/tags/towns Towns en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-11/west-windsor-gets-rid-of-a-cannon-that-it-never-really-owned For about 20 years a cannon of unknown origin stood in front of the West Windsor town hall. The town learned recently that it was possibly stolen and has no connection to the town's history. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-11/west-windsor-gets-rid-of-a-cannon-that-it-never-really-owned Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-03-27/the-challenges-of-living-on-a-fixed-income-in-a-state-where-the-taxes-keep-going-up Calais resident Juanita Nunn is selling off land and moving into a mobile home behind her farmhouse because she can’t keep up with taxes and fuel prices. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-03-27/the-challenges-of-living-on-a-fixed-income-in-a-state-where-the-taxes-keep-going-up Erica Heilman /2023-02-09/how-vermont-is-trying-to-help-small-towns-get-their-share-of-covid-19-relief-money Some of the neediest Vermont counties have fewer projects in line for ARPA funds, partly because they lack staff to navigate the application process. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-02-09/how-vermont-is-trying-to-help-small-towns-get-their-share-of-covid-19-relief-money Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2022-04-22/essex-junction-will-officially-become-its-own-city-on-july-1 Gov. Phil Scott made it official on Wednesday that the village of Essex Junction will separate from the town of Essex on July 1 of this year. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:08:26 GMT /vpr-news/2022-04-22/essex-junction-will-officially-become-its-own-city-on-july-1 Grace Benninghoff /vpr-news/2022-02-04/so-much-depends-upon-a-small-post-office-in-a-store-on-route-12-beside-lake-elmore In mid-January, the United States Postal Service told the people of Elmore that the contract postal unit in their general store would be closed. This did not sit well with the residents of Elmore, who have rallied to keep the P.O. boxes right where they are. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-02-04/so-much-depends-upon-a-small-post-office-in-a-store-on-route-12-beside-lake-elmore Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2020-11-24/some-town-officials-are-amplifying-gov-s-covid-guidelines-others-dont-want-to When the number of coronavirus cases spiked across Washington and Orange counties, state officials called an emergency meeting with select boards and townâ€� Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:12:23 GMT /vpr-news/2020-11-24/some-town-officials-are-amplifying-gov-s-covid-guidelines-others-dont-want-to Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2020-11-16/what-does-a-tree-warden-do-new-law-aims-to-clarify The law that gives Vermont’s tree wardens authority to trim or remove trees in the public way is more than 100-years-old. This year, the Legislature madeâ€� Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-11-16/what-does-a-tree-warden-do-new-law-aims-to-clarify Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2020-07-12/despite-pandemic-enosburg-falls-revitalization-offers-lessons-on-hope-resilience A multi-year, volunteer-driven revitalization project in Enosburg Falls village was starting to bear fruit this year. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Butâ€� Sun, 12 Jul 2020 20:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-07-12/despite-pandemic-enosburg-falls-revitalization-offers-lessons-on-hope-resilience John Dillon /programs/2020-03-02/whats-the-town-plan What is the purpose of a town plan? Is it a philosophical statement about what a town wants to be? Or a practical planning document? This hour, we talk toâ€� Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:27:01 GMT /programs/2020-03-02/whats-the-town-plan Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown /programs/2020-01-22/vermont-has-a-lot-of-dollar-generals-brave-little-state-explains-why Vermont has a lot of Dollar Generals. Thirty-seven to be exact. And Danielle Drogalis of Swanton wanted to know why.So Drogalis submitted a question toâ€� Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:11:54 GMT /programs/2020-01-22/vermont-has-a-lot-of-dollar-generals-brave-little-state-explains-why Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown