by Sylvia C. Dodge Lake Seymour in Morgan once had a thriving population of rainbow smelt. The “twin culverts” that go under Route 111 to the public beach, as well as many other tributary brooks to the 1,750-acre lake, used to swarm with the small fish each s... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Lumber prices are up, way up — but so are the annual revenues of Northeast Kingdom building contractors, retail lumber businesses, and sawmill operators. The business owners contacted for this article all spoke about record sales, with no... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Roadside signs urging voters to approve an article opening Holland to ATV traffic gave an accurate idea of what was on the minds of many residents as they headed to Town Meeting Saturday morning. The article, the last on the meet... More »
by Joseph Gresser A report issued by Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer says the state has spent more than $285-million over the past decade to support dairy farming and to help ameliorate its negative effects on lakes and streams. The spending, the re... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — This week the Vermont State Police asked the public for help in finding the person or people who carried out a series of armed robberies in Orleans County over the past several months. Four of the five took place in Orleans or Ba... More »
The Northern Star waits at Newport’s waterfront for the 2021 cruising season to begin. Douglas Casson Coutts, a board member of Memphremagog Community Maritime, the nonprofit that owns the excursion boat, went before the Newport City Council Monday night to s... More »
State Police are investigating a series of armed robberies across the Northeast Kingdom that have occurred since late last year. Detectives are working to determine whether any of the five cases are connected. No injuries have been reported, but each incide... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When Journey to Recovery opened its doors at its former home on Second Street its aspirations were modest. “Before my time, the culture was just come hang out,” said Director Lila Bennett at a meeting at her new office on May 7, j... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge EAST HAVEN — You can almost list the commercial businesses in East Haven on one hand — a veterinary clinic, an auto repair shop, a goat farm, a gun shop, and a few others. Soon to be added to the mix will be a craft brewery and an event ... More »
by Tena Starr Hilliker’s Store in Newport Center is the latest victim of a recent string of burglaries, most of them occurring at commercial enterprises. In the past week, the C&C Market in Barton, Carl’s Equipment in Barton, and Ray’s Market in Irasburg we... More »
by Meghan Wayland BARTON — Community and faith-based groups held a press conference here Monday to ask officials to ensure the region’s service agency, Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS), improves the scope and quality of mental health care before its... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge The ingenuity of Vermont nonprofit groups, restaurants, and countless volunteers has turned a COVID-19 problem into a success story. Last week, the Vermont Everyone Eats program served its millionth meal. The program generated $10-millio... More »
