A beautiful, snow-white, and lifeless swan floats in the waters around Gardner Park in Newport. The swan is one of a few decoys floating around the park, as part of an effort to deter geese. Goose wire has also been strung along the shore. Both deterrents w... More »
by Luke Vidic IRASBURG — Kidder Hill Road, which connects Route 58 to Back Coventry Road in Irasburg, was at the center of debate for Irasburg residents on Wednesday, July 28. The road is registered as a Class Three road, but hasn’t been maintained to standard... More »
by Leanne Harple Cavan Meese is a Northeast Kingdom artist who has made a lifestyle out of manifesting his own destiny. Despite the limitations of growing up in a small town, his talents as a visual designer in theater and music have taken him all over the ... More »
by Luke Vidic HOLLAND — A sunny Saturday at a barn in the highland fields of Holland set the scene for a unique assemblage of artists from across the state. A passion project headed by Andy Bouchard, the Barrage is a combination barn and garage which has playe... More »
by Emmett Avery GLOVER — Thursday’s meeting of the Glover Select Board meeting was a rapid affair. The town’s sewage system, farmers market, and broadband effort took up much of the half hour the meeting lasted. Select Board Chair David Simmons said there w... More »
by Emmett Avery CRAFTSBURY – Hops is the calling card of many Vermont craft breweries, but that’s not quite the case at Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur, a “nano” brewery whose beers often incorporate pine needles, linden, rhubarb, yarrow, chokecherries, wild m... More »
Ella Whittemore shows her calf, Lucky Hill Waldo Pear, at the Orleans-Essex county 4-H show in Barton on July 22. Ella, was part of the Kingdom Critters and Kids group from Glover. Her calf was born on March 8. Ella has been showing for two years. ... More »
by Luke Vidic ORLEANS — The Orleans Village Trustees considered two deals on Monday, but made no decision on either. One would partner the village with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, and the other would merge the Orleans and Barton electric depar... More »
Donna Ruth Warner Donna Ruth Warner, 87, formerly of Florida and Derby Line, died peacefully on July 22 at United Helpers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton, New York. Donna was born December 24, 1933, in Fitchbay, Quebec, Canada. She was the daught... More »
Isabella Lamonda, led by Kiya Benoit, enjoys a horseback ride, one of the many events at the Irasburg Day festivities Saturday. Photo by Sylvia C. Dodge More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Everyone agrees there’s a problem in the Orleans County criminal justice system. St. Johnsbury lawyer David Sleigh’s solution is to drop all charges against his clients. During the COVID pandemic all the state’s courtrooms were c... More »
by Joseph Gresser In what will come as a huge relief to separated families and a sign of a waning pandemic to others, the Canadian government announced Monday it will allow some non-essential land traffic across the border with the U.S. beginning August 9. W... More »
