The Vernon Town Clerk’s office is now offering online renewal of dog licenses, providing residents with a more convenient way to keep their pets properly licensed and in compliance with town and state regulations.
“We are committed to improving customer service and making municipal services more accessible for our residents,” said Town Clerk Karen Daigle.
Dog licenses help ensure that pets can be identified and returned to their owners if they become lost.
Residents are reminded that current rabies vaccination information is required to obtain or renew a dog license.
To renew a dog license online, visit https://www.vernon-ct.gov/o/tov/page/town-clerk, go to the dog licenses tab and follow the instructions provided. Residents who prefer to renew in person can visit town hall during regular business hours. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Renewal by mail remains an option as well.
People registering a dog for the first time must do it in person or by mail. A rabies certificate must be included.
For more information, call the town clerk at 860-870-3662 or email townclerk@vernon-ct.gov.
Don't miss it.
Tell your friends. Tell your relatives. Tell your neighbors. Tell all those people on Facebook who said they had no idea about the first Meet on the Street.
Mark your calendar for June’s Meet on the Street festival.
This month’s entertainment will be Ginger Bug and Ali Kat and the Revelators.
Bring your friends and family out for a night full of fun in Rockville.
This week is EMS Week and we take this opportunity to recognize and thank our EMTs. We value their contributions to our community every day, all year.
This week, Chief Medical Officer Katie Rosenthal and her husband thanked our EMTs with a special lunch.
Thank you again to everyone!
There will be no refuse or recycling collection on Memorial Day.
Monday's refuse routes will be collected on Tuesday, along with that day's routes.
If your refuse is not collected on Tuesday, please leave your refuse bin at the curb.
Excess refuse and recycling can be taken to the Transfer Station free of charge
year-round on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m..
The transfer station is on Hockanum Boulevard, off Route 83.
There will be no refuse or recycling collection on Friday, April 3.
Friday's collection will be on Monday, April 6.
Doors open at 7 a.m. and people are served on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached.
Adults and children are welcome at CTMOM. You can be treated if you do not have enough money to pay for dental care.
You cannot be treated if you have a medically compromising condition.
For more information about Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic, please visit:
https://cfdo.org/ct-mom/patients/
Thank you for doing your part to keep Vernon safe!
Collector of Revenue - closed
Library - closed
Finance - closed to the public, partial staffing
Due to the impending inclement weather, refuse and recycling pick up for Monday, January 26th, will be postponed until Tuesday, January 27th, along with the normal Tuesday pickup. If delays occur, please leave your carts at the curb.
The Transfer Station will be open normal hours on Saturday, January 24th; however, it will be closed on Sunday, January 25th.
The transfer station will be open Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Refuse collection is delayed until Tuesday.
Refuse and recycling will not be collected on Monday, but will be collected on Tuesday Jan. 20, with that day's collection.
If delays occur, leave your carts at the curb.
Christmas trees will be collected during the first two full weeks of January, weather-permitting.
Christmas trees can also be dropped off at the Transfer Station, 12 Hockanum Blvd., at no charge during the entire month of January.
Decorations, tinsel and plastic bags must be removed.
The Town of Vernon grinds of the trees and adds them to the mulch pile.
Thank you to the Rockville High School band and chorus for the wonderful job they did.
Thank you to the volunteer firefighters from near and far who decorated their trucks and participated in the parade.
Thank you to our parks and public works crews for all their work, and to police and the fire police for keeping everyone safe.
Thank you to the Vernon volunteer fire department auxiliary for serving refreshments.
Thank you to the Santa's House volunteers and or course Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Most of all, thank you to the families and kids and everyone who came out and had a great time. We do this for you.
Today the Town of Vernon said goodbye to Mark Lucas, a crew leader in the Parks and Recreation Department who has left his mark on Vernon.
Mark worked for the town for 36 years and his retirement is a huge loss for the town, Parks and Recreation Director Marty Sitler said.
Mark did and knew so much, he'll be pretty much impossible to replace. Marty asked Mark to start listing all of the knowledge he has stored in his head about maintenance of Vernon's parks and facilities. It's a long list.
The department hosted a reception for Mark Wednesday morning.
Vernon Town Departments are closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Town offices close at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Refuse normally collected on Thursday will be collected Wednesday.
Refuse normally collected Friday will be collected Monday.
Police Chief Marc Petruzzi, Fire Marshal Dan Wasilewski, Social Worker Christine McFatter, Town Administrator John Kleinhans, Social Services Director Matt Hellman, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Peeler and others joined in to help.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Mayor Dan Champagne and Town Administrator John Kleinhans stopped by to visit.
Help our Public Works crews when the snow flies, and save yourself the cost of a parking ticket.
Vernon Town Departments will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving.
Town will close for the holiday at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Refuse and recycling normally collected on Thursday will be collected A DAY EARLY
on Wednesday Nov. 26. Refuse and recycling normally collected on Friday will be collected the following Monday Dec. 1, along with that day’s route. If delays occur, please leave your carts at the curb.
Residents are reminded that excess refuse and recycling can be taken to the Transfer Station located at 12 Hockanum Boulevard free of charge (permit & punchcards not required) year-round. Normal hours of
operation are Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.
