Tax checkoff supports threatened and endangered species recovery
As Vermonters prepare to file their 2023 tax returns, state Fish & Wildlife officials remind them to consider checking off the spot to contribute to Vermont’s Nongame Wildlife Fund.
Valley Players premiers ‘Poet’s Choice’ March 8-17
The Valley Players present the world premiere of the play “Poet’s Choice” on stage weekends March 8-17 in Waitsfield.
Obituary: Tracy Jean Costello
It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of Tracy Jean Costello announces her passing on February 19, 2024, in Berlin, Vermont.
Rotary announces NQID 2024 theme: ‘Celebrating All Sport’
Waterbury’s Not Quite Independence Day celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 29. The Waterbury Rotary Club announced this year’s theme: “Celebrating All Sport.”
March programs at the Waterbury Public Library
Learn Mahjong or watercolor painting. Attend an event that shines light into a dark corner of Vermont history. And get ready for the April 8 eclipse.
Obituary: Lorraine E. Gilman
Lorraine E. Gilman, 86, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away in the comfort of her family at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Tuesday afternoon, February 13, 2024.
Obituary: Donald Baird Gile
Donald B. Gile, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, February 16, 2024, at Heaton Woods in Montpelier. Born on October 27, 1942, in Barre City, he was the son of the late Roy M. and Olive (Baird) Gile. He was previously married to Charlanne Izor.
Ebbing snow cover affects plants and animals
Our region is riding a meteorological roller-coaster. Overall, winters are shorter, temperatures warmer, there is less snow cover, and we are experiencing more wet-snow and rain events.
Fire Department recaps 2023 with annual awards banquet
The Waterbury Fire Department recently held its annual membership banquet and awards ceremony at the Main Street firestation.
Signup for Waterbury Rec Summer Camp opens soon
Signups for Summer Recreation Camp start March 4 with a new registration schedule and swim lessons built into the program.
Steele Community Room now available for visual arts exhibitions
The Waterbury Historical Society and the town of Waterbury will now make space available for rotating exhibitions in the Steele Community Room at the municipal center.
Parishes join forces for cash raffle, St. Paddy’s Day event
The local Roman Catholic Church parishes of St. Andrew’s in Waterbury, Our Lady of the Snows in Waitsfield, and St. Patrick's in Moretown together are holding their first annual Cash Raffle fundraiser in four years.
Feb. 16-24: Benefit performances of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ hit three Central Vermont stages
Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking, humorous, eye-opening production, “The Vagina Monologues” will make the rounds to three stages across Central Vermont from Feb. 16 to 24.
Obituary: Albert Siner
Albert Siner, 90, of Peace Dale, Rhode Island, died at home on Tuesday evening, February 13, 2024. He was at peace, surrounded by his beloved family.
A tale of two grosbeaks in winter | The Outside Story
Last February, several evening grosbeaks which we rarely see here visited our feeder.
Longnose gar sets new bow fishing record for 2023
A bow-fishing angler on Lake Champlain can claim the one record-setting catch in Vermont for 2023, according to the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Get shanties off the ice by March 31
Ice fishing shanties in Vermont must be removed before the ice becomes unsafe or loses its ability to support the shanty out of the water, or before the March 31 – whichever comes first.
Outdoors News Briefs
Stark Mountain Foundation set up StorySki at Mad River Glen Feb. 24. Green Mountain Conservation Camp registration is open. Plus, people, dogs can register now for 26th Annual Mutt Strut on April 21.
Freezing solid is no problem for red velvet mites in winter
Built like eight-legged, scarlet Beanie Babies, red velvet mites are hard to miss, even though most of them are no bigger than an eighth of an inch long. They are arachnids in the family Tombidiidae, so their relatives include spiders and ticks.
‘America Runs on Biden’: Political art gets a show at Waterbury Grange Hall
The grassroots progressive local group Indivisible Mad River Valley and Waterbury has organized a presidential election-year project of political poster art that will be on view at the Waterbury Grange Hall Cultural Center on Feb. 14.