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August 2015

All posts published in August 2015

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Eighth fiddlers’ contest at Sheffield Field Day

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On Labor Day, Monday, September 7, Sheffield Field Day will host its annual Pat O’Hagan Memorial Fiddlers’ Contest in the gym at Miller’s Run School, at 3249 Vermont Route 122, at 2 p.m. Registration for fiddlers will begin at 1:30 p.m. Participants are asked ... More »

Obituaries September 2, 2015

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Hanford E. “Jack” Biron Hanford E. “Jack” Biron, 92, of Derby and Norton died in Newport on Tuesday August 25, 2015. He was born on May 18, 1923, in Norton to Joseph and Eva (Pelletier) Biron. In 1951, he married Nina “Jean” Bates, who predeceased him in 2001.... More »

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Bacon pleads innocent in Greensboro killing

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The man who allegedly shot and killed Lou-Ron Schneider of Greensboro Sunday pled innocent to a first degree murder charge Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. Police say Mr. Schneider w... More »

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East Albany Catholic church is likely to be sold

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 EAST ALBANY — The nearly 150-year-old Catholic church here could go up for sale soon. Mass hasn’t been said at the church for some time now, but it has been used for weddings, baptisms, funerals, and until a few years ag... More »

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Holding on to the summer

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Joseph Gresser When it comes to summer I have always been a pessimist. As a child I looked forward to the Fourth of July, but considered the summer over the next day. That was, mind you, in a place where basil keeps g... More »

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West Glover high drive collapses

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph WEST GLOVER — The old high drive at the Andersonville Farm here collapsed on Thursday, August 13, after an employee drove under it in a “silage dump truck with its tailgate up,” operational owne... More »

Obituaries August 26, 2015

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Lucienne H. Baron Lucienne H. Baron, 84, of Newport Center died on August 15, 2015. She was born on October 9, 1930, in New Brunswick, Canada, the youngest of 14 children. She immigrated to the United States in 1963. She was employed as a secretary for many ye... More »

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Orleans County Fair in Barton

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The 148th Orleans County Fair will be held Wednesday through Sunday, August 19 through 23, at the Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton. Rides, animals, horse shows, food vendors, races, demo derby, floral hall vendors, and so much more! Too much information to... More »

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Feds sentence Niles to 16 months

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Joseph Gresser Derick J. Niles, who climbed onto his garage roof in September of 2013 while attempting to hold off an imaginary police posse, will serve 16 months in a federal correctional facility because he is an ad... More »

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Hemenways celebrate 75 years together

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail ORLEANS — The young couple stood in front of the camera on their wedding day. She was very young, dressed like a schoolgirl except for a sequined flapper-style cap and a lace collar livening up the nec... More »

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New Yorkers give the Holland Community Church a facelift

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph HOLLAND — The Holland Community Church got a makeover last week when a team from New York drove up to repaint, refurbish, and generally spiff up the place. “It’s absolutely overwhelming,” said V... More »