Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help for information about a theft at Sticks & Stuff in Middlesex that could be tied to other recent thefts in the area.
The union representing Vermont state employees is turning to two legal venues to challenge Gov. Phil Scott’s order that many of its members return to the office in person.
Waterbury Roundabout is among 16 Vermont news organizations to receive the inaugural round of Local Civic Journalism Awards, a new program designed to steer state and philanthropic dollars to news outlets that inform Vermonters and foster civic engagement.
More than 1,000 fifth graders around the state cast ballots and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the winner last week in the election for Vermont’s first Kid Governor.
Gov. Phil Scott’s administration on Monday signed leases for an additional 22,000 square feet of office space in Waterbury as it nears the controversial Dec. 1 deadline by which the governor has ordered many state employees to return to work in person.
Vermont’s Congressional delegation will hold a statewide telephone town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.
With updates on remaining projects in Waterbury, Bolton and Moretown, this should be the final Road Work report for this season.
At Tuesday’s Veterans Day commemoration, U.S. service veterans were encouraged to share their stories. The ceremony highlighted one Vermont Iraq War veteran whose family has launched a memorial scholarship fund to honor her legacy.
BARRE — Adam Tendler learned how to play the piano as a kid growing up in Barre. His first recitals and first paid performance were at the Barre Opera House.
Waterbury’s Winter Parking Ban takes effect this Saturday, Nov. 15, and runs through April 15.
All that remains on the Stowe Street bridge project is a public opinion survey. I-89 southbound work has ended. Bolton’s work on the Duxbury Road continues. Some night work on Rt. 100 near I-89 this week is possible. Duxbury has a brief road closure while a closure in Moretown will mean changes to school bus schedules.
After issuing 180 moose hunting permits this year, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says that hunters harvested 68 moose this fall.
Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak on Thursday announced that Sue Minter of Waterbury has been tapped to serve in a state government role of Climate Superfund Specialist.
A Chittenden County man - formerly from Waterbury - has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges, including selling fentanyl within 1,000 feet of two South Burlington schools and with providing the drugs that killed one person and seriously injured another.
There’s a fresh spark of creative energy on the scene in Waterbury as a new community theater group gains traction and momentum.
As “November” sits atop the calendar now, it’s clear we’re nearing the finish line for 2025. We don’t know what lies ahead for the coming year. But before we get caught up in imagining the possibilities, we have some good news to share.
Waterbury property owners looking to add new rental housing units to their properties now have a chance to apply for a local grant to help pay for the improvements, thanks to Waterbury’s recently created Housing Trust Fund.
The Stowe Street bridge is basically done and VTrans has a survey asking for feedback on the project. I-89 southbound work winds down this week. Bolton has photos showing progress on Duxbury Road repairs. Some night work on Rt. 100 near I-89 this week and a Fayston road closure for a culvert install.
As sure as geese are flying south for wintertime, Waterbury is once again preparing for Halloween tricks and treats this week. Here’s a rundown.
The Waterbury Skatepark holds its grand opening celebration this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at Hope Davey Park.
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation announced on Friday that it has ended the statewide order issued on Sept. 22 that called for a halt to burn permits due to extremely dry conditions and elevated fire danger.
Hundreds of employees within the Agency of Human Services showed up to the state office complex in Waterbury on Thursday to demonstrate the impact of the looming return-to-office order.
Bus service returns to the Lincoln Street Park & Ride lot starting Monday, Oct. 27. Stowe Street bridge work winds down with concrete sealing and driveway paving in the project area. I-89 southbound work is also wrapping up. New details here for the road closure in Bolton near the Long Trail footbridge.
The Vermont State Employees Association, the labor union representing more than 6,000 state workers, has called for all of its members who are assigned to offices in Waterbury to physically report to the Waterbury State Office Complex on Thursday for an “In-Office Day of Action.”
Nearly 400 people turned out on Saturday morning for the No Kings Day rally at the intersection of Stowe and Main streets in downtown Waterbury.
