JAY — A road crew flagger was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon on Route 105 in Jay and sustained serious injuries, Vermont State Police said. Renee Orzolek, 49, of Craftsbury
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED: https://newportdispatch.com/2021/11/24/missing-barton-man-found-deceased/ BARTON — Police are looking for a 62-year-old man from Barton who went missing. Police say that Michael Carkin has not been seen or heard from
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MONTPELIER — Vermont Governor Phil Scott this morning signed the local-option mask mandate bill passed by the General Assembly on Monday. The law gives municipalities the option to impose a local mask
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NEWPORT — Two local Interact clubs, extensions of Rotary International that bring young people together to engage in community service, are working together to send care packages to our troops overseas. NCUHS
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NEWPORT — Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl from Newport. Police say Lillian Wright left a residence on Kingdom Road in the town of Albany during the early morning hours of
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NEWPORT — Nine new cases of COVID-19 were detected in outbreak testing conducted on November 18 at Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) in Newport. Six of the cases were identified in the
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DERBY LINE — Authorities say a 68-year-old man from Quebec who was wanted by police in Texas, was arrested at the border in Derby Line on Friday. Members of the Vermont State
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NEWPORT — The Department of Justice recently announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CHP) program. The Essex County Courthouse is set
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CANAAN — A Hyde Park resident was sentenced following a guilty plea to importation into the United States of more than 50 kilograms of marijuana. On Friday, Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Jack
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ORLEANS — Police are investigating after a gunshot was fired following an argument in Orleans on Monday. At around 11:30 p.m. on November 15, the Vermont State Police responded to a report
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COVENTRY — A resident of Orleans is facing a slew of charges after crashing into a house in Coventry yesterday. The Newport Fire Department, Vermont Electric Co-Op, and State police responded to
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