by Matthew Wilson When we turn our eyes to the skies lately, more than just the dark clouds of rain have caused a disruption to the vistas we commonly enjoy. Haze caused by fires beyond our borders are lowering the visibility and also bringing health complica... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — The proprietors of Parsons Dinner House had initially hoped to reopen within a week or so after the popular restaurant was damaged by catastrophic flooding on July 10. But in an interview last week, they said they now think it could be m... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — A new tool to encourage Lake Memphremagog-focused tourism in Vermont and Quebec was unveiled Tuesday, July 18, aboard the Northern Star. The sky was overcast and rainy, but spirits were high as the tour boat took a contingent of pe... More »
Diane A. Young Diane A. Young, 62, died unexpectedly July 14, 2023, at Grace Cottage Hospital. Diane was born in Bellows Falls on May 19, 1961, the daughter of Richard and Lorraine (Mcclary) Alexander. She spent the first seven years of her childhood living ... More »
Parker Darling, 9, tries to get firetruck drivers in the Irasburg church fair parade to honk their horns. Following the parade, the day ended with a spectacular fireworks display at dusk. More »
Ira R. Daniels Ira R. “Bobby” Daniels, 74, of Island Pond, died in his home surrounded by loved ones on July 9, 2023. Bobby was born on April 19, 1949, to Ira and Vivian Daniels. He married his lifelong love, Ivy Rollins, and they raised their four children ... More »
by Joseph Gresser HARDWICK — As befits the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Secretary Pete Buttigieg arrived in Hardwick Monday afternoon with a caravan of industrial-sized SUVs. Along with him came a sizeable contingent of transportatio... More »
by Tena Starr GLOVER — “This made Irene look like an appetizer.” That’s Cheri Safford talking about the flood that devastated the Saffords’ riverside home and business. She and her husband, Doug, spent a long, tense night last week rescuing what they could ... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — Lorie Seadale was thinking hard on Saturday as she looked at the muddy mess that was her plant nursery and produce business. She wondered just how much she and a helper should do in the way of cleanup, given that there was a flood war... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — On July 11, while Barton Village was still being battered by a flooding Barton River, police say a woman was seen banging on the window of a Glover Road home “begging to be let out.” In his affidavit, Vermont State Police Trooper Ja... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — After Derby’s Independence Day Parade eyes were on the sky following the Independence Day Parade, as the Newport Rotary Club held its second Lindy Palin Fly-Over. The endeavor saw thousands of ping pong balls flung from above, an a... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman who received a deferred three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to three separate felony charges of selling heroin will spend between 18 months to three years behind bars after all. Kassandra Medellin-Oliver, 36, of... More »
