ISLAND POND — The Vermont Community Foundation recently awarded a grant the Brighton Elementary School to engage its middle school students in a “cultural buffet.” The school received the $1,000 grant to help further its mission of promoting lifelong learning and an appreciation for diversity by giving students cultural exposure and opportunity. Thanks to the…
NEWPORT — Massachusetts State Police arrested two men from Island Pond for possession with intent to distribute heroin. One of the men was out on bail after being caught just five days earlier with more than 1,400 bags of heroin in Vermont. Last night at around 10:30 p.m., troopers arrested the two men, identified as…
HARTFORD — Three Island Pond residents are facing drug trafficking charges after being picked up by police yesterday. The Vermont Drug Task Force says they have recently been conducting a heroin investigation in Essex County. As a result of the investigation, Vermont State troopers stopped a motor vehicle on Interstate 91 in Hartford, at around…
ISLAND POND — Vermont State Police say that the body of Quincy O’Gorman, 23, was recovered today at around 10 a.m. During a search of area properties by local residents, searchers found O’Gorman deceased within the Lightning Brook in Brighton, also known as the Clyde River, in an area ¼ mile southwest of where he…
ISLAND POND — The Vermont State Police continued their search for Quincy O’Gorman, the 23-year-old man from Island Pond who went missing after he fled the scene during a traffic stop on New Year’s Eve. Today, members of the Vermont State Police Dive Team searched the brook and marsh in the area it was believed…
ISLAND POND — Crews are still searching for a 23-year-old man from Island Pond, who went missing after he fled during a traffic stop on New Year’s Eve, police say. On Tuesday, the Vermont Scuba team was called in to search a brook and swamp area surrounding Island Pond village. VAST trails in the area…
ISLAND POND — Police are looking for a missing 23-year-old man, who was last seen in Island Pond on New Year’s Eve. At around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, the Vermont State Police were alerted to the missing man, identified as Quincy O’Gorman, of Island Pond. O’Gorman was last seen at approximately 11:00 p.m. on December…
ISLAND POND– A 43-year-old Island Pond man with six prior DLS convictions was picked up again behind the wheel by police on Thursday morning. Police say this morning they were attempting to locate Stanley “Joe” Crowe, 43, of Island Pond, to issue him a citation for DLS and for providing false information to a police…
ISLAND POND — The Island Pond Christmas Celebration is coming on December 10 at 4:00 p.m. and will include the decorating and lighting of a Christmas tree in the pavilion, games and carol singing, as well as free hot chocolate and cookies. The event will continue with a live, interactive nativity, called “A Night in…
NEWPORT — A 67-year-old driver from Island Pond and a passenger in the vehicle were taken to the hospital today after a car accident in Newport. At around 9:15 a.m. police responded to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vermont Route 105 and Cross Road. Matthew Marchica, 23, of Westminster was traveling in a…
ISLAND POND — Gayle and Gary Cornelius of Island Pond have been married for 40 years. On Saturday, October 8, they graduated together, each with a Masters in History and Culture from Union Institute & University. “It is only fitting that we receive our diplomas together,” said Gayle Kinney-Cornelius. “We have been partners in everything,…
BRIGHTON — Members of the Brighton/Island Pond community are being invited to participate in a series of forums in town to share their concerns and ideas and develop a concrete action plans for the future of the town. The event will take place on October 4, 2016. This first step in this Community Visit Process…
NEWPORT — New studies show that Vermont ranks third in the country for serving free summer meals to children, however, the state still only reaches 33.3 percent of the children who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school year. In the Northeast Kingdom, one organization is helping to drive the conversation around increasing…
NEWPORT — The Lunchbox food truck, through Green Mountain Farm-to-School, will be on the road again this season serving free meals to kids 18-years-old and younger. The Lunchbox will be serving free meals, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to the towns of Barton, Newport, and Island Pond one day-a-week for 10 weeks. The Lunchbox…
ISLAND POND — The Island Pond Friday Night Live music series is back again this summer, featuring a variety of local and regional bands every Friday night all summer long. The concert series starts this Friday, June 17, featuring Evansville Transit Authority performing from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. There will be food and craft…
ISLAND POND — A 29-year-old man from Island Pond was killed during a motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon. Police say Tyler Pepin, 29, of Island Pond, was operating a motorcycle headed west on East Brighton Road in Island Pond, at around 4 p.m. As Pepin entered a right-hand curve, just west of the intersection with South…
ISLAND POND — The Island Pond Chamber of Commerce is inviting everybody to attend their Winter Carnival this Saturday and Sunday February 13th and 14th. The event will feature many perennial favorites including hay rides by Narrow Gate Farm, pastries and hot chocolate by Bob the Baker, sugar on snow by the Osborne Family, pond…
ISLAND POND — The Island Pond Chamber of Commerce and The Brighton Community Forum are now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to Island Pond during the Summer of 2016. Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the Brighton Community Forum hopes to…
ISLAND POND — The driver in a single-vehicle crash back in August that took the life of her 3-year-old child, is now facing involuntary manslaughter charges. On Monday, Vermont State Police say that after the completion of an extensive investigation, Christina Deslandes, 25, of Island Pond, was cited into Essex County Court to answer the…
ISLAND POND — A three-car crash in Morristown Thursday morning claimed the life of a 31-year-old Island Pond man. Police say that Justin Delabruere was killed in the accident that took place at around 6:15 a.m. on Route 100. According to a statement issued by police, Delabruere was headed south in a pickup truck, when…
BRIGHTON — Police are saying that a 3-year-old child from Island Pond was killed in a car accident on Sunday. The single-vehicle crash took place on Vermont Route 114, just after 12 p.m. on Sunday, in the town of Brighton. Police say that the driver, Christina Deslandes, age 25, was traveling northbound when her vehicle…
ISLAND POND — A man and a woman from Island Pond are facing aggravated assault charges after an incident that happened back in July. Police say that Jeremiah Deslandes, 22, and Abbey Davison, 32, were cited to appear in court to answer to the charge of aggravated assault for having caused bodily injury to another.…
NEWPORT — The Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, which seems extra conducive to a celebration. Pack the family, the lawn chairs and blankets, and head out to watch some fireworks, hear some live music, or take in a boat parade on this annual rite of summer. Here are some of the events…
DERBY LINE — The Green Mountain United Way, with offices in Derby Line, St. Johnsbury, and Montpelier, recently received several bags of new, knitted hats, mittens, baby sweaters and leg warmers from the Times Argus Mitten Tree Project in Barre for distribution to local nonprofit organizations for their clients. These items were in turn donated…
NEWPORT — The Lunchbox crew will be serving up free samples of winter squash during the first week of December. They will be giving out recipes and are looking to chat with people about how to cook healthy food this winter. Their schedule is as follows: Thursday, December 4th 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. at C&C…