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October 2014

All posts published in October 2014

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Is the postal service shooting itself in the foot?

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copyright the Chronicle October 29, 2014 by David Dudley In May of 2012 the United States Postal Service (USPS) implemented the Post Plan, which was devised to curb mounting debt, and prevent thousands of offices, many of them rural post offices, such as those... More »

Obituaries October 29, 2014

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Marie D. Bailey Marie D. Bailey, 77, of Island Pond died from natural causes during the early morning hours on October 22, 2014, at the home of her daughter Jennifer Hanlon, where she had lived, with her son-in-law Thomas and granddaughter May, since 2011. Tho... More »

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Are hops making a comeback in Vermont?

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copyright the Chronicle October 22, 2014 by Aaron Dentel-Post In 1850, Vermont grew 8.2 percent of the nation’s hops, with Orleans County accounting for 77,605 pounds of the crop a year. The crop was so important that children were taken out of school at harve... More »

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Safe Haven — a home for unwanted horses

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copyright the Chronicle October 22, 2014 by Tena Starr HOLLAND — Tara Girard has taken in 17 horses this year, all of them horses that someone else didn’t want anymore, or at least couldn’t afford. Of the ten harbored by Safe Haven Farm right now, she said tha... More »

In girls soccer: Falcons blank visiting Rebels 1-0

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copyright the Chronicle October 22, 2014 by David Dudley NEWPORT — The South Burlington High School Rebels traveled to Newport to play the North Country Union High School Falcons Friday. A single goal determined the winner of this hard-fought match, as the Fal... More »

Obituaries October 22, 2014

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Fannie L. Bergeron Fannie L. Bergeron, 77, of Newport Center died on October 15, 2014, in Barton. She was born on March 7, 1937, in Topsham, to Everett and Esther (Bruno) Rowe. On July 31, 1954, she married Henry Bergeron, who predeceased her. Her hobbies incl... More »

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Ruminations on apples: the good, the bad, the useless

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copyright the Chronicle October 8, 2014 by Joseph Gresser Apples of Uncommon Character: 123 Heirlooms, Modern Classics & Little-Known Wonders, by Rowan Jacobsen. Published by Bloomsbury, New York City, 2014. 311 pages. Hardbound. $35. At this time of year, eve... More »