Final steps in a system modernization effort at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles will mean office closures and online service interruptions in early November. The public is urged to plan ahead.
As the Stowe Street bridge project nears completion, the Lincoln Street Park & Ride lot reopens Monday. In Bolton, a project on Duxbury Road will require a closure starting Oct. 20. Drivers should use Rt. 2 for access between Richmond and Waterbury. I-89 resurfacing project is winding down between Waterbury and Montpelier.
Demonstrations are planned across the nation on Saturday in the form of “No Kings” rallies to push back against actions of the Trump administration.
Now in 2025, the murder of Cecelia Gullivan and the trials of John Winters are again making headlines thanks to an investigative and creative project by former Vermont Attorney General and Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy.
The Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife reminds Vermonters that it’s probably safe to put out those backyard birdfeeders, as bears are likely taking their winter break.
Judith Ann Burkhart, age 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Olalla, Washington, on October 8, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
But, unlike humans, animals that travel long distances must rely on their own senses. And some of them have a long-range navigational sense called magnetoreception that is like a built-in compass or imprecise GPS.
The Valley Players, the Mad River Valley’s all-volunteer community theater company, will pause most of its productions for 2026 in order to focus on building repairs and safety upgrades at its namesake theater in Waitsfield.
We’ve compiled a list of holiday happenings in Waterbury and around the nearby region. Bookmark and check back as it will be updated as we receive more.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Duxbury Historical Society will present a special holiday program with roots dating back to the late 19th century.
As 2025 winds down, TURNmusic in Waterbury’s calendar still has several live performances in store at The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall, starting with Saturday, Nov. 29.
Here are some highlights of December’s free programming at the Waterbury Public Library and upcoming holiday schedule changes.
Wild turkeys exist throughout Vermont today, but that was not always the case.
Fairlee, Vermont – Barbara Mae Peterson, 93, passed away at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Entries are open in the 2026 Vermont Student Fish Art Contest run by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department along with the nonprofit Wildlife Forever organization.
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department set a statewide population goal of 3,500 to 5,500 black bears, based on available habitat for food, cover, and winter denning, as well as the size of black bear territories. But in 2024, the population numbered between 6,800 and 8,000.
So much of our public debate these days centers on polarization from families to Congress, a deep divide over upcoming election processes, and worry over the information ecosystem as social media and internet voices eclipse traditional sources of facts.
Linda Carol Piering Devlin, 89, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025.
Wilbur B. (Mac) McAllister, Jr., 93, passed away on October 31, 2025, at Central Vermont Medical Center after a brief illness.
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum celebrates one of the most prolific photographers in the history of mountain sports with the exhibition, “Hubert Schriebl: From the Alps to Vermont,” opening on Dec. 5.
Young porcupines are dispersing from their mothers this time of year, and with that, leaving behind the cutest name for a baby animal – porcupette – as they strike out on their own.
The Vermont Recreation & Parks Association recently announced its annual awards and winners included multiple recipients from Waterbury.
Little River State Park was the site recently for an inaugural gathering of 21 tree care professionals from around Vermont for an arborist’s day of service.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, volunteers in the community are gearing up to run two annual events that help ensure that many get to celebrate the holiday.
Winter is at the doorstep and Waterbury LEAP is running a Button Up weatherization workshop on Friday for homeowners.
At its recent annual meeting, MakerSphere brought together artists, makers and community supporters to celebrate creativity, volunteerism, and the organization’s growing impact on the local arts community.
The Friends of Waterbury Reservoir share a November update on wildlife, water and ice safety, and a report from its annual meeting where more than 200 people turned out to meet birds from the VINS Nature Center in Quechee.
Marking their 20th season, the Eleva Chamber Players collaborate this weekend with Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional choral ensemble in performances Saturday in Waterbury and Sunday in Waitsfield.
At this point in the season, most migrating songbirds and raptors have already left. But on lakes and ponds across New England, some loons are still fishing and paddling.
