Virginia Bowman Virginia F. Bowman, 78, of Newport, died in her home on June 24, 2021. She was born on July 5, 1942, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to the late Frank and Madeline (Marker) Ferren. She was raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and went on to receive h... More »
by Marguerite Adelman, Vermont Military Poisons Coalition In 1935, Dupont came out with the saying “Better things for better living … through chemistry.” The slogan had little to do with chemistry and more to do with promoting big business as a force for mo... More »
Street performer Cate Great thrills the crowd at the Highland Center for the Arts as she juggles machetes while balancing on a highly unstable platform. Photo by Emmett Avery …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to ac... More »
by Emmett Avery GLOVER — Flying rocks, flat tires, dust, excessive speed, and alleged general vehicular mayhem were top of mind for the 30-plus people who attended the Glover Select Board meeting Thursday, June 24. As those in attendance introduced themselve... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge An extensive sampling of Lake Memphremagog for 36 types of PFAS analytes is slated to start in July. PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl) are chemicals used in the production of household items like non-stick pans, stain-repellant carpets, and ... More »
by Luke Vidic BARTON — Deveney Choquette’s benefit concert kicked off under a wet and overcast sky, but no one would let that rain on their parade, as hundreds came out in support. All the mud at the Barton fairgrounds was not enough to keep folks from danci... More »
On Wednesday, June 9, the Irasburg Angels, playing at home field, won 4 to 3 in a close game against the Orleans A’s for the Lake Region Youth Baseball Minors baseball championship. Both teams played hard, but ultimately the Angels triumphed. Pictured, from ... More »
by Luke Vidic IRASBURG — As the sun slowly melted over the Green Mountains, on a sunny corner of Irasburg Common, three old friends met for dinner. The two westerners and a lifelong Albany native relived moments of their lives — lives united in war. Days ago,... More »
by Joseph Gresser It was dry last summer. There wasn’t much rain last fall. The winter snow pack was no great shakes, and there has been little precipitation and periods of intense heat this spring. According to meteorologist Mark Breen of the Fairbanks Mu... More »
by Emmett Avery GREENSBORO — Elaine Cole-Kerr can’t stop painting, and that’s a good thing — she still has dozens of covered bridges to paint before she reaches her goal. More than 100 covered bridges dot Vermont, spread across nearly every county in the sta... More »
by Leanne Harple IRASBURG — On a beautiful autumn day in Philadelphia, nearly 12 years ago, a Ph.D. student named Thomas McCurdy was crossing the campus of Temple University, in need of a brain break from his studies. As he walked along, Mr. McCurdy thought... More »
Irene Powell Irene Powell, 80, of Barton, died on May 25, 2021, in Newport. She was born on February 28, 1941, in Berlin, New Hampshire, to the late Richard and Bella (Nadeau) Bellerose. Irene worked as a licensed nursing assistant (LNA) for many years at Ma... More »
