by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Lisa Warren ordered a man who reportedly threatened Barton residents with a machete to be held without bail. Kyle J. Lowe, 41, whose address was given as Prouty Beach Campground in court records, underwent a mental health scr... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Town Clerk and Treasurer Kristin Atwood was in a cheerful mood after the select board accepted her tax rate proposal for the year. She said many people said taxes only go up and doubted her when she told them they would drop. The re... More »
by Joseph Gresser DANBURY, Connecticut — The management of Ethan Allen Interiors, which avoided being ousted by an “activist investor” 11 years ago, is again under the gun. Ethan Allen is an important element of the Kingdom’s economy. It operates a furniture... More »
by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On July 15, the Craftsbury Chamber Players ushered in the start of its sixtieth season, a milestone that marks an unlikely yet lasting relationship between a certain kind of music and a certain kind of place. The group formed in 1... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Tom Frank, the CEO and president of North Country Hospital, hasn’t forgotten the report commissioned by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) two years ago. That report prepared by Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm hired by the care b... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After Newport voters sent a proposed city charter revision to a crushing defeat at March’s annual meeting, Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase and the city council members who worked on the draft and supported it, dropped the idea for several m... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais BARTON — A local real estate agency has found a new home here and celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and community gathering on July 23. Jeff Como, founder and owner and of Rise Realty, looks forward to breathing new lif... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar At 66 years old, I am on the tail end of the boomer generation. Retired six months ago, I have used laptops, social media, and cell phones in my work and home life for decades. I don’t feel extremely vulnerable to the scammer bots out th... More »
by Maria Amador GLOVER — At its meeting July 23, the select board approved the 2026 property tax rate, but not without some hesitation. Presented by Glover Lister Justin Mason, the municipal rates are .4756 for the general fund, in addition to .4833 for roads,... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In 2012, anglers fishing in every part of Lake Memphremagog started seeing brown bullhead carp with raised black lesions on their skin. The black spots were found to be melanomas, a form of skin cancer, but their cause has been a m... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais NEWPORT — The presence of a highly invasive insect that has killed millions of ash trees across the country is putting local forests at risk. In an informational session at the Gateway Center here, staff from the Vermont Urban and Communi... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais DERBY — It was smooth sailing for the select board which cruised through its agenda Monday evening, as members fielded feedback from residents on paving and mowing, continued the discussion on tennis courts behind the town office, and ap... More »
