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The City of Newport is asking residents who have not yet had a water meter installed to contact the city to schedule one. The city says that in most instances the meter and installation are free.
To start, email newportwaterdepartment@gmail.com with an address and contact information, or call (802) 487-9448.
The City of Newport says one seat is open on its Planning Commission. People interested, or who know someone who might be a good fit, can contact Zoning Administrator Frank Cheney at zoning.administrator@newportvermont.org.
The Newport City Council's next regular meeting is Monday, November 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., according to the city's website.
The city's Finance Task Force meets Wednesdays from 8 to 9 a.m. on November 11, 18 and 25, and the Recreation Committee meets Thursday, November 19, at 5:30 p.m. Council agendas, packets and draft minutes are posted on the city website.
The board of NVDA, the regional planning commission serving 55 municipalities in northeastern Vermont, approved the organization's regional plan at its annual meeting at Le Belvedere in Newport on October 15, the Barton Chronicle reported.
The Chronicle reported that the Legislature repealed the most disliked parts of Act 181, the 2024 law that changed Act 250, earlier this year.
A Wellness in Community open house is today, Saturday, November 7, from 1 to 4 p.m., at 194 Main Street in downtown Newport, according to the Discover Newport events calendar.
The listing describes The Nest, a community wellness studio on the third floor of the Montgomery Ward Building, reachable by stairs or elevator. Wellness teachers can use it for classes, and community members and businesses can book it through memberships or by the hour.
The Haskell Free Library's Crafty Adults program meets on the first Saturday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m., which makes today, Saturday, November 7, a session day. The Coding Club for kids meets on the second Saturday of the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m., or Saturday, November 14.
The library is at 93 Caswell Avenue in Derby Line.
Elton Dom, a tribute act led by Florida-based musician Dominick Fulco, will perform with an eight-piece band at The Tasting Center in Newport on November 14 and 15, the Barton Chronicle reported.
Show times and ticket details were not listed in the Chronicle's excerpt.
Ezra Foss, 28, of Morgan has pleaded innocent to felony charges of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and three charges of reckless endangerment, the Barton Chronicle reported. A judge ordered him held without bail.
According to a Newport City Police affidavit cited by the Chronicle, a woman contacted police just before 9 p.m. on October 19 and reported that he had a weapon and was keeping her and her child captive. The affidavit places Foss in the bathroom at Cumberland Farms in Newport. The charges are accusations and have not been proven in court.
The North Country Supervisory Union lists a policy titled G.21 Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence among the policies posted on its website.
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The North Country Supervisory Union says North Country Union High School and the North Country Career Center, both approaching 60 years of age, have major building systems nearing or past their expected lifespan, and that PCB contamination found through the state's testing program has added urgency. A building committee of staff, parents, community members and others is studying the buildings' condition and possible long-term solutions. A community survey on the facilities' future was open through October 13.
Board members from districts in the North Country and Orleans Central supervisory unions met in Newport October 8 to begin merger discussions required under Act 170, the Barton Chronicle reported. The law does not require districts to combine, but it does require good-faith consideration of a merger plan. The state named Heather Boucher, a former interim secretary of education, to facilitate.
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