The Baltimore checkerspot: Finding Maryland’s state insect in Vermont
Unlike most butterflies, Baltimore checkerspots overwinter as caterpillars. They have antifreeze chemicals that enable them to partially solidify without damaging their bodies and then thaw out again.
Obituary: Melissa Dunster
Melissa Dunster, 51, of Waterbury Center, Vermont, passed away peacefully on the early morning of July 13, 2025, surrounded by her loving friends and family, at Central Vermont Medical Center, after a long battle with illness.
Obituary: Shirley Mae Viens
Shirley Mae Fiske Viens passed away on June 11, 2025, at her home with her three sons by her side.
Obituary: Richard Leon Catchapaw
Richard L. Catchapaw, Sr., 86, passed away at his home in Duxbury on June 26, 2025.
Group painting, meditation project to create new public artwork
A special community art and meditation project happening on Saturday aims to bring people together to create a new artwork that could be publicly displayed in the future.
Waterbury LEAP leads effort to tackle drafty windows before winter
It may be July, but Waterbury LEAP members are already making plans for their second fall building effort to create energy-efficient, low-cost window inserts to help make drafty houses more comfortable this winter.
Ripples from the Reservoir: Greeting visitors, targeting invasives, eyeing eaglets
Summer has made a steamy, muggy and hot entrance. The warm weather and holiday weekend brought many visitors to the reservoir, keeping rangers, park staff, vendors, and our Aquatic Invasive Species greeters very busy.
Valley Players to hold auditions for October play, ‘Blithe Spirit’
The Valley Players will hold auditions Aug. 3 and 5 for their fall production of the play “Blithe Spirit” by Noël Coward.
What makes blueberries blue?
Like many eye-catching berries, blueberries contain pigment chemicals that selectively absorb some light wavelengths, reflecting the other colors back to our eyes for us to see. They also have a waxy layer, or bloom, that scatters and reflects blue light.
‘Primordial Forms’ exhibit opens at The Phoenix
A new art exhibition at The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall opens July 17 with a reception and runs through Oct. 19. ‘Primordial Forms’ presents the abstract work of three artists.
New Stage Players holds auditions for fall production
The New Stage Players will hold auditions July 22, 23 and 25 in Waterbury to cast a fall stage production of the play “Middletown” by Will Eno that presents a modern telling of the classic “Our Town” story.
Northern Spain pilgrimage comes to life in a one-woman show July 25-26 in Warren
Phantom Theater’s 40th Anniversary season continues with a dramatic presentation July 25-26 when renowned author, aviator and adventurer Susan Edsall performs her one-woman show, “Buen Camino” on the Edgcomb Barn stage.
Upcoming Green Mountain Club programs offer hiking tips for all ages
You probably know Vermont’s Long Trail, but are you familiar with the Green Mountain Club’s Short Trail?
The real story of the viceroy & the monarch
Monarch butterflies are noxious to potential predators because of the cardenolide toxins lacing their bodies, courtesy of the milkweed plants they fed on as larvae. Viceroy butterflies have no such defenses, so they act as a copycat, disguising themselves as monarchs.
Obituary: Henry LaVanway
Henry LaVanway, 63, of Duxbury, Vermont, passed away on June 12, 2025.
Vt. Philharmonic plays Summer Pops at Moose Meadow Lodge Aug. 10
Moose Meadow Lodge in Duxbury provides the outdoor setting to hear the big orchestral sound of the Vermont Philharmonic’s Summer Pops concert on Sunday, Aug. 10.
Garden club hosts Gardens of Waterbury tour on July 20
The local garden club, A River Runs Through It, hosts its Gardens of Waterbury annual self-guided tour of seven Waterbury gardens on Sunday, July 20.
Vt. carpenter who worked on Notre Dame restoration to share his story in Waterbury July 20
The Waterbury Historical Society on July 20 welcomes the Lincoln craftsman who worked on the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The brilliant Blackburnian warbler is a treetop gem
While Blackburnian warblers are not uncommon in mature conifer and mixed hardwood forests, they can be hard to see, since they forage and nest high in the branches. But once spotted, they are easy to identify.
CReW marks ‘no muck’ flood anniversary at Thursday’s Concert in the Park
Waterbury’s long-term flood recovery group, CReW, would like to mark the July 10, 2023-24 flood anniversaries with an ice cream party at this week’s Concert in the Park.