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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Leaf collection crews have made good progress the first two weeks of leaf collection and collection has been completed in the group A streets. All crews are now working in the gr...

Vernon Public Schools are in session on Veterans Day so that students can learn about veterans and their service and sacrifice, and in some cases to honor veterans with special p...

It’s been more than a century since the last person was buried at the Southwest Cemetery at Dobson and Talcottville roads. Tree roots, frost heaves and other natural forces have ...

PHOTO CAPTION FOR ABOVE: Town Administrator John Kleinhans, Director of Development Services Shaun Gately and Engineering Technician Annie Geitner and Deputy Mayor John O'Connell ...

Vernon Center Middle School hosted its annual Family Heritage and International Potluck Dinner Wednesday night and families, some in traditional dress, offered up a treasure trove...