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.
A variety of money saving ideas and information about energy assistance programs can be found on the following page:
https://www.vernon-ct.gov/page/empower-vernon-energy-efficiency-and-money-saving-resources
You can also check the Eversource page:
https://www.eversource.com/residential/account-billing/payment-assistance
You can also apply for energy assistance through Vernon Social Services.
Go to https://www.vernon-ct.gov/page/social-services or call 860-870-3661.
Vernon DPW workers are in the midst of leaf collection and that requires them to work in the road.
Please slow down and pass our workers and vehicles safely and responsibly.
We want our people to go home at the end of day.
PLEASE GIVE THEM A BRAKE!
Council members sworn in Thursday, as pictured in the portrait, left to right : Laura Bush, TeriLynn Rogers, Jim Tedford, Phyllis Winkler, Laurie Abernathy, Maryann Levesque, Michael Wendus, Thao Nguyen, Patricia Buxton and Bernie Sykes. Two council members, Bill Dauphin and Ariana Nieves, were not able to attend Thursday and will be sworn in Monday.
Mayor Dan Champagne was also sworn in to his new term.
The new terms are effective Nov. 10.
The Board of Education will be sworn in Monday.
Vernon town offices will be closed. Vernon Public Schools are open.
Refuse and recycling will not be collected on Tuesday.
Tuesday's refuse and recycling routes will be picked up on Wednesday. If there is a delay, please leave your refuse cart at the curb.
The intersection is one of several gateways to Vernon that has a garden maintained by garden club volunteers.
The sign replaces one that was in place for many years but was due for replacement. Time and the elements had taken their toll.
Thank you to the Vernon Garden Club for all the work its members perform to make Vernon beautiful.
Please slow down and drive carefully when your see our workers in the roadway.
Please let them complete their days safely so that they can go home to their families.
