Harwood voters pass school budget, fill five board seats
After a resounding “no” vote in November to a nearly $60 million school construction bond, voters of the Harwood Unified Union School District on Tuesday handily passed the $42.6 million school budget for next year.
‘Brookside Primary School’ it is: new sign mounted on school facade
When Chris Neville began his new job as co-principal at Waterbury’s pre-K-through-grade-4 school last July, the first meeting on his calendar was about the school’s new name, Brookside Primary School. Nearly eight months later, students will return from winter break next week to see the new name in place above the school’s center building entrance.
COVID-19 Update: Waterbury cases drop down to early December level
Following the state and regional trend, COVID-19 cases locally continued to taper off in the past week.
Gov. Scott appoints first woman of color to Vermont Supreme Court
Gov. Phil Scott announced today that he has named Nancy Waples of Hinesburg to the Vermont Supreme Court. Judge Waples has served on the Vermont Superior Court since 2015.
Sen. Sanders youth town meeting features Crossett Brook 8th grader
A recent virtual town meeting hosted by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., featured Crossett Brook middle schooler Grady Hagenbuch in a discussion that included the stresses and hardships endured by Vermont students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Waterbury Select Board race attracts a crowd
A week from the Town Meeting Day election, Waterbury now has write-in candidates interested in offices vacant on the ballot and a write-in entry for select board makes it a five-way race for two seats on the board.
Waterbury voters to weigh in on long list of spending requests
Another Town Meeting Day will come next week without the customary in-person gathering in the primary school gym, but Waterbury voters still will get to have their say on town spending for the next year as it’s broken down in multiple questions on the ballot.
Waterbury Select Board candidate survey
Waterbury Roundabout caught up with the five candidates for Waterbury Select Board. We asked them to tell voters a little about themselves and share their thoughts on some of the top issues they are likely to encounter if elected. Here are their answers.
Harwood district won’t change school mask rules before March 14
Although state officials are giving schools a green light to return from February break and relax indoor masking rules, students and staff in Harwood district schools will not see any changes before March 14, according to school officials.
Moretown: Not all ballots in the mail; info meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 22
Drive-through voting is planned for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Town Meeting Day, March 1, at Moretown Elementary School. File photo by Gordon Miller
Candidates vie for seats on Duxbury Selectboard
As Town Meeting Day approaches, Duxbury is preparing for another ballot-only election and voters will be asked to decide four of the town selectboard’s five seats.
Duxbury Town Meeting preview
March 1 is Town Meeting Day and Duxbury town officials will host an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb. 22, over Zoom for local residents to learn more about the proposed town budget and other ballot items.
F-35s from Utah wake Vermonters as they depart for Europe
Nighttime quiet was disturbed this week when the telltale rumbling of F-35 aircraft filled the air over Vermont in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
In memoriam: Stephen Van Esen, Waterbury's 'silent mentor'
Stephen Van Esen, who passed away—rather, “tipped over,” as he instructed family and friends to call it—on December 21 at age 85, moved to Vermont in 1977 after falling in love with the place while visiting for a ski trip.
Video Presentation: Central Vermont Career Center proposal
Leaders from the Central Vermont Career Center held an online presentation and question-answer session on Feb. 15 to review plans for a new governance plan that will be on the Town Meeting Day ballot in 18 communities.
COVID-19 update: Local cases even; students to get tests before vacation
For the second week in a row, Waterbury has logged 42 new cases of COVID-19, according to the latest Vermont Department of Health community data released on Friday.
Town Meeting 2022: Voting has begun, info meetings ahead
With just a little over two weeks to go until Town Meeting Day, voting has already begun around Vermont as ballots have arrived in many town offices and voters are able to stop in to vote in person or request ballots be sent to them by mail.
Waterbury COVID-19 cases fall; three area schools get COVID grants
The latest release of community COVID-19 data by the Vermont Department of Health shows that case counts in Waterbury have come down to mid-December levels. Meanwhile, three local schools were named recipients of the state’s first grants tied to high vaccination rates among students.
Fire destroys Stowe dairy barns and herd
In a matter of hours overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning, the Percy Farm in Stowe was destroyed by fire.
50 Jan. COVID-19 deaths so far as Waterbury cases remain high
Although Vermont’s daily COVID-19 cases are dropping, the state’s pandemic total this week surpassed the 100,000 mark for infections, according to the Vermont Department of Health.