LETTER: From planner to candidate, Alyssa Johnson seeks Waterbury Select Board seat
My name is Alyssa Johnson, and I am running for a 1-year term on the Waterbury Select Board.
Article 7: Municipal manager outlines APRA proposal for Ice Center
Since the select board has completed work on the budget and on the articles voters will be asked to consider at Town Meeting, I have been asked about the board’s proposal to appropriate funds to the Ice Center.
LETTER: Jacqueline Kelleher steps up as school board write-in candidate for Waterbury
My name is Jacqueline Kelleher and I have been a part of the Waterbury community since October 2019.
LETTER: Lisa Walton runs for Waterbury Select Board
“Goodnight, John Boy... “ You’d think I’d tire of it, hearing those words or having that theme song “hummed” at me in jest.
LETTER: Michael Bard runs for re-election to Waterbury Select Board
Hello, my name is Michael Bard and I am asking for your vote for re-election to the Waterbury Select Board.
LETTER: Flora Scott seeks Waterbury Select Board seat
Hi, my name is Flora Scott and I’m running for the Select Board.
Matt Krauss: Thank you for your service
Vermonters are bombarded on a regular basis that race relations are terrible and that we are unable to form a cohesive group working towards a common promising goal.
LETTER: Senning looks to finish school director term for Duxbury
I am on the ballot for this March election in Duxbury to fill the last year of a vacated Harwood Unified Union School District school director position.
Article 8: Waterbury voters have opportunity to grow recreation economy
This year on Town Meeting Day the Waterbury voters have an opportunity to grow and revitalize our recreation economy by voting to approve Article 8 on the ballot.
Waterbury Recreation Committee: Vote YES on Article 8
The Waterbury Recreation Committee supports a vote of YES on Article 8 for the town budget on Town Meeting Day, March 1, 2022.
Waterbury Winterfest organizers thank the community
On behalf of Waterbury Winterfest, we would like to thank you and all who contributed to a successful second edition of our online Wanderlust Challenge and the return of our in-person mid-winter events in Waterbury.
Rep. Ode: Bill aims to end child marriage in Vermont
This week, the Vermont House is considering H.631, a bill that would ban child marriage.
Opinion: We can take more steps to prevent child sexual abuse
Tens of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation in the U.S. every year — in their homes, communities and online.
LETTER: Still time to join school board election
Now is the time to run for the school board if you have ever had an interest or desire to make a difference in your schools, education, and community.
Opinion: Rebuilding faith in democracy one fact at a time
It only takes just a few minutes online to get a snapshot of America in 2022: a country divided, a digital battleground of rhetoric where information is wielded as a weapon.
LETTER: Local writers invited to journalism workshop
Community News Service – a University of Vermont initiative – is offering a free six-part media training course to provide training in basic reporting skills, from interviewing to sourcing to media ethics and photography.
Counterpoint: Infantilizing women is not OK
Tim Newcomb’s cartoon in the Jan. 19 edition of the Times-Argus compares the three candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Students lobby for bill to promote anti-racism school curriculum
The bill H. 584 was just introduced in the Vermont Legislature. As Vermont high school students who worked closely on creating and developing this bill, we hope it will move swiftly through the legislature and be passed into law.
Leahy, Sanders: One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection
Vermont’s two U.S. Senators offered remarks on Jan. 6, 2022 about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol one year ago. Sen. Patrick Leahy made a speech on the Senate floor. Sen. Bernie Sanders shared his thoughts on social media. These are the full text versions of their comments.