by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 90 supporters of North Country Hospital filled the banquet room at the East Side Restaurant on the evening of January 16. After a year during which the very existence of the hospital was threatened by the recommendations con... More »
by Matthew Wilson How does one hunt a bird of prey? A stone from a sling may seem the tool for the task, but a Falcon can soar and fly fast with great agility. Should the bird take a defensive position, things may be made even more difficult for a Ranger on ... More »
by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — Investigators are being tight-lipped about the shooting death of a Border Patrol Agent on Interstate 91 here Monday afternoon. The first word of the incident, which left one other person dead and a third wounded, came at 3:29 p.m... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Objects from the past hold nostalgic value. Be they old movies on video tape, records on vinyl, or any other medium of a bygone age, there’s a special feeling that comes with revisiting sights and sounds that once enthralled us. V... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The weekly meal served at the memorial building here was cleared away and round tables were pushed together like a string of beads. Around 20 people, all but two women, from as near as Barton and as far as Derby Line, pulled their ch... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT —Judge Rory Thibault released Shoaib Mahmood, 41, of Watervliet, New York, on conditions after he pled innocent to a felony charge of negligent driving while eluding a law enforcement officer, careless or negligent driving, excessive ... More »
The FBI Albany Field Office continues to investigate an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with the fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont. At approximately 3:15PM on Monday Ja... More »
Frank Allard “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Francis Peter Allard, age 97, a beloved figure of Island Pond, died on January 11, 2025, after a life richly lived to the fullest. Known for his unwavering commitment to his c... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault, sitting in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court, sentenced Charles Bonasera Jr., 59, of Newport to serve a five-to-20-year prison term after Mr. Bonasera pled guilty to sexual assault on a person unde... More »
by Matthew Wilson The boys of Lake Region Union High School met some scrappy competition Saturday as they faced off against the Missisquoi Valley Union High School Thunderbirds. The match was a night of back and forth from start to finish with the Rangers put... More »
by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the mood on Saturday at the J.W. Simpson... More »
by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. They suggested creating three pairs... More »
