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.…
Muck Up Your Weekend at Montpelier’s Mudfest April 25–26
Get ready to embrace the season at Montpelier MudFest, a weekend-long celebration of Vermont’s iconic mud season, happening April 25–26 in downtown Montpelier. “The…
Montpelier’s Housing Ambitions Meet Regulatory Realities
In Montpelier, housing — or the lack thereof — has been a topic of conversation in many city meetings and feedback sessions so far…
Ten-Foot Beams and Demolition Notices: Lives Upended by Vermont’s 2023 Flooding
By Alexa Gaskill Via Community News Service, a University of Vermont internship with The Bridge Almost three years have passed since the July 2023…
Montpelier’s $11M FEMA Payout Expected; New, Looser Sprinkler Ordinance OK’d
Nearly three years after the flood of 2023 damaged much of downtown Montpelier, an expected $11 million FEMA payout is finally coming through. That…
Barre Bans Public Nudity, Citing Inquiry From Nude Taxi Driver
By Gina Tron Editorial note: To protect her safety and dignity, The Bridge is withholding the name of the taxi driver referenced in this…
Bloomin’ Awesome
This Destination Imagination team, “The Bloomers,” from Twinfield Union School, came in first place in the Technical Challenge, “Win it Big,” at the Vermont…
Heard on the Street, April 1, 2026
Barre City Ponders Public Nudity Ordinance The Barre City Council discussed a possible public nudity ordinance during its March 24 meeting. City Manager Nicolas…
A Tale of Two Cities: Can Strategies from St. Albans’ Growth Remedy Montpelier’s Housing Crisis?
With a shortage of options, increasing demand, and a median value higher than the national average, Vermont’s housing market is reaching a boiling point.…
Sheet Mulching for Lawn-to-Garden Conversion
By Amy Simone If you are like many home gardeners, you may be looking for ways to repurpose some of your turfgrass into perennial…
Montpelier Residents Weigh in on Country Club Road Proposals
Community feedback has been released for the Country Club Road (CCR) property development project, the next step in the path to a city council…
Is Factory-Built Housing the Wave of the Future?
Prefabricated, factory-built housing is increasingly being used as a partial solution to solving the housing shortage. It’s an approach already dominant in Sweden. About…
Barre City Officials Remain Optimistic on Prospect Heights as Site Plan Redesign Continues
The site redesign of Barre City’s Prospect Heights development will reduce the number of new homes the much-anticipated project can support by at least…
Red Hen to Open Café in Downtown Montpelier
By Gina Tron Red Hen Bakery and Café is expanding into downtown Montpelier, where it will open a new café at 60–64 Main Street…
Local Politicians, Advocates Urge Unity, Resilience at Montpelier’s Third ‘No Kings’ Protest
Thousands of people rallied in Montpelier on March 28, joining nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The third official “No…
Rick McMahan: A Remembrance
Even though we, and he, knew it was coming, when Rick McMahan’s cancer ended his life in February it seemed much too soon. As…
Montpelier-based Nonprofit Wants to Bring Dog Owners, Professionals and Organizations Together
A budding nonprofit in central Vermont wants to be a unique resource for people who are passionate about dog training, care, and ownership. “All we’re…
REV UP VT Aims to Empower the Disability Vote
Dawn Fancher wanted to vote on the Plainfield town budget at this year’s Town Meeting Day on March 3. But due to a disability,…
Holding the Line at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
By Alexa Gaskill, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont internship As a child, Jake Shattuck would walk through the woods to his…
The Unofficial Small Business Mascots of Barre and Montpelier
Downtown Montpelier’s Aubuchon Ace Hardware has two team members who hardly leave the store. Known as Almond and Joy, the duo can be found…
A Farmer Breeds Seeds to Withstand Vermont’s Unpredictable Weather
By Indi Rose, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont internship. In a state better known for maples than melons, one farmer is…