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Envisioning a 450-unit housing development in Manchester: Housing Task Force hears concept. Updated Oct 24, 2024. MANCHESTER — Manchester’s Housing Task Force recently heard a proposal for much-needed housing units in town, though the eye-catching project ….
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Manchester, VT (05254) Today. Cloudy with a few showers. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%..
Two area Senate seats, 8 House races decided in election
Nov 6, 2024 · BENNINGTON – Bennington County elected two new state senators and voters decided eight local House races during the 2024 election. Democrats Seth Bongartz of Manchester and Rob Plunkett of Bennington were the top vote-getters in the Senate race, which featured six candidates. Bongartz received 10,053 votes, Plunkett 9,158, and Joe Gervais of ...
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Updated Oct 14, 2024. WESTON — In 2022, the Vermont Department of Libraries was given the responsibility of awarding $15.9 million in grant monies to public libraries in Vermont with funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Capital Projects Fund. After a very competitive grant process, 14 libraries were a….
Town of Manchester prepares to oppose cell tower
Jul 11, 2024 · MANCHESTER — Manchester’s Selectboard and Planning Commission are preparing to formally oppose a proposed telecommunications tower at 410 Hunter Park Road. This week, members of both bodies indicated their opposition to the location at their respective meetings, which will ultimately be expressed in a letter to Vermont’s Public Utility ...
Manchester gets new website | Local-news - manchesterjournal.com
Nov 23, 2023 · He called the new site a “skeleton” that they plan to build upon to add additional online services, such as dog licensing, access to land records, more online payment options, easier zoning applications, and more. Murphy said the Selectboard and town officials have been planning on the update, budgeting $11,700 from federal ARPA (American ...
COMMUNITY NEWS | Local-news | manchesterjournal.com
Dec 4, 2023 · On May 27, 2015 the current store location at 51 Memorial Ave., Manchester, was purchased, renovations happened quickly, and on June 4 the new store location was open for business. This past September, after being closed for six weeks for renovations, the store reopened under the new name Bennington County Habitat for Humanity ReStore and is ...
COMMUNITY NEWS | Local-news | manchesterjournal.com
Jan 12, 2024 · Manchester Selectboard to meet Tuesday. “Mia’s background in addressing human rights issues and her advocacy work in empowering Vermont’s diverse communities is truly inspiring,” Lisa Ryan, associate dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Vermont Law, said in a release.
Back-to-back municipal meetings in Manchester | Local-news ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MANCHESTER – Discussion around a longstanding rezoning request dominated back-to-back meetings of Manchester’s Selectboard and Planning Commission this week, but the topic was just one of many undertaken by the respective groups. Planning Commission. On Monday, April 15, the Planning ...
MCL seeks 30 percent budget increase; first increase in six years
Dec 21, 2023 · The Manchester Community Library is seeking $317,000 from the town for the fiscal year 2025, up roughly 30 percent from the $243,740 the library received this year.