by Matthew Wilson JAY — The Missisquoi Valley Ambulance Service has been in existence for over 45 years, but its time may be coming to an abrupt end. The organization was incorporated in 1977 to serve communities around Jay, providing help in case of medical... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Friends of North Country Hospital met at the East Side Restaurant here on January 19 and heard about the organization’s difficulties, accomplishments, and future plans. The hospital has had financial difficulties in the past couple ... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — When Barton Village voters decided not to sell their electric department to the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) they probably didn’t anticipate seeing their rates go up by 28 percent in a single year. Still less did they antici... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Andrew Cappello, a former head of the Newport Department of Parks and Recreation, has sued the city over a no trespass order barring him from Newport’s parks or other city property. Mr. Cappello, with help from the ACLU Foundatio... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BARTON — The former B & W Snack Bar on the Barton-Orleans Road is getting new life and a new purpose after being shuttered five years. Lifelong Newport resident John Carter has purchased the property and is in the process of building a bran... More »
by Trisha Ingalls The Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District (LRUEMSD) board met Monday night and, in anticipation of a crowd, held its meeting at Lake Region Union High School. About 25 people partially filled the rows of seats at the high schoo... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say the man they detained in Craftsbury around 5:30 p.m. on January 9 threatened to kill a woman friend and her family because he thought she had taken his keys to keep him from driving. According to the affidavit filed by ... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—The Barton Select Board met on January 5 and approved budget requests that will be presented to voters on Town Meeting Day, March 7. The select board budget will be about $89,000 less that that approved in 2022 — $723,014 as compare... More »
by Trisha Ingalls IRASBURG — A fire engulfed a sugar house here on January 3. The property, located in the woods off Route 58, was said by fire department officers to be owned by Rene Desmarais, although tax records show it was more recently owned by Ryan’s M... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A speeding black Mercedes was the object of a police search on December 30, according to the affidavit submitted by Vermont State Police Trooper Anthony Rice. He said a dispatcher received a call from a woman who said she and her... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Scant business and firm timekeeping Monday night kept the first city council meeting of the new year short. During a routine item, signing the contract with Newport Ambulance, council member Melissa Pettersson noted her concerns f... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT CITY — Volunteers, business owners, and a part-time, paid nonprofit leader are all working diligently to bring people near and far to downtown Newport — and it’s working. The Newport City Renaissance Corporation was founded in 2007 ... More »
