NEWPORT — According to the latest GasBuddy survey, the average Vermont gasoline price was $1.95 per gallon as of Thursday. One year ago it was $2.75. The lowest recorded price in Vermont this week was $1.45 in Greensboro. Yesterday, the Troy Country Store offered the third-cheapest price per gallon in the state, at $1.67. The…
NEWPORT — The ACLU has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court on behalf of a Vermont couple who were prosecuted following an August 2018 “roving patrol” stop by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Jay. In State v. Lena-Butterfield & Walker-Brazie, the Court will be asked to determine whether a person can be convicted on…
JAY — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Jay this morning. The crash took place on Vermont Route 105 just west of Leavitt Circle at around 7:15 a.m. Police say a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Sharon Gelo, 61, of Lowell, was headed west. Gelo told police she drifted off the south side of…
JAY — A 28-year-old driver from Prince Edward Island was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Jay yesterday. Police say Harvinder Singh was headed west on Vermont Route 105 when he lost control of his vehicle. Singh’s tractor-trailer crossed the center line and ran off the road, flipping on its side. Vermont Route 105 was…
NEWPORT — Local emergency workers rescued five lost hikers in the North Troy/Jay area on Sunday. Police were notified of the incident at around 8:30 p.m. when a friend of the hiking group reported that they were due to meet him at a Long Trail crossing in Richford, at approximately 4:00 p.m. He told police…
NEWPORT — The Jay Focus Group recently announced scholarship opportunities for 2019. The group’s “Community Service Scholarship” provides funding up to $500 to high school seniors from Orleans County to assist with educational costs of continuing their education. The scholarship requires previous community service involvement, and the deadline for applying is April 19. The winner…
NEWPORT — Today the State of Vermont and VTDigger announced a settlement in the matter regarding two public records requests by the news organization related to Jay Peak’s EB-5 program. Under terms of the settlement, the State of Vermont agreed to provide VTDigger the originally requested documents as well as additional agreed-upon Jay Peak records.…
JAY — Vermont Agency of Transportation crews were busy at Jay Peak this morning during the snowstorm after vehicles were unable to make it up the hill. At 8:48 a.m. police responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Vermont Route 242, in Westfield, the back side of Jay Peak. There was one vehicle…
JAY — Search and rescue crews were able to locate a 69-year-old man from Newport this evening after he got lost skiing earlier in the day. Peter Harris, 66, of Derby, alerted authorities at around 2:45 p.m. that he and a group of three others were skiing the backwoods near the top of Vermont Route…
NEWPORT — An 18-year-old driver escaped uninjured after crashing into a utility pole in Newport Center on Monday. At around 9:15 p.m. police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Searles Road. Police say the driver, identified as Rider Morse, of Jay, traveled off the road and struck the utility pole, snapping it in half. According…
NEWPORT — Police say a 21-year-old man from Jay was arrested in connection to a series of burglaries in the area, including one at the Jay Country Store. Joshua Furlow was arrested this week following an investigation into a burglary in North Troy. On Thursday, police responded to investigate the burglary at a residence on…
JAY — Police are investigating a burglary that took place at the Jay Country Store. This morning at around 5:40 a.m., authorities were advised of the incident. Police say two suspects forced their way inside the store through a window. According to the report, liquor, clothing, as well as a few other items, were taken…
JAY — Two motorcyclists were seriously injured during a crash in Jay this afternoon. At around 3:15 p.m. police were notified of the crash on Vermont Route 105, just east of the Richford Town line. Police say Charles Kilby, 63, of Newport Town, was traveling westbound when for some reason he went left of center.…
JAY — The Jay Focus Group will be offering a scholarship of up to $500 for educational costs to help a local high school senior from Orleans County enhance their future through continued education. The scholarship requires previous community service involvement. Applicants must attach one reference regarding their community service involvement to their application, as…
JAY — Police say someone stole a fireplace and other items from a home in Jay. At around 12:45 p.m. today, police received a report of a burglary at a residence on North Jay Road. A trooper responded to the scene to meet with the victim. Police say the suspects entered the residence and stole…
JAY — Police say they responded to Jay Peak Resort early Sunday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a 2006 Hyundai. After an initial investigation, police say a 19-year-old Newport man was leaving work at Jay Peak at around 1 a.m. and traveling on Jay Peak Road. The pedestrian, a Canadian citizen, was walking…
NEWPORT — A 32-year-old woman from St. Albans was in court on Tuesday to be sentenced again on two counts of gross negligence operation with death resulting, after a 2013 crash that claimed the lives of an elderly couple from Jay. The tragic accident took place in North Troy on Aug. 5, 2012. Art Moran,…
JAY — The town of Jay Community Recreational Centre and the Jay Focus Group are teaming up to bring on the fun at Jay Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 7. Activities begin with a Pumpkin Pi(e) 3.14-kilometer race at the Jay Community Recreational Centre. “This will be a wonderful celebration of fall,” said Peggy Loux, Jay…
NEWPORT — A 47-year-old man from Jay was arrested for a DUI on Thursday morning in Newport. At around 6:40 a.m., a state police trooper was flagged down by multiple concerned citizens in Newport City. One of the witnesses told police that a Dodge Ram with a sander in the bed of the truck was…
NEWPORT — Vermont business owners in Newport, Jay, and North Troy have reported receiving a call from a person claiming to be from the Vermont Electric Cooperative, the businesses’ electric utility, demanding immediate payment of an alleged delinquent bill. The caller threatens that electric power will be disconnected unless immediate payment is made. The caller…
LOWELL — Katherine Sims of Lowell announced on Monday that she is running for the Vermont House of Representatives to represent the residents of Eden, Lowell, Jay, Westfield, and a portion of Troy. Sims is the founder and executive director of Green Mountain Farm-to-School, a nonprofit in the Northeast Kingdom that teaches kids about nutrition…
NEWPORT — If you have served your community as a youth volunteer, one local organization would like to give you an opportunity to enhance your future through continued education, by assisting with educational costs. The Jay Focus Group is offering a $500 Community Service Scholarship to a high school senior from Orleans County. One scholarship…
TROY — Police say that four incidents of burglary and larceny took place during a crime spree that happened in Jay and Troy Tuesday night. In total, one business, one construction site, and two residents were targeted during the rash of break-ins. Police say that Big Bear Real Estate was burglarized sometime between 6:45 p.m.…
MONTGOMERY — Two lost skiers from the Jay Peak Ski Area were rescued on Friday after a search effort was coordinated between St. Albans Troopers and members of the Jay Peak Ski Patrol. Authorities say that the St. Albans Barracks received a call of the lost skiers at around 5:15 p.m. Friday. St. Albans Troopers…
JAY — A 54-year-old man from Newport turned himself in to police Tuesday night after he saw images of himself on the evening news walking out of the Jay Country Store wearing a vest he did not pay for. Police had released the photos to the media just hours earlier. Police say Stephen Romprey turned…