by Paul Lefebvre When writer Edward “Ted” Hoagland turned 80 in December, he had 22 books under his belt. Today, he has one more and is working on another. Of course there’s an essay in the works, from the man writer John Updike called “the best essayist of... More »
Margaret (Leclair) Brown Margaret E. Brown, 93, of Derby died peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2013, at home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on October 7, 1919, in Newport, the daughter of Gerald and Isabelle (Hill) Leclair. As a girl, she lived in Newpo... More »
Hartford’s Cal Ripken All-Stars won the state championship in baseball for players age 12 and under at Barton Sunday, according to an account from Coach Jethro Hayman of the Lake Region All-Stars. Mr. Hayman said the Lake Region team gave the Hartford team a g... More »
by Richard Creaser BARTON — By any objective measure, the greater the number of delays, the harder it is for pitchers to stay warmed up. Friday night, opening night of the Vermont U12 Cal Ripken Baseball tournament, was just such a night. Fans and players a... More »
by Tena Starr “It’s kind of a nightmare.” That’s how Brandon Tanner of Glover described this summer’s weather and his own efforts to put in hay for his dairy cows. “It’s one of those things where you’re forced this year to get what you can get when you can get... More »
by Joseph Gresser STANNARD — The new agricultural businesses that have flourished in the Northeast Kingdom over the past decade could not have grown so quickly without capital. Many of the necessary resources were found by Rian Fried, a pioneer in the field o... More »
Clarice Orene (Sprouse) Dickinson Clarice Orene (Sprouse) Dickinson of Irasburg died peacefully on July 2, 2013. She was born on December 31, 1926, in Louisa, Virginia, to Richard and Isalene Sprouse. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to the big ci... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — A crowd of Circus Smirkus troupers moved around the ring here at choreographer Matt Williams’ instruction early Friday morning. Dressed in rehearsal clothes, the performers looked much younger than they do in their flashy show o... More »
This past weekend, June 29 and 30, North Country and Lake Region completed the 12U (age 12 and under) Cal Ripken baseball district championship. Last Thursday, June 27, North Country took it to Lake Region, beating them 10-0 in five innings. This put the pr... More »
Reviewed by Garret Keizer Crossing Jack Brook: Love and Death in the Woods, by Paul Lefebvre. Published by Beck Pond Books. 169 pages. Paperback. $20. Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover on your first try are roughly on a par with those of being inju... More »
by Paul Lefebvre WESTFIELD — A movie set carpenter for major films and a part-time resident here is believed to be the victim of a recent homicide in this town of roughly 500 people. State Police are not releasing the name of the deceased, but neighbors say h... More »
Michael G. Adams Michael G. Adams, 70, died on June 28, 2013, at his home on Seymour Lake in Morgan. He was born on February 19, 1943, in Burlington, to George “Ted” and Nadean (Ellsworth) Adams. He grew up in Stowe and graduated from Stowe High School in 196... More »
