Rookie firefighters hailed after they complete basic training
The new firefighting recruits attacked flames inside a burning building, doused a blazing vehicle and learned about handling hazardous materials as they took the basic firefighting course over 11 weeks...
View ArticleU.S. Association of Blind Athletes & Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports Winter...
The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes, in partnership with Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, will host the seventh annual Winter Ski Festival at Pico Mountain in Killington, from Feb. 7-10. The event...
View ArticleCollege's solar roof switched on
Just months after announcing plans to contribute to Green Mountain Power’s Rutland Solar Capital initiative, the College of St. Joseph is helping create clean energy on its gymnasium roof.
View ArticleSchmelzenbach appointed to West Point
Mount Saint Joseph Academy senior Claire Schmelzenbach has received an appointment to the United States Military Academy. She intends to attend the historic institution, often referred to as West...
View ArticleAdirondack Council mixed on State of State
The Adirondack Council, an environmental advocacy organization with offices in Elizabethtown, today expressed concern with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address, saying it liked the parts...
View ArticleElks free throw contest held in Au Sable Forks
Four AuSable Forks and two Morrisonville youths were the top shooters in the Knights of Columbus District 95 Free Throw Contest held on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Holy Name School in Au Sable Forks.
View ArticleElectric vehicles are the focus of energy presentation
Dr. Steven Letendre of Green Mountain College will look at the environmental and economic impact of electric vehicles on Vermont in the third presentation of the Green Mountain Power College Lecture...
View ArticleWho's in, who's out, who might for NY 21st
The announcement last week that Congressman Bill Owens would not be seeking re-election in November has both Republicans and Democrats moving around the deck chairs to seek out their top candidates for...
View ArticleTupper Lake to host ice car races
The Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club (AMEC) is scheduled to bring automotive ice racing to Tupper Lake for the fourth time in their 60 year history this weekend, Jan. 25-26.
View ArticleFrom the Editor: The good jobs in Vermont are in Nebraska
While I may have missed a tiny paragraph buried somewhere amid display ads, past page 16, I sure didn’t notice any of our pro-Shumlin administration newspapers in Vermont reporting anything about the...
View ArticleTiconderoga school found to be fiscally stressed
The Ti district is “financially susceptible to financial stress,” according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. That’s not good news, but it’s better...
View ArticleEx Midd player in Super Bowl 48
Former Middlebury College student and athlete Steven Hauschka will have a prominent role during the upcoming Seattle Seahawks versus Denver Broncos Super Bowl Game.
View ArticleFormer Ticonderoga principal named Bolton superintendent
Bolton Central School District principal Michael Graney has been chosen as the district’s next Superintendent of Schools.
View ArticlePeru man one of only 249 to receive Legion of Honor ribbon
Napoleon Light went to Europe, he says, by rail — hugging the rail of one of the three transport ships that brought 15,000 American soldiers to England to prepare for D-Day, wracked by sea-sickness.
View ArticleTiconderoga chamber creating calendar of events
A master calendar of events for the Ticonderoga area is being compiled for 2014. The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce is as asking local groups to submit the dates of events.
View ArticleValley Sports: AVCS ladies score second win in as many days
Boys and girls basketball; boys and girls bowling
View ArticleVTrans wants to fill in Rutland Airport wetlands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Engineer announced that it has received a new permit application from the Vermont Agency of Transportation to place fill in a 53,872 sq. ft. (1.23 acres)...
View ArticleFirst Weekend committee gearing up for year ahead
After a successful first year, First Weekends in Plattsburgh is setting its focus on the upcoming summer, and is fund-raising so they can finance these efforts.
View ArticleComing up: Annual Weybridge Book Fair
Weybridge Elementary School will hold its annual Book Fair on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
View ArticleSnowmobile ride & party to raise $$ for area cancer patients
Snowmobilers show they have heart and a thirst for adventure in their participation in the annual Purple Ribbon Cancer Ride. The 100-mile-long excursion and party following annually raises thousands of...
View ArticleNew Book: Did the 1777 Vermont Constitution actually end slavery?
The abolition of slavery mandated by the 1777 Vermont constitution is a point of pride for many Vermonters.
View ArticleTupper Lake to self-fund tourism guides
At first glance, the waters of the expansive lake that lends its name to this village in southwest Franklin County are as tranquil as ever. Beneath the icy surface, however, a dispute over how tourism...
View ArticleStaley gets probation in puppy abandonment case
Michael Staley avoided jail time in his puppy abandonment case, over the impassioned pleas of Assistant District Attorney Jason Marx.
