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Tracy Davis Pierce

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No teachers leave LRUHS

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by Trisha Ingalls At the Lake Region Union High School Board meeting Monday, the issue of resignations in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) received attention, although the high school managed to retain all its staff members. While many teachers and... More »

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Bogner building sold

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by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — The Bogner building is one step closer to a long-awaited transformation into a high-tech manufacturing center for electric powered trail groomers.  A purchase and sale agreement was reached recently between the Northeast Kingdom Dev... More »

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Drug and driving charges follow high-speed chase

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A car that didn’t stop for a pedestrian crossing the street in Newport attracted the attention of State Police Trooper Nathan Handy a little before 5 p.m. on July 13.  According to his affidavit, Trooper Handy was behind a car that ... More »

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Students study Memphremagog on ship and shore

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by Leanne Harple NEWPORT — Elementary school students in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU)’s summer program have been learning a lot recently about the Lake Memphremagog watershed and the importance of protecting it and keeping the water clean. The ... More »

Obituaries & Service 7.13.22

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Michael Joseph Roy   Michael Joseph Roy, 69, of Durham, North Carolina, died peacefully with his children by his side on October 22, 2021. Michael was born on August 29, 1952, to Bernard and Marie Anna (Lariviere) Roy.  He graduated from Sacred Heart High Scho... More »

Can’t see elementary-middle school plan, yet.

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  by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — Reality fell short of expectations for some members of the board and public at the regular Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District (LRUEMSD) meeting Monday evening.  Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) Superin... More »

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Man crashed stolen car into a house, police say

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Police say a Hyde Park man stole a car in Newport and crashed it into a house in Lowell.  Jamie J. Bocash, 42,  appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court Monday and pled innocent to a felony charge of aggravated dr... More »

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Walk-in center offers new health options in Newport

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    by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Governor Phil Scott joined local leaders Friday for the ribbon-cutting for Newport’s new Express Care location.  As cars cruised by the ceremony, those who helped make the walk-in healthcare facility a reality spoke briefly abou... More »

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Lake Region star reaches soccer heights

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  by Leanne Harple Riley Urie, who grew up in West Glover, is a rising soccer star both in Vermont and internationally.  Mr. Urie is a 2018 Lake Region Union High School graduate, and more recently a graduate of the University of Vermont (UVM). He played socce... More »

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Silo fire at Ethan Allen in Orleans

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Orleans firefighters use their department’s platform truck to get above the sawdust silos at Ethan Allen and pour water on a fire that developed Monday morning.  The Newport City Fire Department also brought its platform truck to help quench the fire and membe... More »