COVID-19 update: Omicron surge persists; schools struggle with new testing regimen
Just a few days into the new plan for Vermont public schools to shift to rapid testing to deal with COVID-19 cases among students and staff and schools are already running low or out of tests and voicing concern about their ability to restock to keep up with demand.
Gov. Scott presents $7.7 billion balanced budget in address
Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday, Jan. 18, delivered his sixth budget address from the Pavilion Office Building in Montpelier as state legislative leaders watched remotely rather than in an in-person gathering of the General Assembly in the House chamber.
Gov. Scott to deliver 2022 budget address
Gov. Phil Scott will deliver his budget address on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. The speech will be carried live online by ORCA Media, the legislature’s YouTube channel, and various Vermont news outlets.
COVID-19 spread sets new records everywhere
Barely into the new year two weeks and the COVID-19 pandemic is setting new records across the nation, in Vermont, and locally in Waterbury and its neighboring communities.
Pharmacist pleads not guilty to federal drug charges
BURLINGTON — The former manager of a Berlin pharmacy pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to two felony charges that he diverted opioids from his store for his personal use.
New tenant may be on the horizon for train station
There’s a glimmer of news on the horizon for a possible new tenant for the Waterbury Train Station.
COVID-19 update: record cases; booster news; tests by mail; limiting school sports spectators
News about the COVID-19 pandemic was plentiful this week with daily record-setting case counts reported by the state along with announcements of booster shots for adolescents, new testing for preschoolers, a federal pilot program to get home tests by mail, and new rules for spectators at local high school sporting events.
Waterbury Area Senior Center weathers pandemic storm
A lot has happened in the last year, and few local social service organizations know that as keenly as the Waterbury Area Senior Center. But as the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated disruptions and challenges linger for almost two years, those at the center’s helm report that they are staying on course.
Leaders chime in with remarks, reactions to Scott’s address
Following Gov. Phil Scott’s State of the State address on Wednesday, other elected state leaders offered their responses and thoughts looking ahead to the legislative session that got underway this week.
‘The state of the state is strong’
From a nearly empty auditorium inside the Pavilion Office Building on Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott delivered his State of the State address remotely to the General Assembly.
Wanted: Candidates for Town Meeting Day elections
Although there once again may not be in-person gatherings inside school gyms and town halls on the first Tuesday in March, Vermonters can count on Town Meeting Day happening and those interested in running for office have just a few short weeks to get on the ballot.
Air National Guard plans night flights Jan. 4-8
The Vermont Air National Guard announced that it would conduct night operations of its F-35 fighter jets this week starting Tuesday, Jan. 4, through Saturday, Jan. 8.
2021 in photos
As 2022 begins, here’s a look back at 2021 in photos from Waterbury Roundabout.
Waterbury leads Washington County in new COVID-19 cases
As the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus spreads rapidly across the nation and in Vermont, cases statewide and locally this week have surged to the highest levels of the pandemic.
Waterbury, Stowe rescue crews aid injured hiker down Hunger Mountain
Local rescue teams from Waterbury and Stowe responded to the summit of Hunger Mountain last week for what they hoped would be the final backcountry rescue call of 2021.
State police seek public’s help with Sunoco break-in
Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in search of any information about a burglary at Yao’s Sunoco gas station on South Main Street in Waterbury sometime overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
Home tests are the holiday’s hot item as Waterbury sees record cases
With state COVID-19 testing sites closed for the Christmas holiday, a giveaway of take-home tests got a strong response across Vermont with a notice from the Department of Health before 10 a.m. that test kits were already distributed. Meanwhile, new town case data shows Waterbury just recorded the most cases in one week for the entire pandemic.
Saturday COVID-19 news: Schools i.d. new cases; state sees first Omicron infection
As families with children in the local public schools received word of three more COVID-19 cases identified on Saturday, the Vermont Department of Health announced that it has confirmed the first case in Vermont attributed to the Omicron variant.
COVID-19 cases continue steady growth in Waterbury
Waterbury continues to log a steady stream of new COVID-19 cases headed into the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Mail delivery falls casualty to 2021 staff crunch
The informal creed of the U.S. Postal Service has long been associated with the words inscribed on New York City’s General Post Office Building which opened on 8th Avenue in 1914: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."