Treasurer Pieciak, Attorney General Clark hail Supreme Court tariff rebuke
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency.
3rd UPDATE: 8 of 9 Harwood School Board openings now have candidates - and two races
Nine positions on the 14-member Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will be on upcoming election ballots across the six-town district. UPDATE Feb. 28: Waterbury, Warren and Fayston now have write-in candidates.
Harwood School Board forums present the budget, field questions
On Feb. 19, the Harwood school board will host the second of two online forums to review the $51.9 million proposed 2026-27 budget that voters will consider on Town Meeting Day. The first forum was held on Feb. 4 - click to read an edited summary of the questions and answers from that event.
Final regular meeting: Select Board starts early for Randall Meadow hearing, packed agenda
In what is likely its last regular meeting in its current membership, the Waterbury Select Board meets tonight at a slightly earlier time to accommodate a public hearing on the upcoming Randall Meadow bond vote and a lengthy to-do list on its agenda.
From courtroom to bookstore: Amestoy talks ‘Winters’ Time’ and writing legal history
Since former Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy's retirement, he has taken on a new role as an author, remaining immersed in the legal world.
VSP: Waterbury man stalked woman, broke into her shop
BARRE — A Waterbury man is accused of stalking a woman and breaking into her shop.
Duxbury man to remain in jail with pending aggravated domestic assault cases
BARRE — A Duxbury man will remain behind bars while his aggravated domestic assault cases are pending.
Harwood asks voters for $51.9 million to run schools in FY26-27
Voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District are being asked to consider a $51.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year along with a $500,000 addition to the district’s maintenance reserve fund. A Feb. 4 budget information session was recorded; another is set for Feb. 19.
UPDATE: Vt. Health Dept. confirms measles case in Washington County
The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed the first case of measles this year in an adult in Washington County who became sick after recent international travel.
Feb. 17: Moretown holds Pre-Town Meeting
Continuing efforts to increase participation in Moretown Town Meeting and town meeting decisions, Moretown officials have scheduled a Pre-Town Meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Early voting begins; town reports available this week
With Vermont’s Town Meeting Day now three weeks away, voters around the state can start voting early and find copies of their town’s annual reports to read up on local issues.
Braving subzero temps, backcountry teams rescue two hikers on Camel’s Hump
Two young hikers survived an ordeal on Camel’s Hump this past weekend that led to a nine-hour rescue operation in life-threatening subzero conditions by multiple local and state backcountry rescue crews.
‘Small hood fire’ summonses firefighters to Hen of the Wood on Saturday
The Waterbury Fire Department responded on Saturday night to Hen of the Wood restaurant on Main Street for what turned out to be a minor fire inside the kitchen’s exhaust system.
Waterbury Town Clerk’s office adjusts February schedule
Waterbury Town Clerk Beth Jones has announced an updated schedule for office hours in February.
Board seeks more community input on Stanley-Wasson housing
The Waterbury Select Board would like more community input before moving forward to work with a developer on plans for a 90-unit downtown housing project on the site of two former state government buildings.
Waterbury Town Meeting: $6.6m budget, flood mitigation bond vote, local option tax appropriations
The Waterbury Select Board has finalized the list of town business for voters to enact on Town Meeting Day that includes a $6.6 million 2026 budget, a bond vote to move a major flood mitigation project forward, nearly $1 million in allocations of local option tax revenues, and a new fire truck purchase.
Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee begins volunteer trainings Feb. 20
The Waterbury Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee is kicking off a series of volunteer trainings on Feb. 20, with the first session focused on teaching proper techniques for mucking out flooded homes.
Sweeney to leave Waterbury Select Board, opening a fourth seat for a new member
Waterbury Select Board Vice Chair Kane Sweeney has announced he will step down from the board, creating a fourth opening for a new member after three seats are filled in the March 3 election.
No town clerk candidate emerges as Waterbury gets a select board race; Viens returns to the ballot unopposed
Waterbury’s March election is shaping up to be as much a story about who is not running as it is about those who are on the ballot.
Duxbury has school board candidates, but is one short for selectboard
With a particularly long roster of open local offices to fill in the March election, Duxbury has attracted candidates for most of the openings on the Town Meeting Day ballot.