Jack Patrick “Pat” Sloan Jack Patrick “Pat” Sloan died at his home in Coventry on June 24, 2024. He was born in Newport, the son of Jack Burton Sloan and Gloria (Smith) Sloan of East Charleston on July 2, 1952. Pat attended school in Charleston, then a year ... More »
by Leanne Harple DERBY LINE — The Borderline Players kicked off the summer with a light-hearted musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, a spoof on old Broadway musicals of the golden age. The show is narrated by the Man in the Chair, who in this case is actually a wom... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—On Monday afternoon, the New Hampshire State Police arrested a suspect in that morning’s robbery of the Passumpsic Bank here. According to a press release from the Newport City Police Department, Barry A. English Jr., 38, of Nashua,... More »
by Matthew Wilson ISLAND POND — It’s said that time heals all wounds. For the members of the 12 Tribes who live in Island Pond, this couldn’t be more true. Looking back to a traumatic moment that would lead to the group’s expansion beyond the small town, membe... More »
Stephen Glen “Toke” Fairbrother Stephen Glen “Toke” Fairbrother died on June 1, 2024, at the age of 69, after a battle with cancer. He was the son of Pliny and Teresa (Paquette) Fairbrother. He was born on October 27, 1954. He attended St. Paul’s School and... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — The need for mental health services has been on the rise in the last few years. While it is easy to point a finger at the coronavirus pandemic as the main source of the increased need, there are a myriad of ways stress and uncertain... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Brent Bapp, whose unpermitted junkyard was a thorn in the Barton Select Board’s side for nearly six years, has been fined almost $25,000 by Judge Thomas Walsh. Mr. Bapp’s property off Burton Hill Road here was strewn with old camper... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say three teenagers from Springfield, Massachusetts, beat up a pair of Coventry men Sunday and stole three rifles at gunpoint. According to the affidavit from Vermont State Police Trooper James Gallup, a 911 call came just... More »
Gregory David Whitehead Gregory David Whitehead, of East Charleston, a lifelong outdoorsman and craftsman, died December 11, 2023, peacefully in his sleep in the home he built with his own two hands. He was 71. Born on December 17, 1951, in Hartford, Connect... More »
by Kenzie Strange BARTON VILLAGE — Flooding is on people’s minds here, with some people cleaning up damage from last year, some seeing their property lines getting eaten away by the rising Barton River, and aware the state is entering flood season again. “I’ve... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport City Police Sergeant Nicholas Rivers said he was parked in front of an Orchard Street home known as a drug market around 12:25 p.m. on May 30 when he saw an SUV headed toward him. In his affidavit Sergeant Rivers said he re... More »
Should her diploma not be enough to bring her departure from North Country Union High School to mind, Aleigha Bonneau will have the selfie she took with Principal Chris Young to remind her of the damp Saturday when she graduated. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
