- Most people have heard that milkweed is important to the health of monarch butterflies, in part because it is the sole source of nutrition for caterpillars of this species. Here is proof seen last week in a Weybridge yard, where this caterpillar has already devoured the right half of this milkweed leaf and getting a start on the left. Photo by Susan Humphrey
- Vergennes firefighters Zach Gebo, left, and Walker Randall practice putting on a self-contained breathing apparatus during a training exercise in the Vergennes fire station last week. They wore cowls over their heads to simulate the process in a smoke-filled building with no visibility. Local volunteer firefighters do hundreds of hours of training. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- Independent photo/Kelsey Wood
- Local drag queens Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer read a kids book to the youngest Pride attendees as part of Drag Queen Story Time. Independent photo/Kelsey Wood











