Check out highlights of upcoming live musical performances – several in Waterbury, others nearby in Barre and Montpelier – March 28 to April 5.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board is seeking public comment on proposed changes to Vermont’s white-tailed deer, moose and turkey hunting regulations, as well as the rules for transporting wild game meat from out of state.
In early spring, a reddish haze appears in the woodlands. With most deciduous trees still dormant, the red maples are living up to their name.
The Planning Commission is holding a series of public “visioning session” to gather ideas for its once-every-decade update of the Town Plan. The next one is this Thursday, March 20, as a Zoom-only opportunity, 6-8 p.m. Two more are coming soon afterward.
On March 9, 2025, Robert Grace accomplished something that no other Waterbury Firefighter has: he celebrated 60 years in the department.
Waterbury Rotary has announced the theme of “Vermont Weather” for this year's Not Quite Independence Day celebration now being planned for Saturday, June 28.
As steam rises from sugarhouse cupolas and early morning coffee pots, sugarmakers are working overtime to turn maple sap into golden syrup. But as it turns out, they aren’t alone: other living things are sugaring too, and their stories affect the syrup that is poured on your pancakes (or into your morning coffee).
Our quiet, gentle mother, Brenda Belle (Perry) Degreenia, surrounded by her family, passed peacefully on March 9, 2025.
Plans for Waterbury LEAP’s annual Energy Fair have been called off due to last week’s flooding at Crossett Brook Middle School.
The new year ushered in an arctic blast that has only recently let up. This extreme plunge in temperature is referred to as a polar vortex.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful mother, Alice Grace Haskins, 93, of Waterbury, Vermont. Alice passed away peacefully at her home, in the company of family on February 26, 2025.
Penny Sue Mandigo, 56, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away suddenly on Friday afternoon February 28, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
The family of Richard “Strummer” Hallstrom has scheduled a celebration of Richard’s life for Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at the American Legion in Waterbury. Light refreshments will be served.
The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, grabbed headlines and dazzled millions, and now 2025 has a total eclipse of its own, albeit of the lunar variety taking place while most humans in this time zone are usually sleeping.
A celebration of the life of Christine Reynolds will be held March 8 in Waterbury.
Adrienne Soule of Waterbury Center passed away on January 24, 2025. She was known as Addie by one and all.
The Waterbury Public Library’s calendar reflects the season as it opens March with Celtic songs and stories. Other programs coming up cover timely topics such as seed-starting and tips on property improvements that could add a new dwelling unit to your home.
It’s a familiar sight in winter: An inky-black raven soaring over a landscape white with snow. Though similar in appearance to the American crow, the common raven (Corvus corax) is distinguished by its large size, fluffy neck feathers, and long, thick beak.
Robert J. Hanley, 78, of St. Cloud, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2025, at the Tampa VA Hospital after an extended illness, with his family at his bedside.
Lost Nation Theater’s latest production “for kids and by kids” hits the stage for three shows March 1-2 with an hourlong youth adaptation of the Broadway musical “Tuck Everlasting.”
Waterbury Recreation has new programs starting up as March begins including kids swim lessons at Sugarbush, fitness classes, programs after school and during vacation days and multiple special events.
Years in the making, Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s latest feature film, “Lost Nation,” has been on a tour around the region since last summer and its next stop is Waterbury’s Grange Hall Cultural Center next weekend.
The creatures I spend so much time thinking about are gone for half the year. Yet, they haven’t truly disappeared – the progeny of those bees I observed among the lupine are likely nearby, awaiting the return of the sun.
The Green Mountain Club’s annual Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series is under way on Thursday nights with speakers who are authors, athletes, scientists, advocates, and outdoor professionals. The community is invited to these free events.
Photographers from Enosburg, Stowe and Waterbury were declared the winners in the 6th annual Shoot Out photo contest at Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop.
Isabelle Sanders, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025, at the age of 91.
Peggy and Shapleigh Smith’s “Sharing Spaces,” at Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop opens Feb. 19 and runs through March 29.
Vermont Repertory Theatre steps back to Victorian London to present some delightfully theatrical horrors in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Feb. 28-March 7 at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington.
Dreys are shaggy masses of leaves nestled against a tree trunk or cupped in a fork of branches 20 to 40 feet above the ground. Squirrels not only rear their kits in them, but also use them as shelter during many months of the year.
ST. JOHNSBURY/WATERBURY – It comes with heavy hearts that on January 9, 2025, Colin Roger Corse peacefully passed away with his son Peter by his side.
