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February 2014

All posts published in February 2014

23 posts

Editorial: Fight tar sands oil — for the right reasons

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copyright the Chronicle February 26, 2014 Next week at Town Meeting four Orleans County towns will vote on a resolution that basically says they don’t want tar sands oil to be shipped through the Portland Pipeline’s Northeast Kingdom oil lines.  They are Alban... More »

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OCSU board picks new superintendent

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copyright the Chronicle February 26, 2014 by Richard Creaser The Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) school board has tendered an offer to a new superintendent. The name is not yet being released pending the candidate’s acceptance, but two final candidate... More »

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Did slavery in Vermont really end in 1777?

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copyright the Chronicle February 26, 2014 The Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont, 1777-1810.  By Harvey Amani Whitfield.  Published by the Vermont Historical Society 2014.  140 pages with notes, documents and index.  $19.95 Reviewed by Paul Lefebvre The asser... More »

Obituaries February 26, 2014

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Ronald Earle Barry Ronald Earle Barry, 81, of Derby Line and formerly of Arlington, Massachusetts, died on February 17, 2014, in Newport, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. He was born on January 27, 1933, in Arlington, a son of Joseph Michael an... More »

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In girls basketball: CA Chargers head to semi-finals

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by Richard Creaser copyright the Chronicle 2-23-2014 CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Thalia Thomas’ last-second three-pointer in the final moments of the third quarter proved to be a decisive basket as the fourth-seeded Craftsbury Chargers defeated the visiting fifth-seed... More »

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In Newport: An inside look at a chance for redemption

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copyright the Chronicle February 19, 2014 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A slight man with dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard walked into a small room at the Community Justice Center here and looked around at the three people who, in the course of an hour’s con... More »

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Ask the weatherman: They call it thundersnow

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copyright the Chronicle February 19, 2014 Question:  At around 3:30 a.m. Friday, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of lightning in the middle of a snowstorm.  I have since Googled it and now know it wasn’t an alien taking our photo (my other theory at... More »

Obituaries February 19, 2014

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Raymond J. Brousseau Raymond Brousseau of Lyndonville, formerly of Irasburg, died on Friday morning, February 14, 2014, at the age of 82. Raymond Brousseau of Lyndonville, formerly of Irasburg, died on Friday morning, February 14, 2014, at the age of 82. The B... More »

Just how rare is thundersnow?

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copyright the Chronicle February 9, 2011 by Tena Starr It’s hard to say exactly how rare Saturday’s night’s winter thunderstorm was, says Chris Bouchard, a meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. “I don’t have any numbers on its frequency,” he ... More »