by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — When a town resident became irate with the Newport Center Select Board and another member of the public tempers at the June 6 meeting got heated enough to bring business an immediate halt. After being asked to keep his com... More »
by Joseph Gresser Monday night voters of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District decided, by a narrow margin, to reaffirm the district’s $17.4-million budget. The vote, after more than two hours of discussion and balloting, was 187 in favor of... More »
by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT CENTER – It’s time to shear the sheep for summer. Their coats are getting long and feeling heavy and hot, with temperatures reaching over 80-degrees several days already this year. Wesley Nutting, the owner of Woolenwood Farm is goi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman called 911 on around 4:30 p.m. on May 29 and told the dispatcher she saw a man seated in an SUV parked in the Derby Walmart’s lot, fire a shot at another man, an affidavit from Vermont State Trooper Nathan Handy says. It sa... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Would you like to know your future? Do you believe in auras and personal energy? Are you curious about the benefits of holistic medicine? Then the scene on Saturday at Newport Psychics and Holistics Fair would have been just th... More »
by Kenzie Strange BARTON — The big waves and whitecaps that rippled Crystal Lake formed a background for Barton’s Memorial Day remembrance Monday. American Legion Post #76 hosted the event, which drew about 30 people. Commander Casey Thompkins directed the pr... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — The select board had to mediate a bit of tension at is May 23 meeting. A resident who has repeatedly raised concerns over road maintenance came in to share the complaints of others, as well. The board also gave its support to the... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Memorial Day weekend brought plenty of people out for early summer fun, as the annual festivities at the Orleans County Fairgrounds drew out riders and watchers alike. Over two days, dust was spun up by all manner of rides that hav... More »
by Sophia Cannizzaro NEW YORK CITY, New York — For the past three years I’ve been working on my bachelor’s degree at Columbia University. Last fall I was a teaching assistant for a class with more than a hundred students. On the morning of October 8, 2023, I... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A report of someone shooting a turkey from a car led to the discovery of a person who jacked at least ten deer, says an affidavit submitted by Senior Game Warden Cody Jackman. The affidavit says on the evening of May 19, 2023, a tur... More »
by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Newport’s city manager position was vacant for about six months before Jonathan DeLaBruere was hired. With vetting help from the VLTC, the city council chose a Newport native with years of municipal management already under his bel... More »
by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Sailboats floated through the air and descended gracefully onto the waters of Lake Memphremagog Friday morning. A 50-foot tall crane at the public docks next to the Gateway and the Memphremagog Yacht Club lifted the boats from the ... More »