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Harwood Union High School presents a comedy for its spring musical this year with performances of the classic “Anything Goes” set for April 3-5.
The Town Meeting Day election failed to fill an at-large position on the Central Vermont Career Center School Board to be held by someone from the Harwood Unified Union School District.
MARCH 19: The Harwood Unified Union School District has announced revised Mud Season bus routes in effect until further notice
At its post-election organizational meeting last week, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board re-elected its leaders, appointed members to officer roles for the coming year and looked ahead to multiple long-term projects that could spell significant changes for the future.
The Harwood Unified Union School Board is seeking to fill two vacant seats from Waterbury and one vacant seat from Duxbury.
Crossett Brook Middle School will reopen for classes on Tuesday amidst ongoing cleanup from a significant flooding event that occurred last Thursday.
BARRE — Ballots cast on Town Meeting Day in the 18-town school district that operates the Central Vermont Career Center were finally tabulated Thursday, and its regional board now has a budget and three vacant seats to fill, even as it weighs when to ask voters to approve a bond for a new, state-of-the-art facility.
Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury was closed on Thursday and remains closed today as cleanup crews work and school officials assess damage from the second major flooding event in less than eight months.
Voters across the Harwood Unified Union School District overwhelmingly approved the $49.2 million proposed school budget for the coming year and adding $500k to the Maintenance Reserve fund. News of staffing cuts required by the new budget is expected later this month.
Tonight is the Harwood Unified Union School District's annual meeting and final informational session pertaining to the proposed 2025-26 budget that is on the ballot in all six district communities tomorrow.
Several local speakers were featured at a State House rally to “Keep the Public in Public Education” this week. Students, parents, educators and community members delivered messages to lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott that “Vermonters want good public schools and fair taxes.”
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has announced the theme for its third annual Two-Sentence Story Contest for young writers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Central Vermont Career Center School District holds its annual meeting tonight including an informational presentation on the proposed $5.1 million fiscal year 2026 budget that voters will see on their Town Meeting Day ballots.
Longtime Harwood Unified Union School District employee Paul Morris, who worked as co-director of food services, is recovering from heart transplant surgery at Tufts Medical Center on Jan. 23 and fundraising efforts are underway to support him and his family.
The Vermont State School Nurses’ Association has announced that Brookside Primary School Nurse Allison Conyers of Waterbury will be honored this summer with a national award at a conference in Texas.
The program, funded by a grant secured by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., helped spark discussions about community building and social activism.
Harwood school district officials have begun community meetings to share details of the proposed $49.2 million 2025-26 school budget that voters will be asked to approve on Town Meeting Day.
In an effort to promote upcoming free school vaccine clinics, the Harwood Unified Union School District is participating in a local researcher’s project to involve community members who would share their personal stories about vaccinations.
Multiple fundraising efforts are underway to support Harwood Union High School’s theater programming, with ways for the community to support both the spring musical – “Anything Goes,” set for April 3-5 – and performances on the Harwood stage for years to come.
Waterbury’s Harry N. Cutting American Legion Post #59 recently presented academic achievement awards to two local college freshmen who graduated from Harwood Union High School in 2024.
Harwood’s school board has decided to put a 2025-26 school budget to the voters in March that increases spending slightly, is likely to lower school taxes for many, but relies on cutting some 15-20 full-time jobs across the district.
MONTPELIER— State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal Wednesday, a plan that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s dozens of school districts to just five and adopting a foundation formula.
The upcoming Town Meeting Day election will be important for the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board this year as eight of the board’s 14 seats will be on ballots across five of the district’s six communities.
The personal data of students and staff at several dozen Vermont school districts may have been compromised in a nationwide data breach of a student information system, according to state education officials.
Crossett Brook and Harwood Union middle schools are two of five Vermont schools named as state finalists in the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.
An educational tradition continues at Harwood Union High School on Jan. 9 with the latest gathering of a Socrates Café for community members to join students to ponder a question, share, and learn.
Two Waterbury high school students are among a group of applicants to the U.S. service academies that will meet with Vermont’s Congressional delegation members on Saturday at the Vermont State House.
Dear guardians and staff: In 2021, the Vermont legislature passed a law requiring all schools to test for radon (see Section 12 of Act 72 (2021)). Our schools are beginning that testing process in December. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about radon testing.
The first of several public sessions to discuss public school funding for next year drew about two dozen people last week and more online as Harwood school officials answered questions and shared details of the draft proposal that will eventually appear on the Town Meeting Day ballot in March.
The Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will host a special public informational session on Thursday about the process to build a proposed 2025-26 school budget that voters will consider next spring.
