Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse April 8
POST-ELECTION VOTER SURVEY
Local newspapers asked and the community answered with specific, detailed comments about how and why they voted as they did on the Harwood school budget on the Town Meeting Day ballot.
Vermont State Police are asking the public for help finding a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 89 during a snow squall last week involving a teenage driver from Waterbury.
The Waterbury Select Board is seeking volunteers to serve on a number of boards, committees and commissions with the goal of making appointments in mid-April.
The Waterbury armory has been readied for reuse by the state of Vermont, but plans to open a 40-bed homeless shelter there by April 1 are not happening.
Meeting for the first time since the March 5 election, the Waterbury Select Board last week reorganized and got to work with an agenda that touched on many of the issues the group is likely to deal with for the coming year.
In two separate recent announcements, over $3 million in federal funding is headed to Waterbury for water infrastructure projects that will improve water quality for two mobile home parks.
A Waterbury man is jailed this weekend and scheduled to appear in state court on Monday to answer to a charge of first-degree aggravated domestic assault, according to Vermont State Police.
The bill creating a charter for the town of Waterbury which would allow for local option taxes cleared its final legislative hurdle this week and is headed to Gov. Phil Scott for a signature.
With the total solar eclipse less than three weeks away, Waterbury town government and business leaders met this week to go over preparations that are underway with a goal of having things “operate as close to usual as possible” on April 8.
Two separate incidents near Interstate 89’s Exit 10 in Waterbury disrupted traffic recently and sent one man to the hospital.
A new book that delves into Vermont’s 20th-century experiment in eugenics brought people together in Waterbury last week for a presentation and discussion led by its historian and author, a state archives expert, and a local lawmaker who led the push for an official state apology.
The past few years have not been kind to Waterbury skateboarders. But the outlook could soon get a whole lot brighter for skateboard enthusiasts around Central Vermont searching for their next home park.
University of Vermont experts are gearing up to create an unforgettable experience for students, staff and faculty as a major natural event approaches. On April 8, at 3:26 p.m., as anticipated record crowds fill Burlington, a shadow will sweep across Lake Champlain to cloak the city in middle-of-the-night dark.
On the ground and from the air, photographers Gordon Miller and Dana Allen captured what Thursday’s high water looked like along the Winooski River in downtown Waterbury.
Late Wednesday, Duxbury town officials sent a message to residents on the town email list with the latest road report and offers of assistance to anyone unable to leave their homes due to the poor road conditions.
Duxbury residents navigated worsening muddy roads on Tuesday to head to the polls where the town’s drive-through election area outside of the town highway garage and offices had melted into rutted mud with standing puddles.
Waterbury voters approved a $6.3 million town budget, a $380,000 new fire truck and filled three seats on the town select board on Town Meeting Day.
The Vermont Air National Guard announced Monday that it will conduct night flying this week and next as part of its routine training to maintain operational readiness.
Vermont State Police on Sunday said a runaway Waterbury teenager was found and reunited with family.
Town Meeting Day is Tuesday, March 5, and local voters will decide one contested race on the ballot in which three candidates are vying for two one-year positions on the Waterbury Select Board.
The spot on the Town Meeting Day ballot for a three-year Waterbury Select Board seat has just one candidate. Unopposed is Roger Clapp, who joined the board in 2022.
Waterbury town officials are alerting residents that mild temperatures and precipitation over the next several days will likely worsen conditions on gravel roads.
Last June, Brattleboro lowered its local voting age to 16 following a decade of resistance and two gubernatorial vetoes. A check with Waterbury and local officials in other nearby towns found little interest in the move, although a Harwood civics teacher says it has merit.
State troopers share results of traffic stops during a Thursday morning targeted patrol on I-89 and in Waterbury. A three-vehicle crash sends one driver to the hospital. Plus, game wardens join local first responders at snowmobile crash
No one was home and no injuries were reported at a morning house fire on Railroad Street in Waterbury on Tuesday that officials have determined to be accidental.
The state of Vermont has filed an appeal of the Waterbury zoning administrator's determination that a proposal to repurpose the former Vermont National Guard armory as a temporary homeless shelter needs a change of use permit from the town.
Duxbury is preparing for its fourth drive-through Town Meeting. Voting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside at the town offices and highway garage on Rt. 100. Voters can attend or watch an informational meeting and ask questions about ballot items tonight, Feb. 26.
Voters across Vermont will have a full slate of business to decide on Town Meeting Day next Tuesday, March 5. Waterbury holds an in-person town meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the gym at Brookside Primary School and voting election ballots 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the school.
Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help with locating a missing Waterbury teenager. Trooper Mae Murdock said police received a report that Jadhyn Walls, 16, did not return home from school on Friday.
Waterbury Roundabout caught up with the five candidates for Waterbury Select Board. We asked them to tell voters a little about themselves and share their thoughts on some of the top issues they are likely to encounter if elected. Here are their answers.
Over plates of locally made appetizers and the rock tunes of a band on a small stage in the Waterbury American Legion, about 75 community members greeted each other on a recent Saturday night to recount stories of mucking out flooded basements and tossing out damaged furniture.
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In the cosmic dance of heavenly bodies, no phenomenon possesses the drama of a solar eclipse, when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth. This year, our region will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8.
Robert Leon “Bob” Vasseur, 91, died on March 18, 2024, peacefully in the comfort of his family. A celebration of his life will be held May 11 in Fayston.
The timely new documentary film by Bess O’Brien, “Just Getting By,” turns the camera on Vermonters living with housing and food insecurity and its tour around the state will bring it to Waterbury Center on Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14.
Our inbox is overflowing with performing arts announcements of shows happening over the next several weeks.
In the wild, finding a suitable mate is no simple matter – and it’s an extra complicated affair for one familiar resident of the woods and underbrush.
Kent Roy Gardner of Waterbury Center, Vermont passed away on Friday, March 15, surrounded by loving family members.
Larry Snow Damon succumbed to complications from dementia on March 15, 2024. A celebration of Larry's life will take place in the spring.
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens and is urging Vermonters to take steps now to prevent conflicts with bears over the spring and summer.
Designed as “an interactive musical adventure,” the Vermont Philharmonic’s annual family concert will take place this Sunday, March 17, at 2 p.m. at the Barre Opera House.
George S. Houston of West Haven, Connecticut, passed away on February 25, 2024 after a long journey with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Waterbury’s new long-term flood recovery group has a special event planned for this Saturday at Brookside Primary School.
Jane Margaret Sakal Erickson, 76, of Middlesex, Vermont, died of complications from Covid/pneumonia at Central Vermont Medical Center on February 10, 2024.
Jane L. Green, 75, passed peacefully on March 9, 2024, at her home in Marshfield where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, after a battle with cancer.
The Children’s Literacy Foundation shares two announcements with a connection to the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on April 8.
Boiling maple sap into syrup is a time-honored tradition in the Northeast, to the olfactory delight of anyone who has spent time in a steamy sugarhouse while inhaling the sweet maple scent of the season.
Richard “Dick” Almeron Headley, 86, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away on March 2, 2024.
Spring is making its arrival and Waterbury Recreation has a new schedule with ongoing programs and special events booked through April. Other signups are open for youth programs later in the year.
Looking ahead to the April calendar, The Valley Players’ pitch line is open to accept stories for the 4th annual Mad River Story Slam.
Next week, a new exhibition opens at Axel’s Frame Shop and Gallery in Waterbury featuring ceramic works by veteran artist Susan Wilson of Putney, Vermont.
A new invasive insect is zig-zagging its way across North America.
Charles “Charlie” Craig Dow, 72, of Burlington, Vermont, passed away on February 17, 2024, at his home.
Oliver R. Plunkett passed away peacefully in the company of his family on Monday evening, February 26, 2024, at his home in Waterbury Center, Vermont.
The acorn is a perfectly designed container packed with potential. It holds the seed that may become a towering tree that will shelter and feed thousands of creatures throughout its lifetime – including many animals that rely on acorns for winter survival.
As Vermonters prepare to file their 2023 tax returns, state Fish & Wildlife officials remind them to consider checking off the spot to contribute to Vermont’s Nongame Wildlife Fund.
The Valley Players present the world premiere of the play “Poet’s Choice” on stage weekends March 8-17 in Waitsfield.
It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of Tracy Jean Costello announces her passing on February 19, 2024, in Berlin, Vermont.
Waterbury’s Not Quite Independence Day celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 29. The Waterbury Rotary Club announced this year’s theme: “Celebrating All Sport.”
Learn Mahjong or watercolor painting. Attend an event that shines light into a dark corner of Vermont history. And get ready for the April 8 eclipse.
Raphael M. Lowe, 94, of Finksburg, Maryland, (formerly of Waterbury, Vermont) passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Lorraine E. Gilman, 86, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away in the comfort of her family at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Tuesday afternoon, February 13, 2024.
