by Joseph Gresser The recent surge of COVID cases and the uncertainty caused by the newly discovered omicron variant of the coronavirus, which causes the disease, has led health officials to urgently call Vermonters who have not done so to get vaccinated. The... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge As Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) moves forward with the development of a statewide system to remove and manage PFAS from leachate, PFAS, advocacy groups have weighed in on the draft plan. They are especially interested in a ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge This is a story of the consequences for school-age children when a family finds itself homeless in Orleans County, where there is no homeless shelter and where only one motel with limited rooms participates in the state’s emergency shelter p... More »
by Lee Emmons Come winter, after the bears have retreated to their cold weather dens, many backyard bird enthusiasts hang feeders to attract — and nourish — avian visitors. Birds need more than a supplemental food source, however. Whether they are roosting, ... More »
by Joseph Gresser A recent report on National Public Radio suggests the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers just dumped a large amount of syrup on the world market. While the organization, which maintains a strategic reserve of the sweet stuff, has released abou... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Governor Phil Scott and state Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets Anson Tebbetts got out of Montpelier for a morning and took a trip to the Kingdom in search of Christmas trees. In fact it was only the Governor who needed t... More »
The Outside Story Beavers: landscape engineers by Declan McCabe When my sisters visit from Ireland, I try to play tour guide, but I’m occasionally at a loss for what to do next. During a visit in the late 1990s, my sister Grace said she would love to see a be... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge It may have been a bit early in the season for plowing, but VTrans snowplow trucks were on the road last week. Newly named plow trucks visited the schools closest to their winter plow routes, thrilling the students who came up with a wid... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—The subject of a truck blocking traffic on Leblanc Road was again raised at the November 18 Barton Select Board meeting. This time, though, the board members were joined in their discussion by Captain Matt Daley, who commands Troop ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A man sought by police since late September was stopped by Border Patrol Agents in North Troy on November 18. The next day the man, Ivan Carmona, 29, of Springfield, Massachusetts, appeared by video in the Criminal Division of O... More »
St. Paul’s School students thank veterans for their service at Barton’s ceremony on November 11. Selena Hughlettt (left) and Kallie Buck spoke for a few moments with Bill Smith (right) of the American Legion Post 23 Military Funeral Honors Team. His fellow m... More »
by Matt Wilson Across the state, rows of Christmas trees are being harvested as the holiday draws near. Vermont’s climate is ideal for cultivation of conifers, with plenty of sunshine and moisture. For farmers who have long been in the business of growing an... More »
