Lori Gillson-Herron Lori Gillson-Herron, also known as “Ma Dukes,” a beloved local sales representative from Brooklyn, New York, died on February 28, at the age of 54, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Lori was born on March 3, 1966, to her mother... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — State contact tracers have been unable to determine how the coronavirus made its way into Northern State Correctional Facility here, Commissioner of Corrections Jim Baker said during a press conference on March 4. Nor can they ex... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After two days of testimony and one of argument, the question of whether to impose a permanent injunction prohibiting Andre “Mike” Desautels from operating his office services store unless he complies with state COVID health regulat... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — Given the sort of things he is accustomed to doing, Travis Pastrana’s day on Willoughby Lake was a walk in the park. Someone who doesn’t spend much time duplicating or besting Evel Kneivel’s feats, or devising new examples of in... More »
(March 8, 2021) – Vermont gas prices have risen 4.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.68/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations in Vermont. Gas prices in Vermont are 23.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 1... More »
Travis Pastrana, who divides his time between motorsports competition and stunt driving, takes a run on Lake Willoughby Thursday. Mr. Pastrana who drives for the Subaru rally team was in Westmore with a large crew from Vermont Sportscar, a Milton company that... More »
Stephen Keyes “Sky” Yardley Stephen Keyes “Sky” Yardley died in Shelburne on February 23, after having lived with dementia since 2015. Sky was born on April 18, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Charles and Phillis (Ripley) Yardley. He was raised in Needham, ... More »
A display of bright color and loud noise brings Newport residents a bit of cheer in an otherwise dismal season. Like so many other events over the past 12 months, Winterfest was canceled this year due to COVID. That is, all was canceled except for the concl... More »
by Joseph Gresser As the amount of COVID vaccine coming into the state increases, Vermont health officials are opening up the opportunity for inoculation to more groups. At Governor Phil Scott’s briefing Tuesday, Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith said p... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The sign on the door of Andre “Mark” Desautels’ Main Street store that for the past month informed potential visitors that he and some employees did not choose to wear masks is gone. In its place is a request for contributions to... More »
by Chris Braithwaite GLOVER — Leanne Harple was elected to the town select board Tuesday to replace Jack Sumberg, who had not sought a fourth three-year term. Ms. Harple defeated Philip Young by a margin of 86 to 75 in the town’s only contested election. S... More »
Within the first three hours of registration, the eleventh annual Eli Goss Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament saw as many people sign up to compete as had registered in all past tournaments combined. At the close of registration there were 176 men, women, and ... More »
