by Gabrielle Gervais BARTON — In 2002, 1,500 people gathered in New York City for the first Tunnel to Towers 5K, held to honor first responders, law enforcement officers, and civilians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. In 2024, nearly 40,000 partici... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
by Trisha Ingalls IRASBURG — After 36 years, Bob’s Quick Stop is changing hands. Owners Bob and Rachel Booth have sold the gas station with convenience store and deli, and the transition will take place in coming weeks. Bob Booth grew up in North Troy, and ap... More »
On February 5, an ermine heads for the ground after partaking of a free meal provided by Alden Pellet of Charleston. With the exception of the tip of its tail, the ermine blends perfectly into this winter’s snowy landscape. Photos by Alden Pellet More »
by Joseph Gresser MONTPELIER — Iso Bock, Levi Eldridge, and Mason Phillips have to wait a few years until they’re eligible to vote, but they’re already working to make sure that when they do participate in an election it’s held of a level playing field. The th... More »
By Gabrielle Gervias BRIGHTON — Even on the Kingdom’s most frigid days, chances are John Predom is outside in his snowshoes for one reason or another. Exploring the great outdoors has been a long-time source of peace and vitality for Mr. Predom, and he knows ... More »
by Maria Amador BARTON — In the late 1950s, an employee of the Boston Gas Company found himself servicing a home occupied by both a family and their organ. The owners played the instrument for the man, who before the end of the day informed his wife that they... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY — The Kingdom, like most parts of the nation, has a drug problem. Or, more accurately, people have difficulties and sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol to help themselves cope. That is no surprise. Nor is the reality that drugs and alc... More »
by Maria Amador WEST GLOVER — On July 1, new owners took over E.O. Randall & Co. General Store on County Road, bringing back the business’ original name, which, like the store itself, dates back to 1845. For most of the 2000s, the Lake Parker Country Store ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls DERBY LINE — A unilateral decision to bar Canadians walking directly to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, beginning in October has generated concern from people on both sides of the border, who have strolled up to the doors of the i... More »
