Orleans News

A major blow to the Northeast Kingdom economy: The Ethan Allen manufacturing plant in Beecher Falls is laying off most of its work force.

The hills will be alive with the sound of music from June 29-July 3 when Interplay Jazz hosts a one-week residential workshop that includes master classes, jam sessions, films, yoga and performances - and all that jazz.

A 53-year-old Jay man faces attempted murder and other charges in the weekend shooting of his 24-year-old daughter.

Lori Smith and Irene Wrenner of Essex met while taking a women's beginner golf clinic through the Essex Parks and Recreation Department at The Links at Lang Farm two years ago with golf pro Jon Milne.

On 05/13/09, State Police in Derby and the Orleans County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a sexual assault in the town of Glover VT.

Two years ago, Sterling College officials decided that if the tiny school in Craftsbury Common were to survive, it needed to expand.

Just days after the historic veto override that made same-sex marriages legal in Vermont, it was back to business as usual under Montpelier's Golden Dome.

The subdudes are all that New Orleans is. The intoxicating mix of rhythm and blues and gospel and four-part harmonies drawn from the region's African-American churches.

The Douglas administration and the state employees union reached an impasse Monday that could trigger the layoffs for 320 or more workers.

Police say a motorcyclist from Orleans, Vt., hit 100 miles an hour trying to get away from an officer.

April may mean showers to many people, but it's also the month that means trout fishing, woodcock watching and turkey scouting.

Vermont State Police in Derby said Wednesday that they've arrested a St. Johnsbury woman in connection with thefts.

In 2006, when Crystal Maderia and Alanna Dorf opened Montpelier's Kismet - a tiny cafe serving locally sourced fare on an out-of-the-way street - expansion was already on their minds.

The Rockingham School Board will hold a special session next week to plot what to do about the partial defeat of its school budget Tuesday, one of only four towns in the state to see defeat in the state's new ...

Vermont State Police are considering charging fire departments fees for dispatching fire calls around the state.

More tough economic news Monday: Ethan Allen is cutting 110 workers in the Northeast Kingdom.

Up to 12 inches of snow is forecast to fall Wednesday in central and northern Vermont, according to a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service in Burlington.

The Brattleboro Recreation Department and local businesses are gearing up for New Year's Eve on Wednesday with family-friendly activities and affordable options for adults.

If you take rum with your eggnog, police are hoping you'll think twice about getting behind the wheel this holiday season.

Copyright The Burlington Free Press 2008 Business is so brisk at the state unemployment office that it is hiring workers.