by Joseph Gresser ALBANY — Early on June 2, a banner hung over the front door of the new Albany store, formally known as The Genny. It said the business would be open the following day. Under it, people put a last coat of paint on the front porch. Inside, a ... More »
by Emmett Avery WESTMORE — A shot. That’s not what John Findlaw was looking for when he took his grandchildren for a Sunday drive, but after seeing a sign and making a short detour, that’s exactly what he found in the Glover EMS trailer at Lake Willoughby. ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge NEWPORT — If all goes as planned, the new bike path and boardwalk that will connect downtown Newport to the Canadian border will soon be opened for public use. Although the contractor has until October to finish the work, it’s expected t... More »
by Tena Starr GLOVER — This town has a general store again. Currier’s market here reopened Friday with a crush of customers and curious. The store, formerly owned by Jim Currier, closed at the end of July last year when Mr. Currier, pushing 80, elected to ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge It’s a conundrum — despite the COVID-19 pandemic, or maybe because of it, your business has had a great year and you want to expand — but after advertising in various places, you can’t find new employees. Bekah Jordan, the personnel manager ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge The Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton was open over Memorial Day weekend for a wide range of festivities and events that have been absent since COVID-19 lockdown protocols were put into place last year. Although a Memorial Day celebration... More »
by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — After missing their chance to show off their stuff last year, Lake Region Union High School musicians came roaring back Sunday afternoon in a concert that featured seniors and a few members of the Class of 2020 performing in a wi... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Lake Seymour in Morgan once had a thriving population of rainbow smelt. The “twin culverts” that go under Route 111 to the public beach, as well as many other tributary brooks to the 1,750-acre lake, used to swarm with the small fish each s... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Lumber prices are up, way up — but so are the annual revenues of Northeast Kingdom building contractors, retail lumber businesses, and sawmill operators. The business owners contacted for this article all spoke about record sales, with no... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Roadside signs urging voters to approve an article opening Holland to ATV traffic gave an accurate idea of what was on the minds of many residents as they headed to Town Meeting Saturday morning. The article, the last on the meet... More »
by Joseph Gresser A report issued by Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer says the state has spent more than $285-million over the past decade to support dairy farming and to help ameliorate its negative effects on lakes and streams. The spending, the re... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — This week the Vermont State Police asked the public for help in finding the person or people who carried out a series of armed robberies in Orleans County over the past several months. Four of the five took place in Orleans or Ba... More »
