by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — Brownington residents have a great sense of humor and a unique community. For Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) CEO Brian Lowe, those were some of the key takeaways from last Thursday’s community visit. According to... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — If someone were to picture what it’s like to be a professional musician, they’d likely imagine themselves performing live in front of an excited audience. No matter the genre, it is the most iconic feat of a musical perfor... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Nate Sicard, the chair of the Barton Village Trustees started Sunday’s information meeting on the two Articles that will be voted by Australian ballot on May 10 with a small joke. He suggested that the 40 or so village residents showe... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON — The last of three men federal authorities say were responsible for the AnC Bio fraud will spend five years in a federal prison. Ariel Quiros Sr., who pled guilty to three charges related to the bio-medical facility that was to... More »
Sue C. Menard Sue C. Menard, 70, died on April 25, 2022, in Newport. Sue was born to Dean and Barbara (Willis) Comstock. She is survived by her husband, Francis Menard to whom she was married for 50 years. Sue graduated from Lake Region Union High School i... More »
Anthony “Tony” George Royer Anthony “Tony” George Royer, 60, of Berlin, died on April 15 at his home. He was born on January 19,1962, in Newport to Emile P. Royer and Jeannette C. (Bernard) Royer of Irasburg. Tony attended Lake Region Union High School and... More »
Spectators, including students from Orleans Elementary School, crowd the banks at Willoughby Falls Monday to watch steelhead trout make their annual run. The fish make the journey upstream on their own schedule and the spectacle lasts only a short while, so... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — About 34,000 people graduate from law school in the U.S. each year. Presumably almost all then take the notoriously difficult bar examination, the gateway to a license to practice law. In almost every state a law degree is a necessi... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON — William Kelly, the second of the four men indicted on fraud charges for the failed AnC Bio project, was sentenced on April 20 to spend 18-months in federal prison. He earlier changed his plea to guilty to one count of conspirac... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—At their meeting Monday evening the Barton Village Trustees expressed frustration at what they said was their failure to convey the benefits of the sale of Barton Electric to the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC). They spent much o... More »
by Leanne Harple ALBANY — Dr. Theresa and Scott Cianciolo, of Albany, along with their two sons, Sammy and Alex, have just escaped from a war zone. In January, they had just moved to Rivne in western Ukraine with their twins, whom they had adopted from th... More »
By Eleanor Lowen Community News Service According to an analysis based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average temperature in all Vermont counties except two has already warmed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.4 degrees Far... More »
