WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – The top high school baseball seniors in the state capped off a sensational spring sports season with a dominating performance over New Hampshire last week in the 2026 Twin State Baseball Classic. Vermont’s bats were as hot as the weather, punishing the Granite State 13-8 and[Read More…]
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Schoenbeck makes history at Nationals
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – St. Johnsbury Academy’s (SJA) Sydney Schoenbeck shattered program and Vermont state records in the Girls Heptathlon late last month at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Schoenbeck’s 4,783 points secured a sixth-place finish against a national field over two days of competition across seven events. Her closing time[Read More…]
North dominates South in Senior Softball Classic
CASTLETON – The North flexed its muscles last week in a sweep over a pair of nine-inning contests last week in the North-South Senior Softball Classic, hosted by VTSU-Castleton. The North pummeled the South 24-4 in the opener and kept swinging for the fences in the nightcap with a convincing[Read More…]
McCarthy set to make Vermont history in upcoming MLB Draft
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…]
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…]
