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August 2014

All posts published in August 2014

15 posts

Obituaries August 27, 2014

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Paul A. Bernier Paul A. Bernier, 48, of Newport died suddenly on August 24, 2014, in Newport. He was born on April 10, 1966, in El Paso, Texas, to Edward and Shirley (Farnam) Bernier. He was a self-employed security fence installer. On July 17, 1992, he marrie... More »

Editorial: Thanks, Jim

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copyright the Chronicle August 20, 2014 Jim Jeffords died Tuesday at age 80 after a lifetime of public service. He was a Republican until the party moved away from his core Vermont values. In 2001 he became an Independent. His decision shifted the power in the... More »

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What makes Vermont special?

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copyright the Chronicle August 20, 2014  What Makes Vermont Special, by Greg Carpenter. Published by Shires Press. 134 pages. Paperback. $24.99. Reviewed by Tena Starr Greg Carpenter, a teacher in Swanton who summers on Echo Lake in Charleston, says the idea f... More »

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Louis Garneau celebrates new U.S. headquarters

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copyright the Chronicle August 20, 2014 by Joseph Gresser DERBY — A champagne toast celebrated the opening of the brand new U.S. headquarters of a family business that started in a Quebec garage 30 years ago. Louis Garneau, the founder of the company that bear... More »

Obituaries August 20, 2014

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Jessie T. Bennett Jessie T. Bennett, 88, of North Troy died on August 12, 2014, at her home. She was born on June 29, 1926, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Nicholas and Rosa (LaPiccarella) Tassielli. She was a retired registered nurse. She is survived by her ch... More »

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Entrepreneurs pitch ideas in a Lowell barn

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copyright the Chronicle August 13, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar LOWELL — What do a doggie treat maker, someone who wants to make an alcoholic tea, and an online marketing consultant have in common? They were all gathered in a barn in Lowell last week to make busi... More »

Obituaries August 13, 2014

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Mahlon “George” Allen Jr. Mahlon “George” Allen Jr. of Craftsbury died on August 7, 2014, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 8, 1960, in New Britain, Connecticut. Mr. Allen was an avid hunter, golfer and horseshoe player. He e... More »

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Ruminations: On seasonal cooking in northern Vermont

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copyright the Chronicle August 6, 2014 by Tena Starr Marcie Kaufman is a professionally trained chef who lives in Jay. She graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier in 1992, but began her career earlier, in 1987, as an apprentice boulange... More »

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Quebec man makes 400-mile sojourn on foot

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copyright the Chronicle August 6, 2014  by David Dudley DERBY — If you were driving along Route 105 this past weekend, or Route 5 on Monday, chances are you passed a well-tanned man, walking, pushing a cart with bicycle wheels alongside the road, accompanied b... More »