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The Town of Vernon Fire Department celebrated the arrival of Engine Tank 241 with a wet down ceremony on Sept. 20. Capt. Jon Lucas welcomed a crowd of colleagues and well wishe...

Mayor Dan Champagne and the Vernon Town Council will celebrate completion of the renovation and modernization of the Citizens Block building on Park Place with an open house on Tu...

Our colleagues in the Vernon Information Technology Department have identified a new scam that is spreading via text message. If you receive a message like the one pictured on yo...

A national professional organization of adult educators has honored Mayor Dan Champagne with its Friend of Adult Learners Award. COABE, which represents 82,000 adult educators acr...

The Town of Vernon joined with ShopRite of Tri-City Plaza, Connecticut Foodshare , HVCC and Cornerstone to bring attention to hunger during ShopRite's annual Help Bag Hunger ev...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that is a threat to agriculture and a variety of trees and vines, has been spotted in Vernon. Two were recently found in Vernon. There a...

The Vernon Public Schools have long focused on providing students with healthy and nutritious meals. A registered dietitian oversees school nutrition and two years ago a farm-to-s...

Virtually every household has some household hazardous wastes – oil-based pants, thinners, pool chemicals, pesticides, mercury thermometers, old smoke detectors, fluorescent light...

It was back to school Thursday for Vernon Public Schools students. (In the photo above, Vernon Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph P. Macary welcomes first grade teacher Eliza...

The first day of school is Thursday, and teachers returned on Monday morning for the annual convocation, staff meetings and to continue preparing for the upcoming year. Teachers,...

Mayor Dan Champagne and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney of Vernon joined Matt Hickey, the owner of Tri-Towne Lube and Repairs, to unveil a mural that celebrates Vernon and Rockville on his...

Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne, joined by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and others, gathered at the New England Civil War Museum inside town hall to celebrate the approval of Vernon’s appl...

A huge crowd turned out at Henry Park Tuesday evening to honor Stephen E. “Krash” Krajewski and to see the park’s softball field named in his honor. Krajewski was a longtime a Ver...

Today's Vernon Farmers Market will be back at Henry Park from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by the third concert of the Mayor Dan Champagne Summer Concert Series, featuri...

A new face will greet Northeast School students on the first day of school on Aug. 28. Holly Wrenn will be Northeast’s interim principal after the retirement this week of Dr. Bre...

High heat is back this week. Temperatures may rise into the 90s through Thursday. Please take steps to protect yourself, your neighbors, your pets and friends and family who may ...

The Vernon Farmers Market is TODAY from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Henry Park. Stop by for the freshest fruits and vegetables, baked goods and other goodies. Dad's Dogs and Kona Ice a...

The Vernon Town Council in May voted unanimously to name the softball field at Henry Park in honor of Stephen E. “Krash” Krajewski, a long-time Vernon Parks and Recreation Departm...

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...

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...