by Trisha Ingalls Aaliyah Wilburn is on a roll. The North Country Union High School (NCUHS) senior was recently appointed by Governor Phil Scott to serve as a member of the State Board of Education. Aaliyah, who lives in Derby, will be the only student votin... More »
by Joseph Gresser Members of the Vermont State Police have their hands full investigating fatal shootings that occurred over the past two weeks. The first, the murder of retired college dean Honoree Fleming, took place on a trail in Castleton on October 5. ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — A new guide has been created to help agricultural producers in Vermont navigate the dizzying array of grant opportunities available to them. The guide was created by the Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District, and ... More »
The Costazuela brothers Manolo (left, Jon Comtois), and Jesus (Mic Hallinan) are puzzled by Olive Madison (Mary S. Hoadley) efforts a hospitality in the Border Players’ production of The Odd Couple, Female Versio n, now playing at the Haskell Opera House. Her... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — City council here Monday night voted to reject a counter-offer made by interim city manager Karen Geraghty and conclude contract negotiations with her, leaving next steps in the search for a permanent city manager uncertain. The mo... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport City Police Patrolman Davis Guyer said in an affidavit that he and Patrolman Jonathan Morin were sent on October 9 to look into a 911 call saying a kid was being harassed at a fishing hole on the Clyde River. The call came ... More »
With its changes to the city manager’s job description it appears Mayor Linda Joy Sullivan and the four other council members plan to take over the job of supervising city employees. This is a terrible idea. In the best of circumstances it would be a bad idea... More »
The Outside Story by Susan Shea On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose with large antlers appeared.... More »
NEWPORT, Vermont (Monday, Oct. 16, 2023) — An autopsy was completed Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, on the victim of this weekend’s shooting in Newport Town. The victim is identified as Wilmer Rodriguez, 27, of Hartford, Connecticut. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office... More »
Lee Marineau Whipple The family of Lee M. Whipple, 76, is saddened to announce his death on September 18, 2023, in Clearwater, Florida. Lee was born in Montpelier on May 10, 1947, to Ross and Lillian (Marineau) Whipple, and graduated from Sacred Heart High S... More »
Vermont State Police provides update on investigation into suspicious death in Wheelock WHEELOCK, Vermont (Monday, Oct. 16, 2023) — The Vermont State Police investigation is continuing into the suspicious death that occurred early Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at a h... More »
The beginning of the fall season means that Halloween is on its way. Scary movies, spooky costumes, and pumpkin carving are all time-honored Halloween traditions, but trick or treating—and the accompanying appetite for candy—is perhaps the season’s most distin... More »
