Carla Occaso

2 weeks ago | montpelierbridge.org | Carla Occaso

The city of Montpelier is seeking proposals from qualified organizations for services in the “Community and Recreation Area” at 203 Country Club Road as outlined by the city’s actionable plan posted on the city’s website, according to the city manager’s report. City staff members are looking into the cost of a landscape architect to “work out alternate plans.” Barre City police are warning people to lock their car doors.

3 weeks ago | montpelierbridge.org | Carla Occaso

Tara Byrne, a mother of two, warned Montpelier’s City Council that losing Turtle Island Children’s Center could cause a daycare desert in the city. “If Turtle Island leaves, there won’t be any childcare in this city,” Byrne said during the March 26 city council meeting. Byrne was apparently speaking in response to an announcement by Turtle Island issued Feb. 20 that they need to relocate. (Mayor Jack McCullough corrected Byrne, noting there are at least three other child care centers in Montpelier).

3 weeks ago | montpelierbridge.org | Carla Occaso

Responding to an initial report of a “distressed male covered in blood” on Berlin Street, police later arrested four underage people at the scene and caught a fifth juvenile driving away from the address. The call came in on March 23 to the Montpelier Police Department dispatch around 5:06 a.m. from a person who reportedly fled an apartment at 21 Hebert Road after being threatened at gunpoint by multiple people, per a March 24 Montpelier police report.

1 month ago | montpelierbridge.org | Carla Occaso

Memorable weather events have long captivated (and devastated) Montpelier residents. Many such events related to flooding, as reported by Perry Merrill in his book, “Montpelier: The Capital City’s history from 1780 through 1976.” But other weather events made it into the books, too. Floods: The first recorded flooding event was in 1782. Then, from 1790 through 1809, there was “yearly overflow” of lower places in Montpelier. In 1810, parts of Main Street and State Street were underwater.

1 month ago | montpelierbridge.org | Carla Occaso

What is happening with the 134-acre Montpelier-owned Country Club Road property? The property has been eyed as the spot for new housing, recreation, and community uses, but a plan has never been formally approved, according to City Planning and Community Development Director Mike Miller during the March 12 city council meeting.