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Obituaries & Services 12.22.21

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Steven Orfice Armstrong Steven Orfice Armstrong, 65 years young, died at his home on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in White River Junction. Steven was raised in Orleans and graduated in 1974 from Lake Region Union High School. He excelled in life as a Little Leag... More »

Obituaries & Services 1.12.22

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Larry Columbia Larry W. Columbia, 71, of North Troy, died on January 3, 2022, at his home. He was born on January 9, 1950, in Newport, to Gordon and Cecile (Boisvert) Columbia. He married Sandra Carter September 28, 1968, and she survives him. Larry graduated ... More »

Obituaries & Services 12.15.21

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Roy Barnett Roy “Bart” Barnett Jr. died unexpectedly on December 5, 2021. The elder son of Marie and Roy Barnett, he was a lifelong Vermonter, with deep ties to the Northeast Kingdom. Bart attended North Troy Elementary, then graduated from Sacred Heart High S... More »

Obituaries & Services 12.8.21

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Margaret Huckins-Clowery Margaret “Peggy” Huckins-Clowery, of Derby Line, died and went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was born on April 12, 1947, in Newport to Harold and Susie (Mollica) Gour. Peggy met the love of her life, Kenda... More »

Obituaries & Services 12.1.21

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Norah Christine Jones   Norah Christine Jones, beloved daughter of Quenten and Susan Jones, died Monday night, November 22, 2021. Norah was born June 5, 2007, in Morrisville, and lived with her family in Jay.  Norah brought light to everyone she met.  She was ... More »

Obituaries & Services 11.24.21

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Raymond G. Fortin   Raymond G. Fortin, 81, of Derby Line, died suddenly on November 14, 2021, in Derby Line. He was born on November 25, 1939, in Beebe to the late Louis and Anna-Marie (Fontaine) Fortin.  He married Gloria Durocher May 13, 1961.  Gloria died i... More »

Obituaries & Services 11.17.21

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Dorothy Allen Dorothy Allen, 91, of Methuen, Massachusetts, formerly of Island Pond, died on November 5, 2021, in Merrimack, New Hampshire.  She was born on August 16, 1930, in East Charleston, to the late Alvin and Ruby (Henry) Brooks. Dorothy was a graduate ... More »

Obituaries & Services 11.10.21

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Timothy Scott Bussell   In the early morning hours of October 18, 2021, Timothy Scott Bussell, 62, of Derby Line lost his brief but courageous battle with a rare, fast progressing cancer.  Tim died peacefully, in Burlington, with his wife, Cathy, and daughter ... More »

Obituaries & Services 11.3.21

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Kenneth Brown Sr. Kenneth William “Ken” Brown Sr., 103, of East Hardwick, died Monday, October 18, 2021, at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center, following declining health. He was born June 5, 1918, in Wheelock, the son of the late Adrian V. and... More »

Obituaries & Services 10.27.21

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  Yolande Brasseur Yolande (Ruel) Brasseur, 90, a resident of Newport Center for 45 years before moving to Newport, and then Irasburg, died on October 15, 2021, in St. Johnsbury Hospital. Yolande was born on September 26, 1931, in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, to... More »

10.20.21 Obituaries & Services

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Lorraine Adams Lorraine (LaBounty) Adams died October 10, 2021. She was born in Irasburg on November 2, 1938, the daughter of Karl and Alpha “Ingals” LaBounty of Irasburg, and she died in Barton at the age of 82. Lorraine graduated from Orleans High School in ... More »

J&J shots available at Barton fairgrounds April 27

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Area residents will have the opportunity to get inoculated with the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, April 27.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday they have... More »