Waterbury-Duxbury voter turnout exceeds state
After mailing and dropping off ballots for nearly a month, voters in Waterbury and Duxbury made their way to the polls on Tuesday, resulting in turnout in both towns hitting 77 percent.
Chris Viens steps aside as board chair, supports anti-racism education
After two weeks at the center of intense public reaction to comments during a campaign forum, Waterbury Select Board Chair Chris Viens Monday night announced he would relinquish his leadership role on the board but he would not step down from office.
Reps. Stevens, Wood win re-election in Washington-Chittenden district
Incumbent Democratic state Reps. Theresa Wood and Tom Stevens won re-election Tuesday in a four-way race to represent the Washington-Chittenden district.
Waitsfield woman admits to swiping 39 political campaign signs in Warren
Vermont State Police caught up with a Waitsfield woman on Sunday who they say was traveling through Warren swiping political campaign signs promoting Republican and Democratic candidates.
Waterbury’s COVID-19 cases grow as some establishments pause activity
The number of COVID-19 cases in Waterbury is growing and can be attributed in part to an outbreak in Central Vermont connected with recreational hockey, state officials said Friday.
Main Street Construction Update | Oct. 31 to Nov. 6
Paving: Expect delays the week of Nov. 2 due to paving throughout the project along Main Street, side streets and gravel sidewalks. This is due to a weather delay from last week. Driveway, sidewalk, and walkway cleanup continues.
Procrastinators and traditionalists can vote in person Nov. 3
Although thousands of Vermonters have already sent in their ballots for the general election, local town clerks and election workers are ready to handle the remainder in person on Tuesday.
Waterbury preps for COVID-safe Halloween celebrations
In Tuesday’s press briefing on COVID-19, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said that if Halloween and other upcoming holidays don’t look different this year than usual, we’re probably doing them wrong.
Waterbury’s American Legion Post 59 closes after two test positive for COVID-19
Waterbury’s American Legion Post 59 has closed for a week after two people who frequent the establishment tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
Viens faces rebuke and petition to resign over policing proposal
Select Board Chair Chris Viens who is running for a Vermont House seat began the week at a candidate forum to talk about the election campaign and ended with members of the community circulating a petition calling for him to step down from the elected local office he already holds.
Main Street Construction Update | Oct. 22-30
Water line replacement is underway starting Oct. 22 through Oct. 30 on lower Stowe Street between Bidwell Lane and Main Street. Stowe Street will be temporarily closed during this time. There will be pedestrian access and businesses will be open. Bidwell Lane will be closed to thru traffic but will be accessible by Foundry Street. Paving through Oct. 30: Expect traffic delays Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 27-30, for paving along all of Main Street and side streets.
‘Vote Train’ leaves soon - Condos urges mailing by Saturday
With new upbeat videos featuring Vermont celebrities, the Secretary of State’s Office is steering this unconventional election season toward the Nov. 3 General Election finish line.
Reward grows to $100,000 in Stowe arson investigation
A reward offer from local, state and federal fire investigators eager to catch those responsible for a slew of arsons in Stowe has been doubled by an anonymous local donor, bringing it to $30,000.
COVID, cannabis, schools, racism: House candidates share differing - and some provocative - views in forum
Candidates for the two Vermont house seats in the Washington-Chittenden district shared their differing and at times provocative views on campaign issues in a forum Monday hosted by the Waterbury Roundabout and WDEV AM-FM.
Will new cannabis laws result in reparations from a nascent industry?
Days before Governor Phil Scott allowed a Vermont law that creates a regulated cannabis market to pass, Black, indigenous, and people of color in met to discuss concerns that the new cannabis marketplace may leave them behind.
Gov. Scott calls for ice rinks to ‘freeze’ schedules as COVID-19 spreads; few shifts expected at The Ice Center
A COVID-19 outbreak spreading through the hockey community has led New Hampshire to close indoor ice rinks for two weeks and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to order Vermont skating facilities to “freeze” their schedules through Oct. 30.
New map tracks Vermont’s mail-in vote as it happens
For the first time ever, every registered voter in Vermont received a ballot in the mail. According to town clerks across Vermont, those ballots are being returned in record numbers.
Main Street Construction Update | Oct. 16-23
Expect traffic delays and one-way alternating traffic throughout the project. Flaggers and pedestrian crossers are present. Use alternate streets when possible.
WDEV, Waterbury Roundabout to host House candidate forum Oct. 19
For the first time in six years, the Washington-Chittenden legislative district has a competitive race for two seats in the Vermont House of Representatives.
More choppers overhead: This time it’s Vt. National Guard medevac training
Their sound echoes off the Worcester Range before they come into view. Once overhead, their sound and sight command attention even in a town where street noise has reached a full crescendo lately with much of Main Street under construction.