A view from Saturday’s Santa Festival in Newport
NEWPORT — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Santa Clause is coming to town. Saturday’s Santa Festival in Newport … Keep Reading
Community Action Grant Applications Sought in Newport
Deadline Approaching NEWPORT — AARP Vermont is encouraging groups and citizens to submit applications for the 2014 Community Action Sponsorship Program — … Keep Reading
Newport to Become an Age-Friendly Community
NEWPORT — With the support of Newport Mayor Paul Monette, Newport City Council and developer Bill Stenger, Newport is poised to become … Keep Reading
Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture says that Vermont is leading the country in terms of Agriculture, but faces challenges from the Food Safety Modernization Act
NEWPORT — Chuck Ross, the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, was in Newport on Tuesday to listen to the concerns … Keep Reading
Christmas Tree Shops in Newport Are Open For Business
NEWPORT — Thanksgiving is behind us. Next stop, Christmas. What better way to start the season than with a locally grown tree? … Keep Reading
Music Series Returns to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Newport
NEWPORT — After a five year hiatus, music will again fill the historic St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Second Street, Newport, with … Keep Reading
“Surreal,” A Surrealist Art Exhibition in Newport Starts December 7
NEWPORT — On Saturday, December 7, there will be a wine and cheese reception for the opening of “Surreal,” an exhibit of … Keep Reading
MAC Center for the Arts Holiday Opening Reception Brings Art Lovers to Newport
It was seasons greetings from the MAC Center for the Arts to the people of the area Friday night, as the gallery … Keep Reading
Willey Claims Charges of Chasing Border Patrol Agent and Waving Handgun “Totally Fabricated”
NEWPORT — “This is all totally fabricated,” Jason Willey, 30, of Derby Line told Judge Howard VanBenthuysen in court on Tuesday. Willey … Keep Reading
Newly Formed Piano Sextet Will Play Friday Nov. 22 at MAC
NEWPORT – The newly formed Newport Area Community Orchestra Piano Sextet will be performing at the Memphremagog Arts Collaborative on Friday, November … Keep Reading
Images From Newport Fire Thursday Afternoon
All photos by Manfried Starhemberg NEWPORT — The fire which blazed Thursday afternoon on Central Street in Newport left three families without … Keep Reading
The Vermont Movie: Exploring the Identity of Vermont
NEWPORT — Part three of Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie, a six-part collaborative documentary exploring Vermont’s history and culture, was screened … Keep Reading
State Senator Robert Starr Offends Arab-American Group
NEWPORT — At a Vermont Transportation Board public hearing on October 30, Vermont State Senator Robert Starr made a remark which angered … Keep Reading
Newport Area Community Orchestra Fall Concert Draws a Crowd
NEWPORT — The Newport Area Community Orchestra played their annual Fall concert Saturday afternoon inside the assembly room at the Goodrich Memorial … Keep Reading
Walmart in Derby, Vermont – It’s Not Just About Buying Underwear
The following quote is from earlier in the year: “The Village of Newport and the people of Derby voted overwhelmingly to support … Keep Reading
The Payoff That’s Not a Payoff: For $200,000 Opponents Promise Not to Fight Walmart in Derby
DERBY–Preservation Trust and the Vermont Natural Resources Council have agreed not to oppose a Walmart Superstore in Derby. The two Vermont conservation … Keep Reading
Vermont Transportation Board Gets in Touch with Public at Hearing in Newport
NEWPORT — The Vermont Transportation Board held a public hearing in Newport Wednesday night at the Gateway Center. About 25 people from … Keep Reading
Newport Area Community Orchestra Tuning Up For Fall Concert
DERBY LINE — Inside the social hall of the First Universalist Parish in Derby Line, the atonal sounds of violinists and cello … Keep Reading
An Afternoon of Learning at the Osher Lecture Series Newport
The fifth lecture of the Fall 2013 Osher Lecture Series took place Wednesday afternoon inside the Conference Room at the Hebard State … Keep Reading