MARSHFIELD – One-hundred-fourteen voters checked in during the course of the Marshfield Town meeting, with $900 raised in donations for the Onion River Food Shelf, Sunday March 1, the town of Marshfield Sunday, March 1, for their town meeting proceedings. All of the town’s annual business is conducted with floor[Read More…]
Town Meeting
Budget passes after 90-minute paper ballot
HARDWICK – Town Meeting Day in Hardwick brought new experiences for many attendees, with use of the Town House venue that hadn’t been used in 20 years, the election of Audrey Grant to replace long-time Moderator Orise Ainsworth and a vocal group intent on seeing as many articles as possible[Read More…]
Voters approve anti-ICE, pro-farming resolutions
PLAINFIELD – Voters on Town Meeting Day approved two non-binding resolutions: one calling for the abolishment of ICE, and the other supporting “the right to grow food.” The first resolution, proposed by resident Debra Stoleroff, seeks the dissolution of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The second resolution, called[Read More…]
Wolcott, Mountainview school budgets rejected by voters
AREA TOWNS – Similarly to last year, the Wolcott school district budget of $6,364,330.18, did not pass, with 143 votes against 108, and new this year, the Mountainview Union budget failed. Last year, Wolcott residents had concerns about taxes, with a 30-cent per hundred dollar assessed value increase in taxes, estimated[Read More…]
Town Meeting Results
2026 Woodbury Town Meeting by Nataliya Zahn Tire disposal, new fire dept plans nixed by Raymonda Parchment CABOT – Two articles that were heavily discussed on social media prior to town meeting did not receive enough votes to pass. Article 12, asking voters to grant the Cabot Conservation Fund a[Read More…]
School budget passes without incident
STANNARD – In contrast to several towns that took up contentious financial figures in their school budgets, a small town of just over 200 people unanimously passed their town school budget from the floor with little incident. The $273,353.50 budget approved by voters represents a 0.01 percent increase from the[Read More…]
Australian ballot items pass
PLAINFIELD – In Australian balloting, 406 (40.5%) of Plainfield’s 1,002 registered voters cast ballots last Tuesday, with 40 by absentee ballot. Both bond items passed as voters approved one for no more than $700,000 to replace the water line under School Street on a vote of 285 to 74. The[Read More…]
Lilly Barron reelected treasurer as budget, allocations all pass
WOODBURY – The Saturday town meeting began with Stephen Murphy’s election as Woodbury Town Moderator, February 28, then moved on to correct errors in the 2025 Town Report. The names of Cemetery Commission Secretary Stephanie Appleton and Member Amy Eldred were added and the amount requested by the Vermont Rural[Read More…]
2026 Town Meeting results to appear March 11
Hardwick Gazette reports on town and school district meetings Tuesday, March 3, will appear in the March 11 edition. Those looking for results of floor and Australian ballot votes may contact town clerks. Town clerk contact information can be found on The Gazette’s meeting memo in the opinion pages.
Hardwick Town Meeting votes to acquire Buffalo Mountain Town Forest property, no on 1% option tax
HARDWICK — Well over 200 people showed up to vote on town meeting day in Hardwick. The town budget passed on a paper ballot with 167 voting yes and 72 voting no that took over 90 minutes for the voting and counting. The 1% local option tax failed and the[Read More…]
2026 town meeting: tires, forests, budgets and more
AREA TOWNS – Town meeting day is traditionally held on the first Tuesday of March, but some towns have made other arrangements in an attempt to hold the meeting at a more convenient time for more voters to attend. The following towns have warnings contained in their annual town reports: [Read More…]
Candidates share reasons to serve town
HARDWICK – February 21 saw select board candidates meet for an open forum. Only standing room remained at the start of the proceedings, moderated by community organizer Audrey Grant, with all eight candidates in attendance. For the full recording, visit hctv.us. Running unopposed for a three-year seat, current select board[Read More…]
