Waterbury News

I am a proud resident of Waterbury, having grown up in nearby Stowe. I have lived here for almost 10 years with my wife and school-age daughter.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals play a benefit show at the Flynn on Oct. 9, 2011.

"It's been a whirlwind of emotions. Literally it feels like a roller coaster ride," said Denise McCarty, a displaced Vermont state worker.

Week 5 was a very productive week in Montpelier, with a number of bills making their way through the House.

Twice in less than a century, Waterbury's 1827 Congregational Church, at the crest of a small rise on Main Street, has played a critical role in helping the community escape the ravages of the rising Winooski River and recover after epic floodwaters have receded.

Brattleboro Retreat President and CEO Rob Simpson was awoken by a telephone call just after 3 a.m. on the night that Tropical Storm Irene pounded Vermont.

For over seventy-five years Ambassador George F. Kennan, dean of the American diplomatic corps, American patriot, and Vermont aficionado, was at the cutting edge of American foreign policy.A With the publication of John Lewis Gaddis's new book George F. Kennan:A An American Life , Kennan's name is once again on the national radar screen.A When ... (more)

Twice in less than a century, Waterbury's 1827 Congregational Church, at the crest of a small rise on Main Street, has played a critical role in helping the community escape the ravages of the rising Winooski River and recover after epic floodwaters have receded.

Our "green" leaders tell us we cannot afford to take a time out on the path to a greener Vermont:... Lindsay Harris: "Retail sales of raw milk are legal in other states including Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

The Vermont House on Thursday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state's mental health system, a move set in motion when Tropical Storm Irene flooded the government complex in Waterbury that included the Vermont State Hospital.

WATERBURY, Vt. -- A prisoner prank has Vermont State Police working to correct decals that were placed on the doors to around 30 of their cruisers.

Sweet hops of joy! If you are a lover of world-class India pale ales, this is going to make your day: Heady Topper is coming to Massachusetts next week.

WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-Gov. Shumlin says he didn't flip-flop on Vt State Hospital In video of Gov.

Most of the work in the House this past week was confined to committee work, with only a handful of bills making their way to the floor.

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital.

In this Feb. 17, 2005, file photo, the Brattleboro Retreat is seen in Brattleboro, Vt.

Burlington, Vermont - January 30, 2012 Psychiatric nurses at Fletcher Allen say they're concerned about their safety.

Stopgap measures for treating the mentally ill in Vermont after Tropical Storm Irene threw the system into disarray have severely burdened law enforcers and kept patients from getting adequate care, a county sheriff wrote in a recent letter to the state's mental health commissioner.

A former North Brookfield police part-time employee was fired Friday from his job as a Waterbury, Vt., police officer after the Washington County state's attorney said he would no longer prosecute his cases.

A 23-year-old Waterbury res ident died of injuries early Friday that he suffered in a Jan.