Unilever moved to oust David Stever in early March for “his commitment to Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission and Essential Brand Integrity,” Ben & Jerry’s claimed in court filings.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School is located in the heart of Vermont’s Mad River Valley. It’s been around for 45 years. They teach hands-on courses in design, construction, woodworking and architectural craft.
Vermont ice cream icons Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are thinking about buying back their eponymous brand from parent company Unilever, according to recent media reports.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is in the process of converting the iSun Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing from last June into a Chapter 7 liquidation.
In Waterbury, the question isn’t which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s more like are there any eggs today? So far, the answer depends on where and when you shop.
Battery energy storage manufacturer KORE Power announced on Friday that it has named Jay Bellows in Waterbury as its Chief Executive Officer.
The state’s newly formed Task Force on the Federal Transition will convene a webinar for Vermont employers on Feb. 6 aimed at reviewing key steps workplaces can take to be prepared for a visit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.
More than 300 employees at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plants in Waterbury and St. Albans recently ratified their first ever union contract.
The Vermont Division of Fire Safety issued an alert on Friday that it’s investigating incidents involving a fraudulent contractor impersonating a fire marshall in order to drum up business.
Revitalizing Waterbury recently held its annual celebration to thank volunteers and once again has rallied local businesses to take part in the annual Wrap it Up and Win holiday local shopping promo.
BARRE — Capstone Community Action will be in search of new leadership because, after six successful years, Sue Minter is stepping down as executive director of the organization that got its start as the Central Vermont Community Action Council in 1965.
Revitalizing Waterbury has chosen its next executive director who hardly needs an orientation to his new post heading up Waterbury’s community and economic development nonprofit.
We at Waterbury Roundabout want our readers to know that we’ve managed to join a groundbreaking national fundraising effort through the end of 2024 to support local news operations.
The Mad River Valley Rotary Club is partnering with Lawson’s Finest Liquids this month through Dec. 3 to boost the Rotary’s fundraising.
Looking to fill its winter class of new troopers, the Vermont State Police is launching a year-end recruiting push with a few unique twists.
Vermonters looking for a new job that pays the bills or just eager to meet entrepreneurs and leaders building new businesses can do both at the Vermont Tech Jam on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Hula in Burlington.
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman has announced that nominations are open for the 2025 National Small Business Week Awards.
On Jan. 1, Vermont’s minimum wage will reach $14 for the first time as the annual increase to the hourly wage standard goes into effect, according to the Vermont Department of Labor.
Waterbury power-storage manufacturer KORE Power plans to open a second Vermont location in Barre where it recently received unanimous approval from the Barre Town Development Review Board for a warehouse for assembling battery storage systems and storing system components.
MakerSphere’s recent annual meeting and open house at its wood shop and maker space was an opportunity for the public to tour the shop and learn more about its programs and community resources for art and making.
Months after declaring bankruptcy, iSun—parent to Waterbury-based SunCommon—has been acquired by a Texas private equity firm and is set to rebrand with a new name under new leadership. SunCommon operations and mangement are to remain unchanged, company officials said.
New mobile battery power-storage units manufactured in Waterbury helped fill the Shelburne Museum concert meadow with music this summer and avoided creating two metric tons of carbon pollution from traditional diesel generators.
The Green Mountain Club is continuing to build a new visitor center on the same spot as its current one. It's also rallying the hiking community to participate in its fifth annual Long Trail Day fundraiser to help fund trail repairs and maintenance critical, especially after more storm damage.
After almost 50 years of providing child and infant care for local families, the Waitsfield Children’s Center has closed its doors, due to the same challenges that many child care centers face: finding and keeping high-quality teachers, paying staff a livable wage while offering affordable child care for local families. That’s the bad news.
Waterbury’s ever-evolving restaurant and pub scene has added some new players in recent months and some longstanding establishments have added new twists. Like the rest of the community, some have had to react quickly less than two weeks ago to their third flood in 12 months.
Waterbury’s new 1% local sales taxes went into effect in July and sales receipts in town should reflect the new charge on retail sales, rooms, meals and alcohol purchases. It’s also time for property tax bills to land in the mail and some may have noticed a delay.
Two special events at Bridgeside Books involve working with other local businesses this month to hunt for Waldo and tapping community creativity for the store’s annual Spooky Tales event ahead of Halloween.
In the run-up to Waterbury Arts Fest in two weeks, Revitalizing Waterbury has created a local shopping promotion that will score participants an Arts Fest 2023 commemorative poster.
