The Kingdom Connection: Visitor and Vacation Guide is a resource for local businesses and events in and around Orleans County in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. To view full screen click on the X in the menu below the guide. If you prefer to view as a pdf click ... More »
Joan Austin Joan Raftery Austin, 72, of Orleans, died after a valiant battle with cancer on February 17, 2025, in Newport. She was born on October 10, 1952, in Oakridge, Tennessee, to the late Bob and Kitty Bennett. Joanie was a well-renowned figure within t... More »
Plans to purify the output of an under drain that collects water flowing beneath the lining of the New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWS-VT) landfill in Coventry were subjected to close scrutiny by a crowd of around 30 people at the Coventry municipal bu... More »
Spend ten minutes listening to a classroom teacher, and you will begin to understand two things: Why many are leaving and how devoted to their students they are despite challenges… More »
Carmen Anderson tells us she spotted this bear Monday near Willoughby Lake in Westmore. She said there was no time for her to roll down the window, but she manage to capture it before it wandered off into the woods. More »
A local group of women is planning the area’s first-ever Filipino cultural festival in Newport on Sunday, August 28. The all-day event will take place at the Prouty Beach Campground pavilion, beginning at 10 a.m., and will showcase Filipino food, dancing, musi... More »
Savannah Bradshaw Savannah Bradshaw, born April 8, 1971, in St. Johnsbury, died on June 22, 2022, after five days in the intensive care unit at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She died in the arms of her father, David Bradshaw. Her daug... More »
The Veterans’ Memorial Long Bridge provides a perfect platform from which to send pyrotechnics high above South Bay. Monday’s display was nearly a half-hour long and provided all the oohs and aahs a child or awe-struck adult could ever wish for. More »
DERBY — All eyes were turned toward the blue skies, looking up in anticipation of a truly special occasion. After the Fourth of July parade through the town had concluded, families and community members in Derby gathered at North Country Union Junior High Scho... More »
After two seasons of remote performances the young troupers of Circus Smirkus returned to the company’s big tent Saturday for the start of the 2022 tour. Ringmaster Troy Wunderle said he and everyone else associated with the circus are delighted to once again ... More »
Lexie Vinal and her family spent all day at the Barton fairgrounds Saturday. It was 13-year-old Lexie’s first gymkhana competition, and her horse Shamrock’s first time out, too. The sport of gymkhana originated in India in the nineteenth century, and it is act... More »
by Joseph Gresser As of Monday all Vermonters 16 years of age and older are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. At his Friday briefing, Governor Phil Scott gave 16, 17, and 18 year olds a head start on making appointments. The Governor said he was offering ... More »
