SAXTONS RIVER – Vermont Academy graduate and reigning Gatorade Vermont Player of the Year Kaiden McCarthy is predicted to be the highest-drafted high school baseball player in history this coming weekend. The 6-foot, 190-pound right-handed Chester resident is the nation’s No. 77 overall prospect coming into this weekend’s 2026 Major[Read More…]
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Caspian Challenge set for later this month
GREENSBORO – The 15th Annual Caspian Challenge continues to grow each summer and is taking registrations for its classic scenic loop around historic Caspian Lake on July 26. The race consists of a 6.8-mile loop around Caspian as well as a 5K out-and-back walk-race option for enthusiasts of all levels.[Read More…]
Special town meeting rejects Australian balloting
GREENSBORO – Voters at Greensboro’s special town meeting, Tuesday evening, June 30 rejected the petitioned articles to move financial and public questions to Australian balloting. With a paper ballot vote of 101 to 77, voters said no to Article 1: Shall the Town of Greensboro adopt all budget articles by[Read More…]
Woodbury woman dies in UTV accident
LOWELL – On June 25, at 10:23 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police Derby barracks, as well as the Lowell Fire Department and Newport Ambulance Service, were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle crash on Newton Road near Cheney Road in the town of Lowell. A 2021 Polaris[Read More…]
Dangerous heat and oppressive humidity; cooling some for holiday weekend
EAST HARDWICK – The first week of astronomical summer featured high temperatures in the 70s, with abundant sunshine. Temperatures broke 80 degrees as we wrapped up the weekend. A few showers were mixed in, with about half an inch of accumulation over the course of the week. Temperatures continue to[Read More…]
Independence Day parades and celebrations happening across the region
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – Across the region there will be an assortment of Independence Day celebrations for residents and families to take part in this upcoming weekend, with parades in Greensboro and Cabot. In Greensboro, the traditional Funky Fourth will take place Saturday, July 4, with the annual Independence Day Parade[Read More…]
Revised stormwater plan to save Eaton Brook Trail white pines
HARDWICK – A revised plan to manage storm water run-off from the Hazen Union School forestry campus, and protect mature white pine trees along the Eaton Brook trail behind the building, was approved at the Hazen Union School Board meeting, June 16. Concerns about the trees, slated to be cut[Read More…]
Buffalo Mountain Town Forest Steering Committee gets to work with survey
HARDWICK – The Buffalo Mountain Town Forest Steering Committee (BMTFSC) met four times in June to organize, establish priorities, tour the proposed town forest site on Buffalo Mountain, develop a survey and a plan for distributing it. At the committee’s second meeting on June 9, the survey was determined to[Read More…]
Davison pleads guilty to aggravated domestic assault
HARDWICK – Zane Davison, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree domestic assault in Caledonia Superior Court last Wednesday, according to a Caledonian Record story on June 26. He “was sentenced to 5-15 years in prison, all suspended in favor of a 10-year term of probation,” they reported. On August 25, 2025[Read More…]
Car accidents, criminal suspension
HARDWICK – On June 23, at 5:16 p.m., Hardwick Police were dispatched to a truck-deer accident on Route 16 near the Touch of Grace Church. The operator, James Dyer, was not injured, and the deer could not be found. The truck, a 2021 Toyota Tacoma, received damage to the drivers side[Read More…]
Violation of abuse presentation order, disorderly conduct
CALAIS – On June 24, Vermont State Police received a report of a disturbance on West County Road in Calais. Upon arrival at the scene, troopers identified Clare Mills, who was found to have an active in-state warrant. Mills was found to be in violation of her court-ordered conditions[Read More…]
U.S. Route 2 slope remediation to begin June 29
PLAINFIELD – The Vermont Agency of Transportation is conducting a slope remediation project on U.S. Route 2 (U.S. 2) in the Town of Plainfield, just west of the Vermont Route 214 (Vt. 214) intersection. The project will stabilize a failing slope between U.S. Route 2 and the Winooski River that[Read More…]
