World Soccer Festival Featured 51 Teams
The World Soccer Festival, an event created to engage players of all ages, had its biggest turnout in the two years of holding the regional festivities at Montpelier High School, Saturday, Aug.…
Basement Teen Center to Unveil Youth-created Mural at Montpelier Art Walk
MONTPELIER — A special piece of artwork will make its grand debut at the Montpelier Art Walk on Friday, June 5. After five months…
Complaints Against East Montpelier FD Ambulance Surface at Marshfield Meeting
MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield Selectboard expressed dissatisfaction and raised concerns at its May 5 meeting about the emergency medical services the town pays for.…
Power Starts Locally, Says Labor Historian
BARRE — “What’s the first thing we do tomorrow morning to combat what we face as a country?” It was the first audience question…
May 17–23 is Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week: Here’s What You Need to Know
By Ginger Nickerson The emerald ash borer (EAB) has been in Vermont since 2018, when it was first found in northern Orange County. Since…
Preparing for Memorial Day
MONTPELIER — Three different local Scouting America units placed new flags on veterans’ graves at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier on Monday, May 18,…
‘A Magical Life’: Peter Gould Finds Purpose Through Performance
By Grace Taylor, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, for The Bridge. At the dinner table on his first night…
Green Up Day in Montpelier
If you ever wondered why Vermont stays green and clean, even along its busy roadways, it could be because of Green Up Day. Every…
Hunger Mountain Co-op’s Focus on Local Products Provides Vermont Organic Farmers with a Ready Market
With the arrival of spring and the planting season, local organic farmers are busy at work even as they face challenges such as higher…
All Brains Belong Brings Neurodivergent Vermonters Together
Just behind the city’s firehouse, an unassuming Victorian building holds a doctor’s office that reimagines what healthcare can look like for neurodivergent people. All…
Photo Story: Despite Rain All Species Day Parade Marches On
All kinds of species came out for the May 3 All Species Day in Montpelier during the City’s annual Mayfest. The event, organized by AllTogetherNow,…
Community-Focused Growing in Montpelier Does Double Duty Combatting Food Insecurity
There’s a moment Sheryl Rapée-Adams waits for each year, when the birches and bushes behind her Montpelier home brush the last bits of snow…
Vermont Farmers Face Increased Fuel Prices Due to War in Iran
As the world braces for greater economic impacts because of the war in Iran and that country’s subsequent blocking of the Strait of Hormuz,…
How a Local Group is Reinventing the Parkinson’s Playbook
For people living with Parkinson’s disease in central Vermont, the second Tuesday of every month has become something to look forward to. On a…
Beautiful Weather and No Injuries at Muddy Onion
This year’s Muddy Onion gravel grinder brought 550 riders and another 50 volunteers to Montpelier on April 25, according to Jen Roberts, co-owner of…
Cabot Resident’s Hope for Reliable Internet Runs Thin Even as Federal Funding Arrives
Uku Meri started honing his DJ voice as a kid in Queens, New York — the Lafayette radio kit hooked up to an antenna…
Right to Grow Vegetables Protected Under New Bill
By Roxy Vanderhoff via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship “To grow food is a Vermont right,” longtime South Burlington resident Cher…
Mulch Gardening 102
Amy Simone’s article “Sheet Mulching for Lawn-to-Garden Conversion” in the April 1–14 issue of The Bridge did an excellent job of introducing sheet mulching.…
Top Ten Things to Look for When Hiring a Remodeling Contractor
By Dan Clar Starting a remodel is exciting, but can also feel overwhelming. There are a lot of decisions to make, and one of…
Vermont Natives Provide Entertainment Through Community, Connection, and Headlocks
A Vermont organization has delivered heated rivalries, daring smackdowns, and unique athleticism for decades — and now, it’s back in Barre. Green Mountain Wrestling (GMW)…
Montpelier’s Country Club Road Subcommittee Interviews Developers
As the snow recedes from the 133-acre Country Club Road (CCR) property that the city of Montpelier purchased in 2022 to support housing and…