EAST CHARLESTON — The NorthWoods Stewardship Center’s Conservation Science Department says they have been looking at class 4 roads in the Northeast Kingdom that have had erosion troubles. A class 4 road as defined by the State of Vermont is a road that is not a state highway, an important town highway, or traveled town…
LOWELL — A 29-year-old man from Lowell is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly attempted to run someone over on their lawn, pointed a firearm at another individual, and fired the gun into the air. Police say Edward Rose is being charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and negligent operation. Authorities were notified…
NEWPORT — Vermont’s North Country Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that they have canceled this year’s Fall Festival and Chilifest. Both are annually held on the last weekend of September. “With the closing of the border and the continued health risk to visitors and local residents alike, the chamber’s board of directors felt it was…
NEWPORT — Ariel Quiros, 64, of Key Biscayne, Florida, pleaded guilty to three felony charges in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also called the AnC Vermont project. Quiros pleaded guilty to conspiring with co-defendants William Kelly, Jong Weon (Alex) Choi, and William Stenger, in a multi-year…
DERBY — Police say a 20-year-old man from Charleston who crashed his vehicle in Derby early Sunday morning, was the same driver who tore through and damaged several lawns in the area prior to the crash. Travon Colburn is facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident, unlawful mischief, and negligent operation following the…
ORLEANS — Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at the Maplefields in Orleans on Friday. Joshua McAllister, 31, of Barton, told police he was giving a ride to two males when he made a quick stop at Maplefields. Video footage shows that while McAllister was in the store, a man in a…
ELMORE — A 68-year-old man has died following a fire that broke out at a house in Elmore yesterday. The fire started at a home on Elmore Road at around 9:20 p.m. Firefighters began to battle the fire coming from the living room area and were able to get inside the home and pull Francis…
CRAFTSBURY — Police responded to a burglary in Craftsbury yesterday. The incident took place on Black River Road. The tenant of the home told police that when he returned home yesterday afternoon, he found the majority of the windows smashed and blood on the front door. Police say an individual or individuals entered the home,…
NEWPORT — Last month two Vermont Foodbank refrigerated trucks arrived at the North Country Hospital campus to prepare for their first-ever VeggieVanGo food distribution in Newport. The foodbank provides this program at many of the other Vermont hospitals as well as schools throughout the state. A great corps of volunteers from the Vermont Department of…
STOCKBRIDGE — A 58-year-old Lyndonville man was killed during a logging accident in Stockbridge yesterday. Police were notified by an individual that a co-worker was found unresponsive off River Road at around 12:27 p.m. Authorities say they responded to the scene, where James W. Gilman was pronounced dead. According to the report, while cutting a…
CRAFTSBURY — Vermont native Heidi Myers has joined the staff of Sterling College to fill the newly created position of Associate Dean for Marketing and Communications. Myers, who lives in Orleans, is a graduate of Champlain College and worked for twenty years as the custom sales and marketing strategist for Louis Garneau USA. She is…
DERBY — Police are looking for two drivers involved in two separate hit-and-run incidents this weekend. The Vermont State Police were advised of a single-vehicle crash on Vermont Route 105 in Derby at around 6:00 a.m. this morning. The vehicle, a 2010 Dodge Caravan, was traveling west when it left the south side of the…
NEWPORT — Joshua House Inc. is holding a benefit raffle to raise funds to help neighbors in need. Founded in Irasburg, Joshua House Inc. is a local nonprofit that has been working to prevent homelessness in Northern Vermont since 1996. The organization is not a house, but a concept of caring, helping to fill in…
COVENTRY — A 21-year-old man from Charleston was arrested on multiple charges following an incident in Coventry on Monday. Police were notified of a dispute at a home on Pine Hill Road at around 10:22 p.m. The caller told police that Briar Niles had a gun and discharged it. Niles was arrested by police when…
COVENTRY — A pair of local men are being recognized for their work in helping authorities safely locate and rescue a missing elderly man last Friday. The Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, Vermont State Police, and Vermont Fish and Wildlife were investigating a missing person case in Coventry on July 24. A family member alerted police…
NEWPORT CENTER — A fire destroyed an unoccupied building in Newport Center last Friday, and investigators are trying to determine how it started. The Newport Center Fire Department responded to 156 Niles Road on July 24, at around 11:40 p.m. The two-story building was a single-family home with an attached garage that has been unoccupied…
EAST CHARLESTON — The NorthWoods Stewardship Center’s Conservation Corps and Forest Stewardship Institute are hiring six positions for the late summer/fall season. The Sustainable Forestry Internship is hiring three individuals for a paid 40-hour a week 6-week program, during which interns will gain experience while working with Forest Stewardship staff on forestry, conservation, habitat management,…
BARTON — A Barton man was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute illegal narcotics, and a North Troy man who pled guilty earlier this year will be sentenced this week. Luis Luna, 28, of Hartford, Connecticut, Edwin Martinez, aka “Pino”, 26, of Hartford, Connecticut, and Samuel Fuller, 34, of Barton, following guilty pleas to conspiracy to…
BARTON — A 55-year-old woman from New Hampshire was injured during a crash in Barton today. Police, fire, and EMS responded to Barton Orleans Road for a motorcycle crash at around 2:30 p.m. The operator was identified as Brandy Alfieri, of Gilmator, NH. Police say Alfieri was traveling south when she drove over a patch…
EDEN — A 43-year-old Craftsbury man was arrested on multiple charges including his fifth DUI earlier this week. Police say they initiated a traffic stop on Route 100 at around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday. The driver was identified as Dennis Hodgdon, who they say showed signs of impairment. Following an investigation, police found that Hodgdon…
JAY — A 36-year-old woman who got lost on a hike yesterday was located in Jay. Police were notified that Rachael Sylvia, of Barnstead, NH, was lost on Jay Peak. Sylvia had walked off the Long Trail and became unaware of her location. The State Police, U.S. Border Patrol, Jay Fire Department, and the Missisquoi…
WESTMORE — A teenager and three others were injured after a golf cart crash yesterday in Westmore. The Vermont State Police and Glover Ambulance responded to a report of a golf cart rollover with injuries on Hinton Hill Road at around 8:00 p.m. The operator was identified as a 16-year old from Irasburg. Police say…
NEWPORT — A 41-year-old Newport woman wanted after failing to bring back a three-year-old child to the Vermont Department for Children and Families when required turned herself in on Monday. Shannon Webb was charged with custodial interference and obstruction of justice. Webb turned herself in at 12:30 p.m. at the Newport DCF office. She was…
BROWNINGTON — A 30-year-old man from Brownington is facing attempted homicide charges after a stabbing Monday afternoon. Authorities were dispatched to a report of a stabbing at a residence on Hinman Settler Road in Brownington at around 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The victim had left the scene and was taken to North Country Hospital for…
NEWPORT — The Newport district now has a much stronger prevention foundation in place thanks to work that’s been going on over the last four years through the Regional Prevention Partnership (RPP) grant. The RPP was a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…