Heaven gained a gentle soul when Pauline Jennie Thompson was called home to God on Friday, October 17, 2025.
From music and art, acupuncture and silent reading, writing discussions and gaming, here are highlights from the Waterbury Library for November.
Most northern lakes have at least 10 feet of mud beneath the basins. The technical term for this lake bottom mud made of mineral silt and decaying organic matter is gyttja, a Swedish word pronounced “yitcha.”
John Bisbee died October 24, 2025, shortly after his 99th birthday, at Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vermont.
This month in connection with Veterans Day, a number of Vets Town Hall events will be held, starting on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
The School District Redistricting Task Force held its final meeting on Thursday. Since August, the group has been working to design no more than three maps of school district boundaries that attempt to achieve scale and efficiency across Vermont’s 119 school districts and 52 supervisory unions.
Middle school actors, singers, and crew are working hard in preparation to present “Mean Girls, Jr.” Friday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 7, on the Harwood stage.
When the state panel charged with reconfiguring Vermont’s school districts met this week, Harwood’s school board chair was among the many people who offered public comments critical of the state’s plan.
The majority of Vermont school redistricting task force members endorsed a proposal on Monday that would incentivize voluntary mergers of the state’s 119 school districts. Most of the committee also opposed a new school district map based around centers for career and technical education.
BARRE — Hours after Thursday’s belated ballot count revealed voters in the 18-town district had rejected the $149 million bond proposal, members of the Central Vermont Career Center School District Board who serve on the facilities committee huddled with administrators to discuss if, how and when to respond.
Two hours out of each of Harwood’s seven-hour school days are dedicated to lunch blocks. The kitchen staff spends hours planning, preparing, and serving meals. Much of the planning involves coordinating with local farmers, as 25% of Harwood’s lunches are locally sourced.
BARRE — Voters in the 18-town school district that operates the Central Vermont Career Center have rejected financing a $149 million new facility.
BARRE — What they said will remain a mystery until the last of the ballots are tabulated Thursday afternoon, but voters in the 18-town Central Vermont Career Center School District have spoken with respect to a $149 million bond, which, if approved, would finance construction of a standalone, state-of-the-art center in a corner of Barre Town.
A medical issue involving a student on the way to Brookside Primary School on Tuesday morning resulted in a Waterbury bus being late on its morning route and an ambulance being called for help. The student was treated and sent home, according to school officials.
On a recent Friday night, anxious student musicians gathered backstage and their fans filled the Harwood Union High School auditorium, all in hopes of winning an exciting prize: a day in a professional recording studio, a chance to perform at Higher Ground, and the title of Battle of the Bands Champion.
The Harwood school board has tasked its Buildings and Visioning Committee with taking a deep dive into the facilities report from architectural firm TruexCullins and drafting a priority list of maintenance projects needing the most immediate attention.
The Vt. School District Redistricting Task Force heard strong support to protect Vermont’s school choice system at a recent meeting. The panel is continuing its work to propose options for redrawing the state’s school districts.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, is Election Day, and without statewide elections this year, only a handful of items are on ballots around Vermont.
Harwood Union Middle/High School’s annual Citrus Sale is now open for orders.
Harwood Union High School's Theatre Department will light up the stage for performances of “Puffs,” Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 6-8.
The Harwood School Board gets the latest enrollment data and plans to spend an hour of Wednesday’s meeting reviewing a presentation by architects, detailing maintenance needs across the district’s school buildings.
Harwood Union High School’s stage will be the battleground on Friday for the fourth annual Battle of the Bands that gathers student musicians from central and northern Vermont for competition and education.
The J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation and the Community College of Vermont have announced an extension of a free college degree program to include students in Vermont’s high school classes of 2027 and 2028.
The HUUSD asks for parents of young children to contact their elementary schools to help with enrollment planning.
The Harwood School Board has decided not to take a public stand as a group on the $149 million bond to build a new Central Vermont Career Center, but several members at last week’s meeting expressed their individual support for the project.
