Ed Barber

BRIGHT At a September 24th selectboard meeting, the board rescinded a vote at the meeting prior to lease a temporary bridge that spans a brook on Ten Mile Square Road.

NEWPORT CITY- The Orleans County Farm Bureau (OCFB) hosted their annual meeting at the Eastside Restaurant on Wednesday. Attendance of 50 people included 12 legislators, senators, and candidates for office.

NEWPORT CITY- Students, faculty, staff, and administrators at North Country Union High School can breathe a sigh of relief. As of today tent city sits empty, as students have returned

BARTON- The Barton Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA) has denied an appeal by Tom Wood to operate a farm at the former commission sales building in the Village of Orleans. The appeal was in response to Zoning Administrator Sarah Bailey's filing, asserting Wood's farm is not a permitted use in the village zone.

BARTON - On Monday evening, representatives for the Orleans County Fair Association (Association), the Barton Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), and the public joined together to start a discussion of the

Administrator Sarah Bailey's decision asserting a farming operation is not permitted in a village residential zone. Tom Wood has 200 pigs, sheep, and goats on the Maple Street property in Orleans Village which he claims is a farm operation that pre-exists zoning. During a hearing on October 3, several people testified Wood allegedly beat the livestock.

NEWPORT CITY- The Agricultural Worker Labor and Employment Laws Study Committee was formed this past legislative session. Act 117 examines the application of Vermont's labor and employment laws to agricultural

NEWPORT CITY - The North Country Union High School (NCU) board is establishing a building committee to address the 60 year old B-Wing, which recently was subject to a massive

NEWPORT CITY- At Wednesday's governor's press conference, a Read Vermont initiative was outlined by the Secretary of the Agency of Education (AOE) Zoie Saunders. The goal is to promote literacy by setting expectations and providing resources to achieve positive outcomes.

BRIGHTON- The Brighton selectboard is working with Road Foreman Andy Martin to find a solution to keeping through traffic on Ten Mile Square Road until a bridge is replaced. A bridge blew out as a result of the July 30th flood event. It is estimated the process to replace the bridge will take at least two years. A temporary solution will minimize the disruption caused by the washout.