The Outside Story: When to rescue – or not rescue – a baby bird
This is the time of year when my yard feels bursting with life, as the neighborhood welcomes eastern phoebes, ruby-throated hummingbirds, and broad-winged hawks back from their long migrations.
Memorial Day ceremony set for Duxbury’s Holy Cross Cemetery
The Waterbury Historical Society and American Legion Post 59 will host their annual Memorial Day event on Monday, May 29, starting at 11 a.m. at Duxbury’s Holy Cross Cemetery.
Axel’s first exhibit in new location features Ferrisburgh artist through September
Work by Ferrisburgh artist Denis Versweyveld is Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop’s first exhibit in its new Stowe Street gallery space, opening on May 31 to run all summer.
The Outside Story: The early bird gets the jumping worm
We’ve all heard the idiom, “The early bird gets the worm.” When it comes to invasive jumping worms, unfortunately, there are more than enough to go around.
Green Up Day in Duxbury 2023
Approximately 80 volunteers worked to spruce up Duxbury roads on Green Up Day, Saturday, May 6. The Duxbury Land Trust, which has been organizing the event for the past 26 years, is very pleased with the result.
Vermont students choose Youth Book Award winners
Thousands of young readers around Vermont have weighed in to choose the latest winners of three annual literary awards organized by the Vermont Department of Libraries.
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.
Obituary: Wade Thompson Morse
DUXBURY – Wade Thompson Morse, 82, a lifelong resident of Duxbury, passed away at Chestnut Place in Berlin on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
Obituary: Carla F. Hultstrom
Carla F. Hultstrom, 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Essex Junction, Vermont. Born on June 24, 1935, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, she was the daughter of Evald and Alma Lewin.
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.