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Council Seeks Proposals for Country Club Road Property

What is happening with the 134-acre Montpelier-owned Country Club Road property? The property has been eyed as the spot for new housing, recreation, and community uses, but a plan has never been formally approved, according to City Planning and Community Development Director Mike Miller during the March 12 city council meeting.  Montpelier’s City Council — with two newly elected members following Town Meeting Day — still did not have answers, but councilors unanimously agreed to formally seek public requests for proposals from developers and community members. They amended the motion to include a deadline to open the proposals during the
9 months ago
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Five Youths Taken into Custody Amid Alleged Violent Incident Involv...

Responding to an initial report of a “distressed male covered in blood” on Berlin Street, police later arrested four underage people at the scene and caught a fifth juvenile driving away from the address. The call came in on March 23 to the Montpelier Police Department dispatch around 5:06 a.m. from a person who reportedly fled an apartment at 21 Hebert Road after being threatened at gunpoint by multiple people, per a March 24 Montpelier police report. The alleged victim told police he was injured while escaping through a window at the residence. Later, the Berlin Police Department conducted a
8 months ago
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Turtle Island Could Soon Move to Doty Elementary

Washington Central school board is negotiating with Turtle Island Children’s Center By Carla Occaso Turtle Island Children’s Center may soon be operating out of Doty Elementary School in Worcester if things advance as described recently by Washington Central Unified Union School District Superintendent Steven Dellinger-Pate and Doty Principal Gillian Fuqua.  “Of our available space, Doty is the best option to meet their (Turtle Island’s) needs and we have had the fire marshall and state licensor visit to determine what spaces can be licensed for use by Turtle Island. We know that some space will work and we are starting to
8 months ago
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Hilgartner Wins Barre City’s Ward 1, Routhier Unseats Stockwell

Voters have spoken during Barre City’s annual town meeting on May 13, resulting in a few changes on the city council.  The results for the two-way race to fill the open seat in Ward 1 vacated by Emel Cambel were that Beth Hilgartner beat out Eddie Rousse 201 to 172. Incumbent Ward 2 Councilor Jeff Bergeron won his spot unopposed with 162 to 14 (write-in) votes, and incumbent Samn Stockwell lost her seat by 14 votes to Don Routhier, 110 to 124.  Voters approved Article 1 to authorize a general fund budget of $14,800,120, of which, an amount not to
7 months ago
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Council Asks DPW to Revise State Street Construction Plan, Again

Phase I of the (estimated) $7.2 million East State Street reconstruction project in Montpelier is set to start this summer, but some major details are being settled three years after voters approved the original plan in 2022. For example, the original concept included a dedicated bike path, which would have required widening the roadway.  But following public input on April 23, the city council asked the director of the Department of Public Works Kurt Motyka to remove the bike path and come back with a new presentation with a continuous sidewalk on the north side of the street. And following
6 months ago
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Montpelier Country Club Road Design Adopted, City Budget Deficit, D...

The Montpelier City Council adopted a revised design for the Country Club Road property during its May 28 meeting.
6 months ago
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Area Seniors Rev Up for Graduation

Whatever else June means to people, it is a big time for high school seniors. This is the month for many area high schools to host their annual rite of passage, during which the Montpelier High School Solons will ‘Sail On’ into their future, Spaulding’s Crimson Tide will splash into tomorrow, and U-32’s Raiders will barrel ahead to the great beyond. Below is the schedule for several high school graduations. June 13 — Montpelier High School Montpelier High School graduation will be held on Friday, June 13, at 5 p.m. at 5 High School Drive in Montpelier. The ceremony will
6 months ago
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City Council Advances City Plan Toward Final Approval

The Montpelier City Plan has been moved another step forward toward completion. The city council agreed to amend the plan after accepting input from previous public hearings during its June 11 meeting. After making note of amended language, formatting, and color coding per suggestions received in writing and orally during public hearings, Planning Director Mike Miller said the document would then go to the Planning Commission for review before coming back to the city council for final adoption.  However, one main quibble remained unsettled among city councilors: whether the official copy would be the digital web-based version or a print
5 months ago
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Local Independence Day Celebrations Nearly Here

What is better to start summer than a good, old-fashioned small-town celebration featuring a parade, music, food, and fireworks? Several area towns and villages are putting on events to celebrate the United States’ independence from Great Britain and the tyranny of a king. These celebrations often also include used book sales, strawberry shortcake, ice cream, and arts and crafts exhibits as well. Saturday, June 28: Waterbury Not Quite Independence Day will be held in Waterbury on June 28. The event is hosted by the Waterbury Rotary Club, and the 2025 theme will be highlighting “Vermont Weather.” Food and beverages will
5 months ago
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History Corner: Remembering a Vermont Portraitist

A Vermont woman painted one of the few portraits of a female legislator that hangs in the Statehouse in Montpelier. Ruth Mould, who lived from 1894 through 1979, and worked for a time with the Montpelier School District, was a painter and portraitist. Mould painted Edna Beard to commemorate Beard’s accomplishments of winning a seat in the House of Representatives in 1921 (the year a woman’s right to vote was ratified in Vermont), followed by winning a seat in the Senate in 1923. That portrait still hangs in the Statehouse. Mould also painted three Vermont Supreme Court justices, a bobby soxer,
5 months ago
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Sparks Fly Amid City Plan Adoption; Divided Council Nixes Naming Ro...

By Carla Occaso A city employee, two citizens, and a city councilor had rough words for one another July 9, but in the end, the city plan passed in a 5-to-1 vote.  The Montpelier City Council held its final public hearing to discuss the plan, which has been in the works since 2017, but brewing tensions boiled over before the final vote. First, Peter Kelman, a citizen who lives on Mountain View Street, spoke as he has done during multiple meetings on this topic. “I have spent more time on this plan than any of you,” he said to the
5 months ago