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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Labor shortage frustrates businesses

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by Sylvia C. Dodge It’s a conundrum — despite the COVID-19 pandemic, or maybe because of it, your business has had a great year and you want to expand — but after advertising in various places, you can’t find new employees. Bekah Jordan, the personnel manager ... More »

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Fairs, demo derby to return with new dates

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by Sylvia C. Dodge The Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton was open over Memorial Day weekend for a wide range of festivities and events that have been absent since COVID-19 lockdown protocols were put into place last year. Although a Memorial Day celebration... More »

Obituaries & Services 06.02.21

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Donna Marie Cole Donna Marie Cole, age 75, of West Charleston died peacefully  on May 28, 2021, while at North Country Hospital with her family present.  Donna was admitted May 12 after suffering a severe stroke. We are very thankful and grateful to the hospit... More »

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Lake Region musicians come roaring back

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  by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — After missing their chance to show off their stuff last year, Lake Region Union High School musicians came roaring back Sunday afternoon in a concert that featured seniors and a few members of the Class of 2020 performing in a wi... More »

Obituaries & services 5.26.21

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Betty Waters Betty Waters, 97, of Newport Center died on May 21, 2021. She was born March 7, 1924, in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York, to the late Herbert Greenwood and Ethel Germaine Camp. Betty graduated from the Berkley School of Business in New York City d... More »

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Seymour Lake: Where did all the smelt go?

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by Sylvia C. Dodge Lake Seymour in Morgan once had a thriving population of rainbow smelt.  The “twin culverts” that go under Route 111 to the public beach, as well as many other tributary brooks to the 1,750-acre lake, used to swarm with the small fish each s... More »

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Lumber prices skyrocket

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  by Sylvia C. Dodge Lumber prices are up, way up — but so are the annual revenues of Northeast Kingdom building contractors, retail lumber businesses, and sawmill operators.  The business owners contacted for this article all spoke about record sales, with no... More »

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ATV discussion dominates Holland Town Meeting

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  by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Roadside signs urging voters to approve an article opening Holland to ATV traffic gave an accurate idea of what was on the minds of many residents as they headed to Town Meeting Saturday morning.  The article, the last on the meet... More »

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Albany students mark a rough year

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   by Sylvia C. Dodge ALBANY — In two or three decades, the 60 children who made it through this year of global pandemic at Albany Community School will have something to show their families and friends.  Early this month, each of the students planted a white ... More »