Podgwaite memorial golf tournament looks to support Waterbury, Northfield ambulance services
On Sunday, Sept. 17, Northfield Ambulance Volunteers and Waterbury Ambulance Service will co-host the 7th Annual Podgwaite Memorial Golf Tournament at the Northfield Country Club.
Yes, that’s a wasp emerging from a chrysalis
A caterpillar eats and eats, becomes a chrysalis, and after a period of metamorphosis emerges as a beautiful butterfly! Except, sometimes… it doesn’t quite work that way.
Week ahead promises a lively arts scene in Waterbury
The week ahead is a busy one for the arts in Waterbury – live musical performances along with art to see, art to buy, plus visits from multiple Vermont authors.
UPDATE: Health Dept. warns of new viral threat from Vermont mosquitoes
The Vermont Department of Health is cautioning Vermonters to take measures to avoid getting mosquito bites as now mosquitoes in several counties have tested positive for both Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.
The Outside Story: North meets south with hybrid flying squirrels
If you’re where winter nights are coldest and pine forests abound, you’re likely in the presence of Glaucomys sabrinus, the northern flying squirrel. In warmer regions or hardwood forests, you might find yourself in the company of their southern brethren, Glaucomys volans.
Waterbury Ambulance hosts child car restraint experts at the farmers market
Waterbury Ambulance hosts child car restraint experts at the farmers market
Fish on screen: The Big Picture to show local teen’s film about trout, conservation, the environment
A local high school student’s documentary film project about wild trout titled “The Wild Side” will get a screening on Aug. 23 at the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield.
Fall is the time to safely evict bats from houses
It may feel like bats are everywhere to some of Vermont’s human residents. Summer is when some species of bats gather in colonies to raise their young in human-made structures such as houses, barns, office buildings, and bat houses.
Stowe speakers series hosts three upcoming discussions
The Current gallery in Stowe has three upcoming events in its Currently Speaking series starting with the Aug. 17 lecture “Taking Monuments off their Pedestals.”
Lt. Gov. Zuckerman’s Banned Books Tour visits Waterbury on Sunday
On Sunday afternoon inside Bridgeside Books on Stowe Street, a unique gathering is planned with Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, several Vermont authors of children’s literature, and local librarians.
Community volunteers needed to help paint mural
Painting begins this weekend on the “Madonna's Earth” mural that project organizers are aiming to install on the back of 29 Stowe Street in September.
The Outside Story: Total eclipse of the (male) duck
For most of the year, it’s hard to find a pond without at least a few mallards swimming around.
New musical lineup to kick off Waterbury Arts Fest Aug. 25
The rescheduled Waterbury Arts Fest is coming up soon – Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26 – with a Friday night dance party and the popular Saturday arts and crafts market and entertainment.
Annual Vermont Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop has begun
Amid an increase in reports of rabies in racoons, the annual Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop began this week as a joint project of the Vermont Department of Health, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services.
Empty nest: Popular Rt. 100 curiosity lands at new public park in Lyndon
Eagle-eyed travelers on Route 100 in Waterbury Center might notice something missing from the landscape: the chrome and scrap metal eagle sculpture has flown the coop.
Wait: Don’t toss that card!
New little plastic cards are landing in Vermonters’ mail that are worth at least $120 at your nearest grocery store or farmers market. And there’s no catch.
Emerge Vermont opens applications for class of 2024
Emerge Vermont, the statewide organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for political office, is accepting applications for its 2024 training program that begins in January.
Waterbury LEAP rolls out electric vehicles Aug. 15 at CBMS
Local electric vehicle owners and enthusiasts are invited to Crossett Brook Middle School on Aug. 15 for the annual Waterbury LEAP Electric Vehicle Fest.
The Outside Story: Spicebush swallowtails rely on beautiful design
The spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is one of several butterflies in the Papilionidae family, whose range extends into the Northeast. The name is a nod to one of this butterfly’s preferred host plants, although spicebush swallowtails count multiple species in the laurel family among their caterpillar hosts.
Vt. F&W: Leave logs, boulders, in rivers to help fish recover from floods
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department biologists are advising the public to refrain from moving large objects such as logs and boulders that entered streams and rivers during recent storms and flooding.