by Joseph Gresser DERBY—The design review board (DRB) here gave its okay last week to a plan to convert the Derby Green Nursing Home to a sober living residence. The nursing home, which is off Route 5, has been closed since 2020. On Friday Lila Bennett, who d... More »
Robert Compton Robert Compton, 79, died at his home in Barton on August 30, 2024. He was born in Hamburg, New Jersey, on March 22, 1945, to Nathan and Eleanor Compton. Bob proudly served in the United States Navy aboard the submarine USS Thomas Jefferson. Bo... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON – You can always count on the annual demolition derby to leave local motorists in a heaping wreck. On Sunday, the event went off without a hitch as new and returning drivers came out to test their mettle and metal in the automotive a... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Time is the great test and one the Goodrich Memorial Library has certainly passed. On Saturday the city’s premier cultural institution celebrated its one-hundred-twenty-fifth birthday. A small crowd gathered to observe the anni... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a West Glover woman fired a volley of shots at the pickup truck driven by a departing caller. Alaina Bouchard, 35, of West Glover was brought into the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court here Monday and pl... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Was that a distant rumble? Did the ground shake? It could have been the monster trucks returning to the Orleans County Fairgrounds Friday. The lineup was a little thinner this year, but that didn’t deter the crowd from coming out ... More »
by Tena Starr For the most part, Vermont cultivates a vanilla image — a small, pretty state, full of cows, skiers and maple syrup. But if you poke it a little, Vermont is weird. It used to be weirder, but there are still remnants of eccentricity and odd cha... More »
If you have applied for FEMA assistance following Vermont’s severe weather July 9-11, 2024, you may get a letter from FEMA. Please read the FEMA letter carefully. If you are found eligible for assistance, the letter will explain the grant amount that FEMA has ... More »
John D. Gosselin John D. Gosselin, 49, of Derby Line, died suddenly on August 31, 2024, at his home. He was born on April 30, 1975, in Newport, to Edward Gosselin and the late Louise (Fournier) Gosselin. He graduated from North Country Union High School in th... More »
by Kenzie Strange GLOVER — Ziggy Bird has never been in a derby before, you know, the kind where cars smash into each other and try to be the last one standing. When she saw the Orleans County Fair Demo Derby in 2021 though, she knew she had to be in one some... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — The Falcons met stiff competition on August 28 as they began their defense of last year’s Division 2 football championship. The U-32 Raiders showed up with something to prove, and demonstrated that to North Country Union High Schoo... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — There once was a dog named Chuck who had some miserable luck. He wandered away, and to his dismay, on his head a bucket was stuck. Well, it wasn’t a bucket. It was actually the top of an automatic food dispenser. Many people may ha... More »
