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VTrans to install obstacles to prevent stuck trucks on Notch Road
STOWE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont transportation officials say they are moving ahead with a plan to prevent the perennial problem of stuck trucks on the Notch Road. Flowers in Stowe mean the Notch Road will be opening in a matter of weeks. The narrow mountain road connecting Stowe to Cambridge is heavily traveled all summer by tourists and residents alike.
Attention artists: Contest seeks Waterbury Arts Fest poster designs
For the second year, Revitalizing Waterbury will produce a commemorative poster for Waterbury Arts Fest and the organization has put out a call to Vermont artists to submit designs. The annual art, food and entertainment event is scheduled for Friday-Saturday, July 12-13, to be held on the lawn at Pilgrim...
Harwood’s second school budget vote is Tuesday
On Tuesday, voters in the six communities of the Harwood Unified Union School District will head to the polls to consider a new budget of $48.8 million to run schools for the 2024-25 school year. The second vote is needed after voters on Town Meeting Day overwhelmingly rejected the first...
LETTER: Voting yes, board chair asks for budget support
Speaking for myself as a Vermonter, I am torn over our current situation. I am angry at our legislature for not understanding the depth or the urgency of the problems we face. Don’t they have kids? Grandkids? Don’t they pay taxes? Where is their resolve to actually fix our broken education funding system? They have heard from school boards and superintendents from all over the state, the people have spoken, they know it is on them to fix the problem, but their idea of fixes, are half measures.
Vermont seeks balance between flood resiliency and floodplain protection
RICHMOND, Vt. (WCAX) - As Vermonters in the path of flooding last summer continue to recover, communities are looking at buyouts and other strategies to restore floodplains to their natural state. It comes as state lawmakers are looking to protect communities from future flood risk. A short walk from the...
May programs at Waterbury Public Library
The Waterbury Public Library hosts a variety of regular and special programs and events each month. Here are highlights for upcoming May adult programs. Be sure to check the complete listings for adults and children at WaterburyPublicLibrary.com. May 2 & 9 workouts: Supremely Strong with Becky Widschwenter. Inspired by Ruth...
‘Traditional interests’ coalition says new laws, taxes squeezing rural Vermonters
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A range of protestors representing hunters, loggers, and grassroots environmentalists banded together at the Statehouse Thursday to take aim at a slate of bills they say is undermining Vermont’s traditional identity and squeezing them and their families out. Vermonters donning blaze orange, camo, flannel, and...
Judge dismisses town of Roxbury's lawsuit against school district
A Washington County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the town of Roxbury against the Montpelier-Roxbury Public School District, which sought to block an upcoming vote on a school budget that would close the Roxbury Village School. Local voters rejected Montpelier-Roxbury’s first budget proposal on Town Meeting Day, when...
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