by Joseph Gresser In the past ten days Orleans County, which heretofore had only 15 reported cases of COVID-19, has seen a spike of seven additional cases, including four cases reported in a single day. Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine spoke about the... More »
On September 12, 2020 at approximately 12:45 am, Newport City Fire Department responded to 236 Pleasant Street in Newport City for a report of a fully engulfed structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a two story residential to be fully engulfe... More »
Some families turned to the internet to look for a pet, thinking a pandemic puppy or kitten would help ease some of the uncertainty of current events. Many have come across scammers advertising animals that don’t exist and are never shipped. The coronavirus (C... More »
Filmed at LaBrecque Farm on Rte. 16 in Barton this beautiful Saturday morning. More »
Traditionally, children and weeping parents wait anxiously outside the school doors or for the school bus to arrive to transport their little ones off to their first day of kindergarten. This year many parents are reporting tears of frustration as they and the... More »
COVID-19 testing options expand in Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, announced on Tuesday that Kinney Drugs will begin offering COVID-19 testing at 11 locations in Vermont in the next few weeks. Kinney Drugs, which is partnering with UVM Medical C... More »
Lawrence James White On Sunday, August 30, 2020, Lawrence James White, 90, died surrounded by his family in Newport. Larry was born on December 18, 1929, at the Rocking Rock Farm in Greensboro to Alton Royal and Bertha Jane (Young) White. He graduated at age ... More »
Editorial Maybe there’s a silver lining The giant experiment of opening schools in the midst of a pandemic started this week. While Orleans County has only 17 known cases of COVID to date, asymptomatic people who have not been tested can spread the disease.... More »
Jenny Ming took this picture of a bald eagle from the lake in Island Pond on September 2. More »
by Joseph Gresser Workers who are unemployed due to the effects of the COVID pandemic may soon see a bit of overdue relief. At Governor Phil Scott’s Tuesday press briefing, Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington said the state should start distributing the $3... More »
Barton special education teacher Suzanne Cicale takes the temperature of children Tuesday morning, as students returned to school after a five-month absence. The restart of in-person education meant a host of new precautions, including masks for all students ... More »
by Tena Starr Sixteen-year-old Vera Rivard, whose family divides its time between Derby and New Hampshire, has joined a relatively small group of people who have successfully swum the English Channel. The teen started her swim at 9:38 in the morning on Septe... More »
