Art Briefs
Grange Hall, MOXIE issue seek solo performance acts by Aug. 15; Across Roads seeks art entries for fall exhibition.
Honk 4 Love: Waterbury couple shares joy in drive-by wedding celebration
When it comes to celebrating, count on the Waterbury community to rally.
Waterbury Unleashed Dog Park opens with new rules
Given ongoing public health concerns around COVID-19 and in the interest of dog owners seeking a safe place to recreate with their canine companions, the Waterbury Dog Park has reopened with some new, temporary rules.
Notice: Town of Waterbury seeks Animal Control Officer
The Town of Waterbury is seeking a person or persons interested in serving as Animal Control Officer (ACO) for the Town of Waterbury.
From Vermont to Texas: It started with an idea
Like many 10-year-olds this spring, Hadley Gilson of Waterbury found herself home doing schoolwork online with extra time to fill as activities and playdates were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Local doctor teams up with bookstore, schools for ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ summer reading project
This summer, kids across the Harwood Union school district will have a chance to take part in a unique summer reading program created by a Waterbury family doctor and a local bookstore, with help from a school principal and librarian.
Late-May Green Up Day still hauls in nearly a ton of litter
Although Green Up Day came nearly a month later than usual this year, more than 200 volunteers in Waterbury stepped up last weekend to fan out along most town roads to pick up nearly a ton of trash and junk from roadsides, ditches, streambeds and more.
Community Updates | June 5
Summer youth lunch program to continue at Congregational Church; Waterbury Rotary calls off summer concert series; Waterbury Farmers Market goes ‘virtual.’
Local writers needed to help chronicle Waterbury history, 2000-2020
The Waterbury Historical Society has launched a project to create by the end of 2021 a historical record of Waterbury’s life and history since 2000, written by a variety of authors from all corners of the community.
Video Preview: Historical Society exhibit on local women trailblazers delayed by pandemic
Today, as a pandemic ranges across the country and world, Waterbury Historical Society Museum Curator Jack Carter is determined to honor the suffrage movement and the inspiring women of Waterbury.
Details for Green Up Day in Duxbury
Green Up Day is Saturday, May 30, and it’s Green Up’s 50th anniversary.
Vermont’s 50th Green Up set for Saturday, May 30
On April 18, 1970, Vermont Gov. Deane Davis took the unusual step to close Vermont’s interstate highways from 9 a.m. to noon as volunteers fanned out to pick up roadside trash and Green Up Day was born.
‘Help keep wildlife wild’ — leave fawns alone, give turtles a hand
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and humans who find them should avoid disturbing or picking them up.
Waterbury Center 9-year-old’s doughnut business cheers neighbors, makes TV news
Since the statewide stay-at-home order happened in March, 9-year-old Maclyn Buckingham in Waterbury Center has taken the opportunity to launch the doughnut business she had been thinking of.
COVID-19 Useful Resources
There are many online directories listing local, statewide and national resources that may be of assistance and information.
Face mask facts from the Vermont Health Department
As the state begins taking measured steps toward re-opening, we should make wearing cloth face coverings a habit to protect one another.
Waterbury Public Library opens for curbside pickup May 14
Now that Governor Scott has approved curbside pickup for Vermont libraries, Waterbury Public Library will be providing patrons access to physical materials through a curbside pickup service.
Food shelves welcome new patrons
With many Vermonters laid off from their jobs or without work due to the COVID-19 crisis, local food shelves are seeing an increase in demand. They welcome new patrons who may be in need of food and household items for the first time.
Good Neighbor Fund can help with financial crunch of COVID-19 crisis
The Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund exists to serve you.