Local man ticketed, fined for shooting and killing bear
A Waterbury Center man was charged with violating a Vermont statute protecting black bears that wander into human territory.
Main Street Construction Update | July 30 - Aug. 7
Construction activities are ongoing in all segments along Main Street and side roads. Flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present throughout. Expect traffic delays and one-way alternating traffic.
Waterbury landowner protects 111 more acres of wildlife habitat on Shutesville Hill
The Vermont Land Trust this week announced that another 111 acres of forestland has been conserved in the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor between the Green Mountains and the Worcester Range.
Escaped inmate with local ties found and returned to corrections
The search for a local man who escaped from a state prison in St. Johnsbury last week ended Monday when he was found hurt and dehydrated very close to the jail.
Anti-racism banner raised in downtown Waterbury
They began with the idea to create a racial justice mural at the gateway to downtown but aa first step happens today when the new Waterbury Anti-Racism Coalition hangs a colorful banner with the message: “Waterbury Stands with Black Lives Mattter.”
Main Street project ahead of schedule
A silver lining to this year’s economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is that work on Waterbury’s Main Street reconstruction is running ahead of schedule, according to project officials.
If you feed them, they will come
In a summer that has seen growing cases across the state of bears hanging out in human territory, state wildlife officials say the Waterbury-Stowe area has so far been the worst affected by bear scavenging.
Police issue description, warning regarding escaped prison inmate with ties to Waterbury
An inmate who escaped from the Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury early Friday morning may be headed to Waterbury and police ask the public to be on the lookout for him.
Main Street Construction Update | July 24 - 31
Construction activities are ongoing in all segments along Main Street and side roads. Flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present throughout. Expect traffic delays and one-way alternating traffic.
Tools, equipment stolen from J.A. McDonald, Kingsbury contractor sites
Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate two recent incidents they believe are related involving thefts from construction contractor sites in Waterbury and Middlesex.
Main Street Construction | July 17-24
Construction activities are ongoing in all segments along Main Street and side roads. Flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present throughout. Expect traffic delays and one-way alternating traffic.
Waterbury ExpressCare clinic to remain closed due to pandemic response
Central Vermont Medical Center announced Monday that it will not reopen the Waterbury ExpressCare clinic that has been closed since April 27.
Route 100B bridge closes August 17
The long-awaited replacement of a 1928 bridge on Route 100B on the Mad River in Moretown will start August 17 with a 60-day closure of the road at the south end of Moretown Village.
Main Street Construction | July 10-17
Beginning July 13, expect heavy construction and delays from Dac Rowe Park to Park Street. Work on Stowe Street continues. The new traffic signal foundations are going in at Park Row. Sidewalk work is ongoing with tree planting and landscaping starting too. Use alternate routes if possible. Construction activities are ongoing in all segments along Main Street and side roads. Flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present throughout.
Putting the ‘water’ in Waterbury: Utility district holds annual meeting
In a year of many elections, Waterbury managed to squeeze in one more on Wednesday without fanfare.
Waterbury’s water utility holds annual meeting Wednesday
In what’s become typical for 2020, Waterbury village residents have an annual meeting and election on Wednesday that will be conducted using a combination of in-person and online venues.
Main Street Construction | July 6-10
Starting Monday, July 6, expect heavy construction and delays at the intersection of Main and Stowe streets. Stowe Street between Bidwell Lane and Main Street will be limited to local traffic early in the week. Construction activities are ongoing in all project segments along Main Street and side roads; flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present throughout. Expect delays and one-way alternating traffic.
Holiday weekend will mean heightened traffic safety patrols
With traffic fatalities more than double the rate in 2019, Vermont state and local law enforcement and transportation officials are reminding motorists to drive safely over the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Plastic-bag ban, food-waste law require new routines at the checkout, in the kitchen
July 1 ushered in some new state environmental laws that have Vermonters shifting habits and routines around grocery shopping and handling food waste at home.
State Reps. Stevens, Wood will have November competition
For the first time in six years the legislative district that includes Waterbury will see some competition for its two seats in the Vermont House of Representatives in the upcoming November election.