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Norwich cuts ties with town manager after 9-month permanent stintNORWICH — The Selectboard announced Monday that it has agreed to a separation of employment with Town Manager Rod Francis, who will serve his last day in office on Nov. 7.Francis, who became the permanent town manager in February after serving five...

Norwich hires police chiefNORWICH — A detective sergeant in the Montpelier Police Department will be Norwich’s next police chief, according to a town news release issued Wednesday night.Detective Sgt. Wade Cochran, who is originally from Walden, Vt., has been at the Montpelier...

Staffing issues keep town in a twistNORWICH — Worker shortages, particularly in public works and the police department, have plagued Norwich over the past year, and community members have been vocal in their displeasure with how the town’s leaders have handled finding replacements.In...

Jim Kenyon: Norwich road crew hits rough patch and town paves over private eye probeThe Upper Valley’s back roads are taking more of a beating than usual this mud season. Still they’re in better shape than Norwich’s highway department.None of the eight people who were working out of the town’s highway garage as recently as mid-2021...

Norwich police chief’s sudden resignation leaves town reeling with department turnoverNORWICH — Only six months into the job, Norwich’s police chief suddenly resigned this week, the latest blow to a department and town struggling to fill positions vacated in recent months.Simon Keeling, who was promoted into the top cop job in Norwich...

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