by Joseph Gresser ALBANY — Sam Peters was worried when his wife, Kelly, told him she suspected someone had been trying to break into her truck. When he saw the culprit early Friday morning, Mr. Peters said, he was relieved to see it was only a bear, who opene... More »
by Luke Vidic BARTON — Traffic entering the Barton fairgrounds was backed up to the Interstate on July 4. The primary cause was the long-awaited Demolition Derby. COVID restrictions prevented the usual Memorial Day derby, and so it was delayed to Independence... More »
Street performer Cate Great thrills the crowd at the Highland Center for the Arts as she juggles machetes while balancing on a highly unstable platform. Photo by Emmett Avery …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to ac... More »
by Leanne Harple Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) Superintendent Bev Davis, who serves Lake Region Union High School and all of its surrounding elementary schools, is retiring at the end of this month. Ms. Davis’ career, which spans four decades, be... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge An extensive sampling of Lake Memphremagog for 36 types of PFAS analytes is slated to start in July. PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl) are chemicals used in the production of household items like non-stick pans, stain-repellant carpets, and ... More »
by Luke Vidic BARTON — Deveney Choquette’s benefit concert kicked off under a wet and overcast sky, but no one would let that rain on their parade, as hundreds came out in support. All the mud at the Barton fairgrounds was not enough to keep folks from danci... More »
On Wednesday, June 9, the Irasburg Angels, playing at home field, won 4 to 3 in a close game against the Orleans A’s for the Lake Region Youth Baseball Minors baseball championship. Both teams played hard, but ultimately the Angels triumphed. Pictured, from ... More »
by Luke Vidic IRASBURG — As the sun slowly melted over the Green Mountains, on a sunny corner of Irasburg Common, three old friends met for dinner. The two westerners and a lifelong Albany native relived moments of their lives — lives united in war. Days ago,... More »
by Emmett Avery GREENSBORO — Elaine Cole-Kerr can’t stop painting, and that’s a good thing — she still has dozens of covered bridges to paint before she reaches her goal. More than 100 covered bridges dot Vermont, spread across nearly every county in the sta... More »
by Leanne Harple IRASBURG — On a beautiful autumn day in Philadelphia, nearly 12 years ago, a Ph.D. student named Thomas McCurdy was crossing the campus of Temple University, in need of a brain break from his studies. As he walked along, Mr. McCurdy thought... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge LYNDON — As a young man just out of his teens, John Hojek served the country as a Marine Corps infantryman in the Iraq war. He now will be serving veterans in need as a psychologist. Mr. Hojek graduated a few weeks ago with a master’s deg... More »
Newport City Elementary School kindergarteners, from left, Cooper Farnsworth and Mason Snay, cuddle with a large stuffed bear named Henry at the Thoreau cabin, which is part of a new “Story Stroll” path created by North Country Union High School students. Pho... More »
