Cora (left) and Eleanor Veysey of Irasburg greet visitors on the steps of the Old Stone House Museum Sunday. For the occasion — Old Stone House Day — they dressed in period outfits save for a splash of red nail polish. Photo by Luke Vidic …more photos of this... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO BEND — About 30 people gathered near St. Michael’s Catholic Church on the evening of August 5 to talk about the future of a small village on the banks of the Lamoille River. For many years Greensboro Bend has been a sleepy hamlet... More »
by Leanne Harple GLOVER — A small handful of citizens showed up at the Glover Community School Monday night for the Orleans Central Supervisory Union’s (OCSU) elementary/middle school meeting and to express support for the district’s proposed equity policy, ... More »
Orleans Fire Chief E.J. Rowell (left), State Police Trooper Brian Connor, and Nathan Peart survey the scene after Erval Shed III drove his milk truck off Roaring Brook Road and about 100 feet into a field. The truck tipped over, causing some damage to the dri... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Members of the public joined the select board at its August 5 meeting to express anger about both the slowness with which they say the state is reacting to complaints about two illegal junkyards and what they consider the too-lenie... More »
by Luke Vidic Dirt, smoke, a few flying trucks, a human cannonball, motocross riders, and the sounds of ear-drum-crunching motors — these were just a few of the things in the air around the Barton Fairgrounds during the weekend. The carnival of machinery, in... More »
Stanley Edward Davis After a long courageous battle with multiple medical problems at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, on July 29, 2021, with his wife of 58 years and daughters by his side, Stanley Edward Davis, 78, of Derby, left this earth. He will be rem... More »
Editorial When people who are paid to disagree find common ground, we pay attention. Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett and defense lawyer David Sleigh both say plans by the Vermont Judiciary to hold Orleans County criminal trials in Barre should... More »
by Emmett Avery Newport’s Faith Lighthouse Assembly of God played host to a job fair on July 29, and about an hour into the event, 11 people looking for employment had circulated among the 23 tables set up by would-be employers. This scene appears representati... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTFIELD—State Representative Brian Smith, who hails from Derby, said he got the idea of honoring Westfield Select Board Chair Yves Daigle for his years of service from his father, former State Senator Kermit Smith, himself a longtime public... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A plan by the Vermont Judiciary to move criminal trials from Newport to Barre has drawn fire from lawyers on opposite sides of the judicial fence. In an interview Friday, Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett said mo... More »
by Joseph Gresser Elka Schumann died Sunday surrounded by her immediate family. The larger family she and her husband, Peter, grew around them is too large to fit into any room. I consider myself a member of that completely unexclusive group. When most peop... More »
