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July 2014

All posts published in July 2014

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Beer book serves up history, profiles, tales

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copyright the Chronicle July 30, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar Vermont Beer; History of a Brewing Revolution; by Kurt Staudter and Adam Krakowski, published by the History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2014, paperback, 190 pages, $19.99. Since 1991, Vermont h... More »

Obituaries July 30, 2014

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Niles A. L. “Sonny” Bean Niles A. L. “Sonny” Bean, 81, of North Troy died suddenly on July 20, 2014, in Newport. He was born on May 31, 1933, in Newport, to Niles and Constance (Rocheleau) Bean. On October 13, 1956, he married Yolande Roberts, who survives him... More »

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Safety and traffic lead AnC Bio Act 250 concerns

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copyright the Chronicle July 23, 2014 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The AnC Bio facility started down the road to Act 250 approval Monday with a site visit from members of the District #7 Environmental Commission and an initial hearing. Despite wide interest in ... More »

Obituaries July 23, 2014

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Gertrude (Tifft) Handy Bergeron Gertrude (Tifft) Handy Bergeron, 95, of North Troy died on July 17, 2014, in Newport. She was born on April 29, 1919, in Bennington, to Levi and Veda (McWain) Tifft. On October 4, 1958, she married Clovis Bergeron, who survives ... More »

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Vermont leads nation in sugarmaking again

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copyright the Chronicle July 16, 2014  by Natalie Hormilla Vermont again led the nation in maple syrup production in 2014, according to a report by the United State Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Vermont’s total pr... More »

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At Newport Aquafest: A selfie with an iguana?

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copyright the Chronicle July 16, 2014 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The weather was kind to Newport this weekend, and people enthusiastically turned out for the city’s Aquafest. A celebration of life on the shores of Lake Memphremagog, the event is in its fifth ... More »

Obituaries July 16, 2014

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Isaac Jacob Hunt Isaac Jacob Hunt, 35, of Derby died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 5, 2014. He was born in Newport on April 24, 1979, and he grew up in Island Pond. He attended North Country Union High School. He was a carpenter by trade for 17 years. He was ... More »

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Putting Mosher in the pantheon

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copyright the Chronicle July 2, 2014 Howard Frank Mosher and the Classics, Echoes in the Vermont Writer’s Works, by James Robert Saunders. 208 pages. Softcover. Published by McFarland. $45. Reviewed by Tena Starr Four years ago, in June of 2010, Purdue Univers... More »

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Will Barton Selectmen okay ATV vote?

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copyright the Chronicle July 9, 2014 by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Proponents of opening some Barton roads to all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) traffic may have gotten the vote they wanted, but they were disappointed in the ultimate result. About 50 residents showed at t... More »