In Newport by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The crowd that gathered on the Lake Memphremagog boardwalk Friday afternoon wasn’t huge — it numbered about 35 people — but to political candidates who have been kept by the corona virus from freely mingling with voters i... More »
by Meghan Wayland EAST ALBANY — Shelly the pet tortoise went missing Friday. He busted out of the large, grassy pen where he sleeps and grazes alongside a flock of dusty chickens. After an urgent Front Porch Forum post, a small wealth of Facebook shares, a... More »
Rose A. (Girouard) Desmarais Rose A. (Girouard) Desmarais, 98, of Orleans died on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Newport. She was one of 12 children born to Hulderic and Dorilla (Hebert) Girouard in St. Helene, Quebec, Canada, on August 27, 1921. Rose was three ... More »
Linda L. Thomas Linda L. Thomas lost her three-year battle with metastatic breast cancer when she died on Saturday, June 20, 2020. She was a strong and determined woman who fought for every minute God gave her. Linda Louise Marro from Proctorsville was th... More »
by Meghan Wayland LOWELL — Daniel Thorson meditated through the first two and a half months of the coronavirus outbreak in Vermont. For 75 days — from mid-March through the end of May — Mr. Thorson engaged in a mindfulness practice punctuated by exercise, w... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Vermont Legislature has closed up shop until late August, but before recessing it passed and sent to Governor Phil Scott a quartet of bills distributing most of the $1.25-billion in COVID relief Congress allocated to the state. While it... More »
by Joseph Gresser In a 25-page report issued in mid-June, the Agency of Education (AOE) outlined measures to protect the health of students and staff when schools open for in-person education this fall. Educators around the state have been left to figure ou... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police arrested a West Virginia man for breaking into the C&C Supermarket in Barton Saturday. In his affidavit State Police Trooper James Gallup said he spotted the out-of-town visitor on the store’s surveillance video. He said h... More »
Ouida Testut Ouida Testut of Island Pond died on Sunday, May 24, 2020. She was predeceased by her daughter Doreen and her son Larry. She is survived by her children: Lorraine, Michael, Connie, Gayle, and Lori; her many grandchildren; and her many more great... More »
Pictured are preschooler Alejandro Pinto (in the back) and his sister, former preschooler, Luna Pinto, from Irasburg. More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT CITY — The Walgreens in Newport’s Waterfront Plaza closed last Wednesday, June 17, for deep cleaning when a staff member was suspected of having COVID-19. According to company officials, the staff member later tested negative and... More »
by Meghan Wayland CRAFTSBURY — A 20-year-old West Glover man is in critical but stable condition following what Vermont State Police said was a “possible fatal” car crash on June 17. The driver, Hunter Lanphere, is expected to make a full recovery thanks to... More »