Harwood Union High School presents its spring musical, “The Addams Family,” April 4-6.
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday named Zoie Saunders, a Florida schools administrator and former Charter Schools USA executive, to be the next secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education, a year after the state’s last permanent education leader announced his resignation.
The transitions continue with Waterbury’s representation on the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board as board member Jake Pitman on Friday announced he would be stepping down in order to take the Harwood track and field team’s head coaching position.
This is the second of two parts reporting on the community survey by Waterbury Roundabout and The Valley Reporter regarding the proposed 2024-25 Harwood Unified Union School District budget that failed to win voter approval on Town Meeting Day.
Local newspapers asked and the community answered with specific, detailed comments about how and why they voted as they did on the Harwood school budget on the Town Meeting Day ballot.
Following a stinging defeat of the proposed 2024-25 school budget, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board has so far met twice since the March 5 vote. Discussion has begun on how to revise the budget with the goal of earning voters' approval at the ballot box this spring. The board also hopes to recruit two new Waterbury members.
New on Friday, March 15: Starting Monday, March 18, buses serving Waterbury, Fayston, Moretown and Waitsfield will resume their normal routes. Buses on routes in Warren and Duxbury remain on modified routes listed here until further notice.
Faced with a resounding rejection of the proposed 2024-25 school budget at the ballot box last week, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board met late last week ahead of schedule to reorganize and begin discussing next steps to bring a new budget to voters later this spring.
The Central Vermont Career Center School District got the collective nod it needed from voters in 18 towns — most of them members of other districts where school budgets didn’t fare as well this week.
Waterbury Roundabout and The Valley Reporter are collaborating on this voter survey as a follow up to the defeat of the Harwood Unified Union School District's proposed $50.8 million budget on Town Meeting Day.
Voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District voted Tuesday to send school leaders back to the drawing board on a school budget for 2024-25, but they also told them to stick with investing in school building maintenance.
Harwood’s calendar for the 2024-25 school year has just been set and it includes a schedule juggle in November that gives students Election Day off.
Harwood’s proposed $50.8 million budget for the 2024-25 school year in the past three weeks has had three different estimated price tags for taxpayers – without the budget changing a penny.
The Harwood Unified Union School District administration and representatives of the school district’s support staff association have reached a tentative agreement in their labor negotiations for a new contract replacing the one that ended last June.
Taxpayers in the Harwood Unified Union School District could expect to see the school portion of their property tax bills go up by 30% to 40% later this year if they approve the $50.8 million school budget on the Town Meeting Day ballot.
The local nonprofit Launch Into Foreign Travel program has announced that it has awarded $6,575 in scholarships to seven Harwood Union High School students traveling to Rwanda, Denmark and India this year.
The Harwood Unified Union School District School Board meets tonight to review fresh calculations from the administration to inform their discussion of how to present a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year to the voters.
As they follow the shifting landscape of public school funding guidelines coming from Montpelier, Harwood school leaders say the financial turbulence involved in settling next school year’s budget could derail hopes for putting a construction bond to voters in November.
The Harwood Middle School team participating in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition has been named the Vermont state winner in the national innovation contest.
A long-awaited report on how Vermont should address its billions of dollars in school construction needs arrived in the Legislature on Thursday.
On Wednesday morning, Harwood school district officials announced imminent changes to several bus routes mainly in Duxbury that go into effect tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 1.
Representatives from 14 Vermont school districts and supervisory unions presented statements on the unintended consequences of Act 127 to legislators on Tuesday, highlighting the catastrophic financial scenarios towns are expecting across the state.
It’s a busy week on the Harwood Unified Union School District calendar next week.
With a late January deadline to finalize budgets for Town Meeting Day, the Harwood Unified Union School Board has selected the budget draft it would like to put to voters and the bottom-line tax impacts are substantial.
The Harwood Union High School Rwanda Travel Study program will host a benefit concert this Sunday, Jan. 14, at Zenbarn in Waterbury Center.
Four more community meetings are scheduled this month for local residents to learn about proposed renovations for Harwood Union Middle/High School.
Families with students at Moretown Elementary School were notified on Wednesday that their school will be ready to reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, following the holiday break.
Harwood Unified Union School District leaders have put discussions around the budget for the 2024-25 school year on hold until after the holidays due to incomplete information needed from the state Agency of Education to proceed. The board also heard about an overdue labor contract and a new program at Brookside.
