48°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Goat sworn in as mayor of Vermont town

Lincoln, a Nubian goat, runs around with pasture mate Lucy at their home in Fair Haven, Vt. Lincoln was recently elected "Pet Mayor" on town meeting day. (/The Rutland Herald via AP)
Lincoln, a Nubian goat, runs around with pasture mate Lucy at their home in Fair Haven, Vt. Lincoln was recently elected "Pet Mayor" on town meeting day. (/The Rutland Herald via AP)
Sally Stanton, right, holds her grandson Murphy Drzewianowski as he feeds Lincoln the goat in Fair Haven, Vt. (/The Rutland Herald via AP)
Sally Stanton, right, holds her grandson Murphy Drzewianowski as he feeds Lincoln the goat in Fair Haven, Vt. (/The Rutland Herald via AP)
Lincoln, a 3-year-old Nubian goat, is the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven. (Robert Layman/The Rutland Herald via AP)
Lincoln, a 3-year-old Nubian goat, is the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven. (Robert Layman/The Rutland Herald via AP)
More Stories
A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, a ...
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23, triggers a tsunami
Waymo driverless vehicle. (AMG-TheStreet)
Waymo issuing recall over safety concerns involving school buses
Dog food recall: Check your freezer
A visitor walks past portraits of DC Comics superheroes as she enters the "Action and Magic Mad ...
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72B
The Associated Press
March 13, 2019 - 9:49 pm
 

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. — The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week.

Lincoln was dressed in a sash reading “Mayor” for the Tuesday ceremony at the Fair Haven town offices. Town Clerk Suzanne Dechame and the select board were present to deliver the oath of office.

Fair Haven, a town of about 2,500 along the border with New York just west of Rutland, does not have an actual mayor.

Town Manager Joseph Gunter says the honorary pet mayor idea was conceived as a fundraiser for a playground, but it turned into a civics lesson for kids.

On the way out of the offices, the honorary mayor defecated on the floor — leaving clean-up to the police chief and other attendees.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Waymo driverless vehicle. (AMG-TheStreet)
Waymo issuing recall over safety concerns involving school buses
Tony Owusu, AMG-TheStreet

Waymo has been under some scrutiny this week after a school district publicized videos of the company’s robotaxis driving past school buses with their stop signs and crossing bars deployed.

 
Dog food recall: Check your freezer
Dana Sullivan Kilroy, AMG-TheStreet

Dog owners across 14 states are being urged to stop feeding a popular frozen food immediately after customers found plastic pieces mixed into the product.

MORE STORIES