This illustration from the British Library’s collection of Western Drawings shows Lord Macartney’s first meeting with the Qianlong Emperor in 1793. (Wikimedia Commons) Probably the worst decision in ...

I am currently a patient of Gifford Medical Center’s Chelsea clinic. Last week I was informed that my primary care provider, Dr. Laura Barber, had been given her termination notice and would be ...

In the works at VTSU Randolph is a project that hopes to bring sustainable, local beef to campuses across the state. The school is partnering with the Northeast Grass-Fed Beef Initiative (NGBI), as ...

Fifty years ago this fall, on a rainy and overcast day, a small motorcade of cars rolled through Exit 4. Nearby, a photographer stood on a wet hillside and snapped a few photos. Though dampened by the ...

Strafford residents honored native son, singer/ songwriter Noah Kahan by giving him and his bride, Brenna Nolan, the privacy they desired for their wedding on Saturday, Aug. 23 in the Strafford Town ...

Still warm apple pastries and thick slices of pumpkin bread, a Sunday afternoon snack, are delivered from a small kitchen. Stockings hang from a fieldstone fireplace bedecked with greenery and ...

Like many Vermonters, Katrina and Karl Wagner of Royalton want to remain in their own home for the rest of their lives, so they chose their forever home with that in mind. Its floors are concrete and ...

Vermont’s congressional delegation has condemned the deployment of Vermont’s Air National Guard to the Caribbean in support of a military escalation against Venezuela. The Vermont National Guard has ...

Last Saturday, Valley HUB, the organization responsible for the rennovation and reuse of the Rochester High School, sponsored an event. Promoted as a “Homecoming,” it was meant bring community members ...

Gov. Phil Scott has appointed two new lawmakers to fill vacancies in the Vermont Legislature days before the start of the session next week. John Benson, a managing partner at the engineering firm ...

For a small Vermont town, its general stores serve an almighty purpose. To locals, “going to the store”—whether for coffee, the paper, groceries, or just a healthy dose of town gossip—means much more ...

House Speaker Jill Krowiniski had some less-than-cheery opening remarks to her colleagues to kick off the 2026 Vermont legislative session. “Let’s be honest, last year was tough, and anyone who tells ...