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.…
DERBY — The Vermont State Police say they are looking for a man who was last known to be residing in the Derby area. Police say 56-year-old Mark J. Marsden has several confirmed in-state arrest warrants for offenses ranging from criminal threatening, violation of conditions of release, and failure to appear. Although he is thought…
DERBY — Community National Bank President Kathy Austin recently announced the promotion of Amanda Pepin to Credit Administration Officer. Pepin joined the bank’s Credit Administration Department in 2008 as a Credit Analyst, and in 2015, she was promoted to Senior Credit Analyst. She has continued her education by taking classes through the Center for Financial…
GLOVER — Two people were arrested on Tuesday, and police say they located several items believed to have been stolen from businesses in the Derby area inside their vehicle. Police arrested 49-year-old Brian Short and 39-year-old Sarah Romanowski after they were found inside a vacant home at 65 Trucott Place, in Glover. The home was…
DERBY — Police are investigating yet another burglary of a Derby business that has similarities with more than five other recent break-ins. Police say a burglary was reported yesterday at Tractor Supply at around 10:00 p.m. According to the police report, entry was gained through the locked back gate. After speaking with staff, police say…
DERBY — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual who fled the scene after hitting mailboxes in Derby yesterday. Police were notified of several mailboxes that had been struck and damaged by a vehicle on US Route 5 at around 2:20 a.m. Police say the vehicle was a Dodge pick up truck,…
DERBY — Police say the Verizon store in Derby was burglarized last night. Police were notified of the burglary at around 11:02 p.m. A Verizon employee told police that he responded to the store after an alarm activated, and he observed the building to have been forcefully entered. Police say the employee, Angus Gluck, said…
DERBY — Community National Bank President Kathy Austin recently announced the promotion of Sarah Barrup to Special Asset Officer. Sarah started her banking career with CNB in 2003 as a Teller in Derby Line and in 2005 she was hired as an Administrative Assistant in the bank’s Finance Department. In 2008, she took a position…
DERBY — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who broke into a building this morning in Derby. Police responded to Portland Glass, located at 32 Community Drive, for the reported burglary at around 6:54 a.m. Police say forced entry was made into the building sometime overnight. Anyone with information regarding…
DERBY — Two local schools have joined CFES Brilliant Pathways’ growing network of programs across the US and Ireland in support of students becoming college and career ready. Brighton Elementary and North Country Union Junior High have signed on as CFES schools for the 2019-2020 school year. They join new schools from Texas, Hawaii, Florida…
DERBY — A Derby man will face a judge tomorrow morning for charges of aggravated assault and driving with a criminally suspended license following an incident that took place earlier in the month. Police say they received a call from a victim at a residence on Hinman Settler Road on October 10, advising they had…