Writer

Tracy Davis Pierce

2132 posts
Bookmark?Remove?

Hyde Park Road Damage

 - 

Lisa Jones Barry notes that these North Hyde Park Road pictures do not do justice to devastation. She reports 4 feet deep crevices, and missing roads. More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Falcons head to semi-finals

 - 

…this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it delivered to your home weekly by selecting a link below: Annual online subscription Short-term online subscription Print subscription (To find a ... More »

County real estate in big demand

 - 

by Tena Starr The narrative goes like this: Vermonters, especially young people and especially those in rural Vermont, are leaving the state and aren’t being replaced.  But Orleans County realtors have a different story to tell.  They say that, in the past few... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Hemp farming demands hard work and ingenuity

 - 

by Joseph Gresser CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Hemp farmers can make a decent living from the soil, but it will require hard work and ingenuity, Doug Fine told the 20 people who signed up for the “Hemp Hack” at Sterling College Thursday and Friday. Mr. Fine is an exper... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Scott and Cabinet spend a day in Orleans County

 - 

by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Governor Phil Scott walked up the dock at the Gateway Center just after 8 a.m. Tuesday and boarded the Northern Star, the excursion boat recently purchased by Memphremagog Community Maritime.  There, he found the majority of his Cab... More »

Obituaries 10.30.19

 - 

Reginald A. Whitehill Reginald A. Whitehill, 89, of East Charleston died on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at his home.  He was born on August 5, 1930, in Newport to Roger and Arline (Maxwell) Whitehill.  Reginald graduated from Derby Academy in the class of 1948. ... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Newport gives ATVs a go

 - 

by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The city council was in the Municipal Building gym again Monday night, and the turnout showed the decision to move downstairs from the normal council chamber was a good one. Most of the almost 80 people who attended the meeting burs... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Rangers head to playoffs

 - 

by David Dudley Rangers Parker Perron and Peter Gyukovics go after an inbound kick during the first half of their game against the Wolves. …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it delive... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

Making food with love, from Boston to Island Pond

 - 

by David Dudley ISLAND POND — When old friends found out that the Griecos — Gerardo and Devorahe — were returning to town to open a restaurant that serves their signature Italian food, they called the place almost immediately after its September opening. …this... More »

Bookmark?Remove?

A remedy in sight for moose ticks?

 - 

by Tena Starr A UVM entomologist has combined her work with her passion for the outdoors and come up with an idea for controlling winter ticks — the ticks that are savaging Vermont’s moose.  Cheryl Sullivan, a Ph.D student in UVM’s Entomology Research Lab, is ... More »