The HUUSD School Board has developed a community survey on the implications of Act 73 in order to give our input to the legislative Task Force which is currently working on mapping out new school districts for Vermont schools.
One of Fayston’s two representatives to the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board has resigned, creating an opening for the board to fill with a Fayston resident to serve until March.
BARRE — Plans to construct a new, standalone, state-of-the-art home for the Central Vermont Career Center encountered turbulence during Tuesday night’s required public informational meeting, even as voters in 18 area towns are already casting ballots on the $149 million bond that would pay for it.
Work is completed and preschoolers at Brookside Primary School are enjoying new features on the school playground built just for them with the help of an $80,000 state grant awarded in 2024.
Vermont State University and VSAC have announced that students from almost half of Vermont households can now earn a two- or four-year college degree at Vermont State University tuition-free.
The Harwood Union High School Math Department is seeking guest presenters during the weeks of Dec. 1 and April 6 to talk to students about their careers.
To the Community: Across Vermont, many school districts are facing the same challenge we see in the Harwood Unified Union School District: aging facilities, limited funding, and the need for careful, community-based planning.
The school redistricting task force, now at its halfway mark, began its review of a draft map for the first time since launching in August. The group is tasked with proposing up to three possibilities to the Legislature by Dec. 1.
Despite the record dry spell and ongoing drought conditions in Vermont, a brief break in the sunshine last week for rain showers revealed leaks in the roof at Brookside Primary School and emergency repairs are scheduled for next weekend.
Ballots are now available for the Central Vermont Career Center bond vote that will take place on Nov. 4. AN informational hearing will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7.
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Mad River Glen is moving to secure more than 1,100 acres of surrounding forestland in what is described as a once-in-a-generation conservation opportunity that would permanently protect critical terrain, ecological habitat and the backcountry character that defines the Fayston skier-owned ski area.
Waterbury Center’s culture hub Zenbarn is turning 9 years old, and a celebration is planned for Nov. 15 to mark the occasion.
Several annual holiday efforts in Waterbury happen each year through the work of staff and volunteers with Revitalizing Waterbury as November and December are two of the busiest months of the year for the community and economic development nonprofit.
Waterbury institution Maxi’s Restaurant marks 20 years in business this month and owner Tom Bryant is throwing an all-day party on Saturday with a free breakfast buffet early in the day and live music until 9 p.m.
Unilever, the owner of Ben & Jerry’s, announced Tuesday that, due to the federal government shutdown, the conglomerate would postpone the creation of a spinoff company that would operate the Vermont brand.
The Center for Northern Woodlands Education Board of Directors announced this week that Editor Meghan McCarthy McPhaul has been awarded the Society of American Foresters 2025 Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award.
Ben & Jerry's founders, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, on Tuesday sent an open letter to the board of the Vermont ice cream maker's owner, Unilever, concerned over the spinoff of some of its food products, including Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc, as first reported by VermontBiz in 2024.
In the heart of Waterbury Village, there’s a toy store called The Tiny Acorn. Sally and Bob Dain have owned and run the store for two decades. At the end of this summer, they plan to retire. The Tiny Acorn will close on August 15.
A parking company with more than two dozen private lots in the Burlington area and two in Waterbury has agreed to pay a hefty fine after the Vermont attorney general found it was using deceptive ticketing practices.
If you’re looking to spend time at the Ben & Jerry’s Waterbury factory beyond getting a scoop and a quick visit to the gift shop, mark your calendar for a nearly two-week closure coming up.
A free film screening to be hosted next week by University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center will explore the roles of nursing and midwifery can play in solving a crisis in American obstetrical care
Waterbury’s efforts to focus on housing are taking a step forward as an online residential rental registry has launched using a new town permitting website. May 1 is the signup deadline.
After acquiring the historic station from the Squier family, Myers Mermel has sought to reach a broader audience with a renewed emphasis on commentary and news.
Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity has landed a $150,000 grant from the M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank.
