by Luke Vidic A pre-pandemic survey of Lake Region Union High School students revealed higher rates of bullying and offensive language by witnessed non-white students and students of marginalized sexualities. The results were made public at Monday’s Lake Re... More »
by Leanne Harple WEST GLOVER — About a dozen people braved the extreme temperatures Saturday afternoon to gather in the steamy, warm Parker Pie restaurant here for a tasty meet and greet with Congressional hopeful State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale of Burlington... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY—Despite what was said at last week’s Derby select board meeting, Stanstead is not turning off water to residents on the U.S. side of Beebe Plain. Rather, the town of Stanstead, Quebec, wants to rework its current agreement with Beebe Pl... More »
by Leanne Harple Sarah Waring of East Montpelier may have just stolen the title of being Glover Community School’s most distinguished alumna. Ms. Waring, who spent her youth in Glover, was appointed by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. Department of Agricul... More »
A crew of snowmen send a message of love to motorists passing by on Route 58 in Orleans. Photo by Carol Davis More »
I Could Hardly Keep from Laughing, an Illustrated Collection of Vermont Humor, by Don Hooper and Bill Mares. Paperback. 188 pages. Published by Rootstock Publishing. $24.95. Reviewed by Tena Starr I doubt many are mourning the passage of 2021, and though i... More »
Maura Gahan (red jacket), falls to her knees after meeting disaster head on without despair, in one of “Six Disaster Confrontation & Mitigation Dances” choreographed by Peter Schumann, founder of the Bread and Puppet Theater. Fellow performers (left to right)... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge HOLLAND — A new vibrancy has recently been growing in Holland. Out of the ashes of a very difficult decision residents made to close their elementary school at the end of the 2018-’19 academic year, its building has been given new life as... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — Across the border, Stanstead, Derby Line’s partner in the International Water Company, is raising concerns about unpaid bills. Dana Nagy of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources wants to set up a meeting between the town of Derby a... More »
by Luke Vidic ORLEANS—After 45 years of ownership, the Swett family will be parting ways with the Evansville Trading Post by the end of the month. The famous country store, which has been on the market for over a year, will be auctioned off at the end of Ja... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE—Law enforcement officers from most of the agencies in the area converged on a Caswell Avenue apartment building Monday morning after several people phoned in reports of shots being fired. A State Police press release said the ca... More »
DERBY LINE, Vermont (Monday, Jan. 10, 2022) — Following continued investigation and consultation with the Orleans County State’s Attorney’s Office by the Vermont State Police, Alfred Charest is facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a de... More »
