Archive - 2013 - News Article
May 8th
Fed up with last summer's long lines and three-hour waits to get through customs with your boat? Well, this year could be different. The rules have been changed thanks to an online service. Read about it in Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 9, 2013.
Lowell did it again. The town voted down an appropriation to have the Orleans County Sheriff's Department provide law enforcement. For more on this story, see Thursday's edition of the Newport Daily Express for May 9, 2013.
The START team was at North Country Union HIgh School to show kids why drinking is a bad idea, and why drinking and driving is a worse one. For this story, see Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 9, 2013.
May 7th
Jay Peak had a record breaking year on the mountain, and credits some of that to the golf course and water park that turned the ski area into a year-round resort. For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 8, 2013.
Willoughby Gap is known for its rock slides, but yesterday's was a bit bigger than usual. State crews were busy trying to move the extra large boulders from the highway. For more of this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 8, 2013.
Three teenagers entered not guilty pleas in court Tuesday after being charged with unlawful mischief (vandalism) and possessing a destructive or hoax device, which is what authorities are calling the bottle bombs that went off in Newport City.
For more of this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 8, 2013.
May 6th
They're everywhere: Dropping bombs in Pakistan, running radar in Iran, or swooping around like some remote-controlled, overgrown dragon fly on the international border. Drones have invaded Vermont, and legislators are taking notice. For more of this story, read Tuesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 7, 2013.
Thanks to a generous Massachusetts organization, Newport's finest K-9 will be getting a new safety vest. Read about it in the pages of The Newport Daily Express for Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
Ask almost anyone in the Northeast Kingdom and you will hear a story about Marcel Roberts - businessman, auctioneer, poker player and local icon. Marcel passed away Monday at the age of 70. Read about him in Tuesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for May 7, 2013.
May 5th
The Newport City Renaissance Corp. raised $2900 at its annual Kentucky Derby Fundraiser. Check out some of the hats in Monday's edition of the Newport Daily Express for May 6, 2013.
