by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT— The NEK Rainbow Coalition will host a demonstration for the International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Newport in front of the Emory Hebard State Office Building. The day is observed globally at 5 p.m. local time. ... More »
by Matthew Wilson When the weather warms but the nights are still cool, it’s the time of year for sugarmakers to ply their craft. This year, the season seems to be shaping up for a good year for maple producers, as the conditions in the Kingdom appear optim... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Before the business portion of the North Country Supervisory Union’s annual meeting started on March 23, North Country Union High School art teacher Natalie Gaines presented the Memory Project, which evoked an emotional reaction f... More »
MONTPELIER, VT – Today the Senate gave preliminary approval to S.18, an act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids. “As lawmakers we put the health of Vermont youth above all else,” said Senator Ginny Lyons, chair of the Senate Commit... More »
The Outside Story ….Owls on the nest by Anna MorrisAmong the very earliest signs of spring are the strange caterwauls of the barred owls that haunt our woods: “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?” Their hooted conversations, thrown back and forth throu... More »
Karen Lee Whitcomb Karen Lee Whitcomb, 72, of Glover, died on March 24, 2023, in Glover. She was born on November 21, 1950, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, daughter to Allan and Pearl (Wallace) George. She is survived by her children: Hannah Ruth McNall and her husb... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — At North Country Supervisory Union (NCSU), Superintendent Elaine Collins is worried that her supervisory union may be inadvertently spending public money in a way that discriminates against the LGBTQ+ community. The concern stems f... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Barton Village has most of a new set of trustees. In what appears to be continued fallout from last year’s attempt to sell the village electric department to the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), Nate Sicard, chair of the trustees, ... More »
by Matthew Wilson Hunters of every walk came out to Lake Region Union High School on Monday night, as officials with the state Fish and Wildlife Department held the first of a series of public hearings on deer and moose. The state’s large mammal specialist ga... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — On June 24, 2022, a jury convicted David Vaz, 33, of Springfield, Massachusetts, of charges related to the beating of a man suspected of being a police informant. On March 14 Judge Lisa Warren dismissed the charges in the case —... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — It was the first meeting of the newly constituted city council here Monday night and everything went off without a hitch, mostly. Newly elected Mayor Beth Barnes welcomed the crowd in English and French, and thanked the roughly 30... More »
Perfecto Garnet, who, when not mystifying audiences is known as Charlie Lander, performs his magic on Saturday for the benefit of the Glover Public Library. Perfecto was among a host of talented citizens who donated their skills to raise money for the library... More »
