State police seek public’s help with Sunoco break-in
Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in search of any information about a burglary at Yao’s Sunoco gas station on South Main Street in Waterbury sometime overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
Home tests are the holiday’s hot item as Waterbury sees record cases
With state COVID-19 testing sites closed for the Christmas holiday, a giveaway of take-home tests got a strong response across Vermont with a notice from the Department of Health before 10 a.m. that test kits were already distributed. Meanwhile, new town case data shows Waterbury just recorded the most cases in one week for the entire pandemic.
Saturday COVID-19 news: Schools i.d. new cases; state sees first Omicron infection
As families with children in the local public schools received word of three more COVID-19 cases identified on Saturday, the Vermont Department of Health announced that it has confirmed the first case in Vermont attributed to the Omicron variant.
COVID-19 cases continue steady growth in Waterbury
Waterbury continues to log a steady stream of new COVID-19 cases headed into the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Mail delivery falls casualty to 2021 staff crunch
The informal creed of the U.S. Postal Service has long been associated with the words inscribed on New York City’s General Post Office Building which opened on 8th Avenue in 1914: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
Winter contrails highlight Vermont skies
Vermonters peering skyward early last week might have noticed a series of winding, curling clouds scrawled across a crisp blue background.
30 years and going strong
On Saturday morning as many went about their weekend and holiday errands, a gathering came together inside the Wesley Methodist Church with a couple dozen people in person and about 75 more watching a livestream.
Duxbury man returns to state and federal courts after new drug charges
A Duxbury man who lived at a home on Vermont Route 100 where officials say a young woman received a fatal drug overdose in 2017 was arrested recently in Waterbury Center on new drug charges.
Local cases climb as Vermont hits COVID-19 records
As Vermont continued this week to set new records for daily COVID-19 cases, Waterbury logged the most cases in a single week since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Light snow, cheering crowd greet 12th River of Light
For a couple of hours last Saturday, Waterbury's 12th annual River of Light parade filled downtown with light and joy.
High winds pull the plug Monday night
Darkness stretched through Waterbury village, parts of the town including the Interstate 89 interchange, and into Duxbury on Monday evening during a rainstorm with high winds that knocked out power around Vermont.
Announcing his 2022 retirement, Shepeluk outlines ‘transformational’ proposal
At Monday night’s Waterbury Select Board meeting, Municipal Manager Bill Shepeluk gave a year’s notice that he plans to retire at the end of 2022.
No mask mandate for Waterbury
The Waterbury Select Board heard from local residents and a number of residents from other Vermont towns Monday night before deciding not to take any action regarding a local mask mandate to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Reader feedback: 78% support a local mask mandate
Ahead of tonight’s Waterbury Select Board meeting where the board will consider a local mask mandate to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Waterbury Roundabout asked readers to share their opinions on the topic.
State Police seek information on missing 19-year-old in Waterbury
Vermont State Police Friday evening issued a news release seeking information regarding a missing 19-year-old Waterbury woman.
Waterbury Select Board to discuss local mask requirements
Following a special session of the legislature late last month and Gov. Phil Scott’s approval of a bill regarding local mask mandates, local officials in cities and towns across Vermont have begun to discuss and in some cases issue their own requirements regarding wearing masks indoors to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Waterbury Center sanctuary farm offers horses freedom, safety, healing
Sometimes, a new venture doesn’t need a business plan or even much forethought to blossom into a full-fledged operation in just a year.
Gov. Scott urges lights for the season
Gov. Phil Scott has once again called on Vermonters to decorate their homes, businesses and communities as part of the "Vermont Lights the Way" campaign to celebrate the holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State releases long-range plan for Camel’s Hump Management Unit
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has completed the long range management plan for the Camel’s Hump Management Unit, some 26,000 acres that include Camel’s Hump State Park, Camel’s Hump State Forest, and Robbins Mountain and Huntington Gap Wildlife Management Areas.
Police investigate car break-ins, shots fired in Waterbury
Vermont State Police are investigating early-morning incidents in Waterbury Thursday including shots fired at a resident who chased suspicious individuals from their property on Maple Street.