Goin’ to town
The first photo with this article was taken in Bellows Falls. The Bellows Falls photo This is a mounted photo with black mount. Dating photos can be determined by the color of the mount. As decades passed, colors of … Continued
The first photo with this article was taken in Bellows Falls. The Bellows Falls photo This is a mounted photo with black mount. Dating photos can be determined by the color of the mount. As decades passed, colors of … Continued
CHESTER, Vt. – Pictured are the Chester Rec 5/6 boys and Chester Rec 5/6 girls basketball teams after winning their regular season championships in Ludlow. The boys team finished the regular season 17-0, followed by a clean sweep of the … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – On Monday, March 3, town and school district moderator John Brady opened the Springfield Town Meeting by introducing Boy Scout Troop 252, who led the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was informational only, giving all those in … Continued
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Town Meeting began with voters electing their town moderator Douglas Friant, and then hearing from State Rep. Chris Morrow, who was present to answer public questions and concerns. Morrow addressed a few pending bills regarding … Continued
LUDLOW, Vt. – Ludlow held its annual Town Informational Meeting on Monday evening, March 3, at 7 p.m., at Ludlow Town Hall. Several articles on the Town Warning were to be voted on the following day by Australian ballot, and … Continued
REGION – Below are the results of 2025 Town Meeting votes from throughout The Vermont Journal’s coverage area. This list will be updated as more results become available. Andover Selectboard, three years – Richard Pierce Selectboard, one year – … Continued
Below is from Zadock Thompson’s 1842 “History of Vermont.” At the end I will add my two cents. “THE BANDED RATTLE SNAKE “History. – This is the only poisonous reptile known to exist in Vermont; and although Rattle Snakes … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – Rockingham voters gathered on Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m., at the Bellows Falls Middle School, to participate in Town Meeting Day, a Vermont tradition dating back to Colonial times. This was the first meeting to … Continued
PLYMOUTH, Vt. – On Plymouth’s annual Town Warning, Article 1, to vote for a moderator, selectmen, lister, trustee of public funds, cemetery commissioner, and constable; and Article 2, to vote to eliminate the office of listers and approve the selectboard … Continued
CHESTER, Vt. – Chester residents began their 2025 Town Meeting by hearing from their elected representatives in the state legislature. Rep. Tom Charlton spoke first, addressing the House’s legislative priorities for the session, which he identified as education, health care … Continued