Grace Wilson belts out “Crossroads,” a song first recorded by the ill-starred Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson. Liam Lahar (seated) and Duncan Lovegrove backed her up on guitars. …to read the rest of this story and more in the full edition of this week’s p... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Dozens of people of all ages turned out here on a snowy Friday afternoon in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility. International Transgender Day of Visibility has been celebrated on March 31 every year since 2... More »
North Country Union High School senior Arrow Decker works on her latest artistic project. She recently painted a watercolor portrait of a boy in Nigeria, which was sent to him to keep as part of the memory project. For more about the project and a look at so... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT— The NEK Rainbow Coalition will host a demonstration for the International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Newport in front of the Emory Hebard State Office Building. The day is observed globally at 5 p.m. local time. ... More »
by Matthew Wilson When the weather warms but the nights are still cool, it’s the time of year for sugarmakers to ply their craft. This year, the season seems to be shaping up for a good year for maple producers, as the conditions in the Kingdom appear optim... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Before the business portion of the North Country Supervisory Union’s annual meeting started on March 23, North Country Union High School art teacher Natalie Gaines presented the Memory Project, which evoked an emotional reaction f... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Barton Village has most of a new set of trustees. In what appears to be continued fallout from last year’s attempt to sell the village electric department to the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), Nate Sicard, chair of the trustees, ... More »
by Matthew Wilson Hunters of every walk came out to Lake Region Union High School on Monday night, as officials with the state Fish and Wildlife Department held the first of a series of public hearings on deer and moose. The state’s large mammal specialist ga... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — It was the first meeting of the newly constituted city council here Monday night and everything went off without a hitch, mostly. Newly elected Mayor Beth Barnes welcomed the crowd in English and French, and thanked the roughly 30... More »
Perfecto Garnet, who, when not mystifying audiences is known as Charlie Lander, performs his magic on Saturday for the benefit of the Glover Public Library. Perfecto was among a host of talented citizens who donated their skills to raise money for the library... More »
by Matthew Wilson TROY — Travelers passing along Route 100 over the weekend may have noticed an ambulance at the Troy Volunteer Fire Department with lights flashing with the Ukrainian flag emblazoned on the side. Over the course of the two days, the emergen... More »
by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON—The Blades, a team made up of women from high schools around the Northeast Kingdom came into the finals at the Gutterson Field House on March 9 as underdogs. They were a third seed, and the Woodstock Wasps, their opponents were a... More »
