Moretown News

By Kara Herlihy Warren Independence Day 2009 was both wet and wild. Most often defined by leisure sports and sunburns, last Saturday's events proved that independence must be earned, and contrary to myth, it is not always 73 degrees and sunny in Warren.

By Kara Herlihy Members of the Moretown Select Board sought public input Monday evening, June 29, at a special town forum following the defeat of three separate articles requesting approval for additional spending.

By Lizzy Hewitt, contributing reporter/editor Debbie Lesure officially takes over as principal of Moretown Elementary School on July 1, but she was already in her new office on Tuesday.

By Kara Herlihy All three articles asking Moretown residents to approve additional spending failed following a special vote held Tuesday, June 23.

By Kara Herlihy Knotweed is "on the move," according to members of the Warren Conservation Commission, who discussed plans for the removal of the invasive species with select board members at their May 26 meeting.

City councilors dished out nearly $750,000 worth of private contracts Tuesday night - most of it for utility work that must be completed in advance of a second wave of paving projects later this summer.

By Lisa Loomis An emergency hearing to halt the delivery of a home to a parcel of land in Waitsfield was continued in Washington Superior Court this week.

By Kara Herlihy Moretown Select Board members discussed how to move forward with the ongoing Town Hall historic restoration at their May 4 meeting; town officials debated project priorities as well as whether a project manager was necessary to oversee the building restoration.

Green Up Day is Saturday, May 2. The annual litter cleanup event is organized by Green Up coordinators from each of The Valley towns.

The Moretown Select Board held another special meeting Monday evening, April 27, to discuss wording for an article that will ask taxpayers to approve additional spending to cover unanticipated legal fees associated with the Rivers' quarry appeal.

A 54-year-old Moretown man was injured last week when the motorcycle he was driving collided with another vehicle, according to state police.

State police are investigating the theft of an all-terrain vehicle from a Moretown residence on Route 100B.

Members of the Judiciary Committee in the Vermont House say they want education to be part of the effort to crack down on the sending of sexually explicit cell phone messages between teenagers.

A jogger discovered the body of a 30-year-old Waitsfield woman floating in the Mad River on Wednesday morning, but police say the death is not suspicious.

Vermont State Police say they found the body of a nude woman in the Mad River in the Town of Moretown, Vt., Wednesday morning.

DATE/TIME: April 22, 2009 @ approximately 08:30 a.m. LOCATION: Mad River in Moretown - Rt.

Police found a woman dead Wednesday morning in the Mad River. Investigators say a jogger first spotted a parked car off of Route 100B in Moretown around 8:30 a.m. The jogger then looked into the river, spotted a woman's body and called police.

The Vermont House is expected to give final approval next week to a new highway safety bill intended to restrict adult drivers from using handheld cell phones.

By Kara Herlihy One hundred ten signatures have been gathered and a petition was submitted calling for a revote on Article 19, which was previously approved by Fayston voters on Town Meeting Day, March 3. The article, which was passed by only five paper votes , authorized the town to spend an amount not to exceed $8,000 to join other Valley towns ...

This week The Valley Reporter will feature triathlon and kids' triathlon pics and results, will cover the Moretown and Waitsfield Select Boards, provide pictures of Cabin Fever Follies and Waitsfield Telecom's annual Easter Egg Hunt.