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Tonight: Meet the State House Candidates in Barre and Surrounding Towns

October 15, 2026

Meet the candidates for the Washington-3 and Washington-Orange state representative districts tonight, Oct. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Aldrich Public Library in Barre or online via CVTV.…

Trash Power: Cabot and Casella Wed Alternative Energy and Waste

July 17, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Carla Occaso Every little bit helps when it comes to reducing energy use, or so it seems if you look at the pioneering…

Off the Grid: Cabot Family Eschews Television, Video Games and Supermarkets

July 17, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Carla Occaso It’s not about being “green,” but that is an important aspect of life. It is not about living self-sufficiently, but that’s…

Dr. Henry Janes: Waterbury Icon

June 26, 2014

by Tom Brown

by C. B. Hall Dr. Henry Janes was a physician, public servant and man of uncommon achievement. And he may be the most revered…

Getting to Know Montpelier Alive’s New Executive Director

June 26, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Nat Frothingham In a first conversation with The Bridge, Montpelier Alive’s new executive director, Ashley Witzenberger, talked about a range of downtown issues…

Onion River Sports Turns 40: An Interview with Andrew Brewer

June 26, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Joyce Kahn I recently interviewed Andrew Brewer, owner of Onion River Sports, on the occasion of ORS’s 40th anniversary. Brewer is enthusiastic and…

Outdoor Public Reading on July 3 at Montpelier City Hall: What the Fourth of July Meant to Escaped Slave Frederick Douglass

June 26, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Nat Frothingham On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became perhaps the greatest African-American leader of the 19th century, gave…

The Falls General Store: Something Old, Something New

June 26, 2014

by Tom Brown

by C.B. Hall The Falls General Store in Northfield Falls will reopen under new ownership on July 2. The new proprietors, Vincent and Norma…

Montpelier's Elementary School Boosts Brain Power with Physical Education

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Mary Mello Emmanuel Riby-Williams surveys his physical education class with a watchful, smiling face. He’s surrounded by seventeen tiny kindergartners furiously moving their…

Nine Years of Transformation: Barre Tech Center Building Trades Students Contribute to Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Emily Kaminsky Every year for the last nine years, building trades instructor Steve Coultas has lead a group of more than a dozen…

Graduation Spotlights: A Bright Future

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

John Rahill, U-32 Senior, Shares an Excerpt of His Address to Younger Students “I went to Doty Elementary School in Worcester with a total…

Montpelier High School Debate Team goes to the Nationals

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Lindsey Grutchfield The Montpelier High School Debate Team has enjoyed great success this year. Our teams placed second and third in the National…

Best Buddies Program Forges Friendships at Harwood

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Nat Frothingham Maureen Charron-Shea is a speech and language pathologist at Harwood Union High School and last fall started the first Vermont (high…

Green Team Promotes Environmental Awareness at Main Street Middle School

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Isabelle Franke At Main Street Middle School in Montpelier, students on the Team Summit “Green Team” are working to improve sustainability initiatives and…

Elaine Manghi: A Legacy of Bread Baking

June 5, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Michael Sherman After thirty-seven years of baking, slicing, wrapping and delivering bread for family, friends, neighbors, much of central Vermont, and more recently,…

Premium Goats’ Milk Production Expanding in Vermont

April 17, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Mike Furey Lined up on shelves at either end of the glass-enclosed atrium are 30 or more gold and silver statuettes along with…

Farm to Plate for All Vermonters

April 17, 2014

by Tom Brown

by Erica Campbell Vermont has a blossoming local food movement that is often in the news and even makes national headlines. While it’s wonderful…

The Drag Queens of Dummerston, Vermont: A Story of Transformation

April 17, 2014

by Bridge Staff

Evie Lovett’s transformation began in the basement of the Rainbow Cattle Co., a gay bar in Dummerston, Vermont. As she photographed everyday Vermont citizens…