BARTON — What seemed like a straightforward decision on buying winter sand turned into a controversy after Lenny Zenonos filed a formal ethics complaint against Robert Croteau, the chair of the Barton Select Board. The select board called a special meeting fo... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — Spend an afternoon with the team of Growing Resources and it’s hard to say if you’ll leave convinced that growing hemp is a life saver, or a back breaker. Actually, it can be both, they say. And if you’re going to achieve the first, yo... More »
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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A pair of elegant antique cars cruised up Main Street here Thursday afternoon trailing plumes of vapor as they pulled into the municipal building parking lot. While their occupants strolled off to seek lunch, the cars attracted the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Monday’s city council meeting was held in the municipal building gymnasium rather than council chambers to accommodate an unusually large number of people who showed up to support a proposal to open the city to ATV traffic. Scott Je... More »
by Tena Starr COVENTRY — Protesters from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec showed up for the annual open house at the landfill here Saturday. They are opposed to the 51-acre expansion of the landfill, the only active one in Vermont. The ever shifting group ... More »
by David Dudley ORLEANS — The Lake Region Union High School Rangers shut out the Lyndon Institute Vikings 2-0 in their season opener at home on Saturday. After a tightly contested first half, Rangers freshman midfielder Aidan Poginy kicked the ball into the n... More »
Jeff Smith arrives for the closing on the Northern Star with a giant check for $35,000 tucked under his arm. Patrick Martel (back to camera) was waiting for him on the dock. Photo by Joseph Gresser More »
by Joseph Gresser JAY— A list of four potential bidders for Jay Peak Resort set out in minutes from an August meeting of the Jay Zoning Board is far from complete, said Jay President Steve Wright. Mr. Wright declined to provide more names, but on Friday, duri... More »
by Joseph Gresser BROWNINGTON — At the first of a pair of special Town Meetings called to overturn ordinances passed by the Brownington Select Board, voters here on Monday rejected a plan to impose a blanket 35-mile-an-hour speed limit on the town. The decisi... More »
by David Dudley NEWPORT — The Tamarack Program —targeted at repeat offenders who may be driven by addiction — was rolled out statewide in July of 2017. Two years later, though, it’s hard to say exactly how well it’s working because the impact it has on offend... More »
by Amanda K. Camargo NEWPORT — When people think of a business on wheels, often they imagine cantinas and trendy food trucks. But one Newport woman is peddling yarn. Lucille LaPlume, who is 72 and retired, a former stitcher at Bogner, is opening a yarn store n... More »
