The historic Butler house on North Main Street (a block away from Butler Street) was built around 1800 by Ezra Butler, who played a large role in the early establishment of the town. It’s considered to be Waterbury’s oldest wood-frame house.

Tucked away at the edge of Putnam Forest, between beaver dams and northern hardwood trees, is one of Waterbury’s most valuable resources: the watershed that serves as the town’s primary source of drinking water. The nearly 500 acres – 18 acres in Waterbury and 478 acres in Stowe – are owned and managed by the Edward Farrar Utility District.

As Vermont sees a significant increase in rabies cases among wild animals, state and federal officials will begin a rabies vaccine bait drop beginning May 2.

Construction is in the home stretch and applications for leases are now open for the 26-unit Marsh House apartment complex in downtown Waterbury. 

BURLINGTON — Vermont’s winter manure spreading ban officially ended on April 1, marking a seasonal shift for farmers and adding a whiff to the air that signals spring.

Last year, Vermonters learned that the Bennington Battle Monument is waterlogged and deteriorating. Faced with a $40 million restoration estimate, the state will hold public meetings to discuss what to do next.

Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a recent retail theft in Waterbury.

After running for the office for nine terms in the state House, Waterbury Democrat Tom Stevens says he will not seek re-election this fall. 

The Waterbury Select Board is back up to five members with the recent appointment of Evan Hoffman. The board is moving to fill multiple roles in town government, but the town clerk/treasurer roles have yet to attract any applicants. 

For the first time since it formed in 2018, Waterbury’s Edward Farrar Utility District will have a competitive election at its annual meeting in May. 

A Barre woman driving on U.S. Route 2 in Waterbury went off the road on Monday, avoiding a collision with a stopped school bus as a student was stepping off the bus, according to Vermont State Police. 

No one was injured in a one-vehicle crash that brought down some power lines and slowed traffic on Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury on Sunday morning.

Filling more openings in town government will be a big part of the agenda when the Waterbury Select Board meets on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Steele Community Room and via Zoom.

The Waterbury Housing Task Force has extended its deadline to accept applications until April 30 for its Waterbury Housing Improvement program, which offers grants of up to $30,000 to local residents who construct an accessory dwelling unit on their property.

WAITSFIELD – A Bristol man faces charges of driving under the influence and negligent operation after a three-car crash that left his vehicle embedded in Waitsfield Village Pottery in the Larrow House on last week.

Saturday saw millions of Americans take to the streets from the nation’s largest cities to tiny rural towns, demonstrating for the third “No Kings Day” against the Trump administration and a myriad of its policies. Vermonters were out in about 50 communities including Waterbury and Montpelier. See photo galleries from both here.

Vt. State Police say a skier died at Sugarbush on Saturday; troopers ask the public’s help after a man was found deceased in a car at the Middlesex park and ride; a wrong-way driver was stopped without incident on I-89 this weekend.

Town Meeting Day may be over, but Waterbury’s other municipality is prepping for its annual meeting coming up on Wednesday, May 13.