Popularity contest: Love for disc golf ‘gem’ poses challenges
Excitement for summer recreation is building in Waterbury and as the weather gets warmer, Hope Davey Park grows in popularity. One popular attraction at the field: the town disc golf course.
Village voters needed for May 12 Edward Farrar Utility District business
Residents of Waterbury village who live in the Edward Farrar Utility District have an election coming up for the district’s annual meeting on Wednesday, May 12.
Main Street Construction | April 30-May 7
Special Note: In addition to the Main Street project, repairs are scheduled for Reservoir Road leading to the Waterbury Reservoir State Park in Waterbury Center starting Monday, May 3. The road will be closed to the public for a week. The parking area above the gate at the top of the road will also be closed during this time.
Green Up Day fosters hope in Waterbury community after a bleak year
In honor of the 51st Annual Green Up Day, Waterbury residents braved morning snow flurries and afternoon sun beams to collect roadside litter.
Select board adopts interim zoning, effective immediately
By unanimous vote this week, the Waterbury Select Board approved a set of interim zoning bylaws to apply to a core section of the downtown village business district.
Waitsfield to Waterbury to Williston: Burlington man faces charges after high speed chase
WAITSFIELD — What started as a heads-up to a driver for one of his brake lights being out turned into a Burlington man leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase Friday night through parts of Washington and Chittenden County.
Main Street Construction | April 26-30
Items to complete over the next few months include: sidewalks, walkways, installation of new lampposts, landscaping, signage, a final layer of pavement, final line striping.
Waterbury joins regional internet access movement – and other business
Waterbury has officially joined a regional cooperative poised to ensure efforts to expand internet access across the state do not leave Central Vermont communities behind.
Waterbury Rec dives back into summer swim season
The Waterbury Community Pool will once again be bustling with swimmers this summer thanks to COVID-19-adjusted protocols.
Residents question lagging racial equity training & choice of vice chair
A discussion regarding anti-racism training for select board members turned heated Monday night as members of the public challenged the board’s recent choice of longtime board member Chris Viens as vice chair.
Waterbury crews among responders to overnight I-89 van rollover
First responders from 10 agencies including Waterbury were called out early Thursday morning when a van carrying a crew of second-shift workers home to Burlington from Morrisville overturned on Interstate 89.
Main Street Construction | April 19 - April 23
VTrans and the contractors are back to pick up where they left off in December.
Die-hard skateboard fans dream of a new permanent park
A new skate park is on the horizon for Waterbury. At least that’s what skate park regulars at the Hope Davey Park are dreaming of when they see the aging, deteriorating structures coupled with more people using the current park.
Updated interim zoning proposal ready for a public hearing April 26
After a second series of meetings to refine the details, the Waterbury Planning Commission has completed a fresh draft of interim zoning bylaws for downtown that is scheduled for public hearing on April 26.
COVID-19 cases in kids mount as schools prep for more in-person time
Schools across Vermont are looking to adapt to new state COVID-19 guidance with an eye toward getting more students back into classrooms following the April school break. Plans to change course come as new cases among the youngest Vermonters — those aged 0-9 and 10-19 — are growing at the fastest rate of any of the age groups reported daily by the Vermont Health Department.
Squier calls in to WDEV’s Saturday ‘Dump’ broadcast
Local radio station patriarch Ken Squier returned to the airwaves at WDEV Radio briefly on his 86th birthday Saturday, calling in to the popular “Music to Go to the Dump By” program and declaring he’s doing well in his recovery from COVID-19.
Summertime shaping up as familiar events return
After taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Waterbury Farmers Market is planning to return in June and Waterbury Arts Fest is being planned as a one-day event on Saturday, Sept. 11.
Downtown road work kicks off on lower Stowe Street this week
A new season has officially arrived as road work commences Monday in downtown Waterbury. The 2021 construction season is expected to see the near-completion of the $21 million Main Street project (some overhead wires and utility poles will remain for removal in 2022).
Waterbury sees spike in COVID-19 cases; quarantine dropped for travel
According to data released by the Vermont Department of Health on Friday, Waterbury saw an increase of 16 COVID-19 cases in the past week. This is only the second time the weekly increase has been this high since the start of the pandemic a year ago.
Coach denies second DUI charge
Harwood Union boys hockey coach Shawn Thompson was in court via video conference on Thursday to answer to his second charge of driving under the influence.