by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Newport entrepreneur hopes to build a 210-unit assisted living facility on Lakemont Road, near North Country Hospital. Heidi Eichenberger, who owns Hearing Center of Vermont on Route 5 with her husband, has built similar establish... More »
Governor holds press conference at past and future Albany store by Elizabeth Trail ALBANY — Governor Phil Scott rounded out his “Capital For a Day” tour of Orleans County with a press conference in front of the old Albany General Store, derelict since a fire i... More »
New OCSU merger plan explained by Joseph Gresser About 15 people gathered at Lake Region Union High School on September 27 for the first of a series of public meetings designed to explain the proposed terms of consolidation for the school districts of the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY — Ken Michelli bucked the usual flow of traffic when he and his wife retired from Georgia to Derby Line. “We wanted to be where it was cooler,” he said Saturday morning. When he got here, Mr. Michelli missed one of the features of s... More »
by Tena Starr Vermont hemp growers are running across an unexpectedly serious problem — wide-scale theft. Many have taken to employing extensive security measures, including carrying guns to ward off thieves who have stolen thousands of dollars of the mari... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — Two Republicans, two Democrats, and an independent running for the two Orleans-Essex House seats squared off at a candidate forum here Monday night, explaining why they want the job and where they stand on the issues. About 15 people s... More »
by Joseph Gresser TROY — Before walking to the microphone, Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman put his untouched pulled pork sandwich down near U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. “Don’t eat it,” he said. Senator Sanders looked up. “You can’t trust a politician,... More »
by Paul Lefebvre NEWPORT — Convinced that an Orleans man accused of murdering his wife would not comply with conditions of release, Judge Scot Kline has ordered Randall Swartz to be held continually without bail. The judge’s decision came just a little ove... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — The presence of three or four homeless people in Barton, who have been panhandling, stealing, squatting in empty buildings, and harassing customers, particularly at the C&C Market, has prompted a sharp response from business owners and... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In the Orleans One district of the state House of Representatives, two incumbents presently represent Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan. Representatives Lynn Batchelor of Derby Line and Brian Smith of Derby showed... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Cheerful moderator Scott Wheeler offered some encouraging words Monday evening to the three candidates seeking to represent Orleans District Two in the state House of Representatives. Before he began questioning them in front of... More »