Cochran’s Ski Area, about 10 minutes off Interstate 89, has been bringing young people out on the snow for decades. The small mountain features seven trails, accessed by a T-bar and rope tow, and since 1998 has been home to one of the few nonprofit ski areas in New England.
By the time the door had shut after the closure of the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield last fall community members and theater owners were working on a plan to reinvent the community institution.
Just days before celebrating its 30th anniversary, the owners and founders of K.C.’s Bagel Cafe sold the business and began their long-awaited retirement.
State Treasurer Mike Pieciak has announced the formation of a Vermont Baby Bonds Advisory Committee that will convene local and national experts to develop a baby bonds pilot program in Vermont.
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark this week issued a consumer alert to advise Vermonters on protecting their personal data in the wake of 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing.
The ice cream brand’s ongoing legal battle over its independence led employees to take a stand, voicing concerns over Unilever’s reported plans to oust their CEO.
Unilever moved to oust David Stever in early March for “his commitment to Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission and Essential Brand Integrity,” Ben & Jerry’s claimed in court filings.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School is located in the heart of Vermont’s Mad River Valley. It’s been around for 45 years. They teach hands-on courses in design, construction, woodworking and architectural craft.
Vermont ice cream icons Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are thinking about buying back their eponymous brand from parent company Unilever, according to recent media reports.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is in the process of converting the iSun Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing from last June into a Chapter 7 liquidation.
In Waterbury, the question isn’t which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s more like are there any eggs today? So far, the answer depends on where and when you shop.
Battery energy storage manufacturer KORE Power announced on Friday that it has named Jay Bellows in Waterbury as its Chief Executive Officer.
The state’s newly formed Task Force on the Federal Transition will convene a webinar for Vermont employers on Feb. 6 aimed at reviewing key steps workplaces can take to be prepared for a visit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.
More than 300 employees at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plants in Waterbury and St. Albans recently ratified their first ever union contract.
The Vermont Division of Fire Safety issued an alert on Friday that it’s investigating incidents involving a fraudulent contractor impersonating a fire marshall in order to drum up business.
Revitalizing Waterbury recently held its annual celebration to thank volunteers and once again has rallied local businesses to take part in the annual Wrap it Up and Win holiday local shopping promo.
America has seen its share of presidents who have displayed racist, antisemitic and misogynistic actions, behaviors and language. Some presidents have been more reserved with their values and opinions, and used coded language and “dog whistling” to let the nation know what they believed, and how they would like to be remembered.
To the Community: He was my friend, as he was for so, so many others. He made each of his friends feel they were special, as they were
Giving Tuesday isn’t about buying things. It’s about investing in people and organizations doing work we admire, believe in, and want to see prosper.
Carol Collins in South Duxbury shares an excerpt from a 1948 journal of her mother who died in 2020, close to the age of 106. The passage, Collins says, very closely mirrors her own thoughts about the world today.
The latest proposed action from the presidential administration regarding refugees would be devastating to a group in this country that has already been faced with mounting challenges this year.
Thanks to landing one of Vermont’s most prestigious fellowships for secondary school educators, we have the opportunity this school year to take a bold step to deepen student learning and engagement. We invite the community to join us.
My family’s always favored Thanksgiving over the celestial holidays like Christmas and Easter that feed a bloom of consumption. At Thanksgiving, families and friends simply gather to express gratitude, share food, and tell stories. It’s an earthbound holiday.
The AI wars are on. The battle for data to host the “smartest,” most comprehensive, machine-learning-capable Artificial Intelligence is the ultimate goal. AI destroys the soul of entire sectors and human capacity, as life is commodified and infinitely extracted for data to feed and train the AI and scale the data markets.
The Act 73 School Redistricting Task Force wrapped up its work this week, and it’s given the state a chance to rethink the course of education reform it has been pursuing for the last decade.
Vermont faces a headwind slowing its economic engine: a profound lack of housing. Without enough affordable homes, we cannot grow our workforce, increase the number of students in our schools, attract new businesses, or sustain the rural communities that make this state special.
