
Ceramic arts studios host 8th Empty Bowl Benefit to support Barre’s Good Samaritan Haven
The Mud Studio in Waterbury and The Blockhouse Studio in Waitsfield, two local community-driven ceramic arts studios, will host their 8th annual Empty Bowl Benefit on Sunday, April 13, at Zenbarn in Waterbury.

Lost Nation Theater launches 2025 season with ‘Too Fat For China,’ April 9-13
It’s a new season at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier where the opening production, “Too Fat for China,” runs April 9-13 at the Montpelier City Hall Arts Center.

Registration is open for the 27th Annual Mutt Strut, April 27
Central Vermont Runners is planning the 27th Annual Mutt Strut for Sunday, April 27, at Little River State Park in Waterbury.

Youth opportunity: Civil Air Patrol open house at Knapp State Airport
An open house at Knapp State Airport in Berlin on Tuesday evening aims to introduce young people to the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
Obituary: Kristy L. Bowen
Kristy Lee (Durand) Bowen was born September 20, 1986, to Raymond Durand and Tammi Green (Luce), in Waterbury, Vermont.

Two community theater groups seek local actors for timeless plays
Local actors looking to stretch their skills can check out two upcoming opportunities from community theater groups in the Mad River Valley and Waterbury.

Upcoming performances in & near Waterbury
Check out highlights of upcoming live musical performances – several in Waterbury, others nearby in Barre and Montpelier – March 28 to April 5.

Embracing ‘Vermont Weather,’ Rotary announces NQID theme
Waterbury Rotary has announced the theme of “Vermont Weather” for this year's Not Quite Independence Day celebration now being planned for Saturday, June 28.

Obituary: Brenda Belle Degreenia
Our quiet, gentle mother, Brenda Belle (Perry) Degreenia, surrounded by her family, passed peacefully on March 9, 2025.

Obituary: Alice Grace Haskins
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful mother, Alice Grace Haskins, 93, of Waterbury, Vermont. Alice passed away peacefully at her home, in the company of family on February 26, 2025.

Obituary: Penny Sue Mandigo
Penny Sue Mandigo, 56, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away suddenly on Friday afternoon February 28, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Service Notice: Richard Hallstrom
The family of Richard “Strummer” Hallstrom has scheduled a celebration of Richard’s life for Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at the American Legion in Waterbury. Light refreshments will be served.

Obituary: Adrienne Soule
Adrienne Soule of Waterbury Center passed away on January 24, 2025. She was known as Addie by one and all.

Obituary: Robert J. Hanley
Robert J. Hanley, 78, of St. Cloud, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2025, at the Tampa VA Hospital after an extended illness, with his family at his bedside.

March 1-2: Kids present the musical ‘Tuck Everlasting’ in Montpelier
Lost Nation Theater’s latest production “for kids and by kids” hits the stage for three shows March 1-2 with an hourlong youth adaptation of the Broadway musical “Tuck Everlasting.”

Grange Hall lands Jay Craven’s ‘Lost Nation’ Revolutionary War action drama, March 1-2
Years in the making, Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s latest feature film, “Lost Nation,” has been on a tour around the region since last summer and its next stop is Waterbury’s Grange Hall Cultural Center next weekend.

Check out Green Mountain Club’s Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series
The Green Mountain Club’s annual Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series is under way on Thursday nights with speakers who are authors, athletes, scientists, advocates, and outdoor professionals. The community is invited to these free events.

Obituary: Isabelle Peck Sanders
Isabelle Sanders, of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025, at the age of 91.

Vermont Repertory Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ includes local cast members
Vermont Repertory Theatre steps back to Victorian London to present some delightfully theatrical horrors in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Feb. 28-March 7 at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington.

Obituary: Colin Roger Corse
ST. JOHNSBURY/WATERBURY – It comes with heavy hearts that on January 9, 2025, Colin Roger Corse peacefully passed away with his son Peter by his side.