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Left, Boone Parsons, of Warren, considering the processes that shaped what he sees at Folsom Brook today. Julie and daughter, Ingrid, of Warren share their collection of plant life from their Warren Covered Bridge sampling site. Photos: Annie Parsons - Mad River Watch Volunteer, Friends of the Mad River

A resilient Mad River watershed

Saturday, August 28, is the 10-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene when around 6 inches of rain fell in the Mad River watershed in a matter of hours, causing the river to crest at ~19 feet at ...

A resilient Mad River watershed

File photo of Siptemberfest at Mad River Glen. Photo: Peggy McGrath

Event organizers react to increased COVID cases due to Delta variant

With COVID cases continuing at higher levels in Vermont due to the Delta variant of the virus, local event organizers are reacting with their own plans to keep their events safe. As reported this ...

Residents request town help with speeding in Fayston

For the second time in a month, a group of town residents has asked the Fayston Select Board for help controlling speeding on the town’s roads which is endangering pedestrians, cyclists and ...

The former Birke Photography on Bridge Street in Waitsfield was destroyed by TS Irene and later became a pocket park. Photo: Chris Stecher

Ten years after Irene – how minds and priorities have changed

In the initial days, weeks and months after Tropical Storm Irene walloped The Valley and Vermont on August 28, 2011, the emphasis was on cleanup, road repairs and rebuilding what could be ...

Eric Reisner of Warren, VT on the Mt. Washington Climb to the Clouds. Photo: Douglas Bolduc of DaggerSLADE Media

Valley locals race up Mt. Washington

Two Waitsfield local residents, Eric Reisner, Warren, and Seth Achilles, Waitsfield, participated in the Climb to the Clouds car race up to the 6,288-foot summit of Mt. Washington on August 15. ...

The spontaneous joy of movement at Phantom Theater

Two women dancers, Alana Rancourt Phinney and Willow Wonder, are performing their latest work, “Safe House,” at Phantom Theater on Monday and Tuesday nights. A “metaphor for a safe place to ...

School board prepares to bring $59.5M bond issue to voters

The Harwood Unified Union School District board (HUUSD) along with Harwood Union High School and Crossett Brook Middle School principals, discussed the proposed details of a $59.5 million bond at its ...