“Pretty much, Zoom is out”: Most area towns discontinuing virtual meeting participation "> Published: 7/1/2021 5:13:11 PM Virtual meetings became ubiquitous for town boards and committees over the past year. For some towns, the expiration of the state emergency order heralded a return to the pre-pandemic status quo, while other towns don’t want to give up the virtual format – and the wider access it provides. The State stopped allowing exclusively virtual municipal meetings on June 11. Now, every meeting must have a quorum of town board members in-person at a publicly accessible venue. Once that’s established, however, boards may offer a hybrid option in which additional board members call or Zoom in. They can also provide an option for members of the public to participate virtually, or at least view the meeting remotely.