by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — If Governor Phil Scott had a soothsayer on staff he might have scheduled this year’s trip to Essex County for Tuesday rather than Monday. Had he made that choice, he would have seen the first boil of the season at the Sweet Tre... More »
Sam Young, who has represented the Orleans-Caledonia District in the Vermont House for ten years, is not seeking re-election. The district includes the towns of Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Greensboro, Glover, Sheffield and Wheelock. Mr. Young grew up in Glove... More »
Photo by Joseph Gresser. Oliver Lantagne (left) gives his younger brother Colby a bit of assistance as they and David Sicard pose with their catch at the weigh-in of the fifteenth annual Northeast Kingdom Ice Fishing Derby Saturday afternoon. David’s bass tip... More »
by Tena Starr A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and accused of smuggling parrots into Vermont from Canada in violation of the Endangered Species Act and federal anti-smuggling laws. Newport Border Patrol agents were notified on December 30, 2019, that there... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Brownington couple is facing charges that allege they burned a house in an attempt to collect the insurance on the building. Roger G. Guay, 58, and his wife, Teresa M. Guay, 56, appeared Tuesday in the Criminal Division of Orlean... More »
by Meghan Wayland GREENSBORO — Evan Karp arrived in Australia to applause. As he and fellow U.S. firefighters stepped off the plane, an Australian fire crew was there to thank them for joining their effort to fight the most catastrophic fire in Australian his... More »
by Tena Starr ORLEANS — Ben Roberts is a businessman. As sole proprietor of Ben’s Snow Removal, he travels around the county shoveling driveways, walkways, cars, decks, porches, and roofs. He has a stack of handsome business cards and a collection of sophist... More »
NEWPORT — In the wake of a house fire here earlier in the month, the Division of Fire Safety is reminding people to avoid using torches to thaw frozen pipes. The fire at a Lake Road home, owned by Mike and Kristen Anderson, was reported about 9:30 a.m. on Febr... More »
by Peggy Stevens Thursday February 5, was a day to remember for NCUJHS (North Country Union Junior High School) students — Career Fair! Every other year at this time, the doors of the school open wide to community volunteers from a multitude of diverse career... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The Barton Select Board followed a long, winding trail to resolve a couple of sticky issues — how much to pay the town’s zoning administrator, and what to do about bids on a town bridge project. On February 4, at the end of a content... More »
by Meghan Wayland ISLAND POND — Despite the heavy snow and bitter cold, downtown businesses thrived during the thirteenth annual winter carnival in Island Pond last weekend. For three days, the historic railroad hub boomed with activity. Downtown boasted a va... More »
The Outside Story by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Whenever I spy a pileated woodpecker traversing the sky, I pause to watch its weird undulating flight. The jerky rise-and-drop movement of this large woodpecker is endearingly gawky — like a mini pterodactyl visiti... More »
