by Matthew Wilson The recent eclipse has come and gone, but business owners are still looking back at the event. A swell of revenue came along with the surge of visitors who came to view the rare sight. It may be a while before the numbers come in, but those... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police said they had to kick in the door of West Main Street home to arrest a man later charged with domestic assault. According to the affidavit from Newport City Police Patrolman Nicholas Keithan, a woman called around 9:... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Melting and warm sunny days leave the ground between dry and wet conditions. This can lead to the rare occasion of spontaneous combustion such as the one on April 10 that required the Newport Center Volunteer Fire Department... More »
We’ve received a number of calls asking about this drone photo of eclipse traffic in Barton. Most say they don’t recognize the neighborhood shown in the picture. For the record, it was taken from Pageant Park looking toward the village of Barton. The large ... More »
Clara Alberta Brochu It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that the family of Clara Alberta Brochu announces her death on March 29, 2024, in Ellsworth, Maine. Clara was born on February 5, 1939, and was the third child of fourteen born to Gerard and B... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Monday morning people driving through Glover on Route 16 were slowed a little by traffic around Currier’s Market and the Busy Bee. That isn’t terribly unusual, but even a casual glance at the license plates of the cars that lined th... More »
by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Traffic was the first noticeable thing on eclipse day. The streets were unusually crowded. Cars flooded the highway, and it took ten minutes to drive through downtown Newport. I played the “license plate game” as I did when I w... More »
by Tena Starr It was a Saturday, a couple of days before the solar eclipse when I got a call at the Glover library where I work part-time. The woman asked if we’d mind if she sat in the library parking lot with her daughter to watch the eclipse. She said she’d... More »
by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — A federal lawsuit could, if successful, upend the way Vermont towns collect overdue property taxes. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Burlington, by Vermont Legal Aid, acting on behalf of Penny Flynn in January. It ar... More »
Gilles J. Vigeant Gilles J. Vigeant, 76, of Newport, died peacefully on March 29, 2024. He was born July 31, 1947, in Montreal, Canada, to Henri and Anita (Belanger) Vigeant. On March 26, 1994, he married the love of his life, Jean (Jensen) Vigeant. Gilles w... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — The select board here discussed the coming eclipse at its March 28 meeting. Members made preparations and looked over the what-ifs and the worst-ofs that could come from the increased activity around the event. The board also talke... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — The select board had a few properties to talk about at their meeting on Monday night, one of them a major land preservation initiative moving into its final phase. The board also had to make a decision about other properties that m... More »
