Carla Occaso
The Manghis’ Bread Celebrates 45th Birthday
MONTPELIER — Central Vermonters have had the joy of delicious bread, rolls, cinnamon buns, challah braids, and hot cross buns for 45 years. A celebratory banner announcing the milestone of the business owned by Marie and Steve Stoufer is hanging in front of the School Street bakery. “So happy to share this moment with our current employees, past employees, volunteers, delivery drivers, dear friends, and family. We could not have had so much fun without you,” was the message posted on their Facebook page.
Church Construction on Langdon Street
MONTPELIER — A change-of-use permit hangs in the window next to the former Langdon Street Tavern announcing the “internal fit up” for a new church at 16 Langdon Street. The project description includes installation of an ADA compliant bathroom, half bath, and kitchen. The church, named Branches Community Church, has an address of 22 Harrison Avenue, Montpelier, and describes itself as “a Bible preaching church” on its Facebook page. Construction supplies are visible in the storefront, and the project cost is listed as $12,000. The permit was approved on May 26, 2026 to building owner Lucky Boardman.
Developer DEW Chosen for 128-Unit Barre Housing Project
BARRE — Two real estate developers responded to a request for proposals for a housing development slated for the Prospect Heights housing project, according to minutes from the June 23 Barre City Council meeting. DEW Properties and Elliotte LLC submitted proposals. Following an executive session, councilors chose DEW because of a good track record with the city, according to the minutes. DEW is also one of two finalists for Montpelier’s Country Club Road project. The funds are partly coming from a Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery award. The housing project consists of engineering, permitting, and infrastructure to support 50 single-family lots and two multi-family lots of clusters with a total of 128 approved for construction “depending on permitting requirements and Act 250,” per a description in badc.com.
Calais Contends with Wild Chervil Invasion
CALAIS — Town leaders discussed ways to handle a fight against invasive species during a recent public meeting. Talks stemmed from the select board’s unanimous approval of eight applications for private maintenance of public rights of way permits in town during the select board meeting June 22. The purpose of the requests was primarily for invasive species management, minutes state. During talks, a broader concern emerged over the difficulty of keeping up with the work using existing staff members and perhaps needing to contract services.
“Entire fields of wild chervil are spreading beyond roadsides, making surgical road crew intervention insufficient on its own,” select board member Barbara McAndrew said.
