MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - For the first time in history, seven of Montpelier’s downtown bridges are illuminated. Montpelier Alive hosted a community bridge lighting ceremony, lantern parade ...

"I remember the community really being brought to a standstill with obviously the downtown businesses being hit the hardest," said Chris Hilke, who has lived in Montpelier for the last 15 years.

The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation (DHP) and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation awarded grants ...

New grant money is on the way to 22 Vermont communities and nonprofits statewide to help rehabilitate historic buildings.