November 24 is Public Health Thank You Day and this year it feels vitally important to speak out in support of public health professionals, given the demoralizing attacks on public health from the Trump administration and the potential impact on state health departments.
The nation and the world expect America’s presidents to be able to handle the rigors of the job. We are not well served by unelected, loyal party members who fill the vacuum created by aging presidents.
At the Vermont AFL-CIO, we work every day to support workers throughout the state and raise up their voices. Through the power of collective bargaining and union organizing, working families in the Green Mountain state can restore hope for tomorrow.
For the past 5 years, we've asked readers of all ages, "What are you thankful for this year?" We're asking again this year.
There is no reason the Fish & Wildlife Board should continue operating like a private game club where a small minority controls the process.
In summarizing a community survey to the state panel charged with reconfiguring Vermont’s school districts, Harwood School Board leaders said that district residents ‘are deeply skeptical that consolidation will result in either improved education or significant cost savings.’
Most Long Trail hikers know the motto, “A Footpath in the Wilderness.” But how many hikers know that most of the landscapes the trail traverses still lack the wildland protections envisioned by the trail’s founders?
My sincerest gratitude to our community during this uncertain time for food security. The local food shelves were blown away by the donations.
What I’m calling for is a paradigm shift in our local economies before it’s too late. That means housing and a metric ton of it.
As the federal government remains shut down, many of the supports that Vermont families and children rely on are under threat, creating ripple effects for child abuse prevention programs and the safety net services that help keep homes healthy and safe.
Lead left in the field – gut piles, expended shot, or unretrieved game – poisons wildlife. Fortunately, hunters and anglers have a choice. Safe and effective non-lead alternatives are widely available, and the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife encourages their use.
With the government shutdown, many of our community members will be left without SNAP benefits starting November 1. I am proposing an emergency food drive for our local food pantries on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2.
Responding to a governor’s executive order, a number of environmental interest groups have responded with criticism without contribution – the easiest position to maintain and the least helpful for Vermonters struggling to find housing.
The Everybody Wins! mentoring program is seeking adult volunteers to read with second graders at Brookside Primary School on Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.- noon.
The land use maps that will shape future development in Vermont aren’t handed down from the State House. They’re built through local conversations where residents bring their hopes and concerns to the table. Every Vermonter has a role to play.
Vermonters want the property tax system to be fair and reasonable. We also want a solid education system for our kids, not closed local schools and long bus rides. Vermonters also think we can provide a high-quality education with better efficiency and lower some costs.
The recreational trapping season in Vermont begins on Oct. 25 and runs through March 31. This includes the use of baited steel-jawed leghold traps and body-crushing kill traps, as well as underwater cage traps that drown multiple animals at once.
Here in Vermont, the administration of Gov. Scott announced in late August that state employees will be required to spend at least three days each week in the office starting Dec. 1.
We are planning for the future, and we need your help. Even if your child won’t start school for a few years, letting us know now ensures they’re included in our planning.
Spring Hill School is a licensed nonprofit preschool located in Waitsfield, providing early education for children in the Mad River Valley and surrounding communities.
In their biggest post-pandemic push, the Harwood Boosters Club raised $1,000 on fall sports concession sales, and now the group has launched a membership and fundraising campaign to step up their efforts.
This week, Harwood Unified Union School District administrators hosted a discussion regarding middle school athletics programs with a focus on challenges they are facing and a need for ideas about how the programs will continue in the future.
Following the fall season state championships, the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association and Capital League coaches have released All-State and All-Star boys and girls high school soccer players lists. Multiple Harwood players are named for the honors.
A 1-1 tie send the D-II girls soccer championship between Harwood and Rice Memorial into overtime twice on Friday. The hard-fought rollercoaster ride that followed ended with Harwood finishing as runner-up. We share James Biggam’s report from The Times Argus.
With a 1-0 semifinal win over U-32 on Wednesday, Harwood Girls Soccer is headed to the state Division II championship on Friday at Burlington High School.
