
February 2, 2026
(PHOTO CAPTION: Left to right, Town Administrator John Kleinhans, Doug Haiko, Public Works Director Dwight Ryniewicz and Lead Foreman Jeff Schambach.) Doug Haiko, a refuse truck ...

January 29, 2026
The Vernon Town Council will conduct a public hearing at 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3 in the council chambers at Town Hall, 14 Park Place, on a proposed ordinance to install camera...

January 28, 2026
The town departments now housed at 55 West Main Street have begun moving to the newly renovated Citizens Block building on Park Place. Some services from those departments may not...

January 20, 2026
The Town of Vernon will host a stakeholder meeting for anyone interested in the ongoing Daniel’s Mill remediation and renovation project. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesd...

February 2, 2026
The storm that dumped more than a foot on the state a week ago continues to keep Vernon Public Works crews busy. Crews working with payloaders and dump trucks worked in neighborh...

January 12, 2026
The Vernon Cultural District and the New England Motorcycle Museum are hosting a special event to help raise funds for a series of summer events in downtown Vernon called "Meet on...

January 8, 2026
The Vernon Cultural District Advisory Board is planning a series of events this summer to celebrate the local arts community and to bring together residents from Vernon and throug...

January 6, 2026
Free income tax preparation is available to eligible Vernon residents. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides IRS-certified volunteers to help income-eligible reside...

January 5, 2026
The holiday light display at Henry Park will remain illuminated through next Sunday, Jan. 11. Parks and recreation crews will begin taking them down the following week. So if yo...

December 22, 2025
Vernon Public Works is closed on Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1. and there will be no refuse collection. Refuse and recycling that is normally collected on Thursdays will...

December 17, 2025
Some town departments will modify business hours on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as employees choose to use personal leave time. The Police Department, Fire Department, Ambula...

December 16, 2025
The Vernon Fire Department needs your help. The department has seen a 100 percent increase in demand for its Toys for Tikes holiday program, and now firefighters are scrambling t...

December 9, 2025
Students in the Vernon adult education program’s certified nursing assistant program came together Monday at Rockville High School to meet with their teacher, learn about job oppo...

December 2, 2025
We offer this reminder about parking on public roadways during the winter and during storms. Please help our public works crews clear our roads safely and efficiently. And save ...

December 1, 2025
Vernon’s Winterfest celebration is this Friday, Dec. 5, beginning at 5:45 in Central Park in front of Vernon Town Hall. The free, family-friendly event kicks off the holiday seaso...

November 26, 2025
For the 10 th straight year, the Vernon Board of Education was honored as a “Board of Distinction” by the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. The CABE board awards re...

November 24, 2025
A Massachusetts organization that works to help children in crisis visited Vernon on Monday to give Vernon police and firefighters comfort kits for children whose families experie...

November 20, 2025
Vernon Public Works crews have made tremendous progress on curbside leaf collection. One of the three crews has begun the second round of collection in the northeast part of town. ...

November 19, 2025
It was a great night at Vernon Center Middle School on Monday. Eighteen students from every Vernon public school were honored for their hard work, academic achievement, character a...

November 14, 2025
An ad hoc committee the Vernon Board of Education appointed to evaluate a 10-year facilities study is hosting listening sessions next week at three schools: Lake Street, Maple Stre...
