Month

July 2012

All posts published in July 2012

16 posts

Obituaries August 1, 2012

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Brian Albert Goulet Brian Albert Goulet, 71, died suddenly on Sunday, July 22, 2012, in a tragic accident while working on his beloved farm. He was born on August 5, 1940, in Vermont to Albert Joseph Goulet and Beatrice Nugent Goulet and was raised in Island P... More »

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Freeman short stories tell small town tales

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copyright the chronicle July 25, 2012 Round Mountain, by Castle Freeman Jr. Published by Concord Free Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 2012; 182 pages, softbound. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Castle Freeman is an economical writer. His characters are stingy with t... More »

Obituaries July 25, 2012

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Reginald Jerry Aiken Reginald Jerry Aiken, 65, of Derby died on Saturday, July 14, 2012, in White River Junction. He was born on August 19, 1946, in Newport Center, son of Kenneth and Grace (Wood) Aiken. Mr. Aiken entered the United States Army and served his ... More »

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Tractor-trailer with turbine tips over

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copyright the Chronicle July 25, 2012 by Chris Braithwaite The bottom section of a massive wind turbine bound for Green Mountain Power’s Lowell Mountain project tipped over Thursday, July 19, when it encountered a paving crew on Interstate 91. The interstate w... More »

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Canaan teacher looks at Chinese education firsthand

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copyright the Chronicle July 18, 2012 by Richard Creaser LYNDONVILLE — Sitting in a booth at the Ms. Lyndonville Diner, Canaan Memorial High School English teacher Jason Di Giulio of Sheffield sipped at his coffee, his mind racing to organize ten days worth of... More »

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Protesters stop Lowell turbine truck

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copyright the Chronicle July 18, 2012 by Chris Braithwaite LOWELL — Though it was billed as just a “rally” and an opportunity for opponents of the Lowell Mountain wind project to “greet the turbines” as they arrived, Monday’s confrontation here turned into a b... More »

Obituaries July 18, 2012

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Charlotte Pamela Crandall Charlotte Pamela “Pam” Crandall, 84, died on Friday, July 13, 2012, from congestive heart failure. She was born in Bangor, Maine, to Charles P. Crandall and Martha Halling Crandall.  The family moved to Hardwick, where her father work... More »

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Magalis novel is first of whodunit series

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copyright the Chronicle, July 15, 2012 The Body in the Butter Churn:  a Green Mountain Whodunit, by Elaine Magalis, self-published, softcover, 280 pages, $11.95, available online at www.createspace.com/3715414 or www.amazon.com Reviewed by Bethany M. Dunbar An... More »

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Orleans County post offices stand to have hours cut

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by Tena Starr copyright the Chronicle  July 11, 2012 More than a dozen post offices in Orleans County could have their hours cut under a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plan to save money. The Postal Service, which is not taxpayer supported but must make ends m... More »

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Interview: Craftsbury’s Dave Bett wins Grammy Award

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copyright the chronicle July 11, 2012 by Natalie Hormilla CRAFTSBURY — The public library here will have a special speaker on Wednesday night, July 11. Dave Bett, design director at Columbia Records in New York City, will give an informal presentation on the B... More »