The discussion around planning for major renovations to Harwood Union Middle/High School continues tonight with the fourth in a series of community meetings. Tonight’s gathering will be in the library at Crossett Brook Middle School, 6-8 p.m.
Harwood Union High School’s National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony recently, adding 33 new juniors and seniors to the chapter.
An anouncement from London last week sent ripples through the global ice cream industry all the way to Vermont and the headquarters of Ben & Jerry’s.
As the ownership transition moves forward at Radio Vermont Group in Waterbury, the stations’ General Manager Steve Cormier has stepped down.
The Waterbury-based restaurant group that launched Hen of the Wood and branched out with Prohibition Pig and Doc Ponds will add a new member to its family later this spring when it opens Gallus Handcrafted Pasta at the historic grist mill at 92 Stowe Street.
Many New Englanders choose to go south for weeks or months to escape the dark, cold days of winter. But this week, a group of 14 adventurous Vermonters are heading just about as far south as you can get – to Antarctica.
Revitalizing Waterbury’s Board of Directors recently named Jane Brown as the group’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year. Shared at the organization’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, the award recognizes a volunteer who has gone above and beyond their usual role over the past year.
We have compiled a transcript of the 20-min. on-air announcement of the WDEV sale, broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at 12:35 p.m. Also here is a link to the audio recording.
From a fitting on-air radio announcement last week, listeners to WDEV learned that two Vermont businessmen, handpicked by Ken Squier months before his death in November, are now poised to take ownership of the nearly century-old independent broadcasting company based in Waterbury.
The Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation recently announced its top-priority projects for 2024 and Waterbury Ambulance Service’s new station project is near the top of the list.
VermontBiz and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce have announced that Bourne’s Energy is the winner of the annual prestigious and highly anticipated Outstanding Business of the Year Award for 2023.
Nominations are now open for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citizen of the Year award to an outstanding Vermont figure.
On Monday morning, Dec. 18, as heavy rains that later triggered flooding soaked Central Vermont, a Vermont Chamber of Commerce event took place in Waterbury’s Pilgrim Park that included U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.
Nearly 100 employees will be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, according to its Connecticut-based Local 371.
Zenbarn Farms owners Noah Fishman and Marlena Tucker-Fishman hope that Waterbury may soon be as well known for its cannabis as it is for its craft beer. They have taken a step towards that vision in signing an agreement to purchase the Vermont assets of Curaleaf Holdings Inc., an international cannabis company based in New York City.
Revitalizing Waterbury has announced the hiring of a new economic development director for Waterbury.
Freak Folk Bier, which opened in Waterbury in early 2022, crafts oak-fermented, mixed-culture beers. Last month, the brewery received a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s wastewater management program that would pay for upgrades to keep its sludge out of the waste stream.
In what has become a modern holiday tradition, today is dubbed Giving Tuesday across the nation and beyond.
MONTPELIER — The Bridge newspaper will celebrate 30 years of publication and the news media’s critical role in protecting democracy on Friday, Nov. 17, with an art auction, refreshments from local chefs, and a lively panel of local journalists.
Waterbury tourist operations saw plenty of traffic during the peak foliage weeks. Amid the onslaught of crowds and congestion, the season is crucial for local businesses to take in enough revenue to keep them viable for the rest of the year.
After owning Blackback Pub for nine of its 14 years at 1 Stowe Street, Lynn Mason and Dave Juenker have handed off the business to new owners, general manager Ehren Hill and chef Cory Swafford.
There’s a hum of creative energy coming from 40 Foundry Street, where new food and beverage businesses are coming to life in this historic building a block away from Main Street.
Waterbury’s flood-hit downtown businesses are bouncing back thanks to hard work that included numerous community volunteers. UVM Community News Service reporters Shannon Flaherty and Will Thorn filed this report.
When you’ve just bought a new business, “flood” is not a word you want to hear — or an event you want to experience — after just one month of ownership.
After several years on the market, Waterbury fine-dining stalwart Michael’s on the Hill has been sold to the owners of Stowe’s Brass Lantern Inn.
More than three years since its launch, Waterbury Roundabout is enjoying healthy readership and steadily growing support from community members. Yet financial sustainability is not on the horizon anytime soon. We have to ask: Does the community want this to continue?
Waterbury has a new reason to stake its claim as an outdoor recreation destination. Mavic, a bicycling wheel and equipment manufacturer based in France, has set up shop in Pilgrim Park to open its North American sales and service center.
Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development this week announced the opening of the $20 million Business Emergency Gap Assistance grant program for flood-affected businesses.
What is the secret for small business success? For local businesses Stowe Street Cafe and Paprika Catering Company, their recipe calls for a large dose of out-of-the-box thinking, no small measure of hard work, and a few handfuls of community love, topped off with a sprinkling of friendship.
Waterbury businesses are in on a secret and they are hoping that folks out and about in town will figure it out. Organized by Bridgeside Books, the Where’s Waldo Local game is a promotion to get people into local businesses, have some fun and give away some Waldo-related prizes.
The Vermont Main Street Flood Relief Fund has begun a fundraising campaign with the aim of extending financial assistance to those Vermont small businesses severely impacted by the recent flooding.
Waterbury’s downtown companies have taken a hit from this week’s flood. But just hours into taking stock of the damage and disruptions, owners and managers are looking ahead and digging in and getting back on their feet. Again.
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.
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. For the most up-to-date information, be sure to check the Harwood Athletics homepage and the daily calendar listing details for practices and games/meets.
Veteran Harwood coach John Kerrigan announced his retirement this week.
Registration is open now for Mad River Valley Soccer’s spring travel youth soccer program.
The Stowe Nordic Ski Club offers programs and events for all levels of skiers.
The former Mad River Lacrosse and Harwood Youth Lacrosse programs have combined into one new program called Highlander Lacrosse and registration is now open for the 2024 spring season of practices, games and events.
Harwood Girls XC had a stellar finish to their season and the Boys XC shows promise for the near future, according to their coach, following the Vermont Division II Championships at Thetford Academy on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Mad River Valley Soccer Association will hold its skills assessments on Sunday at Mad River Park for U10 and U12 youth players interested in spring travel soccer.
Harwood Boys and Girls Soccer teams are both headed to the Division II State Championships on Saturday to be held at the Maxfield Sports Complex in White River Junction. Details for attending or just watching are here.
The Harwood Union Varsity Field Hockey team will host a student clinic at the Harwood track on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Lots of early-morning practices paid off for the Harwood bass fishing team, which set a new state record during Saturday’s state championships on Lake Champlain in South Hero.
More than 100 local girls soccer players turned out under bright sunshine at Mad River Park in Waitsfield last Sunday for what’s become an annual tradition to train with Harwood Union High School players and honor the memory of a former HU varsity team member.
Basketball season is just around the corner and registration is open for Harwood Youth Basketball league for players in grades 1-6.
Fall is officially here and that means leaf peepers of all varieties will be in Vermont soon. In Waterbury and Duxbury, that means the Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K is fast approaching. The annual foot race is set for Sunday, Oct. 1.
Times Argus sports writer James Biggam interviewed Harwood Union’s new Athletic and Activities Director Ian Fraunfelder as the fall season began.
Harwood Cross Country hosted their last Fun Run of the summer on Tuesday and dozens of athletes turned out for the Kids Fun Run and the 3K and 5K races.
Harwood Union High School fall sports launched this past week with the usual pre-season meeting for student-athletes, parents and coaches. The school’s new athletics and activities director began with a new 5.5-min. video from the Vermont Principals Association emphasizing the importance of sportsmanship and modeling positive behavior – by adults.
At the 2023 World Youth Championships in Gran Sasso Italy, there were 14 American runners and 31 teams overall. The American team had an impressive 6th-place finish.
John Kerrigan of Duxbury is a coach and co-founder of the U.S. Youth Skyrunning program and traveled to Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy, for the Youth Skyrunning World Championships held Aug. 4-6. This is one of two reports he filed from the competition.
Harwood runners have been busy this summer doing what they love. We’ve received some highlights this past week about competitions near, far, and really far away where local student-athletes took part.
Harwood’s XC Fun Run this week moved to Wednesday to dodge a wet Tuesday forecast and a small but eager group turned out on the sunnier evening.
Like those random red and orange leaves people find and try to ignore this time of year, a sign of fall around the corner is sign-ups for fall youth soccer.
We had a great turnout Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, for our second Fun Run of the summer on the beautiful Harwood Union High School Trails.
Harwood Union High School junior Heidi Haraldsen of Waterbury is with 13 other runners from across the United States to compete in the 2023 Youth Skyrunning World Championships in Italy.
Flooding and thunderstorms canceled the first two summer Fun Runs hosted by Harwood Cross Country. But skies were clear and trails were drier for the third scheduled run on July 25 when coaches welcomed seven runners.
