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Tracy Davis Pierce

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110,000 free MREs handed out for people in need

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  by Meghan Wayland COVENTRY — A staggering 110,000 civilian MREs (meals ready to eat) were distributed to Vermonters at the Coventry airport Friday.   By 7:30 a.m., an hour and a half before the hangar gate opened for the day, hundreds of vehicles were alread... More »

Newport police chief resigns

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The city council accepted the resignation of Newport Police Chief Seth DiSanto at a special meeting on April 22.  He sent the city a brief letter that said, “I, Seth DiSanto, do hereby irrevocably submit my resignation from employme... More »

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Barton Select Board..Swanson resigns

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by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The Barton Select Board’s revolving door took another spin Monday morning when Doug Swanson, nominally the board chair, submitted his resignation.  He’s the second board member to have abruptly resigned his seat in the seven weeks si... More »

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VSC Chancellor resigns

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by Joseph Gresser Just days after making an abrupt about-face and withdrawing his proposal to close three of the system’s five campuses, Vermont State College System (VSCS) Chancellor Jeb Spaulding announced he will resign the post he has held for the past fiv... More »

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Ethan Allen’s closure hits Main Street

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by Meghan Wayland ORLEANS — Ethan Allen publicly announced April 1 it would be shutting is doors in compliance with national efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.  Nine days later, James Stone was laid off. Mr. Stone kept the boilers running at the factory f... More »

Obituaries 4.29.20

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Joyce Morse Joyce Morse, 85, of Barton died peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the McClure Miller Respite House. She was born on February 1, 1935, to Olin and Marion (Labor) Simons in Sutton. On December 23, 1955, she married the love of her life, Rob... More »

Obituaries 4.22.20

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David F. Woodard David F. Woodard, 70, of Newport died on Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Newport. He was born on June 22, 1949, in Arlington to Francis Woodard and Mae (Smith) Woodard. David was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He worked as a security officer for ma... More »