Ramping up: Despite setbacks, Waterbury group preps to rebuild skatepark and dreams of another
The past few years have not been kind to Waterbury skateboarders. But the outlook could soon get a whole lot brighter for skateboard enthusiasts around Central Vermont searching for their next home park.
Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
UPDATED ON APRIL 8: It’s Eclipse Day! Latest local info is here. A total solar eclipse will cross parts of North America including part of Vermont. The astronomical event is created by the moon passing directly between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the sun and darkening the sky during the daytime.
UVM eclipse experts share their knowledge, excitement ahead of April 8
University of Vermont experts are gearing up to create an unforgettable experience for students, staff and faculty as a major natural event approaches. On April 8, at 3:26 p.m., as anticipated record crowds fill Burlington, a shadow will sweep across Lake Champlain to cloak the city in middle-of-the-night dark.
Flood recovery gets an event this Saturday at Brookside school
Waterbury’s new long-term flood recovery group has a special event planned for this Saturday at Brookside Primary School.
PHOTOS: Winooski at ‘minor flood’ level fills Dac Rowe
On the ground and from the air, photographers Gordon Miller and Dana Allen captured what Thursday’s high water looked like along the Winooski River in downtown Waterbury.
UPDATE: Local crews make progress on mud season road work
Late Wednesday, Duxbury town officials sent a message to residents on the town email list with the latest road report and offers of assistance to anyone unable to leave their homes due to the poor road conditions.
Duxbury: Mud season at the polls as voters pass the budget, elect officers
Duxbury residents navigated worsening muddy roads on Tuesday to head to the polls where the town’s drive-through election area outside of the town highway garage and offices had melted into rutted mud with standing puddles.
Waterbury decides select board race, approves budget and new fire truck
Waterbury voters approved a $6.3 million town budget, a $380,000 new fire truck and filled three seats on the town select board on Town Meeting Day.
Voters reject $50.8 million Harwood budget, support maintenance funding
Voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District voted Tuesday to send school leaders back to the drawing board on a school budget for 2024-25, but they also told them to stick with investing in school building maintenance.
Night training on tap for Vt. Air National Guard through March 14
The Vermont Air National Guard announced Monday that it will conduct night flying this week and next as part of its routine training to maintain operational readiness.
UPDATE: State police report missing teen was located
Vermont State Police on Sunday said a runaway Waterbury teenager was found and reunited with family.
Part 1: Select Board candidates share their vision for Waterbury
Town Meeting Day is Tuesday, March 5, and local voters will decide one contested race on the ballot in which three candidates are vying for two one-year positions on the Waterbury Select Board.
Part 2: Unopposed, Clapp eyes a three-year Select Board term
The spot on the Town Meeting Day ballot for a three-year Waterbury Select Board seat has just one candidate. Unopposed is Roger Clapp, who joined the board in 2022.
Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of muddy roads
Waterbury town officials are alerting residents that mild temperatures and precipitation over the next several days will likely worsen conditions on gravel roads.
Local officials aren’t keen to follow Brattleboro in lowering voting age
Last June, Brattleboro lowered its local voting age to 16 following a decade of resistance and two gubernatorial vetoes. A check with Waterbury and local officials in other nearby towns found little interest in the move, although a Harwood civics teacher says it has merit.
Police & rescue: Patrol stops 64 drivers; three-vehicle Rt. 100 crash and a snowmobile mishap
State troopers share results of traffic stops during a Thursday morning targeted patrol on I-89 and in Waterbury. A three-vehicle crash sends one driver to the hospital. Plus, game wardens join local first responders at snowmobile crash
No one injured in accidental house fire in Waterbury
No one was home and no injuries were reported at a morning house fire on Railroad Street in Waterbury on Tuesday that officials have determined to be accidental.
Armory shelter discussion focuses on timing as state appeals Waterbury’s permit requirement
The state of Vermont has filed an appeal of the Waterbury zoning administrator's determination that a proposal to repurpose the former Vermont National Guard armory as a temporary homeless shelter needs a change of use permit from the town.
Duxbury Town Meeting preview
Duxbury is preparing for its fourth drive-through Town Meeting. Voting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside at the town offices and highway garage on Rt. 100. Voters can attend or watch an informational meeting and ask questions about ballot items tonight, Feb. 26.
Waterbury Town Meeting preview: in person & on the ballots
Voters across Vermont will have a full slate of business to decide on Town Meeting Day next Tuesday, March 5. Waterbury holds an in-person town meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the gym at Brookside Primary School and voting election ballots 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the school.