Two crashes on I-89 include one fatality; vehicle, train traffic affected
There were two crashes on Interstate 89 on Wednesday that included one fatality. They impacted highway and train traffic south of Waterbury.
Fayston man facing charges in explosion incident that injured two
A Fayston man is due in state criminal court in Barre today to answer to charges related to an explosion last week that injured both him and another man.
Harwood alum Shaina Taub takes home two Tony Awards for ‘Suffs’ musical
Harwood Union High School alum and Waitsfield native Shaina Taub won two Tony Awards – Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score Written for the Theater – for “Suffs,” a musical about the women’s suffrage movement.
State health officials: To know cyanobacteria is to avoid it
With summer officially here and temperatures warming up Vermont’s ponds, lakes and streams, the Vermont Department of Health wants the public to be on the lookout for cyanobacteria as people look for safe swimming spots to cool off.
Rotary announces Grand Marshal for June 29 Not Quite Independence Day parade
The Waterbury Rotary’s Not Quite Independence Day planning team announces the Grand Marshal for this year’s parade to be held Saturday, June 29, will be Dave Morse, owner of Dave’s Community Fitness.
UPDATE: Hiker reports finding deceased missing Worcester woman
At 11 p.m. Tuesday, Vermont State Police issued an update in the case of missing 71-year-old Pamela Shover of Worcester saying that a body was found in a vehicle on a back road in Worcester.
Waitsfield bear visit video prompts warning from wildlife officials
Officials from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife are warning that a viral video showing two black bears in a Waitsfield backyard — one of which appears to be relaxing on a hammock — isn’t as cute as it looks.
Man drowns in Mad River in Moretown
Vermont State Police say a 34-year-old man from Barre drowned on Wednesday while swimming in the Mad River in Moretown.
Mystery deepens as K-9 team sniffs out possible former asylum burial grounds
The effort by state Rep. Anne Donahue of Northfield to document the graves of former Vermont State Hospital patients has run into new twists worthy of an Agatha Christie mystery. Last weekend, K-9 searchers joined her burial ground investigations in Waterbury.
Dirt flies at Waterbury Ambulance Station Creation ceremony
Waterbury Ambulance Service’s decade-long dream of a new ambulance station took a giant step forward with a ceremonial groundbreaking kicking off project construction in downtown Waterbury. The crew hopes to raise the final $1.4 million before moving in next year.
Leaving Big Pharma for mushroom farming, Wiseman family finds purpose in Worcester
The Wisemans grow and process seven species of mushrooms — none of them psychedelic — to turn them into an array of products: powders, tinctures, baggies of dried strips.
Waterbury’s House district gets a primary contest
Two familiar faces and two newcomers have filed to get on the August state primary ballot as candidates for the Vermont House seats representing Waterbury.
Waterbury wins nearly $57,000 state grant for recreation projects
The town of Waterbury is among 51 recipients of $6.3 million in outdoor recreation grants announced by the state last week. Waterbury is receiving a $56,900 grant to be used for flood recovery and park accessibility improvements.
Chance encounter on the trail gets assistance to hiker in distress
A chance encounter on a Camels Hump trail on Tuesday resulted in a hiker in distress getting assistance from Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team which was having difficulty determining the hiker’s location.
Secretary of State announces Primary Election candidates
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas has announced the statewide and federal candidates for the Aug. 13 primary and reminds voters about a newly enacted law banning firearms from polling places.
Development Review Board agrees state armory shelter plan may need a local permit
Although no specific plan has been announced to repurpose the former Vermont National Guard armory in Waterbury as a homeless shelter, local and state officials recently met for a hearing on if and when such a plan might require a town zoning permit.
As search-and-rescue calls increase, first responders fear more people head out unprepared
The number of search and rescue incidents in Vermont rose 41% from 100 in 2015 to 141 in 2023, according to public safety department data obtained by Community News Service. More and more people are trekking off-path without being prepared, putting themselves and first responders in danger, say those in the field.
State police catch up with wrong-way driver in Waterbury
A midday wrong-way vehicle on Interstate 89 touched off a flurry of calls to 911 on Sunday with Vermont State Police eventually catching up with the driver in Waterbury.
State police patrol stops 15 drivers
A state police patrol to seek out distracted and aggressive drivers, enforce DUI laws and promote safe driving at the start of the holiday weekend resulted in 15 traffic stops on Friday and tickets for nine drivers.
Howard Dean visits Waterbury to pass on another run for governor
For a brief few weeks this spring, Vermont political watchers perked up at the prospect of former Vermont Democratic Gov. Howard Dean returning to electoral politics to challenge Republican Gov. Phil Scott in this year’s election.