Barre News

Material from a cigarette that dropped between a chair cushion and a chair in an apartment at 45 Pearl Street filled the apartment with smoke and prompted a response from Barre City Fire and EMS personnel on Tuesday morning, firefighters said.

A 47-year-old Barre man pleaded guilty on Monday to his fourth offense of drunken driving.

The closure of a key bridge that leads to downtown Montpelier could make it harder for people to reach the Vermont Statehouse.

Rama Schneider appreciates the give-and-take of a traditional town meeting as much as the next guy.

The Barre Auditorium was a sea of camo and rifle bags Saturday as an estimated 2,400 people from across the region poured into the 2010 Central Vermont Gun Show to buy, sell and trade everything from a $2,495 Civil War rifle to feather jewelry and organic oatmeal.

A 21-year-old Norwich University student has been cited for alleged simple assault and also was issued a civil violation complaint for hazing, charges that stem from a Dec.

A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with vandalism for allegedly shooting a sign on a covered bridge on Cox Brook Road in Northfield, police said in a news release.

Will the Barre Players survive? The new board is making changes in the longtime central Vermont community theater, known for its musicals at the Barre Opera House, aimed to revive it after a period of decline.

A young boy who was shot in Upper Graniteville over the weekend is said to be in stable condition at a Boston hospital and, while the incident appears to be an accident, authorities say it remains under investigation.

Police and emergency personnel responded to a report of an accidental shooting in Upper Graniteville Saturday evening.

The Vermont Senate is expected to urge quick action on a bill that would ban texting while driving.

Police arrested a 21-year-old Williamstown man an a host of charges last Saturday after he allegedly led police on a high-speed pursuit through several towns along Route 302.

A majority of the town's five-member school board is up for election in March, though barring an unprecedented write-in campaign, all will be returned to office.

It's all over but the voting in Barre, where city councilors finalized the warning for the city's annual Town Meeting Day elections Tuesday night.

The Vermont Farm Show, a tradition that celebrates the state's agricultural heritage, is under way again in Barre.

Mayor Thomas Lauzon is all but assured a third term and City Clerk Carol Dawes can start planning for her second.

Two hardware stores in South Burlington and in Barre are highlighting a free fluorescent light bulb recycling program by giving away, on a first come, first served basis, 100 compact fluorescent bulbs per store in exchange to anyone who brings in old mercury-containing lamps.

Larry Drown of Northfield argues with Judge Brian Grearson during his arraignment in Barre District Court last week.

The Barre City Police Department received several complaints on Tuesday that vehicles in the city had been rifled through the previous night.

Mayor Lauzon, City Clerk Dawes will run again; at least two council seats and one school board spot are open.