Norah Demaine, a Glover seventh grader looks over an exhibit at the Museum of Everyday Life. Norah is one of of six pre-teen and teenage docents hired to give tours to museum visitors and assist with various chores. Photo by Leanne Harple …the full story a... More »
The Outside Story By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring — and very loud — bird sound. I say “sound,” rather than “song” because this particular noise was not so melodious as the cheery whist... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Police say they chased down and arrested a man who unsuccessfully tried to burglarize three or four businesses here. Judge Lisa Warren set bail at $1,000 for William Slingerland, 28, of Newport after he pled innocent on July 19 to ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls WEST GLOVER — Noah Racine saw a need in his community and took steps to fill it. The 24-year-old Glover native started Up North Driving Academy in June, and he said demand is growing. He used his business degree to launch the drivers’ educ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls At the Lake Region Union High School Board meeting Monday, the issue of resignations in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) received attention, although the high school managed to retain all its staff members. While many teachers and... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — The Bogner building is one step closer to a long-awaited transformation into a high-tech manufacturing center for electric powered trail groomers. A purchase and sale agreement was reached recently between the Northeast Kingdom Dev... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A car that didn’t stop for a pedestrian crossing the street in Newport attracted the attention of State Police Trooper Nathan Handy a little before 5 p.m. on July 13. According to his affidavit, Trooper Handy was behind a car that ... More »
by Leanne Harple NEWPORT — Elementary school students in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU)’s summer program have been learning a lot recently about the Lake Memphremagog watershed and the importance of protecting it and keeping the water clean. The ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Police say a Hyde Park man stole a car in Newport and crashed it into a house in Lowell. Jamie J. Bocash, 42, appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court Monday and pled innocent to a felony charge of aggravated dr... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Governor Phil Scott joined local leaders Friday for the ribbon-cutting for Newport’s new Express Care location. As cars cruised by the ceremony, those who helped make the walk-in healthcare facility a reality spoke briefly abou... More »
by Leanne Harple Riley Urie, who grew up in West Glover, is a rising soccer star both in Vermont and internationally. Mr. Urie is a 2018 Lake Region Union High School graduate, and more recently a graduate of the University of Vermont (UVM). He played socce... More »
Orleans firefighters use their department’s platform truck to get above the sawdust silos at Ethan Allen and pour water on a fire that developed Monday morning. The Newport City Fire Department also brought its platform truck to help quench the fire and membe... More »
