A Barton voter slides her ballot into the vote-counting machine at the gym at Lake Region Union High School Tuesday. Turnout was brisk, but this year Election Day voting was only one available option. For a report on those who cast early ballots by mail or i... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—The agenda for Monday’s city council meeting included some important business, but nothing as exciting as the surprise announcement from Mayor Paul Monette that he will not seek another term when his sixth ends in March. Mayor Monet... More »
Members of the Newport Center Volunteer Fire Department respond to a house fire Sunday. Firefighters were toned out at 1:41 p.m. by a call reporting a structure fire on Route 105. Members of the Troy, Jay, and Lowell fire departments were called to help thro... More »
by Leanne Harple GLOVER — A group of Glover Ambulance first responders recently found themselves belaying down the steep wooded terrain near the south end of Lake Parker this fall, as part of a training exercise to prepare for remote rescues. The training ... More »
At the Halloween horse show at Kingdom Therapeutics at Safe Haven Farm in Holland, Lana Nanopoulos, age 5 and costumed as Cruella deVille navigates the trail course riding Warrior, who is dressed as a devil. Photo by Trisha Ingalls. More »
After the judging the prize-winning carvers pose with their creations in the back row (from left to right) are Atticus Harple, scariest; Solana Gordon, most spooked; Luna Gordon, current event, Bryce Roberge, biggest, and at the far right, the contest’s long-s... More »
Newport held its traditional Halloween on Main celebration Sunday, with trick or treaters lining the street and a Jack-o’-Lantern competition. Here Evan Calloway, Austin and Owen Wheeler, and Ryan and Maddison Como hit up Rick Ufford-Chase, seated, for candy.... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Ami English, a coach with North Country Supervisory Union (NCSU), won the early childhood educator of the year award given by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC), at a ceremony held October 13. Th... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BARTON — On October 23, a student art show was held at Greater Barton Arts (GBA) to showcase the talents of young, local artists, including a six-year-old first-place winner. At the beginning of the school year, GBA’s Adrien Helm got in tou... More »
by Leanne Harple Does it seem like Christmas keeps coming earlier every year? It certainly looked that way this weekend, when, amid the bright leaves and pumpkins, a tribe of Santas and Mrs. Clauses descended upon the Vermont Reindeer Farm in East Charlesto... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — North Country Hospital (NCH) CEO Brian Nall abruptly resigned in the wake of a no-confidence vote cast by the hospital’s medical staff last week. His departure was announced Monday in a message from board of trustees President Fra... More »
Aimee Alexander, who teaches government at North Country Union High School, was born in Florida and lived there and, for a couple of years, in Georgia, until she met her fellow North Country colleague while both were taking a summer course in Atlanta, Georgia.... More »
