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By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week denied a variance for a proposed 96-unit senior housing complex on Route 10 in North Newport that the developer has said would help address the region’s housing shortage.Runway Heights Senior Housing...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The owner of a multi-family complex in a residential neighborhood said this week that he no longer plans to build an additional 30-unit apartment building on the property but will instead look to build a rental home for a single family. The...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — City zoning officials rejected a request this week to allow long-term rental housing in the former Element hotel on Route 120, saying the change would create too many residences in the mixed-use development.The Zoning Board of Adjustment...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Construction on nearly 200 apartment units off Sykes Mountain Avenue could begin as early as next year, though town officials and neighbors still have concerns about the potential traffic impact.The town’s Zoning Board of...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The owners of the former Element Hotel on Route 120 are asking the city to allow long-term residential leases at the property AAM Lebanon Residences, a private equity firm based in Burlington, Mass., is seeking a zoning variance to allow...

CLAREMONT — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a special exception for a proposed Abenaki cultural and educational center on Elm Street.The Ko’asek of Turtle Island, based in Alstead, N.H., now must obtain site plan approval from the Planning...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — On Tuesday, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear a request for a special exception to establish an Abenaki cultural center on about 11 acres on Elm Street.The center, proposed by the Ko’asek of Turtle Island, based in Alstead, N.H.,...

By JIM KENYON

Before turning in for the night, Dave Gifford wedges wax plugs into both ears and cranks up the white noise machine next to the bed in his studio apartment near downtown Lebanon.“And I still get woken up at 5 in the morning,” Gifford said. “The floor...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

Housing supply and how to increase it will be an issue at several Town Meetings as voters consider zoning reforms designed to encourage residential development.Lebanon, Enfield, Hanover, Charlestown and New London all are seeking voter approval of new...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a variance necessary for a substance misuse recovery home to operate at 15 Skinner St.The board unanimously approved the variance for Shawn Cannizzaro and Melissa O’Brien earlier this month...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — A town board has rejected an appeal of a building permit issued to a landowner who has plans for a 10,000-square-foot home on Perry Mountain accessed by a Class VI road.The Zoning Board of Adjustment, acting in its capacity as the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment is seeking expert testimony on the potential impact of a substance misuse recovery home before it decides on whether to approve a variance.The board continued its review of the application for a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — The town Zoning Board of Adjustment is seeking guidance from the town’s attorney after outcry from a group of residents raised questions about the authority to rescind certain building permits.The residents are hoping to nix two building...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CHARLESTOWN — A group of residents is demanding that two building permits issued to a landowner whose property is at the end of a Class VI road be rescinded, claiming they are not in compliance with local building codes or state law and threaten a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Another solar array is being proposed for the River Road area, the third such project since 2019.On Jan. 16, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider a variance request for a 1 megawatt array covering about 4.6 acres on a 12-acre...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — The town one day might see fit to change its name to Foodstock.The farm-to-fork food movement that is a growing attraction in Vermont’s travel economy is poised to get a boost in Woodstock, with an agreement reportedly in place to allow a...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WEST LEBANON — More than 12 years after it closed its Route 12A gas station, Irving Oil has submitted an ambitious plan to redevelop the derelict site with a large gas station and convenience store.If completed, the project would rehabilitate a...