
July 31, 2025
Today’s forecast of heavy rain has caused the Vernon Farmers Market and the Mayor Dan Champagne Summer Concert Series to move to Rockville High School from Henry Park. The Farmer...

July 30, 2025
Vernon’s National Night Out returns on Tuesday, Aug. 5 with a variety of activities for children and families, hot dogs and ice cream, school supplies for Vernon Public Schools st...

July 29, 2025
The Vernon Farmers Market returns this week and will take place on four Thursdays, July 31, Aug. 7, 14 and 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Henry Park, 120 South St. The Mayor Dan C...

July 28, 2025
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. Wedn...

July 28, 2025
Scammers are again sending threatening text messages to people. Ignore and delete the messages. They are a scam. "The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles does not contact ...

July 23, 2025
The Town of Vernon broke ground Wednesday for a 6,600 square foot building adjacent to the Vernon Senior Center that will enable the senior center to accommodate its rapidly growin...

July 17, 2025
The Town of Vernon has received a $21,682 grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to transform a town-owned vacant lot at Maple and West Main street...

July 16, 2025
Volunteers spent Tuesday evening working to keep downtown Rockville beautiful. The Vernon Rocks Coalition, the Rockville Public Library and the Vernon Cultural District Commission...

July 14, 2025
There is a potential for extreme heat this week. Temperatures may rise into the 90s through Friday and the relative humidity is forecast to be high. Please take steps to protect ...
July 10, 2025
The Vernon Rocks Coalition, the Rockville Public Library and the Vernon Cultural District Commission are hosting the Vernon Community Cleanup at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 in downt...

We are three weeks away from the first Vernon Farmers Market of the summer - We hope you can make it
July 10, 2025
The first Vernon Farmers Market is only three weeks away. We hope you can make it. The market is on four Thursdays, July 31, Aug. 7, 14 and 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Henry Par...

July 9, 2025
Road work on Jennifer Lane, Regina Drive, Hamilton Drive, Tunnel View Terrace and 139 Phoenix St. to 192 Warren Ave. is scheduled to begin TODAY (July 9) and will continue through ...

July 8, 2025
Kids: Don't miss the Push, Pull and Pedal Patriotic Parade at July in the Sky in downtown Rockville on Wednesday, July 9. If you can push it, pull it or pedal it, you can bring ...

July 1, 2025
Hello Vernon. Are you ready to celebrate our nation’s 250 th anniversary on July 4, 2026? Over the near year, Vernon’s America 250 Committee will be offering a variety of activit...

July 1, 2025
Road work on Estelle Drive, Kanter Drive, Chelsea Ridge, Brittany Lane and Susan Road is scheduled to begin on Monday July 7, and will continue through the month of July, weather p...

July 1, 2025
Vernon’s premier summer event, the 79th July in the Sky Fireworks show and community celebration, is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Henry Park and in the Rockville secti...

June 30, 2025
Vernon’s urban forestry initiative, called Live Here – Love Trees, has already resulted in the planting of 34 trees on public property in the Rockville section of town. Additional ...

June 26, 2025
The New England Civil War Museum in Vernon had been added to the Connecticut Freedom Trail, which commemorates the fight for emancipation from slavery and honors African Americans...

June 24, 2025
(Pictured above: VCMS eighth grader Sarah Rizzo, who collected a variety of top honors at her school's Evening of Excellence, stands with her family.) Vernon Center Middle Sch...

June 19, 2025
Extreme heat is forecast for next week. Temperatures in the 90s are expected Sunday through mid-week. As the temperatures climb, please take time to protect yourself, your neighb...