Ongoing snowy conditions have made travel around Vermont challenging this week.

A key flood mitigation project and preparations to invite housing development on town-owned property have landed Waterbury $2.3 million in federal disaster recovery grant funding, Gov. Phil Scott and state officials announced on Wednesday. 

Town Clerk Karen Petrovic has submitted her resignation, saying that Friday, Jan. 2, will be her last day in her elected role in town government. Petrovic’s notice came a day after Assistant Town Clerk Beth Jones announced she will be retiring in early 2026. The two announcements are the latest in a raft of recent municipal staff resignations.

Vermont State Police say they stopped a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 north of Waterbury Sunday night without incident.

Late this past summer, the commissioners of the Edward Farrar Utility District in Waterbury took action calling for the closure of trails in the section of Waterbury Center known as the Waterworks.

For a few last month, Brookside’s school gym served as a workshop for lantern-making in preparation for Waterbury’s 16th annual River of Light parade, happening this Saturday, Dec. 6.

It’s getting cold and snowy on the streets of downtown Waterbury, which means it’s the busiest time of the year for MakerSphere co-founder and River of Light parade organizer MK Monley. The annual lantern parade is this Saturday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m.

Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help for information about a theft at Sticks & Stuff in Middlesex that could be tied to other recent thefts in the area.

The union representing Vermont state employees is turning to two legal venues to challenge Gov. Phil Scott’s order that many of its members return to the office in person.

Waterbury Roundabout is among 16 Vermont news organizations to receive the inaugural round of Local Civic Journalism Awards, a new program designed to steer state and philanthropic dollars to news outlets that inform Vermonters and foster civic engagement. 

More than 1,000 fifth graders around the state cast ballots and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the winner last week in the election for Vermont’s first Kid Governor.

Gov. Phil Scott’s administration on Monday signed leases for an additional 22,000 square feet of office space in Waterbury as it nears the controversial Dec. 1 deadline by which the governor has ordered many state employees to return to work in person.

Vermont’s Congressional delegation will hold a statewide telephone town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. 

At Tuesday’s Veterans Day commemoration, U.S. service veterans were encouraged to share their stories. The ceremony highlighted one Vermont Iraq War veteran whose family has launched a memorial scholarship fund to honor her legacy.

BARRE — Adam Tendler learned how to play the piano as a kid growing up in Barre. His first recitals and first paid performance were at the Barre Opera House. 

Waterbury’s Winter Parking Ban takes effect this Saturday, Nov. 15, and runs through April 15.

After issuing 180 moose hunting permits this year, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says that hunters harvested 68 moose this fall. 

Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak on Thursday announced that Sue Minter of Waterbury has been tapped to serve in a state government role of Climate Superfund Specialist.