Goodrich Memorial Library director Joanne Pariseau reads to children on Saturday during Newport’s first Hot Cocoa Saturday. Visitors to the city’s downtown could stop into businesses for special deals and take advantage of a lake of hot chocolate served by mu... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The North Country Supervisory Union board voted Monday night to hire Newport City Elementary School Principal Elaine Collins as its new superintendent. Her appointment was approved unanimously. The board went behind closed doors... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge H.581, a comprehensive bill recently introduced in the Vermont House of Representatives is designed to support and improve the state’s rural economy while at the same time keeping rural land from being fragmented and converted for other ... More »
An icy totem stands on the peninsula at Gardner Park in Newport. A project of Newport Public Works, the tree-like sculpture contains insulated lights in its limbs, and will remain lit throughout the winter and help illuminate Newport’s Winter Festival set for... More »
by Luke Vidic GLOVER — With some local effort, Shadow Lake could be reclassified as an A1, or “excellent,” lake in the eyes of the state. The simple change in classification means more than a gold star, but it does not imply all is well with the water. The... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Ken Mitchell-Eby, chair of the Barton Select Board, decided not to seek re-election on March 1. His seat is being sought by Jason Watson and Ryan Racine. Theirs will be the only contested race at this year’s meeting. At its regula... More »
Orleans Fire Department firefighters work to remove burnt boards from a small house fire on Elm Street in Barton Tuesday morning. The department was toned out 10:57 a.m. and found a fire started by a woodstove. It was contained, but the house suffered a ruin... More »
by Luke Vidic A pre-pandemic survey of Lake Region Union High School students revealed higher rates of bullying and offensive language by witnessed non-white students and students of marginalized sexualities. The results were made public at Monday’s Lake Re... More »
by Leanne Harple WEST GLOVER — About a dozen people braved the extreme temperatures Saturday afternoon to gather in the steamy, warm Parker Pie restaurant here for a tasty meet and greet with Congressional hopeful State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale of Burlington... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY—Despite what was said at last week’s Derby select board meeting, Stanstead is not turning off water to residents on the U.S. side of Beebe Plain. Rather, the town of Stanstead, Quebec, wants to rework its current agreement with Beebe Pl... More »
by Leanne Harple Sarah Waring of East Montpelier may have just stolen the title of being Glover Community School’s most distinguished alumna. Ms. Waring, who spent her youth in Glover, was appointed by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. Department of Agricul... More »
Maura Gahan (red jacket), falls to her knees after meeting disaster head on without despair, in one of “Six Disaster Confrontation & Mitigation Dances” choreographed by Peter Schumann, founder of the Bread and Puppet Theater. Fellow performers (left to right)... More »
