Two single-vehicle crashes result in DUI charges
Vermont State Police have cited drivers for DUI in two recent separate single-vehicle crashes.
Road Work | June 8-12
In Waterbury, be alert for roadside mowing and ditch/culvert work on Shaw Mansion Rd. On I-89, a new resurfacing project between Richmond and Waterbury southbound begins this week. Work in the stretch from Waterbury to Montpelier continues.
Ceremony marks Marsh House apartments' opening in Waterbury
In 2011, the town’s worst flood of the century touched off the series of events that led to a wintry downtown groundbreaking in February 2025. Fifteen months later, more than 100 people gathered in the sunshine to celebrate the grand opening of Waterbury’s newest 26-unit apartment complex on South Main Street.
UPDATE: State police resolve ‘suspicious incident’ in Waterbury Center
Vermont State Police on Tuesday issued an update regarding a “suspicious incident” that they began investigating in Waterbury Center last week, saying the circumstances were determined not to be criminal.
Waterbury Center gets summer trial upgrades to road-bike-pedestrian safety
The Waterbury Center Better Connections project rolls out some new safety features this week to improve vehicle, bike and pedestrian transportation in the area where Guptil Road, Maple Street and Howard Avenue converge.
Pair faces charges after gas station burglaries in Waterbury, Northfield
BARRE — A Granite City man is accused of breaking into two gas stations, one each in Waterbury and Northfield, and a woman is accused of assisting him at one of the locations.
Marsh House grand opening is Wednesday
Downstreet Housing & Community Development will hold a Grand Opening ceremony with a ribbon cutting at the new Marsh House Apartments at 51 S. Main Street in Waterbury. The community is invited.
Waterbury hearing seeks public comment on new state land management rules
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is holding public meetings in June, seeking comments and questions regarding a new proposed rule to guide planning and managing state lands in the future. One of the meetings will be held in Waterbury on Thursday, June 4.
Trail opening planned at Pratt Refuge birding hot spot in Duxbury
The Vermont Land Trust invites the community to a trail opening celebration this Thursday in Duxbury at the Pratt Refuge on Ward Hill.
Road Work | June 1-5
Tree work on Guptil Road on Monday will impact traffic slightly. On Wednesday, an all-day project will install new features around the Waterbury Center Triangle Green park as part of the Better Connections transportation improvements summer demonstration project.
Lisaius announces run for Vermont House as candidates file for August primary
The local slate of legislative primary candidates is taking shape with first-time candidate Katarina Lisaius filing to run on the Democratic ticket for a House seat representing Waterbury, Bolton, Huntington and Buel’s Gore.
In U.S. District Court for drugs, dealer now faces kidnapping, other state charges
BRATTLEBORO – A Windham County man arrested on federal drug and gun charges recently is now also facing serious state charges, including a possible life sentence, after a state prosecutor filed abduction and assault charges against him, records show.
New state rules ban wakesports from Waterbury Reservoir
A state legislative committee last week reached a much-awaited decision to further limit which lakes in Vermont may support wakesports and the Waterbury Reservoir now falls into the category where wake boating is banned.
Barre driver cited for DUI in I-89 U-turn crash
A Barre driver will face a DUI charge after an attempted U-turn caused a crash on Interstate 89 northbound on Sunday afternoon, according to Vermont State Police.
Stephen R. Bissette, Vermont’s new Cartoonist Laureate, draws from Waterbury-Duxbury roots
What do eerie swamp monsters, evil aliens, and larger-than-life dinosaurs have in common? They all come from the mind of Stephen R. Bissette, Vermont’s new Cartoonist Laureate.
Road Work | May 26-29
The I-89 southbound project between Waterbury and Montpelier shifts to daytime work this week. Multiple areas will see activity. Be alert for lane closures where crews are working.
Two more wrong-way driver incidents include one on Rt. 100 in Waterbury-Stowe
Vermont State Police responded to a wrong-way driver report along Vermont Route 100 in Stowe and Waterbury on Wednesday afternoon, eventually catching up with the vehicle when it crashed at the Berlin exit of Interstate 89.
Kid Governor cabinet challenges Vt. kids to go ‘Screen-Free’ May 18-25
An idea from a cabinet member of Vermont’s Kid Governor has led to a special challenge for Vermont youngsters this week: going “Screen-Free” from Monday, May 18, through Monday, May 25.
No one was seriously injured in a four-vehicle wrong-way crash on I-89 in Middlesex on Sunday
No one was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when an elderly wrong-way driver touched off a four-vehicle crash along Interstate 89 southbound in Middlesex, according to Vermont State Police.
Select Board agrees on town clerk candidate to appoint
Following an hour-long interview in closed session on Friday morning, the Waterbury Select Board decided unanimously that it would like to appoint Waterbury lawyer Wesley Pollock to serve as town clerk until Town Meeting Day 2027 and it took a step toward moving the appointment process forward.