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 »
An icy totem stands on the peninsula at Gardner Park in Newport. A project of Newport Public Works, the tree-like sculpture contains insulated lights in its limbs, and will remain lit throughout the winter and help illuminate Newport’s Winter Festival set for... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — The city of Newport will participate in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program to test wastewater for COVID-19. Newport was one of six Vermont towns approved by the National Wastewater Surveillance System. Canaan, Brig... More »
by Luke Vidic GLOVER — With some local effort, Shadow Lake could be reclassified as an A1, or “excellent,” lake in the eyes of the state. The simple change in classification means more than a gold star, but it does not imply all is well with the water. The... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Ken Mitchell-Eby, chair of the Barton Select Board, decided not to seek re-election on March 1. His seat is being sought by Jason Watson and Ryan Racine. Theirs will be the only contested race at this year’s meeting. At its regula... More »
Orleans Fire Department firefighters work to remove burnt boards from a small house fire on Elm Street in Barton Tuesday morning. The department was toned out 10:57 a.m. and found a fire started by a woodstove. It was contained, but the house suffered a ruin... More »
Lieutenant Dangerous, A Vietnam War Memoir, by Jeff Danziger. With illustrations by the author. Published by Steer Forth Press. 195 pages in paperback. $14.95 Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite It came as a considerable surprise, when I wandered into Barn... More »
by Luke Vidic A pre-pandemic survey of Lake Region Union High School students revealed higher rates of bullying and offensive language by witnessed non-white students and students of marginalized sexualities. The results were made public at Monday’s Lake Re... More »
by Leanne Harple WEST GLOVER — About a dozen people braved the extreme temperatures Saturday afternoon to gather in the steamy, warm Parker Pie restaurant here for a tasty meet and greet with Congressional hopeful State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale of Burlington... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY—Despite what was said at last week’s Derby select board meeting, Stanstead is not turning off water to residents on the U.S. side of Beebe Plain. Rather, the town of Stanstead, Quebec, wants to rework its current agreement with Beebe Pl... More »
by Leanne Harple Sarah Waring of East Montpelier may have just stolen the title of being Glover Community School’s most distinguished alumna. Ms. Waring, who spent her youth in Glover, was appointed by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. Department of Agricul... More »
I Could Hardly Keep from Laughing, an Illustrated Collection of Vermont Humor, by Don Hooper and Bill Mares. Paperback. 188 pages. Published by Rootstock Publishing. $24.95. Reviewed by Tena Starr I doubt many are mourning the passage of 2021, and though i... More »
