by Maria Amador Change is coming to Lake Region Union High School, where long-time educator Andrew Kulak will step in as principal on July 1. Following a search process that began in January, the Lake Region board decided to hire Mr. Kulak to succeed principa... More »
by Matthew Wilson BROWNINGTON — On April 8, Bill Davis, a member of the Brownington Planning Commission, gave the town’s select board a report on efficiency upgrades being made to town buildings through the Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP). Mr. Dav... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — Glover residents continue to complain about the way Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies patrol the town and Glover’s contract with the sheriff’s department has lapsed. Voters at Town Meeting didn’t approve the policing contract, lea... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — On April 10, the city council held what may be the last public discussion about hiring a new city manager before the successful candidate is introduced to the public. At a special meeting, members heard from Dominic Cloud, who was ... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — After the flood of July 2023, a sinkhole developed on the banks of the dam at the eastern end of Shadow Lake. The sinkhole grew significantly after the 2024 flood, leading to concerns of a potential breach, which could possibly resul... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — The select board here had its eyes on the road at its April 2 meeting. Board members considered road equipment, where new road resurfacing will be done this summer, and granting permission for ATV riders to use roads. The... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais MORGAN — When December rolls around each year, it’s time for a small but ever-dedicated group of volunteers at the Morgan Hatchery to start babysitting. Their responsibility? Over 120,000 fish eggs, which have quite the meticulous daily ... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — At their April 1 meeting, a citizen chastised two members of the select board here for an action they took on March 11. Later in the meeting, the third member rose to read a reprimand of his own. That issue was the decision to re... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In two written decisions, totaling 25 pages, Judge Rory Thibault turned down Joseph Millett’s request to have the domestic terrorism charge against him dismissed. But while Orleans County State’s Attorney Farzana Leyva’s side of th... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — United Christian Academy hosted a special visitor on Friday. As part of a tour of schools from all fifty states, Mary Christina Riley, a representative from the U.S. Department of Education, came to the school for a tour of the fac... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Forty-three-year-old Ariana Rodger, of Newport, was brought, shackled, into the third-floor courtroom of the Governor Lee Emerson Courthouse on March 19. She sat down next to Michael Shane, her lawyer, and listened as Judge Rory T... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A court hearing on March 19 focused on whether Joseph Millett, 38, of Newport Center should be charged with domestic terrorism, after the Veterans Crisis Line told police he had made threats of violence. William Stocker, Mr. Millet... More »
