Lowell Wind Proposal Faces Town Vote

Residents of the northern Vermont town of Lowell will soon decide whether to endorse what would become the state’s largest wind energy project to date.
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Few Schools Propose Budget Increases

A majority of school boards have proposed budgets that wouldn’t increase spending above this year’s levels. The Douglas administration says that’s good news, but there’s concern that property tax rates might still increase significantly in many towns.  

Rockingham, Bellows Falls Table Merger Plans

The town of Rockingham and the village of Bellows Falls have tabled a plan to merge. The two boards held a special meeting on Tuesday to vote on the merger and plan for a Town Meeting Day vote on the proposal.
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Rockingham, Bellows Falls To Vote On Merger

Officials in Rockingham and its village of Bellows Falls have agreed to bring a long-debated merger to a vote on town meeting day. In order to move the merger forward, they’ve left a few sticking points to be settled, if the two entities become one.