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Equine partnership with humans takes many forms

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Jayda Orlowski coaxes Whiskey, her horse, into a straight-up jump. Ms. Orlowski has spent years with her formerly troubled mount developing a relationship of deep trust that she clearly demonstrated to the spectators at Saturday’s NEK Equine Expo at the Barton... More »

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Holly Pepin promoted at Community National Bank

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Community National Bank (CNB) President and CEO Christopher Caldwell is pleased to announce the promotion of Holly Pepin to assistant vice president and treasury and municipal relationship manager. Ms. Pepin started her career with CNB in 1995 as a teller in i... More »

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RuralEdge to host Newport Crossing leasing event

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RuralEdge invites all to a Newport Crossing apartments leasing event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. Anyone who is interested in leasing a unit is welcome to stop by 119 Clermont Terrace, Newport, for application assistance and upon completion, a bri... More »

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David Holdridge’s long journey

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by Maria Amador WESTFIELD — For some, the events of the past are best left there, to be recounted only in memory. For David Holdridge — a Vietnam veteran who went on to do humanitarian work overseas for forty years — the past is the present subject.  In retire... More »

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Orleans Lions Club names its Citizen of the Year

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The Orleans Lions Club has proudly named Andre Messier as its Citizen of the Year for 2025, honoring his dedication and years of service to educational excellence. Having recently retired as principal of Lake Region Union High School, he was celebrated at a ce... More »

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Bill “Spaceman” Lee,branded for life

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by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On a Wednesday in March, Bill Lee was thinking about the former U.S. Senator from Arkansas, J. William Fulbright.  Wearing loose wool socks but no shoes, Mr. Lee read the senator’s Wikipedia page on a computer in the public library... More »

Justin Mason — searching for equity

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by Matthew Wilson GLOVER –  Being a lister takes a certain kind of mindset.  The work of checking a town’s grand list to make certain it is accurate requires an eye for detail, knowledge of what implies value, and an understanding of the town in the broader se... More »

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Dean Gonyaw, working hard for pony pulling season

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by Darlene Robillard Dean Gonyaw’s father, Ferd Gonyaw, Reg Switzer, Fred Gray, and Leand Drew started the pony pulling club in 1965 in Burke. Dean Gonyaw got his first team together in 1968 after getting out of the Army and has been pulling every year since t... More »