Waterbury Roundabout 5/3/23 Waterbury Roundabout 5/3/23

State program honors Lotspeich as Waterbury’s tree champion

The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program is honoring Waterbury’s longtime community planner Steve Lotspeich for his years of dedication to protecting and preserving the community's forests and trees including his work with the town Tree Committee.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/29/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/29/23

Select Board fills many openings on town committees, commissions

The Waterbury Select Board filled more than a dozen positions on the town’s volunteer commissions and committees recently, appointing veteran volunteers and multiple newcomers to town advisory and regulatory boards.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/28/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/28/23

EFUD lands state grant for new water line, issues Annual Report ahead of May 10 vote

Waterbury’s Edward Farrar Utility District got news this week that it has landed a nearly $600,000 state grant to help build a new water line just ahead of its annual meeting scheduled for May 10. The Annual Report for the district is available online and in paper copies soon.

Cheryl Casey 4/27/23 Cheryl Casey 4/27/23

He told Vermonters’ stories, now Peter Miller is part of Vermont history

Driven by a sense of urgency that the world was changing much faster than people could prepare for, photographer and writer Peter Miller dedicated nearly 70 years to capturing the landscapes, traditions, people, and communities of Vermont before it all faded from sight and mind. Last week, Miller’s storytelling days came to an end.

Waterbury Roundabout 4/25/23 Waterbury Roundabout 4/25/23

Road Work | April 24-May 5

The 2023 summer road work season has begun. Waterbury Roundabout will post weekly updates of municipal and state road construction projects in and near Waterbury as needed.

Waterbury Roundabout 4/24/23 Waterbury Roundabout 4/24/23

Gov. Scott taps Danielle Fitzko to lead Forests, Parks, and Recreation

Gov. Phil Scott recently announced the appointment of Danielle Fitzko as commissioner of the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.

Eric Blaisdell 4/24/23 Eric Blaisdell 4/24/23

Mass. man gets probation for possessing large amount of drugs in Waterbury

BARRE — A Massachusetts man has been placed on probation for four years for possessing a large amount of cocaine and heroin in Waterbury.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/17/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/17/23

May 10: EFUD holds annual meeting, election, $750,000 bond vote

The Edward Farrar Utility District will hold its annual meeting and election on Wednesday, May 10. Voters will be asked to fill three seats on the Board of Commissioners and whether to bond for up to $750,000 to replace a more than 60-year-old water line.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/12/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/12/23

Boil notice ends for Howard Ave. neighborhood after water line fix

Water should be back on around 4 p.m. this afternoon in the Howard Avenue neighborhood where a water line leak led to service being turned off and the street closed to through traffic today.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/9/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/9/23

Select Board reviews 2023 road projects, community events

Acknowledging that mud season isn’t entirely over for 2023, Waterbury town officials spent time last week discussing spring and summer road projects and reviewing plans for a variety of public events on the calendar.

Mike Donoghue 4/8/23 Mike Donoghue 4/8/23

Court papers detail skirmish before truck driver’s death

A traffic flagger has pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a truck driver during a fight at a construction site on U.S. 2 in Bolton in November.

Waterbury Roundabout 4/8/23 Waterbury Roundabout 4/8/23

Ski theft at Bolton Valley prompts state police request

Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help regarding a reported theft of skis at Bolton Valley Resort that took place in mid-March.

Lisa Scagliotti 4/8/23 Lisa Scagliotti 4/8/23

Tuesday forum asks: What do you love about Waterbury?

It’s a question many of us may not actively ask ourselves or each other very often, but answers to it are probably not far from top of mind: What do you love about Waterbury?

Mike Donoghue 4/1/23 Mike Donoghue 4/1/23

Bolton road project fight leads to manslaughter charge

BOLTON – A construction site flagger is facing a manslaughter charge after he was in a deadly altercation with a truck driver as they worked on a state of Vermont road project in Bolton last November, state police said.

M. T. Haus 4/1/23 M. T. Haus 4/1/23

Vermont’s first high-rise Airbnb approved for Waterbury

HAMILTON, Ontario – A Hamilton developer has received unanimous approval from the Waterbury (Vermont) Development Review Board on its permit application #275-16 to build its first high-rise residential building south of the border.