Where can you buy a cheap hardware desk, find an antique embalming machine and pick up the pocket knife that you had to give up to security officials when you flew from the Burlington International Airport? Turns out, it’s all in one place: the State of Vermont Surplus Property Warehouse in Waterbury.
I think about energy a lot. I grew up in a drafty house with cold bedrooms, whereas my best friend lived in a modern, passive solar house that was always comfortable. That contrast put the role energy consumption and efficiency play into clear focus at a young age.
As the days are getting longer and snow is melting it is fitting that this is Sunshine Week (March 16-22) – an annual celebration of government records and information as the cornerstone of government accountability and transparency.
This week (March 17-23) is Coyote Awareness Week. Coyotes are sometimes maligned and misunderstood. Yet, many Vermonters coexist with coyotes in our rural state where many backyards are in forest habitat for coyotes and other wildlife.
In the coming weeks, the legislature and governor will make critical decisions about the future of prek-12 education in Vermont—decisions that will impact generations to come.
For nearly 60 years, the League of Conservation Voters has published a National Environmental Scorecard to determine which members of Congress are working to protect our air and water, to build a clean energy future, and to ensure our democracy. Here in Vermont, we are fortunate that our Congressional delegation has once again earned top marks.
As a veteran, when I hear the words “Medal of Honor,” I think of those military men and women who have gone far beyond their expectations of duty, many giving their lives to save their fellow comrades or shipmates.
A reader in North Carolina asks for help with a historic photo.
A rumor is circulating in our towns that the school district is creating a plan to close the Fayston and Moretown schools. As members of the board who have been involved in the Building Visioning Subcommittee, we would like to set the record straight and provide additional context.
There is no guarantee that every bill will pass, and there is no guarantee that every need will be met by our work.
Over 30 members of Indivisible Mad River Valley gathered for the “IdesofTrump” mail-in effort, a national, grassroots action to make it clear to President Trump that we stand up against the cruel, illegal and harmful actions of his administration.
State Reps. Dara Torre and Candice White share their Town Meeting Day report with constituents highlighting work at the State House so far this session.
We want to thank all our voters for voting on Town Meeting Day, and for supporting the budget.
An early occurrence of spring flooding took place last week at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury. It was attributed to circumstances unusual, even in a state that’s seen plenty of flooding situations in the past several years.
This week is Civic Learning Week! This annual celebration of the importance of civics is an opportunity to sustain and strengthen democracy in the United States.
Community members share their immunization stories ahead of a free HPV vaccine clinic being held at Harwood Union MS/HS on March 12.
The Waterbury Skatepark Coalition is excited to announce an anonymous donor has made a $7,500 donation to the skatepark.
My name is Hailey Huber. I am a 7th grader at Crossett Brook Middle School and a hockey goalie for the Central Vermont Black Bears Tier 2 U14 girls team.
Reforming education in Vermont is a complex problem that demands a team approach. Most Vermonters agree that our common goal is to fix our broken education system and make it more affordable.
On Saturday, March 1, an estimated 2,000 Vermonters gathered on both sides of Route 100 in Waitsfield to protest the visit of J.D. Vance to Vermont for a family ski vacation.
Thanks to all for running a positive campaign. In this time of divisiveness, all candidates ran on issues and not attacking each other. We have a wonderful community and together we can improve the lives of all who live and work in Waterbury.
I want to thank everyone who voted in this election, especially those who took the time to write my name in for Select Board. I have no doubt that Mike Bard and Tori Taravella will work hard for our entire community on the select board.
Indivisible Mad River Valley thanks everyone who showed up to express their outrage at the current administration on Saturday, March 1, while Vice President J.D. Vance and family were on a ski vacation at Sugarbush.
I have been proud to represent all Waterbury residents for the last six years. Our town needs to look to the future, but embrace our past.
State Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood will be making the rounds on Town Meeting Day. Here is their joint report to constituents highlighting work at the State House so far this session.
It was so heartening to see the large numbers of people holding signs as JD Vance went skiing with his family in Vermont.
It is my firm belief that this can-do spirit and visible community engagement sit atop a foundation of the good people in this state and the centuries of traditions from which we benefit.
For the past decade, the Waterbury Area Trail Alliance has tirelessly championed our town, our incredible outdoor recreation resources and their positive impacts on the economy.
At Elevate Youth Services, we believe that every young person deserves a supportive community that offers hope, safety, and compassion.
After having followed the school budget process somewhat for the past two years, here are a few of my observations.
Rep. Candice White gives an update on upcoming bills and meetings at the Vermont House.
