Montpelier

Evidence of this abnormally dry summer can be seen in the Winooski River, through Vermont’s capital city, where new islands and the sandy river bottom are now visible. A river gauge located on Route 2 across from the Green Mount Cemetery is measuring a near-record low level, according to National Weather Service data. Montpelier’s public works director, Donna Barlow...

Very few parts of New England have escaped the dry conditions of this summer.

The U.S. Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.

Vermont Capitol Police are asking for tips from the public that could help them identify a suspect they say vandalized the Vermont State House in Montpelier over the weekend. Investigators released a surveillance image on their Facebook page which shows a person outside the historic building over the weekend. Capitol Police say the person in the image is the prime…

Vermont Capitol Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person suspected of breaking seven windows at the State House in Montpelier and sprayed graffiti.

Whoever vandalized the Vermont State House caused damage in excess of $25,000.

Students representing about two dozen Vermont schools descended on the capital city of Montpelier Friday, demanding high-level focus on slowing climate change. Several teenagers rallying for the planet told NECN and NBC10 Boston climate change is one of, if not the, defining issues of their generation. “I think it just starts with listening,” Montpelier High School senior Gabe Groveman said,…

Students representing about two dozen schools descended on Vermont’s capital city.

On Tuesday’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont, when communities vote on hyper-local issues like their school budgets or whether to buy a new town snowplow, two cities debuted a change in who got to participate. In Winooski and Montpelier, all adult residents — including people who are not U.S. citizens — were able to vote for the first time on…

In Winooski and Montpelier, all adult residents — including people who are not U.S. citizens — were able to vote for the first time on community-specific issues.

Noncitizens will be allowed to vote in local elections in two Vermont cities — Winooski and Montpelier — on Tuesday during the state’s annual Town Meeting day. In Winooski, a city of about 7,300 that is home to immigrants from around the world, 37 noncitizens had registered to vote by early Monday, according to the city clerk. Same-day voter registration…

The omicron variant and new spikes in COVID-19 infections have some Vermont communities changing their planned New Year’s Eve celebrations, with safety in mind. “We obviously had to do a pretty big adjustment,” said Zach Williamson of Burlington City Arts. BCA and contractors were busy Wednesday setting up a pair of outdoor performance venues. More than a dozen shows...

Many of us thought that New Year’s Eve would be more like normal this year, but the latest surge has some Vermont communities racing to adjust their plans.

The historic Vermont State House in Montpelier is a popular place with travelers interested in history and government, but the pandemic had it closed to visitors for nearly 17 months.

Vermont marked a significant milestone Tuesday in its recovery from COVID-19, reopening its most famous building to the public for the first time since March of 2020. The historic Vermont State House in Montpelier is a popular place with travelers interested in history and government, but the pandemic had it closed to visitors for nearly 17 months. “Life is getting…

Vermont nonprofit organizations and municipalities are hosting Juneteenth observances this weekend—putting Black art, culture, heritage, and history center stage on June 19, the date in 1865 when the final slaves in Texas learned about their overdue freedom. Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations. Congress and President Biden authorized the date as a new…

Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations.

Montpelier High School is honoring baseball Peyton Smith, who died from cancer after graduating

Community members in Vermont’s capital city extended a special honor to a young man who made a big impact on Montpelier High School athletics — one the school is promising will not be forgotten. “He just wanted to live a happy life, like all the rest of us,” Keegan Smith said of his older brother, Peyton. Peyton Smith died in…

Legislators in the Vermont House have unanimously supported a resolution apologizing to all Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices that led to sterilizations. Under the eugenics movement, some Vermonters were placed on a state-sanctioned list of “mental defectives” and degenerates and sent to state institutions. They were largely of mixed French…