WESTFIELD — Land along three miles of the Missisquoi River and its tributaries, as well as 50 acres of wetlands in Westfield have been protected. This is the latest in an ongoing effort by the Vermont Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy to improve water quality in Vermont’s rivers that are a priority for clean…
NEWPORT — The state has suspended a Newport Center man of his insurance license, following the discovery of a series of allegedly improper practices in his handling of client files. Commissioner Michael Pieciak says that the Department of Financial Regulation issued an order suspending the insurance producer license of Benjamin Scherer, effective November 3, 2020.…
HOLLAND — The Orleans County Conservation District and partners say they have focused on improving water quality throughout the local watershed. Located in the town of Holland, Andre Morin’s farm is within the Stearns Brook watershed. Stearns Brook flows northeasterly and is listed on the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s 2016 stressed waters list for…
NEWPORT CENTER — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a motorist who fled the scene of an accident in Newport Center yesterday. The incident took place on Vermont Route 14 at around 5:30 p.m. Michael Koehler, 36, of Newport, told police that someone hit his vehicle and drove off. Koehler followed the vehicle…
EAST CHARLESTON — A 41-year-old man from Westmore was killed during a two-vehicle crash in East Charleston this morning. The crash took place on Vermont Route 105 at around 8:00 a.m. According to police, Dean Burns was headed west when his vehicle crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into Taryn Hunt, 42, of Glover. Emergency…
TROY — Two students and one staff member at the Troy School have tested positive for COVID-19. School officials say their COVID Response Team has started working with the Vermont Department of Health. The school was already planning to switch over to remote learning this week before the announcement of the confirmed cases was made.…
NEWPORT — With Katherine Sims recently elected State representative for the Orleans-Caledonia district, the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative (NEKC) says they are now on the hunt for their next high-impact leader. The NEKC’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all NEK residents through coordinated economic and community development. Their vision is a strong,…
NEWPORT — The city of Newport was forced to make the difficult decision to close the Gardner Park playground earlier this month over safety concerns. An annual risk management report performed by the city’s insurance carrier prompted discussion on whether the city should continue spending unbudgeted funds on repairs when there is a total renovation…
Resident Engineer Jeremy Dean provides an update on trail construction progress at VLT’s Bluffside Farm, in Newport. In this video, the helical piles that will support a bike path over Scott’s Cove are all installed and leveled, and some tricky bedrock that got in the way of a portion of the gravel path was tackled.…
LOWELL — A 52-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges including DUI, following a crash in Lowell on Sunday. The two-vehicle crash took place on Vermont Route 100 at around 4:51 p.m. The drivers were identified as Brain Labarron, of Lowell, and Steven Greene, 66, of Hardwick. According to the report, Labarron was headed north…
NEWPORT — Sgt. Debra Munson has been promoted to commander of the Derby State Police Barracks. Lt. Munson’s predecessor is Lt. Walter Smith, who is retiring in early 2021, and the effective date of the promotion is set for Nov. 8, 2020. Munson started her career with the state police in January 2011. Following graduation…
ISLAND POND — Marilyn W. Maxwell of the Island Pond Historical Society recently received an Individual Achievement Award from the Vermont Historical Society. Maxwell is the treasurer for the Island Pond Historical Society. She is seen at the IPHS as a behind-the-scenes hero, taking part as an outreach volunteer and visiting local nursing homes to…
GLOVER — Earlier this year, the town of Glover, in partnership with the Shadow Lake Association, received a grant of $13,427 for the operation of the greeter station from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation. This grant, combined with the support of the town and members of the Shadow Lake Association,…
NEWPORT — Russ Ingalls of Newport will join Robert Starr of North Troy in Montpelier this January after both picked up over 20 percent of the vote in the two-seat Essex-Orleans Senate District race. Starr, a Democrat, received 8,668 votes, and Ingalls, a Republican, picked up 7,739. Other candidates in the five-person race all received…
NEWPORT — Green Mountain Farm-to-School says they recently partnered with the Vermont Everyone Eats program to distribute prepared meals to people negatively impacted by the pandemic. The group says they are delivering 350 meals per week in the NEK. The program reimburses local restaurants for preparing locally-sourced meals for Vermonters struggling with food insecurity. According…
DERBY — The Officers of Community Bancorp. recently held their 2020 Annual Shareholders meeting. Stephen Marsh, Board Chair of Community Bancorp. and Community National Bank, welcomed the online audience and shared instructions regarding voting options and how to submit questions in the virtual format. Marsh introduced all of the Company’s Directors and Executive Officers. He…
DERBY — Police say a 33-year-old man is facing charges following an incident in Derby on Saturday. Authorities responded to a residence on Main Street after being alerted of a physical altercation at around 8:15 p.m. According to the report, Jordan Lewis caused bodily injury to a family member and a neighbor. Lewis was arrested…
HOLLAND — The Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club, in cooperation with US Border Patrol, recently repaired a bridge on the international boundary in Holland. In 2018, Drift Dusters opened the nation’s first internationally shared snowmobile trail in Holland. This is the only known trail that is shared by two separate snowmobile clubs in different countries. Since…
NEWPORT — Next spring there will be a new vessel on Lake Memphremagog ready for easy, peaceful, and healing excursions on the water. Starting just after Memorial Day, Floating Grace, a 22 ft Duffy, 100 percent electric-powered picnic boat recently shipped to Newport, will be available to take people and their families from around the…
This letter was submitted by Peggy Stevens, DUMP Advisory Committee member from Charleston. D.U.M.P. (Don’t Undermine Memphremagog’s Purity), Northeast Kingdom’s environmental advocacy group, has been working since the summer of 2018 to raise awareness about the environmental threat posed by the NEWSVT landfill in Coventry. Since our work began, we have learned just how great…
NEWPORT — The Marathon Swimmers Federation recently recognized Phil White for a decade of work in developing open water swims in the Northeast Kingdom. White was the recipient of the 2019-2020 MSF Service to Marathon Swimming Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the sport in a non-swimming role. He was the leading nominee from a round…
NEWPORT — Local police are searching for a man who fled the scene after a high-speed chase and crash that began in Newport Center on Friday. Police say they initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle after it was seen traveling at around 100 miles-per-hour along Route 105. The vehicle overtook a patrol car while…
DERBY — There is no school today for students at Derby Elementary School after a member of the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The school says they have met with the Vermont Department of Health to plan their response, and have started identifying and contacting those who may have been exposed to the virus.…
IRASBURG — A 37-year-old man from Barton is facing multiple charges following an incident in Irasburg earlier this week. On Monday, police were notified that a truck had driven onto the lawn of a residence along Vermont Route 58 at around 8:45 p.m, and hit their house along with other items. The driver was identified…
NEWPORT — The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation has awarded the local justice center in Newport with a $7,500 grant to create change. This is the second award they have made to the center for this work. The Orleans County Restorative Justice Center has been working for about a year to raise awareness about the experiences…