by Sylvia C. Dodge Local schoolchildren and bird enthusiasts learned how to help some endangered birds recently thanks to the collaboration of a group of local libraries. The Greensboro Free Library, Barton Public Library, Glover Public Library, and Jeudevi... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge WESTMORE — Hikers who climb to the fire tower on Bald Mountain in Westmore from the north side are familiar with a landmark yurt that is located close to where the trail meets Mad Brook Road. The owners of the yurt property, 157 acres th... More »
by Leanne Harple CHARLESTON — Jacob Green, a folk and blues musician, has made the most of the pandemic. Prior to COVID, Mr. Green made a living as a touring musician. For almost two decades, he traveled throughout the country playing both as a solo artist ... More »
Specialist Rachel Brown prepares to vaccinate one of those who took advantage of the drive-through clinic held Tuesday at the fairgrounds in Barton. Members of units from the Vermont National Guard gave injections of the one-dose Johnson and Johnson variety a... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The line didn’t match those on demo derby day at the Orleans County Fair, but many cars were queued up on Roaring Brook Road Tuesday morning as their drivers waited to take part in one of the state’s first drive-in vaccination clini... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan filed a response April 19 to a motion from Andre “Mike” Desautels urging Judge Mary Miles Teachout to turn down Mr. Desautels’ request for a new trial. Three days later, Mr. Desautels’ new lawye... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Concerns about odors coming from animals at the old Orleans Commission Sales barn last year kicked up a stink at the Barton Select Board’s April 15 meeting. By Monday, Barton Health Officer Joyce Croteau, who said she investigated th... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In the first year ATVs were allowed to use city streets to get to downtown businesses, Newport police fielded 25 complaints and issued two tickets. Newport Police Chief Travis Brigham told city council members at their meeting Monda... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge Maple sugarmakers throughout the state made a smaller than average crop this year, with the reduction in yield ranging from 16 to 50 percent, according to the most recent bulletin from the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Service. Yield... More »
by Emmett Avery CRAFTSBURY — The whine and mumble of a half dozen chainsaws and wood splitters echoed Saturday, as about a dozen townsfolk processed firewood to give to those in need. Craftsbury’s effort to get wood to people who might not otherwise be able ... More »
A steelhead trout fights a strong current at Willoughby Falls in Orleans in an attempt to make it upstream to spawn. The fish appeared early this year, with some anglers reporting the big run took place during the first snowmelt in late March. Others predi... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A visitor dropping in at Madam Archetype’s Panoply Tuesday might have been forgiven for thinking it was moving day at an establishment that has for four years offered a wildly eclectic collection of heavily discounted brand-name c... More »
