Top Stories for Tuesday April 25, 2017

Sharing Sweet Memories Of The Land Family And Baseball With Robert Myrick
By Cookie Steponaitis
Robert Myrick was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1924 and was just two years old when his family moved to the farm in Bridport and the town he still proudly calls his home. Whether it is sharing memories of walking to a one room school, dealing with the shortages of the World War Two years, serving on the Bridport Select Board for thirty years, the beloved maple business or baseball, Robert Myrick is a man of constants which include family, faith, love of the land and appreciation of baseball that are the cornerstones in his life and fill his memories.  [ more ]

Erin Connor Of Bridport Crowned Miss Vermont 2017

Erin Connor, 22, of Bridport was crowned Miss Vermont 2017 at the historic Vergennes Opera House on Friday evening.  Erin is a graduate of the University of Vermont, where she studied Public Communication. She performed American Sign Language to The Greatest Love of All in the talent portion of the competition. Members of the deaf community from Vermont and Massachusetts attended the show to see her perform.  [ more ]