EFUD wins best-tasting water prize following a low-interest annual meeting
Waterbury’s Edward Farrar Utility District recently was recognized as having some of the best-tasting water in Vermont, while its annual meeting and election captured the attention of only a handful of its residents.
Road Work: May 27-30
Work soon will be under way on a two-year $15.2 million resurfacing project along Interstate 89 southbound between Waterbury and Montpelier.
Local paratrooper killed after D-Day landings 81 years ago
At the annual meeting of the Fairmount Cemetery Association in May 1939, Bob Haseltine Jr. was appointed as the official caretaker. Nine years later, he was buried in the back row.
Suspects in Waterbury homicide now face federal drug charges
Two men from Springfield, Massachusetts, who are charged in state court in a drug-debt homicide case in Waterbury last fall, have now been indicted by federal authorities as part of a major drug trafficking conspiracy based in Vermont.
Road work begins: Kneeland Flats paving prep, Perry Hill surfacing start Thursday
The season’s first two road construction projects are getting a start this week on Kneeland Flats and Perry Hill roads in Waterbury Center.
EFUD annual meeting and election are this Weds., May 14
Voters in Waterbury’s Edward Farrar Utility District have their annual meeting and election this Wednesday, May 14. Early voting in the election is available now with all other business decided at the in-person meeting.
Waterbury’s Green Up Day collects 2.7 tons — and too many sofas
Despite a soggy afternoon on Green Up Day, volunteers around Waterbury managed to clean up along every main street in town, easily filling more than 300 bags with trash. But large dumped items pushed the overall haul to a new record level.
Naturalist Ethan Tapper speaks for the forests at land trust meeting
On a recent Tuesday evening, about 60 people gathered in the gym at Brookside Primary School to listen to Ethan Tapper, a forester and author of “How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World.”
Those low-flying planes are dropping rabies vaccine for wildlife
If you see or hear low-flying aircraft overhead in the coming days, there’s a good chance they are special flights dropping rabies vaccine bait to help combat rising rabies rates in Vermont wildlife.
A year into Vermont’s wake boat regulations, Senate Natural Resources revisits the rules
That fast-approaching season is not lost on advocates for wake boat-free lakes. Alongside representatives from the Department of Environmental Conservation, they spent Tuesday morning in the Senate Natural Resources Committee discussing the presence of the contested craft in Vermont’s lakes.
Work to replace Stowe Street bridge starts soon: Info. meeting Monday
VTrans officials will attend next week's Select Board meeting to present information about the Stowe Street bridge replacement project scheduled to begin this month with completion expected in the fall.
Stowe swears in a new police chief on Monday
Stowe Police Department will have a new police chief on duty as Brooke O’Steen is set to be sworn in early Monday morning, May 5.
Former Waterbury official calls for ethics investigation
A Waterbury Select Board member’s endorsement of an appointee to the Harwood School Board has prompted criticism and a call for an ethics investigation from a former select board member.
Select Board fills openings on town boards; holds May 5 meeting at fire station for VTrans bridge presentation
The Waterbury Select Board approved appointments to town boards on April 21 and fine-tuned term lengths for the Housing Task Force. Its May 5 meeting will be at the Main Street fire station for a VTrans presentation on the Stowe Street bridge project this summer.
State police: Moretown man faces multiple charges after investigation in Waterbury
Vermont State Police say a Moretown man will face charges in state criminal court next month for furnishing alcohol to two minors on multiple occasions and sending the juveniles inappropriate electronic messages.
Local businesses, services begin to feel impacts of federal cuts, tariffs & tension with Canada
Local business owners and leaders joined a discussion in Stowe recently with U.S. Sen. Peter Welch about the impacts of U.S. tariffs on trade, the strained relationship with Canada, and cuts to federal government on the local economy.
Waterbury residents rally against Trump administration’s moves
Local residents took to Waterbury’s Main Street on Saturday, holding signs and flags and waving to passersby in vehicles to send a message of concern and opposition to many of the Trump administration’s decisions since late January.
State Police investigate motorcycle theft in Waterbury
Vermont State Police are seeking help from the public in tracking down a motorcycle stolen from a home in Waterbury last week.
Select board gives nod to previous appointees to return to Harwood School Board
Underscoring that they prefer Waterbury voters pick their own representatives to the Harwood School Board, the Waterbury Select Board last week voted to recommend two former school board appointees return to their posts for another year.
Working to fill town positions, Duxbury still seeks a selectboard member
The Duxbury Selectboard is still in need of a fifth member following last month’s election, but it’s making progress in filling other town positions, including recommending a new member to represent the community on the Harwood school board.