News and Citizen

12/12/2025

“Vermont is what America could be and should be. Vermont is a country, a closely-knit country of its own. In many ways, Vermont feels like the ‘60s. There’s that ‘being a part of something’ and ‘having a say in something’ attitude here,” Gailmor said shortly after moving to the state.

“I’m gonna die with a smile if it kills me,” Jon Gailmor sang on his 1990 song of the same name.

12/10/2025

A uniquely painted stagecoach of mysterious provenance is currently for sale by a Johnson antique dealer.

12/09/2025

Vermont is experiencing a referee shortage — a problem unfolding nationwide, but one that has hit hard in a state with a small and aging workforce.

12/08/2025

“I feel like the mortgage company got their money, the town’s getting our property, and we’re getting sh-t,” Mandy Lacefield said.

Nearly two and a half years ago, Mandy Lacefield and her husband, Matt, woke in the night as dark water seeped into their Johnson home.

12/05/2025

UVM Medical Center accommodates about 2,300 births annually with 11 delivery rooms and overflow space, if necessary, as well as 31 beds in the postpartum wing, while Central Vermont sees only about 240 births annually in a 14-bed women’s and children’s unit.

Copley Hospital announced last week that it intended to donate “equipment, furniture, and other supplies” to a group of midwives working to return maternal health care to Lamoille County, some

12/03/2025

North Country Animal League has announced a new initiative to manage its 24-hour pet food pantry, mobile services, affordable pet check-ups and general resources for people temporarily unable to care for their pets.

North Country Animal League has announced a new initiative to manage its 24-hour pet food pantry, mobile services, affordable pet check-ups and general resources for people temporarily unable to care

12/02/2025

From brilliant reds to golden light, this year’s fall foliage photo contest brought out Vermont at its best. 🍂 Our community captured some truly beautiful moments — and we’re thrilled to share the finalists’ photos.

Explore the full gallery here: https://www.vtcng.com/stowetoday/spotlight/autumn-through-your-lens-2025-fall-foliage-photo-contest-winners/collection_a9a18682-2079-4882-8f82-f2cc95d2a5e4.html

The contrasts of fall in Vermont are a shutterbug’s paradise, as shown with these photographs.

12/02/2025

Even after one of three men detained by immigration police in Jeffersonville on Nov. 7 has been granted bond, their lawyer has been denied access to the other two men after allegedly violating Department of Corrections policy around the use of translators.

Even after one of three men detained by immigration police in Jeffersonville on Nov. 7 has been granted bond, their lawyer has been denied access to the other two men

12/01/2025

On Wednesdays after school, Elke Mahoney steps through the doors of Morristown Centennial Library into a world where Freddie Mercury is a god and she and her friends are the inventors of rock and roll.

On Wednesdays after school, Elke Mahoney steps through the doors of Morristown Centennial Library into a world where Freddie Mercury is a god and she and her friends are the

11/28/2025

Hyde Park Electric ratepayers are bracing for a 20% increase in their electric bills following the revelation that their municipal utility is struggling under a mountain of debt.

11/26/2025

It’s been a busy year for Morristown’s highway department, and like most highway departments in Vermont, the work never really ends.

11/25/2025

With an outbreak of whooping cough moving into Lamoille County following a Washington County outbreak, officials with the Vermont Department of Health are urging families to take precaution, and to get vaccinated.

With an outbreak of whooping cough moving into Lamoille County following a Washington County outbreak, officials with the Vermont Department of Health are urging families to take precaution, and to