View ArticleStage may be set for legal challenge to NYCO amendment
Four environmental advocacy groups have joined with a California environmental “law organization” to express their concerns over the recent passage of a state constitutional amendment allowing for a...
View ArticleFate of 19th-century Old Middle Road to be determined
In the mid 1800s, Middle Road in Middlebury was a busy byway linking downtown Middlebury to the farms south of town. Farmers would ride their wagons to down along the road. Today, remnants of the...
View ArticleTupper Lake to self-fund tourism guides
At first glance, the waters of the expansive lake that lends its name to this village in southwest Franklin County are as tranquil as ever. Beneath the icy surface, however, a dispute over how tourism...
View ArticleStage may be set for legal challenge to NYCO amendment
Four environmental advocacy groups have joined with a California environmental “law organization” to express their concerns over the recent passage of a state constitutional amendment allowing for a...
View ArticleLake George Association grant to support lake programs
The Lake George Association has announced it has received $10,000 from the Helen and Ritter Shumway Foundation.
View ArticlePutnam home burns
Putnam and other area firefighters responded to a blaze at 1186 County Route 2 Jan. 23. On arrival they found heavy smoke coming from the second floor with the flames fully involved on the first floor,...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Losing our waterfront property rights
This is a call out to waterfront property owners across Vermont. Waterfront property owners are on the cusp of losing their rights to the use of their property.
View ArticleWelcome, new Eagle readers in Bristol!
New Market Press, publisher of the Eagle, welcomes hundreds of new readers in the Bristol area starting with the Feb. 1 newsprint edition.
View ArticlePublic funds to help survey local labor force
Three Addison County organizations jointly announced the receipt of a $9,740 workforce development grant from the Vermont Department of Labor’s Regional Workforce Partnership Program. Addison County...
View ArticleHague to host Winter Weekend
Hague will host its 41st annual Winter Weekend Feb. 14-16. Formerly known as the winter carnival, the event is held the weekend prior to President’s Day in Hague.
View ArticleStore reopens after freezer gas leak
Three employees of Hannaford Supermarket in Middlebury were taken to Porter Hospital after inhaling chlorodifluoromethane gas, the result of a refrigerator leak Jan. 23.
View ArticleMackintosh named Commuter Student
Castleton State College senior Timothy Mackintosh,a Shewsbury native, was honored as the Commuter Student of the Semester.
View ArticleNorthern Puppies saga ends in probation, fine
As he did just 24 hours before, Plattsburgh City Court judge Mark Rogers ignored the pleas of Clinton County Assistant District Attorney Jason Marx, and sentenced one of the principals of the ‘Northern...
View ArticleFort Ticonderoga to host War College
Registration is now open for Fort Ticonderoga’s 19th annual War College of the Seven Years’ War May 16-18.
View ArticleLake George officials consider changes to parking policies and fines
While the village board is considering giving people a little slack in overtime parking, they are also considering hiking the fines for most parking violations. In other business, they heard that to...
View ArticleLocal golf pro missing in Florida
Police in Florida are searching for the part owner and general manager of the Westport Country Club after he went missing earlier this week.
View ArticleHall found alive in Florida
A Middlebury man has been located by police in Orlando, Fla., after he was reported missing under “suspicious” circumstances.
View ArticleState to fund improvements for trails
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced $67 million in funding for bicycle, pedestrian and multi-use enhancement projects throughout the state of New York. Three North Country projects received funding,...
View ArticleEmpire State Winter Games names title sponsor in Hannaford
Games’ organizers announced Jan. 15 that Hannaford Supermarkets had signed a deal to become the first presenting sponsor of the Winter Games, which will take place from Feb. 6 through Feb. 9.
View ArticleFire destroys Crown Point eatery
Firefighters from several area departments helped fight a fire that started at Frenchy’s Restaurant on Main Street in Crown Point Jan. 24.
View ArticleFrom the editor: What's in an old road?
On Feb. 25, the Middlebury Select Board will consider a proposal by land developer Middle Road Ventures of Addison County to use part of the nearly vanished roadway of Old Middle Road as a lot for its...
View ArticleThe weekend in the Valley
A look back at the weekend and how Class D playoffs may be ranked.
View ArticleTodd Stone will collect racing awards
Local stock car racers will be celebrated for their high-speed achievements on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway Banquet of Champions. The annual awards gala will be held at the Holiday Inn...
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