Historical Society holds pre-Memorial Day service Saturday at South Duxbury Church
The Duxbury Historical Society invites the Duxbury-Moretown-Waterbury community to a pre-Memorial Day service this Saturday at 11 a.m.
Lost Nation Theater debuts new play, ‘My Mother’s Three Mothers,’ May 25-June 11
Lost Nation Theater presents a new mainstage show, “My Mother's Three Mothers,” May 25 through June 11.
The Outside Story: Meet the chestnut-sided warbler
While planting the vegetable garden last May, I heard a repeated bird song emanating from the adjacent raspberry patch: “Pleased, pleased, pleased to MEETCHA.”
Wildlife experts: Leave fawns alone this time of year
Deer fawns are being born this time of year and Vermont Fish & Wildlife experts urge Vermonters to avoid disturbing or picking them up if they find one alone.
Green Up volunteers make more than a ton of improvement
The recent streak of rainy weather broke just in time for Green Up Day last Saturday, May 6, and volunteers fanned out all over town to pick up more than 1.25 tons of trash along roadsides, in parks and neighborhoods.
Getting laughs is serious business for Comedy Night host Denise McCarty
Laughter is healthy, releases dopamine and helps us forget our worries. Moretown comedian Denise McCarty discusses laughter, healing and her role hosting Friday’s comedy event to benefit Waterbury Ambulance Service.
Fish & Wildlife News
A student fish art contest. News about this year’s moose hunt. Plus posts about turkey hunting, fishing programs, bats, turtles, deer and more. These items are taken from recent news releases from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Busy Saturday downtown: Fire-EMS Open House, car wash fundraiser
Two events in downtown Waterbury on Saturday are bound to draw a crowd: a Fire Department and EMS open house and a high school basketball teams car wash.
The Valley Players prep for two upcoming productions
There’s little down time at the Valley Players Theater these days. May 20-22 will be busy at the Waitsfield community theater with preparations for two upcoming productions – an historical dramatization about the founding of Joslin Memorial Library, and auditions for the company’s fall play, Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie.”
Free Stop the Bleed trainings offered at fish and game club
The Waterbury-Stowe Fish and Game Club along with the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife will hold two free Stop the Bleed training classes on Monday, May 22.
The Outside Story: Spring is bumblebee queen season
Hear ye, hear ye! The queens have emerged! We’re talking about bumblebees (genus Bombus). For several weeks each spring, any bumblebee you see is a queen – and very hard at work. She must construct her kingdom.
Waterbury’s NQID hails ‘Peace, Love, and the 4th of July’ on June 24
On Saturday, June 24, the streets and parks of Waterbury will be filled with celebrations for Not Quite Independence Day, often just called NQID.
Local gardeners are snapping up community garden plots
Residents in the Duxbury, Waterbury, and Moretown area have a few places to choose from if they’re thinking about renting a community garden plot this season but reservations are filling up fast.
Grant program could triple fundraising for community mural project
Plans to create a community mural along Stowe Street Waterbury are moving ahead with a recently launched crowdfunding campaign sponsored by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development’s Better Places program.
Queer Reads creates library space for LGBTQ youth
Last year at the Waterbury Public Library, Youth Services Librarian Cynthia Ryle started noticing more and more young people coming in and asking for books with queer characters.
Mad River Chorale presents: ‘In Celebration of Spring’
The Mad River Chorale community chorus of Central Vermont presents its spring concerts, "In Celebration of Spring,” on Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, in Waitsfield and Waterbury.
Duxbury Historical Society taking orders for spring flower sale fundraiser
The Duxbury Historical Society’s annual spring flower sale fundraiser is on with orders open through May 10.
Prolific Maine crime novel author Paul Doiron visits Stowe library May 11
Best-selling Maine crime novel author Paul Doiron will visit the Stowe Free Library on Thursday, May 11, for a reading and book signing event and the public is invited.
The Outside Story: The carpenters arrive in spring
Why do ants suddenly appear every time spring is near? Just like bees, they long to be close to you – especially if your home is made of wood.
All things compost at the Vermont Organics Recycling Summit May 1-5
The 17th annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit happens mostly online May 1-5 with a focus on many facets of composting.