by Sylvia C. Dodge CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Users of the water system that serves Craftsbury Common were notified on December 28 to stop drinking the water. The notice was prompted when a level of PFAS chemicals was found in one of the system’s two wells that ex... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge EAST CRAFTSBURY — There has been a lot of activity at the John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library in East Craftsbury since it reopened after being closed for about a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Historic photographs, documents, and 16... More »
by Matt Wilson Last November, a group of warriors who train for combat in the medieval way came to blows, with real steel weapons and in heavy plate mail armor. The event, held at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex was the first of its kind to be held... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — There was a spirited hustle and bustle at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department Friday morning, as officers from multiple agencies gathered for their annual toy drop-off. While trying to bring all the troops together for a photo, Orlean... More »
by Joseph Gresser After months of discussion the Lake Region Union High School board voted Monday night to adopt the equity policy offered by the Vermont School Boards Association as written. The margin was eight votes in favor to two opposed. By the same e... More »
by Leanne Harple GREENSBORO — The Rural ARTS Collaborative is marking its first year of existence, as the parent organization of three recently-merged community art programs. In the autumn of 2020, Hardwick’s Grass Roots Art and Community Effort, known locally... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge The results of three rounds of testing for PFAS chemicals in the surface waters of Lake Memphremagog, conducted between July and October by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Watershed Management Division, show o... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Barton Village residents can relax. Their roads will be plowed this winter, as they have been for the past two by a combination of state, town, and village trucks. The decision, while expected, raised a host of questions for the fu... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — The Orleans County basketball season tipped off with a double header grudge match between the boys and girls of North Country Union High School and Lake Region Union High School. While North Country chalked up two confident wins, the... More »
Jaxon Delabruere (left) bangs out a beat with Morrisville drummer Chimi Bangoura (right) on Main Street in Newport. As the snow fell, the sun set, and the city was lit up for the holiday season, Main Street took on a festive look. Stores remained open late, ... More »
by Joseph Gresser The recent surge of COVID cases and the uncertainty caused by the newly discovered omicron variant of the coronavirus, which causes the disease, has led health officials to urgently call Vermonters who have not done so to get vaccinated. The... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge As Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) moves forward with the development of a statewide system to remove and manage PFAS from leachate, PFAS, advocacy groups have weighed in on the draft plan. They are especially interested in a ... More »
