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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Lakeview will stay open next year

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by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO—Lakeview Elementary School will stay open for at least another year while the Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District (OSUESD) board and local residents consider options for the future. Lakeview’s enrollments have droppe... More »

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Man didn’t stop at Lowell fatal, police say

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When Shayne Bessette, 52, of Lowell died when his Ford Ranger went off the Hazen Notch Road on May 18, the press release from Vermont State Police Sergeant Thomas Howard described it as a single-vehicle accident. At the same time, S... More »

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Pride parade attracts hundreds to Newport

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by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Main Street was filled with rainbows on Sunday, as the city hosted its first Pride Parade.  Several hundred people, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters, marched through Newport’s downtown behind the event’s grand ma... More »

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Three hope to be mayor

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by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — The city has an interim manager and three candidates for the August 1 mayoral election.  Karen Geraghty was offered an employment contract as interim city manager at Monday night’s meeting held at the Gateway Center. After her appoi... More »

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Algae block Prouty Beach swimming 

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by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT – It was 84 degrees and sunny Thursday afternoon at Prouty Beach, but nobody was in the water or even on the sand at Lake Memphremagog.  Signs warned people away due to cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae as it is commonly known, and t... More »

Obituaries & Services 6.28.2023

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Derick Michael Ward Derick Michael Ward, 39, of Newport, died unexpectedly on June 16, 2023. He was born on May 11, 1984, in Newport. Derick loved being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He was an avid snowmobiler, boater, swimmer, and ca... More »

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Lawns for bees

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  by Bonnie Kirn Donahue Extension master gardener, University of Vermont Much of landscape maintenance in summer is devoted to mowing lawns. Traditional lawns in the Northeast are typically made up of a mix of turfgrasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial... More »

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Nelsons seek farming’s future

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by Trisha Ingalls IRASBURG — Milking time is play time for the Holsteins at Nelson Dairy Farm on Route 14 in Irasburg.  That’s because the Nelson family has made major investments to upgrade their dairy farm — including the addition of a massive rotating milki... More »

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Lakeview seeks options for future

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by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — The Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District (OSUESD) will meet at Lakeview Elementary School here on Thursday, June 22, to decide how to deal with a precipitous drop in enrollment. One option is off the table.  Under t... More »

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Under investigation

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by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON — Darren Perron, a Barton native who went off to journalistic success as a reporter and the anchor for the WCAX evening news, has a shelf full of honors.  His investigative reporting on deadly serious issues such as the aftereffect... More »

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Esme West helps others to heal

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  by Matthew Wilson DERBY — The Northeast Kingdom may not seem like the kind of place where a new age healing center can thrive, but that has never stopped Esme West.  Despite her own fears and doubts over how she’d make the business work she has strived to he... More »

Obituaries 6.21.2023

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John Lawrence Vezina John Lawrence Vezina, 60, of Belleview, Florida, died on March 9, 2023, with his loving children by his side, following a terrible auto accident on March 6. John was born August 1, 1962, in Burlington to the late Romeo Vezina and Alice Gon... More »