Considering recent media coverage regarding the challenges faced by Emergency Medical Services across the state of Vermont, the Waterbury FORWARD organization is delighted to present Waterbury Ambulance Service Inc. with a grant of $2,500.  

The United States Senate on Tuesday voted 61-36 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to codify in federal law protections for same-sex and interracial marriage.

In what’s becoming a Thanksgiving custom now that this is Waterbury Roundabout’s third (!) Thanksgiving online, we asked readers to write in to tell us what they are thankful for this year.

Thanksgiving is around the corner and that means it’s time for a feature we’ve done twice so far at this time of year — giving readers a chance to share what you are thankful for this year. We will post your submissions in a special Thanksgiving collection. We would especially love to hear from young people — students of all ages, from pre-K through college.

On Tuesday, May 24, the world absorbed the news from Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old murdered 19 students and two teachers and wounded many others at Robb Elementary School. 

Two years ago, the Waterbury Roundabout website launched to cover local news in our community.

Editor’s note: The following are lightly edited remarks by longtime WDEV staffer and broadcaster Tom Beardsley made April 25 when he guest-hosted the Vermont Viewpoint program.   

Vermont’s two U.S. Senators offered remarks on Jan. 6, 2022 about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol one year ago. Sen. Patrick Leahy made a speech on the Senate floor. Sen. Bernie Sanders shared his thoughts on social media. These are the full  text versions of their comments. 

Young readers share their reflections of gratitude from this past year in words and art.

We’re quickly approaching our second Thanksgiving during a global pandemic and we would like to give you a chance to reflect on what you are thankful for this year. We will share your submissions in a special Thanksgiving collection that we will post online on Waterbury Roundabout and print in the Waterbury Reader.

Editor’s note: Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 6, and the Vermont Commission on Women, the Vermont Women’s Fund, Vermont Works for Women, Change The Story VT and Let’s Grow Kids are collaborating on a week-long campaign called #MakeWorkWorkForUs to focus on supporting women in the workforce as part of the pandemic economic recovery and a strategy to strengthen the state’s economy.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the death of [former U.S. Supreme Court] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are witnessing a catastrophic step backward in the fight for reproductive justice in our country.

We want to thank everyone from all over: our friends and family, our neighbors and community, people from all over Vermont and surrounding areas who have driven to help search, people from all over the country and world who have reached out to us with prayer and love and kindness.

A big thank you again to the community for helping the Harwood Rotary Interact Club raise money and collect bottles during our recent bottle drive for the Waterbury Area Senior Center.