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Readsboro Independence Day festivities announced

The Readsboro Independence Day Committee invites the family and friends of Readsboro to be part of this year’s parade by participating in the parade float competition on Saturday, June 27. The parade will start at 11 am on Phelps Lane and travel along Main Street, ending at the Readsboro General...

Left to right: MCL Youth Services Library Assistant and chicken farmer, Karen Huerta; and Youth Services Librarian Carson Schafer emerge from colored eggs in the children's library.

Manchester library hosts “Chick Days” program through May

The Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Avenue, is gearing up for a dinosaur-themed summer reading program with the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex – the chicken. Thanks to a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation, “Chick Days at MCL” will lead program participants...

Gordon Hayward

BMAC to host Gordon Hayward, garden designer, author

On Saturday, April 25, at 5:30 pm, nationally recognized garden writer, designer, and lecturer Gordon Hayward will discuss how visual art, architecture, and place inspire garden design. The talk will take place at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), 10 Vernon Street. Hayward has...

Student art on display at Moore Free Library

The Moore Free Library and Crowell Gallery, 23 West Street, are hosting “Under the Sea,” a student art show, now through Monday, April 27. This year’s exhibit is inspired by ocean-themed Red Clover book nominees “Ursula Upsidedown” and “Whale Song.” The show is on view during the library’s normal...

Enjoying time around the reflecting pool is one of many events happening at the Clark Museum during April vacation week.

School break art activities at the Clark

The Clark Art Institute offers fun activities celebrating art, nature, and student creativity during the April vacation week. From Tuesday, April 21, through Friday, April 24, children are welcome to explore the outdoor sculpture exhibition “Ground/work 2025” while using the free activity packs....

Visitors enjoy a live demonstration in the cabinet making shop on the Old Sturbridge Village campus.

Free admission for kids at Old Sturbridge Village in April

As spring arrives in New England, Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, MA, invites families to celebrate the season with a special offer: children receive free general daytime admission now through April 30. Up to two children, age 17 or younger, will be admitted free with each adult full-price...

Square dance fundraiser in Townshend

There will be a Spring Fling Square Dance fundraiser for the Valley Village Senior Living community in the Dutton Gym on Friday, April 10, from 6:30 to 9 pm. No experience necessary as dances will be taught. Come with a partner, friend, family or alone. Sally Newton will teach and call the dances....

Apple Barn opens for spring with Annual Maple in April festival

The Apple Barn & Country Bake Shop, 604 Route 7, will officially reopen for the season on Friday, April 4, welcoming visitors for another year of fresh bakery and Vermont-made goods, as well as community events at the farm. Guests visiting during the early spring season can expect to find...

DEC scientist collecting water samples on Molly's Falls Reservoir in Marshfield shortly after ice-out in early spring.

DEC looking for ice-out survey responders

As Vermonters patiently wait for spring, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites the public to report when Vermont’s lakes and ponds lose their ice cover. Also known as the “ice-out date,” it marks when lakes or ponds become ice-free from shore to shore. DEC scientists use ice-...

Floating row covers are examples of tools that gardeners and farmers alike can use to practice IPM for vegetable crops to exclude insect pests.

IPM allows for pest control without overuse of dangerous chemicals

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a holistic approach that gardeners can use to reduce pesticides when managing insects, diseases, and weeds. The US Department of Agriculture defines IPM as “a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools...