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.
The Outside Story: Striped maple offers food, shelter in the understory
Beneath the forest canopy, or overstory, of towering trees is a second layer of vegetation known as the understory.
Obituary: Peter Skidmore Dean
BURLINGTON – Peter Skidmore Dean, 86, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, from Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
Obituary: William R. O’Brien
Please join the family of Bill O’Brien to celebrate his busy and full life at the American Legion Post 59, at 16 Stowe St. in Waterbury on Saturday, May 21, from noon to 2 p.m.
Volunteers needed for Rotary’s Rise Against Hunger event
The Mad River Valley and Waterbury Rotary Clubs will hold their Rise Against Hunger meal-packaging event on Saturday, May 21, at Harwood Union Middle and High School from 10 a.m. to noon.