Waterbury Town Meeting preview: in person & on the ballots
Voters across Vermont will have a full slate of business to decide on Town Meeting Day next Tuesday, March 5. Waterbury holds an in-person town meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the gym at Brookside Primary School and voting election ballots 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the school.
UPDATE: State police say missing teen is safe
Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help with locating a missing Waterbury teenager. Trooper Mae Murdock said police received a report that Jadhyn Walls, 16, did not return home from school on Friday.
Waterbury Select Board candidate survey 2024
Waterbury Roundabout caught up with the five candidates for Waterbury Select Board. We asked them to tell voters a little about themselves and share their thoughts on some of the top issues they are likely to encounter if elected. Here are their answers.
One school budget – three weeks – three price tags
Harwood’s proposed $50.8 million budget for the 2024-25 school year in the past three weeks has had three different estimated price tags for taxpayers – without the budget changing a penny.
What The Floods(!) celebrates Waterbury’s flood recovery and resilience
Over plates of locally made appetizers and the rock tunes of a band on a small stage in the Waterbury American Legion, about 75 community members greeted each other on a recent Saturday night to recount stories of mucking out flooded basements and tossing out damaged furniture.
State officials return to discuss shelter proposal on Monday
The state’s proposal to convert the former National Guard armory in Waterbury for use as a shelter will be on the Waterbury Select Board’s agenda Monday night and the board will meet at the Main Street fire station to accommodate the public.
School board on budget: ‘Let the voters decide’
Taxpayers in the Harwood Unified Union School District could expect to see the school portion of their property tax bills go up by 30% to 40% later this year if they approve the $50.8 million school budget on the Town Meeting Day ballot.
Waterbury man accused of possessing child sex abuse materials
BARRE — A Waterbury man is accused of possessing child sex abuse materials.
Waterbury man cited for involvement in Berlin burglary
A Waterbury man has been cited to appear in court later this month on charges in connection with a home invasion and burglary in Berlin last summer, according to the Berlin Police Department.
Waterbury: State needs local permit for shelter project
The state’s proposal to repurpose the former Vermont National Guard Armory in Waterbury as a temporary homeless shelter needs a local permit that carries a $50 fee. That’s the message Waterbury’s zoning administrator conveyed to the state Buildings and General Services Commissioner in a letter on Thursday.
Trooper who saved child nominated for international award
A Vermont State Police trooper who jumped into a Cambridge pond in December to rescue a child who had fallen through thin ice is now in the running for a prestigious international public safety award.
Waterbury Public Library hosts free post-flood legal clinic on Thursday
Representatives from Vermont Law and Graduate School will be in Waterbury this Thursday, Feb. 8, for a free post-flood legal clinic to assist local residents and businesses affected by the 2023 floods.
Waterbury’s proposed charter gets a first look at the State House
MONTPELIER – Waterbury’s proposed town charter that voters approved in December is on its way through the legislative process at the State House after its first hearing this week in a House committee.
State’s shelter proposal for Waterbury armory draws 200 to select board meeting
Some 200 people turned out Monday night to hear firsthand a fresh proposal from state government to convert the former Vermont National Guard armory in Waterbury to be used as a temporary homeless shelter starting on April 1.
Waterbury gets a select board race, but crickets on school board election
Monday was the deadline across Vermont for candidates running for office on Town Meeting Day and while Waterbury has a race for Select Board, several spots on the ballot will be blank including two openings on the Harwood school board.
Lawmakers hear plan to use Waterbury armory as a 40-50 bed emergency shelter
Under a plan described to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Waterbury could play a key role in creating a new emergency shelter for Central Vermont.
Vt. Health Department moves central offices to Waterbury complex starting Jan. 29
The Vermont Department of Health begins its move of some 380 employees from Burlington to the Waterbury State Office Complex starting on Monday.
Tough questions yield frank answers at public forum with lawmakers
About 40 people took advantage of a rare occasion last week when seven state lawmakers from our region visited Crossett Brook Middle School to take questions in a public forum.
Smugglers’ Notch Resort drowning death: Parents of boy ready to sue ‘potentially liable parties’
The parents of the 3-year-old who drowned at Smugglers’ Notch Resort last summer are prepared to sue “potentially liable parties,” says their lawyer, including the manufacturer of the lid that should have prevented Tate Holtzman from falling into a 3,500 gallon cistern that July.
Man with stolen vehicle arrested after spending several nights inside vacant Waterbury armory
A well-traveled man has been ordered jailed after authorities said he stole a U.S. Forest Service vehicle in Manchester, took it on a joy ride throughout Vermont and the Northeast, and ultimately ended up inside the unused Vermont National Guard Armory in Waterbury for several days.