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 »
Carl Taylor Oberg Carl Taylor Oberg, 27, died at his Albany home on February 22, 2023. He was born on July 17, 1995, in Morrisville, to his devoted family, Eric, Ruth, and Lee Oberg. Carl made their family complete with his kind, compassionate, competitive,... More »
On Monday, March 20, 2023, a report was received from Walt’s Sales and Service on US Route 5 in Derby that a customer’s snowmobile had been stolen at approximately 0108 hours on 03/19/2023. Investigation revealed a red 2022 Lynx Rave 850 bearing VT registrat... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — On Town Meeting Day, March 7, voters here elected a new mayor, a new city councilor, and returned an incumbent to take on the job of governing the city, and those three say they are ready for the challenge. “I’m over the moon,” ma... More »
by Trisha Ingalls In an effort to go beyond simply looking at the issues surrounding the teacher shortage at North Country Supervisory Union (NCSU) and beyond, Superintendent Elaine Collins hired a facilitator and hosted a series of five community forums to ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — One of the men charged for badly beating a suspected drug snitch in 2017 was sentenced to serve a nine-year prison term on March 6. Judge Lisa Warren pronounced sentence on Joshua P. Bedard, 35, of Brattleboro who pled guilty in t... More »
by Matthew Wilson TROY — Travelers passing along Route 100 over the weekend may have noticed an ambulance at the Troy Volunteer Fire Department with lights flashing with the Ukrainian flag emblazoned on the side. Over the course of the two days, the emergen... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON—The Blades, a team made up of women from high schools around the Northeast Kingdom came into the finals at the Gutterson Field House on March 9 as underdogs. They were a third seed, and the Woodstock Wasps, their opponents were a... More »
A grinning portrait of Old Man Winter seen a couple of weeks ago at Black Dirt Farm in Stannard is a reminder, if one is needed, that Vermont seasons pay no attention to the calendar. Another March snowstorm drove the point home. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
