board’s proposal last year.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SUNAPEE — After voters rejected a proposed town budget earlier this month, officials are scrambling to make the nearly $800,000 in cuts required to operate under a default budget.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

NEW LONDON — A decision to have voters reconsider two items from Town Meeting means no votes taken during the session earlier this month are valid until the outstanding articles are reconsidered.

PIERMONT — The approximately 30 voters at Tuesday night’s annual school meeting reduced the proposed school budget by about $50,000.

WOODSTOCK VILLAGE — In Australian ballot voting on Tuesday, Village voters elected Brenda Blakeman and Lisa Lawlor to trustee positions in uncontested races.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Selectboard is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to discuss a proposed $39.1 million town budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.

HAVERHILL — During Saturday’s floor meeting, voters rejected an article that would have adopted an SB2 form of voting, which would have allowed for ballot voting on all town issues on the second Tuesday of March.

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — During Saturday’s floor meeting, voters approved a petitioned article calling on state elected officials to reject expansion of taxpayer funding for private education.

DORCHESTER — Voters approved a raise of $8,000 for the town clerk and tax collector position during Town Meeting on Saturday.

PIERMONT — Residents approved a $1.05 million proposal to build a new town office building during Saturday’s Town Meeting at Piermont Village School.

UNITY — Voters easily approved a proposal to withdraw from SAU 6 with Claremont at the annual school meeting on Saturday.

By LUKAS DUNFORD

PLAINFIELD — The future of education was a point of contention during Saturday’s annual School District and Town meetings.