Tunbridge votes to expand policingBy JOHN LIPPMAN
TUNBRIDGE — Voters added $40,000 to the budget to pay for expanded policing and gave the Selectboard the green light to draw up a noise ordinance and adopt a “declaration of inclusion” affirming the town welcomes everyone regardless of their race or...
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
SHARON — Residents overwhelmingly voted against switching all town business to Australian ballot voting during Tuesday’s traditional Town Meeting.Just under 100 people turned out to Sharon Elementary School Tuesday morning to debate town business...
Newbury’s Royston ends 27-year run on SelectboardBy FRANCES MIZE
NEWBURY, Vt. — After being regaled with stories of its former owner, a Finnish farmer, and the old ski tow that once tugged residents up a slope on the land, voters at Town Meeting directed the Selectboard not to sell a 24-acre parcel of town property...
Sharon reduces school budget and sticks with three-member boardBy CHRISTINA DOLAN
SHARON — The approximately 90 residents gathered in Sharon Elementary School’s gymnasium Monday night voted to reduce the school budget and rejected a petition to increase the size of the School Board.Voters also reelected Will Davis to his second...
BRIDGEWATER — Voters at Bridgewater’s Town Meeting on Tuesday approved all articles as warned.Of the town’s 702 registered voters, 134 checked in for the meeting, Town Clerk Nancy Robinson said in a Tuesday email.Among the articles voters approved...
By PATRICK O’GRADY
NORTH CHARLESTOWN — An article on the Fall Mountain School District warrant asks Charlestown voters if they want to permanently close the North Charlestown Community School and return ownership to the Farwell Trust. The trust donated the original...
By ALEX HANSON
BETHEL — It’s a rare annual meeting at which the controversial issues are raised in the “other business” portion just before adjournment.After passing a budget of nearly $14.4 million by a vote of 98-28 on Monday evening, voters from Bethel and...
WEST FAIRLEE — Voters approved all articles as warned at Saturday’s floor meeting.Of West Fairlee’s 521 registered voters, there were 31 present at the meeting, Town Clerk Staci Sargent said in a Tuesday email. That puts turnout at 6%.Among the items...
By FRANCES MIZE
LYME — Voters will be asked to approve a $2.6 million dollar construction bond at the annual Lyme school meeting on Thursday, which will be conducted by floor vote at 6 p.m. in the Lyme School Gymnasium. The fate of the bond, which must be supported...
Four vie for three Lebanon School Board seatsBy PATRICK ADRIAN
LEBANON — On March 12, four candidates, including one incumbent and three challengers, will face off for three seats on the School Board. Lilian Maughan, the current School Board chairwoman, is competing against John D’Entremont, Richard Ford Burley...
RANDOLPH — Voters at Town Meeting on Saturday opted for the status quo.In Saturday’s floor meeting at Chandler Music Hall, Randolph voters rejected two articles that would have allowed the Selectboard to appoint the town clerk and treasurer, Mary...
WEATHERSFIELD — Voters approved all articles warned at Saturday’s Town Meeting with no amendments.Of the 2,507 voters on the checklist, 78 attended, Town Clerk Flo-Ann Dango said in a Monday email.During Tuesday ballot voting, voters re-elected one...
By NICOLA SMITH
THETFORD — By a sizable margin, residents approved by voice vote a non-binding resolution, introduced on the floor by Duncan Nichols, calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the West Bank and a halt of U.S. arms sales to Israel. The resolution...
A Look Back: The legislation that changed town meetingBy STEVE TAYLOR
It was arguably the greatest change in the structure of New Hampshire town government in almost three centuries, seen by advocates as a necessary response to rapid population growth in many communities and by others as an assault on a cherished...
Article of note: One article would bring the number of commissioners on the Historic District Commission to seven, an addition of two from the current five. Another article would discontinue the Class VI road Rameor Road.Contested races: Dan Collins...
Article of note: One petitioned article asks whether voters support a $3.5 million bond for the construction of a new fire station. Neither the Selectboard, nor the Finance Committee recommend the article. Another article asks whether voters support...
Annual meeting preview: Claremont School DistrictArticles of note: One article asks whether voters will support the cost of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the secretary association, which is expected to cost $103,000 for the first year. Another article asks whether voters...
Town Meeting preview: CornishArticle of note: One article on the school warrant asks voters whether they support creating a committee to collaborate with the Plainfield School District to study the feasibility of a cooperative district. Another asks whether voters will support...
Town Meeting preview: CroydonArticle of note: An article on the town warrant asks whether voters will authorize the Planning Board to review and approve or disapprove site plans for housing developments.Contested races: Three people are running for two three-year positions on the...
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