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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Obituaries 10.9.19

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Keith Conrad Stone Keith Conrad Stone, 75, of Waterbury Center died Saturday, October 5, 2019, at North Country Hospital in Newport.  He was born in Northfield October 17, 1943 the son of Arthur and Lenita Stygles Stone.  He was a 1961 graduate of Hardwick Aca... More »

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Vermont gas prices have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon

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(October 7, 2019) – Vermont gas prices have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations. Gas prices in Vermont are 3.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 28.2 cents... More »

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A hot chili fest for a chilly day

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Holiday celebrations are easy to schedule, but foliage festivals depend on unpredictable factors, chief among them the weather. This year Vermont’s North Country Chamber of Commerce chose a date that nicely coincided with the onset ... More »

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You know those bills that didn’t get paid?

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by Tena Starr If I owe you money and you don’t get paid this month, don’t think, at least not yet, that I’m a deadbeat.  You see, my goats ate September’s bills last week.  If eating bills actually made them go away, I’d probably thank the buggers (or eat some... More »

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Civil War drummer boy honored

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by Joseph Gresser DERBY — More than 70 people gathered before the Derby Civil War monument on a rainy Saturday to honor the memory of Willie Johnston, a drummer boy in the Union Army, who was and remains the youngest person to have earned the nation’s highest ... More »

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In Westmore, Warden Scott discusses ATV regs

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by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — About 20 people showed up at the Westmore Town Clerk’s office Monday evening to hear Game Warden Mike Scott discuss state regulations on ATVs. Fearing an even larger audience of partisans for and against allowing the vehicles acces... More »

Obituaries 10.2.19

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Memorial service Cleveland and Cynthia Cornell A memorial service for Cleveland and Cynthia Cornell will be held at noon on Friday, October 11, at Pine Grove Cemetery in Newport with the Reverend Kelly Deslauriers officiating.  Full military honors will follow... More »

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Gho Falcons!

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This ghoulish scene was captured at Wendy’s in Newport before the Friday night football game between the North Country Union High School Falcons and the Lyndon Institute Vikings. Photo by David Dudley More »

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Benefit gymkhana event

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Three-year-old Sawyer Benoit of Albany has a rare heart condition — basically he was born with half a heart.  He’s scheduled to have surgery October 18 at Boston Children’s Hospital.  Here he is on his pony Chief in Saturday’s gymkhana at the fairgrounds in Ba... More »

Obituaries 9.25.19

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Maryann Souliere Maryann Souliere, 81, of Newport died on Sunday, September 1, 2019, with her children at her bedside. She was born on May 12, 1938, in Newport to Earl Edward Cheney and Lena Lucy Gerry. Maryann was a registered nurse at the old Newport Hospita... More »

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Disparaging children? A new low

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Last week we posted on our website a photo of the Glover climate change march, which was organized by elementary school students.   It was a lovely energetic march, shared by adults, but its enthusiasm came from children who are sincerely worried about their f... More »