BOR Ice Rink Unlikely to Open This Season
The BOR arena’s ice rink is not expected to open for the coming skating season.…
Whitaker Forcibly Removed from City Council Meeting
MONTPELIER — Former mayoral candidate and active local government critic Stephen Whitaker was arrested, and forcibly escorted from the City Council meeting on June…
Candidate Interviews: Washington 5 and Washington 6
As voters gear up for the upcoming August 8 primaries, The Bridge will be interviewing candidates running for statewide offices throughout the summer. In…
City is Seeking Members for New Housing Committee
Wanting to bring new energy and perspective to efforts to expand housing resources in Montpelier, the city council created a City Housing Committee in…
Details Emerge on Alleged Montpelier High School Threat
An 18-year-old male student may no longer attend Montpelier High School this year, after reports he made threats against Montpelier High School, and Montpelier…
LGBTQ+ Community Space Opens in Barre June 4
Stepping inside the new Rainbow Bridge Community Center on North Main Street in Barre feels like entering a different world, one filled with color,…
VSECU Members Question Merger at Forum
As the Vermont State Employees Credit Union celebrates its 75th birthday, it prepares its members for a vote on a merger with New England…
No Mow May
Have you been delighting in the dandelions, violets, forget-me-nots, ground ivy, and other spring flowers blooming amid Montpelier’s un-mowed lawns this May? The reason…
Mosaic Hosts Culture of Consent Gathering at VCFA
Mosaic Vermont is holding a free community gathering to invite conversations on what a “Culture of Consent” might look like. The event will be…
Making Local Foods Accessible for All
It’s no secret that food produced on local farms often costs more than similar food that is mass produced, but that doesn’t have to…
Wild Eats: Foraging Gently to Make the Secret Spots Last
I’d seen so many pictures of ramps on social media in mid-April, I worried I’d missed the season. After a week out of state,…
Green Up Day Challenge: Clean Every Mile
Green Up Vermont is challenging Vermonters to clean up every roadside mile during this year’s Green Up Day on May 7, 2022. “Many residents…
Rep. Kitzmiller to Retire
Montpelier’s longtime State Rep. Warren Kitzmiller (D-Washington 4) will be retiring at the end of this session, he said in an interview Monday. After…
Affordable Homes Coming to Northfield Street
If all goes as planned, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity may develop at least 50 housing units on Northfield Street in Montpelier. This size…
Residents React to Proposed $2M Elks Club Purchase
Montpelier’s Town Meeting ballot features requests of more than $27 million in four separate bond votes in addition to a budget that increases the…
Hemmerick, Morey Vie for Barre City Mayor
Two people with city council experience are vying for the role of mayor in Barre City. Current Ward 1 City Councilor Jake Hemmerick is…
Higby and Lauzon Vie for Barre City Council
A former mayor of Barre, Thom Lauzon, and a former contender for mayor, Sue Higby, are both running for the Barre City Council Ward…
City Budget May Increase Taxes 6.8%
Montpelier voters have two opportunities to comment on a proposed city budget that increases local property taxes 6.8%. Budget hearings are scheduled for Wednesday,…
New Ownership at True Colors
True Colors Blinds & Design, once a paint and wallpaper shop that now specializes in window treatments and flooring, changes owners this month. Store…
Several Homeless People Die Recently
Amid a flurry of advocates cobbling together winter solutions for the unhoused, three local homeless people died over an eight-day period in November, according…
City Sets Deadline for Getting PFAS Out of Leachate
Montpelier drinking water showed no traces of PFAS when tested two years ago, according to Kurt Motyka, Montpelier’s deputy director of public works and…