Newport Dispatch

10/24/2025

NEWPORT –– A promotional video released Friday by Newport Downtown Development showcases a city attempting to rebuild trust and economic vitality years after a fraudulent development scheme left downtown with an empty construction site and disillusioned residents. "This video is a love letter to...

10/22/2025

Congratulations, Sheila Martin and Art Gibney, on your retirements and wonderful careers!

NEWPORT — Two longtime Newport-based employees of the Vermont Department of Corrections have retired after a combined 71 years of state service. Sheila Martin of Orleans retired this month after 41 years with Vermont state government. She started in 1983 with the Vermont Department of Health, then...

10/21/2025

LOWELL — A 35-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after fleeing the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash on Vermont Route 100 in Lowell. Vermont State Police responded to the crash at approximately 8:49 a.m. Upon arrival, troopers learned the vehicle's occupants had fled the scene on foot and we...

10/20/2025

NEWPORT — Democrats moved quickly to fill the vacancy left by state Senator Sam Douglass's resignation, with U.S. Army veteran Gaston Bathalon announcing today his Democratic candidacy for the Orleans District seat in the November 2026 election. Bathalon, a lifelong Vermonter from Troy and son of ...

10/17/2025

NEWPORT –– Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass said Friday that he will resign Monday, citing threats against his family following revelations he participated in a group chat where Young Republican leaders exchanged offensive messages. Douglass, who represents Orleans County, said he and his wife ha...

10/15/2025

NEWPORT –– Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass issued a statement Wednesday denouncing offensive messages in a Young Republican group chat but stopped short of resigning despite calls from Gov. Phil Scott and Republican legislative leaders to step down. Douglass said he was unaware of racist and ant...

10/14/2025

NEWPORT — The Newport Fire Department held an open house Saturday, drawing more than 200 visitors to view the city's new fire truck and participate in community activities. The long-awaited fire truck arrived Friday afternoon. Voters approved its purchase in March 2022, and it was designed with fe...

10/13/2025

NEWPORT –– A jury in Orleans County Superior Court delivered a guilty verdict on Friday, in Brownswell Cedano’s murder trial for the 2019 death of 37-year-old Richard Poginy of Glover. Years of investigation and evidence came to a head with the deliberation, lasting less than two hours. The tr...

10/13/2025

ORLEANS — Vermont State Police are investigating a burglary at the Family Dollar store that occurred late Saturday night. Troopers responded to an alarm at the store at approximately 11:55 p.m. Oct. 12. Upon arrival, officers found the front door had been smashed. Video footage showed the suspect ...

10/12/2025

COVENTRY — A couple hundred runners, bikers and walkers took to the backroads of Orleans County last Saturday for the 13th Annual Fly to Pie, raising $2,842 for The Halo Foundation, which supports local cancer patients and their families. The October 4th event featured four distance options — ma...

10/11/2025

NEWPORT — The annual Drop and Shop returns this month after being canceled last year due to PCB mitigation efforts at North Country Union High School. The event, hosted by SkillsUSA, will take place October 24-25 at North Country Union High School's gymnasium. Drop-off begins Friday, October 24, a...

10/10/2025

NEWPORT — Newport Downtown Development has announced that Community National Bank is renewing its partnership by committing to a Gold Level Sponsorship for the upcoming year. The commitment establishes CNB as one of NDD's top annual supporters, providing resources for efforts to enhance the downto...