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Halifax voters will be asked to approve final Town Plan draft

HALIFAX—A final draft of the updated Halifax Town Plan awaits a public hearing on October 13 and formal approval by voters at next year’s Town Meeting, the selectboard heard on Tuesday.
The 67-page plan, available to view on the town’s website, has been revised with a description of the...

Vermont urges voters not to return ballots by mail

Critics of new USPS rules say many voters could be disenfranchised by changes
MONTPELIER—Vermont’s Secretary of State urged voters in this year’s midterm elections not to use the United States Postal Service to return their ballots to town clerks because of growing...

Readsboro School Board aims to protect school choice

READSBORO—In an effort to preserve school choice under the Act 170 educational transformation process, the three-member Readsboro School Board voted unanimously to join a merger-study group that includes schools offering school choice for grades 9-12.
Merger-study groups are one step in...

Whitingham group seeks purchase of historic Masonic Lodge

Building would become a community center but financing time is tight
JACKSONVILLE—A group of Whitingham residents is trying to buy a historic Masonic Lodge that recently went up for sale after standing unused for about 10 years. If the group succeeds, the space in...

The Village Trading Post, located in the former Jacksonville General Store building on Route 100, will open on Saturday, September 5.

After a three-month permitting delay, new Jacksonville general store primed to open

New venture aims to offer a wider range of groceries, crafts, and ready-to-eat foods than its predecessors
JACKSONVILLE—The ‘coming soon’ sign is down, a new ‘Village Trading Post’ sign is up, and the Jacksonville store is now due to open on Saturday, September 5.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amanda Janoo

Democratic candidate for gov.: voters want ‘‘something bigger’’

Janoo wants to raise taxes on the wealthy but doesn’t think the state can fix everything
BURLINGTON—Who is Amanda Janoo?
The 39-year-old economist who won the Democratic nomination to face Phil Scott for the governorship in the fall is an optimistic populist who...

Wilmington Town Plan update adds chapter on creative economy

WILMINGTON—A late addition to Wilmington’s updated town plan asserts the high value that the town places on its artistic and cultural community, and calls for policies that promote the work of creative professionals such as painters, potters, sculptors, and writers.
The town’s planning...

Josh Storino performs annual line work on a Mount Snow lift, replacing any worn-out parts. Photo: Brooke Cerbone/Mount Snow

Mount Snow staffer tops US award for ski lift maintenance

DOVER—A Mount Snow lift mechanic has won a national award for ski-lift maintenance.
Josh Storino, 34, an employee of the resort for 10 years, received the 2026 Rise Up Challenge that seeks to nurture the upcoming generation of ski-lift professionals.
The competition featured video...

Southwestern Vermont Health Care's Deerfield Valley Campus in Wilmington.

Wilmington health center to add two new doctors

New hires will result in a net increase in town’s primary-care capacity
WILMINGTON—Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s Deerfield Valley Campus is adding two new physicians, resulting in a net increase in its primary-care capacity in a town that has seen a shortage of...

Lawmakers welcome AI task force but wish Legislature had been included

MONTPELIER—Two local lawmakers welcomed Vermont’s new AI economic task force, saying it has the potential to position the state to use artificial intelligence to its advantage, but they criticized the Scott administration for not including at least one lawmaker on the 16-member panel.
In...