by Luke Vidic Six Lake Region runners concluded their indoor season at the New England Championships on March 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. An invitation alone is cause for celebration, without even considering the figurative hurdles the team had to clear a... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—The woman who killed Kevin Smith almost exactly six years ago, appeared by video in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on March 10 where she was given a five-year-and-six-month-to-15-year sentence by Judge Gregor... More »
In 1983 the Orleans County Historical Society published an anthology of the writings of Daisy Sherburne Dopp. Daisy was born on the family farm on Route 122 in Glover and spent most of her life there, only leaving the farm after losing her husband in 1969. ... More »
Noah Jette, a snowboarder from Montgomery Elementary School, keeps his form heading down the slope. Riders in the Castle Cup Extreme competed Wednesday at Jay Peak. The event helps to support the Kingdom Course, an outdoor program for freshmen and sophomor... More »
by Joseph Gresser Thea Swartz, 54, of Orleans, was shot and killed at her home on May 15, 2018. Her husband, Randall Swartz, 62, was to go on trial Monday on charges of first and second degree murder, charges he denies. Judge Lisa Warren, who was to have pres... More »
by Joseph Gresser A Newport woman currently facing charges for allegedly dragging a Vermont State Trooper who tried to make a traffic stop, is also in trouble with federal authorities and facing a charge of conspiring to distribute cocaine, crack, and fentan... More »
Pictured is nine-year-old Brianna Herman of Orleans. She, along with her parents, Melissa and Jason Herman, built a snowy sunflower alongside Route 58 with love and prayers for the people of Ukraine. A rainbow appeared behind, perhaps a hopeful sign that alt... More »
Reporter’s notebook — learning the ropes by Leanne Harple ORLEANS COUNTY — As a writer, I am constantly on the lookout for interesting stories of people and places in the Northeast Kingdom. A couple of weeks ago, I was asking around to some friends and family... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Although the agenda for Monday night’s city council meeting in Newport was business as usual, and kicked off with Kevin Charboneau being duly sworn in as a re-elected council member at the start of the meeting, it ended with Mayo... More »
By Rachel Sargent Mirus Legend says a stake through the heart will kill a vampire. But it’s a bit more complicated if you’re plagued – as moose can be – by tens of thousands of tiny blood-suckers. In the case of moose, the vampires are winter ticks (Dermacento... More »
Newport’s Winter Festival concludes with a boom, as fireworks light up the night above a well-lit Gardner Park. More »
by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — Brighton voters took time to consider the question of whether their town should move from having an administrator helping the select board to a manager with more authority. They decided to make the change and Select Board Cha... More »
