by Matt Wilson Last November, a group of warriors who train for combat in the medieval way came to blows, with real steel weapons and in heavy plate mail armor. The event, held at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex was the first of its kind to be held... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — There was a spirited hustle and bustle at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department Friday morning, as officers from multiple agencies gathered for their annual toy drop-off. While trying to bring all the troops together for a photo, Orlean... More »
by Leanne Harple GREENSBORO — The Rural ARTS Collaborative is marking its first year of existence, as the parent organization of three recently-merged community art programs. In the autumn of 2020, Hardwick’s Grass Roots Art and Community Effort, known locally... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge The results of three rounds of testing for PFAS chemicals in the surface waters of Lake Memphremagog, conducted between July and October by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Watershed Management Division, show o... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — The Orleans County basketball season tipped off with a double header grudge match between the boys and girls of North Country Union High School and Lake Region Union High School. While North Country chalked up two confident wins, the... More »
Jaxon Delabruere (left) bangs out a beat with Morrisville drummer Chimi Bangoura (right) on Main Street in Newport. As the snow fell, the sun set, and the city was lit up for the holiday season, Main Street took on a festive look. Stores remained open late, ... More »
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 »
