MONTPELIER –The Hardwick pedestrian bridge replacement project received a total of $200,000 for the demolition and replacement of the deteriorated, unsafe and currently closed pedestrian bridge with a new ADA compliant pedestrian bridge. Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Housing and Community Development announced the 2025 recipients of Vermont[Read More…]
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Vermont Nonprofit Pairs Seniors and Renters
VERMONT – Several years ago, Linda Suter looked for a small house on the market in central Vermont, hoping to downsize. She was living alone in a three-bedroom Montpelier home that she’d owned for nearly two decades, but could no longer afford it. Real estate prospects that fit her budget[Read More…]
Senate Natural Resources Revisits Wake Boat Rules
MONTPELIER – If the tulips lining the walkway to the Statehouse are any indication, summer is on its way, and with it, a season of boating on Vermont’s lakes and ponds. That fast-approaching season is not lost on advocates for wake boat-free lakes. Alongside representatives from the Department of Environmental[Read More…]
Area Students Testify About Education Bill
MONTPELIER – A student from Hazen Union School (HU) and six from Craftsbury Academy testified to a joint meeting of the House Education Committee to which the Senate Committee was also invited, Friday, April 25. The subject was H.454, an education bill that has received attention inside and outside the[Read More…]
Local Weaver Places First in Guild Show
RANDOLPH – Barbara Bendix of Marshfield placed first for Best Use of Wool at The Vermont Weavers Guild (VWG) show, “Vision & Voice” at the White River Craft Center. The display is open to public on May 15 and 16, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; May 17, 10 a.m. to[Read More…]
Final Reading: Big Swing at Big Bill
MONTPELIER – As the Senate passed its “Big Bill” on the state’s 2026 budget today, Senate Republicans took a big swing on a suite of environmental rollbacks. Minority leader Sen. Scott Beck, R-Caledonia proposed two amendments to H.493: one would have repealed both the clean heat standard and a clause in[Read More…]
Sen. Douglass Expresses Concern About VHEARTH Bill
MONTPELIER – H.91, dubbed VHEARTH (Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program) by its sponsors in the Vermont House, was introduced with the intent “that unsheltered homelessness be eliminated and that homelessness in Vermont be rare, brief, and nonrecurring.” The bill is now being considered in the[Read More…]
“PUPPET SÉANCE” At Lost Nation Theater
MONTPELIER – Puppeteer Stoph Scheer is back at Lost Nation Theater in her capacity as master puppeteer and comedian with friend, fellow master puppeteer Ant Selitto-Budney in tow. In “PUPPET SÉANCE: An Occult Summoning and Also A Comedy Variety Show and Also An Advice Show,” the puppeteers perform a variety[Read More…]
Locals Shine at 50th Annual Paul Mailman 10 Mile
MONTPELIER – Hazen Union’s Maxfield English posted a top five overall finish over the weekend, with several local runners shining in their respective age groups in the 50th Annual Paul Mailman 10-mile road race. The 49-year-old English finished third overall on Saturday with a time of 1:02:24. Eighteen-year-old Jay Borland[Read More…]
Next Step to Hear from Committee Members
MONTPELIER – After hearing from housing advocates and those who struggle to find housing without social security numbers, chair of the House Committee on General and Housing, Rep. Marc Mihaly (D-Calais), said the next step is for committee members to weigh in. The bill being considered, H.169, adds several new[Read More…]
Lawmakers Mull Compensating Landowners for Public Trail Access
MONTPELIER – Should landowners who allow public trail networks on their property be compensated? That’s the question a study group would be tasked with answering under a bill in the Senate. It’s too late to pass this year, but the bill, S.79, has gained bipartisan support and excited trail network[Read More…]
Beck Supports Study on Public Trail Use Compensation
MONTPELIER – Sen. Scott Beck (R-Caledonia) is one of 13 sponsors of S.79, a bill that would create a committee to review whether real property owners who allow use of their property for public recreational trails should receive compensation of some kind. In February, the bill was referred to the[Read More…]
