Waterbury municipal workers look to unionize
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Waterbury municipal workers look to unionize

Waterbury’s municipal employees have started the new year with a request to for a labor union that would include all workers at the town offices, library, highway department and the water and wastewater departments.

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KeruBo keeps her Kenyan heritage close through music
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KeruBo keeps her Kenyan heritage close through music

When Irene Webster hears her stage name, KeruBo, she remembers her heritage. It’s her middle name, the one her mother gave her, and a reminder of her native Kenya. Performing as KeruBo, the Winooski-based singer also finds a way to push aside a history of European colonialism and reclaim her roots.

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Flood threat averted
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Flood threat averted

A storm system loaded with rain put much of Vermont on flood watch last week, but dropping temperatures and drought-level rivers and streams prevented a repeat mid-December flood the region sustained in 2023. Nonetheless, Waterbury was prepared.

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