By Marguerite Jill Dye MIDDLEBURY—About 500 crowded onto the Middlebury Green to hear Senator Bernie Sanders and friends speak about labor issues, education, health and child care, discrimination, and the importance of the upcoming elections in Vermont and the nation. […]
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Write-in votes shed light on voter preferences
By Julia Purdy Ballots bursting with candidates for prominent positions make for exciting races and clear winners, but a deeper dive can offer clues about the minds of voters, especially in primary elections, which are noted for their low turnout, […]
Pittsfield voters support fire truck purchase at special town meeting
Staff Report PITTSFIELD — Voters supported the purchase of a new $200,000 fire truck for the second time at a special town meeting May 16. Voters first supported the purchase from the floor on Town Meeting Day in March but […]
Proctor voters to weigh fate of town manager position
By Lee J. Kahrs, The Reporter PROCTOR—The question of whether or not to continue employing a town manager in Proctor will go back to the voters next month. A group of Proctor residents secured a petition with more than 5 […]
Voters to consider national forest land purchase
By Julia Purdy CHITTENDEN—On Wednesday, May 3, a public informational meeting was held on the proposed purchase by the Green Mountain National Forest of 2,052 acres in the town of Chittenden, currently owned by Blue Ridge Properties LLC. Presenters were […]
Voters fail to pass just 18 of 209 school budgets
By Tiffany Danit Pache, VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott asked voters to reject increases in school spending on Town Meeting Day, but only 18 out of 209 budgets failed — fewer than half the number that were struck down in 2014 […]
Rutland Region News Briefs
Rutland city voters face a jam-packed ballot Voters at Rutland polling places will view a broad range of city government candidates, four for mayor and 17 for alderman, as well as other positions. Running for a sixth two-year term as […]
Rutland, Windsor County voters stick with incumbents for Senate seats
By Polly Lynn Rutland County county voters re-elected three republican incumbents for the state Senate seats: Kevin Mullin, Peg Flory and Brian Collamore will all return to Montpelier. Mullin received the highest vote totals with 14,553, followed by Flory with […]
Town Meeting Day marked by high voter turnout across region
By Stephen Seitz Voters all over the region seemed to be in a pretty generous mood this year, approving most of the spending articles placed before them on Tuesday, March 1, Town Meeting Day. Voters in Killington passed every article […]
Area towns prepare for Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 1
By Stephen Seitz Voters across Vermont will trek to the polls on March 1 to set their town budgets, choose their local leaders, and settle various policy questions. Rutland and Windsor County voters will be considering the following: In Killington, […]