Committee chooses – but doesn’t announce – three manager finalists
The search for Waterbury’s next municipal manager is down to three finalists invited for in-person interviews on Wednesday, but the committee overseeing the recruiting effort does not plan to share the names of the candidates just yet.
Human waste dumped beside popular trail, Winooski River in Bolton
Town officials in Bolton and staff from the Green Mountain Club are looking to the public to help solve a vexing and unhealthy situation along a popular trail beside Duxbury Road and the Winooski River.
Police: Waterbury woman shot at people in vehicle in Burlington
BURLINGTON — Police say a Waterbury woman shot at a car with people inside in Burlington.
Police seek public’s help with market intruder
Vermont State Police are asking the public for information regarding an incident last Saturday, Aug. 27, at Woodstock Farmers Market on Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury Center.
Sightings of wild cats spark curiosity
Recent reports of big cat sightings have captured the imagination of local residents eager to know what species of wild felines might be living in Waterbury.
Reminder to voters: Confirm mailing address for Nov. ballots
With just over 10 weeks to go before the Nov. 8 General Election, Vermonters are reminded to be sure their snail-mail addresses are up to date on their voter registration information.
Public hearing will outline housing proposal for 51 S. Main
Eleven years after Tropical Storm Irene left Waterbury’s town offices unusable, a new proposal to build affordable housing on the now-empty property at 51 South Main Street has emerged for the community to consider.
Road work mishap temporarily shut down internet, TV, phones
A mishap along the VTrans road construction project on Route 2 was the cause of a town-wide outage of internet and phone service for Comcast customers recently in Waterbury.
Burning down the house: Tear-down provides fire training and a new home site
A century-old home in Duxbury gave two dozen local firefighters intense firsthand training recently when they held a controlled burn exercise on one of the hottest Saturdays of the summer.
Town manager search enters interview phase
Out of a field of 31 applicants to be Waterbury’s next municipal manager, town officials this week planned to interview seven candidates with the goal of narrowing the field to two or three finalists.
Camel’s Hump Monroe Trailhead parking closed for expansion
Hikers headed to the Monroe Trail in Camel’s Hump State Park in Duxbury will need to check their parking plans for the next several weeks.
Local primary voters turned out strong, but didn’t pick all of the winners
A host of competitive races on the ballot attracted local voters to the polls for this week’s statewide primary for turnout higher than the statewide average. But in some cases, candidates who prevailed on ballots in Waterbury and Duxbury weren’t the overall winners in their statewide or Washington County contests.
Flower barrels vandalized
Volunteers with the local gardening club have reported an act of apparent vandalism that took place last weekend near the Winooski Street bridge.
Backcountry teams rescue Camel’s Hump hiker having chest pain
Nearly two dozen rescuers from three local search and rescue teams responded on Tuesday evening to Camel’s Hump to help a hiker suffering from chest pain on the trail.
Arrests made in gun theft and I-89 wrong-way driver
Vermont State Police arrested two men they say stole four guns from a Waterbury residence last month.
Small but powerful: Little libraries connect readers in their neighborhoods
They’re colorful and quirky and spread out in multiple Waterbury neighborhoods. And when you ask around, no one seems to know about all of them. But everyone knows of at least one of them.
Vermont’s primary election day is Tuesday, Aug. 9
Vermont voters who haven’t already cast an early ballot will go to the polls for the statewide primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
VTRANS: Main Street poles will come down – next year
For those keeping track of downtown Waterbury infrastructure, there’s a mix of good news and bad news to report this week. Stowe Street paving is moving along, but old utility poles still lining Main Street will not be removed until 2023.
After four years guiding Waterbury Recreation, Nadeau leaves for Maine
A little over three months after getting a promotion to a new position in Waterbury town government, Nick Nadeau is headed to Maine where he has accepted a position as a town administrator.
There’s bears in them woods – And in trash cans, dumpsters, even unlocked cars
Vermonters, you live in bear country now. That’s the word from Northwestern District Game Warden Chad Barrett, who said the reason for the increased black bear activity in Vermont in general, and Waterbury in particular, is humans, not bears.