copyright the Chronicle February 25, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph COVENTRY — April Streeter, 15, is no stranger to singing in public, but Saturday night’s LR Rocks showcase at Parker Pie Wings did include a first for her — a whirl on the electric guitar in f... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 25, 2015 by Natalie Hormilla WESTFIELD — Here’s an increasingly familiar scenario: Friends, or strangers, visiting from elsewhere are stuck on a back road and need help. Which road? you ask. They say the name, and you can only ... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 25, 2015 by David Dudley Editor’s note: The following is an account of a game that took place Friday. The following Monday, the LR girls beat Lyndon Institute (LI) at a play-off game at the Barre Auditorium, to advance to the f... More »
Mary Jean Ball Mary Jean Ball, 69, of Newport died peacefully in her sleep on February 16, 2015, in Newport. She was born on September 18, 1945, in Hanover, New Hampshire, to Harold and Regina (McCabe) Frost. She was raised by her mom and loved by her stepfath... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 18, 2015 by Joseph Gresser LYNDONVILLE — The U.S. needs a “political revolution” to rebuild a vibrant democracy, said U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Monday afternoon. “What I mean is not to burn down buildings or shoot people,” Se... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 18, 2015 by David Dudley DERBY — Hundreds of enthusiastic ice fishermen braved the weekend’s bitter cold to participate in the eleventh annual Northeast Kingdom Ice Fishing Derby. Sub-zero temperatures didn’t discourage peopl... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 18, 2015 by Joseph Gresser JAY PEAK — The last high school snowboard competition before the state championships drew 70 boarders to Jay Peak Thursday afternoon, February 12. Judges rated riders as they performed tricks on a slo... More »
Wayne E. Doncaster Sr. Wayne E. Doncaster Sr., 89, of Irasburg died peacefully on February 10, 2015, in Newport. He was born on April 7, 1925, in Derby, to Vernon and Annie (Aiken) Doncaster. In 1952, he married Elizabeth Rhodes, who survives him. As a young f... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 11, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say they arrested a man Sunday night whose pockets bulged with drugs and guns stolen from the Newport Police Department’s evidence room. The thefts could place some prosecutions in j... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 11, 2015 by Maria C. Young There were more stories than fish coming out of the ice at the start of the Derby Line Fire Department’s Annual Ice Fishing Tournament on Seymour Lake Saturday. Three feet of snow and 20 inches of ice... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 11, 2015 Reviewed by Tena Starr The Gold Exchange, Exposing Haiti’s Child Slavery System, by Susan Belding. Paperback. 273 pages. Published by Willoughby Gap Press. $8.14 on Amazon. Susan Belding (who many of you would know as ... More »
Norman “Jake” W. Benoit Norman “Jake” W. Benoit, 88, of Barton died on February 2, 2015, in Barton. He died on his sixty-third wedding anniversary. He was born on October 1, 1926, in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, to Theodore and Aimee (Harvender) Benoit. On... More »
