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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Crowded field for local Senate seats

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  by Joseph Gresser When voters from the Essex-Orleans state Senate district cast their votes in the August 11 Primary, whether they go to the polls or mail in their ballots, they will have an unusual array of choices. Incumbent senators Bobby Starr of North T... More »

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Authorities consider Newport Center fire suspicious

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by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT CENTER — Just before midnight Friday, the Newport Center Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at a building on 156 Niles Road in Newport Center.  Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a “fully involved” fire in a... More »

Black inmate’s death being investigated

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  by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — State officials have hired Downs Rachlin Martin, one of the state’s most prominent law firms, to look into the death of Kenneth Johnson on December 7, 2019 while he was an inmate at Northern State Correctional Facility in Newpor... More »

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Glover crash: passenger sets record straight

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  by Meghan Wayland GLOVER — Three people were taken to North Country Hospital Sunday afternoon after a 23-year-old Montpelier man crashed his car into a tree on Route 16 outside Labour of Love Landscaping and Nursery in Glover Village. State Police Trooper Jo... More »

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300 gather for Newport March for Black Lives

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  by Meghan Wayland   NEWPORT — More than 300 people gathered at the waterfront in Newport Saturday for a rally that focused on the experience of black Vermonters and called for sustained, anti-racist action. Saturday’s peaceful demonstration consisted of thre... More »

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No composting site in Westmore

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    by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — Those who opposed the proposal to build a composting facility near the site of the Westmore Transfer Station can breathe a sigh of relief.  Any town residents who hoped it would be built will have to deal with their disappointm... More »

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11 hours with Newport police

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Reporter’s notebook by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — Looking through the narrow window of 11 hours spent with the Newport City Police Department this reporter could see a policeman’s job, at least in a rural city, bears little resemblance to what one might see on... More »

Obituaries 7.22.20

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  William J. Torrisi   William J. “Bill” Torrisi, 95, of Barton gained his wings and joined his Lord and Savior when he died on Thursday, July 16, 2020. He was born on August 22, 1924, to Andrea and Anna (Marzullo) Torrisi in the Prospect Hill section of Lawre... More »