by Joseph Gresser A Walden man is facing an attempted murder charge following a dispute over a stolen safe in Barton. Thirty-year-old Chip Schneider appeared in Caledonia County Superior Court on Monday and pled innocent to attempted second-degree murder and a... More »
by Tena Starr Learning at North Country Union senior and junior high schools, the career center, and Derby Elementary School is totally remote this week due to an increase in COVID cases, both in the community and at the schools. Sunday evening, North Count... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — When the Subaru rally team tested out its cars on the ice of Lake Willoughby it was obvious what was going on. Not so with another group checking out high tech equipment in Westmore. A crew from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Ins... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE — A small group, which included most of the Derby Select Board, gathered last week near the site of a proposed surveillance tower that, if built, will support an automated camera capable of keeping a constant watch on the border ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police say they went looking for a man who they heard suffered a drug overdose, but found a different type of trouble instead. According to the affidavit from Newport City Patrolwoman Carmen Visan, a call came in reporti... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — U.S. Representative Peter Welch made a virtual appearance at the city council’s meeting Monday night, acting the part of a legislative Santa Claus in announcing some of the benefits Newport may see from the recently passed American ... More »
by Leanne Harple At their March 11 meeting, Lake Region Union High School Board members responded to allegations that they have been dismissive of issues of racial equity, and heard a public apology from Michael Sanville, Irasburg’s representative, regarding... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Mary Miles Teachout has ordered Andre “Mike” Desautels not to open his business unless he follows Governor Phil Scott’s masking guidance as set forth by the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development. She said she w... More »
The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village lost a longtime friend and ally with the passing of Coventry native Fred Webster on January 17, just 39 days short of his 100th birthday. Fred was born on February 25, 1921, to the late Percy and Hazel (Jackman) ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — State contact tracers have been unable to determine how the coronavirus made its way into Northern State Correctional Facility here, Commissioner of Corrections Jim Baker said during a press conference on March 4. Nor can they ex... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After two days of testimony and one of argument, the question of whether to impose a permanent injunction prohibiting Andre “Mike” Desautels from operating his office services store unless he complies with state COVID health regulat... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — Given the sort of things he is accustomed to doing, Travis Pastrana’s day on Willoughby Lake was a walk in the park. Someone who doesn’t spend much time duplicating or besting Evel Kneivel’s feats, or devising new examples of in... More »
