Watch our General Election forums LIVE tonight
On Oct. 1 The Bridge, the Times Argus, and the Waterbury Roundabout are hosting a Washington County Senate Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. at the Montpelier High School. Cassandra Hemenway from The…
Review: Vance Gilbert,‘The Mother of Trouble’
Vance Gilbert is folk. He’s also country, bluegrass, jazz, and so, so much more. His new album, “The Mother of Trouble” spans decades of…
A Fall Reading Series: Words Out Loud
Words Out Loud marks its ninth year of Sunday afternoon readings of work by Vermont writers at the historic 1823 meetinghouse, the Old West…
Barre, Painted Fresh
The Vermont Granite Museum announces the opening of a new exhibition, “Barre, Painted Fresh: Oil Paintings by Tracey J. Hambleton.” This new, engaging exhibition…
Montpelier Property Tax Rate is Down; Tax Bills are Up
Property owners in Montpelier should have received city tax bills by now, and while you may notice a lower tax rate, the total amount…
Volunteer Hub Shifting Operations
The Volunteer Hub in Montpelier will be shifting operations to remote coordination and administration to better serve current community needs beginning next week. “We’ve…
Barre Businesses Returning and Revitalized
ReSOURCE is Returning With Community Help The repair and resell ReSOURCE location in Barre was thoroughly washed over by the July 10 flood. “We’re…
More Federal Programs That Can Help with Flood Recovery
FEMA FEMA grants can help pay for home repairs, rent while you’re displaced, personal property losses, medical expenses, and other disaster-related needs not covered…
Resilient Montpelier Is Thinking Ahead
Nearly a month after Montpelier and Barre were hard hit by the July 10 flood, the citizen group “Resilient Montpelier” met on Aug. 7…
VCFA Buyer Greenway Center Sets Up Operations In Noble Hall
The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability, which is under contract to buy five of VCFA’s largest buildings, has moved staff into the first…
Rep. Balint Joins Locals for Listening Session
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint joined Montpelier business owners Monday morning in a question-and-answer session in which local merchants shared stories of the obstacles they’ve…
Flood Puts Montpelier Finances In ‘Terrible’ Shape, Says Fraser
The city of Montpelier, reeling from damages and lost revenue because of the July flood, has put a hiring freeze in place, and a…
Heard on the Street, Aug. 23, 2023
Yellow Mustard Deli Bounces Back From Flood The Yellow Mustard Deli and Sandwich shop at 28 State Street in Montpelier was fully flooded July…
Hunger Mountain Co-op Hires Interim Leadership
In the wake of a “sexual harassment matter” that became public in July, Hunger Mountain Co-op General Manager Kari Bradley will resign, and Human…
Electric Vehicle Ownership in a Gas Station World
By Stan Brinkerhoff In late 2022 we were looking at the end of our family car lease and curious what was next. Car prices…
Customer Access to Home Energy Storage Programs is Approved
Green Mountain Power (GMP) customers will have greater access to seamless, cost-effective home battery backup power following an order by the Vermont Public Utility…
M&T Bank Floodgates Performed As Designed, Though Some Water Got In
M&T Bank’s property manager put steel floodgates in place at about 5 p.m. on July 10 at the bank’s 112 State Street, Montpelier site,…
FEMA in Montpelier
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) hosted a presentation about how to salvage storm-damaged family photos, artwork, textiles, media, and other family treasures at…
Phonics vs Not-Phonics: A Brief Overview of the Reading Wars
Back in the day, before everything from vaccines to climate change was politicized, the teaching of reading was already a target. Progressives were drawn…
The Montpelier Youth Conservation Corps: From Trails to Basements
This summer’s Montpelier Youth Conservation Corps members signed up to work on the city’s parks and trails. But when the July 10-11 flood hit,…
A Message from City Hall: Flood and Followup
As we all painfully know, Montpelier suffered a major flood on July 10 and 11. The Winooski River reached its second-highest recorded levels ever,…