The Bridge, a free, independent, and local newspaper serving Central Vermont, aims to strengthen the bonds between the people and communities of Central Vermont by covering the stories that matter most to them and providing a platform for communication.
Within our pages, you can engage with political and business leaders, investigate the region’s most important issues, share perspectives with neighbors, weigh the big decisions to come, and celebrate local achievements.
P.O. Box 1143
Montpelier, VT 05601
(802) 279-6104
Staff
Casandra Hemenway, Editor-In-Chief
Cassandra’s roots in community journalism date back to the the mid 1990s, when she got her start as the staff reporter at the Hardwick Gazette immediately after earning a master’s degree in journalism from the Boston University College of Communication. She has written for the Times Argus, Seven Days, Writers Magazine, Kids VT, Green Living Journal, Green Energy Times, the Valley (MA) Reporter and a slew of parenting magazines. She also spent 10 years at the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District as its outreach manager, creating written and visual content about zero waste living. She lives in Montpelier with her family and a sweet dog named Jasper.
editor@thebridgevt.org (802) 279-9555
Paul Gambill, Managing Director
Paul moved from Nashville, TN to Montpelier in 2009 with his family and has been active in the arts and non-profit scene here ever since. He was Music Director of the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra for five years, and co-founded the Montpelier-based Community Engagement Lab. Paul brings 40 years of experience in non-profit strategic planning, fundraising, and marketing to his work at the Bridge. He balances his work life with riding the North Branch mountain biking trails, and early morning walks in Hubbard Park with Jasper, his Golden Retriever.
director@thebridgevt.org (802) 279-6104
Carla Occaso, contributing editor
Carla served as managing editor of The Bridge from 2014-2017, and returned in the wake of the 2020 pandemic. A Montpelier native, journalism is in her blood. She started as editor of the U-32 student newspaper. She later became a writer/photographer and editor for The Caledonian-Record; correspondent and contributor for The Times Argus, Burlington Free Press, and other publications. She also works as a teacher and Interventionist.
carla@montpelierbridge.com
Board of Directors
Information about our board members can be found here.
Financial documents
Our latest IRS 501(c)(3) filing can be accessed here.