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HARTLAND — At the polls on Tuesday, voters approved a school budget of $9.99 million in a vote of 293-161.The budget is expected to result in education spending of $22,842 per equalized pupil, which is nearly 11% higher than that for the current...

WINDSOR — In a close race to represent Windsor on the Mount Ascutney School District Board, Amy McMullen beat Kaitlyn Gould for a three-year seat, 252-234, in Tuesday’s ballot voting.Meanwhile, Nancy J. Pedrick won an uncontested seat to represent...

NEWBURY, Vt. — In ballot voting on Tuesday, voters resoundingly supported a petitioned article asking voters to direct the Selectboard to voice the town’s opposition to the state’s plan to site a juvenile detention facility at 487 Stevens Place in...

NORWICH — At the polls on Tuesday, Norwich voters turned down a 10-year property tax exemption for the Norwich Farm Foundation, 942-323.They also rejected a proposal to eliminate the position of town lister and replace it with a professionally...

POMFRET — In Tuesday’s ballot voting, Pomfret voters approved a municipal budget of $1.77 million, including a general fund of $509,000 and a highway fund of $1.2 million.To support the budget, in total about $1.2 million is expected to come from...

RANDOLPH — Voters residing in the Randolph Police District rejected a police budget of $771,000, of which $499,000 would have come from taxes, in Tuesday’s ballot voting.The tally was 227 against to 136 for. If the budget passed, it would have...

ROYALTON — Royalton voters opted not to move to a town manager form of government, to keep a constable position and disapproved the town’s ordinance regulating the use of all-terrain vehicles on town roads in ballot voting on Tuesday.The vote on the...

By ALEX HANSON

STRAFFORD — In approving town and school budgets and electing officials, voters might have been doing so for the last time at a traditional Town Meeting.Packed into Strafford’s celebrated Town House, residents opted to make all of their future town...

THETFORD — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Thetford voters approved the school budget and elected officials in uncontested races.The school district budget voters approved, 262-68, is $9.34 million, which was up from a nearly $8.8 million school budget...

TUNBRIDGE — Voters at Tunbridge’s floor meeting on Tuesday approved all articles as warned, except they removed one social service organization from the list of appropriations.The Vermont Family Network was denied its $250 request from the town,...

WEATHERSFIELD — Voters approved the Weathersfield School District budget of $7.49 million in Town Meeting Day ballot voting.As approved, the school budget is expected to result in education spending of $20,813 per equalized pupil, which is nearly 1%...

WEST FAIRLEE — In Tuesday’s ballot voting, West Fairlee residents approved a budget and elected municipal officers.The approved municipal budget is $871,000, of which $734,000 is expected to come from taxes. That’s up from the budget voters approved...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WEST WINDSOR — Ninety-six town voters restored tradition on Tuesday, gathering in Story Memorial Hall for the community’s first in-person Town Meeting since the start of the pandemic.Town Moderator Matt Birmingham, serving his 33rd year in the role,...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH ROYALTON — A sparse turnout of Bethel and Royalton voters didn’t have much to say at the annual White River Valley Unified School District meeting until after they’d approved all of the business in front of them.After adopting a budget of nearly...

WINDSOR — In Town Meeting Day ballot voting, Windsor voters easily passed a municipal budget and $1 million to be financed over 20 years or less for upgrading and repairing municipal buildings.The budget is $6.05 million, of which $4.27 million is...

WOODSTOCK — Voters in the seven towns that make up the Windsor Central Supervisory Union approved $1.65 million article to come up with plans to build a new middle high school in Town Meeting Day ballot voting.Voters also passed the $25.84 million...

WOODSTOCK — In ballot voting on Tuesday, Woodstock voters elected town and school officers in uncontested races.Keri Cole was elected to a three-year term on the Selectboard, while Ray Bourgeois earned a two-year term.On the school side, Sam...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

ORFORD — The historic Orford Congregational Church on Main Street, built in 1855, has served generations of residents for traditional church services such as weekly worship, weddings, baptisms and memorial services as well as being a place for...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — The position of fire chief at one time was elected but more recently it has been done by appointment by the Selectboard.Now the department wants to change that.On Town Meeting day, voters will decide whether to give the members of the...

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — Enfield voters will be asked to approve a budget increase of 12.7% at this year’s Town Meeting in Enfield.A little over 7% of the increase is attributed to inflation, Town Manager Ed Morris said. The remaining portion of the increase is the...