From abandoned blades to old airplanes, Vermont Surplus Property has bargains galore
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.
Waterbury alternative medicine practitioner is Vermont’s Small Business Person of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Vermont district office recently presented its annual awards and Waterbury alternative medicine practitioner Kerry Boyle received the top honor – Vermont Small Business Person of the Year.
Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity opens ReStore in Waterbury
An official ribbon-cutting marked the opening of Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity’s new ReStore home goods outlet on South Main Street in Waterbury.
SunCommon parent company iSun files for bankruptcy
iSun, the Williston-based solar energy company, is seeking permission to sell off its assets after years of financial woes, according to federal bankruptcy court filings. iSun is the parent company of SunCommon, a solar panel installer that’s based in Waterbury.
Vermont’s first Tesla dealership offering limited local sales
The much-touted first Tesla dealership in Vermont opened in March in South Burlington, but some would-be buyers of its popular electric vehicles still can’t get cars there.
CVFiber, NEK Broadband look to merge this summer
Officials with CVFiber and NEK Broadband communications union districts have announced plans to merge the two entities this summer.
Bookstores host June Pride Readathon to benefit Camp Outright
This month, Bridgeside Books joins 14 independent bookstores across Vermont to hold the second annual Pride Readathon to raise money for Camp Outright.
New Central Vt. Habitat for Humanity ReStore lands a home in Waterbury
For seven years, the retail storefront next to Subway on South Main Street has stood empty, after Waterbury Pharmacy sold its business to Kinney Drugs in 2017 and vacated the space. Work is underway now to bring new life to the spot later this spring when ReStore, the retail operation run by Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity opens its doors in early June.
Bridgeside Books announces One Town, One Book reading project title
In time for an author visit on Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday, Bridgeside Books has named the debut novel “The Wisdom of Winter” by Annie Selyer its 2024 One Town, One Book selection.
Revitalizing Waterbury salutes Stowe Street Café owner with O’Dell Award
Stowe Street Cafe owner Nicole Grenier was presented with Revitalizing Waterbury’s Kathy O’Dell Community Service Award at the group’s annual meeting this week. The meeting recapped RW’s ongoing intiatives.
Announcement: State of Vermont service opportunities
Below are two recent announcements about service opportunities with the state’s Labor Relations Board and the ECO AmeriCorps program.
Department of Energy award will help “green” Ben & Jerry’s Vt. operations
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., last week shared an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy that included Unilever’s Ice Cream Manufacturing Decarbonization project has won funding from the Biden Administration’s push to decarbonize energy-intensive industries.
Mad River Valley dairy farm acquires land using new farmland protection program
DeFreest Farms in Waitsfield recently closed on a land deal that uses a new federal program to promote conservation, climate resilience and recreation.
Unilever to spin off ice cream holdings including Ben & Jerry’s
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.
General Manager Cormier parts ways with Radio Vermont Group
As the ownership transition moves forward at Radio Vermont Group in Waterbury, the stations’ General Manager Steve Cormier has stepped down.
Restaurant family grows with new eatery at the grist mill
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.
Antarctica bound: Vermonters embark on bucket-list adventure
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.
Jane Brown named Revitalizing Waterbury’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year
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.
SIDEBAR: Transcript of WDEV on-air sale announcement Jan. 11
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.
Deal will make businessmen, former GOP candidates, new owners of WDEV radio group
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.