LETTER: Viens thanks voters, congratulates Schneider
To the Community: I want to thank all my supporters, your vote meant a lot to me.
2026 Town Meeting Report from Reps. Stevens & Wood
State Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood will be visiting town meetings on Tuesday in the communities they represent. Printed copies of their annual joint report will be available at town meeting. Here is the text of that report.
LETTER: Enthusiastic support for Martha Staskus for select board
I am writing to enthusiastically support Martha Staskus for a 1-year seat on the Waterbury Select Board. Our town needs the seasoned leadership and clear communication skills that Martha offers.
Dana Allen: What’s at stake when we vote on the Randall Meadow bond
The debate over the Randall Meadow bond vote has generated a lot of discussion in recent weeks, and it’s easy to understand why. Flooding has cost this community enormously — in dollars, in stress, in lost time — and people want to know that we are making wise investments.
LETTER: Chris Viens is ‘a hard worker who will get things done’
I admit I did not know Chris Viens before I saw his posts on Front Porch Forum. What he said really hit me. Someone who thinks like I do. Someone who is tired of endless studies and planning that goes nowhere, how long have we been trying to fix affordability and housing issues.
Op-Ed: Reasons for voting ‘no’ on the Harwood budget
Nearly everyone agrees that “affordability” is one of the most serious problems facing Vermonters. The price of housing, homelessness, healthcare, drug addiction, childcare and education all continue to spiral further out of control.
Karl Naden: Fayston write-in for Harwood school board
I am seeking to represent Fayston on the HUUSD School Board for the next year as a write-in candidate in the election this coming Tuesday. My interest in joining the board stems from three places:
LETTER: Petrovic hears, considers encouragement to return as clerk
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to ask about my intentions regarding the position of Waterbury Town Clerk. I sincerely appreciate your calls, messages, and continued support.
School budget: Vote yes, then write your legislators
We are in a tough spot with our school budget. You have to ask yourself, is it fair? Are the school board and administrators doing the best for students, teachers, and taxpayers? It appears they (we) are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Flanders: Randall Meadow project – inches matter
The Randall Meadow project to remove 100,000 cubic yards of soil will increase flood water storage by 20 million gallons on the floodplain, thus decreasing flooding of properties.
LETTER: Thank you to our town employees!
I stopped by the Town Office to pick up my Town Report and saw a face I did not recognize — LeeAnne Viens, who worked for the town for 35 years as a bookkeeper and returned this past September after hearing about the staffing shortage.
Shepard: Reviewing the Randall Meadow bond vote facts
After attending the Waterbury Select Board’s Feb. 17 public hearing on the proposed $4.3 million Randall Meadow bond vote, I would like to share my assessment of the merits of the project as presented to date.
Macon Phillips: Write-in for Warren's HUUSD School Board seat
I'm Macon Phillips, and I'm running as a write-in candidate for the Warren seat on the Harwood Unified Union School District Board.
Robert Perry: Warren write-in candidate for HUUSD School Board
My name is Robert Perry, and I am a write-in candidate for Warren representative to the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board.
HUUSD Board to lawmakers: Don’t count debt, health insurance in per-pupil costs
As members of the Harwood Unified Union School Board, we are writing to share an urgent concern regarding current legislative discussions about statewide spending caps and structural changes to Vermont’s education system.
Kathryn Grace: Backing three leaders for Select Board
We are extremely lucky to have a group of candidates running for Select Board who truly care about our community. Their integrity is inspiring. However, because our town is navigating so many complex changes right now, I feel we need leaders who have already been walking this path with us.
Moderator Ellis encourages all to attend Town Meeting and shares Rules of Order highlights
Looking forward to Waterbury's Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 3, at 9 a.m. at the Brookside Primary School gym, the warning and town annual reports can be found at several locations around town, and on the Town of Waterbury website.
Op-Ed: Vt. Fish & Wildlife is the elephant in the room
The recent coverage on the subject of returning the mountain lion to Vermont generated a good discussion in the media. Wildlife advocates pushed, and the leadership team at the Fish and Wildlife Department pushed back, urging caution.
LETTER: Your vote matters
Members of the Harwood School Board and state Rep. Dara Torre answered critical questions Thursday night and on Feb. 4 about this year's proposed school budget, the complex education funding formula, district consolidation discussions, and more.
LETTER: Taking a close look at cost per-pupil in Harwood’s budget
Vermont has an extremely complicated education funding system. My goal here is to examine another small aspect of the system in a bit more detail. The phrase “cost per pupil” is used regularly, and my opinion is that it may or may not mean what the public thinks it means.