by Joseph Gresser Town Meeting Day is set for March 3, 2021. In normal times that would be a boring statement of fact, but the past year has been anything but normal. While the coronavirus continues its work, getting the family together for dinner is prob... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — On Monday evening a Main Street business owner and her partner asked the city council to consider an article opening Newport to entrepreneurs who want to go into the recreational cannabis business. Council members appeared amenab... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Two days after a man was sent to the University of Vermont Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his leg, the story took another twist. Police say they found a huge stash of fentanyl in the car where the shooting took place. Acc... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve a COVID vaccine for use in the U.S., but the expectation is that it will be only a short while before it does. At Governor Phil Scott’s press briefing Tuesday, Health Commissioner D... More »
by Tena Starr New Hope Bible Church Pastor George Lawson is questioning a Health Department alert issued Friday that urged all members of his Irasburg church who attended November 22 services to be tested for COVID. However, Health Commissioner Mark Levine s... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — Every Saturday afternoon, for months now, about 20 volunteers gather at the Albany Town Hall and hand out food. Some people get restaurant-prepared meals; some access the food shelf and big refrigerator. Others get home deliveries. At ... More »
by Kristin Anderson WESTFIELD — Veterans Helping Veterans is more than a mission statement for the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA): it’s a way of life. Navy Korean War veteran Matthew Leonelli found out firsthand how serious these folks were a... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo GLOVER — Maggie and Mike Ziegler on Perron Hill in Glover have been sewing 50 masks a week since April 1 to give to not only local people, but also those trapped at the southern border. It all started when Mr. Ziegler became frustrated ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police say they believe Jaquan Flintroy was the man who shot a Newport resident in the Waterfront Plaza parking lot at around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Officers say they think the 26-year-old Hartford, Connecticut, resident esca... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo DERBY — This holiday season Northpoint and Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) have come together once again to collect toys and other donations for Orleans County kids. The annual Toys for Kids of Vermont drive has helped hundred... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Department of Fish and Wildlife attempted to hold meetings to discuss proposed changes to the state’s fishing regulations in October. Unfortunately, department employees had trouble with the Zoom application, and the online meetings ha... More »
With hunting season well underway the Old Stone House Museum has shared these rare images of the C.S. Phillips Co. of Glover, the renowned taxidermy shop of Chester Scott Phillips. Photos courtesy of Old Stone House Museum …this photo and more of Mr. Phillips ... More »
