The Outside Story: Birdfeeder season comes to a close
It is a question I face each year as March winds into April: when to take down the bird feeder.
Family Vets Town Hall seeks stories of veterans’ family members
The organization that puts together town hall gatherings for Vermont U.S. service veterans has a new event scheduled for this weekend at Saint Michael’s College especially for families of service members.
State Health Department website gets a new look
The Vermont Department of Health has launched a newly designed website, to improve access to important public health information.
Katie Trauts joins the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra April 8 at the Barre Opera House
The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra presents its spring concert at the Barre Opera House on Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m. featuring guest artist, fiddler Katie Trautz of Montpelier.
Community Passover Seder April 5
Chabad of Waterbury-Stowe will host a Community Passover Seder on Wednesday, April 5.
April free programs at Waterbury Public Library
Here are some highlights of free programs happening at the Waterbury Public Library in April. Be sure to check the library's website for more details and complete schedules of children’s and adult programs.
TRIP Dance Company performs its repertoire at Spruce Peak April 1
The TRIP Dance Company of Stowe presents its annual performance at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center Saturday, April 1, along with its online fundraising auction through April 2.
As bears wake up, Vermonters can take steps to prevent conflicts
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens as the weather warms.
State asks Vermonters to report on spring changes in lake ice
As Vermonters patiently wait for spring temperatures to arrive, the Department of Environmental Conservation asks Vermonters to report when Vermont’s lakes and ponds lose their ice cover.
The Outside Story: Ready to start families, owls choose their nests
Among the very earliest signs of spring are the strange caterwauls of the barred owls that haunt our woods as if to say: “Who cooks for you? who cooks for you all?”
Valley Players host ‘Cabin Fever Follies’ and ‘Willy Wonka’ auditions next weekend
The Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield will be busy next weekend with the 35th Annual Cabin Fever Follies along with auditions for a summer production of “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” musical.
George Woodard brings ‘The Farm Boy’ to the screen starting March 25
At long last for Waterbury Center filmmaker George Woodard – the release of his second feature film, “The Farm Boy,” is set for Saturday, March 25, in Hyde Park.
Remembering Mad River Glen founder Betsy Pratt (1928-2023)
Mad River Glen founder Betsy Pratt died on Friday. Waterbury journalist David Goodman shared two stories from his archive where he profiled Pratt in 1992 and 1994. Here is his remembrance along with the articles below.
Vermont artists sought for Waterbury Arts Fest 2023 commemorative poster
A sweet deal awaits the Vermont artist whose work gets picked for the first Waterbury Arts Fest commemorative poster to promote this summer’s annual arts festival in downtown Waterbury.
The Outside Story: Feathers, wings, beaks make bird music, too
With spring creeping closer, our year-round avian residents such as cardinals and titmice are already raising their voices.
Free Narcan trainings include Waterbury session on Thursday
The Central Vermont Prevention Coalition and Vermont CARES will hold the first of three free Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainings in Central Vermont in Waterbury on Thursday, March 16. The class is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Steele Community Room at the municipal offices and online via Zoom.
‘The Butterfly Queen’: Home-grown Vermont fantasy film hits the screen in Waterbury
BRADFORD — When Liam O'Connor-Genereaux was 4, his parents took him and his brother to a screening of the Star Wars film “The Phantom Menace” at a drive-in theater near their home in Ryegate, assuming the youngsters would fall asleep in the back seat.
Performance highlights past, present young composers at the Barre Opera House March 19
Music Director Lou Kosma and the Vermont Philharmonic along with the Green Mountain Youth Symphony present their annual Family Concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, at the Barre Opera House.
The Outside Story: Return of the ospreys
On my commute to the Northern Woodlands offices in Lyme, New Hampshire, I pass a long-established osprey nest, perched atop a very tall electric tower next to Route 302. This location offers the ospreys a view of their surroundings – and provides me with a view of the ospreys from the road.
Repeat performance: Jeswin Antony wins Vermont American Legion speech contest
Another win for Harwood Union High School senior Jeswin Antony!