by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — An employee of the Orleans Maplefields store Tased a co-worker and robbed the store, police say. Jenna Connelly, 40, of Orleans appeared remotely in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on February 18 and pled in... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Snow is plentiful in Vermont’s winters and the supply of gravity is more than adequate. Therefore, sledding has long been a favorite pastime for young and, to a somewhat lesser extent, old. When the Newport Department of Parks an... More »
by Leanne Harple For many single people, the isolation of COVID has meant a lot of alone time, with little opportunity to meet the loves of their lives. Not so for Shaquille Urie. The 25-year-old West Glover native spent his autumn being wined and dined by te... More »
by Tena Starr NEWPORT — The mask policy at the UPS store here has triggered a lawsuit from the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. It was filed a day after UPS severed its relationship with franchise owner Andre “Mark” Desautels. Store employees did not wear... More »
William Warner Wilber William Warner Wilber, 71, of West Glover died on Friday, February 5, 2021. He was born on April 2, 1949, in Keene, New Hampshire, to Warner Weston Wilber and Anna (Nolan) Wilber. Bill graduated from Thayer High School in Winchester, New ... More »
The Vermont State Police is investigating an assault and robbery that occurred early Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at the Maplefields Orleans store at 115 Main St. in the town of Barton. Police were called at about 6:30 a.m. by a clerk at the store who reported th... More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT — A sign posted to the front door of the UPS store in Newport says that employees will not be masked for COVID-19. “Please feel free to wear your mask into the store,” the sign says. “We choose not to wear a mask and if you’re unco... More »
by Faye Starr In the fall of 1970, I sat with my classmates awaiting the arrival of our new seventh- and eighth-grade teacher. Our education in the past year had been disruptive due to issues with staffing. We had gone through several substitute teachers... More »
by Joseph Gresser After the buzzer sounded the end of Lake Region’s 47-35 win over the girls of Williamstown High School, the Lady Rangers began the traditional chant, thanking their opponents, the referees, and the fans. When they turned to the stands, norm... More »
by Joseph Gresser WEST GLOVER — Rock Maple Racing returned to the Young farm here Saturday, the coldest morning of this mild winter. Temperatures well below zero may have deterred some potential competitors and spectators, but they didn’t lose the opportun... More »
Bruno Peter Ralph Studer Bruno Peter Ralph Studer of East Charleston died on Thursday, February 11, 2021. He was born in the Bronx, New York, on April 23, 1938, to Louis and Margarita (Marabini) Studer. He graduated from Bayside High School, and the New York S... More »
JOHNSBURY, Vt. (Monday, Feb. 15, 2021) —The Vermont State Police is identifying the victim in this case as Johnnie Simpson Jr., 45, of St. Johnsbury. Police have learned that Mr. Simpson was dropped off at Ocean State Job Lot on Memorial Drive in St. Johns... More »
