by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — On Town Meeting Day, March 7, voters here elected a new mayor, a new city councilor, and returned an incumbent to take on the job of governing the city, and those three say they are ready for the challenge. “I’m over the moon,” ma... More »
by Trisha Ingalls In an effort to go beyond simply looking at the issues surrounding the teacher shortage at North Country Supervisory Union (NCSU) and beyond, Superintendent Elaine Collins hired a facilitator and hosted a series of five community forums to ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — One of the men charged for badly beating a suspected drug snitch in 2017 was sentenced to serve a nine-year prison term on March 6. Judge Lisa Warren pronounced sentence on Joshua P. Bedard, 35, of Brattleboro who pled guilty in t... More »
by Matthew Wilson TROY — Travelers passing along Route 100 over the weekend may have noticed an ambulance at the Troy Volunteer Fire Department with lights flashing with the Ukrainian flag emblazoned on the side. Over the course of the two days, the emergen... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON—The Blades, a team made up of women from high schools around the Northeast Kingdom came into the finals at the Gutterson Field House on March 9 as underdogs. They were a third seed, and the Woodstock Wasps, their opponents were a... More »
A grinning portrait of Old Man Winter seen a couple of weeks ago at Black Dirt Farm in Stannard is a reminder, if one is needed, that Vermont seasons pay no attention to the calendar. Another March snowstorm drove the point home. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
Paulette Germaine Webster The Webster family is saddened to announce the death of Paulette Webster on February 26, 2023, following a long illness. Paulette was born on February 24, 1954. She graduated from Lake Region Union High School and received a bachelo... More »
Old high school may be new housing by Josh Karp GREENSBORO — At the Highland Center for the Arts, long-time Moderator Tim Nisbet welcomed about 100 residents back to in-person Town Meeting. While many folks wore a mask, everyone seemed enthusiastic to be m... More »
North Country Union High School’s Cooper Brueck goes up for a shot in the waning moments of Saturday’s Division 2 game at the Barre Auditorium. For the second time in three years the Falcons were thwarted in their quest for a championship trophy by the Montpe... More »
Kingdom Blades forward Gabi Young, an eighth-grader from the Riverside School in Lyndonville, slips a shot under the stick of a Woodstock Wasp defender Thursday. Young’s goal, scored in the second period, was the only one scored by the blended team in the D... More »
McDowell wins select board seat by Joseph Gresser In the only contested election of Barton’s Town Meeting Monday night, voters chose Dee McDowell over Jeff Como to take the select board seat given up by Lenny Zenonos. Ms. McDowell had 47 votes to Mr. Como’s... More »
Library gets trustees after 117 years by Laini Fondiller WESTFIELD — Dear Reader, a week ago I received an email from my good friend Joseph. He needed someone to report on the Westfield Town Meeting as he had no one who could cover it for the paper. I relucta... More »
