by Paul Lefebvre Winter weather is likely the spoiler for the 16-day rifle deer season that ended Sunday. Deep snow and bone-chilling temperatures caused the opening days to get off to a slow start, as neither hunters nor deer began stirring until the weathe... More »
by Elizabeth Trail IRASBURG — A small delegation of Irasburg citizens appeared before the school board last Thursday night to ask whether school directors will support the select board in a pending legal action against Act 46. They hoped to find common ground... More »
by David Dudley It was one of those cold, gray days that signal the arrival of autumn, hinting at the long winter ahead. The traffic in Lyndonville was light but steady. I stood before the coffee shop waiting for a woman I’ll call Jane. A few weeks earlier, ... More »
Elizabeth J. (Vigario) Montminy Elizabeth J. (Vigario) Montminy, 78, of Glover went home to be with her Lord and savior on November 21, 2018, in Glover. She was born on April 22, 1940, in East Meadow, New York, to Feliciano and Margaret (Patrick) Vigario. Liz ... More »
Brenda Plastridge of West Glover took this photo (with some help from Steve Cutler, she says) of sandhill cranes on Beech Hill in West Glover More »
by Elizabeth Trail BARRE — Last Thursday, the state Board of Education voted to merge six of the seven elementary schools in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) into a single district. During a question and answer session before the vote, OCSU Board C... More »
by Joseph Gresser A 26 percent tax on marijuana sold in Vermont could produce more than $20-million a year, according to the draft report released by a commission appointed by Governor Phil Scott to study issues around legalization. While the tax could be l... More »
by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — The Coventry Select Board held a meeting here Monday intended to answer those who claim the landfill is poorly regulated and causes harm to Lake Memphremagog and the environment. Representatives from the landfill and state regulato... More »
by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The first fire that David Billado fought was the Barton Hotel blaze on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971. The most recent one was when the Lyons’ barn burned down on the Roaring Brook Road in Barton last year. …To read the rest of this article... More »
Audrey H. Bickford Audrey Bickford, 92, died Monday, November 5, 2018, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Audrey was the daughter of the late George and Mildred Saith (Sweet) Hutchins of Malone, New York. She grew up in Malone and graduated from Fra... More »
