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June 2015

All posts published in June 2015

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Plans for local dispatch center slow down

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  copyright the Chronicle July 1, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Select boards and side judges encouraged the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department to keep planning for a local dispatch center, but suggested that a timetable calling for opening by the end of t... More »

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Relay for Life: Over 400 join the fight against cancer

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  copyright the Chronicle July 1, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NEWPORT — The luminaria-lined track at North Country Union High School (NCUHS) was filled with people of all ages talking and laughing Saturday night as they walked to raise money to fight cancer... More »

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World War II vet receives a letter from the Queen

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  copyright the Chronicle July 1, 2015 by Tena Starr NEWPORT — World War II veteran Donald Wheatley, formerly of Glover, received an unusual honor last week. Queen Elizabeth II of England sent him her best wishes and a photograph of herself. A letter from the ... More »

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In Barton: A mixed reaction to townwide yard sale

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  copyright the Chronicle July 1, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph BARTON — The townwide yard sale, started 20 years old with the hope of bringing people to Barton, certainly does that. Whether it also brings economic activity to local businesses likely depends ... More »

Obituaries July 1, 2015

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Jeanette I. (Brown) Atwood Jeanette I. (Brown) Atwood, 78, of Craftsbury, died suddenly on June 16, 2015, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville. She was born in Williamsville on November 12, 1936, daughter of Merle and Gloria (Cole) Brown and graduated from Bellow... More »

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New eatery comes to Barton

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  copyright the Chronicle June 24, 2015 by Natalie Hormilla BARTON — Eddie Seadale’s newest food venture is operated out of a truck. Mr. Seadale, former owner of The Parson’s Corner restaurant, has set up the truck at the business he owns with his wife, Lori, ... More »

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Energetic senior citizen powers the new Glover meal site

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copyright the Chronicle June 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — Gloria Powers never stands still. At 70 years old, she is a tiny dynamo of a woman who simply exudes energy. And right now, she’s a woman with a mission. On Monday, June 29, Ms. Powers will serv... More »

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USDA money available for home repair and ownership

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  copyright the Chronicle June 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has about any kind of loan or grant a low-income homeowner, or prospective homeowner, could possibly need. And it wants to give that money out, especially in t... More »

Obituaries June 24, 2015

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Hilda May Baker Hilda May Baker, 84, of Newport died peacefully on June 15, 2015, in Newport. She was born on July 19, 1930, to Harry and Margaret (Bell) Manning. On September 11, 1954, she married Robert Baker, who survives her. She was interested in needlecr... More »