by Sylvia C. Dodge Maple sugarmakers throughout the state made a smaller than average crop this year, with the reduction in yield ranging from 16 to 50 percent, according to the most recent bulletin from the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Service. Yield... More »
by Emmett Avery CRAFTSBURY — The whine and mumble of a half dozen chainsaws and wood splitters echoed Saturday, as about a dozen townsfolk processed firewood to give to those in need. Craftsbury’s effort to get wood to people who might not otherwise be able ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A visitor dropping in at Madam Archetype’s Panoply Tuesday might have been forgiven for thinking it was moving day at an establishment that has for four years offered a wildly eclectic collection of heavily discounted brand-name c... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge When Kristin Mason, owner of Reining Hope/Sunset Acres Farm in Morgan, noticed one of her horses was not acting normal at the end of March, she called her local veterinarian at Cold Hollow Veterinary Services office in Newport. The next day... More »
by Joseph Gresser Voters across the Orleans central school union went to the polls Tuesday and chose Barbara Postman to replace Mike Connor as Brownington’s representative on the Lake Region Union High School Board. Ms. Postman received 204 votes to Mr. Con... More »
by Peggy Day Gibson On April 7, Father Charles Davignon will celebrate his sixty-fifth jubilee anniversary of Ordination into the priesthood. He was ordained in 1956 at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Burlington. Because of COVID, there will be no ... More »
by Joseph Gresser Governor Phil Scott used Tuesday’s briefing to lay out a plan that, he said, can lead to a full reopening of Vermont businesses and events over the next 90 days. What the Governor is calling the Vermont Forward Plan includes target dates f... More »
by Tena Starr IRASBURG — Zeke, Cindy Sanville’s 15-month-old French bulldog, was having a normal day being a rural dog. He was outside playing, rummaging around in the compost pile, doing what dogs do. But that normal day went straight to pieces fast. Shor... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE — U.S. Representative Peter Welch drove up to the Canadian border Monday to hear for himself what Orleans County residents think of a proposal to place 120-foot camera towers near the U.S-Canadian border. According to Senator Pa... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge When Josh Olney took the job of general manager and head golf professional at the Orleans Country Club eight years ago, he was coming back to his roots, to the area where he grew up. Since then, he has been honored twice for his work, fir... More »
by Leanne Harple Toilet paper is back on the store shelves, commercial beef has returned to meat coolers, and there are plenty of dried beans and canned goods. But one item remains in short supply, or at least backlogged: garden seeds. COVID led an unusual... More »
by Tena Starr Likely last week’s unusually warm weather left most of us thrilled by an early taste of spring. But some sugarmakers are worried that a week of unseasonable warmth in mid-March could lead to a brief sugaring season. While the weather is back to... More »
