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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.…

Montpelier Community Market Opens on Barre Street

September 28, 2026

by Heather Koontz

MONTPELIER — The Montpelier food pantry has a new home on Barre Street. In a grand opening celebration during the first-ever Montpelier Porchfest, the…

The Cost of Companionship: Economic Instability Impacts Animal Adoptions

September 25, 2026

by Heather Koontz

Erika Holm, co-executive director of the Central Vermont Humane Society (CVHS), said the organization has seen a change in adoption activity — especially now…

Local Nonprofit Provides Services for Pet Owners In Need

September 25, 2026

by Heather Koontz

When economic hardships arise, surrendering a companion animal may be the last resort for pet owners. But with rising consumer costs, it is often…

Rain Doesn’t Dampen Montpelier’s Inaugural Porchfest

September 25, 2026

by Community News Service

Story by Evan Witt, republished with permission from the University of Vermont’s Community News Service. MONTPELIER — Dozens of musicians performed on front porches…

Gen Z: Welcome to the Clubhouse

September 25, 2026

by J. Gregory Gerdel

MONTPELIER — Jasmine Gruen, one of the quartet of 20-something Vermonters who have inspired and designed a Langdon Street evening destination for young people…

Act 170 Could Mean More State Aid, Higher Taxes for Low-Spending Barre, Paine Mountain Districts

September 24, 2026

by Phil Dodd

In the last issue of The Bridge, we examined the financial trends and impact of Act 170 on the Montpelier Roxbury (MRPS) and Washington…

Personal Electronics Banned at MHS

September 24, 2026

by Sonya Mancauskas

MONTPELIER — Although Montpelier High School (MHS) already has a phone ban in place, this fall marks the first year of a new statewide…

Pacem School: Students as Architects of Their Own Learning

September 24, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

MONTPELIER — Sixteen kids have gathered in a circle under the trees at Sabin’s Pasture in Montpelier. The only sound is the wind moving…

Students Pack BUUSD Meeting to Plead for Sports, Clubs

September 22, 2026

by Gina Tron

BARRE — Students and adults filled the library at Spaulding High School Monday night Sept. 21, with roughly 100 additional people joining by Microsoft…

New Housing on Elm Street is Selling Fast

September 22, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

MONTPELIER — New construction on Elm Street has the distinction of being the only newly built multi-family housing project in Montpelier this year. While…

Montpelier Works to Reopen Lockers for People Without Housing

September 22, 2026

by Tracy Brannstrom

MONTPELIER – The city plans to put a set of lockers behind the Recreation Center back into use, giving people experiencing homelessness a place…

Roxbury Looks to Give Its Former School a New Life

September 22, 2026

by Tracy Brannstrom

ROXBURY — When the Roxbury Village School closed two years ago, the building didn’t become obsolete. In fact, it remains the town’s largest public…

From the Editor’s Desk: Education in the Capital City

September 22, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

Welcome to our third “Capital City Forward” publication. Each one of these special issues narrows the lens on the big issues affecting Montpelier and…

City Council Considers ‘Fee Holiday’

September 22, 2026

by Carla Occaso

MONTPELIER — There is more than one way to entice housing developers to Montpelier. That was the word at the Sept. 9 city council…

History Corner: Early Berlin’s Pauper Auctions

September 22, 2026

by Carla Occaso

How did Vermont townspeople support their poorest neighbors before the days of food stamps and housing vouchers? They auctioned them off to the lowest…

Over 50 Volunteers Clean Up Local Rivers

September 22, 2026

by Press Releases

MONTPELIER — Friends of the Winooski River hosted its 28th annual Montpelier River Cleanup on Sept. 12. Volunteers met in front of city hall…

Montpelier Police Department Blotter, Sept. 7–20

September 22, 2026

by Bridge Staff

Total reported incidents: 345 Arrests: 7 Sept. 18, 11:33 a.m., Alexander Trombly, 24, Cabot, for driving without a license and two outstanding warrants. Sept.…

Old newspaper clipping style illustration of two women on the street, one leaning out a window, the other leaning in to whisper.

Heard on the Street, Sept. 23, 2026

September 22, 2026

by Carla Occaso

Bow Hunting Allowed at Former Elks Property MONTPELIER — The Montpelier City Council will continue to allow bow hunting at the Country Club Road…

Goodness Pervades Vermont in the Film ‘Every Day: Big and Small’

September 22, 2026

by Joseph Moser

In her new documentary, Bess O’Brien continues to shine a light on the people of the Northeast Kingdom, as well Vermonters in other parts…

Nat Winthrop’s ‘On the Record’: Evergreen Stories from the Past for Today

September 22, 2026

by Tom McKone

The 17 feature-length articles in veteran journalist and Montpelier resident Nat Winthrop’s new book, “On the Record” (Onion River Press, 2026), first ran in…

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