ORLEANS — A 39-year-old man from Barton is facing numerous charges, including arson, following an incident early Wednesday morning in Orleans. The Vermont State Police and the Orleans Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on South Street at around 1:20 a.m. According to police, witnesses reported seeing Joshua Bacon leaving…
DERBY LINE — A 42-year-old man was arrested after a manhunt in Stanstead, Quebec, drew heavy police presence in Derby Line and Beebe Plain. At around 8 p.m., the town of Stanstead posted on Facebook that residents should stay indoors as a precaution, as the search was underway. Law enforcement in Vermont that had been…
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…
DERBY — A 50-year-old man from Massachusetts was injured during an ATV crash in Derby on Saturday. The crash took place on Fish and Game Road at around 12:28 p.m. Police say the driver, Larry Hitchcock Jr, of Ludlow, MA, sustained moderate injuries to his head, right leg, and shoulder. Authorities say the ATV overturned…
DERBY — A Subaru caught fire after hitting a deer on I-91 in Derby this afternoon. The single-vehicle crash took place at around 3:40 p.m. According to the report, Heather Johnston, 31, of Charleston, struck the deer and the vehicle came to rest on the shoulder of the road. Fluids from the vehicle began to…
DERBY — An 87-year-old woman from Island Pond was injured during a single-vehicle crash in Derby last Tuesday. The crash took place on Vermont Route 105 near Bushey Hill Road at around 2:50 p.m. Police say the driver, identified as Ouida Testut, exited the road and crashed into a culvert. She sustained injuries and was…
DERBY — The Vermont State Police recently released a photo from a surveillance camera that shows a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that took place in Derby earlier this year. A pedestrian was struck by a car in the Price Chopper Parking lot on March 10, and the vehicle fled the scene. The driver was…
DERBY — Police say they have charged two Essex County residents with a burglary that took place at a local store in Derby back in November of 2019. The burglary happened on November 27 at the Tractor Supply store at around 10:00 p.m. Following an investigation, police say that Mark Marsden, 56, and Fawn Nisbet,…
DERBY — Police have been investigating a string of vandalism across the area this month involving a shotgun and a BB gun. The first incident was reported on May 2, on Valley Road in Holland. Police say two mailboxes were shot with a shotgun. Then on Saturday, May 9, vandalism was reported at Walt’s Sales…
DERBY LINE — The U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep the border closed to non-essential travel for another 30 days. Non-essential travel includes travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature. Americans and Canadians also cross the land border every day to do essential work or for other urgent or essential reasons, and…
DERBY — A 66-year-old man from Derby was seriously injured during a single-vehicle crash on Saturday. According to police, Michael MacFarlane was headed south on Quarry Road at around 5 p.m. MacFarlane crossed the center line into the opposite lane of traffic and failed to yield at the intersection, crashing into the traffic and signal…
NEWPORT — Starting on Wednesday, April 8, RCT says they will be implementing changes to its shuttle bus service in an effort to maintain the highest levels of safety for drivers and passengers during this time. The Jay-Lyn/Jay-Lyn Express and Highlander shuttle bus services will operate on a dial-a-ride basis for access to essential goods…
DERBY — Walmart has joined other large retailers in announcing a move to limit the number of customers in each store during the coronavirus crisis. Starting today, stores will limit capacity to roughly 20 percent or five customers per 1,000 square feet of space. Customers will be directed to enter the store through one entry…
DERBY — The Agency of Commerce and Community Development has directed large “big box” retailers, such as Walmart in Derby, to cease in-person sales of non-essential items in order to reduce the number of people coming into the stores. The new measures went into effect today, and aisles were closed off. Gov. Phil Scott’s executive…
DERBY — A 55-year-old man from Newport was arrested on multiple charges, including his fourth DUI. Police say they noticed a vehicle pulling into a parking lot on Route 5 in Derby at around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. The driver exited the vehicle and was identified by police as Dwayne Calloway, whose driver’s license was…
DERBY — Community National Bank CEO Kathy Austin recently announced the promotion of Nikole Brainard to the bank officer position of Asset Liability Manager. Brainard was born and raised in the Northeast Kingdom and is a graduate of North Country High School. She started her career with CNB in 1995 working as a Teller in…
DERBY — Icy roads on I-91 in Derby are to blame for two separate crashes involving tractor-trailers headed north yesterday. A 57-year-old driver from Maine was involved in the first incident, which was a single-vehicle rollover. The crash took place at around 9:07 p.m. According to the police report, Dana Jameson, of Houlton, ME, lost…
DERBY — The Dailey Memorial Library in Derby will be able to get new reading supplies for young children thanks to a grant from the Vermont Electric Cooperative’s Community Fund. The grant provided $750 in funding for the purchase of special books and storytelling kits to help the library’s children’s librarian, for both library use…
DERBY — Police say a woman was arrested for DUI following a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 5 in Derby today. Vermont State Police, Newport Police, and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash at around 5:10 p.m. Police say Darlene Rutherford, 51, of Derby, was attempting to turn left out of the…
DERBY — A 62-year-old man was from Derby Line hit a telephone pole after a snowmobile crossed his path yesterday. The crash took place on U.S. Route 5 near Beebe Road at around 5:22 p.m. Police say Richard Blais was headed north when Nicholas Adams, 34, of Colchester, was driving a snowmobile west along the…
BROWNINGTON — A 30-year-old man from Brownington was picked up for his third DUI on Wednesday, and police say he was in violation of his conditions of release. Trooper Pennoyer said he conducted a welfare check at around 8:00 p.m. on a driver who was parked on Hinman Settler Road in Brownington. The driver was…
DERBY — A Vermont State trooper was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Derby early this morning. Just after 12:00 a.m. trooper Richard Berlandy was on duty operating his assigned 2015 patrol Ford Explorer on I-91 south. Police say the roadway was covered with about one inch of slush, snow, and ice, resulting in Berlandy…
DERBY – Derby Green, the nursing home located on US Route 5 in Derby, announced that it will close effective on or before April 30, 2020. The home, owned by North County Hospital, filed a letter of intent today with the state’s Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living Division of Licensing and Protection, laying…
DERBY — A 71-year-old man from New Hampshire was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Derby on Thursday. At around 7:00 p.m. Reginald Gray, of Brookline, NH, was traveling west on Vermont Route 105 near Cross Road when his vehicle gradually veered off of the right side of the road. The vehicle traveled down a…
DERBY — This holiday season, Fred’s Energy once again helped support local area toy drives. Each of their three offices was a toy donation site and for every toy donated, Fred’s Energy offered individuals the chance to win100 gallons of propane or oil, and a 3 ft. tall snowman gift tower filled with holiday treats.…