by David Dudley NEWPORT — The students who filed into North Country Union High School’s auditorium Thursday morning were rowdy, as one would expect. But once they were all packed in, John Broderick, senior director of external affairs for Dartmouth-Hitchcock ... More »
by Joseph Gresser Federal prosecutors have responded to Ariel Quiros’ request that his trial be moved out of Vermont or the charges against him be dismissed outright. Unsurprisingly, they oppose the arguments he filed in October, and asked U.S. District Judge... More »
ST. JOHNSBURY — Following last week’s push to get more drugs and more dealers off the streets, state, local and federal officials held a public forum here Monday to talk about developments in the opioid crisis, and how law enforcement, prosecutors’ offices, a... More »
by David Dudley CRAFTSBURY — Picture this: After a long winter, spring has finally arrived. It’s warm, so you go outside. You’re on your knees, tilling the soil for a garden, or walking along a dirt road as the sun sets. Behind you, a vole runs into the op... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Brownington farmer whose maltreatment of livestock resulted in criminal charges that could have put him in prison for 65 years, pled guilty to three of those charges on November 6. Donovan T. Steele, 26, now of Greer, South Carol... More »
The trailer that caught fire collapsed while it was still ablaze, and the small camper next to it caught as well. Both were complete losses, said Job Breitmeyer, Glover’s assistant fire chief. Neither firefighters nor the State Police knew the owner of the p... More »
by Tena Starr Barton native Darren Perron, an anchor and executive producer at WCAX-Channel 3 News, has won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for his investigation into open air burn pits in war zones and the serious health problems they likely cause the mil... More »
by Joseph Gresser Vermont hemp growers got an unwelcome scare on Halloween as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an “interim final rule” on the production of their crop. According to the proposed regulations, farmers will have a tight cap on the... More »
by Tena Starr Following record flooding Friday, Troy is still assessing and repairing the damage. The biggest problem is that the pump house for the sewer system flooded and is damaged. Selectman Gary Taylor said Monday he had no idea yet what it will cost to... More »
by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — What, you may wonder, is a performance of Peter Pan without the wires and harnesses to send the cast aloft? Surprisingly, as the students of Lake Region Union High School demonstrate, energetic performers can fool an audience into ... More »
In Superior Court by David Dudley NEWPORT — A Fairfield man will serve up to 50 years after pleading guilty Tuesday in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court here to kidnapping and holding a corrections officer for ransom, and aggravated assaul... More »
E.M. Brown and Son, Inc., in Barton was awarded the Spirit of Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act Award Tuesday for “reflecting the spirit of the American Disabilities Act in employee practices including accessibility, recruiting, hiring, and accommodating a... More »
