Cecile J. Auger Cecile J. Auger, 96, of Essex Center, died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, after suffering a massive stroke. She was born in Brownington Center on September 8, 1928, to Emmanuel an... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Newport City Council has never offered an explanation of its decision to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere at a special meeting held on November 8, 2024. But, just about two months since he lost his job, Mr. DeLaBruere app... More »
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately 3.4 million ... More »
Lake Region forward Rayven Tartaglio makes a clean layup Friday night to help the Lady Rangers defeat Lyndon Institute’s Vikings. Her teammates did a good job of avoiding chaos under the net giving her and other Ranger shooters a clear path. For more photos ... More »
Normand Beaulieu Normand Beaulieu, 86, of Irasburg, died peacefully at his home on December 5, 2024, due to a brief illness, with his family at his side. Normand was born in Newport on June 5, 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Laramee) ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At its last meeting of the year, the city council got so much business done that the announcement by City Council President Chris Vachon that he does not plan to seek reelection caused only a minor ripple. Over the course of Monda... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — People living near several Northeast Kingdom lakes filed petitions with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) asking that wakeboats be prohibited from operating there. While each group sought the same end, each... More »
John Westinghouse John Kirk Westinghouse (1943-2024) died peacefully at his home in East Charleston on October 29, 2024. John was born in Buffalo, New York, to Dr. Walter David Westinghouse and Elizabeth Wende Westinghouse. At the age of 18 months he travele... More »
by Tena Starr If you happen to run across a shoe, a rat, and a corkscrew, all stuck together in a glue trap, get in touch with me. They’re all mine. Well, maybe not the rat. And don’t get feeling too bad for the rat, because it had been living the high life... More »
Perhaps the Newport City Council is simply bashful. It is hard to think of another reason its members seem so averse to carrying out their duties under the watchful eye of their constituents. Week after week the board shoos observers out of the council cham... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Does a tree falling in the woods make a sound if one is there to hear it? Newport Center Select Board members will know the answer to that ancient question, as long as trees are part of a planned logging project at the town ... More »
by Maria Amador GREENSBORO — In September, 45 strangers gathered at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) to audition for a part in the Civic Standard’s production of Charles Dickens’ famed story of a transformative Christmas Eve. Some auditioned with a brief... More »
