At 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night many towns in Orleans County have yet to report election results, but those that have show Republican Sam Douglass will represent the county in the Vermont Senate when it reconvenes in January. With 14 of the 20 towns in the distri... More »
Samuel Douglass of Troy, won his race in the Republican primary Tuesday, outpacing Aime Conrad Bellevance of Newport Center by a margin of 713 to 582. Mr. Douglass’ win means he will face off against Democrat Katherine Sims of Craftsbury in the race to succeed... More »
Leanne Harple of Glover handily won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Vermont House representing the Orleans-4 district. In one of the only two contested contests in Tuesday’s primary voting Ms. Harple outpolled David Kelley of Greensboro by a... More »
Mountain View voters give board time to consider Lakeview’s future by Joseph Gresser The four member towns that make up the Mountain View Elementary School District, voted against a non-binding measure that would have instructed the Mountain View board to ... More »
Town mourns beloved lister by Natalie Hormilla GLOVER — Glover residents elected a new select board member, left two other elected positions open, added two more members to the cemetery commission, and approved the proposed budget and list of appropriations ... More »
Voters pick new select board member by Josh Karp GREENSBORO — In Greensboro, Town Meeting was held at Lakeview Elementary School this year. The select board received a petition back in November with over 100 signatures, asking that the 2024 meeting be hel... More »
Long meeting covers much ground by Gina Campoli CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Democracy in Craftsbury was an endurance event Tuesday. Town Meeting 2024 began at 9 a.m. with the school meeting that ended at 11:15 a.m. After a 15-minute break, the municipal portion of... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The world situation is bad, but not hopeless, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told a crowd of just under 100 people Wednesday afternoon. His visit to the Gateway Center was his first Newport stop in two years. “If anybody here is conc... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Tuesday night’s special city council meeting to interview candidates for city manager was a veritable cloak-and-dagger mystery, with council members and city staff going to great lengths to hide the identities of the candidates. N... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY PEAK— The August West Festival returned for its nineteenth year on Saturday, welcoming fans of the Grateful Dead to an afternoon of music in tribute to the band and its famed guitarist, Jerry Garcia. For locals and tourists alike, the ... More »
by Leanne Day Harple GLOVER — John Young, a multi-talented artisan from Glover, has spent the last four decades tuning pianos throughout the Northeast Kingdom. Now, as he transitions to retirement, he has found a unique way to create a second life for his c... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — As the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has been working to come up with regulations regarding wake boating, others have been attempting to keep the recreational crafts and sport out of waters near their home.... More »
