BARTON — A Barton man was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute illegal narcotics, and a North Troy man who pled guilty earlier this year will be sentenced this week. Luis Luna, 28, of Hartford, Connecticut, Edwin Martinez, aka “Pino”, 26, of Hartford, Connecticut, and Samuel Fuller, 34, of Barton, following guilty pleas to conspiracy to…
BARTON — A 55-year-old woman from New Hampshire was injured during a crash in Barton today. Police, fire, and EMS responded to Barton Orleans Road for a motorcycle crash at around 2:30 p.m. The operator was identified as Brandy Alfieri, of Gilmator, NH. Police say Alfieri was traveling south when she drove over a patch…
GLOVER — Ten-year-old Girl Scout Abbygail Warriner of Glover has become a Bronze Award Girl Scout for her project, “Shooting Star Sewing.” Warriner stepped up in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic to sew masks. She made over 100 masks for her community, including a local supermarket, and donated more to people in Oklahoma. She…
BARTON — Police say a 56-year-old man from West Virginia was arrested for breaking into the C&C Supermarket just days after being arrested for DUI in the parking lot of the store. An alarm was activated at the store in Barton at around 1 a.m. this morning. The front glass doors were broken, and troopers…
BARTON — Since 2005, the Vermont Land Trust has recognized outstanding high school juniors and seniors who are dedicated to agriculture and forestry. This year, William Johnson, of Barton, received one of nine Land Stewards Awards presented by the land trust, along with a check for $250. Johnson was nominated for the award by Sam…
NEWPORT — Green Mountain Farm-to-School will once again be participating in the Summer Food Service Program. The Lunchbox truck recently came out of winter hibernation and is ready for an action-packed summer delivering free meals to kids 18 and under in the Northeast Kingdom Meals will be provided to all children without charge and will…
NEWPORT — The Newport Police Department says they arrested the man accused of breaking into a business in Barton over the weekend, after he was alleged to have unlawfully entered a home early Tuesday morning in Newport, and was caught going through a vehicle in Newport Center. Devin Pratt, 31, of Barton, was arrested and…
BARTON — Police have made an arrest following a break-in at Nick’s Snack Shack in Barton on Sunday. Devin Pratt, 31, has been arrested for the incident and was arraigned in court today. Police say Pratt was caught on surveillance cameras going through the store after forcing his way inside. Several items, as well as…
BARTON — Police are investigating a burglary that took place in Barton yesterday. Sometime overnight Nick’s Snack Shack on Main Street was broken into. Forced entry was used to gain access to the building. Several items were stolen once the subject was inside. The store owners posted on Facebook that money from the drawer, as…
BARTON — Police say a woman from Orleans was robbed at gunpoint in Barton on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 11:00 p.m. inside a parking lot at a store on Main Street. Police say they received a call from an employee at the store notifying them that the victim had run inside asking…
BARTON — Police want to speak with the driver of a truck after it was seen racing through Barton and caused a pedestrian to fall down. The incident took place on Tuesday at around 4:00 p.m. Police say a pedestrian was walking south on Route 16 near Stoney Lane when a light gray truck was…
BARTON — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Barton yesterday. The crash took place on I-91 south at around 11:43 a.m. Police say while attempting to move into the passing lane, Jesse Elliott, 53, of Newport, hit the passenger side of a vehicle driven by Kent Hall, 64, of Lyndonville. Elliott’s vehicle sustained damage…
BARTON — Police say someone broke into a home in Barton and stole several collectibles. The burglary was reported in the area of Pageant Park Road at around 10:19 a.m. on Wednesday. Forced entry was made into the home and numerous collectible model cars were stolen, police say. Police are asking anyone coming into contact…
WEST GLOVER — Lady Liberty has returned to West Glover for the second annual Glover Ambulance Ice Out fundraiser, and tickets are on sale just in time for Christmas. Last year, the Glover Ambulance began the event as a way to help fundraise while honoring a fun piece of local lore. This year, the fun…
BARTON — Authorities are looking for a 17-year-old boy from Barton who they say ran away from his home early this morning. Police were notified at around 12:11 a.m. that a 17-year-old male, identified as Matthew Champagne, was missing from his home on Willoughby Lake Road in Barton. Champagne is approximately 5’07”, 140 lbs. with…
BARTON — A 21-year-old woman from Barton was charged yesterday for stealing a vehicle earlier this month. Police say they were originally notified that a car was stolen from a home on Washington Street in Barton, back on November 1. The stolen vehicle was recovered in Saint Albans the next day. According to the police…
BARTON — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual who fled the scene of an accident in Barton last Thursday. Police say they responded to a crash reported on Hollow Road at around 10:50 p.m. Christopher Friend told police that his mailbox, as well as shrubbery on his property, had been hit…
BARTON — WCAX-TV News anchor and reporter Darren Perron will receive the Broadcaster of the Year award from the Vermont Association of Broadcasters. Though anchoring takes much of his time and energy, Perron remains one of the top investigative journalists in the state. His ground-breaking investigation into military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan this…
BARTON — A 37-year-old man from Glover involved in a car accident in Barton last Saturday has died. Richard Poginy died at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center today, police say. Poginy was transported to Dartmouth after the crash and had remained at the hospital since then. The single-vehicle crash took place on Hollow Road at around…
BARTON — Police say a 37-year-old man from Glover may have suffered a medical event prior to a single-vehicle crash in Barton this afternoon. Rescue workers and the state police responded to the scene on Hollow Road at around 1:30 p.m. The driver was identified as Richard Poginy, and police say he was the sole…
BARTON — As part of its mission to help further Catholic education in Orleans County, the Sacred Heart Alumni Association recently made a donation of $2,000 to St. Paul School’s Tuition Assistance Program. Contributing to the Tuition Assistance Program will assist more families in sending their children to St. Paul School in Barton. Pictured above…
BARTON — The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities recently announced the employer award recipients for the 2019 Spirit of the ADA awards. EM Brown & Son in Barton was one of the employers recognized for hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. The award was presented to Art LaPlante and Mark…
ORLEANS — Police say a 66-year-old woman from Barton suffered minor injuries after a crash in Orleans on Wednesday. Police responded to the two-vehicle crash on Barton Orleans Road at around 10:53 a.m. According to the report, Michael Boylan, 65, of Essex Junction, was attempting to make a u-turn when he collided with another vehicle.…
BARTON — An 85-year-old woman from St. Johnsbury died from injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Barton on Saturday. Police responded to the intersection of US Route 5 and Kinsey Road at around 4:00 p.m. The driver, identified as Isabelle Handy, 80, of St. Johnsbury, and the passenger in the vehicle, Marion Handy, both sustained…
BARTON — A 60-year-old woman from Barton will have to answer to charges after police say she stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of gift cards from a local store. Trooper Jeff Ferrier said that management at the C & C Market in Barton called police to report that a former employee had stolen…