Donations fuel candidate spending as Election Day nears
As Election Day approaches, deadlines for candidates for the Vermont Legislature to file campaign finance details have shortened to every two weeks, with the latest reports filed on the first and fifteenth of this month.
Road Work: Oct. 21-25
Local and state road crews continue projects this week including in Duxbury where there will be paving and speed table installation on Main Street and work on a Rt. 100 bridge. Work on and adjacent to Interstate 89 north and south of Waterbury continues also.
Arrest made in Waterbury homicide
Early Saturday morning, Vermont State Police arrested a 20-year-old Massachusetts man in connection with the Waterbury homicide this week at the Kneeland Flats Trailer Park.
Election Day food drive tradition continues
For more than 20 years, Waterbury voters have come to combine voting in November elections with a food drive timed just as the local food shelf begins to see its heaviest traffic of the year.
State again looks to Waterbury armory as a possible shelter
As the state implements cuts to its emergency housing program using motels and hotels around the state, Waterbury’s former National Guard armory is once again on a list of locations the state hopes to use as a shelter – this time for families, according to state officials.
State police identify shooting victims
After a second day of investigating Monday’s fatal shooting in Waterbury, Vermont State Police released the names of the two victims in the case: a NH man has died and a Waterbury man remains hospitalized.
Flood Update | Oct. 14
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has closed its Waterbury Disaster Recovery Center permanently. The deadline to apply for individual assistance has been extended to Nov. 25. Applications for SBA loans however need to be filed by Oct. 21.
Secretary of State, Attorney General alert Vermonters to election scams
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, in collaboration with Attorney General Charity Clark, shared a new webpage and two video messages this week to warn voters about election-related disinformation and scams.
Ballots are here – How to vote by Nov. 5
General Election Day, Nov. 5, is a month away and ballots are arriving by mail for every registered Vermont voter.
Wanda Minoli named new state Buildings and General Services Commissioner
Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday announced that Jennifer Fitch, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services, is planning to leave her post.
Upcoming: Candidate forums by Harwood 7th graders, Valley Reporter and MRV Chamber
Local voters interested in hearing from legislative candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 General Election have two opportunities next week.
Mass. man sentenced to 30 months to serve for selling drugs out of Airbnb in Waterbury
BARRE — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 30 months to serve for recently selling drugs out of an Airbnb in Waterbury.
State releases management plan for Worcester Range
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources released its completed long-range management plan for the Worcester Range Management Unit that encompasses state-owned forest lands in five communities including Waterbury.
State police seek driver who fled Stowe Street traffic stop
Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a driver of a vehicle who took off during a traffic stop on Stowe Street, causing damage to a yard in the process.
Rare art robbery foiled
Some quick action by a store employee and state police helped foil a robbery in Waterbury Center on Sunday afternoon, recovering a rare 19th-century painting.
Sen. Welch visits to highlight new accessible trails in Bolton
Creators and supporters of a new accessible trail network in Bolton recently hosted U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., to tour the trails and host a discussion about Vermont outdoor recreation.
Road Work | Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Paving projects are scheduled for Union Street and Guptil Road in Waterbury this week. Union will be closed to through traffic and street parking Monday-Tuesday. Work continues on Interstate 89 northbound between Waterbury and Montpelier.
State police say pickup stolen in Waterbury used in St. Albans theft
Vermont State Police are investigating the Wednesday morning theft of a pickup truck at a Waterbury gas station that they say was used later in the day in a theft at the St. Albans Walmart store.
State watches climate-change effects on outdoor sports
When it comes to the outdoors, Vermont is among the best in the nation. But those on the front lines are seeing shifts in recreation trends and new challenges from a changing climate and impacts from weather events.
Road Work | Sept. 23-27
The newsiest Road Work Update in weeks: In Waterbury, Gregg Hill Road reopens after two months closed due to a collapsed culvert and Union Street to be closed Monday-Tuesday; paving on I-89 northbound between Montpelier and Waterbury getting underway; and a townwide road update for Duxbury.