The Outside Story: Witches in the woods
In late autumn, well past the showy blossoms of summer, after even fall’s late bloomers have faded and the trees have dropped their leaves, there is one shrubby plant still putting on a flower show: American witch hazel.
Cochran’s holds its Ski & Ride Sale Sat.-Sun. in Richmond
Cochran’s Ski & Ride Sale is this weekend at Camels Hump Middle School in Richmond. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5.
Obituary: Robert Whitney Wimble
Robert W. Wimble, 90, passed from this life into the nearer presence of Christ on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Eleva Chamber Players presents ‘The Baroque Effect’
The Eleva Chamber Players visit Waterbury and the Mad River Valley Nov. 11-12 with a pair of concerts titled ‘The Baroque Effect’ that will explore the influence of Baroque music through the ages.
Obituary: Mary Eleanor White
Mary Eleanor White, 87, of Montpelier, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023, at the Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin.
Obituary: Mary Constance Longe
Mary Constance (Connie) Longe, 85, of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of Waterbury, Vermont, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023, with loving family by her side.
Obituary: Marlene Ann DeFreest
Marlene Ann (Farrow) DeFreest, 91, of Warren, Vermont, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 26.
Obituary: Marie J. Russell
WATERBURY/NORTHFIELD – Marie J. “Jeanne” Russell, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield, with a stuffed teddy bear tucked in tightly beside her on her pillow. A memorial service will be held on Nov. 5 in Waterbury.
The Outside Story: Surprising winner in this insect vs. fungi contest
The orange caterpillar club (Cordyceps militaris), an insect-eating fungus that is easy to find – if you know what to look for.
Bookstore hosts math-themed kids’ ‘escape room’ with local author
Bridgeside Books will team up with Waterbury author Aaron Starmer to host a math-themed kids’ escape-room event on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Library kicks off Vermont Reads program Oct. 30
Vermont Reads, the statewide one-book community reading program presented by the Vermont Humanities Council has announced its 2023 book selection and the Waterbury Public Library has planned a number of activities around this provocative book of historical fiction.
Halloween countdown is on
With a week to go before one of Waterbury’s favorite holidays, folks downtown are preparing with Halloween decorations and a candy collection. An early party for little ones is planned at the library on Thursday, too.
Waterbury Ambulance Service to run free flu/COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Waterbury Ambulance Service has announced it will be offering five flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Washington County over the next several weeks including at Crossett Brook and Harwood Union schools.
Utility district honors namesake with graveside ceremony, plaque
A special ceremony took place at Hope Cemetery last weekend that traced its origin back more than a century.
White Meeting House hosts new art exhibit through November
A new art exhibit titled “Bridging Contrast” is now on view at the Waterbury Congregational Church White Meeting House featuring a body of work by Kelley Taft of Duxbury.
The Outside Story: A close encounter during the fall moose rut
On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose with large antlers appeared.
Mark your calendars for October’s concerts, sales, seasonal events
We have many upcoming events to pass along for your calendars: the Ben & Jerry’s benefit Pumpkin (and ice cream) Giveaway, sales at the Methodist church and the senior center, a winter clothing distribution in Waterbury Center, Vermont Philarmonic and Solaris concert performances, a Rotary Cornhole fundraiser, and the annual meeting of the Friends of the Waterbury Reservoir.
The Outside Story: When a tree falls in the woods, it creates opportunity
In May, when a cottonwood measuring nearly three and a half feet in diameter and more than 100 feet tall fell across a trail in the Saint Michael’s College Natural Area, I saw the event less as a tragedy, and more as a circle of life opportunity.
Saturday ceremony will honor the service, sacrifice of Edward Farrar
Next Saturday, Oct. 14 – 119 years and a day after Farrar’s death – a special ceremony will be held starting at 1 p.m. at Hope Cemetery in downtown Waterbury to honor Edward Farrar. A special commemorative plaque will be unveiled on his grave marker.
Memorial gift gives Maple Street Cemetery a stone name marker and wall
For years, it’s been easy to pass by the cemetery on Maple Street in Waterbury Center without really noticing it. Until quite recently, what you saw when approaching was a big field enclosed by a chain link fence and no indication of which cemetery it was.