Saturday saw millions of Americans take to the streets from the nation’s largest cities to tiny rural towns, demonstrating for the third “No Kings Day” against the Trump administration and a myriad of its policies. Vermonters were out in about 50 communities including Waterbury and Montpelier. See photo galleries from both here.

Vt. State Police say a skier died at Sugarbush on Saturday; troopers ask the public’s help after a man was found deceased in a car at the Middlesex park and ride; a wrong-way driver was stopped without incident on I-89 this weekend.

Town Meeting Day may be over, but Waterbury’s other municipality is prepping for its annual meeting coming up on Wednesday, May 13.

Following Town Meeting Day, Duxbury’s Selectboard has been tasked with filling numerous roles across the town government, including a vacant seat on the selectboard itself. 

Maine State Police announced on Wednesday that former Skowhegan, Maine, Town Manager Nicholas Nadeau was under investigation for online child sexual exploitation.

Communities in Vermont and Maine are sharing the news and mourning the unexpected death of Nicholas Nadeau, former recreation director in Waterbury, and most recently town manager in Skowhegan, Maine. 

Wintry weather conditions on the first day of spring were a factor in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury, according to Vermont State Police. 

The Waterbury Library Commission announced on Thursday that it has hired a new Waterbury Public Library director, who will start in mid-April. The news comes as town officials are taking steps to fill multiple key positions and get several key projects started.  

No one was seriously injured, but several incidents and serious crashes on Interstate 89 and local state highways recently have kept state police and local first responders busy while snarling traffic in Waterbury. 

Outgoing Waterbury Select Board Chair Alyssa Johnson’s time on the board officially ended after the Town Meeting Day election, but last week she received formal accolades for her service in the Vermont House of Representatives in Montpelier.

Starting this week, the Waterbury town office will be closed to the public on Thursdays until further notice.

The Jericho man accused in the fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 89 in Bolton in December pleaded not-guilty to second-degree murder and a host of related charges in his first court appearance on Thursday.

H.778, a dam safety bill which passed out of the House Committee on Environment on Feb. 20 aims to target the state’s “high-hazard potential” dams, or those that would likely endanger human life if they were to fail.

With rain on the way and warm temperatures melting snow, the National Weather Service in Burlington on Monday issued a Flood Watch until 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. 

Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed building site. A neighbor says adding homes there could “do more harm than good.”

The newly elected Waterbury Select Board held its first meeting after the Town Meeting election, naming Martha Staskus as chair and Don Schneider as vice chair. It decided to shift meetings to Tuesday nights, and it is advertising for applicants to fill its open seat.

The Edward Farrar Utility District Board of Commissioners will hold a second public information session on March 19 to continue sharing information and collecting public feedback about land use issues regarding the Waterworks property in Waterbury and Stowe.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a moderate flood warning for the Mad River in Moretown for today, through this evening. So far the Winooski River in Waterbury is moving without ice issues and at a level several feet below action level. Find links to forecasts and gauge measurements here.