by Matthew Wilson DERBY LINE – Town Meeting brings a community together in one place at the same time. There are few other opportunities for such a broad range of people to share such fellowship, so it makes sense to break bread with neighbors. A revived ... More »
by Joseph Gresser JAY PEAK—Every room at Jay Peak Resort is booked and there’s plenty of the white stuff even without running the ski area’s new snowmaking equipment. Jay Peak is busier and more profitable than ever before, said its general manager Steve Wrig... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Since Bogner stopped making its skiwear in Newport 20 years ago, its building has been vacant. Around ten years ago, it appeared as if it would be the site of AnC Bio, a bio-medical plant and a window manufacturing company. Those ... More »
by Maria Amador ORLEANS — On February 4, Shawn Straffin of New Kingdom Properties, LLC, rescinded his offer on the Orleans Industrial Park property he wanted for a housing development. His decision came after several weeks of intense pushback from Orleans V... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) is looking for a new superintendent. Whoever is selected to take over from retiring Superintendent Penny Chamberlin might be smart to rent a place to live. If the education plan put forward by Go... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Russ Ingalls is probably best known for his real estate business, RE/MAX All Seasons Realty, located in Newport and Lyndonville. He’s also known as a Vermont Senator representing much of Orleans, Essex and Caledonia counties. He ma... More »
by Joseph Gresser While Governor Phil Scott has rolled out a plan to reconfigure the way education is provided in Vermont with great fanfare, there remain some doubters. Vermont Representative Leanne Harple of Glover, is in her first term and sits on the Educa... More »
by Maria Amador GREENSBORO — On February 14 and February 16, the Willey’s Store will celebrate 125 years in the community. Since it opened its doors in 1900 the store has been run by five generations of Willeys, each cementing the general store as a fixture of... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — Town Meeting is a reflection of community. With that in mind a Derby resident approached the select board at its Monday meeting and proposed adding something to the town gathering in March. When they considered the idea both the bo... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Although Rick Ufford-Chase is the only candidate whose name will appear next to the mayor’s check box on Newport’s ballot on March 4, he’s not taking his election for granted. In laying out his view of what work the person who is el... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The docket for the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court was weighed down with charges of burglary and other kinds of break-ins in the last week of January. Olivia P. Pelletier, 27, of St. Albans appeared before Judge R... More »
by Maria Amador ORLEANS — On January 29, Orleans Village residents gathered at the municipal building to hear about the proposed redevelopment of the Orleans Industrial Park. An anonymous flyer posted on social media ahead of time, invited individuals to atte... More »
