Winterfest launches ambitious COVID-safe ‘Wanderlust Challenge’
Celebrating its milestone 10th anniversary, Waterbury Winterfest is the festival the community has come to rely on to invigorate the town in the midst of winter.
A thank you in lights
In the past week or so, a new lighted message has caught people’s eye on North Main Street near Dac Rowe Park.
Ballet Vermont to hold auditions Feb. 6 for spring, summer performances
Ballet Vermont has announced it will host auditions on Feb. 6 for two upcoming productions for the 2021 spring and summer season.
Out with the old… and in with the new
At the close of 2020, Waterbury Roundabout asked readers to fill out a short survey about the year ahead and the year gone by.
Barred owls are both neighbors and characters of age-old legends
On frigid winter evenings, the hooting of a barred owl (Strix varia) serves as a reminder that the darkened forests of the Northeast are still very much alive with activity.
Look Back: Scenes from 2020
As years go, 2020 started off pretty normal in Waterbury. But just barely two months in, it became clear that COVID-19 had other plans for 2020.
The Outside Story: Where are summer birds?
Mornings are quiet now. Gone is the loud chorus of bird song outside my window that I awoke to in spring and summer.
Author Dan Brown joins Children’s Literacy Foundation’s grown-up book club Feb. 12
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has replaced its in-person programming with virtual events including storytelling, workshops and author visits for kids and adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Obituary: Michael James "Mike" Harper
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Michael James “Mike” Harper, age 58, passed away at his home with his family at his side on December 29, 2020.
Move over Tennessee and Kentucky, Vermont has a waltz now, too
Vermont’s got a new Christmas tune of its own this year—a soulful number titled “A Vermont Christmas Waltz,” released by Stowe’s Taryn Noelle.
Holiday kindness takes many forms
This time of year predictably makes us introspective, reflecting on the year drawing to a close and imagining the new year a clean slate before us. As we wind down, we instinctively look for ways to show appreciation and gratitude for those family, friends and neighbors close to us.
Obituary: Everett Walter Coffey
Everett Walter Coffey, 83, of Waterbury, Vt., passed away at his home on December 19, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.
The Outside Story: Common Redpolls
As winter settles in, people watching their birdfeeders hope to catch a glimpse of something out of the ordinary – perhaps a visitor from the Far North.
Santa and Friends greet fans at a safe distance
The Waterbury Rotary Club’s annual Santa in the Park visit took on a pandemic twist last weekend as organizers rearranged it to be a drive-through event at Rusty Parker Memorial Park.
Zenbarn joins Everyone Eats free-meals program
Waterbury Center restaurant Zenbarn has joined a statewide program to help ensure that those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have enough to eat.
Solstice sky puts on a show
One night just before Christmas last year, my youngest daughter and I opted to walk the short distance home from dinner at my parents’ house, rather than drive with the rest of the family.
CVMC lands 3-year, $1 million federal grant to address opioid crisis
Central Vermont recently saw the award of a 3-year, $1 million Federal Rural Communities Opioid Response Programs grant to help support the work that Central Vermont Medical Center is doing in coordination with a key community coalition, the Washington County Substance Abuse Regional Partnership.
Mad River Chorale presents a virtual holiday concert
The Mad River Chorale will debut its first-ever virtual concert titled “Towards the Light” on Monday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The show must go on at GMPA this weekend
Who hasn’t heard the expression “the show must go on” in show business, right? The students, teachers and staff at Green Mountain Performing Arts are embracing that mantra this weekend with their virtual holiday Winter Wonderland performance.
Fire Department teams up with Rural Fire Protection Task Force to restore fire-fighting water sources
The Waterbury Fire Department, in partnership with the Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force, recently completed the installation of a dry hydrant at the Blush Hill Estates fire pond as part of a program to improve fire protection in rural Vermont communities.