by Trisha Ingalls ALBANY – for its April episode featuring thriving general stores, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Conor Knighton settled into the Albany general store, the Genny, to interview the owners, managers, and patrons. “I can anticipate the ques... More »
North Country Union High School senior Arrow Decker works on her latest artistic project. She recently painted a watercolor portrait of a boy in Nigeria, which was sent to him to keep as part of the memory project. For more about the project and a look at so... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a man exposed himself to workers at both the Albany and Craftsbury branches of the Genny. According to the affidavit filed by Orleans Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Richard Wells, a woman called on March 22 and said a man... More »
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 »
Sometime between 3/19/23 and 3/23/23, a white 2015 Artic Cat Wildcat UTV was stolen from 2720 Hinman Settler Road, Derby, VT. The Vermont State Police is asking for assistance locating the stolen items, anyone with information regarding the vehicle is asked t... 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 »
