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By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — Voters rejected a $3,500 appropriation for the Norwich Lions Club for fireworks for the Norwich Fair at the polls on Tuesday, possibly ending a long-standing summer tradition.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The Selectboard approved an expenditure request from the Police Department for spike strips during Wednesday’s meeting, in spite of outcry from residents on the town’s Listserv.

By SEAN OGLE

There’s something about seeing an unfamiliar place that can reinvigorate your connection to things you see every day and give you a new appreciation for the ordinary.

Article of note: One article asks whether voters support funding a middle school athletics program at Frances C. Richmond Middle School at a cost of $201,000 for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Article of note: One article asks whether voters support allowing the election of Vermont residents who are not Norwich residents to be elected or appointed to town offices.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — There are no contested races for Selectboard this year, but two seats on the town’s governing board are set to turnover.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — Town Meeting voters will be asked whether to allow Vermonters who don’t live in Norwich to be elected or appointed to some town offices and boards.

CORINTH — The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation awarded two Upper Valley communities $20,000 historic preservation grants.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — After weeks of debate, a divided Selectboard approved a general fund budget proposal of $6.7 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — In March, voters in Norwich and Hanover will weigh in on school budgets and decide whether to appropriate funds for a new middle school athletics program.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

EAST BETHEL — The Middle Branch Grange has always been part of Jillian Dean’s life.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — After years of temporary fixes, the Selectboard is seeking a long-term solution to prevent a contaminant from leaking from the deck of Moore Lane Bridge into Bloody Brook.During paving at some point, the timber on the bridge deck was treated...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The Selectboard has rejected a resident’s claim that it violated Vermont’s open meeting law when it met behind close doors last month to discuss making changes to Town Manager Brennan Duffy’s contract.In Thursday’s special meeting, the board...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The Selectboard will hold an special meeting on Thursday to respond to a resident’s complaint alleging the board violated Vermont’s open meeting laws when it amended Town Manger Brennan Duffy’s contract last month.Kris Clement’s complaint,...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — The town’s Board of Listers is attempting to solve a boundary dispute with the town of Sharon that has raised concerns for at least 20 years, but not everyone agrees that it’s a problem worth fixing.Nearly the entire length of the border...

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — A Selectboard decision last month to continue to allow the town manager to work remotely two days a week has left some residents questioning the board’s move.The board voted 3-2 on Oct. 23 to amend Town Manager Brennan Duffy’s contract...

NORWICH — The Montshire Museum of Science will hold a Climate Cafe for parents concerned about the effect of climate change on their children.The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 9, at 1 Montshire Road. The group’s leaders...