BARTON — What seemed like a straightforward decision on buying winter sand turned into a controversy after Lenny Zenonos filed a formal ethics complaint against Robert Croteau, the chair of the Barton Select Board. The select board called a special meeting fo... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — Spend an afternoon with the team of Growing Resources and it’s hard to say if you’ll leave convinced that growing hemp is a life saver, or a back breaker. Actually, it can be both, they say. And if you’re going to achieve the first, yo... More »
(September 23, 2019) – Vermont gas prices have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations. Gas prices in Vermont are 4.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 24.1 cen... More »
This bear was a frequent visitor at Dustin Beauregard and Megan Zinnger’s home on May Pond Road in Barton this summer. According to Mr. Beauregard, there was a bee hive at top of the utility pole that provided a sweet treat for the bear. More »
Glover Community School students organized a march Friday calling for action on climate change. Students invited the public to join them, and many adults did. More than 50 students and grownups walked from the school to the town green and back. The Bread an... More »
Lake Region Union High School students joined thousands worldwide today to protest inaction on climate change. Photo by Tena Starr More »
by Amanda K. Camargo NEWPORT — Tracie, Bob, and Marc Quirion, the owners of the Agway Newport Farm and Garden store, were awarded the Golden Medal Employer Award last week by Neil Morrissette and other representatives from the Creative Workforce Solutions (CWS... More »
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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A pair of elegant antique cars cruised up Main Street here Thursday afternoon trailing plumes of vapor as they pulled into the municipal building parking lot. While their occupants strolled off to seek lunch, the cars attracted the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Monday’s city council meeting was held in the municipal building gymnasium rather than council chambers to accommodate an unusually large number of people who showed up to support a proposal to open the city to ATV traffic. Scott Je... More »
by Tena Starr COVENTRY — Protesters from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec showed up for the annual open house at the landfill here Saturday. They are opposed to the 51-acre expansion of the landfill, the only active one in Vermont. The ever shifting group ... More »
