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April 2015

All posts published in April 2015

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Sugaring season was short

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copyright the Chronicle April 29, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail Alfred Carrier and his son Alfred Carrier Jr., were among the last people in Orleans County still making maple syrup this past weekend. Many local sugarmakers report that they quit boiling early last we... More »

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Actors share addiction experience with high school kids

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copyright the Chronicle April 29, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NEWPORT — “I couldn’t possibly have a problem because I don’t like cocaine, I just like how it smells,” is one of the edgy jokes the Improbable Players, a Boston theater troupe, used to raise awa... More »

Obituaries April 29, 2015

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Marilyn Lucille Barrup Marilyn Lucille Barrup, 80, of Derby died peacefully on April 22, 2015, at her home in Derby. She was born on August 11, 1934, in Newport, to Stuart and Helen (Livingston) Taylor. On September 10, 1955, she married Rodney Barrup, who sur... More »

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Buy fresh produce this fall through SNAP

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Vermont Harvest, a new program piloted by Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS), will allow families receiving federal SNAP benefits, known in Vermont as 3SquaresVT, to purchase $75 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables at local Northeast Kingdom grocery stores... More »

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Homeopathy reflects a gentler model of parenting

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copyright the Chronicle April 22, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail GREENSBORO — Most of the five women who came to the Greensboro library on Thursday evening knew one another well, giving the gathering an intimate feeling. The occasion was a talk by Judy Jarvis, a home... More »

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Small border businesses say greenbacks only

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copyright the Chronicle April 22, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph The value of the Canadian dollar has declined sharply in the past year, giving businesses on the border a choice to make. As of Tuesday, a Canadian dollar was worth 81 U.S. cents, according to Go... More »

Obituaries April 22, 2015

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Douglas Wayne Breault Douglas Wayne Breault, 73, of Bushnell, Florida, died Friday, April 10, 2015. He was born October 26, 1941, in Richford. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, and was retired from Metal Industries in Bushnell. H... More »

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The risks of renting

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copyright the Chronicle April 15, 2015 by Tena Starr In July of 2014, Vernon and Rose Warner rented a trailer in Lowell to a man and his son. They say they received $300 at the time, and nothing since. The monthly rent was $550. Now, the tenant is gone, which ... More »

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Raising Thoreau’s cabin to life

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copyright the Chronicle April 15, 2015  by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph DERBY — The smell of fresh wood and the noise of tools at work greeted anyone walking into North Country Career Center’s (NCCC) woodshop class on Thursday. Students were hard at work at the Haro... More »

Obituaries April 15, 2015

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Robert E. Clark Robert E. Clark, 87, of West Glover died on April 5, 2015, in White River Junction. He was born on September 4, 1927, in Barton, to Everett and Gladys (Masure) Clark. On June 20, 1955, he married Gisele Champagne, who survives him. He was an as... More »

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Lussiers leave the Craftsbury Vibrations after 40 years

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copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015  by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph CRAFTSBURY — Bernie Lussier and his wife, Linda, have been playing and singing together as members of the Craftsbury Vibrations for over 40 years, but after their gig on Sunday, April 12, at 1:30... More »

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Guide gives rise to the baker within

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copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015 Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes, 2nd Edition, by Jeffrey Hamelman, illustrations and photography by Chiho Kaneko; Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2014; Hardbound, 478 pages; $45. ... More »