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...
June 13, 2024
The Rockville High School Class of 2024, which began its high school years in the gloom of COVID-19, celebrated its graduation Wednesday evening, and then set off for all-night su...
June 11, 2024
Rockville High School’s Top 10 Seniors Honor Teachers Who Played a Special Role in Their Lives Rockville High School honored the top 10 graduating seniors on Monday, and each se...
June 7, 2024
23 Earn High School Diplomas Through Vernon Regional Adult Based Education ProgramVRABE Graduates Overcome Obstacles as They Achieve Thursday night 23 men and women received th...
June 5, 2024
Vernon’s Skinner Road School Marks Farm to School Day with Bees and Lettuce Grown by Students Wednesday was an extra special day at Skinner Road School Road School in Vernon. It...
May 21, 2024
Vernon Marks Memorial Day 3 Special Observances Honor Service Members Who Gave Their Last Full Measure There are three Memorial Day observances in Vernon in the days leadin...