MONTPELIER – The Northeast Kingdom has a high rate of COVID-19 cases for the week. That’s according to information provided just before the start of Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference Tuesday.
The state of emergency and quarantine might be over, but local businesses continue to feel the effects from it.
NEWPORT CITY – A 55-year-old Lowell man has been released on conditions after entering innocent pleas in criminal court to felony aggravated domestic with a weapon and misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and domestic assault.
NEWPORT CITY- The Vermont Department of Corrections has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Northern State Correctional Facility. To date, 25 incarcerated inmates have tested positive for the virus, as has seven staff members.
NEWPORT CITY – Community members and local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers came together in Gardner Memorial Park Thursday evening.
WESTMORE- It'll be all systems go once a 30-day appeal period ends on Sept. 15 finalizing a permit issued by the town's development review board. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation applied for a permit to upgrade parking facilities, toilets, access to Lake Willoughby and…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an uptick of Northeast Kingdom residents seeking mental health assistance from Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS). In some cases, young children have talked about dying by suicide.
BARTON – Anyone near the Barton United Church steeple over the past few weeks couldn’t miss spotting workers hanging by ropes and other safety devices as they renovated the historic structure.
Hinman Settler Road in Brownington will be closed from 7-4 Tuesday and
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The Vermont State Police blocked off North Pleasant Street in North Troy early Friday morning. Watch the Newport Daily Express for further details. (Photo by Christopher Roy)
BARTON – The Vermont State Police recovered two bodies from Crystal Lake on Sunday.
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BARTON – The Vermont State Police say they have recovered two bodies from Crystal Lake on Sunday.
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NEWPORT — The Newport Police arrested a man Monday suspected of committing the robbery with a screwdriver of a Family Dollar store over the weekend.
Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Government’s announcement that it will ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Americans, effective August 9:
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A Derby Line man’s family and friends are searching for a kidney donor. Alain Roy, who turns 54 this month, needs to have a kidney replaced. Otherwise, he may require life-saving dialysis treatment by mid-summer to early fall. The Roys want to raise awareness of kidney disease and are asking…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Legal Aid filed a class-action lawsuit against the state over the end of the emergency program set up to help the homeless during the pandemic.
SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) — Crews searching for survivors in the ruins of a collapsed Florida condo tower have built a ramp that should allow the use of heavier equipment, potentially accelerating the removal of concrete that "could lead to incredibly good news events," the state fire marshal s…
Human Services Secretary Mike Smith announced at Tuesday’s press conference there are plenty of chances now and through the Fourth of July weekend to get vaccinated. People can visit healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine to find one of the many nearby, fast and free vaccination opportunities available.
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BARTON -- The Vermont State Police said a 39-year-old Barton man died in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon.
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NORTH TROY – A North Troy man was taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMC) in Burlington for injuries he sustained in an explosion Tuesday. Police say 40-year-old Wayne LePage had been manufacturing homemade fireworks when the explosion occurred.
Newport City Police Officer Josh Lillis and his partner “Ozzy” showcase their skills at the Newport Farm and Garden Saturday. Read about it in The Newport Daily.
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Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced that 80.2% of Vermont’s eligible population - those age 12 and older - have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first state to reach this major milestone.
Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced new walk-in clinics available across Vermont throughout the weekend, including at numerous State parks as part of the annual Vermont Days Weekend.
New Health Department videos showcase why Vermonters ultimately got vaccinated
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Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced dozens of new walk-in clinics as the State works to make the COVID-19 vaccine easily accessible throughout Vermont.
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After a remarkable year navigating learning through Covid-19, April Caspari and Natalie Guillette, Visual Arts Team at NCUHS, got busy. The challenge? Motivating their students to re-engage in both their passion for visual art AND reignite their love for their school and learning community.
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DERBY – Lieutenant Tom Hanlon has spent most of his life serving and protecting citizens. He took a job with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department in 2007 after a 25-year career with the Vermont State Police.
BURLINGTON, VT – Vaccination registration will open to Vermonters ages 12 to 15 on Thursday morning, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s action late Wednesday authorizing use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for this age group.
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First responders lead National Guard members based in Newport out of town Tuesday. (Video by Christopher Roy)
he week of May 9th to May 15th will be recognized around the country as National Police Week. This tradition of recognizing the service and sacrifice of law enforcement began in 1962, when President John F. Kennedy issued the first proclamation for Peace Officer’s Memorial Day and National P…
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In Barton Brenda and grandson, Gavin participated in cleaning up the roads of rubbish. Read more in The NDE Monday, May 3. (Photo by Ed Barber)
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Koffee Kup Bakery, an-80-year-old Vermont company that sold products in New England, around New York City, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Maryland, closed Monday and laid off hundreds of workers in Burlington and Brattleboro.
George Azur changed his pleas in Orleans County Criminal Court last Thursday to guilty on multiple charges stemming from a few different reported events. The 47- year- old Derby man received a sentence of 18 months to four years, all suspended with three years of supervised probation. He al…
First responders were attending to this tractor-trailer rollover Thursday morning. The accident was on Interstate 91 southbound or the right side between Derby Line and Derby.
As of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021
CHARLOTTE, Vt. (AP) — Two people died after the boat they were in with their 3-year-old grandson capsized in the Lewis Creek in Charlotte, Vermont State Police said Monday.
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Many locals know Kelly Stuber, of Troy, for rocking the stage with Sibling Reverie, the band she shares with her brother, David Wyman. But for a few weeks, she faced a life-threatening illness as she battled the COVID-19 virus at two northern Vermont hospitals.
The Vermont State Police are looking for the person respoinsble for firing three shots into a Brighton home late Thursday.
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A Jay man was killed while walking on Interstate-91 Monday morning.
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