by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — An apparently abandoned property seems to be causing problems, both for the resident neighbors and as a parcel delinquent on taxes. At the select board meeting on May 8, a tax sale of the property was discussed. That conversation l... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Cellular service along the northern border can be shoddy. Signals often struggle to reach up from the south or they bounce in from Canada, making a call from the top of Vermont a coin toss. That may change, at least for peo... More »
by Maria Amador GREENSBORO — On April 29, Greensboro residents voted 227 to 147 against allowing RuralEdge, the Kingdom’s housing agency, to buy the former high school building for a proposed residential development. The decision came more than five years a... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — As part of a plea agreement, that saw Alaina Bouchard, 35, of West Glover receive a three-to-five-year suspended sentence, the state dismissed a charge of second-degree attempted murder along with misdemeanor charges of reckless end... More »
by Matthew Wilson WESTMORE — A tower for private communications continues to cast its shadow across Lake Willoughby. It’s an issue that seems to return even after the select board and residents believe the planned construction was put to rest. The tower wi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At a special meeting held on April 30 to hear from two task forces, the council voted to approve a hefty increase in Newport’s water and sewer rates. Water rates will jump by 36 percent starting with September’s bill and sewer ... More »
by Maria Amador BERKSHIRE — On Monday, April 21, eight migrant farmworkers were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents at Pleasant Valley Farms, a dairy operation owned by the St. Pierre family in Franklin County. The execution of the arrests... More »
by Gabrielle Gervais ISLAND POND — On April 23, right in time for spring cleaning, Brighton began the process of refreshing its town plan for the next eight years. Around 30 community members and a generous array of sandwiches convened at the Town Hall gymnasi... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — Derby’s garage has a repaired roof, but the town’s process for hiring contractors may have had a hole or two in it. Town Clerk Faye Morin found the company that did the work may have broken some rules. To make sure it doesn’t happ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say the woman who kept the books for the Westfield Fire District wrote over $63,000 in checks for her personal benefit. Kelly Randall, 46, of Westfield, appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court to p... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The select board took only a few moments of its April 16 meeting to sign off on a new contract with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jennifer Harlow was present to answer questions and tell board members her departme... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY — The purchase of land on Cross Road seems to be stalled. The Missisquoi River Basin Association (MRBA) and Jay Select Board have worked on closing a deal for nearly a year. The process has twice gone beyond deadlines and now the two ... More »
