Obituary: Michael “Whiskers” Gaston Poirier
Michael “Whiskers” Gaston Poirier, age 58 years, died Friday afternoon September 12, 2014, at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility following a sudden heart attack. Born in Newport, Vermont on January 17, 1956, he was the son of the late Gaston and Yvette, (Dextraze), Poirier. He was a graduate of Lake Region Union High School…
Obituary: Keith L. Cassidy
Keith L. Cassidy, 54, a native of Highgate and a resident of the Vergennes and Middlebury area for more than 20 years, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. Keith was born in Burlington, December 14, 1959, the son of the late Donald and Dorothy (Gratton) Cassidy. He attended Highgate schools, was…
Obituary: Mary L. Beyor
Mary L. Beyor, age 92 years, died early Friday afternoon September 5, 2014, at the Franklin County Rehab Center with loving family at her side. Born in Sheldon, Vermont on September 18, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. and Norma (Merrick) Cook. She attended Sheldon schools as well as the former…
Obituary: Carl Francis Ratta
Carl Francis Ratta, age 88 years, died unexpectedly Saturday January 4, 2014, at his residence in Terryville, CT. Born in Isle la Motte, VT on September 28, 1925, he was the son of the late George and Grace (Ero) Ratta. He attended school in Isle La Motte and on November 3, 1948, was married to…
Obituary: June Patricia Bouchard
June Patricia Bouchard, age 88 years, died early Friday morning January 3, 2014, in the Franklin County Rehab Center with loving family at her side. Born in Hadley, Mass on April 9, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Blanche (Bard) Ryan. She attended school in Highgate Springs and in April of…
Obituary: Rosaire Joseph Gagne
Rosaire Joseph Gagne, age 88 years, died late Monday evening December 30, 2013, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family at his side. Born in Sanford, Maine on February 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Emile and Alma (Rivard) Gagne. He attended schools in Highgate and on September 15, 1945, was…
Obituary: Wayne A. Bourgeois
Colonel Wayne A. Bourgeois, age 90 years, a lifelong Swanton resident died late Monday evening December 30, 2013, in the Franklin County Rehab Center. Born in Swanton on April 20, 1923, he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Marie (Greenough) Bourgeois. On November 26, 1945, he was married to the former Betty…
Book Review: The Fall of the Year, by Howard Frank Mosher
In a recent review of Chris Bohjalian’s novel, The Law of Similars, Pip Vaughan Hughes suggests writing that shows “reverence for even the most mundane aspects of the Vermont experience” may indicate the state itself has become a literary convention. If he’s accurate in this assessment, then smart literary money will follow the maxim innkeepers…
Skeletons in Closets
The weekly Vermont GOP Update questions Bernie’s whereabouts during his missing years in the 1960s. Meanwhile, Sanders travels to Eastern Europe to study the effects of IMF loans and continues to raise questions about IBM’s pension plan.
