Syrphid flies puzzle and pollinate
Survey the insects orbiting a globe of milkweed blossoms or the delicate blooms of a chokeberry, and you might spy an apparent chimera.
Opening Aug. 13: Photographer Belva Hayden’s show is a journey around the world
In a new solo exhibition at Axel’s Gallery, Waterbury Center award-winning wildlife and adventure photographer Belva Hayden serves up a feast of rich images captured on her travels around the world from Alaska to Madagascar and beyond.
Obituary: Elizabeth Ann (Chapman) Goslant
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Goslant, 91, of Middlesex, passed away on July 27, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family.
August at the library: Feed your hobby
Library programs speak to your hobbies from bridge to stitchery, Dungeons & Dragons to silent reading, to wellness and self-improvement.
Obituary: Randall T. Morgan
Randall T. Morgan, 61, died at home with loved ones by his side on July 27, 2025, after a long illness.
Northeastern bulrush is on the edge, but not on the brink
The northeastern bulrush, which is sometimes called the barbed bristle bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus), grows from rhizomes along the margins of ponds, marshes, ephemeral pools, and other wetlands.
August performances in and near Waterbury
Summertime shows include many outdoor concerts, performances by community theater companies and more.
Rotary taps three leaders for 2025-26 & presents awards
At its annual “Change Over” meeting, the Rotary Club of Waterbury tapped new leaders for the 2025-26 term, honored a Rotarian of the year, and presented its community service award to the Waterbury Roundabout’s editor.
‘Wings and Things’ photo exhibit lands at The Corner School in Granville
The luminous photography of longtime Waitsfield resident Julie Parker takes flight with “Wings and Things,” a solo exhibition at The Corner School Resource Center of Granville in August.
Obituary: Susan Marie April
On July 20, 2025, Susan Marie April, of Waterbury Center, Vermont, passed away after a battle with cancer at age 76.
The Baltimore checkerspot: Finding Maryland’s state insect in Vermont
Unlike most butterflies, Baltimore checkerspots overwinter as caterpillars. They have antifreeze chemicals that enable them to partially solidify without damaging their bodies and then thaw out again.
Obituary: Melissa Dunster
Melissa Dunster, 51, of Waterbury Center, Vermont, passed away peacefully on the early morning of July 13, 2025, surrounded by her loving friends and family, at Central Vermont Medical Center, after a long battle with illness.
Obituary: Shirley Mae Viens
Shirley Mae Fiske Viens passed away on June 11, 2025, at her home with her three sons by her side.
Obituary: Richard Leon Catchapaw
Richard L. Catchapaw, Sr., 86, passed away at his home in Duxbury on June 26, 2025.
Group painting, meditation project to create new public artwork
A special community art and meditation project happening on Saturday aims to bring people together to create a new artwork that could be publicly displayed in the future.
Waterbury LEAP leads effort to tackle drafty windows before winter
It may be July, but Waterbury LEAP members are already making plans for their second fall building effort to create energy-efficient, low-cost window inserts to help make drafty houses more comfortable this winter.
Ripples from the Reservoir: Greeting visitors, targeting invasives, eyeing eaglets
Summer has made a steamy, muggy and hot entrance. The warm weather and holiday weekend brought many visitors to the reservoir, keeping rangers, park staff, vendors, and our Aquatic Invasive Species greeters very busy.
Valley Players to hold auditions for October play, ‘Blithe Spirit’
The Valley Players will hold auditions Aug. 3 and 5 for their fall production of the play “Blithe Spirit” by Noël Coward.
What makes blueberries blue?
Like many eye-catching berries, blueberries contain pigment chemicals that selectively absorb some light wavelengths, reflecting the other colors back to our eyes for us to see. They also have a waxy layer, or bloom, that scatters and reflects blue light.
‘Primordial Forms’ exhibit opens at The Phoenix
A new art exhibition at The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall opens July 17 with a reception and runs through Oct. 19. ‘Primordial Forms’ presents the abstract work of three artists.