Williston News

Six species of trees were planted along the banks of the Allen Brook in Williston last fall in an effort to mitigate bank erosion and reestablish the natural habitat of the watershed.

The Town of Williston water and sewer bills have been mailed and are due by June 20.A Payments- checks or cash-may be dropped off at the Town Clerk's office.A Checks may also be mailed or left in the drop box with your payment slip in back of the clerk's office at 7900 Williston Road, Williston VT 05495.

Williston Police are investigating the theft of a purse from Hannaford in Williston on May 23-from a 92-year-old woman who was shopping-subsequently cited Nicholas Bartlett, 32, of Johnson and Emily Bagley, 35, of Hardwick on charges of felony theft, according to police.

Essex High junior David Ro won his third consecutive Vermont Interscholastic boys individual tennis title on Saturday at Burlington's Leddy Park.

Williston School District teachers Beth Dusablon and Margaret Munt are retiring at the end of the school year.

Dave Mott receives a surprise visit from Micro, a trained therapy dog owned by Therapy Dogs of Vermont founder Steve Reiman.

Williston resident Tommy Watson trains Gov. Peter Shumlin in hands-only CPR on May 23 at WCS.

Vermont State Police officers responding to emergencies don't like dealing with traffic congestion any more than you do.

The Vermont Department of Public Safety has provided the following list of alternative, nonemergency phone numbers for the various law enforcement and other emergency-response agencies that lost the use of their primary lines Sunday morning: Vermont State Police barracks in Williston and outpost in Lamoille County, Richmond police and ... (more)

Vermont State Police report that all phone lines answered by the barracks in Williston are down Sunday morning, affecting non-emergency calls to numerous area police agencies.

Good news about a story we brought you Thursday-- police say they've caught a pair of purse snatchers accused of targeting a 92-year-old woman in Williston.

"The economy is tough right now. I work in insurance and claims especially, I see a lot of claims escalating in terms of burglaries, break-ins; people are desperate," said Jeanette Deforge of Barre Town.

No one was home at the time. Crews were able to put out the flames fairly quickly.

Police in Vermont are searching for two people who snatched a purse from a 92-year-old woman while she was grocery shopping.

Williston Central School's Voyager House and the Williston Historical Society will host "The Williston History Roadshow" at the Old Brick Church on May 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will follow a format similar to the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow," in which attendees are asked to bring a maximum of three antiques from their home for ... (more)

When Williston native Robyn Suarez was in fifth grade, she promised herself that she would learn American Sign Language so she could communicate with a boy on her soccer team.

Champlain College's 134th Commencement took place at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington on Saturday, May 5. In all, 451 undergraduates and 66 graduate students earned their degrees, including the following Williston residents.

Tracy A. DeBrita and Jeffrey D. Gilbert of Williston announce their engagement. The bride-to-be's parents are the late Albert A. DeBrita and Sandra DeBrita of Jericho.

After nearly 20 years of debate, Walmart's arrival in St. Albans is delayed again.

The lifts stopped turning for the season about two months ago at Smugglers' Notch.