Staff report There will be no in-person Town Meeting in Woodstock this year. The Woodstock Select Board voted Jan. 8 to make Town Meeting by Australian ballot only this year under Act 1. The temporary act gives towns the […]
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Woodstock discusses purchase of aqueduct company, sales tax
By Katy Savage Woodstock voters could decide to buy the privately owned Woodstock Aqueduct Company and make it a municipal operation on Town Meeting Day in March. The aqueduct company, owned by the Billings family and other investors, is […]
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Norwich University president out, calls decision ‘mutual’
By Glenn Russell/VTDigger Col. Mark Anarumo leaves post as president of Norwich. By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The president of Norwich University said he is departing the military school over three years on the job. Mark Anarumo said Friday, Jan. 5, […]
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Hartland names John Broker-Campbell new town manager
By Curt Peterson Hartland has a new town manager. John Broker-Campbell, 44, was officially appointed Tuesday, Jan. 2, with a salary of $92,000 and full benefits. “John clearly demonstrated that he has the skill set, experience and enthusiasm to be […]
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Police: Banyai has fled with no plan to return
Submitted By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger A month after Vermont’s Environmental Court renewed a warrant for Daniel Banyai’s arrest, law enforcement say the Slate Ridge owner has left the state. Environmental Court Judge Thomas Durkin required Vermont State Police and the Rutland County […]
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MVSD to increase budget without penalty
Act 127’s new weighting formula, allows up to 10% increase with 5% cap on the equalized tax rate; rising property values aren’t capped By Curt Peterson and Polly Mikula Courtesy Ben Ford, MVSU The chart above show the projected FY25 […]
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Hartland names new town manager
By Curt Peterson Hartland has a new town manager. John Broker-Campbell, 44, was officially appointed Tuesday, Jan. 2, with a salary of $92,000 and full benefits. “John clearly demonstrated that he has the skill set, experience and enthusiasm to be […]
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Utilities and environmentalists call for big reforms to renewable energy law
In 2015, Vermont lawmakers reformed the state’s electric grid by requiring utilities to purchase or build more renewable energy. During the coming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 3, 2024, lawmakers plan to take up a bill to strengthen the […]
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2023 was Vermont’s warmest year on record, capping a year of ‘wild’ weather
It was not just an unusually warm year, 2023 was a year of extremes throughout the state, from flooding to cold snaps and heat waves By Erin Petenko/VTDigger By Erin Petenko/VTDigger, with data from National Weather Service The chart […]