Times Argus

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus is a daily newspaper that caters to the capital area of Vermont. Founded in 1897, it has a long history of informing the community. According to the newspaper, a remarkable "80% of all adults in the Barre/Montpelier region turn to the Times Argus for updates on local news, state government, sports, and advertisements."

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US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs

1 day ago | timesargus.com | Dee-Ann Durbin

U.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday. The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024. Overall, the average price of eggs of all sizes fell 12.7%, the steepest monthly decline since March 1984.
Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

2 days ago | timesargus.com | Amanda Seitz |Seung Min Kim

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month.
Middlebury lacrosse earns 14-10 victory

2 days ago | timesargus.com | Adam Aucoin

It was a very rainy afternoon at Alumni Field for the Rutland girls lacrosse team's game against Middlebury on Friday, but there are plenty of sunny vibes shining through for RHS. The young Rutland team is starting to round into form and compete at a much higher level. RHS had arguably its best showing of the season, but fell 14-10 to Middlebury on Friday. Many times this season, it has been Rutland trying to claw back from a deficit and not often has it been RHS throwing the first blow.
Theater Review: New musical brings Vermont farming to the stage

3 days ago | timesargus.com | Jim Lowe

Glenn and Kim are multi-generational Vermont family farmers who are hoping to retire and struggling with how to pass on their farm because their kids have decided not to go into farming. Matt and Kenza are millennials who just bought their first farm. They have a toddler, and they discover they have another on the way. And they’re broke. Gabriella is a migrant working on one of the big dairy farms while longing for her mother and child in Mexico.
Theater Review: Finding the comedy in Edith Wharton’s mid-life romance

4 days ago | timesargus.com | Jim Lowe

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American poet, novelist and designer, and the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel “The Age of Innocence.” She grew up in the aristocracy of New York City in the “Gilded Age,” and that’s where she set her stories.
Amses: Requiem for Big Blue

5 days ago | timesargus.com | Walt Amses

When we moved into the house one early December over 40 years ago, the first flakes of a powerful winter storm were working their way northward along the Atlantic coast. The big blue spruce was already here but it wasn’t very big at the time, and we didn’t notice it at first. Late autumn 1983 had already delivered several nor’easters with tons of snow and enough cold to have it stick around so the little tree remained mostly buried until the January thaw.
In the Garden: Bring annuals into your yard

5 days ago | timesargus.com | Henry Homeyer

In recent years, there has been a push to reduce lawn and to substitute native trees, shrubs and perennials that support pollinators and birds. I am all for that. Entomologist Doug Tallamy’s excellent new book, “How Can I Help: Saving Nature in Your Yard,” explains the case well, and will answer all your questions. Nonetheless, there is a place for annual flowers — both native and from other continents. Unlike most perennials, almost all annual flowers have the advantage of blooming all summer.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra 2025-26: Andrew Crust promises most ambitious season yet

5 days ago | timesargus.com | Jim Lowe

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, in conjunction with tonight’s performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan,” is celebrating its 91st season announcing its most ambitious programming to date. The 2025-26 season also marks the second season for Andrew Crust as the state professional orchestra’s fifth music director. “It takes time to get to know the orchestra and vice versa, and to get to know the community and what the community needs,” Crust said recently.
Capital City Concerts: 25 years of Vermont’s finest chamber music

5 days ago | timesargus.com | Jim Lowe

“There would be no Capital City Concerts without it,” explains flutist Karen Kevra, who founded the series, one of Vermont’s finest. “I think about the most significant thing for me about Capital City Concerts is the relationships, these musical relationships that, started off with a seed that was planted by Louis Moyse and then it grew.”I’ll tell you more in a bit.
Barre man sentenced in domestic assault case

5 days ago | timesargus.com | Eric Blaisdell

BARRE — A Granite City man has been sentenced for kicking in a woman's apartment door. Shan M. McGlynn, 51, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County criminal court in Barre to a felony count of first-degree aggravated domestic assault. McGlynn was sentenced to five to 15 years, all suspended except for 20 months to serve, with credit for time served. He had been ordered held without bail since his arraignment in January 2024. He was placed on probation for 15 years.