Christopher Roy

Vermont

Reporter and Photographer at Newport Daily Express

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Articles

Albany Fire Department Gets New Fire Truck

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

ALBANY – Fire Chief Josh Pilbin, on Tuesday, unveiled the fire department’s new pumper truck. He told the selectboard during their meeting that the truck is in as good of shape as they hoped it would be. The truck arrived in Albany in early June. After the meeting Pilbin told The Newport Daily Express that the 20-year-old, four-wheel drive truck has about eleven thousand miles and 800 hundred hours on it. It started out in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
Coventry Signs Sheriff Contract

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

COVENTRY – The Coventry Selectboard, on Monday evening, signed a contract with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department for approximately 235 hours of patrol time at $65 an hour from July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2026. The community will pay up to $15,275. The rate does not affect residential property taxpayers because the town receives tipping fees from the Casella Landfill, which cover all municipal taxes.
Glover Residents Discuss Finances at Special Meeting

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

GLOVER – Voters on Saturday came together at the Glover Town Hall to correct a snafu made with the Town Meeting Day warning back in March. The warning had not been posted at three locations and the website as required by statute, therefore the business conducted at Town Meeting had to be reaffirmed at a special vote. The meeting also covered a request from Town Meeting in March to have a meeting to discuss the costs of running the town and how finances are handled.
“No Kings” Rally held in Newport

1 week ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

NEWPORT CITY – A few hundred individuals joined their peers across the country for a “No Kings” protest on Saturday. Locally, they gathered in front of the Newport City Municipal Building and courthouses. Another rally was held at Barton Square. Both events were meant to be peaceful protests, and they remained so. The No Kings protests were aimed at opposing the policies and actions of the Trump administration since the election.
Greensboro Selectboard Ponders Local Option Tax

2 weeks ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

GREENSBORO – Doing business in Greensboro might get slightly more expensive. During their meeting on Wednesday evening, the selectboard discussed adding a one percent local option tax. This would be in addition to any other government taxes that are currently in place. They intend to bring it up again and possibly vote at their next meeting. There are different categories for Vermont communities to have a local option tax.
Meal Sites Are a Vital Part of Local Infrastructure, Providing for Social and Nutritional Needs

2 weeks ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

Senior meal sites are a vitally important part of the nutritional and social infrastructure for the aging population throughout the Northeast Kingdom. Providing a gathering place for people that may be alone otherwise, a meal that helps supplement stretched budgets, and a community that will notice if an individual is failing in health, or doesn’t show up to a location they normally attend.
UCA Holds 2025 Commencement Ceremony

2 weeks ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

NEWPORT CITY – Family and friends of Olivia Lucas of North Troy gathered at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church on Saturday to watch as Olivia Lucas received her high school diploma from the United Christian Academy (UCA). Lucas is the school’s only graduate this year. Even though it was small, the graduation had many of the same components of a large graduation ceremony. It did have several Christian aspects including prayers and hymns.
Annual Torch Run Comes Through Newport City

3 weeks ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

NEWPORT CITY – Members of the law enforcement community from both sides of the American and Canadian Border, escorted by police cruisers, made their way from Derby Line through parts of the Northeast Kingdom on Tuesday. Special Olympic Athletes joined them for part of the run through downtown Newport City. The procession was to help kick off the annual Special Olympic Summer Games slated to take place this weekend at St. Michael’s College in Colchester.
Groundbreaking Held for Living Waters Hospice House

3 weeks ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

DERBY – A local end-of-life hospice house is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Saturday, the Church of God in Derby held their official groundbreaking ceremony for Living Waters Hospice House. The heavy downpours didn’t seem to dampen the spirit of those gathered under a canopy for presentations and to celebrate this step in the project. Newport Church of God Pastor Larry Wall said hospice care provides a person an opportunity to die at home with a network of care.
Fallen Military Members Recognized in Orleans

1 month ago | newportvermontdailyexpress.com | Christopher Roy

ORLEANS – In cities, towns, and villages across America, many folks took time out of their long weekend to pay their respect to members of the military who never returned home from battle. In Orleans there was a brief program held at the veterans’ monument on the town green. Post Chaplin Roger Gagnon opened the service with a prayer. It also included a firing of weapons by the American Legion Post#23 Honor Guard and the playing of Taps, as well as dropping flowers into the Barton River. Rep.