Are you ready for Vermont’s Aug. 11 primary election?
Vermont’s statewide primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 11, although early voting is available right now at town and city clerk offices around the state. Do you have a plan to vote? Here’s info you might find helpful before you vote.
Road Work | Week of Aug. 3-7
State resurfacing projects continue on Interstate 89 between Waterbury and Montpelier. Those will mean slow southbound travel both above and south of Waterbury. Plan accordingly.
Round 2 of rabies vaccine bait drop begins Aug. 1
Another round of rabies vaccines for wildlife will be distributed around Vermont starting on Aug. 1, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
Crash with two dump trucks, one pickup closes Rt. 100 for over five hours
No one was seriously hurt on Monday morning in a head-on crash involving two commercial dump trucks and a Ford pickup on Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury Center, according to state investigators.
Road Work | Week of July 27-31
Local crews will be working on two culvert replacement projects on Perry Hill this week with road closures on Tuesday and Thursday. Warren has a road closure for bank stabilization work. State resurfacing projects continue on Interstate 89 between Waterbury and Montpelier.
African high school students explore Vermont through a leadership program and cultural exchange
Project Harmony International’s Youth Ambassadors Africa Program hosts 65 students and 10 mentors from Africa in Vermont from July 10 to July 28.
Four Democrats vying for three seats representing Washington County, Braintree, Orange, Stowe in Vt. Senate
MONTPELIER — Four Democrats are running for three seats looking to represent Washington County and the towns of Braintree, Orange and Stowe in the Vermont Senate.
UPDATE: Missing Duxbury man found safe; tips help resolve trespass inquiry
Vermont State Police are seeking help from the public in two cases from Duxbury: locating a missing 74-year-old man and identifying two trespassers who reportedly entered an occupied home.
VSP briefs: Bank cards stolen; crashes include e-bike & Subaru; driver nabbed at 111 mph on I-89
Recent reports from Vermont State Police in and around Waterbury include credit'/debit cards reported stolen, crashes including an e-bike & a Subaru, and a driver caught at 111 mph on I-89.
Tuesday Vermont Public forum features Democratic lt. gov. candidates
Vermont’s three contenders for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor will meet for a candidate forum with Vermont Public on Tuesday at noon.
Cautionary tale: Bear totals Toyota RAV4
Warren resident Rin Merrick has lived in bear country long enough to know the rules: don’t leave food outside, secure the trash and lock the car. But one night last month, exhausted from work, she forgot that last step. Story from The Valley Reporter.
State issues Air Quality Alert for Saturday
The Vermont Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation have issued an air quality alert for Saturday, July 18, beginning at 6 a.m. and running through 11 p.m. for all counties in Vermont due to wildfire smoke from Canada.
Finally fixed: Seminary Apartments elevator is back in service
After more than five months of being out of order, the elevator in the Green Mountain Seminary apartment complex has been fixed, the building’s owner said Thursday.
Road Work | Week of July 20-24
Local crews will be working in multiple locations around town this week. Southbound I-89 paving projects continue with night work between Waterbury and Montpelier, and slow one-lane travel between Richmond-Waterbury.
Foresters adapt as insects become driving force in tree mortality
A recent University of Vermont study found that natural causes, including invasive insects, are killing more trees than logging in the Northeast.
Waterbury office staff to resume five-day public hours
Waterbury’s municipal offices will resume being open to the public five days a week starting on Monday, July 13. The move follows the hiring of a new assistant town clerk, Myria McNally, who joined the town staff last week.
Former Waterbury resident sentenced to prison on child sex abuse charges
The office of Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark announced this week that a former Waterbury resident has been sentenced in state court after pleading guilty to two felony child sex abuse charges.
Out of order: Monthslong elevator outage frustrates Waterbury renters
An out-of-order elevator since February in the three-story 16-unit Seminary Apartments in Waterbury Center is frustrating residents, some of whom are elderly or disabled. Property managers at Downstreet Housing & Community Development complain of ever-shifting deadlines for a fix by the elevator service company.
Road Work | Week of July 13-17
Local crews will address some storm cleanup and repairs. Interstate projects continue with slow one-lane travel in work zones between Richmond and Montpelier.
Early voting for Vermont’s Aug. 11 primary is underway
Early voting ahead of the Aug. 11 state primary election is now underway across Vermont, and state and local elections officials want voters to know their options to cast their ballots.