Orange County, VT

NEWBURY, Vt. — State police are investigating the death of a man found in an Orange County lake. Members of Vermont State Police said 72-year-old James Peabody, of Bradford, went into Halls Lake for a swim early Sunday afternoon. Police said bystanders later saw Peabody unresponsive in the water and brought him to shore, attempted life-saving measures and called authorities.

BRADFORD — A suspended Vermont State Police detective from Bradford, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of domestic abuse for attacking his fiancée over five months, has quit his job. Nicholas J. Cianci, 25, of Fairgrounds Road, submitted his resignation effective May 27, Major Kevin Lane confirmed Wednesday.

The Grievance meetings will be held at the Bethel Town Offices, starting on Thursday, June 10th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 11th, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 / 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 12th, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. LISTERS: Louise Ferris-Burt, Judi & Moe Brigham. Due...

CHELSEA, Vt. (WCAX) - An alleged act of vigilante justice in Chelsea is highlighting the frustration residents there feel about ongoing crime in their community. But police, who are charged with preventing it, say they share in that frustration. “The bottom line is we need to stop these people from...

RANDOLPH — A Hartford, Connecticut, man is facing federal drug distribution charges after a Wednesday raid at a Randolph Center residence, according to the FBI. Shiquan Q. Mangual, 27, of the Hartford, Connecticut, area was lodged at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans by early afternoon, authorities said.

CHELSEA, Vt. (WCAX) - Chelsea residents are raising the alarm about what they say is an ongoing crime problem in the area. Community members in Chelsea are rallying around a fellow resident who was recently arrested after police say he took law enforcement matters into his own hands. “I don’t know if I agree with how it went down, but I agree with the fact that something has to be done,” said Steven Thomas, a local resident.

Burlington School District to negotiate Para-educators contracts. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. NY Legislature considering mandatory drug treatment for inmates. Updated: 6 hours ago. Inmates in Vermont and New Hampshire battling addiction benefit from medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. Orange...

Burlington School District to negotiate Para-educators contracts. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. NY Legislature considering mandatory drug treatment for inmates. Updated: 5 hours ago. Inmates in Vermont and New Hampshire battling addiction benefit from medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. Orange...

Burlington School District to negotiate Para-educators contracts. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. Essex-Westford School District's discuss new proposed equity policy. NY Legislature considering mandatory drug treatment for inmates. Updated: 9 hours ago. Inmates in Vermont and New Hampshire battling addiction benefit from medication-assisted treatment, or MAT. Orange...

The warmth of the spring has been especially welcome this year. So too have been the steadily declining numbers of COVID-19 cases in Vermont. According to the health department’s website, we’ve seen only three new cases in Orange County and four in Windsor County over the past two weeks, thanks to our first-in-the-nation vaccination rates. Gov. Scott worried Tuesday in […]

FAIRLEE — A Hartford woman is in critical condition at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a pickup truck he was a passenger in struck a several trees and parked vehicle in Fairlee early Sunday morning. Meanwhile, the driver is facing several charges after police say he attempted to evade State Police...

A new food pilot was born in April as an offshoot of the highly successful Everyone Eats Vermont project. This idea came from Capstone Executive Director Sue Minter’s goal to expand mobility to Vermonters through greater transportation and food access. By decentralizing the food shelf delivery system and providing meals...

Though it has yet to arrive in the White River Valley, towns across the region remain on watch for the seemingly inevitable arrival of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB). First confirmed in the state in February 2018 when it was found in northern Orange County, the metallic green insect’s larval stage grows beneath the bark of ash trees—munching on […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont volunteer, Jacob Houston, loads the van for drop off at the Orange County Parent Child Center. Vermont Business Magazine A new food pilot was born in April as an offshoot of the highly successful Everyone Eats Vermont project. This idea came from Capstone Executive Director Sue Minter’s goal to expand mobility to Vermonters through greater transportation and food access.

BURLINGTON—An Orange County man, who received a nine-month federal prison sentence for being a felon in possession of explosive materials, is back behind bars after records show he failed to comply with his court-ordered supervised release conditions imposed last year. Upon his release from prison, Mark A. Mattiace, 43, of...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — A church in Vermont's Orange County spent Tuesday working to salvage what it could following a massive overnight fire. One of the artifacts pulled from the rubble of the Williamstown Federated Church is linked to a famous name in American history. "That's an incredible historic artifact," Stephen...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — An overnight fire ripped through an Orange County church Monday night, heavily damaging the building. Fire crews were called to the Williamstown United Federated Church on Route 14 just after 10 p.m., according to members of the Barre City Fire Department. Departments from multiple cities and towns in the area were called to assist in extinguishing the flames.

Chelsea Selectboard Vice Chair Levar Cole presided over the board’s April 20 meeting, due to the absence of Chair Geoff Clayton. Orange 1 State Rep Samantha Lefebvre updated the board on current events at the State House. Thomas Stearns commented about the “ongoing problem” of vehicles speeding in town, saying,...

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Randolph, in the County of Orange are hereby notified that the water/ sewer assessments assessed by such town of the years 2020-2021 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands in such town, to wit, 1. Julie Arms.