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The editor’s pick of some of the best stories of the week from the Barton Chronicle, a highly read weekly newspaper based in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region.

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Tiara, sash, and care packages

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by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Charlee Royer, a sophomore at North Country Union High School, is a local Miss America Foundation title holder — Miss Maple Grove’s Teen.  She lives in Newport and participates in the beauty pageant world and the philanthropy it sup... More »

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Sentencing in Charleston auto deaths

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by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The jury was already selected when Katelyn Deslandes, 25, of Island Pond, reached a plea agreement to settle charges resulting from an accident that took the lives of two 18-year-olds, Logan Costa of Charleston and Taylor Warren o... More »

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Work in progress to premiere in Greensboro

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by Joseph Gresser   GREENSBORO — The stage at the Highland Center for the Arts was dim Saturday, but it was filled with a crowd of women trying on brightly colored costumes.  Clare Dolan, director of a work-in-progress called Women I’ve Seen Before, eyed the o... More »

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Fire consumes Albany home

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by Joseph Gresser ALBANY—Firefighters here were toned out around 2:30 p.m. Monday and when they responded to the Old Street address and found the home of Rocky and Lorraine Greenwood engulfed in flame. Albany Fire Chief Josh Pilbin said there were heavy flames... More »

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Pulling together for the dovekies

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by Leanne Day Harple BARTON — As the daughter of a veterinarian technician, Emily Knaggs, a senior at Lake Region Union High School, grew up with a particular empathy for injured animals.  Her big heart led her to become one of the state’s youngest practicing ... More »

In Newport, fire equipment and mayoral lecture

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A couple of items that had to be dealt with before the end of 2023 brought the city council back together for a special meeting on the morning of December 27.  The main order of business was giving the Newport Fire Department the ... More »

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Newport Center man stabbed to death

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NEWPORT CENTER — A 58-year-old Newport Center died on Christmas from a stab wound in the chest.  According to a press release from the Vermont State Police, the victim was Donald Coull who died at his Lawson Road home. An autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical... More »

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Fire destroys Greensboro house and barn

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by Joseph Gresser   GREENSBORO — A passing motorist spotted a burning barn just off Route 16 on the night after Christmas.  According to David Brochu, the chief of the Greensboro Volunteer Fire Department, he stopped to make sure no one was in the attached hou... More »

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Veterinarians needed, in short supply

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by Matthew Wilson Anyone who cares for an animal wants to see that it receives the best possible care.  When there’s a need for more than just the  food, shelter, and company that pets require, owners want to see their pets or livestock get treated with the sa... More »

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Laughter and food brighten Orleans lives

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by Kenzie Strange   ORLEANS — Monday mornings are busy for Judy Tinker and Chris Reed, two parishioners of the Orleans Federated Church who run the church’s community food shelf.  People with food insecurity come from all over the county to pick up bags of foo... More »

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Glover woman helps Hawaii recover

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by Leanne Day Harple LAHAINA, Hawaii — Lizzy  Gibson, who grew up in West Glover, now lives in Lahaina, Hawaii, on the Hawaiian island of Maui (full disclosure, she is also this reporter’s younger sister).  If the name of her small city sounds familiar, it may... More »