Tim Gerrow of Jay shot this bear in North Troy on September 16. Mr. Gerrow said, ” I sit on the tracks in North Troy where I see a number of bears every year and just got lucky when this big boy come out. One shot, went 30 yards, and was done! It was a tough d... More »
Earl Benjamin Whitmore, Jr. Earl Benjamin Whitmore Jr., 53, of St. Johnsbury died at the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care early in the morning on Saturday, September 5, 2020, with his wife, Jennifer, by his side. Earl was born in Oakland, Cali... More »
by Leanne Harple Northeast Kingdom voters spent a drizzly Sunday dining on local cheeses, apple cider, and homemade pies at the home of attorney David Kelley, of Greensboro, in support of Molly Gray, the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Ken Dea... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Tracy Zschau, the Vermont Land Trust’s Northeast Kingdom regional director, and Dan Kilborn, the organization’s forester, led a visitor last Thursday to Bluffside Farm past a sign that read “trail closed” down to Scott’s Cove. As th... More »
by Chris Braithwaite NEWPORT — In the early summer of 1945 Harvey Robitaille was in basic training, an Army draftee being readied for what was predicted to be a long and bloody conclusion to the Second World War — the invasion of Japan. In terms of the Robita... More »
by Joseph Gresser In the past ten days Orleans County, which heretofore had only 15 reported cases of COVID-19, has seen a spike of seven additional cases, including four cases reported in a single day. Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine spoke about the... More »
On September 12, 2020 at approximately 12:45 am, Newport City Fire Department responded to 236 Pleasant Street in Newport City for a report of a fully engulfed structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a two story residential to be fully engulfe... More »
Some families turned to the internet to look for a pet, thinking a pandemic puppy or kitten would help ease some of the uncertainty of current events. Many have come across scammers advertising animals that don’t exist and are never shipped. The coronavirus (C... More »
Filmed at LaBrecque Farm on Rte. 16 in Barton this beautiful Saturday morning. More »
Traditionally, children and weeping parents wait anxiously outside the school doors or for the school bus to arrive to transport their little ones off to their first day of kindergarten. This year many parents are reporting tears of frustration as they and the... More »
COVID-19 testing options expand in Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, announced on Tuesday that Kinney Drugs will begin offering COVID-19 testing at 11 locations in Vermont in the next few weeks. Kinney Drugs, which is partnering with UVM Medical C... More »
Lawrence James White On Sunday, August 30, 2020, Lawrence James White, 90, died surrounded by his family in Newport. Larry was born on December 18, 1929, at the Rocking Rock Farm in Greensboro to Alton Royal and Bertha Jane (Young) White. He graduated at age ... More »
