Albert Pratt, 77, Leicester

LEICESTER — Albert Elmore Pratt, age 77, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. Mr. Pratt was born in Rutland on June 28, 1942. He was the son of Elmore “Doc” and Olive (Weston) Pratt. He attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the early 1960s and earned his degree in Landscape Architecture. His career involved design, planning and administrative positions mostly in state-level open space preservation, cultural areas management and park agencies. Al, as he was known, pli … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Lakes and Ponds Program has confirmed the presence of adult zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), an aquatic invasive species, in Lake Dunmore. A member of the Lake Dunmore Public Acce … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Leicester Historical Society is sponsoring Prize Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center at Leicester Four Corners. All are welcome, refreshments served. The Leicester selectboard is seeking a resident to serve as the se … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Leicester Democratic Caucus will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m., at 803 Fern Lake Rd. For more information, contact Joseph Watson at 247-3171. The Republican Caucus for Leicester was held on Tuesday, Sept. 17. For more informat … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Leicester Democratic Caucus will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at 803 Fern Lake Road. For more information, contact Joseph Watson at 247-3171. The Republican Caucus for Leicester will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Leicester Democratic Party Caucus will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m., at 803 Fern Lake Road. For more information, contact Joseph Watson at 247-3171. The Leicester Republican Party Caucus will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police were called to a one-car crash on Fern Lake Road near Shackett Road in Leicester on Aug. 31 at a few minutes after 9 p.m. Troopers found a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country off the north side of the road with airbag depl … (read more)

LEICESTER — The Leicester Historical Society is once again sponsoring Prize Bingo, starting on Sat., Sept. 14, at the Leicester Four Corners Senior Center. Bingo begins at 1 p.m. Refreshments sold and all are welcome.

LEICESTER — Eleanor Holsman and Nancy Call McGill are saying goodbye after 25 years as co-directors of Summer Alive! in Leicester, a 5-week summer camp serving elementary children and their families that live in Leicester, Whiting and Sudbury. This past F … (read more)

With June just ended, the second quarter of 2019 will likely test the record books for rain. While n o t as severe as April, which saw essentially double the average rainfall, May and June continued to be well above average. Even though Otter Creek is wit … (read more)

WEST HAVEN — New York driver Kenny Tremont Jr. did it again on Sunday, winning for the second time in five days and for the fourth straight time at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Leicester racer Adam Piper also picked up his first victory of the summer that eveni … (read more)