by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — One of the men charged for badly beating a suspected drug snitch in 2017 was sentenced to serve a nine-year prison term on March 6. Judge Lisa Warren pronounced sentence on Joshua P. Bedard, 35, of Brattleboro who pled guilty in t... More »
by Matthew Wilson TROY — Travelers passing along Route 100 over the weekend may have noticed an ambulance at the Troy Volunteer Fire Department with lights flashing with the Ukrainian flag emblazoned on the side. Over the course of the two days, the emergen... More »
by Trisha Ingalls At Monday night’s annual meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District voters brought two new faces to the school boards and a better-than-requested capital budget. The meeting, moderated by Kristin Atwood with Shelia M... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Keith Sylvester, 33, of Newport will spend between 16 months and seven years behind bars after settling a host of charges in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court. The guarantee of time to serve came when Mr. Sylves... More »
by Paul Lefebvre MORGAN — About 40 residents turned out for the Annual Town Meeting Monday night held here at the E. Taylor Hatton Elementary School. At some point the fate of the building itself arose during an informal discussion on how the former school wil... More »
A long row of tank cars sitting on a siding just outside of Orleans has generated a lot of interest, especially after the rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Peter Young, general counsel for Vermont Rail, said Monday that there is no cause for alarm. Whil... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Randall Swartz appeared in Orleans County Superior Court on February 21 and pled guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Thea Swartz. He also admitted two charges violating conditions placed on him by con... More »
by Trisha Ingalls Denise “Dee” McDowell is running for the seat on the Barton select board soon to be vacated by Lenny Zenonos. She has lived on May Pond Road in Barton since 2018. Her mother, a lawyer, was born and raised in Barton. Ms. McDowell followed th... More »
by Trisha Ingalls ALBANY – Something is going right at Albany Community School. Recently it received a letter of congratulations from Secretary of Education Dan French on its “impressive efforts… to support students and families by maintaining [its] Positive... More »
by Trisha Ingalls and Joseph Gresser NEWPORT— After serving as Newport’s mayor for an unprecedented seven terms, Paul Monette has decided to step down from his position and leave the city’s political scene. On Town Meeting Day, March 7, the city’s voters wi... More »
by Trisha Ingalls The budgets were passed and a controversial discussion remained civil at the Lake Region Union High School District Annual Meeting on February 15. Roughly 60 voters turned out to warm up their democratic muscles in advance of Town Meeting D... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — Boats that make a wake high enough for surfers to ride are making waves in communities based around Vermont’s lakes. The boats are a recent arrival in Vermont’s waters and are, as yet unregulated. The Department of Environment... More »
