UPDATE: The Vermont State Police has located human remains believed to be those of Emily Ferlazzo and arrested her husband, Joseph, on suspicion of murder. After agreeing to speak to investigators Tuesday afternoon, Joseph Ferlazzo told detectives that he had ... More »
by Joseph Gresser On Tuesday evening, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced land borders with Canada and Mexico will be reopened to non-essential travelers some time next month. In his announcement, Secretary Mayorkas said potentia... More »
Patricia A. Dumont Patricia A. Dumont, 74, of North Troy, died on October 9, 2021, in Newport. She was born on October 23, 1946, in Newport to the late Roland and Avis (Archer) Cadieux. On April 16, 1966, she married Albert Dumont who predeceased her on Jun... More »
by Tena Starr GLOVER — The presence of a tiny hummingbird rarely seen in Vermont has birders flocking to a Shadow Lake home and bed and breakfast here. The rufous hummingbird is native to the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Sightings of it in Vermont have ... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is serious about its offer to buy the Barton Electric Department and thinks it has a lot to offer the utility’s present users. That was one of the messages offered by Rebecca Towne in a telephone inte... More »
The Outside Story American mountain ash: a rosaceae by any other name by Laurie D. Morrissey There’s a giant living in northern Coös County, New Hampshire. It’s a 61-foot tall tree, the country’s largest known American mountain ash. At last measurement, it ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge BARTON — Good news for anglers — next spring May Pond in Barton will be stocked with two-year-old “trophy” brook trout for the first time in a decade. Long Pond in Westmore, Center Pond in Newark, and Martin’s Pond in Peacham are other No... More »
by Luke Vidic JAY — While Jay Peak approaches another challenging season, fraught with labor shortages and travel restrictions, pre-pandemic talks of a sale have resumed. While the upcoming ski season may prove more predictable than last year’s, and a sale mor... More »
Caroline Queenin Caroline Queenin of Derby died September 29, 2021. She was born on November 9, 1932, and died at the age of 88. Caroline married Colonel Hugh Queenin, who predeceased her in 1994. She leaves behind three children, many grandchildren, nieces, ... More »
Reviewed by Tena Starr Unstitched, by Brett Ann Stanciu. Paperback, 197 pages. Published by Steer Forth Press. $15. When a local man repeatedly breaks into the Woodbury Library, where Brett Ann Stanciu is librarian, she goes to some lengths to get him arr... More »
by Peter Jensen WESTMORE — A tiny Sunfish with a rainbow sail and a pirate flag was a common sight on Lake Willoughby this summer, tacking back and forth in all conditions near the north end. Brandon Dietter, 62, had the helm while “Boo,” a King Charles spanie... More »
by Luke Vidic HOLLAND — Late in the evening, after the sun had set and an eerie fog crept over the surrounding Holland farmland, Ben Luce stood beneath the warm glow of stage lights of the Barrage and began his otherworldly performance. His hands danced a... More »
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