The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village lost a longtime friend and ally with the passing of Coventry native Fred Webster on January 17, just 39 days short of his 100th birthday. Fred was born on February 25, 1921, to the late Percy and Hazel (Jackman) ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — State contact tracers have been unable to determine how the coronavirus made its way into Northern State Correctional Facility here, Commissioner of Corrections Jim Baker said during a press conference on March 4. Nor can they ex... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After two days of testimony and one of argument, the question of whether to impose a permanent injunction prohibiting Andre “Mike” Desautels from operating his office services store unless he complies with state COVID health regulat... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — Given the sort of things he is accustomed to doing, Travis Pastrana’s day on Willoughby Lake was a walk in the park. Someone who doesn’t spend much time duplicating or besting Evel Kneivel’s feats, or devising new examples of in... More »
by Joseph Gresser As the amount of COVID vaccine coming into the state increases, Vermont health officials are opening up the opportunity for inoculation to more groups. At Governor Phil Scott’s briefing Tuesday, Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith said p... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The sign on the door of Andre “Mark” Desautels’ Main Street store that for the past month informed potential visitors that he and some employees did not choose to wear masks is gone. In its place is a request for contributions to... More »
by Chris Braithwaite GLOVER — Leanne Harple was elected to the town select board Tuesday to replace Jack Sumberg, who had not sought a fourth three-year term. Ms. Harple defeated Philip Young by a margin of 86 to 75 in the town’s only contested election. S... More »
Within the first three hours of registration, the eleventh annual Eli Goss Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament saw as many people sign up to compete as had registered in all past tournaments combined. At the close of registration there were 176 men, women, and ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — An employee of the Orleans Maplefields store Tased a co-worker and robbed the store, police say. Jenna Connelly, 40, of Orleans appeared remotely in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on February 18 and pled in... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Snow is plentiful in Vermont’s winters and the supply of gravity is more than adequate. Therefore, sledding has long been a favorite pastime for young and, to a somewhat lesser extent, old. When the Newport Department of Parks an... More »
by Leanne Harple For many single people, the isolation of COVID has meant a lot of alone time, with little opportunity to meet the loves of their lives. Not so for Shaquille Urie. The 25-year-old West Glover native spent his autumn being wined and dined by te... More »
by Tena Starr NEWPORT — The mask policy at the UPS store here has triggered a lawsuit from the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. It was filed a day after UPS severed its relationship with franchise owner Andre “Mark” Desautels. Store employees did not wear... More »
