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A special piece of artwork will make its grand debut at the Montpelier Art Walk, supported by Montpelier Aliveon Friday,...
06/03/2026

A special piece of artwork will make its grand debut at the Montpelier Art Walk, supported by Montpelier Aliveon Friday, June 5. After five months of artistic collaboration, the Basement Teen Center and SafeArt are ready to unveil a large composition in the basement of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.


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From its sly opening to its affecting denouement, “I Love Boosters” aims to entertain, challenge, and shock viewers. - S...
06/03/2026

From its sly opening to its affecting denouement, “I Love Boosters” aims to entertain, challenge, and shock viewers. - Screening at The Savoy Theater in Montpelier through Thursday, June 4th.


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The Marshfield Selectboard expressed dissatisfaction and raised concerns at its May 5 meeting about the emergency medica...
06/02/2026

The Marshfield Selectboard expressed dissatisfaction and raised concerns at its May 5 meeting about the emergency medical services the town pays for.

The central Vermont town receives its paramedic and ambulance services through a contract with the East Montpelier Fire Department, which, as of early May, did not have a paramedic on staff.


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OPINION - A couple of giant credit card companies have enormous power over how businesses like Three Penny Taproom opera...
06/02/2026

OPINION - A couple of giant credit card companies have enormous power over how businesses like Three Penny Taproom operate. They set the rules, they set the fees, and they apply them across the board. If you want to stay open and serve your customers, you accept the cards and absorb the cost. That cost has grown into one of the most significant pressures we as small business owners face.


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Stefano Coppola emerged from the kitchen behind the main room of the Morse Block Deli, where, apron clad, he spent the m...
06/02/2026

Stefano Coppola emerged from the kitchen behind the main room of the Morse Block Deli, where, apron clad, he spent the morning preparing corned beef. The locally focused and, whenever possible, locally sourced delicatessen and caterer opened in 2016 at 260 N. Main Street in Barre, and will celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer.


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Vermont Granite Museum Executive Director Scott McLaughlin may be getting paid to run a museum, but he’ll tell you his s...
06/01/2026

Vermont Granite Museum Executive Director Scott McLaughlin may be getting paid to run a museum, but he’ll tell you his superpower is being an educator. He’s been doing it since he was a high school senior, when he began lecturing about archaeology to University of Vermont undergraduates.


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05/31/2026

The Winooski River started jumping its banks May 30 in Marshfield along Route 2, Roughly 15 miles northeast of Montpelier.

Check out this week's batch of letters from the community! Find the link to the full story in the comments. Is there a s...
05/30/2026

Check out this week's batch of letters from the community!
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Is there a story we covered or an issue in town that you care about? Write us a letter! Guidelines are: no more than 300 words; truthful and fact-based; and civil in nature (no attacking individuals). Email your letter to [email protected] and know that we edit for brevity, fact-checking, and AP style.

The city of Montpelier has been awarded $11,782,017 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM...
05/29/2026

The city of Montpelier has been awarded $11,782,017 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair three city buildings severely damaged by the July 2023 floods.


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“What’s the first thing we do tomorrow morning to combat what we face as a country?” It was the first audience question ...
05/29/2026

“What’s the first thing we do tomorrow morning to combat what we face as a country?” It was the first audience question to the speaker at the Socialist Labor Party Hall in Barre at the Barre Historical Society’s Primo Maggio commemoration on May 1. The speaker misheard the question, however, and his answer revealed a lot about the huge amount of work he believes is necessary to stave off “a fascist America.”


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