10 years and still dancing
Green Mountain Performing Arts students performed in person for the first time since 2019, selling out Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe last weekend. The performance marked the school’s 10th year as a nonprofit dance, theater and music organization in the community.
A jazzy farewell at Pilgrim Park for Stephen Van Esen
Family and friends of Stephen Van Esen, the longtime Waterbury resident and real estate developer who passed away at age 85 in December, gathered on Saturday at Pilgrim Park to commemorate his life with a New Orleans-style jazz parade, refreshments, and fond memories.
Vermont State Historic Sites opening May 28 for the summer
The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation announced the opening of Vermont State Historic Sites for the 2022 season starting May 28.
Drivers urged to look out for turtles
Vermont’s turtles will be on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
The Outside Story: Little masked bandits
I know that common yellowthroats have returned to my neighborhood in spring when I hear that distinctive song. With luck, I’ll glimpse the striking male as he darts about the shrubbery.
Gravel Grinder 2022
Soggy weather conditions barely dampened enthusiasm last Sunday, May 15, for the Waterbury Area Trail Alliance's 14th Annual Gravel Grinder bike ride through Waterbury, Stowe, and Moretown. Photos by Gordon Miller
All Things Maple and tag sale at Waterbury Center church
The Waterbury Center Community Church will have its All Things Maple sale on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days.
Obituary: Timothy Eugene Russell
WATERBURY CENTER – Timothy Eugene Russell, 62, passed away unexpectedly in his home Thursday evening May 5, 2022.
The Outside Story: Tiny animals, big noise
From early spring through late summer, the air trills and croaks and buzzes and chirps with the sounds of nature’s little loudmouths.
Waterbury Greens Up
A gorgeous Saturday set the stage for a strong turnout for Green Up Day across Vermont and in Waterbury last weekend.
Duxbury neighbors band together for Green Up Day
More than 50 volunteers worked to spruce up Duxbury roads on Green Up Day.
A day at the park: Local dogs try the Fast CAT
Members of the Green Mountain Dog Club organized their third Fast CAT Fun Trial for area canines last Saturday at Dac Rowe Park in Waterbury.
The Outside Story: Those are sunbathing birds
One cold spring morning, a turkey vulture soared across the sky and landed high in a tree behind my house. I soon noticed another vulture, most likely its mate, in a nearby oak.
Anything Goes at the Grange Hall on Saturday
This Saturday, the Grange Hall Cultural Center hosts Vermont poet Geof Hewitt leading his All-Ages-Anything-Goes Slam! event starting at 7 p.m.
Waterbury Public Library May programs
In the 1930s, approximately 30 Vermont towns including Waterbury hosted Civilian Conservation Corps camps launched in March 1933 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression.
Habitat for Humanity to build Randolph home
Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for an affordable home project to be built in Randolph.
The Children’s Room reopens at Brookside Primary School
After being out of its space for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Children’s Room is set to reopen this Wednesday, May 11, at Brookside Primary School.
Gravel Grinder hits the roads on Sunday
The Waterbury Area Trail Alliance holds its 14th Annual Gravel Grinder bike race this Sunday, May 15 in Waterbury, Stowe, Duxbury and Moretown.
Obituary: Marion L. Germana
WATERBURY – Marion L. Germana, 96, of Lincoln Street, passed away in the comfort of her home on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Ages of deer harvested in 2021 available on state website
Hunters who provided the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department with a tooth from their deer harvested in 2021 can now find out how old their deer was by visiting the department’s website.