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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Housing plan stirs controversy In Orleans

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by Maria Amador ORLEANS — At 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, Orleans Village residents and business owners will gather at the Orleans Memorial Building for an information session about a proposed residential development at the Orleans Industrial Park.  A flyer... More »

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Woman charged in Border Patrol Agent shooting

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by Joseph Gresser   BURLINGTON — A woman federal authorities say started the shooting that resulted in the death of Border Patrol Agent David Maland on Interstate 91 on January 20, is facing charges of using a deadly weapon to assault a federal law enforcement... More »

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Hospital meeting is optimistic

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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 »

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Border Patrol Agent shot, FBI and CBP investigate

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  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 »

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Games from the past return to Newport

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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 »

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Elder Caucus is community

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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 »

Obituaries 1.22.2025

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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 »

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Rangers take first half, fade in second

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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 »