by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — Two days after Town Meeting the Brighton Select Board met to take care of normal post-meeting business, including the appointment of town officers. The board also had to figure out how it would handle the new power granted by... More »
Reporter’s notebook — learning the ropes by Leanne Harple ORLEANS COUNTY — As a writer, I am constantly on the lookout for interesting stories of people and places in the Northeast Kingdom. A couple of weeks ago, I was asking around to some friends and family... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Although the agenda for Monday night’s city council meeting in Newport was business as usual, and kicked off with Kevin Charboneau being duly sworn in as a re-elected council member at the start of the meeting, it ended with Mayo... More »
Lake Region guard Sakoya Sweeney goes to the hoop in the final seconds of Saturday’s Division 3 championship game at the Barre Auditorium. She scored, but the Rangers were not able to overcome a tough defensive effort by first-seed Windsor. The Yellow Jack... More »
Ian Applegate (4) soars over a U-32 High School defender Friday evening as his teammates Cayde Micknak (11), Austin Giroux (14), and Wyatt Descheneau (21) keep an eye out for the possible rebound. Applegate’s shot was good as was North Country’s play throug... More »
Lake Region guard Madison Bowman (21) shoots under the watchful eye of forward Lilian Fauteux (15) Thursday night at the Barre Auditorium. The Rangers defeated the Williamstown Blue Devils by ten points — 35-25 — and will defend their 2021 Division 3 champi... More »
By Rachel Sargent Mirus Legend says a stake through the heart will kill a vampire. But it’s a bit more complicated if you’re plagued – as moose can be – by tens of thousands of tiny blood-suckers. In the case of moose, the vampires are winter ticks (Dermacento... More »
Newport’s Winter Festival concludes with a boom, as fireworks light up the night above a well-lit Gardner Park. More »
by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — Brighton voters took time to consider the question of whether their town should move from having an administrator helping the select board to a manager with more authority. They decided to make the change and Select Board Cha... More »
by Brian Carroll DERBY LINE — Over 40 Derby residents braved the winter evening cold to attend the combined annual meetings of the town of Derby and the Derby Elementary School. Essentially, the warning described a combination of an information meeting for ... More »
by Emmett Avery WESTMORE — Trash pickup and the select board and town clerk races took up the most time at Westmore’s pre-Town Meeting Day informational session last Monday evening. For the second year running, Town Meeting was replaced by an informational... More »
BARTON — In a contest to succeed select board chair Ken Mitchell-Eby, Ryan Racine prevailed by a margin of 104 votes to 32 over his rival, Jason Watson. Mr. Mitchell-Eby said he decided not to run after a single term for personal reasons. Unless a later To... More »
