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Final regular meeting: Select Board starts early for Randall Meadow hearing, packed agenda
Lisa Scagliotti
Final regular meeting: Select Board starts early for Randall Meadow hearing, packed agenda
Lisa Scagliotti

In what is likely its last regular meeting in its current membership, the Waterbury Select Board meets tonight at a slightly earlier time to accommodate a public hearing on the upcoming Randall Meadow bond vote and a lengthy to-do list on its agenda. 


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Lisa Scagliotti
From courtroom to bookstore: Amestoy talks ‘Winters’ Time’ and writing legal history
Katie Lyford
From courtroom to bookstore: Amestoy talks ‘Winters’ Time’ and writing legal history
Katie Lyford

Since former Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy's retirement, he has taken on a new role as an author, remaining immersed in the legal world.

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Katie Lyford
VSP: Waterbury man stalked woman, broke into her shop
Eric Blaisdell
VSP: Waterbury man stalked woman, broke into her shop
Eric Blaisdell

BARRE — A Waterbury man is accused of stalking a woman and breaking into her shop.

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Eric Blaisdell
Duxbury man to remain in jail with pending aggravated domestic assault cases
Eric Blaisdell
Duxbury man to remain in jail with pending aggravated domestic assault cases
Eric Blaisdell

BARRE — A Duxbury man will remain behind bars while his aggravated domestic assault cases are pending.

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Eric Blaisdell
UPDATE: Vt. Health Dept. confirms measles case in Washington County 
Lisa Scagliotti
UPDATE: Vt. Health Dept. confirms measles case in Washington County 
Lisa Scagliotti

The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed the first case of measles this year in an adult in Washington County who became sick after recent international travel.

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Lisa Scagliotti
Feb. 17: Moretown holds Pre-Town Meeting
Karen Horn
Feb. 17: Moretown holds Pre-Town Meeting
Karen Horn

Continuing efforts to increase participation in Moretown Town Meeting and town meeting decisions, Moretown officials have scheduled a Pre-Town Meeting for Tuesday,  Feb. 17.

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Karen Horn
Early voting begins; town reports available this week
Lisa Scagliotti
Early voting begins; town reports available this week
Lisa Scagliotti

With Vermont’s Town Meeting Day now three weeks away, voters around the state can start voting early and find copies of their town’s annual reports to read up on local issues.

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Lisa Scagliotti
Braving subzero temps, backcountry teams rescue two hikers on Camel’s Hump
Lisa Scagliotti
Braving subzero temps, backcountry teams rescue two hikers on Camel’s Hump
Lisa Scagliotti

Two young hikers survived an ordeal on Camel’s Hump this past weekend that led to a nine-hour rescue operation in life-threatening subzero conditions by multiple local and state backcountry rescue crews. 

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Lisa Scagliotti
‘Small hood fire’ summonses firefighters to Hen of the Wood on Saturday
Waterbury Roundabout
‘Small hood fire’ summonses firefighters to Hen of the Wood on Saturday
Waterbury Roundabout

The Waterbury Fire Department responded on Saturday night to Hen of the Wood restaurant on Main Street for what turned out to be a minor fire inside the kitchen’s exhaust system.

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Waterbury Roundabout
Waterbury Town Clerk’s office adjusts February schedule
Waterbury Roundabout
Waterbury Town Clerk’s office adjusts February schedule
Waterbury Roundabout

Waterbury Town Clerk Beth Jones has announced an updated schedule for office hours in February.

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Waterbury Roundabout
Board seeks more community input on Stanley-Wasson housing
Lisa Scagliotti
Board seeks more community input on Stanley-Wasson housing
Lisa Scagliotti

The Waterbury Select Board would like more community input before moving forward to work with a developer on plans for a 90-unit downtown housing project on the site of two former state government buildings. 

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Lisa Scagliotti
Waterbury Town Meeting: $6.6m budget, flood mitigation bond vote, local option tax appropriations 
Lisa Scagliotti
Waterbury Town Meeting: $6.6m budget, flood mitigation bond vote, local option tax appropriations 
Lisa Scagliotti

The Waterbury Select Board has finalized the list of town business for voters to enact on Town Meeting Day that includes a $6.6 million 2026 budget, a bond vote to move a major flood mitigation project forward, nearly $1 million in allocations of local option tax revenues, and a new fire truck purchase.


