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Tracy Davis Pierce

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West Glover couple starts IV business

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  by Leanne Harple WEST GLOVER — Back in the day, prospectors in search of gold hoped to strike a vein of ore. Two Northeast Kingdom nurses have started a new business that is virtually guaranteed to strike a vein—a blood vein, that is—and, with it, a financia... More »

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Jay Peak sale all but done

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  by Matthew Wilson JAY – After over six years in receivership, Jay Peak Resort looks to have found new ownership after an auction held in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida September 7, saw the sale of the resort.  Pending the close of t... More »

Obituaries 9.14.22

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David R. Jardine David R. Jardine, 83, of Lyndonville, died peacefully at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital on September 4, 2022. On March 24, 1939, David was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to the late Dr. Ralph R. Jardine and Virginia (Walsh) Jardine.... More »

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Police say man helped woman carry off children

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Bellows Falls man wearing only shorts and a pistol allegedly helped a woman take off in a car with two youths who were under a court pick-up order. …the rest of this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subsc... More »

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Brighton man faces domestic terrorism charge

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by Joseph Gresser BRIGHTON—A man who allegedly set a gas can alight near the home of two women here was arrested after a bizarre confrontation with State Police troopers on August 29. According to an affidavit from Trooper Aaron Leonard, the two women told pol... More »

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Stars party goes on despite cloudy skies

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Members of the Evansville Transit Authority entertained the crowd at Sunday’s Twilight Stars Party with a selection of familiar tunes.  Playing at the Old Stone House stargazing party in Brownington for the last six years, the band is celebrating its twentieth... More »

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Schools lack of educators hits family hard

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  by Matthew Wilson IRASBURG — The shortage of educators has hit home for one Irasburg couple and their daughter.  Miley Brochu needs a paraeducator to assist her at school, but so far this year, the Irasburg Village School has been unable to find someone qual... More »

Obituaries 9.7.22

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Stacey L. Williams Stacey Lyn Williams, 57, of Barton, died on August 29, 2022, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Medical Center in St. Johnsbury, with her family at her side. She was born March 20, 1965, in Morrisville, the daughter of the late Harold and ... More »

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VSP seek TD Bank robber

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On Friday m, September 2 at approximately 6;00 p.m. a lone male entered the TD Bank located on Main Street in Barton and demanded money. The male made off with un undisclosed amount of money and was last seen heading south on Main Street on foot. The male was ... More »

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Fire at LaBrecque Farm in Barton

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Orleans firefighters battle the blaze that consumed Cole and Heather LaBrecque’s farmhouse on Route 16 in Barton, Thursday morning, September 1.  Orleans Fire Department Chief EJ Rowell said their home was a total loss, but no one was injured. Chief Rowell sai... More »

Obituaries 8.31.22

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  Leo P. Verge Leo P. Verge, 72, of Brownington, died on August 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 8, 1952, in Magog, Quebec, to Barbara and Gayten Verge. Leo is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Norma Otero-Verge... More »

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Invasion of the spotted lanternfly

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  The Outside Story by Declan McCabe In September 2021, one boy’s blue ribbon-winning 4-H project at the Kansas State Fair made national news. The exhibit included a colorfully-spotted, inch-long, moth-like insect that immediately attracted the attention of en... More »