NY’s congressional districts redrawn, again
By Doug LaRocque It has not been quite two years since the last battle over congressional district lines was solved by the state’s Court of Appeals when it ruled the…
By Doug LaRocque It has not been quite two years since the last battle over congressional district lines was solved by the state’s Court of Appeals when it ruled the…
By Doug LaRocque As any area first responder or those who might have a radio scanner can tell you, the amount of inter-county cooperation when it comes to fire and…
By Doug LaRocque In business since 1977, the Poultney Chamber of Commerce came precariously close to writing its own epitaph in mid-February. Since Jan. 1, the chamber has operated without…
By Doug La Rocque Vermont State Police have arrested 29-year-old Madison Carrig of Whitehall on 17 counts of embezzlement involving three car dealerships in Rutland. According to troopers, Carrig admitted…
By Doug LaRocque The cause of a Feb. 7 train derailment has been identified as a broken section of track. Ten cars of a 94-car freight train came off the…
By Doug LaRocque The Washington County Board of Supervisors has approved the lease of county-owned property on Big Burch Hill Road for the construction of a new cellphone tower. It…
By Doug LaRocque The councilors are all in agreement that they need security updates to the town’s computer system. According to Town Supervisor Nate Baker, they are currently vulnerable. Baker…
By Doug LaRocque The public comment period at the end of the Monday, Feb. 12, Granville School Board meeting lasted nearly an hour, as resident after resident in the crowded…
By Doug LaRocque When the New York state mandate came out in 2022 that all school bus purchases by 2027 be zero-emission, many Washington County school districts raised the alarm…
By Doug LaRocque Eight individuals were arrested in a drug raid in Fort Edward on Feb. 14. The arrests were made following the execution of a search warrant at a…