Audiences can escape to ‘The Prom’ at Lost Nation Theater through Aug. 4
Local theater fans have an upbeat summer musical comedy to check out at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier where “The Prom: the Musical” is running Thursdays-Sundays, through Aug. 4.
Ta-da! Video reveals famous Waterbury mural in its new home
The “Tip of the Iceberg” mural from inside the former Arvad’s Grill & Pub has a new home at the Vermont History Center in Barre but – you guessed it – no one can go visit the restored boisterous, historical bar scene yet because the center is closed due to COVID-19.
A month-long labor of Halloween love
While most of the Halloween activity in Waterbury is usually downtown in the village, there’s one quiet, spooky corner of Waterbury Center that’s a hidden treat for those brave enough to ignore the tricks their imaginations and the darkness might play to keep them from investigating.
Bat Week highlights bats on the move
The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion as they begin either migrating south or moving to regional underground hibernation sites for the winter.
Scarecrow contest aims to capture the Halloween spirit this year
October arrived this week and as plans for Halloween celebrations soon come together, it should be no surprise that, just like everything else for much of 2020, the holiday will be marked differently this year due to COVID-19.
We’re sticking around: How to support Waterbury Roundabout
A little over four months ago, we went live with a new website called Waterbury Roundabout with the goal of stepping up to provide local news coverage after the demise of our weekly newspaper.
A keen nose might turn up clues in Moretown hemp-plant heist
A Moretown hemp grower has lost her entire 2020 crop after some 50 plants were chopped down and hauled off before they could be harvested.
From Vermont to Texas: It started with an idea
Like many 10-year-olds this spring, Hadley Gilson of Waterbury found herself home doing schoolwork online with extra time to fill as activities and playdates were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Late-May Green Up Day still hauls in nearly a ton of litter
Although Green Up Day came nearly a month later than usual this year, more than 200 volunteers in Waterbury stepped up last weekend to fan out along most town roads to pick up nearly a ton of trash and junk from roadsides, ditches, streambeds and more.
Details for Green Up Day in Duxbury
Green Up Day is Saturday, May 30, and it’s Green Up’s 50th anniversary.
Vermont’s 50th Green Up set for Saturday, May 30
On April 18, 1970, Vermont Gov. Deane Davis took the unusual step to close Vermont’s interstate highways from 9 a.m. to noon as volunteers fanned out to pick up roadside trash and Green Up Day was born.
‘Help keep wildlife wild’ — leave fawns alone, give turtles a hand
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and humans who find them should avoid disturbing or picking them up.
Waterbury Center 9-year-old’s doughnut business cheers neighbors, makes TV news
Since the statewide stay-at-home order happened in March, 9-year-old Maclyn Buckingham in Waterbury Center has taken the opportunity to launch the doughnut business she had been thinking of.