November 7, 2024
Vernon Public Schools Again Beat State Average in Next Generation Accountability Results Northeast, Skinner Road and Lake Street are Schools of Distinction The Vernon Public Sc...
November 5, 2024
How You Can Help Vernon Families this Holiday Season The Vernon Social Services Department and Town of Vernon Fire Department are working together to ensure all Vernon families ...
October 31, 2024
Vernon Voters Can Drop Off Items for Pet Pantry and New Socks for ‘Socktober’ at Voting Places Vernon residents who would like to make a donation to the new Vernon Pet Pantry or...
October 29, 2024
Trudy Roberts, Vernon Town Hall Fixture for Nearly Four Decades, Retires Gertrude “Trudy” Roberts, a fixture at Vernon Town Hall for the past 37 years, has retired. Trudy’s las...
October 22, 2024
Vernon’s curbside fall leaf collection begins Nov. 4 Fall curbside leaf collection begins on Monday, Nov. 4 and continues through December, weather permitting. The town is divi...
October 22, 2024
Vernon Seeks Volunteers for Walk Audit of Rockville The Town of Vernon, through its SustaintableCT initiative, is seeking volunteers for a walk audit to evaluate walkability and...
October 21, 2024
Vernon Brush Fire Contained; Will Continue to Smolder Overnight Firefighters from Vernon and several neighboring communities battled an approximately nine-acre brush fire Monday...
September 26, 2024
Vernon’s Latest Sidewalk Improvement Project Begins Next Week Work on a $400,000 project to improve pedestrian movement and safety in downtown Vernon is scheduled to begin next ...
September 25, 2024
Community Invited to Vernon Public Works Open HouseVernon Residents Can Bring up to two Boxes of Personal Records to be Shredded Vernon residents are invited to the Vernon Publi...
September 12, 2024
Vernon Public Schools students have for the third straight year outperformed the state average in the latest Connecticut Smarter Balanced Assessments. The number of Vernon stude...
September 9, 2024
UConn Cross Country Runners Labor for Hours to Improve Part of the Hop River Rail Trail in Vernon Members of the UConn Cross Country team, frequent users of the Vernon portion o...
September 9, 2024
New England Civil War Museum Hosts 4th ‘Living History Day’ in Vernon – Free Event is Open to All The New England Civil War Museum & Research Center of Vernon is hosting its 4th...
September 5, 2024
Horowitz Pool Open House Scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12 Mayor Dan Champagne and the Vernon Town Council invite the community to the new Horowitz Pool at Henry Park for an open...
August 29, 2024
Brian Stevenson named Vernon’s Teacher of the YearVCMS Reading Interventionist Helps Students Achieve and Advance Teachers are the backbone of democracy, instilling in student...
August 28, 2024
Horowitz Pool Nears Completion, But Will Not Open for Swimming this Season Reconstruction of Horowitz Pool at Henry Park is ongoing and is expected to be completed shortly, but ...
August 27, 2024
Vernon Schools Welcome Students on Thursday Convocation Marks Beginning of Year for Teachers, Staff The Vernon Public Schools begin a new school year on Thursday, and teachers...
July 24, 2024
Vernon Hosts Farmers Market at Henry Park on Aug. 8, 15, 22 Free Rides Available to Make Market Accessible to all Vernon Residents The crowdfunding campaign to support the r...
July 24, 2024
UFC MMA Champions to Help Vernon Launch Campaign to Prevent Opioid Abuse Alex Pereira and Glover Teixeira Will be at Vernon’s National Night Out on Aug. 6 Two MMA champions ...
July 3, 2024
Vernon’s Annual ‘July in the Sky’ Fireworks Show and Celebration set for Tuesday, July 9 Vernon’s premier summer event, the 78th July in the Sky Fireworks show and community cel...
June 27, 2024
The Town of Vernon has been awarded a $25,000 competitive grant from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection, Division of Emergency Management & Homel...