MONTPELIER — When Governor Phil Scott delivered his State-of-the-State Address last week one of the first things he mentioned was Vermont’s people. The state, he said, is in great shape if one looks at its generous, community minded people. Then he went on ... More »
by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — Crews continue cleanup work following a traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of December 27 and resulted in a spill of 8,000 gallons of leachate being transported from the Coventry landfill. According to the State Poli... More »
A huge snowman, wearing an extra blanket of the white stuff after Monday’s storm, waves to passersby along the Newport-Derby Road. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
by Leanne Harple DERBY — There was bad news and good news at the Orleans County Maple Producers Association’s annual meeting at Paul’s Sugarhouse here Monday night. The bad news was that climate change is here and affecting the maple industry. The good news, t... More »
By Tena Starr NEWPORT — Nine-year-old Jeffrey Como III at first looked confused when he walked into City Cinema with his family on a Monday morning and found a dinosaur at the door waiting to greet him. That dinosaur was really Cole Royer, a City Cinema emplo... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Roger A. Pion, 41, of Newport denied making death threats to members of his family and domestic assault during a hearing in Orleans Superior Court on December 19. He pled innocent to nine counts of criminal threatening and three of ... More »
by Meghan Wayland BARTON —Leah Wells discovered that her great-great-grandmother had been featured in Vermont Life magazine. Bryson Poginy discovered that his pépé spent his childhood working with 11 siblings on the family farm in Barton. Brooklynne Matten d... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Pedro Grondin and his team gave themselves and the city a slightly early Christmas present by cranking up Newport’s new dewatering system. The machine will add to the capabilities of the city’s wastewater treatment facility by remo... More »
by Meghan Wayland EAST CHARLESTON — “The big selling point of the trail is the view,” said Sam Perron, sustainable forestry coordinator at Northwoods Stewardship Center. He was talking about the newly expanded Echo Lake Trail that opens on December 28 at Nort... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY — The lobby at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department was decorated for Christmas Friday. In addition to a tree with a couple of wrapped boxes beneath, a table full of goodies hinted at a celebration to come. The building was filled w... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — It all started with a roll of Barracuda tape — and led to days like Monday when seven excited boys scrambled for the door at E.M. Brown and Son here. One might have thought they were headed to an exciting field trip, and in a way they w... More »
