Spring 2015
Waterbury photos by Gordon Miller and more.
Waterbury Rotary’s 22nd annual spring show, held last weekend, offered innovative home ideas and lots of fun. Here, Zach Smith takes aim in Nerf archery.
Vickey Viens and her dog, Lily, compete in the pet fashion show at Waterbury Rotary’s 22nd annual spring show
On a serious note, Vermont meteorologist Roger Hill talked about climate change at the 22nd annual Waterbury Rotary Spring Show.
Brynn Evans, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Lamoille County, and her staff and volunteers organized a Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce mixer on Wednesday, March 18, at their Morrisville offices. Thirty guests registered and enjoyed a lively update on the organization’s activities, including the March for Meals at the Morrisville St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The next chamber mixer is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at offices located in the former Post Office building in Morrisville. Information: 888-7607, max@lamoillechamber.com.
Students had a ball at Harwood’s prom Saturday at the National Life building in Montpelier. The theme was “Masquerade in Paris.”
Chris Riley and Madison Evans enjoyed a dance at Harwood’s prom Saturday at the National Life building in Montpelier.
Inspired air guitar on the prom floor at Harwood's celebration, held Saturday at the National Life building in Montpelier.
Drivers headed south on Route 100 will have to go through Waterbury’s Main Street to Route 2, and head for Exit 9 — the Middlesex/Moretown connection — to get onto I-89 south.
Harwood Union High School’s cross-country teams pose with coach John Kerrigan on the steps of the Statehouse.
Gov. Shumlin joins in groundbreaking ceremonies Monday for Waterbury’s new municipal complex.
Harriet Grenier, who has pushed for years for a new Waterbury Public Library, speaks at groundbreaking ceremonies for a new municipal complex — including a new library.
Sue Miller of Waterbury, state transportation chief, and state Rep. Rebecca Ellis, D-Waterbury, at left, at the ground breaking ceremony for the new $5 million municipal complex.
Kerrigan started teaching at Harwood in 1978. The next year, he took over the cross-country team. He has also helped Harwood to win 18 other state titles in track and Nordic skiing — a total of 40 state championships.
Small white lane separators for northbound traffic on Interstate 89 took a pounding in April. Right lane is for Exit 10; left lane is for through traffic. In just a couple of days, the front-line separators were mowed over. Larger barrels were installed; this week, tubular lane separators will be installed.
Jane Willard asks a question at Coffee With a Cop, a chance to chat informally with local police at the Waterbury Area Senior Center. Seated, from left, are part-time officer Henry Parro, Chief Joby Feccia and Cpl. Anthony Mazzilli. Police hope for meaningful, ongoing dialogue with local residents.
Matt Skelly as the Cat in the Hat
Bridget Nadgeman, center, as Gertrude McFuzz.
Ben Burr as Horton the Elephant
Nina Sklar as Mayzie La Bird
Randy George, left, co-founder of Red Hen Baking Company, was honored at the White House as part of its Working Families Champions of Change event
Harwood’s Liam O’Toole shrugs off contact in the season opener for the boys’ lacrosse team. The game went into overtime, but Colchester eked out a victory, 7-6.
The ninth LEAP Energy Fair was held Saturday at the Crossett Brook Middle School gym. The free event drew almost 550 attendees and featured more than 70 energy-related exhibitors, free electronics recycling, children’s activities, and a free show by Marko the Magician.
Pianist Stephanie Wiegand performs a work by a Harwood Union High School student composer. Music teachers chose 12 student compositions to be played by professional musicians in the “Opus 1” show at the school last week.
Sydney Lea, Vermont’s poet laureate, speaks April 16 at the Waterbury Public Library. His most recent collection of poems is “I Was Thinking of Beauty.”
From left, Crossett Brook Middle School students Lilianna Ziedens, Gracie Talbert, Chloe Lavigne and Heather Garufi won awards from the Vermont Historical Society during History Day March 28.
Melting ice unplugged the Ice-Out Contest clock at 2:13 a.m. on April 14, 2015, at Waterbury’s town pool.
Grilled Cabot cheddar, bacon, apple and cider jelly sandwich at the Apple Core Luncheonette at Cold Hollow Cider Mill.
Harwood’s Henry Hermanowski hits a return in a tennis match against Montpelier. The Harwood boys’ tennis team lost the match 6-1.
Board members and ambassadors of the Friends of Waterbury Reservoir: Fred Abraham, Sheila Goss, Francine Chittenden, Laurie Smith, Willem Lange, Steve Winters, John Bauer and Faith Bieler. Not available for the photo: Eric Chittenden, Shawn Donovan, Jim Ryan.
Bob Aylward and his wife, Kimberly, are the new owners of the Waterbury Laundromat at 8 Park Row. It’s the only laundromat in town.
Volunteers from the Waterbury Mission join Chad Ummel, Waterbury’s recreation director, in giving the exterior of the town recreation building a new, much-needed coat of paint on Sunday.
John Bauer
Yestermorrow Design Build School
Yestermorrow Design Build School
Taylor Culvert collects tires for Green Up Day in Waterbury.
