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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Obituaries 3.11.20

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Constance “Connie” Carol (Kimball) Hamel Constance “Connie” Carol (Kimball) Hamel of Lyndonville died peacefully Saturday, February 22, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born October 18, 1948, in Middlebury. She was the youngest of six children and gr... More »

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VSP reports paint ball incident

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On 03/02/2020 the Vermont State Police received a report of paint balls being shot at a residence and vehicle on VT Route 100 in the town of Troy. This occurred between 1700 hours on 03/01/2020 and 1100 hours on 03/02/2020 when the damage was discovered. Anyon... More »

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45th annual rabbit hunt winners

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The Orleans County Rod & Gun Club hosted its 45th annual rabbit hunt this Sunday, March 8, at the Orleans Municipal Building. Trophies were awarded by club president Larry Burdick to the winners in the categories listed below: Photos by Katie Haley Heaviest Ra... More »

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An unfortunate consequence

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It’s our annual Town Meeting issue, one of our favorite issues of the year.  Consolidation of state power has been creeping, sometimes leaping, into Vermont.  But on Town Meeting Day Vermonters still have a say in some things, at least. We can vote on how much... More »

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Snow spiders: Rule-breakers

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by Susie Spikol I have always admired nature’s mutineers:  animals and plants that thwart the recognized system and do their own thing.  As a child I was the sole member of my own duck-billed platypus club, endeared to this creature with the bird-like bill, be... More »

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NEK Winter Swim Festival

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The first event of the Northeast Kingdom Winter Swim Festival Saturday combines swift swimming with aesthetic millenary. Amy Craigen of Salem, Massachusetts, tried to get in good with the judges by wearing a photo of Kingdom Swim founder Phil White as a chapea... More »

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Croteau recognized for 30 years of service

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by Leanne Harple BARTON — The annual Barton Town Meeting on Tuesday evening marked the end of an era, when select board member Robert Croteau presided over his last Town Meeting after 30 years of service.  His retirement was recognized with a round of applause... More »

Obituaries 3.04.20

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Charles “Charlie” Frank Whitaker Charles “Charlie” Frank Whitaker died peacefully in his Irasburg home on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the age of 93. Charles was born in Brattleboro on November 25, 1926, the son of Wilbur and Maude (Russell) Whitaker. At the age ... More »

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Man accused of smuggling parrots across border

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by Tena Starr A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and accused of smuggling parrots into Vermont from Canada in violation of the Endangered Species Act and federal anti-smuggling laws. Newport Border Patrol agents were notified on December 30, 2019, that there... More »

Couple allegedly burned house for insurance

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Brownington couple is facing charges that allege they burned a house in an attempt to collect the insurance on the building.  Roger G. Guay, 58, and his wife, Teresa M. Guay, 56, appeared Tuesday in the Criminal Division of Orlean... More »