The Waterbury (Vt.) Record

03/31/2020

The select board is trying to curb this year’s spending with only three months left in the budget year, cutting into a deficit of several hundred thousand dollars. It’s also trying to get a handle on the town’s construction projects.

Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the Duxbury Select Board is working trying to solve the town government’s financial woes.

03/30/2020

Here are some recent decisions and developments in Waterbury related to the coronavirus crisis.

03/27/2020

“I call it the new abnormal,” said MK Monley, art teacher at Thatcher Brook Primary School in Waterbury. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried, because I am. But we’ll get through this.”

Last week, after the schools were shut down, teachers and leaders in the Harwood Union school district labored tirelessly to set up an online system to continue educating children.

03/26/2020

"Clearly, this decision is precipitated by the coronavirus crisis, but it’s also about economics," said publisher Greg Popa. "The Record has never been profitable, but we were in this for the long haul. We started publishing the paper in 2007 to fill a news desert in a community we felt was on the upswing."

After 13 years of publication, this will be the last issue of the Waterbury Record.

03/23/2020

"This image is who those seniors are. Forever. Frozen in time. And in victory."

The Harwood Union girls basketball team got a major shout-out from ESPN's Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter on Friday. The whole two and a half minutes of Van Pelt's Senior Night rundown is worth watching, but if you want to skip ahead, join in at the 1:29 mark.

“With the sports world mostly on pause, continues to thank you. honors more incredible performances from high school and college athletes 👏 https://t.co/z673R2hN0o”

03/20/2020

Life as we know it changed dramatically this week, as Vermont and the world try to keep the COVID-19 coronavirus from decimating the population.

Here's a look around the area from the past few days.

The virus is spread mainly from person-to-person contact, and from surfaces contaminated with the virus, so the emphasis is on staying home and washing your hands.

03/20/2020

The Harwood board heard from several residents about the situation. Most explained why they voted against the budget, but one exchange was so abrasive that it led James Grace of Waterbury to resign from the board on Sunday.

With no budget, a room full of parents and residents looking for answers, and the deadline looming for coming up with a school construction bond, the Harwood Union school board

03/18/2020

In the coming months, Harwood officials will tackle a trio of issues, each of which would be challenging on its own, but together will test the abilities and the limits of people responsible making the hard decisions.

Harwood school board members and school officials have their work cut out for them. In the coming months, they will tackle a trio of issues, each of which would be

03/13/2020

As a weekly newspaper, we take seriously our mission to keep our communities informed. We also understand that news about the coronavirus, even at the local level, moves far faster than the speed of a weekly news cycle.

The Waterbury Record now has a special section at the top of the main website, waterburyrecord.com, with a running list of local cancellations and other updates related to the coronavirus. Please email any updates to [email protected].

Waterbury and the surrounding area is one of Vermont’s busiest, fastest-growing markets. The Record has a weekly circulation of 4,500 and is mailed directly to homes and businesses in Waterbury,

03/12/2020

Reporter Mike Verillo, at the Barre auditorium, says Harwood girls dominated the 3rd quarter in the D2 basketball semifinals, and has led by as much as 20 in the 4th.

03/11/2020

Action is underway in the Division 2 hockey championships between top-seeded Harwood and No. 3 Milton. Reporter Andrew Martin is at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse following the action, and will be providing updates: twitter.com/WaterburyRecord.

03/11/2020

The top-ranked Harwood boys hockey team plays No. 3 Milton for the state Division 2 championship tonight at 6 p.m. at the University of Vermont’s Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Also tonight, the Harwood girls basketball team plays at the Barre Auditorium for the first time in 40 years, in a semifinal game against North Country. That game tips off at 8:15.

One Harwood team will play for a championship Wednesday night, March 11, and another will play for the right to fight for the title.