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Vermont’s Residential Building Energy Code Missing Authority

by Sandra Vitzthum Vermont has had an energy code for residential construction for over 20 years. We are currently...

History Corner: Flooding in Middlesex Before Building the Dam

Summer is upon us, and many people head to Montpelier’s closest beach at the Wrightsville Reservoir in Middlesex to swim, boat, fish,...

The Way I See It: My Generation

I’m reading a murder mystery in which the 60-year-old sleuth, who owns a tea shop, is described as “a little old Chinese...

Letter to the Editor, May 3, 2023

Thanks to LEAP To the Editor: I just wanted to say a big thank-you to the...

History Corner: Day Before Yesterday

Nat Frothingham, co-founder, writer, editor, and publisher emeritus of The Bridge, was once an English teacher in Randolph. As such, he got...

Letters to the Editor, Apr. 19, 2023

Montpelier May Have to Develop Affordable Housing Itself To the Editor: The decision by Aacred Holdings...

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A Message From City Hall: Reappraisal Process 

What is the reappraisal? A property appraisal is an estimate of full market value. Vermont law specifies that...

A Message From City Hall: Annual Election Follow-Up

Our clocks have changed, we’ve passed the vernal equinox, the temperatures are slowly rising, and Town Meeting Day has come and gone....

A Message from City Hall: Annual Voting on March 7 and More

The annual city election is right around the corner. The actual election day is Tuesday, March 7, with polls open at city...