by Debra Heleba Spring has sprung, and gardeners and homeowners are turning their attention to preparing lawns and gardens for the season. For many, that includes applying fresh mulch to trees and garden beds. As you reach for the mulch, a word of caution: bew... More »
The Vermont Health Department noted a recent case of rabies in a skunk in the town of Westmore. Since wild animals move and interact with each other, a rabid animal detection means there is circulation of the virus and a risk of rabies from wildlife in the gre... More »
by Joseph Gresser GLOVER — The town hall here was filled nearly to capacity Saturday morning for the annual Vermont Sacred Harp convention and all-day sing. The event, is held in a different part of the state each year, and this year it was the Northeast King... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—With drama and dance teacher Taryn Colby out on maternity leave, the students of North Country Union High School, with Kaeleb Berthiaume, a recent graduate of the school, as their leader took over the winter dance and drama program on... More »
by Matthew Wilson The basic skills of survival are often taken for granted in the modern world. Tech and easy access to daily necessities have made getting food and shelter far simpler than for our bygone ancestors. Primitive methods are less used, but the b... More »
by Trisha Ingalls DERBY LINE — A unilateral decision to bar Canadians walking directly to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, beginning in October has generated concern from people on both sides of the border, who have strolled up to the doors of the i... More »
by Maria Amador NEWPORT — School board members and administrators from the North Country, Essex North, and Orleans Central supervisory unions gathered on July 31 to discuss the Legislature’s recently passed Act 73 (H.454) — a bill meant to transform Vermont’s ... More »
Charlie Kirk remembered at vigil by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Well over 100 people gathered at the Newport waterfront Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil in memory of Charlie Kirk. The gathering gave those affected by the murder of the organizer, debater,... More »
Opinion by Lila Bennett Did you know that the average age at which kids first try vaping nicotine is just nine years old? Yes, you read that right — nine years old, which is typically fourth grade. Hard to believe, but this is the reality we’re facing. Journ... More »
Ruminations by Tena Starr This all started in the spring when I set out to try a recipe for “salt and vinegar” potato salad — like the potato chips. Except this recipe also called for fresh dill, and that turned out to be a problem. We went to several stores ... More »
by Tena Starr Okay, some trivia. Although neither Steve nor I are big on guided tours, we took a tour of the supposedly haunted McRaven House, an antebellum mansion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where few such houses survived the Civil War. There, we learned a... More »
by Elise Tillinghast Several weeks and many baths ago, my dog discovered a black-and-white stranger crossing our lawn. Wagging vigorously, and ignoring my frantic shouts, she ran up and offered her canine greeting: a nose-to-tail sniff. The encounter end... More »