The cottages also come equipped with appliances and plumbing and are ready for cable and electricity and solar power, too, with a flat-screen TV over the mantel.
Boys from Waterbury Cub Scout Troop 711 spent Friday afternoon scanning the alleys and roadsides of town for trash to get a jump on Green Up Day 2015. They filled several bags of trash, and had one heck of a good time.
Contractors are building an 84-room Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites near the Crossroad, and new housing development is planned nearby on Blush Hill Road. The new Fairfield Inn and Suites is just down the road from the Best Western Plus; across Route 100 are a number of retail stores, including Shaw’s Supermarket, and a Merchants Bank office.
Even though a can of Heady Topper specifically tells the consumer, “Don’t be a D-Bag, recycle this can,” at least one Heady dropper didn’t heed that entreaty, along with their kombucha-drinking friend. Volunteers picked them up, but like many containers found on Green Up day they are so filthy they probably wouldn’t accepted for recycling, said Susan Alexander, manager of the Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District.
A few of the homes have been completely assembled, and the first sale closed in late April. The rest of the 11 cottages will soon be affixed to the foundations that line the driveway like a clear-cut forest.
Georgiana Birmingham navigates a rocky region.
Kate Ruggles says high-level customer service separates Ruelle Boutique from other women’s clothiers.
Ruelle’s proprietor Kate Ruggles, center, is just steps away from her parents, Larry and Kathy Murphy, separated on the tightly knit, mostly brick, block by an alley — or ruelle, from the French.
Ruelle Boutique joins the Stowe Street Emporium as the second business run by the Murphy family, who’ve operated there for the past 18 months.
Where the Whalley Trailer Park once sat before Tropical Storm Irene washed it away, a floodproofed pocket neighborhood is rising in Waterbury. The new homes are engineered to withstand a 100-year storm — one so severe, there’s only a 1 percent chance it will occur in any given year.
To honor your 2015 grads in the June 18 issue of the Stowe Reporter, call 802-253-2101, stop by at 49 School St. in Stowe, or send materials to ads@stowereporter.com.
Jim Abair tills land adjacent to Hope Cemetery in Waterbury for this year’s community gardens. To register: waterburyvt.com/departments/recreation. The gardens are split into north and south sections. Vehicles may reach the north gardens via the Dac Rowe Field gate on Main Street. People visiting the south gardens must park in a designated lot off Winooski Street. No vehicles should be parked within Hope Cemetery.
Sarah-Lee Terrat’s rough color concept for a huge mural planned at the State Office Complex. Terrat was selected from five finalists for a grant to create the mural.
Thomas S. Leavitt of Waterbury Center, president and CEO of Northfield Savings Bank, has been named to the board of directors of the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes.
Bike talk was all the rage Saturday at Dac Rowe Field at a bike swap organized by the Waterbury Area Trails Alliance, along with the Vermont Mountain Bike Association and MTBVT. In addition to talk, bikes and parts were swapped. With the woods drying out, bike season is upon us.
Sarah-Lee Terrat visits the home of her future mural at the under-construction state office complex in Waterbury
Reports Carl Backman of Waterbury: “This peregrine falcon spent about 45 minutes in a tree outside my house off Perry Hill Road” on Wednesday, May 13.
Waterbury youngsters rode to school on Wednesday, May 13, as part of a national effort promoting walking and biking to school. Almost 200 children and parents took part in the Waterbury observance. The effort celebrates fun, good health, a better environment and safe outdoor activities.
Craig S. Nolan of Waterbury, a veteran federal and state prosecutor, has joined the Burlington law firm Sheehey Furlong & Behm as a shareholder and director.
Ladd Hall has been redeveloped at 128 S. Main St. and is the front-and-center feature of 27 affordable apartments in Waterbury village. Behind the brick structure is a three-story, 23,000-square-foot addition that also houses apartments.
An airy, window-filled apartment.
A solemn moment in Waterbury’s Memorial Day observances, a time to remember the sacrifices made by the men and women who died fighting for this country.
Meriden H. “Nellie” Nelson, 75, of Moretown died in the comfort of his home on Monday, May 25, 2015.
Harwood’s Sarah Russon is safe at second. The Harwood softball team has had a tough season, but after eight losses, it beat Northfield for its first win of the year.
Winning pitcher Lauryn Green covers home plate, but the Northfield runner beats the tag. The Harwood softball team has had a tough season, but after eight losses, it beat Northfield for its first win of the year.
Nicole Grenier will open the Stowe Street Cafe on June 6, adjacent to Bridgeside Books. She plans to focus on local fare — in food, drink and products.
Eloise M. Thurston, 98, a lifelong resident of Waterbury Center, died peacefully in the comfort of her family at The Manor in Morrisville on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
The craft brew faithful line up outside the Prohibition Pig, one of four establishments in downtown Waterbury whose taps were largely taken over by Hill Farmstead Brewery on Saturday. It was part of the Greensboro brewery’s five-year celebration.
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