On Sunday, anxious runners stretched in the parking lot while friends and families set up chairs on the historic Vermont State Office Complex, awaiting the beginning of the annual Leaf Peepers Half-Marathon and 5k race.
Registration is open now through Oct. 1 for Harwood Youth Basketball for players in grades 1-6.
Starting their third week of the fall high school sports season, Harwood Union’s girls and boys soccer teams will finally play their first matches at home next week.
Former Harwood Middle School athlete Brooke Greenberg took home three gold medals in her first Youth Skyrunning World Championships in Italy last month.
Waterbury Center race car driver Kyle Streeter logged his first rookie victory at Thunder Road on Thursday, besting veteran Gov. Phil Scott in the late model 50-lap race.
Monday, Aug. 25, saw a great turnout for the final Harwood Union Cross Country Fun Run of the summer with 29 runners participating in one 5K race.
Monday’s next-to-last Harwood Cross Country Fun Run doubled as both a race for community runners and a workout for some of the high school team’s returning members. In all 28 runners took part. The final summer run is Aug. 25.
Due to popular demand, Harwood Cross Country will add one more date to its summer Fun Run schedule, with the final one set for Monday, Aug. 25. Here are results from last week’s run on the shady trails at Harwood.
Looking ahead to the 2025-26 school year, the Vermont Principals’ Association unveiled tentative fall championship sites last week in addition to announcing a slightly shortened spring schedule for some teams and changes to the state’s out-of-season coaching policy.
Monday’s Harwood Cross Country Summer Fun Run attracted 22 runners to the Harwood trails. No kids' race was held because all of the youngest participants preferred to run the 3K with the grown-ups.
Thirteen runners beat the heat last week running on the shady trails at Harwood Union Middle/High School on Monday evening and the weekly events continue through Monday, Aug. 18.
Dedication, hard work, and unity prevailed for the Green Mountain Morgans Central Vermont softball team at the Eastern Regionals Little League Tournament last week in New York.
Registration is open now for Waterbury Youth Soccer’s fall teams. Fees increase after Aug. 1. Games begin Sept. 6.
After getting in some practice time on the turf at Norwich University, the Green Mountain Morgans girls softball team heads to Staten Island, New York, on Thursday to represent Vermont in the Eastern Regional Little League 10U Softball Championship.
Registration is open for youth teams around the region to sign up for the 12th World Soccer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Montpelier High School.
Harwood Union High School’s Cross Country team’s second Summer Fun Run held on Monday attracted 18 runners and even the youngest runners were eager to run the 3K, according to Assistant Coach Tom Cahalan.
Leaving multiple teams scoreless in their wake, the Green Mountain Morgans — Central Vermont’s all-star 8-10-year-old softball team — claimed their division’s championship title in the recent Vermont Little League State Tournament.
The Harwood Union Boys Varsity Ice Hockey team is running a summer-long bottle and can drive to help raise money for things like summer ice time, new practice equipment and our 2025 VT Division 2 Championship banner to hang at the Ice Center.
Harwood Union’s Cross Country team announced that it will once again host summer Fun Runs on the Harwood Union High School trails starting on Monday, July 7.
Two wins and two sellouts marked this year’s women’s exhibition matches as a permanent team is in the works.
Spring sports have wrapped up and multiple Harwood Union High School student-athletes have received recognition for their accomplishments this season. Here’s a roundup with news about several standout players.
It’s not every day that you win a state championship. And it’s not every day that you graduate from high school. Eleven Harwood seniors did both last weekend.
Harwood Athletic Director Ian Fraunfelder announced that registration is open for middle and high school students to sign up for fall athletics teams.
No. 1-seeded Harwood Boys Lacrosse (11-1) is the final HU team standing in the spring high school athletics season and they head to the Division II state championship game on Saturday.
It’s getting cold and snowy on the streets of downtown Waterbury, which means it’s the busiest time of the year for MakerSphere co-founder and River of Light parade organizer MK Monley. The annual lantern parade is this Saturday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m.