Heard on the Street, May 6, 2026
Barre to Revote School Budget May 12 Barre voters will soon hold a revote on the Barre Unified Union School District budget — rejected on Town Meeting Day, March 3. The first-proposed…
Grief and Remembrance: Barre Vigil Honors Minneapolis Woman Killed by Federal Agent Jan. 7
An emotional candlelight vigil was held at the gazebo in downtown Barre Thursday night, Jan. 8, to mark the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a…
Morrisville Man Charged with Second Degree Murder
Vermont State Police arrested a Morrisville man for allegedly killing a Hardwick woman in June. The body of Tina Lynn Daigle, 38, was located…
Water Finds a Way: Ruins of 200-Year-Old Cabot Dam to be Cleared
By Elise Coyle, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the North Star Monthly Between houses and greenery…
PoemTown in Randolph
April is National Poetry Month, and Randolph is gearing up for its annual celebration of this form of the written word. PoemTown (and the…
Vermonters Weigh in on $15M in Housing Funds at Barre Meeting
By Lauren Dorsey Last week, the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) held a meeting in Barre to gather local input on…
Montpelier Leathercraft Business Co-creates with Customers
By Lucy Renaud, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship, on assignment for the Montpelier Bridge. With Rocket Leathercraft owner Jan…
Community and Business News in Brief, Feb. 5, 2025
Black History Month February is Black History Month. In Montpelier, find an author talk, an exhibit, and two Farmers Night Concert Series events in…
Letter to the Editor, Jan. 22, 2025
Germany or America? To the Editor: This (quote) is about Germany in the 1930s and 1940s: “Often in a German home or office or…
Youth Voices on Trump’s Return: Montpelier Students Share Fears for Rights and Hope for Change
By Sonya Mancauskas The 2024 presidential election has left its mark on Montpelier High School, where students are grappling with Donald Trump’s return to…
With Election Day Looming, Early Ballots Should No Longer Be Mailed: Drop off in Person.
What’s scarier than a haunted Halloween? Not getting your vote counted during one of the starkest presidential elections in U.S. history. Election officials are…
Wild Autumn Foods: Talking to Shane Rogers
Thimbleberries are tangy berries found in many Vermont forests, roadsides, and disturbed areas. Related to raspberry, the thimbleberry is a thornless native shrub that…
Food Preservation Tips From Around Town
Those of us who garden in central Vermont often find ourselves with extra produce on our hands at this time of year. Fortunately, there…
Support Staff at Central Vermont Medical Center Votes to Unionize
A majority of the members of the support staff at Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Berlin voted to unionize on Thursday, Sept. 5.…
CCV Night Shines at Thunder Road with Ladies Night in the Street Stocks
While rain greeted race teams on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18, the skies slowly cleared, allowing Thunder Road officials to successfully complete the Community College…
Nature Watch, Aug. 7, 2024
We just saw our first monarch! Hope for more. But we miss hearing the birds, as adults and fledglings move on to insect-rich sites…
Isabel Circle Project Moves Forward; City May Bond to Pay for Project’s Infrastructure
Aacred Development Holdings has decided to complete the purchase of about 80 acres on Isabel Circle on June 26 for a $3 million, 31-lot…
Heard on the Street, June 26, 2024
Savoy Theater, North Branch Café Seek Donations At least two downtown businesses, still reeling from the flood, have recently started new GoFundMe campaigns to…
What the Floods(!) celebrates Waterbury’s flood recovery and resilience
Lucia McCallum reported this story on assignment from The Waterbury Roundabout. The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work…
City Council Pondered Budget Cuts – January 17
The second public hearing about the FY2025 budget for the city of Montpelier brought more discussion on Jan. 17 but no further modifications to…