Chelsea, VT

Wednesday night’s political forum in Chelsea brought local politics into rare focus amid a roiling midterm sea of national news. Three dozen filed into the hall Wednesday, Oct. 28 representing a wide swath of Orange County towns including, by one reporter’s eye, voters from Corinth, Vershire, Washington, Tunbridge, and Chelsea. A local sixth grader from the First Branch Middle School […] The post Orange County Hears from Some Candidates in Chelsea Forum first appeared on The White

A small and interested group gathered in the Chelsea Public Library Monday night for the first of several community conversations Gifford has planned in the area. Chelsea sits a half hour drive from Gifford Medical Center and many in the town rely on the hospital as part of a network of local and state tools to seek care. Chelsea is […] The post Costa’s Library Tour Bring Gifford Update first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

The Chelsea Selectboard named its new town administrator at a special meeting October 7. Jennie Martin, a long-time resident of Chelsea was selected for the position following a short executive session during the meeting. Following the executive session, board member Charles Peel made a motion to hire Martin as the permanent town administrator, replacing interim town administrator Kasey Peterson for […] The post Chelsea Names Town Admin first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.

Chelsea is looking for a new town administrator and may be closing in on who will be next. Former town administrator Tierney Farago resigned abruptly earlier this year and the selectboard spent the spring and summer revamping the job description and advertised the position in August. Farago was hired in 2024 following the retirement of Town Clerk Karen Lathrop, who […] The post Chelsea Closing in on Town Administrator first appeared on The White River Valley Herald.