Donald Joseph Veilleux Donald Joseph Veilleux, 79, of Barton died on April 26, 2022, in Barton. He was born on April 28, 1942, in Troy to Patrice and Claudie Anna (Cote) Veilleux. Donald was employed for many years by Columbia Forest Products. Among his hob... More »
by Tena Starr LYNDON — How do we experience war? For the most part, we don’t. “The vaunted military divide is real,” said best-selling author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger at Friday’s veterans conference at Northern Vermont University–Lyndon. He went on to ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—After hearing sometimes heated objections to planned water and sewer rate increases the city council left the matter alone. When Mayor Paul Monette asked for a motion on rate rises proposed by City Manager Laura Dolgin at Monday’s ... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY PEAK — Following a joint memorial service hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its auxiliary held at the organization’s annual convention on June 3, U.S. Representative Peter Welch promised he would work to make sure those ... More »
The wind isn’t blowing, but Sayg St. Onge is laughing. She and her eighth-grade classmates from Barton Graded School built boats from cardboard and duct tape and brought them to Crystal Lake on June 1 to test them. Most floated. To see some more fancy designs ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON – Glover resident Davi Bock used the privilege of the floor at Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary and Middle School District to bring up the topic that was at the top of many people’s mind — teacher shortages, ... More »
Representative Vicki Strong, of Albany, holds up a case holding medals earned by her son Marine Corps Sergeant Jesse Strong. In 2005 Sergeant Strong died in combat in Iraq. It was only recently, that with the encouragement of John Wilson and Heather Lafont, ... More »
Firefighters from the Newport Center Fire Department respond to a call at Chaput Family Farms outside of North Troy Wednesday afternoon. Gas and oil from an old feed truck, combined with burning tires that held down a silage pile, sent a pillar of black smoke... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — In a national climate of polarized discourse, Brownington was a shining example of polite and respectful discussion and decision-making Wednesday night as community members chose their top three priorities during their secon... More »
Edith Rose Wood-McNeal Edith Rose Wood-McNeal, 86, of Newport, died at her home on May 27, 2022. She was born on August 31, 1936, in Stanstead, Quebec, to Ivan and Mabel (Smith) Wood. Edith is survived by her children: Baxter-Shane McNeal and his wife, Kathie... More »
To the left, the boys of Rydell High celebrate a friends new car in the song, “Greased Lightening.” From the left are Doody (Marelle Mosher), Roger (Ben Gonyaw), Kenickie (Ryan Carpenter), Eugene (Paul Petzoldt), and Danny. More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY — When Jay residents met for Town Meeting in March it was clear the untypically large amount of money in the account and holding delinquent tax penalties would be something of an issue. A handful of citizens asked how the account had g... More »
