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.
Candidates file final 2024 campaign finance reports
The Vermont Secretary of State has wrapped up the 2024 election cycle with its final report of candidates’ campaign finance disclosures.
Police briefs: Man pleads not guilty to assault after incident at a Rt. 2 home
A domestic dispute at a home along U.S. Route 2 in Waterbury on Christmas Day has resulted in a simple assault charge in state criminal court for one man.
Driver faces charge after school bus struck a Waterbury student in May
A bus driver who was operating a school bus that struck a Crossett Brook Middle School sixth grader last May has been cited to appear in court next month to face a criminal driving charge, according to Vermont State Police.
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.
‘I want to be a bridge’: Lt. Gov.-elect John Rodgers on his political rebound, party switch, & priorities
Lt. Gov.-elect John Rodgers spoke to UVM's Community News Service ahead of his Jan. 8, 2025, start date about his plans for his new role and his path to it.
Drivers stopped for traffic violations; officials urge sober driving over the holidays
Vermont State Police from the Berlin barracks stopped 10 drivers during two special patrols in Waterbury and Barre on Dec. 19. The patrols and reminders for safe driving come as federal and state highway safety officials remind the public during the holidays to have a plan to drive sober.
No further updates in search for missing man on the Winooski River
Just before 11 a.m. today, Vermont State Police issued a bulletin that there is a search in progress at the Winooski River in Waterbury for a missing person.
Defendants in fatal shooting ordered held without bail
BARRE — A judge has ordered the two defendants allegedly involved in the fatal shooting in Waterbury in October held without bail following last month’s weight-of-the-evidence hearing.
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.
GMT considers shedding rural routes
Changes are coming to Green Mountain Transit’s service, including Waterbury bus routes. Times Argus reporter David Delcore reported on this and we share his Dec. 9 story below. Roundabout Correspondent Sandy Yusen filed this local sidebar as well.
Tree farm dream continues at Murray Hill
If you tell it a certain way, the story behind Murray Hill Farm sounds like a Hallmark Christmas movie.
FLOOD WATCH | Dec. 11
Much of Vermont including Waterbury and nearby communities in Central Vermont is bracing for heavy rains today that, combined with snowmelt, bring the possibility of flooding. This post will be updated throughout today and tonight with new information. Check back here for updates.
FLOOD UPDATE: Dec. 10
A flood watch is in place for most of Vermont for Wednesday night into Thursday. Some tips and reminders and links here. The CReW names executive director and a state mental health program for flood recovery continues.
No tax increase: Select Board to review 2025 draft budget with option tax details
Anyone interested in getting a look at the proposed 2025 municipal budget should attend or tune into tonight’s special meeting of the Waterbury Select Board at 7 p.m.
Public asked to weigh in on changing wakesports rules for 10 Vermont lakes, including the Waterbury Reservoir
At meetings this week, state officials will collect public input regarding requests to ban wakesports on 10 Vermont lakes including the Waterbury Reservoir.
Self-defense or murder? Jurors hear differing versions as trial begins in Bolton killing
Joseph Ferlazzo, a New Hampshire resident, is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2021 shooting death of his wife, Emily Ferlazzo, while they were in Bolton, Vermont, for their one-year wedding anniversary.
Annual benefit tree sale comes to an end
As many have probably noticed by now, a holiday tradition along Main Street in Waterbury has come to an end. The yard alongside the Wesley United Methodist Church is empty this month because the annual Christmas tree sale run there for the past 33 years is not happening.
Former child car seat-safety tech charged with child abuse
A former Waterbury woman who was honored by the state this fall for her child car seat safety work is facing five counts of aggravated child abuse in Utah, court records show.
VSP: Waterbury man pointed loaded gun at another man's head
BARRE — A Waterbury man is accused of pointing a loaded gun at another man’s head. Jason J. Russell, 52, pleaded not guilty Monday in state court to a felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor charges including criminal threatening, reckless endangerment and illegally possessing a firearm.