Aaron Lamperti News Today

The names Manu Tesone and Omer Trajman didn’t appear on Norwich’s Town Meeting ballot, but their fingerprints were all over Tuesday’s outcomes.Tesone and Trajman are the founders — and pied pipers — of a group called Stand Up For Norwich formed last...

NORWICH — At the polls on Tuesday, Norwich voters turned down a 10-year property tax exemption for the Norwich Farm Foundation, 942-323.They also rejected a proposal to eliminate the position of town lister and replace it with a professionally...

NORWICH — Police staffing, administrative vacancies and the stability of town leadership are among the key issues in the campaign for the Selectboard, where five residents are vying to fill three open seats in voting on March 7.Selectboard Chairwoman...

NORWICH — As time dwindles to finalize a municipal budget proposal, Selectboard members finds themselves with a dilemma — whether to present voters with a costlier budget than they’d planned or to scramble for roughly $200,000 in cuts.The Selectboard...

The proposal also includes staffing an additional patrol officer to reduce the current time that officers are on call to ensure continuous department coverage.

NORWICH — The Selectboard had a long list on its agenda this week, figuratively and literally.On Wednesday the Norwich Selectboard held a nearly four-hour business meeting to tackle a number of pressing issues, from the search for a new town manager...

NORWICH — The appointment of a new Selectboard member in Norwich this week spurred a debate between residents over what the town’s priorities should be and the ideal candidate to fill the vacant board position.On Wednesday, the Norwich Selectboard...

RANDOLPH — Neighbors of proposed net-metering solar arrays in Norwich and Randolph are pressuring their local governments to backtrack and rescind their support.The proposed arrays would never have gone before the Public Utility Commission for...

NORWICH — An Upper Valley solar company is proposing to build a 500-kilowatt solar array on a wooded hillside that was once part of a farm now bisected by Interstate 91.But some Norwich residents are raising concerns about the impact on wildlife and...

First responders get first shots as COVID-19 vaccine rolls out across Upper Valley Aaron Lamperti a member of the Norwich Fire Department and FAST squad prepares to receive his COVID- 19 vaccination at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt., on Dec. 18, 2020. Gisele Martell, right, prepares to administer the shoot while Adrienne Holland, left, waits for her recipient for the vaccine, both are nurses at the hospital. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or u...