Vote

Voters dissolve seventh and eighth grades

READSBORO- At a special meeting Monday evening, Readsboro voters dissolved the Readsboro Central School’s seventh and eighth grade classes effective immediately. Instead, Readsboro middle school students will have the same school choice as the town’s high school students.
At last week’s...

Low turnout may imply school-choice consensus

READSBORO- The school board held a public informational meeting on their school choice proposal for seventh and eighth grade students on Wednesday evening, but only four members of the public showed up.
The informational meeting was held in advance of a special school district meeting at...

School choice vote to take place July 18

READSBORO- School board members set a tentative date for a special school district meeting for voters to weigh in on a proposal to offer school choice for students in seventh and eighth grade, but weren’t able to sign a warrant at their meeting Tuesday evening.
In a phone call with the...

Wilmington votes “YES”

WILMINGTON- A petitioned revote on a Town Meeting ballot question to allow cannabis retail sales in town drew a remarkably large turnout Tuesday. For the second time, the measure passed by a wide margin in a 276-136 vote.
Christian Engel, who owns Ratu’s Liquor & Market with his...

Attendees at Thursday evening's informational meeting

Voters discuss retail cannabis ahead of May 10 revote

WILMINGTON- On Thursday, May 5, Wilmington held an informational meeting in preparation for the revote of Article 20 on the March Town Meeting warning, authorizing cannabis retailers.
At the informational meeting, over 50 virtual and in-person community members discussed the positive and...

Cannabis revote information session scheduled for May 5

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Selectboard set a date for their special Town Meeting at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. They also discussed a funding request from the Community Garden and a change in the town’s trail agreement with Great River Hydro.
Article 20 of this year’s Town...

Article 20, asking voters to authorize cannabis retailers in town, passed 173 to 85 in a vote by Australian ballot on Town Meeting day.

Voter seeks overturn of retail cannabis approval

WILMINGTON - On Tuesday, March 1, voters in Wilmington approved Article 20 on this year’s Town Meeting warning, and by doing so approved the ability of cannabis retailers to operate in town. Now, Charlotte Verry is in the process of gathering signatures on a petition to reconsider the article....

Town to vote on expanded board

READSBORO - On Monday, November 29, the town of Readsboro will hold a special Town Meeting to determine whether or not the town’s selectboard should increase in size from three members to five. The vote will happen from the floor at 7 pm in the gymnasium at Readsboro Central School.
The...

Town, water district to ask voters to sign off on merger proposal

WILMINGTON- The selectboard and the Wilmington Water District board approved a merger plan at a special meeting Tuesday morning, and set dates for informational meetings before voters weigh in on the deal by Australian ballot on Election Day.
The proposed merger is the result of more than...

Readsboro voters agree to break up district

READSBORO- Voters in Readsboro overwhelmingly ratified Halifax’s withdrawal from the Southern Valley Unified Union School District, sending what will essentially be the dissolution of the union district to the state board of education for approval.
Readsboro’s vote by Australian ballot...