by Sylvia C. Dodge Two bills introduced for consideration by the Vermont Legislature could lead to the designation of Lake Memphremagog as a “Lake in Crisis.” Representative Woodman Page of Newport is the lead sponsor of H.601, a bill that seeks an immedia... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — An unusually large crowd filled the city’s municipal meeting room for Monday’s city council meeting, as supporters of the Grandstand Preservation Association came for the presentation of its structural assessment of the Gardner Park ... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — Planned Parenthood of Newport will see patients for the last time on Wednesday, February 23. The care center will close shortly thereafter and relocate its resources to St. Johnsbury. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNN... More »
BARTON — Folks passing the long-closed Gulf station at the entrance of Barton Village, will have noticed signs of activity in the building that once housed a convenience store. If any wondered what might be taking place inside, that question got a partial answ... More »
The Outside Story Mushrooms in winter by Frank Kaczmarek Winter is a far cry from being prime mushroom hunting season. Most fungi stop producing mushrooms, or fruiting bodies, in early autumn, and their hyphae (filamentous structures that are the main part of ... More »
When COVID-19 precautions forced many towns to give up the floor meeting for 2021’s Town Meeting Day, many thought that would be an anomaly. But, a year later, the pandemic continues, and will again change the look of Town Meeting in some places, while sele... More »
Goodrich Memorial Library director Joanne Pariseau reads to children on Saturday during Newport’s first Hot Cocoa Saturday. Visitors to the city’s downtown could stop into businesses for special deals and take advantage of a lake of hot chocolate served by mu... More »
by Luke Vidic In the final months of 2020, members of the Lake Region Union High School (LRUHS) newspaper club created a series of questions to ask their peers. The topic at hand was bullying and harassment in Lake Region — in its hallways and cafeteria, an... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The North Country Supervisory Union board voted Monday night to hire Newport City Elementary School Principal Elaine Collins as its new superintendent. Her appointment was approved unanimously. The board went behind closed doors... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge H.581, a comprehensive bill recently introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives is designed to support and improve the state’s rural economy while at the same time keeping rural land from being fragmented and converted for other ... More »
by Tena Starr This is a comment on progress — because it seems to me that either we’re not making much, or we’ve come to a grave misunderstanding of the word. I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time remembering that I have to dial 1 802 525 to ca... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge There was a time in our country when homes were not lit with electric lights, and when telephone lines did not exist to connect neighbor with neighbor. It took the funding and the programming of the federal government, aligned with state in... More »
