When we reached Cheri Safford by phone Saturday, she had just posted a message on social media letting customers know what to expect from her and husband, Doug’s, self-serve business. The Saffords sell eclectic antiques, famous doughnuts, and local food f... More »
by Meghan Wayland COVENTRY — Citizens confronted the Coventry Select Board Monday, asking why an ordinance that opens all town roads to ATV use was passed with little input and no vote from townspeople. They were hoping they wouldn’t have to invent a wa... More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT CITY — Nicole Atkins, survivor of the School Street shooting in downtown Newport on May, spelled out her account of her husband’s death from a hospital bed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Unable to speak due to a gunshot wou... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO BEND — Arson investigators have offered a $5,000 reward for information about the cause of the fire that gutted the old J.H. Pope Hardware building in Greensboro Bend Friday afternoon. Firefighters were toned ten minutes past noo... More »
by Tena Starr Hank Parker believes the pandemic has presented the Northeast Kingdom with an opportunity to “drill down” on a different kind of food economy, one based not so much on a new model as an old one. People should be relying more on food produced cl... More »
by Meghan Wayland Out-of-state interest in Vermont properties has generally been on the rise in recent years, but real estate agents say they have seen a spike in calls, emails, and website hits as a result of COVID-19. It’s a tough time to buy, according ... More »
by Meghan Wayland Few sectors of the economy have been worse hit by COVID-19 than bars and restaurants, but federal aid to help small businesses weather the pandemic largely doesn’t work for them. In late April, the U.S. Small Business Administration topped ... More »
by Meghan Wayland and Tena Starr As the pandemic drags on, Vermonters are having to get used to something as unusual as this virus itself: Shortages. The first shortage was toilet paper. That was largely chalked up to hoarders, and they certainly played a r... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The city council took a step toward finding a successor to Police Chief Seth DiSanto Monday when it approved a new job description for the post. According to City Manager Laura Dolgin, the new description is not very dissimilar to... More »
Two dead in Newport shooting by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — City police officers were called to a School Street home around 6 a.m. Monday morning where they found a man and a woman shot on the first floor and a second man, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, ... More »
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT — North Country Hospital says it’s prepared to safely accept new and returning patients. Hospital staff met with local reporters last week in an effort to reassure the public they’ve implemented strict safety protocols throughout... More »
by Meghan Wayland COVENTRY — A staggering 110,000 civilian MREs (meals ready to eat) were distributed to Vermonters at the Coventry airport Friday. By 7:30 a.m., an hour and a half before the hangar gate opened for the day, hundreds of vehicles were alread... More »
