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Town budget includes 10 percent tax increase: Cost of funding retirement cited

The town board unanimously approved its 2012 fiscal budget during a special meeting last Wednesday and homeowners can expect to pay a little more when they receive their tax bills next year. The nearly $1 million budget calls for a 10.02 percent increase in the tax rate, meaning local property owners could expect to pay [...]

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Board considering tax-cap override

The town board discussed a local law that would override the state’s tax cap which prevents municipalities from increasing the tax levy by more than two percent in a given year. The board proposed the law at their monthly board meeting on Oct. 12. The law, if it’s approved, would give the town the right [...]

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Supervisors slash DPW position

 The Washington County Board of Supervisors has eliminated one position from the Department of Public Works while re-establishing funding to Cornell Cooperative Extension.   In two successive resolutions, the board voted Friday to eliminate the position of the public works manager/deputy superintendent of public works (Resolution 330) and reinstate funding to Cornell Cooperative Extension and [...]

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Northshire Freepress 5/24/13

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Community Calendar 5/23/13

  Thursday May 23   Chicken and Biscuit SALEM The handicap-accessible Salem United Methodist Church on W. Broadway invites everyone [...]

Area towns celebrate Memorial Day

By Jaime Thomas Veterans, bands, music and prayer will all be part of the Granville and Hartford Memorial Day Parade [...]

Vermont’s artists to open doors to studios this weekend

By Derek Liebig Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend combines two of Marion Waldo McChesney’s favorite things: Art and people. In the [...]

Digging in

Pember Library Director Ardyce Bresett helps 2-year-old Kadance Moyer plant a morning glory as part of the Dig in to [...]

Seniors honor Earl Morrow

By Jaime Thomas The Hartford Senior Citizens gathered at AJ’s Restaurant on Tuesday to enjoy a luncheon and honor Earl [...]

VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum

By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]

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