by Sylvia C. Dodge Lumber prices are up, way up — but so are the annual revenues of Northeast Kingdom building contractors, retail lumber businesses, and sawmill operators. The business owners contacted for this article all spoke about record sales, with no... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Roadside signs urging voters to approve an article opening Holland to ATV traffic gave an accurate idea of what was on the minds of many residents as they headed to Town Meeting Saturday morning. The article, the last on the meet... More »
Committal services for Juliette Stevens will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the Lakeview Cemetery in Westmore with the Rev. Curtis Miller officiating. More »
MONTPELIER, VT – Today, the Vermont Senate passed J.R.H. 6, a joint resolution declaring racism as a public health emergency. The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs also voted favorably to pass out S.R. 10 a resolution condem... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge ALBANY — In two or three decades, the 60 children who made it through this year of global pandemic at Albany Community School will have something to show their families and friends. Early this month, each of the students planted a white ... More »
by Joseph Gresser A report issued by Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer says the state has spent more than $285-million over the past decade to support dairy farming and to help ameliorate its negative effects on lakes and streams. The spending, the re... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — This week the Vermont State Police asked the public for help in finding the person or people who carried out a series of armed robberies in Orleans County over the past several months. Four of the five took place in Orleans or Ba... More »
The Northern Star waits at Newport’s waterfront for the 2021 cruising season to begin. Douglas Casson Coutts, a board member of Memphremagog Community Maritime, the nonprofit that owns the excursion boat, went before the Newport City Council Monday night to s... More »
State Police are investigating a series of armed robberies across the Northeast Kingdom that have occurred since late last year. Detectives are working to determine whether any of the five cases are connected. No injuries have been reported, but each incide... More »
Helen Sadie Wolfel Helen Sadie Wolfel, 81, of Newport, died after a brief illness on May 12, 2021, in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She was born on November 19, 1939, in Lebanon to the late Francis and Irene (Adams) Labounty. She married the love of her life and be... More »
Vermont Opens Vaccination to Ages 12 to 15 Following CDC Approval of Pfizer Vaccine Appointments can be made starting Thursday, May 13 at 8:15 a.m. BURLINGTON, VT – Vaccination registration will open to Vermonters ages 12 to 15 on Thursday morning, following... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When Journey to Recovery opened its doors at its former home on Second Street its aspirations were modest. “Before my time, the culture was just come hang out,” said Director Lila Bennett at a meeting at her new office on May 7, j... More »
