Donna Mandart has once again set up her miniature Victorian Christmas Village at the welcome center in Newport. This is the second annual display of Donna’s Christmas Village. It will be open for the public to visit through January 16, 2021, at Vermont’s... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — On Monday evening a Main Street business owner and her partner asked the city council to consider an article opening Newport to entrepreneurs who want to go into the recreational cannabis business. Council members appeared amenab... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Two days after a man was sent to the University of Vermont Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his leg, the story took another twist. Police say they found a huge stash of fentanyl in the car where the shooting took place. Acc... More »
This photo is a Harry W. Richardson photo of Main Street, Newport circa 1950. Montana, starring Errol Flynn, is playing at the Burns theater and was released that year. It was the second time Flynn played an Australian. Ronald Reagan was first selected for t... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — Every Saturday afternoon, for months now, about 20 volunteers gather at the Albany Town Hall and hand out food. Some people get restaurant-prepared meals; some access the food shelf and big refrigerator. Others get home deliveries. At ... More »
by Kristin Anderson WESTFIELD — Veterans Helping Veterans is more than a mission statement for the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA): it’s a way of life. Navy Korean War veteran Matthew Leonelli found out firsthand how serious these folks were a... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo GLOVER — Maggie and Mike Ziegler on Perron Hill in Glover have been sewing 50 masks a week since April 1 to give to not only local people, but also those trapped at the southern border. It all started when Mr. Ziegler became frustrated ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police say they believe Jaquan Flintroy was the man who shot a Newport resident in the Waterfront Plaza parking lot at around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Officers say they think the 26-year-old Hartford, Connecticut, resident esca... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo DERBY — This holiday season Northpoint and Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) have come together once again to collect toys and other donations for Orleans County kids. The annual Toys for Kids of Vermont drive has helped hundred... More »
by Joseph Gresser The Department of Fish and Wildlife attempted to hold meetings to discuss proposed changes to the state’s fishing regulations in October. Unfortunately, department employees had trouble with the Zoom application, and the online meetings ha... More »
With hunting season well underway the Old Stone House Museum has shared these rare images of the C.S. Phillips Co. of Glover, the renowned taxidermy shop of Chester Scott Phillips. Photos courtesy of Old Stone House Museum …this photo and more of Mr. Phillips ... More »
by Joseph Gresser Governor Phil Scott and other members of his Administration continued to press Vermonters to avoid unnecessary travel and to refrain from mingling with people from other households during the holiday season. At his press briefings on Friday... More »
