by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Donovan Steele held his hands out as Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Morrill fitted handcuffs to his wrists Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Steele, 27, and a resident of Kapaa, Hawaii, stood in the smaller of the two courtrooms in Orlea... More »
by Meghan Wayland Teachers and administrators shared their concerns with state legislators on the House Committee on Education Thursday during a discussion of reopening plans. Staffing was top among them. There is widespread concern about a teaching shortag... More »
by Meghan Wayland North Country Hospital employee Hannah Johnson spent two months — mid-April to mid-June — as a COVID nurse in a hot spot. In those weeks, out of hundreds of intensive care coronavirus patients admitted to the New Jersey hospital where she ... More »
This year offers plenty of choices for the state’s highest offices, if not always for local races. No fewer than four Republicans are vying for the chance to unseat Representative Peter Welch, the state’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. ... More »
Currier’s Quality Market in Glover closed on Friday, July 31. Jim Currier bought the store 53 years ago and has operated it, along with family members, ever since. The store has a buyer, and it will reopen but not for two or three months while renovations ar... More »
by Joseph Gresser When voters from the Essex-Orleans state Senate district cast their votes in the August 11 Primary, whether they go to the polls or mail in their ballots, they will have an unusual array of choices. Incumbent senators Bobby Starr of North T... More »
Barton Select Board by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The Barton Select Board told Zoning Administrator Brent Shafer he need not ask permission before asking the town attorney to file a complaint against a person who is ignoring the town’s zoning code. Mr. Shafer cam... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — State officials have hired Downs Rachlin Martin, one of the state’s most prominent law firms, to look into the death of Kenneth Johnson on December 7, 2019 while he was an inmate at Northern State Correctional Facility in Newpor... More »
by Meghan Wayland GLOVER — Three people were taken to North Country Hospital Sunday afternoon after a 23-year-old Montpelier man crashed his car into a tree on Route 16 outside Labour of Love Landscaping and Nursery in Glover Village. State Police Trooper Jo... More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT — More than 300 people gathered at the waterfront in Newport Saturday for a rally that focused on the experience of black Vermonters and called for sustained, anti-racist action. Saturday’s peaceful demonstration consisted of thre... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — Those who opposed the proposal to build a composting facility near the site of the Westmore Transfer Station can breathe a sigh of relief. Any town residents who hoped it would be built will have to deal with their disappointm... More »
by Meghan Wayland Lake Region Union High School unveiled details about fall reopening at a board meeting Monday night while the Lake Region Union Elementary and Middle School District (LRUEMSD) discussed sharing racial equity resources more broadly and how t... More »
