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Tracy Davis Pierce
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Widespread concerns about school reopening
by Meghan Wayland Teachers and administrators shared their concerns with state legislators on the House Committee on Education Thursday during a discussion of reopening plans. Staffing was top among them. There is widespread concern about a teaching shortag... More »
Jay nurse on the frontline of the pandemic
by Meghan Wayland North Country Hospital employee Hannah Johnson spent two months — mid-April to mid-June — as a COVID nurse in a hot spot. In those weeks, out of hundreds of intensive care coronavirus patients admitted to the New Jersey hospital where she ... More »
Who’s running in the August 11 Primary?
This year offers plenty of choices for the state’s highest offices, if not always for local races. No fewer than four Republicans are vying for the chance to unseat Representative Peter Welch, the state’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. ... More »
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A farewell to Currier’s market
Currier’s Quality Market in Glover closed on Friday, July 31. Jim Currier bought the store 53 years ago and has operated it, along with family members, ever since. The store has a buyer, and it will reopen but not for two or three months while renovations ar... More »
Obituaries 8.5.20
Lois E. (Chaffee) Hahn Lois E. (Chaffee) Hahn, 84, of Macedonia, Ohio, died on Friday, July 24, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. Born on January 8, 1936, on a family farm in Albany, Lois ventured to the Cleveland area as a young woman and completed trai... More »
VSP search for operator responsible for damaged fence in Glover
Victim: Joseph & Dana Kennedy VIOLATION: Vandalism On 8/2/20, at approximately 0700 hours, the Kennedy’s reported overnight their fence to their property was heavily damaged by a vehicle. The victims further reported hearing a loud vehicle duri... More »
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VSP in search of operator who struck Derby utility pole.
On 8/2/20, at approximately 0600 hours, Vermont State Police were advised of a single vehicle off the south side of Vermont Route 105 in Derby. Investigation revealed the vehicle had been traveling west on Vermont Route 105, crossed the center line and left t... More »
Obituaries 7.29.20
Marc D. Rivard Marc D. Rivard, 50, of Derby died at his home on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, with his loving family at his side after a long battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1970, in Newport to David and Diane (Beaudin) Rivard. On September 22, 2007, he... More »
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Crowded field for local Senate seats
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 »
Barton Select Board: J.P. Sicard property in violation
Barton Select Board by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The Barton Select Board told Zoning Administrator Brent Shafer he need not ask permission before asking the town attorney to file a complaint against a person who is ignoring the town’s zoning code. Mr. Shafer cam... More »