Recently, news media reported that transgender teenager Nex Benedict’s tragic and senseless death in Oklahoma was deemed a suicide. As details continue to emerge, one thing remains clear: the bullying and hate that led to Nex’s death is a call for all of us to stop physical and emotional violence against LGBTQIA+ youth, and to educate children and adults that all people are to be valued.
It was good to see folks during Town Meeting, an opportunity I always appreciate! When we returned to the State House the looming deadline of crossover was upon us. This is the date by which all policy committees must have bills voted out of their committees in order to be considered this year.
The Vermont Legislature passed S.18 and soon the bill will make its way to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott. By banning the sale of addictive flavored products containing nicotine, such as vapes and menthol-flavored cigarettes, the bill will, in short, save money, save lives, and prevent suffering.
If you choose to hike despite our advice, it is imperative that you plan your own rescue. Do not expect a helicopter to come and rescue you. It will not happen. This is not TV.
Finding a better way to meaningfully and seriously address homelessness within the state long-term has been handled by all sides as nothing more than a political football.
To the Community - Harwood’s chapter of She’s the First would like to thank all of the businesses that helped make our raffle a success. She’s the First provides support for girls in developing nations.
Revitalizing Waterbury is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2024 Event and Project Sponsorship Program.
As the ground thaws and weather warms, many Vermonters will be planning their outdoor and home improvement projects.
With Town Meeting Day and the Presidential Primary only a few days behind us, civic life is front and center in the minds of many Vermonters right now.
The General Assembly is gearing up for a difficult end to the biennium, and of the many issues tightening the screws on our society, housing remains at the top of the list.
This was my first time running and while I’m disappointed in not being selected, I am very grateful for all the support I received when I first decided to run and for those who believed in me with their vote! Thank you, your support is truly appreciated.
The Duxbury Selectboard chair responds to an earlier letter of concern regarding the removal of trees along Vermont Route 100 in Duxbury.
This latest update from Waterbury Municipal Manager Tom Leitz is his message printed in the town’s Annual Report ahead of Town Meeting Day.
Vermont’s proposed legislation to prevent pet stores from peddling animals would put the brakes on cruel mass-breeding mills and help combat the animal overpopulation crisis.
As Vermont’s Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer, it’s my job to help sustain and defend democracy – the form of government in which we the people choose our leaders and decide issues by voting.
To the Community: I am writing to express my profound disappointment and frustration regarding today’s (Feb. 21) removal of trees on my property adjacent to the road on Vermont Route 100.
Dear fellow Vermonters, we are a group of Vermont residents concerned about the unintended consequences of Act 127 and the grave risks posed by H.850 to communities across Vermont.
The values that the public holds toward wildlife can be broken out into four different categories: traditionalists, mutualists, pluralists and distanced.
This is the most important school budget vote that we’ve ever had in the 24 years I’ve lived in Waterbury.
Dear Harwood community, we write to ask you to support the school district budget during Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 5.
As Vermont's State Treasurer, I am dedicated to supporting the financial well-being of all Vermonters. Last year, our office’s public retirement initiative, VT Saves, was unanimously approved by the legislature, supported by the governor, and signed into law.
The Legislature just wrapped up the first third (six weeks) of the session.
Hello Waterbury community, as a member of our community wishing to serve on the Waterbury Select Board, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.
Today in Vermont, the top 1% of income earners—those who make over $500,000 a year—pay a lower share of their income in state and local taxes than a Vermont family making about $80,000 a year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Friends, a year ago, when I came to you asking for your vote for a one-year seat on the Selectboard, I made a point to drive home the need for housing, both affordable and market rate.
Dear fellow members of the Waterbury community, I am both grateful and honored to announce my candidacy for the Select Board 1-year position in our town of Waterbury.
To the Community: I want to thank the number of my neighbors who have written emails or posts to Front Porch Forum with their thoughts on the proposal for using the Waterbury Armory for a congregate shelter for up to 50 individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
The legislature is considering S.18 – an act related to banning certain flavored tobacco products and e-liquids.
Town Meeting is just around the corner and I wanted to take a moment to remind you that the Central Vermont Career Center’s budget is on one of the ballots available at your Town Clerk’s office.
How will you assess the current proposed Harwood Union Unified School District (HUUSD) budget of $50.8 million? We are fortunate in Vermont in that citizens have the right to vote on the school budget. What will be your vote?
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of North America including part of Vermont. The astronomical event is created by the moon passing directly between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the sun and darkening the sky during the daytime.