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Albany Town Meeting

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Departing town clerk honored by Hannah Marvyl Pearce ALBANY — The 67 voters who attended the Albany Town Meeting made quick work of their town’s business in just three hours on Tuesday.  Gary Heath Mason, quickly re-elected as moderator, honored Debra Ann Geof... More »

Westmore Town Meeting

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Packed hall tends to business by Trisha Ingalls WESTMORE — Bear hugs and baked goods ushered in a snowy and packed Town Meeting at the Fellowship Hall in Westmore Tuesday morning. Longtime moderator Andy Berley resumed his habitual role, and after the Pledge o... More »

Glover Town Meeting

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Driveway sand drives discussion by Natalie Hormilla GLOVER — Glover residents voted in all but one of their incumbent town officers by a single ballot, and easily passed the proposed budget and all appropriations at Town Meeting this year. The only incumbent t... More »

Charleston Town Meeting

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A model of efficiency by Peggy Stevens With 65 residents in attendance at 10 Tuesday morning, Charleston voters got to work, tearing through the Town Meeting agenda and breaking records for speed and efficiency as warned items were dispatched one by one. Peren... More »

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No more auditors in Troy

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by Matthew Wilson TROY — A series of paper ballots had Troy residents repeatedly lining up to vote on Tuesday morning at Town Meeting.  Two select board seats saw a bit of competition and an article to eliminate the town’s auditor positions provoked a lot of d... More »

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Paper ballots don’t signal dissent

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    by Emmett Avery BROWNINGTON — Brownington’s first in-person Town Meeting in two years saw a three-way race for an open select board seat in which William Falconer prevailed and the passage of the town and road budgets by paper ballot. The town’s fiscal yea... More »

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Holland decides to meet on a Tuesday

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  by Matthew Wilson HOLLAND — The roads were snowy Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop the people of Holland from conducting their annual Town Meeting.  Members of the community heard from their state representative, who shared information about a few bills... More »

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Brighton Town Meeting — Voters question authority

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    by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — About 60 Brighton residents turned out for the town’s floor meeting Monday night and they weren’t there to be gentle with town officials.  New Town Manager Noah Bond, only months into his job was asked almost to his face, if... More »

Smooth sailing at Derby Town Meeting

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  by Matthew Wilson DERBY LINE — Derby voters gathered at the Derby Elementary School here Monday night and after a brief discussion adopted the town and Derby school budgets. At the start of the meeting, Derby residents took time to recognize Curt Brainard fo... More »