A busy weekend for Harwood Union student-athletes and fans with Boys Basketball and Hockey teams making it all the way to the D-II title games ended with a firetruck escort through Waterbury.
Harwood Boys Basketball returns to the Barre Auditorium today for a sold-out Division II state championship game against the Montpelier Solons.
Harwood’s discipline and months of preparation have paid off with an 18-2 regular season record, and they have clinched the number one seed in the Division II state playoffs.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Harwood Girls Basketball beat crosstown rival Montpelier, 47-24. The victory marked the 100th varsity victory for the team under Coach Tommy Young.
On Jan. 29, Harwood Girls Hockey secured a 3-2 win in front of a hometown crowd – their first since March 2022. The good vibes continue with the team 4-3 since and the D-II playoffs around the corner.
In front of a cheering home-court crowd at a game against Lake Region, Harwood senior guard Eloise Lilley reached her 1,000th basketball career point, becoming the school’s eighth and third-ever female athlete to hit this record.
Highlander Youth Lacrosse offers a spring program for boys and girls in grades K-8 and registration for 2025 is now open.
Fall high school sports playoffs get under way this week. Here’s a schedule for the first-round matchups for Harwood Union teams with links to bracket pages.
The Stowe Nordic ski club is offering a seven-session program this winter for adults who are new to classic cross-country skiing or who have skied a little but have not received any formal instruction.
This time of year brings remembrances that are both bittersweet and joyful. On Friday afternoon, one particular remembrance unfolded at Mad River Park as girls youth soccer players convened for what's become an annual tradition honoring the memory of Harwood student-athlete Mary Harris.
Ethan Wagner has been fishing as long as he can remember, mostly as a hobby. So when the Essex High School senior injured his knee playing football, he joined the school’s varsity bass fishing team. He’s found a new bond taking part in Vermont's newest high school varsity fall sport.
Registration has opened for the annual Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K set for Oct. 6. Started in 1984, the popular fall ritual attracts hundreds of runners from around Vermont and the region. Organizers say the event is “timed for optimal fall scenery.”
Harwood Youth Basketball is looking forward to another winter of basketball and organizers are hoping for a strong turnout for sign-ups this fall. Registration is now open through Oct. 6.
The Harwood Union Hall of Fame Committee has announced its 12th annual class of inductees to be honored at a ceremony in November.
The Harwood Union High School Cross Country Team holds its Summer Fun Runs at Crossett Brook Middle School through Aug. 21.
Registration is now open for players to sign up for Waterbury Youth Soccer’s fall season.
A spirited community soccer event that took a pandemic hiatus has reorganized and is returning to Central Vermont next month.
The annual Harwood Basketball Camps run by Varsity Girls Coach Tommy Young recently wrapped up another summer season of basketball instruction with local youngsters in grades 2 through 9.
UPDATED: Harwood Union High School Cross Country team’s Summer Fun Runs have been moved from Harwood High School to Crossett Brook Middle School starting Wednesday, July 24.
Eighty-seven runners completed Saturday’s Green Mountain Mile ahead of the Not Quite Independence Day parade on Main Street in Waterbury.
Harwood’s No. 2 Highlanders will face No. 1 Hartford today in the Division II Boys Lacrosse championship game at Norwich University at 4:30 p.m.
Spring high school athletic playoffs are coming down the wire with two Harwood teams - baseball and boys lacrosse - in their Division II tournaments this week.
Saturday’s opening day schedule at Thunder Road International Speedbowl – including the Kenley Dean Squier Extravagana at noon – has expanded as raceway and American-Canadian Tour officials have moved the Sunday race program up given a rainy forecast for the second half of the weekend.
The Harwood Girls 4x800m Relay Team began the season exceeding expectations.
Four local weightlifting athletes were among 20 who took part in the “Luck of the Lift” meet the day before St. Patrick’s Day last month at LiftVT in Williston.
A meeting of Thunder Road and Vermont state government officials with representatives of the Squier family has resulted in planning for the Kenley Dean Extravaganza – A Celebration of Life honoring Thunder Road International Speedbowl founder Ken Squier on Saturday, May 4.
Harwood Boys Hockey and Girls Basketball teams advance in the state playoffs to their semifinal matches.
Harwood Boys Basketball standout Tobey Bellows took care of a hard-earned individual milestone in the first half of the Highlanders’ Feb. 9 home game against North Country.
Here’s a look at the Harwood varsity athletics schedule for the upcoming week submitted by HUHS. Schedules could change due to weather or other circumstances.
