Montpelier

It's been 14 months since Montpelier has had a fully functional post office following last summer's flooding.

Vermont Arts Council awards over $370,000 in grants to over 20 Vermont organizations to improve cultural facilities like libraries and theaters, and to fund public art projects. Many projects will focus on updating facilities and employing Vermont contractors in the process.

An estimated 12 to 15 people have been camping at the property and are now being asked to leave.

Under the surface of a clean and welcoming downtown business district, the effects of the flood and the lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the economic future of Montpelier into question.

Montpelier and Barre saw a deluge of rain and flooding in July 2023, damaging many homes and businesses. Vermont Public’s Bob Kinzel remembers watching floodwaters rise in downtown Montpelier. Guests and listeners also share their recollections from the Wrightsville Dam and Barre.

After being swept away during July 2023 flooding, the yurt was relocated to North Branch Nature Center and will be used as a space for people of color to gather in nature.

Roxbury leaders believe that the circumstances of an informational meeting contributed to a failed budget vote on March 5 and set up the closure of their school.

State and local officials had grown increasingly frustrated by USPS failing to restore mail services to the city.

Three Vermont cities now allow non-U.S. citizens to vote on local issues, and one town allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote.

For months, residents and businesses have had to travel to East Montpelier or Barre to access most postal services. Sen. Peter Welch says the failure to reopen the facility is part of a much bigger mismanagement crisis at the U.S. Postal Service.