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Vermont State Police Concludes Investigation into October Homicide in Wheelock
WHEELOCK – The Vermont State Police has identified the perpetrator responsible for the October 16, 2023, fatal shooting of Gunnar Watson in Wheelock. However, no charges will be filed due to the death of the offender. An extensive investigation determined that Gary Larocque. of Brownington, fired the rifle round that[Read More…]
Celebrity Carrot to March in Greensboro’s Funky Fourth Parade
Summer Baseball Update
Davis Pulls Double Duty for Vermont Twin-Staters NEW LONDON, NH – Recent Colchester graduate Zach Davis, son of former Craftsbury Academy (CA) great Jeff Davis, made his Vermont Lake Monsters debut last week and then joined his Vermont Twin-State baseball team in time over the weekend to help them earn[Read More…]
Caron Goes Lights Out on Triple Crown Container Round No. 1
BARRE – Mother Nature allowed Thunder Road to return to Thursday night racing with plenty of spills, thrills and wins. Following the Kids Rides, 26 Flying Tigers competed for starting position in the first round of the Triple Crown Series. Four drivers earned a plus-3 handicap through the heats to[Read More…]
Track and Field Roundup
St. Pierre Punches Her Ticket to Paris EUGENE, Oregon – Richford High School alum Elle St. Pierre capped off a historic week for Vermont runners by securing spots in both the 5000m and 1500m on Team USA in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris later this month. Last Monday, St.[Read More…]
Hazen-Craftsbury Partnership Hopes to Create New Opportunities
HARDWICK/CRAFTSBURY – Partnerships between the athletic programs of Hazen Union and Craftsbury Academy (CA) in soccer, baseball, and softball this past season were successful in trial runs of the schools’ cooperation that will begin in earnest this coming fall and extend over the next three years. Almost all Wildcat and[Read More…]
Cabot Creamery Outlet Set for August Opening
HARDWICK — The midmorning sun shone across the yellow walls of the Hardwick Town House last week, a scene that matched the news a panel of local leaders had to share: Two pieces of the multimillion-dollar Hardwick Yellow Barn project will soon fall into place. The project’s new building, a[Read More…]
Multiple Town Projects Share Preservation Award
CALAIS — The Preservation Trust of Vermont (PTV) has awarded Calais a 2024 Preservation Award of community-wide recognition for multiple projects. In a town of 1,800 residents, Calais reached its population peak in the first half of the nineteenth century. The town has a large number of historic structures and[Read More…]
Cabot Community Celebrates Flood Resilience Amidst Receding Waters
CABOT – As debris filled the library’s parking lot the night of Wednesday, July 10, Amanda Otto was unsure about the fate of the event she had planned since March. The scene was discouragingly similar to the flooding of exactly a year before; the same disaster Otto was hoping to[Read More…]
Tranquil and Refreshing Week Ahead
HARDWICK – Flood waters receded as quickly on Thursday as they rose on Wednesday night. Not everywhere in Vermont had the same set of conditions priming the risk for flash flooding. As higher-resolution modeling came into more agreement Wednesday afternoon, areas of north-central Vermont already experiencing saturated grounds from above-average[Read More…]
Caspian Lake Water Quality Results Improve
The Greensboro Association Facebook page reported updated water quality testing results for Caspian Lake at 6 p.m. July 17. Testing done Monday, July 15 showed improvement everywhere it was tested, with all results well below the 235 threshold the Association reports as being safe for swimming. Results for the Cemetery[Read More…]
