DERBY — A 38-year-old man was arrested following an incident in Derby yesterday. Police were notified of a home invasion reported on Bushey Hill Road at around 10:35 p.m. The caller reported that a man, later identified as Conrad Labor, of Coventry, entered their home and locked himself in their bathroom. One of the parents…
DERBY — Police say a truck was set on fire at the Derby Trailer Park early this morning. Authorities were notified of a truck on fire parked outside a trailer at around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The Derby Line Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. According to police, the truck was intentionally set on…
NEWPORT — Fifteen new healthcare scholarships were recently awarded to graduating high school seniors, totaling $15,000. In addition, North Country Hospital renews the $1,000 scholarships for consecutive years providing students stay in healthcare education and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. Each year the scholarship review committee makes selections based on student essays, transcripts, extra-curricular activities,…
DERBY — A Newport man was arrested after police say he pointed a gun at two people demanding money. Police responded to a robbery at the Derby Mobile Home Park at around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The victim stated a male entered his home armed with a firearm. Following an investigation, police allege Paul Patenaude…
DERBY — A local open water swimmer recently completed one of the triple crowns of marathon open water swimming. On July 5, 2020, 16-year-old Vera Rivard of both Derby, Vermont, and Springfield, New Hampshire, completed the world-famous 28.5 mile 20 Bridges Swim in New York City. This swim is a circumnavigation swim around the island…
MORGAN — A 59-year-old man from Morgan was killed during a single-vehicle crash on Friday. Police say Gary MeGrath was traveling east on Vermont Route 111 in Morgan at around 10:00 p.m. when he crossed through the oncoming westbound lane of travel and veered off the roadway. His vehicle struck a tree after leaving the…
NEWPORT — With the help of local service providers, non-profits, and chambers, the NEK Collaborative has officially launched NEKstrong.com, an online tool to connect individuals, businesses, and communities with everything they need to thrive in the NEK. The region already has comprehensive resources in place for people living and working in the Northeast Kingdom. This…
GLOVER — Ten-year-old Girl Scout Abbygail Warriner of Glover has become a Bronze Award Girl Scout for her project, “Shooting Star Sewing.” Warriner stepped up in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic to sew masks. She made over 100 masks for her community, including a local supermarket, and donated more to people in Oklahoma. She…
BROWNINGTON — A New Hampshire man was injured after a single-vehicle crash on I-91 near Brownington today. Police say Trevor Austin, 19, of Littleton, was traveling in a Toyota Corolla when the vehicle hydroplaned and left the road. The vehicle hit a tree. Austin was transported by EMS to North Country Hospital. Police say the…
DERBY — Kingdom Games and the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association recently announced that a new small group swimming series at The Clubhous on Lake Memphrenagog will be offered on four Saturdays in July and three Saturdays in August this summer. Each swim is limited to 10 swimmers and 10 kayakers and will be…
ORLEANS — A 39-year-old man from Barton is facing numerous charges, including arson, following an incident early Wednesday morning in Orleans. The Vermont State Police and the Orleans Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on South Street at around 1:20 a.m. According to police, witnesses reported seeing Joshua Bacon leaving…
It started off as such a small ask. At the City Council meeting where meetings are set for the year, we, citizens of Newport, asked for the City not to schedule a meeting on Martin Luther King Day. Out of respect for the day. It was refused. And it was made clear at that meeting…
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital’s Scholarship Review Committee recently selected longtime nurse Rhonda Howard, to receive the first $2,000 continuing education scholarship from the newly established Sheryl M. (Washburn) and Buddy L. Carter Nursing Scholarship Fund. Howard began her career in the U.S. Army as a flight medic and then a flight nurse. After serving…
BARTON — Police say a 56-year-old man from West Virginia was arrested for breaking into the C&C Supermarket just days after being arrested for DUI in the parking lot of the store. An alarm was activated at the store in Barton at around 1 a.m. this morning. The front glass doors were broken, and troopers…
EAST CHARLESTON — The 4th annual Westmore Mountain Challenge, scheduled for Saturday, September 26, is open for registration. This one-day, five-mountain marathon hike traverses the trails on Moose Mountain, Mount Hor, Mount Pisgah, Haystack Mountain, and Bald Mountain, ending at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center lodge off the 10-Mile Square Road in East Charleston. “The Westmore…
NEWPORT — The Vermont Land Trust, in partnership with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) and ShiftMeals, are working together to ensure that an acre of land at Bluffside Farm in Newport will increase food production and food access in the Northeast Kingdom. Located on the shores of Lake Memphremagog, Bluffside Farm is owned and…
NEWPORT — Between Vermont Technical College (VTC), North Country Hospital (NCH) and area healthcare organizations, there are now six more students who have completed the associate degree nursing program, are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam and apply for RN licensure. The students attended class in the Vermont Tech nursing designated classroom at the North…
BRIGHTON — A woman suffered minor injures after hitting a deer in Brighton on Wednesday night. Emergency workers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Vermont Route 105 at around 9:30 p.m. The driver was identified as 57-year-old Karen Oliviere, of Rangeley, Maine. Police say Oliviere was traveling east when she struck a…
COVENTRY — Police say they are still investigating a vandalism that took place last Friday in Coventry. Janine Lamarche notified police that someone had vandalized her paved driveway on Coventry Heights Road. The incident took place sometime between 3:00 p.m and 7:45 p.m. According to the report, the damage appears to have been caused by…
NEWPORT — A group of local students have recently been awarded scholarships from the Orleans County Board of Realtors. Emma Drake of North Country Union High School received the Harold Haynes Scholarship. Jackson King of Lake Region Union High School received the Terry Burdick Scholarship. Dylan Simoneau and Benjamin Gilcris of Lake Region Union High…
NEWPORT — A 64-year-old man from Newport was killed in a motorcycle crash this afternoon in Kirby. Emergency workers were notified of a two-vehicle crash on US Route 2 near the Kirby, St. Johnsbury town line at around 1:20 p.m. Police say Larry Bowman was traveling east when he lost control of his motorcycle on…
CRAFTSBURY — Police are investigating a string of vandalism incidents that took place in Craftsbury recently. On Thursday, a report of vandalism on Vermont Route 14 and South Craftsbury Road was first made to state police. The Craftsbury Farmers Market sign at the intersection was defaced with the words “KILL THE PREZ” in spray paint.…
GREENSBORO — Greensboro-area residents who love farm-fresh food have something to celebrate with the revival of a local farm. By conserving the farmland with the Vermont Land Trust, Brenden and Lindsay Beer were able to buy the former Hazendale Farm and have just opened a food store on Hardwick Street. The store is located where…
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital’s Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography. This latest accreditation awarded to North Country Hospital demonstrates the facility’s ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in echocardiography. It is the seventh consecutive time North Country Hospital has…
BARTON — Since 2005, the Vermont Land Trust has recognized outstanding high school juniors and seniors who are dedicated to agriculture and forestry. This year, William Johnson, of Barton, received one of nine Land Stewards Awards presented by the land trust, along with a check for $250. Johnson was nominated for the award by Sam…