by Meghan Wayland CRAFTSBURY —A Craftsbury resident called State Police Last Thursday at approximately 9:30 p.m., to report that a “dark-colored, full-sized pickup” had defaced the Craftsbury Common’s new anti-racist mural by burning out tire marks over the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser During its 2018 session the Legislature passed a law creating the post of Executive Director of Racial Equity. Governor Phil Scott first vetoed the bill saying it didn’t allow him to fire whoever took the job. That, he maintained, was an ... More »
by Meghan Wayland For weeks, Orleans County held steady at ten confirmed COVID-19 cases — until just over one week ago, when three cases, a 25 percent increase, registered on the Department of Health’s data map. The number of new cases in the county now total... More »
by Joseph Gresser CRAFTSBURY COMMON — The 17 members of the class of 2020 stood in front of the Craftsbury Academy building just before 6 p.m. Friday. Across the road, on the common, about 50 cars were parked in a rough semicircle facing the bandstand. Memb... More »
by Meghan Wayland IRASBURG — Eric Dupre and his father, Raymond, addressed the Irasburg Select Board for over an hour Wednesday, June 10, about damage to their farmland that has resulted from years of failed repairs on a Class Four road that runs through the... More »
by Meghan Wayland BARTON — This marks the fifth season the Orleans County Fair will be closed in its 153-year history. “We’re talking about ’21 and in the meantime keeping our ears open,” Art LaPlant, vice-president of the fair board, said in a phone intervi... More »
by Joseph Gresser At his press conference Monday, Governor Phil Scott was asked about the three new cases of COVID-19 been found in Orleans County. He turned the question over to Vermont State Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso. “I will say that we shouldn’t be ala... More »
by Tena Starr TROY — A much loved and notoriously hardworking farm woman died last week in a tractor accident. Alice Randall of Troy was killed when the tractor she was driving to push silage fell into a hole, and she fell off, the tractor running over her. Mi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — With emergency COVID regulations still in place, North Country Union High School’s 171 seniors were honored Saturday with a graduation unlike the school’s 52 previous commencement exercises and likely one that will never be repeat... More »
Car parade and virtual ceremony for Lake Region grads by Meghan Wayland ORLEANS — Seniors at Lake Region Union High School wanted three things from their graduation Sunday. “They wanted to walk across a stage, they wanted their families to be in attendance, ... More »
by Meghan Wayland Even though restaurants are allowed to open under limited circumstances, some say the continuing restrictions don’t allow them to make a living. Frank Richardi has been in the restaurant business for 40 years. Nineteen of them, he’s owned ... More »
by Meghan Wayland Barton Boy Scout Troop #862 has been making American flags out of salvaged wood, pine, and balsam fir to fund a summer trip to the Florida Keys. Despite COVID-19, the troop is driving to Monroe County, Florida, on June 13 in a motorhome don... More »
