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Central Vermont Council on Aging is beyond grateful to those who give their time and talent to the mission of supporting older adults to age with dignity and choice, without whom this fragile system could not function.
The belief that Vermont needs more housing with the expectation that those homes will attract new families and workers seeking employment opportunities, defies our history and common sense.
As a conservation biologist who resides in South Starksboro, I was alarmed to learn that the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is considering a petition to allow hunting bears with bait. If this were allowed, it would contradict the recommendations of Fish and Wildlife Department biologists.
The League of Women Voters of Vermont issued the following statement on April 2 in response to President Trump's March 31 Executive Order titled, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.”
There's a lot of talk right now about landowner rights being violated and government overreach, but there's a bill, H.723, in the Vermont Senate, that seeks to help Vermonters.
Indivisible Mad River Valley thanks all who turned out on March 28 for the No Kings Day rally. Organizers invite the community to the group’s next meeting on April 6.
Waterbury’s No Kings 3 was a huge success. We had a little over 400 participants rally in solidarity to stand up for democracy! If you participated or drove by and honked, thank you, you rock!
In an attempt to address the hot-button issues of school budgets and property taxes, the Vermont House of Representatives is now considering Senate bill 220, a bill that would significantly harm our school system.
Waterbury is seeking a town resident to serve on the Governing Board of the regional communications union district, NEK Broadband – NEKCV – for short after its merger with CVFiber in 2024.
To the Community: Good citizens. This weekend, many of you will be taking a stand for democracy, for human decency, for truth, for the preservation of American values.
I know that there are a lot of Vermonters out there who are concerned about the cost of living in our state. As a lifelong Vermonter, a father, a grandfather, a son to parents retired in Vermont, and as Vermont’s commissioner of taxes, I am too.
Waterbury’s No Kings Sign Rally is this Saturday, March 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. on the corner of Main Street and Stowe Street. Everyone is invited to participate!
With a unanimous vote of 11-0, the Appropriations Committee approved a budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2027. This marked the end of committee crossover for financial bills in the House of Representatives. The budget will be on the floor at the end of next week.
This past Saturday 180 young people from around our state joined me and my staff at the Vermont State University in Randolph for our fourth annual Youth Chess Day. It was a great turnout and a great day.
To the Community: Trump thinks his rule is absolute; we citizens know that in this country, we don’t have kings.
The last half of March finds a flurry of activity in the Legislature. Committees must have all of their bills voted out of committee in order to be considered this session.
Vermont households live under financial stress. Few of us expect to be better off than our parents. The anxiousness of adults infects and distracts young people, and they carry those feelings to school, where they disrupt classrooms. Act 73 turns its back on all of this!
As the legislative session enters the phase where ideas must become decisions, those decisions carry real consequences for Vermont’s economy.
This week (March 9-13) is Civic Learning Week, an annual nationwide nonpartisan event that brings together students, educators, policymakers, and leaders in the public and private sectors to highlight and promote the movement for civic education.
Caring for our state lands and making decisions that protect the long-term health of their ecosystems, and the public benefits they provide, is among the state’s most complex responsibilities.
Vermonters have a long tradition of participating in our local March town hall meeting process, whether it’s a vote by those in attendance at a town hall, or by an Australian ballot.
On March 28, Mad River Valley residents will come together with millions of Americans across the country in a nationwide day of nonviolent protest at the third No Kings National Day of Non-Violent Action.
There was a lively discussion in the Roundabout’s Facebook comments this weekend that prompted me to chime in with election process details that I previously thought were redundant, but appeared worth repeating nonetheless.
To the Community: as the leadership of the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the members of our communities for supporting the 2026 school budget.
Dear Waterbury voters - wow! I am truly humbled by your support and the trust you've placed in me.
To the Community: I want to thank all my supporters, your vote meant a lot to me.
State Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood will be visiting town meetings on Tuesday in the communities they represent. Printed copies of their annual joint report will be available at town meeting. Here is the text of that report.
I am writing to enthusiastically support Martha Staskus for a 1-year seat on the Waterbury Select Board. Our town needs the seasoned leadership and clear communication skills that Martha offers.
The debate over the Randall Meadow bond vote has generated a lot of discussion in recent weeks, and it’s easy to understand why. Flooding has cost this community enormously — in dollars, in stress, in lost time — and people want to know that we are making wise investments.
Vermont has a responsibility to address climate change and protect our communities and the natural systems that support us. We have seen firsthand the damage a changing climate is doing across our state, from flooding that damages homes and roads to increasing wildfire risk and the growing threat to species we depend on.