Voters in Barre City and Barre Town approved a $56.6 million budget on Tuesday, which marks the final school spending plan to be approved in the state this year. The budget was passed on a fourth attempt.

Staff Report Vermonters headed to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast their ballots in a midterm election that could reshape the balance of power in Montpelier. Top of mind for many voters is the race for governor between incumbent Republican Phil Scott and Democrat/Progressive Amanda Janoo. The race has shaped up to be far […]

While the Republican incumbent survived the “blue wave” he correctly predicted would crash over Vermont, he will not enjoy the electoral mandate that earned him so much influence in Montpelier during his past two years in office. Voters restored Democratic supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature.

Family was central to Barre man’s life, and he loved reading to his grandchildren The post Obituary: Steven A. Billado, 1961-2026 appeared first on Seven Days. (Image: Courtesy)

It's a haunted house, except it's in a barn.

Amid public fears of Trump efforts to influence outcome, Copeland Hanzas says she sees ‘no specific threat’ to vote  MONTPELIER—Vermont’s Secretary of State predicted on Tuesday that the Trump administration won’t try to manipulate Vermont’s November 3 midterm election results because, with only one representative and two senators, the state has little influence on the balance of power in Washington.

An investigation found that officer Matthew Frey allegedly began a sexual relationship with a woman he’d arrested earlier this year, according to a legal disclosure filed Friday by prosecutors. Washington County State’s Attorney Michelle Donnelly said Wednesday that she’d no longer call Frey as a witness.

William “Bill” Charles Riegel    William “Bill” Charles Riegel died on October 15, 2026, at 85 years old.  Bill passed peacefully, surrounded by family in Greenville, South Carolina. Born in Newport, Bill was one of nine children in a close-knit family. A lifelong educator, he rose from a Windsor math teacher to a highly decorated principal of Waterbury Elementary School and superintendent of the Washington West Supervisory Union. He was a visionary leader who help

Hydrologic modeling suggests removing the dam could drop floodwater levels by 2 feet in hard-hit parts of the central Vermont village.

Small contributions at the checkout counter have added up to a significant donation for hunger relief in Vermont, as customers at Woodstock Farmers’ Market raised $9,084 for the Vermont Foodbank during a two-month fundraising campaign this summer. Throughout July and August, shoppers at the Market’s Woodstock and Waterbury locations were invited to round up their […]