Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22 Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22

Valley Players present ‘Gatsby’ in radio play format, Oct. 7-23

The curtain goes up next Friday on The Valley Players’ fall production, “The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play,” on stage through Oct. 23 at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield.

Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22 Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22

Bookstore hosts an evening of Spooky Tales original stories

Eighteen years after Mark Nash conceived Vermont Stage’s Winter Tales held in Burlington, his niece Jenna Danyew has created an event to put Waterbury on Vermont’s autumn storytelling map.

Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22 Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22

October library events: Music, bumblebees, board games

Oct. 8: Honeybee Steelband; Oct. 12: Board Game Night returns

Elise Tillinghast 10/1/22 Elise Tillinghast 10/1/22

The Outside Story: Cultivating milkweed to host monarchs

During a late summer walk, I noticed that the common milkweed in our back field is becoming not-so-common.

Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22 Waterbury Roundabout 10/1/22

Turtle time: Volunteers needed for nesting beach clean up

It’s that time of year again when the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife puts out a call for volunteers for its annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day.

Lisa Scagliotti 9/29/22 Lisa Scagliotti 9/29/22

Stowe Theatre Guild postpones musical opening due to COVID

Stowe Theatre Guild originally planned for the curtain to open tonight on the final show of its 2022 season. COVID-19 has changed that. This weekend’s performances of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning show “A Little Night Music” have been called off.

Waterbury Roundabout 9/24/22 Waterbury Roundabout 9/24/22

Fall blood drives in, near Waterbury

The American Red Cross has a new slate of thank you gifts lined up for fall blood and platelet donors.

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First responders stick together: Fire department hosts ambulance station fundraiser

As Waterbury Ambulance Service nears its $3 million goal to pay for building a new ambulance station, the Waterbury Fire Department is getting involved by hosting a fundraiser for its fellow first responders.

Declan McCabe 9/23/22 Declan McCabe 9/23/22

The Outside Story: The gall(s) of hackberry

A student plopped a leaf on my desk, pointed to several green lumps on its underside, and asked, “What are those green growths?”

Amelia Canney 9/23/22 Amelia Canney 9/23/22

'Let's Make a Deal' for Duxbury Historical Society

Antique skis, bundles of books, and sets of wine glasses packed the tables outside Duxbury’s town office and garage on a recent Saturday afternoon.

Waterbury Roundabout 9/21/22 Waterbury Roundabout 9/21/22

Yard Sale to benefit Stowe Street Alley project

A special yard sale this weekend will benefit the effort to beautify the Stowe Street Alley in honor of the late Jack Carter.

Lisa Scagliotti 9/17/22 Lisa Scagliotti 9/17/22

Landscape streetscape

Several Harwood Union High School freshmen added art to another streetside electrical box this week, painting the traffic signal control box at the intersection of South Main Street and Park Row.

Waterbury Roundabout 9/17/22 Waterbury Roundabout 9/17/22

Barn Dance returns along with fall programs at The Children’s Room

The Children’s Room fall Barn Dance is back after a pandemic hiatus as are various fall programs.

Waterbury Roundabout 9/17/22 Waterbury Roundabout 9/17/22

COVID-19 vaccine update from Waterbury Ambulance Service

Waterbury Ambulance Service staff will be administering COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots at a variety of walk-in clinics around Central Vermont including Waterbury.

Waterbury Roundabout 9/16/22 Waterbury Roundabout 9/16/22

Storytime, show-and-tell fundraiser with Waterbury Ambulance Service

Bridgeside Books hosts members of Waterbury Ambulance Service for a storytime, Q&A, and fundraiser this Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Susan Shea 9/16/22 Susan Shea 9/16/22

The Outside Story: Freshwater marshes are biodiversity hotspots

Sunlight glinted off the water as we paddled our canoe along a winding channel that led through a marsh of tall grasses and wild rice.

Judi Byron 9/13/22 Judi Byron 9/13/22

One Town One Book welcomes author Catherine Drake

Looking to launch a local book reading project with the theme of “One Town One Book,” Bridgeside Books owner Katya d'Angelo and staffer Jenna Danyew’s first inspiration was to contact debut novelist Catherine Drake, author of “The Treehouse on Dog River Road.”