The Friends of the Jones Memorial Library in Orleans held its fourth annual benefit golf tournament at the Barton Golf Club on August 24. The first place winners of the four-person scramble were River Garden Cafe’s team of Nick Ouellette, Aric Steen, Bill Binn... More »
by Chris Braithwaite BURLINGTON — Kim Brooks will serve 18 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $160,000 from her former employer in Orleans. The 48-year-old Brownington woman was dismissed from her job at Desmarais Equipment in the spring of 2011... More »
Constance (Hathaway) Young Constance (Hathaway) Young died on July 16, 2013, at the Manor in Morrisville. She was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on February 5, 1918, a daughter of the late Guilford C. and Nellie (Shirley) Hathaway. She graduated from the ... More »
The Lafoe Logging men’s softball team won the F Division State Championship Tournament. The tournament was held in Newport on July 27 and 28. After a number of years of not competing in state tournaments, Lafoe Logging entered the F Division Tournament and s... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — An Albany firefighter, who allegedly told police he has a problem with fire and needs help, has been accused of trying to burn down his own department. Elmer Joerg, 45, of Holland pled innocent last week in the Criminal Division of Orle... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Toby Marx-Dunn, a high school student from Jericho, was listening to National Public Radio one day, and it got him thinking about the food he eats. He decided he wanted to know more and get better, healthier food. Thi... More »
Priscilla Huntington Priscilla “Patty” T. Huntington, 90, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2013, in her home of over 40 years. She was the daughter of Edwin and Emma (Monteith) Towne, born on April 9, 1923, in Newport. Growing u... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar If obstacles with names such as the Arctic Enema and the Boa Constrictor — which involves muddy water, barbed wire, and culverts — sound like fun, then maybe the Tough Mudder is for you. On Saturday at Mount Snow in Dover, a team from the ... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar BARTON — A veteran reporter for the Chronicle had his car stolen from the office as he was working inside on Tuesday. But about three hours later, the vehicle was found in Orleans, and the person who took it was caught. About 3:30 p.m., A... More »
Frank A. Baraw Frank A. Baraw, 52, of Newport died suddenly on August 8, 2013, at his home. He was born on August 26, 1960, in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Albert Baraw of Jay, and the late Ludmilla (Hartman) Baraw. Mr. Baraw was a member of the Masonic Uni... More »
by Natalie Hormilla When Jan Caswell was growing up in Derby Line, she had no idea what sort of career lay in her future. Now, after 40 years of working with deaf people in a variety of ways, she’s created a book that introduces American Sign Language and dea... More »
by Natalie Hormilla GLOVER — “The assessment is more important for the participants than for me.” This is what Peter Schumann answers when asked what he thinks of Bread and Puppet Theater turning half a century old this summer. Mr. Schumann has been the artist... More »
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