CHARLESTON — NorthWoods Stewardship Center recently announced Vermont Land Trust forester Dan Kilborn as the recipient of the fifth annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award. In honor of the esteemed county forester for which it is named, this award recognizes an individual who is making a positive impact on NEK forests. As the VLT forester…
NEWPORT — Three Orleans county residents were arrested on heroin-related charges last week. Police say they have charged Michelle Churchill, 32, of Newport, for the sale of heroin after a controlled purchase of heroin was made by members of the Drug Task Force in Orleans county. Churchill was cited at Northern State Correctional Facility. Also…
WEST CHARLESTON — Police say that a business in West Charleston was burglarized last week. At around 4:30 a.m. Friday, October 13, police responded to a reported burglary at Scampy’s General Store. Police say forced entry was made into the store and that numerous packs of cigarettes were stolen during the incident. The suspect, dressed…
WEST CHARLESTON — A West Charleston man is facing charges after police say he aided in two controlled purchases of heroin. Michael McFarland, 33, of West Charleston, was arrested on Thursday for two charges of violation of conditions of release and two charges of aiding in the commission of a felony. Members of the Northern…
EAST CHARLESTON — This summer NorthWoods Stewardship Center welcomed the Watershed Crew to their multi-faceted Conservation Corps program. This crew was tasked with completing projects in Vermont’s watersheds to improve water quality. The crew topped off their six-week water quality improvement program on Friday, August 4, with an impressive display of spirit, fortitude, and grit…
NEWPORT — Two drivers from Orleans County who were involved in car crashes will face DUI charges. On July 1, at around 11:40 p.m., police were called to investigate a rollover crash on Dane Hill Road in Charleston. Police say the driver, Caleb Kelley, 20, walked from the scene to a nearby residence. Kelley was…
MORGAN — Police say a 23-year-old man from Charleston was involved in a hit-and-run on Wednesday, leading police on a search that ended in some woods near the crash scene. Taylor Parenteau, 23, of Charleston, is facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident and negligent operation, following the incident. At around 6:20 p.m.…
DERBY — Police are looking for a 37-year-old Brownington man, who they say led them on a high-speed chase through Orleans County this morning, before getting away. At 12:00 a.m. police say they were notified of suspicious activity involving a GMC pickup parked in the woods in Derby. Before police arrived to investigate, the vehicle…
CHARLESTON — For over twenty years students from Charleston Elementary School, with the guidance of teacher Vicky O’Keefe and local historian Richard Colburn, have placed flags at the gravesites of military veterans for Memorial Day. The practice continued on Wednesday. In the past, the trip was for sixth-grade students only. They would listen to stories…
NEWPORT — A 54-year-old East Charleston man was picked up by police in Newport after allegedly driving intoxicated, in a vehicle found to be unregistered, uninsured, uninspected, and bearing registration plates not assigned to the vehicle. On Monday, at around 6:20 p.m., police say they were on patrol in Newport Center and stopped a vehicle…
NEWPORT — A 42-year-old West Charleston man pled innocent to a felony possession of marijuana charge this week. Pierre Capron was in court on Tuesday to answer to the charge, stemming from an incident that took place on March 10. Police say at around 11:30 p.m. they saw a vehicle turn west onto Route 105…
CHARLESTON — A Charleston family was displaced by a house fire that also took the lives of four of their dogs on Sunday evening. At around 6:00 p.m. authorities responded to the fire on Hudson Road. Police say nobody was inside the trailer at the time, and the unit was fully engulfed when they arrived…
BROWNINGTON — Police say they arrested a 26-year-old Brownington man after he attempted to elude police. On Saturday, at around 7:30 p.m. Trooper Steven Fauteux says he was trying to conduct a traffic stop for excessive speed on a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse traveling on Vermont Route 105, in Charleston. “The operator of the vehicle attempted…
WEST CHARLESTON — A 26-year-old woman from Charleston was arrested for DUI after rolling her vehicle on Thursday night. At around 9:30 p.m. the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Route 5A in West Charleston. Police identified the driver as Tyleigh Deslandes, and say she was out of the vehicle…
WEST CHARLESTON — A 44-year-old man was cited for holding a house party in West Charleston where alcohol was served to underage drinkers on Saturday. Police say they were tipped off about a possible underage drinking party at approximately 8:30 p.m. According to the report, the police, along with members of the U.S. Border Patrol,…
EAST CHARLESTON — NorthWoods female staffers have been teaching women to use a chainsaw at the Women Can Do Expo at Vermont Technical College for the past six years. The Expo is an annual event of Vermont Works for Women, a non-profit that helps women and girls achieve economic independence through training in, and exposure…
NEWPORT — A 45-year-old woman from Charleston faces child endangerment charges after police say she overdosed in her car in Derby. Police say on Sunday evening, at around 6:15 p.m. they responded to Main Street for a medical issue involving a driver in a parked vehicle in the eastbound lane. Police were informed that a…
NEWPORT — Police arrested the driver in a fatal crash in West Charleston that took the lives of two Orleans County residents on May 29. Police say after a lengthy investigation Joshua Cole, 30, of Derby, was arrested at 4 p.m. today. He is charged with two counts of driving under the influence of intoxicating…
WEST CHARLESTON — Two people from Orleans County were tragically killed in a single-vehicle crash that took place in West Charleston on Sunday. Police say Esperanza Robles, 29, of Derby Line, and Ryan Coulter, 26, of Newport, were killed in the crash that happened on Vermont 105, at around 4:40 p.m. According to a statement…
DERBY — A West Charleston man is facing numerous charges after an incident that took place last month in Derby, police say. On Sunday, Bradley Chase, 42, was cited into Orleans Court with charges of domestic assault, disorderly conduct, interfering with access to emergency services, and leaving the scene of a crash. Police say the…
COVENTRY — A 35-year-old woman from Charleston was killed this morning in a crash that took place in Coventry. The accident happened at around 7 a.m., Monday morning. Police say that Sheri Poulin was headed south on Airport Road, when she struck a tree. According to a statement issued by police, she was traveling in…
BURKE — Police are saying that a 64-year-old woman from East Charleston was involved in a single-vehicle crash that happened today at around 11:00 a.m. The accident took place on Vermont Route 114 in Burke. According to a statement issued by the Vermont State Police, Linda Harlow was headed south when she lost control of…
CHARLESTON — A large crowd enjoyed the opening of the Winter Water Woods Art Show featuring 26 Vermont artists from the Northeast Kingdom and beyond at the Northwoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston on Sunday. This show celebrates Northwoods 26th anniversary for two weeks, running February 22 through March 8, and featuring oils, watercolors, photographs,…
CHARLESTON — Authorities say the fire that took place in Charleston on Monday caused roughly $35,000 in damages, and that preliminary findings do not suggest the cause of the fire was suspicious in any way. The incident took place at around 5:20 a.m., at 349 Vermont Route 105. When the Charleston Fire Department arrived, the…
COVENTRY — Rusty DeWees, aka The Logger, and Cindy Pierce, well-known comic storyteller, will bring their humor and wisdom to local schools over the next few days. DeWees is a household name to Vermonters, celebrating all that makes rural Vermont and its people so cherished. The Stowe High School graduate earned a degree from Champlain…