Michael does his part judging jack-o’-lanterns at Newport’s pumpkinpalooza contest. The city gave out over a hundred pumpkins for the event, and residents of all ages dropped off their carved creations on Saturday. For more photos of the event, please see th... More »
by Joseph Gresser The number of COVID cases in Vermont declined a bit over the past week, according to figures provided at Governor Phil Scott’s Tuesday briefing, but Orleans County remains a hot spot. According to Commissioner of Financial Regulation Michael ... More »
Ronald Cloutier, who served customers at E.M. Brown for 32 years enjoys his slice of cake while leaning on the fender of a 1950 GMC pickup. Along with the cake the many people who gathered to celebrate the store’s 125 years enjoyed hamburgers, popcorn, apples... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge LOWELL — If the COVID-19 pandemic teaches nothing else, it teaches that things inevitably change. For students at Lowell Graded School, a plan that started with a goal to build a skating rink has morphed over time to a project to regenera... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Amidst news that Orleans County criminal cases for some incarcerated defendants have recently been scheduled — but not in Newport — Vermont’s commissioner of Buildings and General Services (BGS) has said that work is underway to keep crim... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — At their meeting Thursday morning, select board members dealt with a mishap on Hollow Road. A road crew member was working on a ditch and clipped a waterline belonging to Pat Russell. The damage was not great. Road Forman Rick Knag... More »
ALBANS, Vermont (Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021) — 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 Fe... More »
This is the first installment of a story about a place, a family, and a cousin that will appear consecutively in the paper over the next few weeks. by Paul Lefebvre During a lifetime of trapping beaver, the most successful season my cousin had was the year he ... More »
by Luke Vidic IRASBURG — Peter Limon, chairman of the prudential committee of Irasburg Fire District #1, approached the Irasburg Select Board with a written request to build a new town well, along with other upgrades. He proposed paying for the improvements wi... More »
by Leanne Harple GREENSBORO — What does it take to live a happy life? Not much according to Jason Crane, the somewhat nomadic office manager of the Greensboro United Church of Christ. Mr. Crane has been living happily, and by choice, in a van since Decembe... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all the fun, a group of enthusiasts took to the rails in their restored “motor cars” — railroad track inspection cars also known as speeders, section cars, putt-putts, jiggers, trikes,... More »
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 »
