Maura Gahan (red jacket), falls to her knees after meeting disaster head on without despair, in one of “Six Disaster Confrontation & Mitigation Dances” choreographed by Peter Schumann, founder of the Bread and Puppet Theater. Fellow performers (left to right)... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge HOLLAND — A new vibrancy has recently been growing in Holland. Out of the ashes of a very difficult decision residents made to close their elementary school at the end of the 2018-’19 academic year, its building has been given new life as... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — Across the border, Stanstead, Derby Line’s partner in the International Water Company, is raising concerns about unpaid bills. Dana Nagy of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources wants to set up a meeting between the town of Derby a... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE—Law enforcement officers from most of the agencies in the area converged on a Caswell Avenue apartment building Monday morning after several people phoned in reports of shots being fired. A State Police press release said the ca... More »
Annette Wright Annette L. Wright, of Derby, died peacefully at the age of 96 with loved ones by her side December 31, 2021. Born February 9, 1925, in East Enosburg to the late Ernest and Mary Valentine Tessier, she was the oldest of three children. After far... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Without plants there would be no food, no animals, no people — no life. But here is an interesting fact: although more than half of the species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act are plants, they receive less than 5 percent of ... More »
by Joseph Gresser Governor Phil Scott took a Tuesday off to address the state Legislature, but his December 28 press briefing provided enough fodder for thought to last a couple of weeks. The state, he said, expected a supply of home COVID test kits to be di... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Users of the water system that serves Craftsbury Common were notified on December 28 to stop drinking the water. The notice was prompted when a level of PFAS chemicals was found in one of the system’s two wells that ex... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge EAST CRAFTSBURY — There has been a lot of activity at the John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library in East Craftsbury since it reopened after being closed for about a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Historic photographs, documents, and 16... More »
by Matt Wilson Last November, a group of warriors who train for combat in the medieval way came to blows, with real steel weapons and in heavy plate mail armor. The event, held at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex was the first of its kind to be held... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — There was a spirited hustle and bustle at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department Friday morning, as officers from multiple agencies gathered for their annual toy drop-off. While trying to bring all the troops together for a photo, Orlean... More »
