by Joseph Gresser DERBY — More than 70 people gathered before the Derby Civil War monument on a rainy Saturday to honor the memory of Willie Johnston, a drummer boy in the Union Army, who was and remains the youngest person to have earned the nation’s highest ... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — About 20 people showed up at the Westmore Town Clerk’s office Monday evening to hear Game Warden Mike Scott discuss state regulations on ATVs. Fearing an even larger audience of partisans for and against allowing the vehicles acces... More »
by Tena Starr GLOVER — Ask seven-year-old Iso Bock why he marched through Glover Friday to express concern about climate change, and he has a quick answer: “To save the earth.” Iso and his nine-year-old sister Fiona were among the students who organized Glove... More »
by Tena Starr IRASBURG — “It feels like Grand Central Station all night long.” That’s how Odessa Sanville describes living near the Northeast Sand and Gravel asphalt plant here. “If you look up there, you’d think it was a big city,” she said. “I can’t sleep... More »
BARTON — What seemed like a straightforward decision on buying winter sand turned into a controversy after Lenny Zenonos filed a formal ethics complaint against Robert Croteau, the chair of the Barton Select Board. The select board called a special meeting fo... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — Spend an afternoon with the team of Growing Resources and it’s hard to say if you’ll leave convinced that growing hemp is a life saver, or a back breaker. Actually, it can be both, they say. And if you’re going to achieve the first, yo... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo NEWPORT — Tracie, Bob, and Marc Quirion, the owners of the Agway Newport Farm and Garden store, were awarded the Golden Medal Employer Award last week by Neil Morrissette and other representatives from the Creative Workforce Solutions (CWS... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A pair of elegant antique cars cruised up Main Street here Thursday afternoon trailing plumes of vapor as they pulled into the municipal building parking lot. While their occupants strolled off to seek lunch, the cars attracted the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Monday’s city council meeting was held in the municipal building gymnasium rather than council chambers to accommodate an unusually large number of people who showed up to support a proposal to open the city to ATV traffic. Scott Je... More »
by Tena Starr COVENTRY — Protesters from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec showed up for the annual open house at the landfill here Saturday. They are opposed to the 51-acre expansion of the landfill, the only active one in Vermont. The ever shifting group ... More »
by David Dudley ORLEANS — The Lake Region Union High School Rangers shut out the Lyndon Institute Vikings 2-0 in their season opener at home on Saturday. After a tightly contested first half, Rangers freshman midfielder Aidan Poginy kicked the ball into the n... More »
Jeff Smith arrives for the closing on the Northern Star with a giant check for $35,000 tucked under his arm. Patrick Martel (back to camera) was waiting for him on the dock. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
