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Voters in Dalton rejected an effort to abolish the town’s conservation commission and planning board this week, the latest chapter in a years-long debate over the landfill.

The plaintiffs, who serve on the town’s planning board and conservation commission, argued the warrant articles meant to abolish their jobs misled voters.

The Vermont-based waste management company says it plans to re-submit applications for the controversial project.

A study from Casella Waste Systems estimates the proposed landfill would bring an additional 102 vehicle trips per day to the region during higher traffic months in the summer.

The lawsuit alleged that the owners of the Bethlehem landfill violated the Clean Water Act and put pollutants into the Ammonoosuc River.

The landfill plan has divided the town of Dalton. Some opponents are cautiously optimistic about the delay in the company’s permit application process.

Two bodies found at separate Casella Waste Systems facilities in Maine and New Hampshire have caught the attention of investigators.

The public comment period for a wetlands permit application necessary for the development of a controversial landfill near Dalton closes Monday, Sept. 13.

As the trash company Casella waits for a permit to disturb wetlands in the North Country, New Hampshire regulators say Casella didn't do enough to prevent a leachate spill at its Bethlehem landfill in May.

Opponents of a proposed new landfill in the North Country rallied Wednesday outside a state public hearing for one of the project's first required…