COVID-19 Vaccine Data As of 12 p.m. on April 29, 2021 Data is updated Tuesdays through Saturdays. Description Number Total people who have received least one dose of vaccine 332,084 (60.7% of population) Total people who have completed vaccination 229,847 (4... More »
Nighthawk’s Song, by Charles Fergus. Hardcover, 273 pages. Published by Arcade Publishing, Crime Wise. $25.99. Reviewed by Tena Starr Nighthawk’s Wing, the second in Charles Fergus’ Gideon Stoltz mystery series, is, to start with, a beautifully written ... More »
Paul Victor Vanasse October 3, 1954 — April 22, 2021 Paul Victor Vanasse lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on April 22, 2021, at the age of 66. Paul was born in Coaticook, Quebec, on October 3, 1954, to Jeannette and Gilles Vanasse, the second of six chil... More »
by Leanne Harple CHARLESTON — Jacob Green, a folk and blues musician, has made the most of the pandemic. Prior to COVID, Mr. Green made a living as a touring musician. For almost two decades, he traveled throughout the country playing both as a solo artist ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge COVENTRY — Planning commission members here have received about ten letters of concern from residents regarding ATV issues in the community. At the planning board’s meeting last Thursday, Chair Daniel Rondeau unveiled ordinance changes as... More »
Specialist Rachel Brown prepares to vaccinate one of those who took advantage of the drive-through clinic held Tuesday at the fairgrounds in Barton. Members of units from the Vermont National Guard gave injections of the one-dose Johnson and Johnson variety a... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The line didn’t match those on demo derby day at the Orleans County Fair, but many cars were queued up on Roaring Brook Road Tuesday morning as their drivers waited to take part in one of the state’s first drive-in vaccination clini... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan filed a response April 19 to a motion from Andre “Mike” Desautels urging Judge Mary Miles Teachout to turn down Mr. Desautels’ request for a new trial. Three days later, Mr. Desautels’ new lawye... More »
by Emmett Avery CRAFTSBURY — The whine and mumble of a half dozen chainsaws and wood splitters echoed Saturday, as about a dozen townsfolk processed firewood to give to those in need. Craftsbury’s effort to get wood to people who might not otherwise be able ... More »
A steelhead trout fights a strong current at Willoughby Falls in Orleans in an attempt to make it upstream to spawn. The fish appeared early this year, with some anglers reporting the big run took place during the first snowmelt in late March. Others predi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A visitor dropping in at Madam Archetype’s Panoply Tuesday might have been forgiven for thinking it was moving day at an establishment that has for four years offered a wildly eclectic collection of heavily discounted brand-name c... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge When Kristin Mason, owner of Reining Hope/Sunset Acres Farm in Morgan, noticed one of her horses was not acting normal at the end of March, she called her local veterinarian at Cold Hollow Veterinary Services office in Newport. The next day... More »