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Lisa Scagliotti
Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee begins volunteer trainings Feb. 20
Chris Butsch
Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee begins volunteer trainings Feb. 20
Chris Butsch

The Waterbury Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee is kicking off a series of volunteer trainings on Feb. 20, with the first session focused on teaching proper techniques for mucking out flooded homes.

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Chris Butsch
Sweeney to leave Waterbury Select Board, opening a fourth seat for a new member
Lisa Scagliotti
Sweeney to leave Waterbury Select Board, opening a fourth seat for a new member
Lisa Scagliotti

Waterbury Select Board Vice Chair Kane Sweeney has announced he will step down from the board, creating a fourth opening for a new member after three seats are filled in the March 3 election. 

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Lisa Scagliotti
No town clerk candidate emerges as Waterbury gets a select board race; Viens returns to the ballot unopposed
Lisa Scagliotti
No town clerk candidate emerges as Waterbury gets a select board race; Viens returns to the ballot unopposed
Lisa Scagliotti

Waterbury’s March election is shaping up to be as much a story about who is not running as it is about those who are on the ballot.

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Lisa Scagliotti
Duxbury has school board candidates, but is one short for selectboard
Lisa Scagliotti
Duxbury has school board candidates, but is one short for selectboard
Lisa Scagliotti

With a particularly long roster of open local offices to fill in the March election, Duxbury has attracted candidates for most of the openings on the Town Meeting Day ballot.

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Lisa Scagliotti
Gov. Phil Scott delivers budget address  
Waterbury Roundabout
Gov. Phil Scott delivers budget address  
Waterbury Roundabout

Gov. Phil Scott delivered his 10th budget address to the General Assembly on Jan. 20, outlining highlights of a $9.4 spending plan for the coming year.

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Waterbury Roundabout
Investigation resolves report involving Fayston student and motorist
Lisa Scagliotti
Investigation resolves report involving Fayston student and motorist
Lisa Scagliotti

Harwood school officials have alerted families of students at Fayston Elementary School about a suspicious incident this morning involving a student walking to school and a motorist on German Flats Road in Fayston.

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Lisa Scagliotti
Elected leaders to local residents condemn federal agent’s fatal shooting of Minnesota nurse
Lisa Scagliotti
Elected leaders to local residents condemn federal agent’s fatal shooting of Minnesota nurse
Lisa Scagliotti

From elected leaders to local residents, Americans are reacting to the killing in Minnesota on Saturday of a Veterans Administration intensive care unit nurse at the hands of federal agents. 

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Lisa Scagliotti
Two-car Rt. 100 crash claims the life of a Waitsfield woman 
Lisa Scagliotti
Two-car Rt. 100 crash claims the life of a Waitsfield woman 
Lisa Scagliotti

A Waitsfield woman lost her life in a two-car crash on Vermont Route 100 in Waterbury Center on Saturday night, according to Vermont State Police. 

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Lisa Scagliotti
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Public Notices

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Town of Waterbury: Notice of Town Meeting
Town of Waterbury: Notice of Town Meeting

The Town of Waterbury will hold voting on the listed articles by Australian ballot in the Brookside Primary gym at 47 Stowe St. on March 3, 2026 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Click to read the full meeting warning and view a sample ballot.

Town of Duxbury: Notice of Town Meeting
Town of Duxbury: Notice of Town Meeting

The town of Duxbury will hold voting on the listed articles by Australian ballot at the town offices on March 3, 2026 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Click to read the full meeting warning and view a sample ballot.

Town of Waterbury: Notice of Public Hearing, Waterbury Development Review Board
Town of Waterbury: Notice of Public Hearing, Waterbury Development Review Board

The Development Review Board for the Town of Waterbury will convene a public hearing on Wednesday, February 18.

ROAD WORK UPDATES

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Road Work | Nov. 17-21

With updates on remaining projects in Waterbury, Bolton and Moretown, this should be the final Road Work report for this season.

Road Work | Nov. 10-14

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.

Road Work | Nov. 3-7

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.

Road Work | Oct. 27-31

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.