NEWPORT — A 30-year-old man from Morgan has been arrested, and police are looking for a second suspect after another burglary in Orleans County. Police say Joseph Gaudreau is facing charges after they opened an investigation into a break-in at a residence in Newport Center on Tuesday. Two men forcefully entered an apartment on VT…
NEWPORT — The Vermont State Police recently announced that Teresa Randall, a native of West Burke, has become the third woman to be promoted to captain. Capt. Randall’s promotion to captain/Staff Operations Commander, was effective May 9, 2021. She succeeds Kevin Lane, who was promoted to major/Support Services Division Commander earlier this spring. Capt. Randall…
CRAFTSBURY — The Craftsbury Farmers’ Market is gearing up its twentieth season. Opening on May 22 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., the market will run every Saturday until October 2. Returning vendors will be offering locally produced food and crafts, and organizers say many new vendors this year will be offering products that have…
NEWPORT — Despite garnering thousands of signatures, a petition submitted to have Lake Memphremagog designated a “lake in crisis” was rejected by the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Secretary Moore in her response said that she turned down the petition request for the sole reason that there is no evidence property has…
NEWPORT CENTER — Another local business was burglarized early this morning. State police were notified of a burglary at Hilliker’s Store in Newport Center at around 2:40 a.m. Police say two male suspects wearing dark clothing broke in through the glass door. According to the report, the suspects stole an unknown amount of cigarettes as…
DERBY — Authorities are warning local businesses about counterfeit money being circulated in the area. Police received a call on Sunday from the manager of McDonald’s in Derby, stating a female had attempted to pass a fraudulent $20 bill at the restaurant. Around 30 minutes later they received a call from the manager of Price…
IRASBURG — Police are investigating after Ray’s Meat and Grocery in Irasburg was burglarized early this morning. Forced entry was made through the front door of the store. According to the report, $1,000 of merchandise was stolen and a total of $900 worth of damage occurred. Surveillance photos show that two people were involved in…
BARTON — A 39-year-old man from Coventry was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly vandalized a business and stole a vehicle. Police say Conrad Labor is facing charges of burglary, operation without owner’s consent, and unlawful mischief. Police responded to an alarm at Carl’s Auto Sales on Main Street in Barton at around 8:45 p.m.…
CRAFTSBURY — Morrisville resident Rodney Hartwig has won the Craftsbury Community Care Center’s second-ever raffle fundraiser. Craftsbury Community Care Center resident Fielda Calderwood drew the winning ticket on Saturday. Rodney Hartwig said he bought two tickets, one for himself and one for his mother-in-law. Hank Glowiak of Chuck’s Bikes in Morrisville collaborated with the Care…
BARTON — Police are investigating a burglary that took place in Barton this morning. The incident happened at around 1:30 a.m. at C&C Market. Forced entry was made inside the store and a number of items were stolen, police say. The break-in caused thousands of dollars worth of property damage as well. Police have released…
NEWPORT — Newport Police Officer Joshua Lillis and K-9 Ozzy were recently named the 2020 Team of the Year by the Vermont Police Canines Association. The department says the Newport Police K-9 Unit was deployed 153 times in 2020 for a variety of responses, including supporting de-escalation efforts, tracking suspects, and aiding in investigations. “I…
NEWPORT — People say it’s hard to make a living in Vermont, but it’s even harder to make a living in the Northeast Kingdom. The north country has always been the state’s economic stepchild, rich in natural resources but poor in population and almost everything else. You have to be stubborn and determined to make…
DERBY — One of the most scenic running races in Vermont is returning this year to Orleans County. Kingdom Games is set to bring back the Dandelion Run with both in-person and virtual options kicking off on May 22. In what organizers of the event call “the coming of summer’s miracle in the Northeast Kingdom,”…
NEWPORT — The board at Northeast Kingdom Human Services is inviting the community to participate in their search for a new director at the agency. The board recently hired Julie Tessler and Simone Rueschemeyer as consultants in this process. In the next two weeks, they will be holding a series of virtual focus groups to…
COVENTRY — Police are investigating a burglary that took place in Coventry. The incident was reported at a home on Pine Hill Road on April 24. Police say there were signs of forced entry into the home. According to the report, a Skidoo Mxz Blizzard 600, a 55-inch Roko television, a DVD player, and a…
GLOVER — The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover is seeking submissions for an upcoming exhibition featuring lists and notes, which will open on Saturday, July 17. The museum says that lists and notes can include many things, from sociological artifacts to poems or containers of obscure stories. A statement from the museum regarding the…
DERBY — Police say a 41-year-old man from Coventry is facing multiple charges following a crash that took place in Derby yesterday. Authorities were alerted at 10:45 p.m. that a 28-year-old woman from Brighton was the victim of a hit-and-run crash on Vermont Route 105. Police say a responding trooper managed to locate the vehicle…
COVENTRY — A 48-year-old man was injured following a crash in Coventry on Friday. The single-vehicle crash took place on Maxwell Road at around 6:00 p.m. The driver, identified as Jason Pearson, of East Wareham, MA, was taken to the North Country Hospital, and later transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Police say Pearson was headed…
BARTON — After a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, demo derbies are set to return to the Orleans County Fairgrounds this year. The first demo will be held on Sunday, May 30, at 6 p.m., with three classes competing that evening. They include a four-cylinder ladies-only class, a four-cylinder class for men and women,…
ORLEANS — Police are still investigating after the Family Dollar in Orleans was robbed early Sunday morning. At around 5:00 a.m. forced entry was made inside the building when someone smashed through the glass door. Police say when they arrived the building was checked but the suspect had already fled the scene. A glass display…
ORLEANS — A 65-year-old man from Orleans was transported to the hospital after being hit by a car yesterday. Police say they responded to Main Street near the Family Dollar at around 3:40 p.m. after being alerted that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was identified as Robert Nolan. Nolan was…
NEWPORT — The Vermont Department of Corrections says that the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport is clear of COVID outbreak response and is back to standard modified operations. This full status change is the result of testing conducted Thursday, April 15, in which no incarcerated individuals tested positive for the fifth consecutive time. There…
ORLEANS — A bank was robbed at gunpoint in Orleans this afternoon. Police responded to the North Country Federal Credit Union on Main Street at around 3:00 p.m. A man dressed in dark clothing was reported to have robbed the credit union, during which time he displayed a firearm. The man was seen leaving the…
NEWPORT — Local conservation group Don’t Undermine Memphremagog’s Purity (DUMP) recently submitted a petition to the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, requesting Lake Memphremagog be designated a Lake in Crisis. The group says this designation will provide resources to help identify the causes of environmental contamination, and develop a comprehensive response plan…
DERBY LINE — The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to reopen the public comment period related to the proposed construction of massive surveillance towers in Derby Line and North Troy. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in February that they were planning to construct two new video surveillance towers 120 feet high along the…