by Maria Amador BARTON — Cold and rain weren’t enough to deter those Vermonters opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive actions from spending Saturday protesting in the Kingdom. On Barton’s Village Square and Newport’s Main Street, hundreds stood with s... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY LINE — Members of the public discussed the Haskell Free Library and Opera House at the Derby Line Village Annual Meeting on April 1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s decision to bar Canadians from walking to the building’s main e... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON — Two admitted drug dealers will spend more than 12 years in prison after they changed their pleas to guilty on federal charges of selling fentanyl and cocaine in Orleans County. On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessi... More »
Lawrence John Draper Lawrence John “Slip” Draper, 79, of Morgan, formerly of Brattleboro, died at his home late Sunday afternoon, March 23, 2025, from COPD complications. Larry was born in Bakersfield on March 3, 1946, the son of Robert Draper Sr. and France... More »
Abuse by Unlawful Restraint and Unlawful Confinement (Title 13 VSA 1377), Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult (Title 13 VSA 1376), Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult (Title 13 VSA 1378) On April 6, 2025, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks began investigating alleged ... More »
BROWNINGTON — Police are investigating a hit–and–run accident that left a Derby man in serious condition. The details of the incident that sent Richard Laprade, 64, of Derby to the hospital remain murky. According to a press release from Vermont State Police ... More »
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 31, 2025, Nathaniel “JJ” Jones, 39, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a term of 135... More »
by Maria Amador HARDWICK — On March 27 Vermonters traveled from all over the state to Hazen Union High School for a public education town hall. Its focus was Governor Phil Scott’s plan to transform the state’s education system. Participants included teachers... More »
by Maria Amador MONTPELIER — On March 20, the Vermont Senate introduced a resolution supporting “warm and cooperative” relations on behalf of both the United States and Vermont with Canada. The resolution, which was sponsored by 27 of the 30 senators in the L... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In an affidavit filed in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court, Newport City Police Detective James LeClair said he along with fellow Newport officers Sergeant Nicholas Rivers, and Patrolmen Joshua Lillis and Tanner... More »
Avis Billado Avis A. Billado, 82, died on Monday, March 10, at Burlington Health and Rehab, with her daughter Joan Aither by her side. She was born in St. Albans on March 9, 1943, to the late Carroll Sr. and Eleanor (Lakey) Billado. Avis dedicated her life to ... More »
by Maria Amador MONTPELIER — The first confusion was over the town. Last week my friend Helen suggested I take my other friends from out of town on an easy hike up Greensboro’s Barr Hill. Naturally, I assumed the other Barr Hill, experts in gin, built its d... More »
