Down a nondescript road and through a tunnel under Interstate 89 lies Perry Hill with a vast network of free, multi-use trails within Putnam State Forest. These trails along with the mountain bike trails at Little River State Park are maintained by the Waterbury Area Trails Alliance. 

Gardeners at the Waterbury and Duxbury community gardens are busy planting seeds and starts for the new growing season, but these public gardens have been providing food and serenity for many years.

Winter recreation is popular in Waterbury but a recent search for something beyond the ever-popular skiing, ice skating and sledding led to Little River State Park to see a niche sport that’s centuries old. This is the sport of dog sledding, otherwise known as mushing. 

A crowd of about 500 Waterbury and area residents filled Rusty Parker Park on Sunday for the Rally Against Racism featuring a number of speakers including young people sharing their experiences with racism in Vermont and the Waterbury community.