Samuel Douglass of Troy, won his race in the Republican primary Tuesday, outpacing Aime Conrad Bellevance of Newport Center by a margin of 713 to 582. Mr. Douglass’ win means he will face off against Democrat Katherine Sims of Craftsbury in the race to succeed... More »
Leanne Harple of Glover handily won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Vermont House representing the Orleans-4 district. In one of the only two contested contests in Tuesday’s primary voting Ms. Harple outpolled David Kelley of Greensboro by a... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The world situation is bad, but not hopeless, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told a crowd of just under 100 people Wednesday afternoon. His visit to the Gateway Center was his first Newport stop in two years. “If anybody here is conc... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Tuesday night’s special city council meeting to interview candidates for city manager was a veritable cloak-and-dagger mystery, with council members and city staff going to great lengths to hide the identities of the candidates. N... More »
Katherine Sims prevails over Vicki Strong In the game of musical chairs that began when the two-person Orleans County district jointly represented by Vicki Strong of Albany and Katherine Sims of Craftsbury was reduced to a single-member district, Representativ... More »
