by Sylvia C. Dodge It’s a conundrum — despite the COVID-19 pandemic, or maybe because of it, your business has had a great year and you want to expand — but after advertising in various places, you can’t find new employees. Bekah Jordan, the personnel manager ... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge The Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton was open over Memorial Day weekend for a wide range of festivities and events that have been absent since COVID-19 lockdown protocols were put into place last year. Although a Memorial Day celebration... More »
by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — After missing their chance to show off their stuff last year, Lake Region Union High School musicians came roaring back Sunday afternoon in a concert that featured seniors and a few members of the Class of 2020 performing in a wi... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Lake Seymour in Morgan once had a thriving population of rainbow smelt. The “twin culverts” that go under Route 111 to the public beach, as well as many other tributary brooks to the 1,750-acre lake, used to swarm with the small fish each s... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Lumber prices are up, way up — but so are the annual revenues of Northeast Kingdom building contractors, retail lumber businesses, and sawmill operators. The business owners contacted for this article all spoke about record sales, with no... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Roadside signs urging voters to approve an article opening Holland to ATV traffic gave an accurate idea of what was on the minds of many residents as they headed to Town Meeting Saturday morning. The article, the last on the meet... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge ALBANY — In two or three decades, the 60 children who made it through this year of global pandemic at Albany Community School will have something to show their families and friends. Early this month, each of the students planted a white ... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — This week the Vermont State Police asked the public for help in finding the person or people who carried out a series of armed robberies in Orleans County over the past several months. Four of the five took place in Orleans or Ba... More »
The Northern Star waits at Newport’s waterfront for the 2021 cruising season to begin. Douglas Casson Coutts, a board member of Memphremagog Community Maritime, the nonprofit that owns the excursion boat, went before the Newport City Council Monday night to s... More »
State Police are investigating a series of armed robberies across the Northeast Kingdom that have occurred since late last year. Detectives are working to determine whether any of the five cases are connected. No injuries have been reported, but each incide... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When Journey to Recovery opened its doors at its former home on Second Street its aspirations were modest. “Before my time, the culture was just come hang out,” said Director Lila Bennett at a meeting at her new office on May 7, j... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge EAST HAVEN — You can almost list the commercial businesses in East Haven on one hand — a veterinary clinic, an auto repair shop, a goat farm, a gun shop, and a few others. Soon to be added to the mix will be a craft brewery and an event ... More »
