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Select boards meet with fire chief on equipment needs

Members of the Fayston and Waitsfield Select Boards met with Waitsfield-Fayston Volunteer Fire Department chief Tripp Johnson to discuss significant gear and equipment needs facing the ...

Select boards meet with fire chief on equipment needs

Members of the Fayston and Waitsfield Select Boards met with Waitsfield-Fayston Volunteer Fire Department chief Tripp Johnson to discuss significant gear and equipment needs facing the ...

Trees helping trees – emerald ash borer approaching

By Marilyn Ruseckas Ash trees are in trouble. The destructive insect, emerald ash borer (EAB), which feeds on all species of true ash, has been sighted in Washington County and is likely spreading ...

Waterbury requires face masks in public

Waterbury wants you to wear a mask. At its June 8 meeting, the Waterbury Select Board recognized that, given the current pandemic and the fact that the town is seeing an influx of travelers from ...

COVID-19 at the Bridges – the facts vs. the rumors

After the Bridges Resort informed its members, guests and employees that a single guest had tested positive for COVID-19 last week, rumors started circulating, people called and emailed asking how ...

Waterbury to raise Black Lives Matter banner

At a recent Waterbury Select Board meeting, select board members approved a request to install a racial justice mural by the Waterbury train station. However, the Black Lives Matter activists that ...

Snowmaking proposal leads to creation of Friends of the Mad River

2020 marks the Friends of the Mad River’s 30th anniversary. With the vision of “A thriving and resilient Mad River Valley, sustained by healthy land, clean water and an engaged community,” ...

The story behind Ellen’s Overlook Farm in Fayston

“When you’re doing something that you love and that you’re passionate about, it’s never hard,” said Bowen Holden of Ellen’s Overlook Farm. Two years ago, Bowen Holden, Charlie ...