/tags/waterbury Waterbury en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:51:26 GMT /local-news/2024-07-11/on-waterburys-frequently-flooded-randall-street-residents-have-been-too-familiar-with-cleaning-up Heavy rain Wednesday night and Thursday morning inundated northern and central Vermont, causing severe flooding in many communities. For some towns, like Waterbury, floods have become an all-too-frequent part of life. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:51:26 GMT /local-news/2024-07-11/on-waterburys-frequently-flooded-randall-street-residents-have-been-too-familiar-with-cleaning-up Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2023-12-11/waterbury-vermont-flooding-mitigation-duxbury-floodplain After Tropical Storm Irene, a study found that reconnecting a nearby floodplain could reduce future flooding in Waterbury by a foot. But landowners refused to participate, and the state declined to intervene. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-12-11/waterbury-vermont-flooding-mitigation-duxbury-floodplain Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2023-11-16/legendary-sportscaster-ken-squier-of-waterbury-has-died Ken Squier was an icon of broadcasting who helped make NASCAR a national phenomenon. In his home state of Vermont, he built Thunder Road and shepherded one of the last bastions of true community radio into the 21st century. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:16:01 GMT /local-news/2023-11-16/legendary-sportscaster-ken-squier-of-waterbury-has-died Anna Van Dine /local-news/2023-07-21/how-waterbury-residents-are-recovering-after-100-year-floods-happened-twice-in-12-years In the heart of Waterbury, many are recovering from flood waters, in the same way they did with Irene 12 years ago. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-07-21/how-waterbury-residents-are-recovering-after-100-year-floods-happened-twice-in-12-years Anna Van Dine /local-news/2023-04-25/peter-miller-whose-photographs-documented-everyday-vermonters-dies-at-89 Peter Miller, a photographer and author who documented the lives of ordinary Vermonters, died last week. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:44:44 GMT /local-news/2023-04-25/peter-miller-whose-photographs-documented-everyday-vermonters-dies-at-89 Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2018-07-30/waterbury-reservoir-longtime-park-attendant-nurtures-soul-of-popular-tourist-destination For the 40,000 or so visitors that go to the Waterbury Reservoir every summer, the 850-acre body of water has become a go-to oasis on hot summer days. Butâ€� Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:14:10 GMT /vpr-news/2018-07-30/waterbury-reservoir-longtime-park-attendant-nurtures-soul-of-popular-tourist-destination Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2018-07-19/train-sculpture-honoring-waterbury-history-will-make-extended-stop-in-town A new train is coming to the old Central Vermont Railway line in Waterbury â€� but this one is being built to stay in one place for decades toâ€� Thu, 19 Jul 2018 18:32:42 GMT /vpr-news/2018-07-19/train-sculpture-honoring-waterbury-history-will-make-extended-stop-in-town Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2018-04-02/fire-destroys-fifth-generation-family-dairy-farm-in-waterbury The Wallace Farm, which has been in the same family for more than 150 years, was destroyed by a fire Sunday.Waterbury-based journalist and author Davidâ€� Mon, 02 Apr 2018 20:58:33 GMT /vpr-news/2018-04-02/fire-destroys-fifth-generation-family-dairy-farm-in-waterbury Henry Epp /vpr-news/2017-08-29/waterbury-and-montpelier-pharmacies-sold-to-kinney-drugs Two independent pharmacies in central Vermont have been sold to the Kinney Drugs chain, the former owners announced. Montpelier Pharmacy will become aâ€� Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:25:08 GMT /vpr-news/2017-08-29/waterbury-and-montpelier-pharmacies-sold-to-kinney-drugs Taylor Dobbs /vpr-news/2015-08-20/as-irene-anniversary-approaches-work-at-waterbury-complex-nears-completion Almost four years after Tropical Storm Irene, work is nearing completion on the $130 million state office complex in Waterbury. On Thursday, Gov. Peterâ€� Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:08:05 GMT /vpr-news/2015-08-20/as-irene-anniversary-approaches-work-at-waterbury-complex-nears-completion Steve Zind