VT Fish & Wildlife news: Moose hunting permits, caution around nesting loons
July 8 deadline for moose hunting permit applications; Boaters, anglers urged to use caution around nesting loons.
Brief: Summer hours at Waterbury Area Food Shelf
The Waterbury Area Food Shelf has adjusted its hours for the summer, Director Linda Parks announced this week.
One bottle at a time: George Chilafoux, 1933-2020, collected many Waterbury friends
Just over a week ago, Waterbury lost a beloved resident. On Friday, June 19, 2020, George Chilafoux passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center. He was 86 years old.
Duxbury music lover, activist blends classic protest tracks, today’s street sounds to confront racism
The death of George Floyd, a Black Minneapolis man, at the knee of a white police officer in late May has forced many white people across the country, including in Vermont, to reckon with the history and persistence of racism in America.
Rolling tribute honors Waterbury man, 32, killed in Montpelier motorcycle crash
More than 100 motorcycle riders recently rolled through Waterbury to pay tribute to a local man who lost his life in a motorcycle crash in Montpelier earlier this month.
Art Briefs
Grange Hall, MOXIE issue seek solo performance acts by Aug. 15; Across Roads seeks art entries for fall exhibition.
Honk 4 Love: Waterbury couple shares joy in drive-by wedding celebration
When it comes to celebrating, count on the Waterbury community to rally.
Waterbury Unleashed Dog Park opens with new rules
Given ongoing public health concerns around COVID-19 and in the interest of dog owners seeking a safe place to recreate with their canine companions, the Waterbury Dog Park has reopened with some new, temporary rules.
Notice: Town of Waterbury seeks Animal Control Officer
The Town of Waterbury is seeking a person or persons interested in serving as Animal Control Officer (ACO) for the Town of Waterbury.
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.
Local doctor teams up with bookstore, schools for ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ summer reading project
This summer, kids across the Harwood Union school district will have a chance to take part in a unique summer reading program created by a Waterbury family doctor and a local bookstore, with help from a school principal and librarian.
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.
Community Updates | June 5
Summer youth lunch program to continue at Congregational Church; Waterbury Rotary calls off summer concert series; Waterbury Farmers Market goes ‘virtual.’
Local writers needed to help chronicle Waterbury history, 2000-2020
The Waterbury Historical Society has launched a project to create by the end of 2021 a historical record of Waterbury’s life and history since 2000, written by a variety of authors from all corners of the community.
Video Preview: Historical Society exhibit on local women trailblazers delayed by pandemic
Today, as a pandemic ranges across the country and world, Waterbury Historical Society Museum Curator Jack Carter is determined to honor the suffrage movement and the inspiring women of Waterbury.
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.
COVID-19 Useful Resources
There are many online directories listing local, statewide and national resources that may be of assistance and information.