Leicester


  • Sign up for upcoming dairy workshops

    A free dairy herd management workshop, Raising Healthy Heifers, will be offered Aug. 25. from 10 a.m. to noon, at Taconic End Farm, 1395 Leicester-Whiting Road, Leicester.

  • Leicester news for Jun. 9

    Old Jerusalem Road, also known as Creek Road, will be closed from June 7 to Sept. 6 so a large culvert can be replaced with a bridge over…

  • Area man facing multiple charges

    Area man facing multiple charges

    A Leicester man has pleaded not guilty to a slew of criminal charges after police said he threatened to kill two adults and two children who were related…

  • Rutland Northeast hires Kristin Hubert as its next superintendent

    Rutland Northeast hires Kristin Hubert as its next superintendent

    The curriculum chief will replace the retiring Jeanné Collins on July 1.

  • Leicester news for Dec. 9

    The Leicester Historical Society will not be holding Bingo in December due to high COVID numbers in the area. Members hope that conditions will be better in April…

  • Leicester news for Nov. 24

    The Leicester Historical Society will not be holding Bingo in December due to high COVID numbers in the area.

  • St. Agnes to close the hymnals for final time

    St. Agnes to close the hymnals for final time

    The church, built in 1881, was erected to serve the farming communities of Leicester and Whiting.

  • Leicester man faces felony gun charge

    MIDDLEBURY — A Leicester man faces multiple charges — including possession of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a felony — after he allegedly fired at a…

  • Leicester news for Apr. 29

    LEICESTER — Green Up Day is this Saturday, May 1. Green Up bags are available at the Town Office, between the two office doors. Full bags will be…

  • Motorcyclist injured in Lake Dunmore crash Monday evening

    LEICESTER — A 22-year-old Leicester man was taken by helicopter to UVM Medical Center Monday evening after he was injured when the classic motorcycle he was driving near…

  • Leicester news for Apr. 15

    LEICESTER — Green Up Day is Saturday, May 1. Green Up bags are available at the Leicester Town Office, between the two office doors. Bags will be picked…

  • Betty Lou Bearor, 87, of Leicester

    Betty Lou Bearor, 87, of Leicester

    LEICESTER — Betty Lou Bearor, age 87, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at her home in Leicester. Betty was born in Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Nov. 25, 1933.…

  • Virginia Burgoyne Wolf, 100, Leicester

    Virginia Burgoyne Wolf, 100, Leicester

    LEICESTER — Virginia Estelle Burgoyne Wolf, a direct descendant of English General John Burgoyne, age 100, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021, at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. Mrs.…

  • Leicester man killed in Route 7 crash

    LEICESTER — A Leicester man was killed Wednesday evening when his car went off Route 7 in his hometown. Vermont State Police found Jeffery McGrath, 53, dead in…

  • Dog lost in swamp for four weeks comes home

    Dog lost in swamp for four weeks comes home

    LEICESTER — Having a runaway dog is a heartbreaking experience for any pet owner. The first few days of frantic searching, the Facebook posts asking for help, the…

  • Leicester news for Jul. 23

    LEICESTER — The Leicester town Democratic Caucus for the purpose of nominating justices of the peace will be held via Zoom on Monday, July 27, at 7 p.m.…